A. 
After the effective date of this chapter, off-street parking spaces shall be provided at the time a building or structure is erected or at the time a new use of open land is established. In the case of an enlargement of any existing building, structure or use after the effective date of this chapter, off-street parking spaces shall be provided for the enlarged portion of such building, structure or use.
B. 
No existing off-street parking area shall be reduced in capacity so as to be less than required by this chapter.
C. 
Any alteration, enlargement or change in use to an existing building, structure or parcel of land which increases the demand for off-street parking per the requirements of this article shall meet that requirement accordingly.
D. 
Within any C-3 District, there shall be no minimum number of off-street parking spaces required, regardless of use.
E. 
All required off-street parking spaces shall be provided on the same lot with the building or use they serve, except as provided in § 300-0504.
New automotive use areas or enlargements of existing automotive use areas shall be subject to the following requirements:
A. 
Surfacing. Every automotive use area and access driveway shall be surfaced with a durable and dustless material and shall be so graded and drained as to efficiently dispose of surface water accumulation into the City storm sewer network. All parking spaces shall be clearly marked.
B. 
Lighting. Any fixture used to illuminate any automotive use area shall be so arranged as to direct the light away from the street and any adjoining premises.
C. 
Screening. Every automotive use area, except off-street parking areas for fewer than five vehicles, shall be screened from an adjoining lot in any R District along a rear lot line or an interior side lot line by a compact evergreen hedge which has a height of five feet or by a solid fence or masonry wall five feet in height. Such hedge, fence or wall shall not extend along the front yard or exterior side yard of an adjoining lot in any R District and shall be maintained in good condition at all times.
D. 
Access. No entrance or exit to any automotive use area shall be permitted within 30 feet of any intersecting exterior property lines. No entrance or exit shall be permitted within 10 feet of a lot in any R District, except for off-street parking areas for uses permitted in any R District requiring fewer than 10 parking spaces. Access to automotive use areas, except for off-street parking areas for residential uses in R Districts for fewer than five vehicles, shall be approved by the Building Inspector and shall be so arranged that vehicles shall not back into a street.
E. 
Location. In all L-C or R Districts, no automotive use area shall be located in any front yard or exterior side yard.
F. 
Setback.
(1) 
In all L-C or R Districts, all automotive use areas (not including driveways) shall be set back at least 10 feet from all property lines.
(2) 
In all C and L-M Districts, all automotive use areas (not including driveways) shall be set back from front property line, rear property line and side yard property lines as outlined below (not to be less than 10 feet):
[Amended 6-24-2013]
(a) 
If the dimension of the property is less than 200 feet, setback shall be 15 feet;
(b) 
If the dimension of the property is 200 feet and up to 350 feet, setback shall be 20 feet;
(c) 
If the dimension of the property is 350 feet and up to 500 feet, setback shall be 30 feet;
(d) 
If the dimension of the property is 500 feet or greater, setback shall be 40 feet.
(3) 
In all M Districts, all automotive use areas shall be set back at least five feet from all property lines, except that where said area abuts any R District, it shall be set back at least 10 feet from all property lines.
G. 
Parking space size requirements.
(1) 
All perpendicular parking spaces shall be at least 18 feet long and nine feet wide.
(2) 
All parallel parking spaces shall be at least 24 feet long and nine feet wide.
H. 
Maneuvering and access space requirements. Between each row of parking, there shall be at least 24 feet of maneuvering space (unless as otherwise approved by the Director of Public Works).
I. 
Driveways. One-way driveways serving nonresidential uses shall be at least 15 feet but not more than 20 feet in width. Two-way driveways serving nonresidential uses shall be at least 20 feet but not more than 30 feet in width. No more than two such driveways shall be provided for each 200 feet of frontage on a public street.
J. 
Trash, refuse and waste disposal. Facilities for the storage and collection of trash, refuse, waste and recyclable materials shall be concealed and not be visible from any street, sidewalk or abutting parcel.
K. 
Signage. All signs shall meet the specifications set forth in Article VII.
A. 
Gross floor area. Gross floor area shall include all areas of a building used or occupied by any traffic generator mentioned in this article. Basement or cellar floor areas not used for processing, servicing or selling goods or merchandise shall not be considered as gross floor area.
B. 
Seats. For places of assembly where bench-type seats are provided or where standing patrons are served at a counter or bar, each 22 linear inches of such seating or standing space shall be considered as one seat for the purpose of determining off-street parking requirements.
C. 
Fractional units. When application of the units of measurement to determine required off-street parking spaces results in a fractional parking space of 1/2 or more, one parking space shall be required.
A. 
Auxiliary parking shall be permitted within 300 feet of the principal use, provided that 50% of all required spaces are located on site.
B. 
In any case where required off-street parking spaces are not provided on the same lot with the building or use they serve, such off-street parking spaces shall be subject to deed, lease or contract restrictions acceptable to the Corporation Counsel binding the owner, his heirs or assigns to maintain the required number of spaces available throughout the life of such use.
Except in a C-3 District, adequate off-street loading and unloading space shall be provided for all commercial and manufacturing uses as follows:
A. 
Each use shall provide one space with minimum horizontal dimensions of 12 feet by 35 feet by 14 feet in height for the parking of commercial vehicles while they are being loaded or unloaded. Such space shall have convenient access to a public street, shall not be used for customer or employee parking and shall not be considered as part of any required off-street parking area.
B. 
Industrial buildings, shopping plazas, storage warehouses, furniture, appliance and department stores and hospitals shall provide one additional space, as described above, for each 20,000 square feet of gross floor area.
C. 
Office buildings, apartment buildings or hotels over three stories in height shall provide one additional space for each 40,000 square feet of gross floor area (not including the area of unfinished basements or cellars).
Off-street parking spaces shall be provided as follows:
Type of Use
Required Number of Parking Spaces
Dwellings
Single-family dwellings
2 for each dwelling unit
All other dwellings
1.5 for each dwelling unit
Accessory uses to dwellings
Offices for the treatment of humans
5 for each office
Other offices
2 for each office
Bed-and-breakfast establishment
[Added 12-16-2002]
2 for primary dwelling, plus 1 for each guest room
Institutional uses
Hospitals
1.5 for each bed
All other institutional uses
1 for each 5 beds
Places of assembly
Elementary and middle schools
2 for each classroom, plus 1 for every 5 auditorium seats
High schools
5 for each classroom, plus 1 for every 5 auditorium seats
Colleges or universities
10 for each classroom, plus 1 for every 5 auditorium seats
Churches
1 for each 5 seats
Auditoriums, theaters, stadiums or arenas
1 for each 5 seats
Libraries, museums or art galleries
1 for each 300 square feet of gross floor area
Bowling alleys
8 per alley
Dance halls or studios
1 for each 100 square feet of gross floor area
Skating rinks
1 for each 100 square feet of gross floor area
All other places of public assembly
1 for each 100 square feet of gross floor area
Eating and drinking establishments
Restaurants
1 for each 3 seats, except where no seats are provided, 3 for each 50 square feet of gross floor area
Night clubs, bars or
1 for each 200 square
Taverns
feet of gross floor area
Clubs or lodges
1 for each 100 square feet of gross floor area
Other business uses
Mortuaries or funeral parlors
15 for each parlor
Beauty salon or barber shop
1.5 for each chair or work station
Furniture, floor covering or appliance stores
1 for each 700 square feet of gross floor area
Custom shops or wholesale businesses
1 for each 700 square feet of gross floor area
New or used car sales
1 for each 700 square feet of sales area within a building, but not fewer than 5 for customer parking and 1 for each 2 employees. Such spaces shall be clearly marked shall not be used for the parking of unregistered motor vehicles
Gasoline stations or repair garages
3 for each service bay
Food stores, shopping centers
1 for each 300 square feet of gross floor area
Individual retail stores or service establishments
1 for each 300 square feet of gross floor area
Doctor, dentist or real estate offices
1 for each 500 square feet of gross floor area plus 3 for each office
Other businesses, professional offices or banks
1 for each 350 square feet of gross floor area
Hotels, motels or lodging houses
1 for each unit of accommodation
Manufacturing or industrial uses
1 for each 500 square feet of gross floor area
Warehousing
1 for each 2,500 square feet of gross floor area
All other principal uses
1 for each 350 square feet of gross floor area
A. 
All automotive use areas shall be surfaced with a durable and dustless material.
B. 
For all structures with a residential use, off-street parking areas (not including driveways) for noncommercial vehicles shall be restricted to rear yards.
C. 
For all structures with a residential use, parking in any front yard shall be restricted to a driveway, provided that no such driveway shall be located in the area which extends from the primary residential structure to the exterior property line. Should the primary residential structure include an attached garage, such driveway shall be restricted to the area which extends from the garage to the exterior property line.
D. 
All driveways shall be perpendicular to the street of access.
A. 
No automotive use area shall be used for auto wrecking or the storage of wrecked, partially dismantled or junked vehicles or equipment or for the storage of motor vehicles which do not qualify for New York State motor vehicle registration.
B. 
All required off-street parking areas shall be unobstructed and free of other uses.
A. 
No off-street parking shall be required for uses accessory to any institutional use specified in § 300-0506 or for accessory restaurants used primarily for students, patients, tenants or employees occupying principal buildings.
B. 
In the case of accessory retail sales, boat berths or restaurants, the parking requirement for either the accessory use or the principal use, whichever requirement is less, may be reduced by 50%.
C. 
Except as otherwise provided, where any building or lot is occupied by two or more uses having different parking requirements, the parking requirement for each use shall be computed separately to determine the total off-street parking requirement.
D. 
In the case of a church and school on the same lot, the lesser parking requirement shall be waived.
All drive-through facilities shall provide adequate on-site maneuvering and circulation areas so as to ensure that stacking of vehicles does not impede traffic on abutting streets. All proposed drive-through facilities shall meet the following minimum standards:
A. 
Gasoline pumps. A minimum of 36 feet of stacking lane is required between a curb cut and the nearest gasoline pump.
B. 
Other drive-through facilities.
(1) 
Primary facilities. A minimum of 60 feet for a single stacking lane or 40 feet per lane when there is more than one stacking lane is required for all other drive-through facilities.
(2) 
Accessory facilities. A stacking lane is not required for accessory facilities where vehicles do not routinely stack up while waiting for service. Examples are window washing, air compressor, and vacuum-cleaning stations.
C. 
Stacking lane design and layout. A stacking lane is measured from the property line behind the curb cut to the services area. Stacking lanes do not have to be linear. Stacking lanes shall be designed so that they do not interfere with parking and vehicle circulation.
D. 
Stacking lanes identified. All stacking lanes shall be clearly identified through the use of means such as striping, landscaping, signs and bollards.
[Added 11-24-2025 by L.L. No. 2-2025]
A. 
Definitions. For the purposes of this section:
CONDITION ASSESSMENT
Means an on-site inspection and evaluation of a parking garage for evidence of deterioration of any structural element or building component of such parking garage, evidence of the existence of any unsafe condition in such parking garage, and evidence indicating that such parking garage is an unsafe structure.
DETERIORATION
Means the weakening, disintegration, corrosion, rust, or decay of any structural element or building component, or any other loss of effectiveness of a structural element or building component.
PARKING GARAGE
Means any building or structure, or part thereof, in which all or any part of any structural level or levels is used for parking or storage of motor vehicles, excluding:
(1) 
Buildings in which the only level used for parking or storage of motor vehicles is on grade;
(2) 
An attached or accessory structure providing parking exclusively for a detached one- or two-family dwelling; and
(3) 
A townhouse unit with attached parking exclusively for such unit.
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER
Means an individual who is licensed or otherwise authorized under Article 145 of the Education Law to practice the profession of engineering in the State of New York and who has at least three years of experience performing structural evaluations.
RESPONSIBLE PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER
Means the professional engineer who performs a condition assessment, or under whose supervision a condition assessment is performed, and who seals and signs the condition assessment report. The use of the term "responsible professional engineer" shall not be construed as limiting the professional responsibility or liability of any professional engineer, or of any other licensed professional, who participates in the preparation of a condition assessment without being the responsible professional engineer for such condition assessment.
UNSAFE CONDITION
Includes the conditions identified as "unsafe" in Section 304.1.1, Section 305.1.1, and Section 306.1.1 of the PMCNYS.
UNSAFE STRUCTURE
Means a structure that is so damaged, decayed, dilapidated, or structurally unsafe, or is of such faulty construction or unstable foundation, that partial or complete collapse is possible.
B. 
Condition assessments — general requirements. The owner operator of each parking garage shall cause such parking garage to undergo an initial condition assessment, periodic condition assessments and such additional condition assessments as may be required. Each condition assessment shall be conducted by or under the direct supervision of a professional engineer. A written report of each condition assessment shall be prepared, and provided to the City of Jamestown in accordance with the requirements of the following subsections. Before performing a condition assessment (other than the initial condition assessment) of a parking garage, the responsible professional engineer for such condition assessment shall review all available previous condition assessment reports for such parking garage.
(1) 
Initial condition assessment. Each parking garage shall undergo an initial condition assessment as follows:
(a) 
Parking garages constructed on or after August 29, 2018, shall undergo an initial condition assessment following construction and prior to a certificate of occupancy or certificate of compliance being issued for the structure.
(b) 
Parking garages constructed prior to August 29, 2018, shall undergo an initial condition assessment as follows:
[1] 
If originally constructed prior to January 1, 1984, then prior to October 1, 2019;
[2] 
If originally constructed between January 1, 1984 and December 31, 2002, then prior to October 1, 2020; and
[3] 
If originally constructed between January 1, 2003 and August 28, 2018, then prior to October 1, 2021.
(c) 
Any parking garage constructed prior to the effective date of this provision that has not undergone an initial condition assessment prior to that effective date shall undergo an initial condition assessment prior to six months after the effective date of this section.
(2) 
Periodic condition assessments. Following the initial condition assessment of a parking garage, such parking garage shall undergo periodic condition assessments at intervals not to exceed three years.
(3) 
Additional condition assessments.
(a) 
If the latest condition assessment report for a parking garage includes a recommendation by the responsible professional engineer that an additional condition assessment of such parking garage, or any portion of such parking garage, be performed before the date by which the next periodic condition assessment would be required, the owner or operator of such parking garage shall cause such parking garage (or, if applicable, the portion of such parking garage identified by the responsible professional engineer) to undergo an additional condition assessment no later than the date recommended in such condition assessment report.
(b) 
If the City becomes aware of any new or increased deterioration which, in the judgment of the City, indicates that an additional condition assessment of the entire parking garage, or of the portion of the parking garage affected by such new or increased deterioration, should be performed before the date by which the next periodic condition assessment would be required, the owner or operator of such parking garage shall cause such parking garage (or, if applicable, the portion of the parking garage affected by such new or increased deterioration) to undergo an additional condition assessment no later than the date determined by the City to be appropriate.
(c) 
Condition assessment reports. The responsible professional engineer shall prepare, or directly supervise the preparation of, a written report of each condition assessment, and shall submit such condition assessment report to the City within six months, or sooner as determined by the Code Enforcement Officer. Such condition assessment report shall be sealed and signed by the responsible professional engineer, and shall include:
[1] 
An evaluation and description of the extent of deterioration and conditions that cause deterioration that could result in an unsafe condition or unsafe structure;
[2] 
An evaluation and description of the extent of deterioration and conditions that cause deterioration that, in the opinion of the responsible professional engineer, should be remedied immediately to prevent an unsafe condition or unsafe structure;
[3] 
An evaluation and description of the unsafe conditions;
[4] 
An evaluation and description of the problems associated with the deterioration, conditions that cause deterioration, and unsafe conditions;
[5] 
An evaluation and description of the corrective options available, including the recommended timeframe for remedying the deterioration, conditions that cause deterioration, and unsafe conditions;
[6] 
An evaluation and description of the risks associated with not addressing the deterioration, conditions that cause deterioration, and unsafe conditions;
[7] 
The responsible professional engineer's recommendation regarding preventative maintenance;
[8] 
Except in the case of the report of the initial condition assessment, the responsible professional engineer's attestation that he or she reviewed all previously prepared condition assessment reports available for such parking garage, and considered the information in the previously prepared reports while performing the current condition assessment and while preparing the current report; and
[9] 
The responsible professional engineer's recommendation regarding the time within which the next condition assessment of the parking garage or portion thereof should be performed. In making the recommendation regarding the time within which the next condition assessment of the parking garage or portion thereof should be performed, the responsible professional engineer shall consider the parking garage's age, maintenance history, structural condition, construction materials, frequency and intensity of use, location, exposure to the elements, and any other factors deemed relevant by the responsible professional engineer in their professional judgment.
(4) 
Review condition assessment reports. The City shall take such enforcement action or actions in response to the information in such condition assessment report as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the public from the hazards that may result from the conditions described in such report. In particular, but not by way of limitation, the City shall, by Order to Remedy or such other means of enforcement as the City may deem appropriate, require the owner or operator of the parking garage to repair or otherwise remedy all deterioration, all conditions that cause deterioration, and all unsafe conditions identified in such condition assessment report pursuant to this chapter. All repairs and remedies shall comply with the applicable provisions of the Uniform Code. This section shall not limit or impair the right of the City to take any other enforcement action, including but not limited to suspension or revocation of a parking garage's operating permit, as may be necessary or appropriate in response to the information in a condition assessment report.
(5) 
The City shall retain all condition assessment reports for the life of the parking garage. Upon request by a professional engineer who has been engaged to perform a condition assessment of a parking garage, and who provides the City with a written statement attesting to the fact that he or she has been so engaged, the City shall make the previously prepared condition assessment reports for such parking garage (or copies of such reports) available to such professional engineer. The City shall be permitted to require the owner or operator of the subject parking garage to pay all costs and expenses associated with making such previously prepared condition assessment reports (or copies thereof) available to the professional engineer.
C. 
This section shall not limit or impair the right or the obligation of the City:
(1) 
To perform such construction inspections as are required by § 215-50 (Construction Inspections);
(2) 
To perform such periodic fire safety and property maintenance inspections as are required by § 215-57 (Fire Safety and Property Maintenance Inspections) and/or
(3) 
To take such enforcement action or actions as may be necessary or appropriate to respond to any condition that comes to the attention of the City by means of its own inspections or observations, by means of a complaint, or by any other means other than a condition assessment or a report of a condition assessment.