The intent of the following standards is to:
A. Ensure that any parking area or facility is designed to
provide proper circulation, reduce hazards to pedestrians, and protect
the users of adjacent properties from nuisances caused by the noise,
fumes, and glare of headlights which may result from the operation
of vehicles;
B. Reduce congestion on the street network in the Village;
C. Ensure there are adequate amounts of parking and loading
facilities to serve the use(s) and users of the property; and
D. Encourage alternative parking designs and modes of transportation
to reduce dependence on single-occupancy vehicular trips and improve
efficiency during travel.
E. Ensure safe, well-planned multimodal access can be made
to all commercial and residential properties within the Village while
minimizing potential vehicular and pedestrian conflicts.
In all districts, at any time a building, structure, or use
of land is erected, established, altered, extended or changed in use
or occupancy, there shall be provided for every use off-street parking,
loading and access facilities as set forth below as a condition precedent
to occupancy of all buildings or land. Off-street parking, loading
and access facilities conforming to the requirements of this article
shall be provided as follows:
A. New or moved buildings and uses. Parking and loading facilities
as required shall be provided for all buildings and uses constructed,
established or moved to new sites.
B. Increase in intensity of use. An increase in the intensity
of use of a building or premises shall mean the addition of dwelling
units, gross floor area, occupancy or any other unit of measurement
used as a basis for determining required parking and loading facilities.
Additional parking and loading facilities, as required, shall be provided
for any such increases in an existing use.
C. Change in use. When the use of any building or premises
is changed to a different use; parking and loading facilities, as
required, shall be provided for the different use.
D. Existing facilities. Off-street parking and loading facilities
in existence on the effective date of this article shall not be reduced
below, or if already less than, shall not be further reduced below
the requirements for an equivalent new building or use. In no case
shall it be necessary to continue parking and loading facilities in
excess of those required by this article.
E. Nonconforming parking and loading facilities. A building,
use or occupancy lawfully existing at the time this article or any
amendment thereto becomes effective, but which does not conform with
the off-street parking and loading requirements, may be occupied or
continued without such facilities being provided. Any such spaces
that may be provided thereafter shall comply with the requirements
of this article. If an existing building, use or occupancy is altered
so that there is an increase in the number of dwelling units, seating
capacity, employees or floor area, or if the use is changed to one
requiring more off-street parking and loading spaces, the number of
such spaces shall be provided at least equal to the number required
for the increased area of the building or use in accordance with all
provisions of this article.
F. Vehicle reference. The term "vehicle," as used in this
section, shall include, but not be limited to, automobiles, motorcycles,
trucks, recreational vehicles, campers and trailers, including recreational
and boat trailers.
Off-street parking and loading facilities required by this article
shall conform to the following requirements:
A. Location of spaces.
(1)
All parking spaces and loading spaces shall be on
the same lot as the use they are intended to serve unless otherwise
specified in this chapter. With Planning Board approval, uses within
400 feet of a municipal parking lot may be wholly or partially exempt
from the off-street parking requirements within the Village Center
District.
(2)
Parking areas should not be located within 10 feet
of a residential district.
(3)
Loading areas should not be located within 50 feet
of a residential district.
(4)
Parking and loading areas may not be located within
10 feet of street frontage unless proper screening or decorative fencing
is installed.
(5)
Off-street parking and loading spaces in commercial
and industrial districts may be provided in any yard space unless
prohibited elsewhere in this chapter. Off-street parking and loading
spaces shall not be closer than 10 feet to any front property line.
(6)
Off-street parking spaces in residential districts may be provided in any yard space except front yard space. However, parking in front yard space shall only be allowed on a hard-surfaced driveway compliant with §
95-51.6C of this article, provided that the parking of such vehicle does not obstruct the view of oncoming traffic.
B. Areas computed as off-street parking or loading space.
(1)
Areas that may be considered as off-street parking
space include any private garage, carport or other area available
for parking other than a street, entrance and exit lanes, or driveway.
No vehicle shall be parked or stored in any required fire lane.
(2)
For single-family, two-family, and mobile homes,
no more than 50% of the lot width for lots less than 60 feet in width
or 33% for lots equal or greater than 60 feet may be used for parking.
(3)
Loading and unloading space as required under §
95-51.8 shall be provided in addition to off-street parking space and shall not be considered as supplying off-street parking space.
C. Required improvements. Off-street parking and loading facilities
required by this article serving three or more residential dwelling
units on a single lot, as well as all nonresidential uses, shall conform
to the following requirements:
(1)
Paving. All parking and loading facilities shall
be hard-surfaced concrete or asphalt paved and maintained in good
condition. Such surface shall be permanent and capable of being kept
free of snow, dust, and dirt and must be permanently marked.
(2)
Marking. All parking and loading facilities shall
be clearly marked with a minimum painted strip of four inches in width.
(3)
Drainage. Parking and loading facilities and their
access driveways shall be graded so as to provide for the proper mitigation
of stormwater and runoff.
(4)
Curbing. All perimeter landscaping shall include
concrete, masonry or metal barriers to contain and/or protect landscaping
materials.
(5)
Wheel stops. In locations where curbing is not required,
wheel stops shall be used. Wheel stops shall be provided adjacent
to any building, wall, fence, walkway, landscaped area or property
line to protect people, property and other vehicles. The wheel stops
shall not be placed less than 18 inches in from the front of the parking
space.
(6)
Fire lanes. Parking facilities shall be constructed
in such a way to accommodate emergency vehicle access as required
by the Village Fire Department.
(7)
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). All new or
upgraded parking areas must meet the requirements of the ADA. Upgrading
of a parking lot shall include reconstruction or repaving but not
sealing an existing surface.
(8)
Pedestrian walkways. All parking lots which contain
more than 25 spaces, including access lanes and driveways, must include
clearly identified pedestrian route from the parking area to the main
building entrance and to the public sidewalk along the street.
D. Parking spaces for the handicapped. Parking facilities
shall comply with the requirements of the New York Uniform Fire Prevention
and Building Code. Each such space may be included in the computation
of required number of spaces by use.
E. Operation and use of parking facilities. Required parking
facilities shall be used exclusively for the temporary parking of
passenger vehicles or light trucks of patrons, occupants or employees
of the structure or use to be served. Required parking facilities
shall not be used to satisfy the requirements for loading facilities
nor for the sale, display, rental or repair of motor vehicles.
F. Separation between spaces and dwellings served. All parking
spaces in an open parking facility shall be separated from dwelling
unit walls on the same lot if the walls contain windows, other than
garage windows, that are on the same or approximately the same level
as the parking facility. The separation shall be at least 10 feet
in width, of which 1/2 shall be unpaved.
G. Landscaping, screening, and buffer regulations. Off-street
parking areas shall be screened in accordance with the landscaping,
screening and buffer regulations specified in Article 54 of this chapter.
H. Lighting. All parking and loading areas and their appurtenant
passageways and driveways serving commercial and industrial uses shall
be illuminated in conformance with the lighting standards in Article
55. Adequate shielding shall be provided by uses to protect adjacent
residential zones from the glare of such illumination and from that
of automobile headlights.
I. Snow removal. For off-street parking and loading areas
greater than 20 spaces, a dedicated area independent of required parking
and loading spaces for the placing and storage of snow shall be required.
Whenever the normal operation of any development requires that
goods, merchandise, or equipment be routinely delivered to or shipped
from that development, a sufficient off-street loading and unloading
area must be provided in accordance with this section to accommodate
the delivery or shipment operations in order to avoid undue interference
with the public use of streets or alleys.
A. Access. Access to a loading space shall be provided directly
from a public street or alley or from any right-of-way in such a way
that it will not interfere with public convenience and will permit
orderly and safe movement of delivery vehicles.
B. Maneuvering. Loading and unloading areas shall be so located
and designed that the vehicles intended to use them can maneuver safety
and conveniently to and from a public right-of-way and complete the
loading and unloading operations without obstructing or interfering
with any public right-of-way except in the Village Center District.
C. Shared loading facilities. Off-street loading facilities
for separate uses within the same building may be provided jointly
if the total number of spaces so provided is not less than the sum
of the separate requirements for each use, and provided that the use
complies with all regulations governing the location of accessory
spaces in relation to the use served.
D. Minimum space dimensions. Loading spaces shall conform
to the minimum dimensions of Table 51-5 below:
Table 51-5: Minimum Space Dimensions
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Class of Loading Space
|
Minimum Width
(feet)
|
Minimum Length
(feet)
|
Minimum Height
(feet)
|
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1. A (for semi-truck vehicles)
|
14
|
50
|
15
|
2. B (for other vehicles)
|
12
|
25
|
14
|
E. Number of loading spaces required. The required number
and class of loading space shall be determined by the gross floor
area of the use that it will serve as listed in Table 51-6 below:
Table 51-6: Number of Loading Spaces Required
|
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Gross Floor Area
(square feet)
|
Number
|
Class
|
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1. Less than 4,000
|
0
|
—
|
2. 4,000 to 15,000
|
1
|
B
|
3. 15,000 to 30,000
|
1
|
A
|
4. 30,000 or greater
|
1 each
|
A and B
|
5. Each additional 50,000; or fraction thereof
|
1
|
A
|