The following general regulations shall apply
in all districts:
A.
Off-street parking spaces, open or enclosed, shall be provided and satisfactorily maintained as a permitted accessory use to all uses of buildings, structures and lots or portions thereof which are hereafter erected, enlarged, altered or converted by a change of use. The minimum number of spaces required is specified, by type of use, in § 225-86 of this article or by the Board of Trustees pursuant to § 225-85D of this article.
[Amended 3-2-1994 by L.L. No. 5-1994]
B.
All parking spaces provided pursuant to this chapter shall be on the same lot as the building unless approval for their location elsewhere is granted by the Board of Trustees as provided for in § 225-88.
C.
Parking spaces shall be of hard-surface paving of
either asphalt or concrete, according to the specifications of the
Building Department, and shall provide drainage so that surface waters
do not flow into the public streets, the municipal storm drainage
systems or upon adjacent properties or sanitary sewer systems.
D.
A garage may be used to meet the requirements of this
article. A driveway may only be used to meet the requirements of this
article where it serves a single-family or two-family dwelling or
clustered single-family housing.
[Amended 5-15-1996 by L.L. No. 2-1996]
E.
Except in the case of a specialized senior housing facility for the elderly, where parking facilities are provided pursuant to this article in the amount of 40 spaces or less, at least one space shall be reserved for the physically handicapped, and for parking in the amount greater than 40 spaces, one space for every 40 additional spaces or fraction thereof up to a maximum of 10 spaces shall be reserved for the physically handicapped. However, when a specialized senior housing facility is authorized as a conditional use within the C-2 District, at least 8% of all required spaces as set forth in § 225-86 of this article shall be reserved for the physically handicapped. Geometric design standards for such spaces are stipulated in § 225-89 of this article.
[Amended 5-7-1997 by L.L. No. 5-1997]
F.
All required parking for apartment buildings shall
be in a below-grade parking structure, the roof of which shall be
below the average established curb grade of the lot on which it is
situated, except where the Board of Trustees has determined that because
of the size and configuration of the lot; access and egress provisions;
number, size and location of curb cuts; or trees or plantings to be
preserved, there is no way to provide all parking underground.
G.
Where off-street parking spaces, loading areas and/or
refuse collection areas are provided pursuant to this chapter, the
applicant shall submit for review by the Building Department and Village
Engineer and for approval by the Board of Trustees a scale drawing
of the parking layout (if provided) and a traffic circulation (ingress/egress)
plan including entrance and exit ramps, refuse collection area and
loading area for deliveries and service-related vehicular trips. The
plan(s) will be reviewed and approved with respect to the following:
H.
Ramps for loading areas and refuse collection areas.
Entrance and exit ramps which serve loading and refuse collection
areas shall be a minimum of 14 feet wide, with a maximum grade of
10%.
I.
A below-grade garage used to meet the parking requirements
of this article for any building within the Village may not extend
beyond the building footprint of such building.
[Added 12-15-1999 by L.L. No. 12-1999]
J.
No vehicle shall be stored, parked or left stopped
or standing for any period of time on any portion of private property
in the Village which is used in whole or in part for residential purposes
unless it is:
[Added 12-3-2008 by L.L. No. 5-2008]
A.
The requirement for a single use (e.g., a multiple-family dwelling or a retail store) shall be determined directly from the schedule of such requirements contained in § 225-86 of this article.
B.
The requirement for a combination use made up of several component uses (e.g., a restaurant and a bar; or a retail store combined with a commercial office building) shall be determined by establishing the requirement for each component use from the schedule in § 225-86 and adding them together, except in the case of combined uses classified as a shopping center according to this article in which there is a separate requirement established for this use. If the applicant can clearly demonstrate that the various component uses would not be operated simultaneously, the Board of Trustees may permit a reduction in the number of required parking spaces to the number associated with the use having the highest parking demand.
C.
When the required number of spaces is determined to
result in a fraction, it shall be increased to the next whole number.
For each of the following uses permitted in
a district, the required number of parking spaces shall be provided
in accordance with standards established in this section and any other
requirements of this article:
|
Uses
|
Minimum Number of Spaces Required
|
|---|---|
|
Single-family dwelling
|
2 per unit
|
|
Clustered single-family housing
[Added 5-15-1996 by L.L. No. 2-1996] |
2 per each family dwelling
|
|
Multiple-family dwelling
|
1.5 per unit (studio)
|
|
1.5 per unit (1-bedroom)
| |
|
1.75 per unit (2-bedroom)
| |
|
2.0 per unit (3-bedroom and larger)
| |
|
Publicly assisted senior citizen multiple dwelling
|
.33 per unit
|
|
Professional office in residence and/or including
medical arts buildings
|
6.7 per 1,000 square feet gross floor area or
5 per physician or dentist, whichever is greater
|
|
Residential health care facilities
|
1.2 per bed
|
|
Utility company office
|
2.9 per 1,000 square feet gross floor area
|
|
Commercial office
|
1 per 235 square feet gross floor area
|
|
Commercial retail
|
4.0 per 1,000 square feet gross floor area
|
|
Bank, savings-and-loan associations, excluding
drive-in facilities
|
5.4 per 1,000 square feet gross floor area
|
|
Bowling alley
|
2 per alley
|
|
Funeral home
|
1 per 40 square feet of public room floor area
|
|
Automobile sales lots
|
1.2 per 1,000 square feet gross floor area
|
|
Tennis clubs
|
1 per 200 square feet gross floor area plus
3 per court
|
|
Shopping center, as defined in § 225-2
|
5.0 per 1,000 square feet gross floor area
|
|
Hotel, motel
|
1 per room plus .5 per employee
|
|
Theater, auditorium, museum, church or other
public place of assembly
|
.3 per seat
|
|
Elementary and junior high school
|
1 per classroom
|
|
Senior high school
|
.2 per student plus 1.0 per staff
|
|
College
|
.5 per student
|
|
Library
|
4.1 per 1,000 square feet gross floor area
|
|
Specialized senior housing facility
[Added 5-7-1997 by L.L. No. 5-1997] |
.5 spaces per dwelling unit
|
|
Child day-care center
[Added 12-18-2019 by L.L. No. 5-2019] |
1 for each staff member plus 0.3 for each child on the premises
during maximum permitted use (exclusive of drop-off and pick-up times)
|
|
Pre-K school
[Added 12-18-2019 by L.L. No. 5-2019] |
1 for each staff member plus 0.3 for each child on the premises
during maximum permitted use (exclusive of drop-off and pick-up times)
|
|
Instructional center
[Added 12-18-2019 by L.L. No. 5-2019] |
1 for each staff member plus 0.3 for each student on the premises
during maximum permitted use (exclusive of drop-off and pick-up times)
|
|
Professional school
[Added 12-18-2019 by L.L. No. 5-2019] |
1 for each staff member plus 0.7 for each student on the premises
during maximum use
|
|
Child enrichment center
[Added 12-18-2019 by L.L. No. 5-2019] |
1 for each staff member plus 0.7 for each child on the premises
during maximum use
|
|
Summer camp
[Added 12-18-2019 by L.L. No. 5-2019] |
1 for each staff member plus 0.3 for each child on the premises
during maximum use (exclusive of drop-off and pick-up times)
|
[Amended 1-3-1990 by L.L. No. 1-1990; 5-2-1994 by L.L. No. 5-1994]
A.
"Noncomplying parking" means the parking for any existing
building, structure, lot or use or portion thereof which does not
conform to the requirements for parking set forth in this chapter.
B.
Nothing in this article shall be deemed to prevent
normal maintenance, repair or structural alteration of a building
or structure or portion thereof, provided that such action does not
increase the degree of noncompliance with the parking standards or
create any new nonconformity with respect to the regulations pertaining
to such buildings. A building or structure with noncomplying parking
may be enlarged or extended, only if parking spaces are provided for
said enlargement or extension, to the standards set forth in this
Article. No existing parking may be counted as meeting this requirement
unless it exceeds the requirements for the original building or structure,
and then only that excess portion may be counted.
C.
When a change of use is proposed for buildings, structures
or lots or portions thereof with noncomplying parking, the following
criteria shall apply:
(1)
A building, structure, lot or portion thereof devoted to use as an area of public assembly as of the effective date of this chapter may not be changed to any other use unless on-site parking is provided in the number required by the provisions of § 225-86 of this Article or, if none is therein specified, as set by the Board of Trustees pursuant to § 225-85D of this Article.
(2)
A building, structure, lot or portion thereof devoted
to a use other than as an area of public assembly may be changed to
another permitted or conditional use, provided that such action does
not increase the degree of noncompliance with the parking standards
or create any new conformity with respect to the regulations pertaining
to such building, lot or structure.
A.
Where the Board of Trustees shall determine that a
proposed land use, building or structure is adequately served by existing
or proposed public parking facilities as a matter of public policy,
the off-street parking space requirements stipulated in this Article
may be waived/reduced by the Board of Trustees within the Business
District.
B.
Where the Board of Trustees shall determine that the
required parking spaces cannot be provided for on the same lot as
the use, the Board of Trustees may permit off-street parking spaces
provided at another location to fulfill the requirements of this Article,
provided that such other location is no more than a distance of 500
feet from the use.
C.
Where special circumstances exist, such as certain conditional uses, additional off-street parking spaces in excess of the amount stipulated in § 225-86 may be required as determined by the Board of Trustees.
D.
No additions or deletions of parking spaces existing
on any lot as of the effective date of this chapter may be made without
obtaining a conditional use permit from the Board of Trustees.
A.
Location of access to the street. Entrances and exits
to permitted off-street parking space and loading area shall not be
located within 50 feet of the intersection of any two street lines
or within 50 feet of an adjacent curb cut. However, curb cuts located
within 50 feet of the intersection of two street lines or adjacent
curb cuts may be permitted if the Village Engineer certifies that
such location is not hazardous to traffic safety, not likely to create
traffic congestion and will not unduly inhibit surface traffic or
pedestrian flow.
B.
Provision of reservoir storage area. Attendant-operated
off-street parking facilities shall provide adequate reservoir space
at the vehicular entrance to accommodate vehicles equivalent in number
to 20% of the total number of spaces up to 50 and 5% of any spaces
in excess of 200 spaces, but in no event shall such reservoir spaces
be required for more than 50 vehicles. However, in the case of a facility
with a capacity of 10 vehicles or fewer, the Board of Trustees may
waive this finding. The amount and location of reservoir space required
for parking facilities which charge a fee for parking, but permit
drivers to park their own vehicles, shall be determined on a case-by-case
basis requiring the applicant to provide sufficient information regarding
access/egress routings, vehicular arrival rates expected at the facility,
vehicular and pedestrian traffic flows on adjacent street and any
other material deemed necessary by the Village Engineer. Required
reservoir spaces shall be designated on the site plan of the facility,
reviewed by the Village Engineer and approved by the Board of Trustees.
C.
Parking dimensions and layout. Minimum parking stall
dimensions in off-street parking facilities shall be 8.5 by 18 feet
for standard-sized automobiles and 7.5 by 15.0 feet for compact-sized
automobiles. Entrance and exit ramps shall be at least 14 feet wide,
with a maximum grade of 10% in self-park facilities and a maximum
grade of 15% in attendant-operated facilities. Vertical clearance
on ramps and within parking facilities shall be a minimum of seven
feet. Aisle widths for standard-sized automobile stalls (8.5 feet
wide) shall be a minimum of 13 feet (forty-five-degree-angle parking),
18 feet (sixty-degree-angle parking), 22 feet (seventy-five-degree-angle
parking) or 24 feet (ninety-degree-angle parking).
D.
Compact-sized automobile stalls. In the event that
a parking layout plan contains provisions for compact-sized automobiles,
the number of such spaces shall not exceed 20% of the total number
of spaces and shall be clearly designated for use by compact automobiles
only. Where possible, compact spaces shall be grouped together in
a single section or area of the facility, and such area will be designated
for compact automobiles only.
E.
Handicapped parking. Parking stalls provided for handicapped
persons shall be 9 feet by 18.5 feet and separated from each other
and from other adjacent stalls by a four-foot-wide striped area. Standard
signs with handicapped symbol, mounted at least four feet high, shall
be placed on the curb area in the center of each of the nine-foot-wide
stalls. Where possible, handicap stalls shall be located immediately
adjacent to the exit from the facility; alternative locations must
be approved by the Board of Trustees and shall be designed to minimize
travel paths within the facility and minimize the need for travel
behind other parked vehicles.
F.
Tandem spaces. In the event that the required number
of off-street parking spaces for new residential buildings pursuant
to this Article are provided with a combination of single and tandem
(two stalls totaling 8.5 feet by 37 feet, with an aisle at any one
end) spaces, the applicant shall document that the number of tandem
spaces does not exceed the expected number of two-car households which
would utilize them. Tandem spaces shall not be permitted for nonresidential
developments except as provided by the Board of Trustees.
G.
Site plan. The applicant shall submit a site plan drawn to scale with dimensions for review by the Building Inspector which incorporates the requirements in § 225-84G of this Article. The site plan shall show the overall layout of the facility including the identification of walls, foundations, support columns, other structural elements affecting circulation patterns and direction of travel on ramps and aisles and gradients on ramps and aisles.
[Added 2-15-2017 by L.L.
No. 1-2017]
A.
AUTOMATED GARAGE
BOARD
TRANSFER CABIN
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
An off-street parking facility, ancillary to an approved
and lawful use of a building, where vehicular storage and retrieval
within such facility is accomplished entirely through a mechanical
conveyance system. A parking facility with parking lift systems that
requires an attendant to maneuver a vehicle that is to be parked shall
not be considered an automated garage. However, a parking facility
may qualify as an automated garage notwithstanding the presence of
an attendant for the purposes of monitoring the mechanical conveyance
system or remedying any problems that occur in its operation.
The Village Board of Trustees.
That component of the automated garage which transports a
vehicle from the dropoff/pickup area to the storage area.
B.
Approval by Board of Trustees.
(1)
No automated garage may be installed or operated in the Village
except after express approval by the Village Board which may be granted
by special permit or ancillary to another application, including but
not limited to an application for a permit of compliance, conditional
use permit or site plan. Such approval must be obtained even if the
automated garage complies with all other provisions in the Village
Code relating to off-street parking garages and even if some of the
off-street parking spaces required for the building under the Village
Code are provided by parking spaces apart from those in the automated
garage.
(2)
Automated garages may be approved by the Board in connection
with any residential building in the Village which does not contain
any retail or commercial uses and which contains a total of at least
six residential units.
C.
Applications for approval. Applications for approval to install and operate an automated garage in a building shall contain all information and shall be accompanied by all documents deemed necessary by the Board to evaluate the proposed automated garage and to address those factors listed below in Subsection D(2), including but not limited to the following:
(1)
Design, engineering and operational plans for the automated
garage;
(2)
Description of the safety features of the automated garage;
and
(3)
Information and documents relating to the companies that have
designed and manufactured and that will install and maintain the automated
garage, including but not limited to:
(a)
The history of such companies;
(b)
A detailed description of the business of such companies;
(c)
The financial condition of such companies;
(d)
Contact information for such companies and their relevant employees;
(e)
A description of all proceedings, lawsuits and other proceedings
relating to each such company's installation and/or design of automated
garages;
(f)
Previous years' records showing historical downtimes for a comparable
system of automated garage by said companies in the United States;
and
(g)
Historical and theoretical throughput figures for comparable
systems of automated garages by said companies in the United States.
D.
Conditions for approval.
(2)
In granting its approval for an automated garage, the Board
of Trustees shall consider and shall impose conditions addressing,
among others, the following issues:
(a)
The length and kind of warranty necessary;
(b)
The amount and kind of insurance necessary, which shall include
but not be limited to boiler and machinery insurance in an amount
equalling or exceeding the cost of the system and covering mechanical
breakdowns;
(c)
A specification of the categories of persons who may use the
automated garage;
(d)
The hours of operation;
(e)
If and how users of the automated garage will be charged;
(f)
How spaces in the automated garage will be allocated among potential
users;
(g)
Lighting;
(h)
Reservoir areas;
(i)
Backup systems;
(j)
Retrieval times;
(k)
Maintenance companies and maintenance procedures;
(l)
Necessary signage;
(m)
The hours and availability of on-call help, both on site and
off site; and
(n)
The training of on-site and off-site personnel who can promptly
address problems that may arise in the operation of the automated
garage.
(3)
Parking spaces.
(a)
Parking spaces in an automated garage shall not be leased or
subleased to persons or entities who are not legal tenants of the
building where the automated garage is located.
(b)
Parking spaces in an automated garage may be used only by the
following persons:
[1]
Residents of the building where the automated garage
is located; and
[2]
Guests and employees of residents of the building
where the automated garage is located, with the resident's permission,
provided that:
[a]
There is an attendant physically present at the
pickup/dropoff area of the automated garage who can assist the guest
or employee in utilizing the automated garage; or
[b]
The vehicle is picked up or dropped off in the
automated arage by the resident rather than the guest or employee
of the resident.
(c)
The parking spaces in an automated garage shall not be made
available for use by the general public.
[1]
An automated garage may only be located in a fully
enclosed below-grade structure.
[2]
The transfer cabin of the automated garage must
be designed in such a way that it is easy to enter and demands no
special driving skills and so that vehicles will enter into and exit
from the transfer cabins by driving in a forward direction. Technical
facilities must be provided outside of the transfer cabin so that
the user can confirm that the vehicle is correctly positioned and
transferred for storage.
[3]
Adequate signage and notices must be posted in
the dropoff/pickup area of the automated garage to explain to users
the various steps for entering, leaving and utilizing the automated
garage. Optical and/or mechanical drive-in aids, as necessary, must
be provided to facilitate use of the automated garage. Such signage
shall be clearly labeled, highly visible and, in the discretion of
the Board, may be required to be provided in languages other than
English, depending on the languages anticipated to be used by most
residents of the building.
[4]
There shall be adequate monitoring to ensure that
there are no persons outside of the vehicle in the transfer cabin
before actuation of the automatic transport process. Instructions
shall be given to the user that persons and animals may not be left
in the vehicle while it is being parked.
[5]
Suitable measures must be in place to avoid failures
of the automated garage as far as possible, and to remedy any failures
within a reasonable period of time. Such measures shall include, but
not be limited to, regular maintenance by qualified personnel; the
adequate reservation of spare parts; and adequate backup power and
computer systems.
[6]
Requirements for attendant presence.
[a]
For a period of at least three months after an
automated garage commences operation, and for such longer period as
determined to be necessary by the Board, there must be an attendant
physically present at the pickup/dropoff area of the automated garage
to instruct and assist persons in the utilization of the automated
garage. The hours when such attendant must be present shall be established
by the Board when it grants approval for an automated garage. As used
herein, an automated garage shall not be deemed to have commenced
operation prior to the date when the building where the automated
garage is located has begun to be actually occupied by residential
tenants.
[b]
After an automated garage has been in operation
for at least three months, an application may be made to the Board
to eliminate or reduce the requirement of an attendant who is physically
present at the pickup/dropoff area of the automated garage, as set
forth in Subsection D(3)(c)[b][a] above. If, based on the categories
of persons who use the automated garage, based on the first three
months of operational experience, based on the occupancy rate of the
building where the automated garage is located, based on the off-site
systems available to remotely assist users of the automated garage,
and based on other relevant factors, the Board determines to grant
such an application, then it shall establish such conditions and requirements
as it deems necessary to insure the continued proper and safe utilization
of the automated garage, including the days and hours, if any, when
an attendant must be physically present at the pickup/dropoff area.
Upon receiving complaints or information at any time that the automated
garage is not functioning properly or safely, the Board may, after
notice and opportunity to be heard to the applicant, reimpose the
requirement of an attendant who is physically present on site, and/or
increase the days and hours when such attendant must be physically
present on site, and/or impose any other appropriate conditions.
[c]
At all times that the automated garage is available
to be utilized, and there is no requirement for a person to be physically
present at the dropoff/delivery area of the automated garage to instruct
and assist persons in utilizing the automated garage, then there must
nevertheless be present on site in the building, 24 hours per day,
at least one person trained to address and remedy problems that may
arise in the operation of the automated garage. Prominent signage
shall be posted and displayed in the pickup/dropoff area of the automated
garage stating where in the building such personnel are located and
how they can be contacted.
[7]
An instructional booklet regarding the use of the
automated garage shall be provided to each resident prior to the commencement
of occupancy. Each resident must sign a form acknowledging receipt
of such booklet. Applicants shall retain such acknowledgment forms
and shall make them available to the Village upon request. Copies
of such instructional booklets shall also be available at the pickup/dropoff
area of the automated garage, as well as at the concierge's desk.
[8]
The design and operation of an automated garage
must comply in all respects with requirements relating to access and
use of the automated garage by handicapped or disabled persons as
set forth in all applicable statutes and regulations, including but
not limited to the height and width of garage doors and parking spaces.
[9]
All approvals of the automated garage shall be
subject to the approval of the Nassau County Fire Marshal and shall
comply with all requirements imposed by the local fire department.
[10]
The automated garage shall be operated in strict
conformity with the conditions established by the Board, and no modifications
may be made to such conditions except with the express approval of
the Board.
A.
Lighting. Adequate illumination shall be provided
within all off-street parking facilities to conform to the following
minimum standards:
|
Minimum Light Intensity Standards
| ||
|---|---|---|
|
Location
|
Footcandles
|
Lux
|
|
Entrance
|
50 to 80
|
540 to 860
|
|
Aisles
|
8 to 10
|
85 to 110
|
|
Parking stalls
|
3 to 5
|
30 to 55
|
B.
Mounting height and spacing of luminaires shall be
sufficient to distribute the desired light intensity to the entire
facility. Luminaire units shall be placed so as not to obstruct vehicle
movement and parking.
C.
Landscaping. All off-street parking areas visible
from the public sidewalk shall be screened from view by:
D.
Shrubs, trees and plants shall be of a type that can
withstand automobile exhaust fumes and shall be placed in locations
such that they do not restrict sight distances at entrances and exits
and such that they are not damaged or destroyed due to the front and
rear overhang of automobiles. Required screening shall be maintained
in good condition at all times and pruned or replaced as necessary
to maintain sight distances at entrances and exits. If an apartment
building exists or is built on a lot adjoining an open off-street
parking area, the side lot line of the parking area abutting the apartment
building lot shall be screened to a height of at least six feet. Signage
for parking facilities shall be limited to directional signs within
screened areas.
