A.
Parking spaces. The following off-street parking provisions
shall constitute the minimum space required for the following buildings
and uses hereafter erected, converted or otherwise established in
any district.
(1)
One-family detached dwelling, two-family dwelling
and mobile home on an individual lot: two off-street parking spaces
for each dwelling unit.
(2)
Multiple-family dwelling, condominium and mobile home
in a mobile home park: 1 1/2 parking spaces for each dwelling
unit.
(3)
Motel, hotel or bed-and-breakfast facility: one off-street
parking space for each rented room or suite, plus one additional space
for each full-time employee on the premises at one time.
(4)
Eating or drinking establishments: one off-street
parking space for each 50 square feet of floor area devoted to customer
uses, plus one additional space for each full-time employee on the
premises at one time.
(5)
Church, library, fire station, theater and auditorium:
one off-street parking space for every four seats provided for patrons,
customers, members or guests, plus one additional space for each full-time
employee on the premises at one time.
(6)
Retail and office uses: one off-street parking space
for each 100 square feet of gross floor area.
(7)
Hospitals: one off-street parking space for each patient
or resident (excluding bassinets) plus one space for each full-time
employee on the premises at one time. However, hospitals, sanitariums
or convalescent homes providing primarily long-term custodial care
for patients need not provide more than one space for each four patient
beds.
(8)
Industrial: one parking space for each employee on
the premises at one time.
(9)
Home occupation: two off-street parking spaces in
addition to the requirements for the dwelling.
(10)
Drive-in stand: one off-street parking space
for each 100 square feet of area occupied by the stand, but in no
case fewer than three such spaces.
(11)
Agricultural tourism and seasonal agricultural uses:
[Added 4-8-2013 by L.L. No. 1-2013]
(a)
For agricultural tourism and seasonal agriculturally related uses,
one space for every 200 square feet of retail area and one space for
every 500 square feet of outdoor related activities such as agricultural
mazes, petting farms, outdoor play equipment, etc.
(b)
For agricultural tourism uses permitted by right, parking facilities
may be located on a grass or gravel area.
(c)
For agricultural tourism uses permitted by special use, permit parking
may be either gravel or paved as determined by the Planning Board
based on applicant estimates for parking and the intensity of the
use. Overflow parking areas may be required by the Planning Board
to accommodate peak demand.
(d)
All parking areas shall be located in such a manner to avoid traffic
hazards associated with entering and exiting the public roadway.
(e)
Unpaved parking areas shall not be located in required side and rear
parking setback areas. Paved parking areas must meet all design, landscape
screening and setback requirements set forth in this chapter.
B.
Loading and unloading space. Off-street loading and
unloading space, sufficient to accommodate the maximum demand generated
by the use of the lot, shall be provided on any lot on which a building
for commercial or industrial use is hereafter erected or substantially
altered. All off-street loading or unloading spaces shall have an
all-weather surface to provide safe and convenient access and use
during all seasons.
The provisions of this article shall not apply
to the existing uses, subject to the following exceptions:
All parking facilities shall be located on the
same property as the principal use within the required setbacks of
the applicable district.
A.
For the nonresidential uses enumerated in only the
C-I and S-D Districts, up to 50% of the required number of parking
spaces for a principal use may be located on a different property
upon issuance of a site plan approval by the Zoning Board of Appeals.
B.
Findings for off-premises parking:
(1)
It is impractical to provide the required number of
parking spaces on the same lot with the principal structure.
(2)
Documentation satisfactory to the Zoning Board of
Appeals shows that the required spaces will be provided in a permanent
and accessible manner.
(3)
The off-premises parking area is within 500 feet of
the principal property, is within the same or less restricted zoned
district and complies with the setback requirements of the applicable
district.
(4)
A safe means of pedestrian access between the off-premises
parking area and the principal property is available.
A.
No parking facilities shall be allowed in the required
front yard setback on any property in the R and A-R Districts except
for access driveways.
B.
Parking facilities shall be allowed in the required
front yard setback on any property in the C-I District.
C.
On corner lots, no parking facilities shall be allowed
within the required side yard contiguous to a public right-of-way,
except for access driveways.
Each parking space or stall shall have a minimum
width of 10 feet and a minimum length of 20 feet and have direct access
to a maneuvering area, aisle or access driveway.
Each parking facility shall provide an area
so that parking maneuvers can be accomplished without encroaching
upon a public right-of-way, walkway or landscaped area.
Each parking space shall have an all-weather
surface to provide safe and convenient access and use during all seasons.
A.
Access driveways from the public right-of-way to the
parking area shall be a minimum of 10 feet in width for one-way traffic
and 20 feet in width for two-way traffic.
B.
Driveways which form the maneuvering aisle or area
for contiguous parking spaces must provide a maneuvering area of 24
feet in width for two-way traffic and 15 feet in width for one-way
traffic.
Two or more establishments may join in meeting
the requirements of this article, provided that the total area for
parking is the sum of the individual requirements.
A.
Accessways to parking and loading areas shall be provided
as follows:
(1)
No vehicular accessway shall exceed 35 feet in width
at the street line, except as increased by necessary curb radii.
(2)
Accessways shall enter a public road at not less than
a sixty-degree acute angle to the public road center line.
(3)
For the purpose of servicing any property held under
single and separate ownership, entrance and exit drives crossing the
street line shall be limited to two along the frontage of any single
street, and their center lines shall be spaced at least 100 feet apart.
On all corner lots there shall be a minimum distance of 60 feet, measured
at the lot line, between the center line of any entrance or exit drive
and the center line of the street parallel to said access drive.
B.
Parking and loading facilities shall be set back not
less than 12 feet from any property or street line and physically
separated from lot lines and each adjacent street by a curb, planting
strip or other suitable barrier against unchanneled motor vehicle
movement except where exit and entrance drives cross lot lines.
C.
All illumination on parking lots shall be shielded
so as not to produce a strong dazzling light upon abutting properties.
D.
Off-street parking facilities existing at the effective
date of this chapter shall not subsequently be reduced to an amount
less than that required under this chapter for a similar new building
or new use. Off-street parking facilities provided to comply with
the provisions of this chapter shall not subsequently be reduced below
the requirements of this chapter.
