[Amended 12-27-2005 by L.L. No. 7-2005]
The minimum number of accessory off-street parking
spaces shall conform to the requirements in Subsection C below, except
that:
A. The Planning Board, in conjunction with site development
plan approval, may permit a reduction in the number of developed parking
spaces where adequate accessible reserve areas are available and designated
on the plan as areas for overflow parking.
B. The Planning Board may reduce the required number
of parking spaces upon demonstration by the applicant that the number
exceeds the design-hour requirement and a demonstration that such
reduction would not induce parking on public ways or result in hazardous
conditions for vehicles and pedestrians within or proximate to the
site. This reduction by the Planning Board may not exceed 25% of the
normally required amount.
C. Off-street parking requirements.
[Amended 8-1-2023 by L.L. No. 4-2023]
Use
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Minimum Off-Street Parking
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Principal Uses
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Residential single-family detached
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2 spaces per dwelling unit
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Residential multifamily
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1 space per dwelling unit plus 1/2 space per
bedroom in each dwelling unit
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Mixed-use building (retail/office/residential)
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1 space per dwelling unit plus 1/2 space per
bedroom in each dwelling unit plus 1 space per 300 square feet of
gross floor area for office and/or retail use
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Retail (under 2,000 sq. ft. footprint)
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1 space per employee plus 1 space per 500 square
feet of gross floor area
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Retail (over 2,000 sq. ft. footprint)
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1 space per 300 square feet of gross floor area
(a)
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Office (under 1,000 sq. ft. footprint)
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1 space per employee plus one visitor space
per establishment (b)
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Office (over 1,000 sq. ft. footprint)
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1 space per 300 square feet of gross floor area
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Personal service
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1 space per 150 square feet of gross floor area
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Bed-and-breakfast
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2 spaces plus 1 space per guest room
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Restaurant
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1 space per 3 seats
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Entertainment complexes, theater
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1 space per 3 seats or 1 space per 150 square
feet of gross floor area accessible to the public up to 2,000 square
feet, plus 1 space for each 200 square feet over 2,000 square feet,
whichever is greater, plus 1 space per employee on the peak employee
shift
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Golf course/country club
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1 space per each 3 members, or each 1/4 hole
of golf and 1/4 court, whichever is greater, plus one space per employee
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Hotel/conference center/corporate training center
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1 space per guest unit plus 1 space for each
400 square feet of public meeting area or restaurant use
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Non-nuisance industry
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1 space per employee plus 5 visitor spaces per
establishment (b)(c)
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Passive adult uses
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See "Retail"
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Research institute or laboratory
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1 space per 300 square feet of floor area in
such uses, plus 1 space per each 600 square feet of floor area in
accessory use
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Warehouse; distribution
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1 parking space per 1,000 square feet of ground
floor area for the first 30,000 square feet; plus 1 parking space
for each additional 2,500 square feet of ground floor area; plus 1
parking space per 300 square feet of ground floor area for office
space; plus 1 parking space where any calculation of parking spaces
results in a fractional space
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Unlisted uses
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Determined by Planning Board review
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Accessory Uses
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Home occupation
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1 space per employee plus one visitor space
per establishment (a)
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Accessory apartment to single-family house
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1 space per dwelling unit plus 1/2 space per
bedroom in each dwelling unit
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Accessory apartment to retail/office building
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1 space per dwelling unit plus 1/2 space per
bedroom in each dwelling unit
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Notes:
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(a) Calculation of retail parking for uses greater
than 2,000 square feet does not require a separate calculation for
the first 2,000 square feet of the use.
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(b) The Building Inspector shall determine if
existing parking spaces are sufficient for each change of use application
and may require additional spaces to be provided, subject to review
of an amended site plan application by the Planning Board.
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(c) Total number of spaces not to exceed 3.3
spaces per 1,000 square feet.
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D. Reduction
in number of parking spaces.
[Added 8-1-2023 by L.L. No. 4-2023]
(1) Required parking waived. At the time of individual site plan approval
for warehouse and distribution uses, the adequacy of accessory parking
areas and truck loading spaces for that use shall be subject to review
and determination by the Planning Board. After consideration of an
appropriate parking needs study for the proposed use, the Board may
reduce the actual parking area and/or loading spaces that would otherwise
be required by this article by up to 15% in instances where it is
demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Board that the actual parking
requirements of the proposed use are less than would otherwise be
required by this article.
(2) Required parking deferred. In appropriate cases, the Planning Board
may defer the number of parking spaces to be constructed prior to
issuance of a certificate of occupancy by up to 15%. The applicant
shall demonstrate on the site plan that an appropriate area is available
to meet the parking area requirements of this article, and such area
shall be identified and reserved for parking purposes on the site
plan for no less than three years following construction of the improvements
shown on the approved site plan. The Planning Board may require the
applicant to provide a sufficient bond or surety, in such form acceptable
to the Town, to allow construction of the improvements in such parking
area as a condition of site plan approval and may require construction
of the improvements at any time during that three-year period on its
finding that the additional parking area is necessary to accommodate
the actual parking requirements of the occupied site. The Building
Inspector, upon a finding that there is insufficient parking as evidenced
through overcrowded on-site parking conditions, e.g., occupants not
parking in parking spaces but in aisles or other areas of the site
not permissible as per the site plan, may require construction of
the deferred parking area.
(3) The total amount of waived and deferred parking spaces enumerated in §
235-23D(1) and
(2) shall not exceed 25% of the total amount of required parking spaces.
Wherever a parking area for a nonresidential
use of over five spaces abuts or is within 25 feet of a lot in any
residence district, it shall be screened from such residential lot
by a substantial wall, fence or thick hedge, approved by the Planning
Board.
No driveway shall provide access to a lot located
in a nonresidential district across land in a residential district.
[Amended 2-6-2007 by L.L. No. 2-2007]
A. Only one commercial vehicle not exceeding 25 feet
in length may be parked overnight on an occupied lot in any residence
district, but not within the required yards of such lot. No commercial
vehicle exceeding 25 feet in length may be parked overnight in any
residence district. For purposes of this section, pickup trucks, sport
utility vehicles or vans not exceeding 12,000 pounds shall not be
deemed commercial vehicles.
B. No commercial vehicle of any kind or parts thereof
shall be parked or stored on any unimproved lot in any district.
C. Commercial farm vehicles are permitted as accessory
to a commercial farm use in any residence district.
[Amended 12-27-2005 by L.L. No. 7-2005]
One recreational trailer, horse trailer, recreational
vehicle or boat (and trailer) may be parked or stored outside on any
developed residential lot, provided that it is not in any required
yard and is screened, to the maximum extent practicable, from public
view. All other outside parking, storage or use of such vehicles is
prohibited. The use of such vehicles for dwelling purposes or for
storage purposes is prohibited.