Provision for adequate off-street parking and
loading facilities is essential to the commercial prosperity, enhancement
of residential land value and as an efficient means of alleviating
traffic congestion within a community. It is for this purpose that
any structure or use, erected or constructed after the passage of
this chapter, is required to provide off-street parking and loading
facilities in accordance with the following regulations.
Requirements. For the purposes of this chapter,
in all instances the minimum size of a parking space shall be 270
square feet and may include access, egress and circulation.
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Use
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Number of Required Parking Spaces
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Residential dwellings
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2 per dwelling unit on the same lot with the
main building
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Churches, theaters, restaurants and other places
of public assembly
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1 for every 3 seats or for every 3 persons of
capacity, plus 1 for each 2 employees
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Civic, social, fraternal, golf, country and
similar clubs
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1 for each 3 members, plus 1 for each 2 employees
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Funeral homes and mortuaries
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1 for each 3 seats, plus 1 for each employee
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Tourist courts, motor inns or hotels, motels
and lodging or boardinghouse
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1 per dwelling unit or room for rent, plus 1
for each 2 employees
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Retail and service establishments
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1 for every 90 square feet of floor area devoted
to sales, plus 1 for every 2 employees
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Home occupations and professional offices or
studios
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1 for each 90 square feet of floor area, plus
1 for each dwelling unit for permanent occupancy
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Public and private elementary and junior high
schools
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2 for each classroom, plus 1 for each employee
or staff member other than teachers
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Public and private senior high schools
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12 for each classroom, plus 1 for each employee
or staff member other than teachers
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Industrial and wholesale establishments
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2 for every 3 employees and 1 for each truck
operated by the concern
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Each parking space shall have a minimum width
of nine feet and a minimum length of 20 feet and shall be served by
suitable aisles to permit access and automobile maneuverability into
all parking spaces. Total parking area must provide a minimum of 270
square feet per parking space, including access, egress and circulation.
All off-street parking facilities required under
this chapter shall be constructed on or adjacent to the site of the
main use or on a lot directly across an adjoining street from the
main use.
Joint use of off-street parking space shall
be permitted if the total of such spaces is not less than the sum
of the requirements for the various individual uses separately computed
in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
Off-street parking lots of more than five motor
vehicles' capacity shall conform to the following standards:
A.
The area shall be paved, drained and lighted and shall
be provided with bumper guards.
B.
Where such area adjoins or lies within a residential
zone, a compact evergreen screen of not less than 5 1/2 feet
in height shall be erected and maintained between such area and the
adjoining residential zone.
C.
Off-street parking areas located in commercial zones
shall provide a planting strip at least six feet wide between the
parking area and the street.
D.
Lighting fixtures used to illuminate the parking area
shall be so arranged as to reflect away from the adjoining residential
areas and away from adjacent traffic arteries.
Parking or storage of commercial vehicles of
over 1.5 tons of capacity and of commercial or house trailers shall
not be permitted in the residential zone.
All commercial and industrial structures, erected after the adoption of this chapter, shall provide adequate off-street loading facilities. Plans and specifications for such loading facilities shall be submitted to the Zoning Inspector at the time of application for the zoning certificate for the main use. Where a loading facility is adjacent to a residential zone, the restrictions contained in §§ 350-36, 350-37 and 350-38 of this article shall apply. Such a loading facility shall be sufficient in size to eliminate the projection of vehicles into a street right-of-way.
