Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Zoning Bylaw,
the parking requirements applicable in the OSGOD are as follows:
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Residential Uses
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1.
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Residential Use (minimum)
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1 space per Dwelling Unit
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2.
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Residential Use (maximum)
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2 spaces per Dwelling Unit
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3.
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All other places with sleeping rooms for accommodations, including
(but not limited to) rooming houses, hotels, motels, hospitals, nursing
homes
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1 space per sleeping room for single or double occupancy, 1
space per 2 double beds for rooms exceeding double occupancy
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Recreation Uses
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1.
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Passive recreation (i.e., parks, picnic facilities)
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5 spaces per acre
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2.
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Active recreation (i.e., athletic fields)
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1 space per 4 persons based on the design capacity of the facility
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Business or Commercial Uses
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1.
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Auditoriums, theaters, funeral parlors, day-care centers, and
other places of assembly
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1 space per 4 persons based on the design capacity of the facility
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2.
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Restaurants - sit down restaurants
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1 per 2 seats or 15 per 1,000 GFA (whichever greater applies)
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3.
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Retail store and service establishment
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5 spaces per 1,000 square feet (6 spaces per 1,000 square feet
maximum)
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4.
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Offices
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1 space per 300 square feet GFA
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5.
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Medical offices and research facilities
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3 spaces per 1,000 square feet GFA plus 1 space per employee
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6.
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Warehousing, wholesaling, distributing
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1 space per 500 square feet GFA
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Mixed-Use Development Projects
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Residential requirement plus nonresidential requirement
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Industrial Uses
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Manufacturing, assembly, fabrication, etc.
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1 space per 2 employees in the minimum working shift or 1 space
per 1,000 GFA (whichever greater applies)
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A.
Unless otherwise approved by the PAA, a minimum of one and a maximum of two off-street parking spaces shall be provided for each residential unit, inclusive of parking spaces within garages. The PAA may allow for additional visitor parking spaces beyond the 2.0 maximum spaces per unit if deemed appropriate given the design, layout and density of the proposed residential or other Development. The PAA may allow for a decrease in the required parking as provided in Subsection D below. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, an Applicant may satisfy the parking requirements herein even though parking may not be located within the same Subdistrict as the specific Use, provided that suitable arrangements to the satisfaction of the PAA are in place to allow for the use of such parking to satisfy the parking requirement.
B.
A "parking space" shall mean an area of not less than nine feet by
18 feet, accessible over unobstructed Driveways not less than 24 feet
wide.
C.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the use of shared
parking to fulfill parking demands noted above that occur at different
times of day is strongly encouraged. Minimum parking requirements
above may be reduced by the PAA if the Applicant can demonstrate that
shared spaces will meet parking demands by using accepted methodologies
(e.g., the Urban Land Institute Shared Parking Report, ITE Shared
Parking Guidelines, or other approved studies).
D.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any minimum required
amount of parking may be reduced upon a demonstration to the reasonable
satisfaction of the PAA that the lesser amount of parking will not
cause excessive congestion, endanger public safety, or that a lesser
amount of parking will provide positive environmental or other benefits,
taking into consideration:
(1)
The availability of surplus off-street parking in the vicinity
of the Use being served and/or the proximity of a bus or an MBTA transit
station;
(2)
The availability of public or commercial parking facilities
m the vicinity of the Use being served;
(3)
Shared use of off-street parking spaces serving other Uses having
peak user demands at different times;
(4)
Age or other occupancy restrictions which are likely to result
in a lower level of auto usage;
(5)
Impact of the parking requirement on the physical environment
of the affected lot or the adjacent lots, including reduction in green
space, destruction of significant existing trees and other vegetation,
destruction of existing Dwelling Units, or loss of pedestrian amenities
along public ways; and
(6)
Such other factors as may be considered by the PAA.
