All parking facilities shall conform to the following regulations:
A.
Parking areas shall be provided as further specified in this chapter
and shall be furnished with necessary passageways and driveways, as
specified in the Town of Bristol Design Criteria and Construction
Specifications for Land Development.[1] All such space shall be deemed to be required space on
the lot on which it is situated and shall not be encroached upon or
reduced in any manner. All parking areas shall be adequately drained.
[1]
Editor's Note: Said specifications are included as an attachment to this chapter.
B.
For the purpose of this chapter, a parking space shall be an area
eight feet wide and 20 feet long, exclusive of passageways and driveways
appurtenant thereto and providing access thereto.
C.
The collective provision of off-street parking areas by two or more
buildings or uses located on adjacent lots is permitted, provided
that the total of such facilities shall not be less than the sum required
of the various buildings or uses computed separately and further provided
that the land upon which the collective facilities are located is
owned or leased by one or more of the collective users.
D.
All parking areas and appurtenant passageways and driveways serving
commercial uses shall be illuminated adequately during the hours between
sunset and sunrise when the use is in operation. Adequate shielding
shall be provided by commercial users to protect adjacent residences
from the glare of such illumination and from that of automobile headlights.
E.
No building shall be erected or altered unless adequate provision
shall be made and space provided on the premises, or in connection
therewith, for parking off the highway. The recurrent parking of any
vehicle on the right-of-way of a highway or the impeding or obstruction
of traffic, or creation of traffic hazards by the parking of any such
vehicle, shall be prima facie evidence of the failure to provide adequate
and suitable parking area on the premises or in a convenient connection
therewith and shall constitute a violation of this chapter.
A.
In the Agricultural-Conservation (A-C) Use District, Low-Density
Residential (L-R) District and Medium-Density (M-R) District, off-street
parking facilities with appropriate access thereto shall be provided
in accordance with the following minimum standards:
(1)
Single-family dwelling units: two parking spaces.
(2)
Churches and other public meeting places: one parking space for each
four seats.
(3)
Public buildings: one parking space for each 500 square feet of floor
space.
(4)
Public parks, playgrounds and recreational areas: two parking spaces
for each acre devoted to such use.
(5)
Residential professional office: one parking space for each 150 square
feet of floor area devoted to such use, but in no case less than three
such spaces in addition to the number of spaces required for the dwelling.
(6)
Bed-and-breakfast/tourist home: in addition to the two parking spaces
required for the residence, one additional parking space is required
for each bedroom used in the operation.
B.
In Community Business (C-B) Use District, off-street parking facilities
with appropriate access thereto shall be provided in accordance with
the following minimum standards:
(1)
Beauty and barbershops: two parking spaces for each beauty chair
or barber chair, plus one parking space for the owner or operator
and each employee on the maximum shift.
(2)
Business and professional offices, retail and service shops: one
parking space for each 150 square feet of floor space devoted to such
use plus one parking space for each employee on the maximum shift.
(3)
Stores for the sale of appliances and hardware: one parking space
for each 500 square feet of floor space devoted to such use plus one
parking space for each employee on the maximum shift.
(4)
Stores for the sale of groceries: one parking space for each 100
square feet of floor space devoted to such use, plus one parking space
for each employee on the maximum shift.
(5)
Farm equipment sales stores and showrooms: one parking space for
each 300 square feet of floor space devoted to such use plus one parking
space for each employee on the maximum shift.
(6)
Restaurants, cafeterias, bars and taverns: one parking space for
each three customers' chairs, plus one parking space for each employee
on the maximum shift.
(7)
Where an off-street parking area abuts a residential zone, a buffer
strip shall be provided between the parking area and adjoining property
line.
C.
In Light Industrial (L-I) Use District, off-street parking facilities
with appropriate access thereto shall be provided in accordance with
the following minimum standards:
(1)
One off-street parking space shall be provided for each employee
on the maximum shift or one parking space for each 300 square feet
of floor area devoted to such use, whichever is greater.
(2)
Parking areas may be located in any of the required yard areas, providing
the parking area is set back at least 25 feet from any street line,
and a buffer strip shall be provided between parking areas and property
lines.
