A.
Legal preexisting uses shall be deemed to comply with the parking
regulations of this chapter. However, if any said legal preexisting
use is replaced by another use or if any said legal preexisting use
is expanded, the new or expanded use shall comply with the parking
regulations of this chapter.
B.
Exempt from the parking regulations are legal preexisting business centers as defined in § 211-5 of this chapter. However, if any legal preexisting business centers' gross floor area is expanded by 10% or more of the existing gross floor area, the business center shall comply with the parking regulations of this chapter.
C.
For preexisting uses, parking space requirements computed from the
regulations established in this section may be reduced by the number
of parking spaces that must be eliminated in order to comply with
the legally established requirements for handicap access or enclosure
of outdoor refuse containers.
A.
If the parking requirement for a use is greater than the general
parking requirement established for the district in which said use
is located, the parking requirement which is specified by this chapter
for said use shall apply.
B.
The Planning Board shall determine the parking requirements for any
use which is not specified herein. The applicant shall provide any
information deemed necessary by the Planning Board to determine the
required number of parking spaces.
C.
Parking space requirements computed from the regulations established
in this section shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number to
establish the actual number of parking spaces required.
D.
Unless otherwise stated, references to parking required for employees
shall be based upon the greatest number of employees on the premises
at any one time.
E.
A public highway shall not be used for maneuvering directly into
or out of any parking space provided in accordance with this chapter.
F.
The minimum length of a residential driveway, exclusive of its apron,
shall be 22 feet.
All parking spaces shall be located on the same lot or business
center as the use for which they are provided.
The minimum size of each parking space shall be nine feet wide
by 18 feet deep.
A.
For any application for approval of a site plan or minor improvement
plan, the applicant may request a reduction in the number of parking
spaces provided on the site by indicating on such plan an area which
shall be designated and reserved as land-banked parking and shall
remain as either grass or landscaped area. Such applicant shall submit
documentation to the satisfaction of the Planning Board or an authorized
representative of the Planning Board (such as the Chairperson or Clerk
of the Planning Board) that the area designated and reserved as land-banked
parking is not necessary for the proposed use. Such land-banked parking
area shall be subject to review and approval by the Planning Board
or an authorized representative of the Planning Board and shall comply
with all applicable regulations established herein for parking areas
and driveways, as well as all other applicable laws, ordinances, codes,
rules or regulations. Such land-banked parking area shall not be converted
to parking spaces unless and until approval has been granted by the
Planning Board or an authorized representative of the Planning Board.
B.
For any application for approval of site plan or minor improvement
plan, the Planning Board or an authorized representative of the Planning
Board (i.e., Planning Board Chairman or the Clerk to the Planning
Board) may allow for up to a 20% reduction in the overall amount of
parking required by code for reasons, including, but not limited to,
the following:
(1)
Reductions to impervious surfaces as recommended/required by the
Town's Engineering Department;
(2)
Increases in landscape buffering and screening to adjoining properties;
(3)
Site modifications for improved layout as recommended/required by
the Planning Board; and
(4)
Other similar modifications as recommended/required by the Planning
Board.
A.
One-family, two-family and multiple-family dwellings shall provide
1.75 spaces per dwelling unit.
B.
Day-care centers and senior citizen residential facilities shall
provide one space for each six persons attending or residing on the
premises, based on maximum occupancy.
C.
Office uses in the BP District.
(1)
Offices of health care professions licensed by the State of New York,
including but not limited to those of veterinarians, physicians, dentists
or other health care professionals, shall provide 5.0 spaces for each
1,000 square feet of gross floor area.
D.
Funeral homes shall provide 25 parking spaces for each viewing room.
E.
Hotels shall provide one space per guest room, plus one space for
each employee on the premises between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. In addition,
all other uses on the premises shall comply with the applicable parking
requirements of this section.
F.
Fuel dispensing stations:
(1)
Which have buildings which are used solely for occupancy by employees
shall provide one space for each employee.
(2)
Which have buildings which are used for retail sales of goods or merchandise shall provide one space for each employee and shall also comply with the parking requirements established for retail uses in Subsection I below.
(3)
Areas in direct vicinity of gasoline pump(s), which are utilized
for the fueling of vehicles shall be counted as a provided parking
space.
G.
Motor vehicle service stations shall provide one space for each employee,
plus three spaces for each service bay.
H.
Motor vehicle dealerships shall provide one space for each employee,
plus one space for every 10 vehicles, boats or trailers displayed
outdoors.
I.
Business centers and commercial uses not otherwise identified in this section, shall provide parking spaces according to the schedule below. Such minimum requirements shall apply to the total gross floor area of all new construction/uses which are located in a business center and which is expanded per § 211-44B of this chapter.
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Total Gross Floor Area
(square feet)
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Spaces Required per 1,000 Square Feet of Gross Floor Area
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|---|---|
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10,000 or less
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First floor
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5
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Floors above or below first floor
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3
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10,001 to 50,000
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First floor
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4
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Floors above or below first floor
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3
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50,000 or more
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4*
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NOTE:
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|---|---|
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*
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Applies to all floors.
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J.
Restaurants which prepare, sell or serve food or beverages principally on a takeout or delivery basis and which have provisions for not more than 12 persons to consume such food or beverages on the premises shall provide parking spaces according to the schedule for uses in the BR and BG Districts, as established in Subsection I above.
K.
Restaurants, bars, taverns and nightclubs.
(1)
Restaurants, bars, taverns and nightclubs shall provide 10 parking
spaces for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area.
(2)
Restaurants which do not exceed 5,000 square feet in gross floor
area, and include drive-through services, shall provide five parking
spaces for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area.
L.
Churches or other places of worship, theaters or auditoriums shall
provide one space for every three seats.
M.
Industrial uses shall provide one space for each employee.
N.
Greenhouses shall provide one space for every 1,000 square feet of
gross floor area.
O.
Exterior garden nurseries shall provide 0.2 space for every 1,000
square feet of gross floor area.
P.
Schools shall provide one space for each 10 students, plus one space
for each employee.
Q.
Training centers, institutions of higher education and technical/vocational
schools shall provide one space for each five students, plus one space
for each employee.
