A. 
Purpose.
(1) 
The regulations of this article are intended to help ensure provision of off-street motor vehicle parking facilities, bicycle parking and other motorized and nonmotorized transportation circulation facilities in rough proportion to the generalized demands of different land uses. By requiring such facilities, it is the intent of this article to help avoid the negative impacts associated with spillover parking into adjacent areas, while at the same time avoiding the negative environmental and visual impacts that can result from unnecessarily large parking and vehicular use areas.
(2) 
The provisions of this article are also intended to help protect the public health, safety and general welfare by providing flexible methods of responding to the transportation and access demands of various land uses in different areas of the Town.
B. 
Applicability.
(1) 
General. Unless otherwise expressly stated, the regulations of this article apply to all districts and uses.
(2) 
New uses and development. Unless otherwise expressly stated, the parking regulations of this article apply to all new buildings constructed and all new uses established in all zoning districts.
(3) 
Enlargements and expansions.
(a) 
Unless otherwise expressly stated, the parking regulations of this article apply whenever an existing building or use is enlarged or expanded to include additional dwelling units, floor area, seating capacity, employees or other units of measurement used for establishing off-street parking requirements.
(b) 
In the case of enlargements or expansions that trigger requirements for additional parking, additional spaces are required only to serve the enlarged or expanded area, not the entire building or use. In other words, there is no requirement to address a lawful, existing parking deficit.
(4) 
Change of use. When the use or occupancy of property changes, additional off-street parking and loading facilities must be provided to serve the new use or occupancy only when the number of parking or loading spaces required for the new use or occupancy exceeds the number of spaces required for the use that most recently occupied the building, based on the standards of this Zoning chapter. In other words, "credit" is given to the most recent lawful use of the property for the number of parking spaces that would be required under this Zoning chapter, regardless of whether such spaces are actually provided. A new use is not required to address a lawful, existing parking deficit.
(5) 
Existing. Existing off-street parking and loading areas may not be eliminated, reduced or modified below the minimum requirements of this article.
Except as otherwise expressly stated, off-street motor vehicle parking spaces must be provided in accordance with Table 87-1.
Table 87-1
Minimum Required Parking Ratios
Use Description
Minimum Parking Spaces
Additional Parking Spaces
AGRICULTURE
Agriculture, crop production
N/A
Commercial and noncommercial nurseries and greenhouses
1 space per 300 square feet
Plus 1 space per employee on maximum shift
Noncommercial greenhouses and nurseries
N/A
RESIDENTIAL
Single-family dwellings
2 spaces per dwelling unit
Two-family dwellings
2 spaces per dwelling unit
Multifamily dwellings
2 spaces per dwelling unit
Group domiciliary care home
1 space per 3 beds
INSTITUTIONAL
Assisted living facilities
1 space per 5 units
Plus 1 space per every 300 square feet of office/administrative space
Child-care centers
1 space per 375 square feet
Colleges and schools, public or private, and institutions of higher learning
1 space per 3 students
Hospitals
2 spaces per 1,000 square feet
Public buildings and structures of the cultural and/or administrative type
1 space per 32 square feet of assembly floor area
Plus 1 space per 300 square feet of office/administrative space
Public offices and buildings, including but not limited to fire halls and police stations
3 spaces per 1,000 square feet
Churches and parish halls, temples, convents and monasteries
1 space per 4 occupants (maximum capacity)
Social, fraternal clubs and lodges, philanthropic institutions
4 spaces per 1,000 square feet
Student housing
2 spaces per dwelling unit
Plus 2 guest parking spaces per building
RECREATION
Public and private noncommercial parks and recreation areas, including clubs, parks, swimming pools and summer camps
5 spaces per acre
Plus additional parking for court facilities and/or swimming pool
ACCOMMODATIONS
Bed-and-breakfast inns
1 space per bedroom
Plus 1 space for owner or resident manager
Hotels, motels or motor hotels
1 space per each guest unit
Plus 1 space per 32 square feet of assembly area, plus 1 space per 250 square feet of office area
Lodging, boarding or rooming houses
1 space per bedroom
Plus 1 space for owner/operator of the lodging house
Tourist homes
1 space per bedroom
Plus 1 space for owner/operator
MARINE
Marinas, wharves, piers and docks
0.5 space per slip
MISC.
Cemeteries, standalone with crematories
Determined at site plan review
Circus, carnival or similar transient enterprises
N/A
Home occupations
N/A
Open air market site
1 space per 400 square feet of designated vendor area
Circus, carnival or similar transient enterprises, special uses
25 spaces per acre, temporary
UTILITIES
Essential services and public utilities
N/A
COMMERCIAL
Antique shops
1 space per 300 square feet
Plus 1 space for owner/operator
Automobile filling and service stations and automobile repair and service shops
1 space per pump island
Plus 1 space per service bay, plus 3.33 spaces per 1,000 square feet of retail sales area, plus stacking spaces
Bottling or distribution stations for beverages, wholesale and warehousing establishments and bakery, clothes-cleaning and rug-cleaning plants
1 space per 200 square feet of sales/office area
Bowling alleys, skating rinks, dance halls and other similar recreational establishments
1 space per 3 occupants based upon maximum capacity
Plus 1 space per employee
Bus depots or other mass transit passenger depots
1 space per 100 square feet of assembly area
Plus 1 space per 300 square feet of office/administrative space
Drive-in eating or refreshment establishments
1 space per 4 seats
Plus 1 space per 2 employees based on maximum shift
Funeral homes
8 spaces per parlor or 1 space per 50 square feet of floor area, whichever is greater
Plus 1 space per 2 employees based on maximum shift
General service establishments, including, but not limited to, barbershops, beauty salons, clothes-cleaning shops, electricians and television or radio services
2 spaces per every 1,000 square feet floor area
Plus 1.0 space per every 300 square feet of floor area over 1,000 square feet
Grocery and drugstores
4.0 spaces per 1,000 square feet
Lumberyards
1 space per every 250 square feet floor area of administrative and sales facilities
Mini-storage
4 spaces per 1,000 square feet
Plus 2 for manager's quarters, plus drive aisles between buildings shall maintain minimum distance of 24 feet
Newspaper offices and printing shops
2 spaces per every 1,000 square feet floor area
Offices, banks and public buildings
3.3 spaces per every 1,000 square feet floor area
Plumbing, heating or air-conditioning services or contractors
2.0 spaces per every 1,000 square feet floor area
Plus 1.0 space per every 300 square feet floor area over 1,000 square feet
Restaurants, cafes, soda fountains or similar uses
1 space per 3 seats
Plus 1 space per employee on the maximum shift
Retail stores
1 space per 200 square feet of floor area
Sales and storage of paints, hardware and agricultural products
1 space for each 1,500 square feet of floor area
Sales of new automobiles and farm machinery
2 spaces per 1,000 square feet of showroom area
Plus 0.4 spaces per 1,000 square feet of outdoor display space, plus 2 per service bay
Tattoo establishments
1 space per 2 occupants base upon maximum capacity
Plus 1 space per employee
Theaters or similar recreational or cultural establishments
1 space per 4 seats
Plus 1 space per 250 square feet of employee work area
Veterinary clinic, animal boarding establishments
4 spaces per 1,000 square feet
Wholesale and warehousing establishments
1 space per 900 square feet
OFFICE
Offices, professional and business
3.3 space per 1,000 square feet floor area
Medical/dental offices and outpatient clinics
1 space per 200 square feet
INDUSTRIAL
Automobile assembly plants
1.17 spaces per 1,000 square feet
Bakery, clothes-cleaning and rug-cleaning plants
1 space per employee on maximum shift
Plus 1 space per 1,000 square feet floor area
Biomedical laboratories
1 space per employee on maximum shift
Blueprinting, printing, duplicating or engraving services
1 space per 300 square feet floor area
Bottling plants
1.17 spaces per 1,000 square feet
Carpet and rug cleaning in an enclosed structure
1 space per 300 square feet floor area
Chicken hatcheries
1 space per employee on maximum shift
Commercial communications stations or towers
1 space per 1,000 square feet floor area
Contractor's office and outdoor or indoor storage facility
1 space per 2,000 square feet of site area exclusive of parking area; a minimum of 4 spaces is required
Foundries casting lightweight nonferrous metals or electric foundries
1.17 spaces per 1,000 square feet
Ice manufacturing or cold storage plants
1.17 spaces per 1,000 square feet
Laboratories, including chemical, physical and biological
1.17 spaces per 1,000 square feet
Laundry or dry-cleaning establishments or plants
1 space per employee on maximum shift
Plus 1 space per 500 square feet floor area
Light assembly of products, including dress sewing plants, electronic parts, assembly plants and similar uses
1.17 spaces per 1,000 square feet
Manufacturing uses
1.0 space per employee on the major shift or 2.0 spaces per 1,000 square feet, whichever is greater
Motor vehicle inspections station
1 space per 300 square feet floor area
Motor vehicle, construction equipment and farm equipment assembly, fabrication and repairs
1.0 space per employee based on the major shift or 2.0 spaces per 1,000 square feet, whichever is greater
Photographic processing plants
1 space per 300 square feet floor area
Printing and publishing plants
1 space per 300 square feet floor area
Printing, lithography, bookbinding or publishing plants
1 space per 300 square feet floor area
Processing and storage of agricultural products, including grain, fruit, vegetables, meat or animal products
1 space per employee based on maximum shift
Processing, packaging and sale of poultry, fish and farm products
1 space per employee based on maximum shift
Radio or television stations
1 space per 1,000 square feet floor area
Recycling collection facilities and material recovery facilities (completely enclosed)
1 space per 500 square feet of floor area
Research and development laboratories.
2.5 spaces per 1,000 square feet
Sign-making shops
1 space per 500 square feet of floor area
Welding shops
1 space per 500 square feet of floor area
The following rules apply when calculating the required number of off-street parking spaces:
A. 
Multiple uses. Unless otherwise expressly allowed in accordance with the shared parking regulations of § 163-89B, lots containing more than one use must provide parking in an amount equal to the total of the requirements for all uses on the lot.
B. 
Fractions. When measurements of the number of required spaces result in a fractional number, any fraction of less than 0.5 is rounded down to the next lower whole number, and any fraction of 0.5 or more is rounded up to the next higher whole number.
C. 
Area measurements. Unless otherwise expressly stated, all area-based (square footage) parking standards must be computed based on the sum of the gross horizontal areas of a building devoted to a use requiring off-street parking. The following areas are not counted as floor area for the purpose of calculating off-street parking and loading requirements: floor space devoted primarily to the housing of mechanical or electrical equipment, elevator shafts, stairwells, storage (except as otherwise noted), commercial kitchen areas, ramps, aisles, and maneuvering space devoted to off-street parking or loading facilities, or basement floor space unless the basement area is devoted to merchandising activities, the production or processing of goods, business or professional offices or dwelling uses.
D. 
Bench seating. Each 20 inches of seating area in bleachers, pews or similar bench-seating arrangement counts as one seat for the purpose of calculating seating-based parking requirements. (See Figure 88-1.)
Figure 88-1: Bench Seating Measurement
E. 
Occupancy- or capacity-based standards. For the purpose of computing parking requirements based on employees, students, members, residents or occupants, calculations must be based on occupancy standards established by the building code.
F. 
Unlisted uses. Reasonable and appropriate off-street parking requirements for structures and land uses which do not fall within the categories listed herein or parking requirements which are different from the requirements listed herein may be determined in each case by the Planning and Zoning Commission, which shall consider comments from other agencies and all factors entering into the parking needs of each such use. An applicant for a building permit or use not included in the categories listed or for a use for which the applicant proposes a parking standard different from the requirement listed above shall submit a parking needs study as part of the permit application. The parking needs study shall include:
(1) 
An estimate of the parking needs for the use;
(2) 
A thorough explanation of the basis of the estimate; and
(3) 
Any data used in calculating the estimate, including parking generation studies, previous experience with similar uses or other information.
G. 
Flexibility in administration required.
(1) 
The Town of Princess Anne recognizes that, due to the particularities of any given development, the inflexible application of the parking standards set forth herein may result in a development either with inadequate parking space or parking space far in excess of its needs. Alternative off-street parking standards may be accepted if the applicant can demonstrate that such standards better reflect local conditions and needs.
(2) 
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Planning and Zoning Commission may allow deviations from the parking requirements set forth herein when it finds that:
(a) 
A residential development is irrevocably oriented toward the elderly;
(b) 
A business is primarily oriented to walk-in trade.
(3) 
Whenever the Planning and Zoning Commission allows or requires a deviation from the parking requirements set forth herein, it shall enter on the face of the permit the parking requirement that it imposes and the reasons for allowing or requiring the deviation.
(4) 
If the Planning and Zoning Commission concludes, based upon information it receives in the consideration of a specific development proposal, that the presumption established by § 163-87 for a particular use classification is erroneous, it shall initiate a request for an amendment to the Table of Parking Requirements.
A. 
Fee in lieu of parking provisions.
(1) 
Purpose. All new development, including a change of use, is required to provide adequate off-street parking as prescribed in § 163-87. The Fee-in-Lieu Program allows an applicant to pay a fee for each parking space they are unable to provide on site. The fund into which the fee is paid is reserved for future provision of publicly accessible parking.
(2) 
Applicability. The provisions of this section apply to all infill, development and redevelopment required to construct parking spaces according to the provisions in § 163-86.
(3) 
Determination of Fee-in-Lieu Parking Program fee. The fee associated with this fee-in-lieu program shall be established by the President and Town Commissioners, taking into account national averages as reported in such sources as the most recent Engineering News Record Construction Cost Index (ENR CCI) as well as local land and construction costs. This fee shall be updated yearly. The fee shall be for each parking space, the construction of which a developer cannot construct or provide through long-term agreement for the use of available nearby spaces.
(4) 
Collection. The Fee-in-Lieu Parking Program fee will be collected by the Town prior to the issuance of any construction authorization or final occupancy permits for the building or portion thereof associated with the fees.
(5) 
Accounting. Fee-in-Lieu Parking Program fees and all the interest earnings on those fees will be placed in an account specific to the provision of publicly accessible parking. The Town will maintain a record of all properties that have met their required parking space obligation by paying the appropriate fee for the spaces. Payment of this fee does not absolve the developer from any future obligation to participate in future construction of publicly accessible parking spaces through additional funding mechanisms (e.g., a local improvement district, tax increment financing, etc.). Payment of this fee also does not guarantee the developer that parking spaces will be constructed for the sole use of or in the immediate proximity of that development.
(6) 
Project implementation. Projects funded from the Fee-in-Lieu Parking Program may be implemented either by the construction of publicly accessible parking spaces through the Town's Capital Improvement Program or by disbursing funds to a developer constructing the improvements. Funds may also be used to convert existing private parking spaces to publicly accessible parking spaces through the purchase or lease of underutilized private parking spaces. Planning for parking capital improvement projects funded by Fee-in-Lieu Parking Program fees will be initiated at the discretion of the President and Town Commissioners. It should be recognized that to provide for a logical and cost effective construction of parking improvements, projects funded by Fee-in-Lieu Parking Program fees may be phased and may be constructed such that the parking spaces do not directly serve parcels from which the fee was collected.
B. 
Shared Parking.
(1) 
Purpose. Sharing parking among different users can result in overall reductions in the amount of motor vehicle parking required. Shared parking is encouraged as a means of conserving scarce land resources, reducing stormwater runoff, reducing the heat island effect caused by large paved areas and improving community appearance.
(2) 
Applicability. Shared parking facilities are allowed for mixed-use projects and for multiple uses with different periods of peak parking demand, subject to approval by the Code Enforcement Officer. Required residential parking and accessible parking spaces (for persons with disabilities) may not be shared and must be located on site.
(3) 
Methodology. The number of parking spaces required under a shared parking arrangement must be determined in accordance with the following:
(a) 
Multiply the minimum parking required for each individual use, as set forth in § 163-87 by the percentage identified for each of the six designated time periods in Table 89-1.
(b) 
Add the resulting sums for each of the six columns.
(c) 
The minimum shared parking requirement is the highest sum among the six columns resulting from the above calculations.
(d) 
Select the time period with the highest total parking requirement and use that total as the shared parking requirement.
Table 89-1
Shared Parking Calculations
Weekday
Weekend
Land Use
Midnight to 7:00 a.m.
7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m. to Midnight
Midnight to 7:00 a.m.
7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m. to Midnight
Office and Industrial
5%
100%
10%
0%
60%
5%
Lodging
100%
60%
90%
100%
65%
80%
Eating and Drinking
50%
70%
100%
45%
70%
100%
Religious Assembly
0%
10%
30%
0%
100%
30%
Assembly and Entertainment
10%
50%
100%
5%
80%
100%
Retail and Comm. Service
5%
70%
90%
0%
100%
60%
(4) 
Other uses. If one or more of the land uses proposing to make use of a shared parking arrangement do not conform to the land use classifications in Table 89-1, as determined by the Codes Enforcement Officer, then the applicant must submit sufficient data to indicate the principal operating hours of the uses. Based upon this information, the Code Enforcement Officer is authorized to determine the appropriate shared parking requirement, if any, for such uses.
(5) 
Alternative methodology. As an alternative to the shared parking methodology in Subsection B(3), the Code Enforcement Officer is authorized to approve shared parking calculations based on the latest edition of the Urban Land Institute's or the Institute of Transportation Engineers' shared parking model or based on studies prepared by professional transportation planner or traffic engineer. The shared parking analysis must demonstrate that the peak parking demands of the subject uses occur at different times and that the parking area will be large enough for the anticipated demands of both uses.
(6) 
Location. Shared parking may be located on site or off site. Off-site parking is subject to the regulations of § 163-90.
(7) 
Responsibility for calculations. Applicants seeking approval of a shared parking arrangement shall be responsible for preparing and submitting all shared parking information and calculations to the Codes Enforcement Officer.
A. 
General. Except as otherwise expressly stated, required off-street parking spaces must be located on the same lot and under the same control as the building or use they are required to serve.
B. 
Setbacks. Except as otherwise expressly stated, off-street parking areas are subject to the principal building setbacks of the subject zoning district.
(1) 
Off-street parking spaces accessory to a detached house, attached house or two-unit house may be located in any driveway The driveway must be improved with a hard, dustless material, generally asphalt or concrete, as approved by the Code Enforcement Officer.
(2) 
Off-street parking spaces for uses in existence before September 8, 1987, may be located in a required street setback, provided they are set back at least five feet from the right-of-way.
C. 
Off-site parking.
(1) 
When allowed. All or a portion of required off-street parking for nonresidential uses may be provided off site, in accordance with the regulations of this section. Required accessible parking spaces and parking required for residential uses may not be located off site.
(2) 
Location. Off-site parking areas must be located within a one-thousand-foot radius of the use served by such parking, measured between the entrance of the use to be served and the outer perimeter of the farthest parking space within the off-site parking lot. Off-site parking lots are allowed only in zoning districts that permit the principal use to be served by the off-site parking spaces, unless approved as a special exception.
(3) 
Design. Off-site parking areas must comply with all applicable parking area design and parking lot landscape regulations of this Zoning chapter.
(4) 
Control of off-site parking area. The property to be occupied by the off-site parking facilities must be under the same ownership as the lot containing the use to be served by the parking. The off-site parking area may be under separate ownership only if an agreement is provided, in a form approved by the Town Attorney, guaranteeing the long-term availability of the parking, commensurate with the use served by the parking. Off-site parking privileges will continue in effect only as long as the agreement, binding on all parties, remains in force. If an off-site parking agreement lapses or is no longer valid, then parking must be provided as otherwise required by this article.
A. 
Required off-street parking facilities may be used only for the temporary parking of licensed passenger motor vehicles by residents, tenants, patrons, employees, or guests of the principal or accessory use. Off-street parking spaces required by this Zoning chapter must be maintained for the life of the principal use.
B. 
Off-street parking spaces may not be leased to uses not on site, including, but not limited to, schools and commuter parking, unless approved by a shared parking agreement. Property owned by the Town, state or federal government is exempt from this provision.
C. 
Off-street parking facilities may not be used for the parking of vehicles for the purpose of displaying the same for sale unless the principal use of the property on which the parking facility is located is the business of selling or leasing used or new vehicles. This provision is not intended to prohibit an owner or occupant of R-zoned property from displaying vehicles for sale on the property's off-street parking facilities provided the vehicle is owned by the owner or occupant of the residential property. Except for flagrant or repeated violations, the Town will endeavor to obtain voluntary compliance with the restrictions on displaying cars for sale prior to initiation of enforcement proceedings.
D. 
No vehicle repair or service of any kind shall be permitted in conjunction with off-street parking facilities in a residential or business zoning district, except for minor repairs or service on vehicles owned by an occupant or resident of the premises. The sale of gasoline and motor oil in conjunction with off-street parking facilities is not permitted in any residential zoning district.
E. 
No vehicle with a gross weight in excess of 8,000 pounds may be stored overnight on a lot in a commercial zoning district unless the vehicle is being used in connection with a business currently operating on such lot, if the vehicle is serving a particular business on such lot or if the vehicle is providing a service to or activity upon such lot.
F. 
No vehicle with a gross vehicle weight in excess of 8,000 pounds, except vehicles registered as recreational vehicles under the Maryland Motor Vehicle Code; and no contractor's equipment, materials, supplies and tools, including the trailers used to haul such items, may be stored or parked on any lot in any residential zoning district, unless:
(1) 
The vehicle, equipment, supplies or tools are located within a completely enclosed building; or
(2) 
The vehicle, equipment, supplies or tools are being used in connection with a legitimate service actually being rendered for the benefit of the subject lot.
A. 
Tandem and valet parking arrangements. Parking areas must be designed and constructed to allow unobstructed movement into and out of required parking spaces without interfering with fixed objects or vehicles except in the case of allowed tandem parking which may be used to satisfy residential parking requirements if the tandem spaces are assigned to the same dwelling unit.
B. 
Stall sizes and parking lot geometrics.
(1) 
Off-street parking areas must be designed and constructed in accordance with the regulations of Table 92B(1). (See also Figure 92-1.)
Table 92B(1)
Parking Area Dimensions
Angle of Parking
0° (Parallel)
45°
60°
90°
Stall width (feet)
7
9
9
9
Stall length (feet)
33 (middle), 24 (ends)
18
19
18
Aisle width (feet)
14 (one-way),
24 (two way)
14
15
24
Module width (feet)
50
53
60
Note: Dimensions must be measured from the center line of the strip delineating the space.
Figure 92-1: Parking Area Dimensions
C. 
Striping. In all parking lots containing five or more parking spaces, striping consisting of parallel lines, four inches in width must be provided for each parking space. Striping must be yellow or white. Accessible parking spaces must be painted with the standard ADA white symbol on blue background. (See Figure 92-2.)
Figure 92-2: Parking Lot Markings
D. 
Surfacing. All outdoor parking spaces must be properly engineered and improved with a compacted stone base and surfaced with asphaltic concrete, or other comparable all-weather, dustless material.
E. 
Wheel stops. In all parking lots containing five or more parking spaces, wheel stops must be installed where necessary to prohibit vehicle overhang onto adjacent pedestrian ways or landscape areas.
F. 
Curb and gutter. Combination concrete curb and gutter or concrete barrier curbs are required around the perimeter of all parking lots containing five or more parking spaces and around all landscape islands and divider medians. Alternatives to curb and gutter that comply with the Town's best management practices for stormwater management may be approved at the sole discretion of the Code Enforcement Officer.
G. 
Landscaping. All off-street parking lots containing five or more spaces must be landscaped in accordance with Article XIII.
H. 
Lighting.
(1) 
The purpose of this section is to regulate the spill-over of light and glare on operators of motor vehicles, pedestrians, and land uses in the proximity of the light source. With respect to motor vehicles in particular, safety considerations are the basis of the regulations contained herein. In other cases, both the nuisance and hazard aspects of glare are regulated. This section is not intended to apply to public streetlighting.
(2) 
Parking lot lighting shall be of low-intensity from a concealed source, shall be of a clear white light which does not distort colors and shall not spill over into adjoining properties, buffers, roadways, or in any way interfere with the vision of oncoming motorists.
(3) 
An exterior lighting plan shall be submitted to the Town in order to determine whether the requirements of this section have been met and that adjoining property will not be adversely impacted by the proposed lighting.
(4) 
Illumination levels shall not exceed 0.5 horizontal footcandle at the property line when adjacent to a residential zoning district.
I. 
Access.
(1) 
Each required off-street parking space must open directly upon an aisle or driveway with a width and design that provides safe and efficient means of vehicular access to the parking space.
(2) 
All off-street parking must be designed with appropriate means of vehicular access to a street or alley in a manner that will least interfere with motorized and nonmotorized traffic.
(3) 
Driveways leading to detached garages or parking areas serving a detached house, attached house or two-unit house must be at least 10 feet in width. No driveway serving a detached house, attached house or two-unit house across public property or requiring a curb cut may exceed 16 feet in width, excluding any flared pavement portion, as measured at the lot line. (See Figure 92-3.)
Figure 92-3: Driveway Width
(4) 
All other uses must be designed with appropriate means of vehicular access from the street, as approved by the Code Enforcement Officer.
(5) 
All driveways must be improved with a compacted stone base and surfaced with asphalt, concrete or other comparable all-weather, dustless material.
A. 
The number, location and design of accessible parking spaces for people with disabilities must be provided in accordance with this section and the Maryland Accessibility Code.
B. 
Accessible spaces must be provided in accordance with Table 93-1.
C. 
Accessible parking spaces count towards the total number of parking spaces required.
D. 
Each accessible parking space, except on-street spaces, must be at least 16 feet in width, with either an eight-foot or five-foot wide diagonally striped access aisle. The access aisle may be located on either side of the vehicle portion of the accessible space. Abutting accessible parking spaces may not share a common access aisle. See Figure 93-1.
Table 93-1
Minimum Accessible Parking Space Ratios
Total Off-Street Parking Spaces Provided
Accessible Parking Spaces Required
1 to 25
1
26 to 50
2
51 to 75
3
76 to 100
4
101 to 150
5
151 to 200
6
201 to 300
7
301 to 400
8
401 to 500
9
501 to 1,000
2% of total
Over 1,000
20% of total
Medical facilities specializing in treatment of persons with mobility impairments
20% of total
Outpatient medical facilities
10% of total
E. 
Accessible parking spaces must be signed in compliance with applicable state law and must identify the current fine amount for violations. The sign must be fabricated to be two separate panels; one for the disability symbol and one for the current fine amount as established by the Town.
Figure 93-1: Accessible Parking Spaces
F. 
Accessible parking spaces and accessible passenger loading zones that serve a particular building must be the spaces or zones located closest to the nearest accessible entrance on an accessible route. In separate parking structures or lots that do not serve a particular building, parking spaces for disabled persons must be located on the shortest possible circulation route to an accessible pedestrian entrance of the parking facility.
G. 
The regulations of this section apply to required spaces and to spaces that are voluntarily designated for accessible parking.
A. 
Purpose. These regulations of this section are intended to help ensure that:
(1) 
There is adequate on-site maneuvering and circulation area for vehicles and pedestrians;
(2) 
Vehicles awaiting service do not impede traffic on abutting streets; and
(3) 
Impacts on surrounding uses are minimized.
B. 
Applicability. The regulations apply to new developments, the addition of drive-through and drive-in facilities to existing developments and the relocation of existing drive-through facilities.
C. 
Stacking spaces required. Stacking lanes must be provided in accordance with the minimum requirements of Table 94-1.
Table 94-1
Stacking Space Requirements
Use
Minimum Number of Stacking Spaces Required
Bank/financial institution
4 spaces per drive-through lane
Car wash
2 spaces per approach lane, plus 2 drying spaces at end of bay
Vehicle repair/maintenance
2 per service bay
Gasoline pump
2 spaces per pump per side
Restaurant
8 total spaces, with at least 3 spaces between the order and pickup station
Other
3 spaces per lane, ordering station or machine
D. 
Stacking lane dimensions, design and layout.
(1) 
Stacking lanes must be designed so that they do not interfere with parking movements or safe pedestrian circulation. Stacking lanes must have a minimum width of 10 feet.
(2) 
All stacking lanes must be clearly identified through such means as striping, landscaping, pavement design, curbing and/or signs.
E. 
Setbacks. Stacking lanes must be set back at least 50 feet from any abutting residential zoning district and at least 25 feet from all other lot lines.
F. 
Noise. Sound attenuation walls, landscaping or other mitigation measures may be required to ensure that drive-through facilities will not have adverse noise-related impacts on nearby residential uses.
G. 
Site plans. Site plans must show the location of drive-through windows and associated facilities (for example: communications systems and access aisles), as well as adjacent residential uses.
A. 
Minimum ratios. Off-street loading spaces in all districts except the I-P Industrial District must be provided in accordance with Table 95-1.
Table 95-1
Off-Street Loading Space Requirements
Use Type
Minimum Loading Spaces Required
Multi-unit or Mixed-use residential
Under 60 units
None
60+ units
1 space per 60 units
Nonresidential
Under 20,000 square feet
None
20,000 to 99,999 square feet
1
100,000 plus square feet
1 space per 100,000 square feet
B. 
Design and location.
(1) 
Off-street loading spaces must be at least 12 feet in width and 35 feet in length unless off-street loading will involve the use of semitractor-trailer combinations or other vehicles in excess of 35 feet in length, in which case the minimum size of a loading space is 12 feet by 55 feet. All loading spaces must have a minimum vertical clearance of 14 feet.
(2) 
All loading spaces must be located on the subject lot and include sufficient maneuvering space to prevent interference with pedestrian or vehicular circulation on the subject site and on public streets and sidewalks, as determined by the Code Enforcement Officer.
(3) 
All loading spaces must be located on the subject lot, provided that the Code Enforcement Officer is authorized to approve central off-street loading spaces for a group of contiguous lots as a substitute for loading berths on individual lots if the following conditions are met:
(a) 
Each lot served must have direct access to the central loading area without at-grade crossings of streets or alleys;
(b) 
No lot served may be more than 500 feet from the central loading area; and
(c) 
The passageway connecting the central loading area with the lot served shall be at least seven feet in width and have a vertical clearance of at least seven feet.
(4) 
All loading spaces for semitractor-trailer combinations must be set back at least 25 feet from the nearest point of intersection of any two street rights-of-way and at least 50 feet from all residential zoning districts. Loading spaces may be located within 50 feet of a residential zoning district if completely enclosed by a building wall or fence at least six feet in height.
(5) 
All off-street loading areas must be properly engineered and improved with a compacted stone base and an all-weather, dustless surface, generally asphalt or concrete.
(6) 
Plans for the location, design and construction of all loading area are subject to approval by the Code Enforcement Officer.
(7) 
Loading spaces may not be used to satisfy off-street parking requirements or for the conduct of vehicle repair or service work of any kind.
Off-street loading and unloading facilities, as defined in this chapter and located on the same site with the use to be served in the I-P District:
A. 
Shall be separate from parking spaces and driveways serving parking spaces.
B. 
Shall be located and designed so as not to impede vehicular or pedestrian circulation.
C. 
Shall be located in compliance with the structure and use setback requirements for the applicable zoning district, unless a variance is granted.
D. 
Shall not be permitted between the front building line and the street on which the building fronts.
E. 
Other requirements.
(1) 
All parking lots must be set back a minimum of 40 feet from property lines.
(2) 
All parking areas shall be provided with a hard surface and proper drainage and, when located in front of buildings, shall be curbed.
(3) 
No truck dock shall be located so as to require backing from or to any public road or street. Maneuvering space to serve a truck dock must be totally within the building owner's property.
(4) 
Landscape screening must be provided between loading areas and adjacent property or the street right-of-way.
(5) 
Loading areas must be set back at least 15 feet from the nearest property line.