Basic Parking Requirements
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Land Use
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Parking Requirement
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Home occupations
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1 space per 100 square feet of floor area devoted to use
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Hotels/motels
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1 space per rental room plus 1 for each 4 employees
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Industrial uses
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1 space per 400 square feet floor area
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Commercial uses
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1 space per 175 square feet floor area
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Places of public assembly
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1 space per 4 seats
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Offices
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1 space per 200 square feet floor area
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Restaurants
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1 space per 50 square feet floor area
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Vehicle service establishments
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4 spaces plus 1 per employee
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Total Parking Spaces Required
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Minimum Number of Accessible Spaces
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Total Parking Spaces Required
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Minimum Number of Accessible Spaces
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1 to 25
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1
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201 to 300
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7
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26 to 50
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2
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301 to 400
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8
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51 to 75
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3
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401 to 500
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9
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76 to 100
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4
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501 to 1,000
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2% of the total
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101 to 150
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5
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1,001 and over
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20 plus 1 for each 100 over 1,000
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151 to 200
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6
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Home Occupation Classifications
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Class
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Description
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Requirements
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Class I
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A no-impact home-based business or commercial activity administered
or conducted as an accessory use that is clearly secondary to the
use as a residential dwelling and that involves no customer, client
or patient traffic, whether vehicular or pedestrian, pickup, delivery
or removal functions to or from the premises, in excess of those normally
associated with residential use
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No on-site employees other than family members residing in the
dwelling
No display or sale of retail goods
No stockpiling of inventory of a substantial nature
No outside appearance of business (e.g., parking, signs or lights)
No equipment or process that creates noise, vibration, glare,
fumes, odors or electrical or electronic interference, including interference
with radio or television reception, detectable in the neighborhood
No generation of any solid waste or sewage discharge, in volume
or type, not normally associated with residential use in the neighborhood
Business activity conducted only within the dwelling
Shall not occupy more than 25% of the habitable floor area or
250 square feet of floor area, whichever is less
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Class II
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A low-impact home-based business or commercial activity administered
or conducted as an accessory use that is clearly secondary to the
use as a residential dwelling and does not significantly change the
character thereof, involve the use of mechanical equipment other than
that customarily used for domestic purposes and involves no retail
or services resulting in other than occasional and limited numbers
of visitors
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No more than one on-site employee other than family members
residing in the dwelling
No display or sale of retail goods
No stockpiling of inventory of a substantial nature
No equipment or process that creates noise, vibration, glare,
fumes, odors or electrical or electronic interference, including interference
with radio or television reception, detectable in the neighborhood
No generation of any solid waste or sewage discharge, in volume
or type, not normally associated with residential use in the neighborhood
Shall not occupy more than 25% of the habitable floor area of
the dwelling or 500 square feet of floor area, whichever is less,
regardless whether location in the dwelling or in an accessory structure
No display or parking of equipment or products, storage of goods
or materials or signs visible from outside the building, except for
a name or accessory use sign
No external evidence of the home occupation or alterations inconsistent
with the residential use or appearance of the buildings
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Class III
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A home-based business or commercial activity administered or
conducted as an accessory use that is clearly secondary to the use
as a residential dwelling
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No more than two on-site employees other than family members
residing in the dwelling
No more than 150 square feet of floor area used for display
or sale of retail goods
No stockpiling of inventory of a substantial nature
No equipment or process that creates noise, vibration, glare,
fumes, odors or electrical or electronic interference, including interference
with radio or television reception, detectable in the neighborhood
No generation of any solid waste or sewage discharge, in volume
or type, not normally associated with residential use in the neighborhood
Shall not occupy more than 25% of the habitable floor area of
the dwelling or 750 square feet of floor area, whichever is less,
regardless whether located in the dwelling or in an accessory structure
No display or parking of equipment or products, storage of goods
or materials or signs visible from outside the building, except for
a name or accessory use sign
No external evidence of the home occupation or alterations inconsistent
with the residential use or appearance of the buildings
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Town of Rochester Zoning Law § 140-21, Schedule of Sign Regulations
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Maximum Sign Surface Area Allowed for All Permitted Signs on
a Lot Combined
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Prohibited Signs
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Signs Allowed Without Permits
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Signs Allowed with Permits from Enforcement Officer
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Freestanding
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Wall Signs
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Signs Permitted Upon Review by Planning Board
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Residential Districts (R-1, R-2)
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Animated, moving or flashing signs
Projecting signs extending more than 15 inches from an exterior
wall
Roof signs
Signs on vehicles parked to create a permanent sign effect
Signs on utility poles
Signs resembling traffic signals or official traffic signs
Signs that emit sound, odor or smoke
Signs within the cartway of a public road
Signs within 10 feet of power and telephone and television cable
lines
Signs of more than 15 feet in height
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Awning, canopy or marquee signs of 4 square feet in aggregate
per lot
Bus shelter signs of 10 square feet, no more than 2 per shelter
or lot
Civic and religious signs of 4 square feet
Directional and instructional signs of 4 square feet in aggregate
per lot
Noncommercial flags, emblems, insignia and temporary signs
Governmental signs
Holiday decorations
Interior signs not classified as window signs
Name and address plates and plaques of 2 square feet each in
area and 4 square feet in aggregate per lot
No trespassing, no dumping and similar signs of 2 square feet
in area
Real estate, temporary construction and contractor signs of
12 square feet
Parking lot entrance/exit sign (1) of 4 square feet, no more
than 5 feet high
Parking lot directional signs of 8 square feet (16 square feet
in aggregate), no more than 7 feet high
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Multifamily building signs of 4 square feet, each no more than
1 per building
Residential development entrance ground signs (2 per road) of
24 square feet
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50 square feet in aggregate or 1 square foot per 5 feet of lot
frontage (whichever is less), no individual sign to exceed 32 square
feet in area or 15 feet in height, with the exception of temporary
and no trespassing signs
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5% of any single building facade or 32 square feet per unit
or lot in aggregate, whichever is less. Window wall signs shall not
occupy more than 25% of any window.
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Other on-premises nonresidential use advertising signs for principal
permitted, special and existing nonconforming uses subject to maximum
sign surface area for all signs on the lot as set forth in the 2 columns
to the left
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Sports patron advertising signs of 32 square feet in area
Temporary signs of 32 square feet, no more than 5 times or 45
days per calendar year aggregate
Incidental signs of 2 square feet each and 8 square feet in
aggregate per lot
Warning of danger signs removed within 3 days of end of danger
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Hamlet and Rural District (H & R-5)
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Animated, moving or flashing signs
Roof signs extending above peak
Signs on vehicles parked to create a permanent sign effect
Signs on utility poles
Signs resembling traffic signals or official traffic signs
Signs that emit sound, odor or smoke
Signs extending beyond the edge of a sidewalk or within the
cartway of any public road, whichever is greater
Signs within 10 feet of power and telephone and television cable
lines
Signs of more than 15 feet in height
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Awning, canopy or marquee signs of 4 square feet in aggregate
per lot
Bus shelter signs of 10 square feet, no more than 2 per shelter
or lot
Civic and religious signs of 4 square feet
Directional and instructional all signs of 4 square feet in
aggregate per lot
Noncommercial flags, emblems, insignia and temporary signs
Governmental signs
Holiday decorations
Name and address plates and plaques of 2 square feet each in
area and 4 square feet in aggregate per lot
No trespassing, no dumping and similar signs of 2 square feet
in area
Parking lot entrance/exit sign (1) of 4 square feet, no more
than 5 feet high
Parking lot directional signs of 8 square feet (16 square feet
in aggregate), no more than 7 feet high
Real estate, temporary construction and contractor signs of
16 square feet
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Multifamily building signs of 4 square feet each, no more than
1 per building
Residential development entrance ground signs (2 per road) of
24 square feet
Awning canopy or marquee signs of 16 square feet each provided
no more than 50% of awning, canopy or marquee is used for signage
1 permanently mounted changeable letter or fuel price sign of
36 square feet
Non-governmental flags of 24 square feet suspended from poles
of up to 36 feet in height
1 freestanding sign of 32 square feet, or one projecting sign
of 32 square feet 10 feet above the sidewalk or the ground, for nonresidential
use identification purposes
Wall signs subject to the maximum sign surface area limitations
to the right for such signs
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75 square feet in aggregate or 1 square foot per 1 foot of lot
frontage (whichever is less) no individual sign to exceed 32 square
feet in area or 15 in height, with the exception of temporary and
no trespassing signs
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10% of any single building facade or 64 square feet per unit
or lot in aggregate, whichever is less. Window wall signs shall not
occupy more than 25% of any window.
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Other on-premises nonresidential use advertising signs for principal
permitted, special and existing nonconforming uses subject to maximum
sign surface area for all signs on the lot as set forth in the 2 columns
to the left
Off-premises nonresidential use directional signs subject to
maximums provided on this Schedule for all permitted signs
Commercial directory signs as defined herein (see § 140-4, Definitions.)
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Sandwich board or A-frame sign (1) of 10 square feet placed
no more than 10 feet from principal building entrance
Sports patron advertising signs of 32 square feet in area
Temporary signs of 32 square feet more than 5 times or 45 days
per calendar year aggregate
Incidental signs of 4 square feet each and 12 square feet in
aggregate per lot
Warning of danger signs removed within 3 days of end of danger
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All Other Districts (AR-3, AB-3, B, I and NR)
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Animated, moving or flashing signs
Projecting signs extending more than 15 inches from an exterior
wall
Roof signs extending above peak
Signs on vehicles parked to create a permanent sign effect
Signs on utility poles
Signs resembling traffic signals or official traffic signs
Signs that emit sound, odor or smoke
Signs within the cartway of a public road
Signs within 10 feet of power and telephone and television cable
lines
Signs of more than 15 feet in height (except as provided for
nonresidential use advertising signs in § 1308 of this chapter)
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Awning, canopy or marquee signs of 4 square feet in aggregate
per lot
Bus shelter signs of 10 square feet no more than 2 per shelter
or lot
Civic and religious signs of 4 square feet
Directional and instructional signs of 4 square feet in aggregate
per lot
Noncommercial flags, emblems, insignia and temporary signs
Governmental signs
Holiday decorations
Name and address plates and plaques of 2 square feet each in
area and 4 square feet in aggregate per lot
No trespassing, no dumping and similar signs of 2 square feet
in area
Real estate, temporary construction and contractor signs of
16 square feet
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Multifamily building signs of 4 square feet each, no more than
1 per building
Residential development entrance ground signs (2 per road) of
24 square feet
Awning, canopy or marquee signs of 16 square feet each provided
no more than 50% of awning, canopy or marquee is used for signage
1 permanently mounted changeable letter or fuel price sign of
36 square feet
1 freestanding sign of 32 square feet for nonresidential use
identification purposes
Wall signs subject to the maximum sign surface area limitations
to the right for such signs
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100 square feet in aggregate or 1 square foot per 2 feet of
lot frontage (whichever is less). no individual sign to exceed 32
square feet in area or 15 feet in height, with the exception of temporary
and no trespassing signs
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10% of any single building facade or 64 square feet per unit
or lot in aggregate, whichever is less. Window wall signs shall not
occupy more than 25% of any window.
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Other on-premises nonresidential use advertising signs for principal
permitted, special and existing nonconforming uses subject to maximum
sign surface area for all signs on the lot as set forth in the 2 columns
to the left
Off-premises nonresidential use directional signs subject to
maximums provided on this Schedule for all permitted signs
Commercial directory signs as defined herein (see § 140-4, Definitions.)
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Parking lot entrance/exit sign (1) of 4 square feet, no more
than 5 feet high
Parking lot directional signs of 8 square feet (16 square feet
in aggregate), no more than 7 feet high
Portable wheeled signs of 32 square feet
Sandwich board or A-frame sign (1) of 10 square feet placed
no more than 10 feet from principal building entrance
Sports patron advertising signs of 32 square feet in area
Temporary signs of 32 square feet more than 5 times or 45 days
per calendar year aggregate
Incidental signs of 4 square feet each and 12 square feet in
aggregate per lot (up to 6 square feet each and 16 square feet in
aggregate within RU Districts)
Warning of danger signs removed within 3 days of end of danger
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