In all districts except the Central Business District, every industrial,
business, institutional, recreational, residential or any other use
shall provide at the time any building or structure is erected, enlarged
or increased in capacity, off-street parking for motor vehicles in
accordance with the requirements of this and other applicable sections
of this chapter. 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.
Whenever there is a change in use or an increase in floor area or
other unit of measurement and such change and such increase create
a need for an increase of more than 10% in the number of required
off-street parking spaces, as determined by the requirements in this
section, additional off-street parking spaces shall be provided in
accordance with this section for that addition or change in use.
None of the off-street parking facilities as required in this chapter
shall apply to any existing building or use, unless said building
or use shall be enlarged. Off-street parking shall be required only
for such enlargement.
Access drives or walkways to any business or industrial district
through any residential district shall not be permitted. This shall
constitute an illegal use of residentially zoned land.
In stadiums, churches and other places of assembly in which patrons
or spectators occupy benches, pews or other similar seating facilities,
each 20 inches of such seating facilities shall be counted as one
seat for purposes of the parking standards.
Bowling alleys: five for each alley, plus the necessary space as
set forth in this section for affiliated uses such as bars, restaurants
or other commercial uses.
Dance halls and assembly halls without fixed seats; exhibition Halls,
except church assembly rooms in conjunction with auditorium: one for
each 100 square feet of floor area used for assembly or dancing
In the case of a use not specifically mentioned above, the requirements
for off-street parking facilities to which said use is similar shall
be set forth by the Zoning Enforcement Officer.
Unless otherwise required by site plan review, the number of
off-street parking spaces required in the district shall be 1 1/2
for each projected employee per work shift.
The size of off-street parking space shall be 10 feet wide by 20
feet long for all side parking or eight feet wide by 23 feet long
for all parallel parking.
Off-street parking facilities shall be located as hereinafter specified;
where distance is specified, such distance shall be measured from
the nearest point of the parking facility to the nearest point of
the building or use such facility is required to serve. Off-street
parking spaces shall be allowed in required yards except where specifically
prohibited by this chapter.
For uses located in the B-1 District, and for hospitals, sanitariums,
convalescent, nursing and rest homes; homes for the aged, retirement
homes, private clubs, lodges and offices, not more than 100 feet from
the building they are required to serve.
All parking areas, passageways and driveways (except where provided
in connection with one-family residences) shall be surfaced with a
dustless, durable, all-weather pavement, clearly marked for car spaces
and shall be adequately drained, all subject to the approval of the
Zoning Enforcement Officer.
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.
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 Residential
Districts from the glare of such illumination and from that of automobile
headlights.
Off-street parking areas located in Commercial Districts and which
provide parking for 20 or more vehicles shall be provided with shade
trees of a type approved by the Zoning Enforcement Officer and located
not greater than 60 feet on center.
Loading spaces shall be provided and maintained on the same premises
with every building, structure, or part thereof erected, occupied,
enlarged or intended to be used involving the receipt or distribution
by vehicles of material or merchandise.
All business districts shall include a ten-foot by thirty-five-foot
loading space with a fourteen-foot height clearance for every 20,000
square feet or fraction thereof of building floor or land use for
the above-mentioned purposes.