Any building or use erected or initiated or
any building or use enlarged or extended shall, at the time of such
construction or initiation, enlargement or extension, as the case
may be, provide off-street parking space in accordance with the following
requirements.
[Amended 2-17-2011 by Ord. No. 2010-28; 4-8-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-4; 5-13-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-8]
Requirements for off-street parking are as follows:
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Uses
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Required Off-Street Parking1, 2, 3
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|---|---|
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Dwellings, three units or less, greater than 1,000 feet from
transit service
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Two car spaces for each dwelling unit
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Dwellings, four units or more, greater than 1,000 feet from
transit service
|
1,75 car spaces for each dwelling unit
|
|
Dwellings, four units or more, less than 1,000 feet from transit
service
|
1.5 car spaces for each dwelling unit
|
|
Hotels, motels and lodging houses
|
One car space per unit plus 5% for management and employees
|
|
Continuing care retirement community
|
One car space for every three beds plus 10% of those spaces
|
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Office uses
|
One car space for every 300 square feet of gross leasable area.
In a B-1 zone, the maximum number of parking spaces shall not exceed
four car spaces per 1,000 square feet
|
|
Retail and service business
|
Three car spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross leasable area.
In a B-1 zone, the maximum number of parking spaces shall not exceed
four car spaces per 1,000 square feet
|
|
Restaurants, theaters, and other places of public assembly
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One car space for every four seats or for every public assembly
four persons of occupancy
|
|
Industrial and wholesale use
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One car space for every two employees
|
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All other uses
|
Four car spaces per 1,000 square feet
|
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NOTES:
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1 In the event that the amount of
required car spaces results in a fraction, the required number of
spaces shall be rounded up to the next whole number.
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2 Parking spaces shall include the
required number under the RI State Building Code for Accessibility.
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3 Any office or retail business employing
100 or more employees on any single shift shall provide one electric
charging station for every 100 employees on said shift.
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Plans and specifications for the required parking
facility and its access drives shall be submitted at the time of application
for the zoning certificate for the principal use. In allotting space
for off-street parking facilities, each car space shall have a minimum
width of 8Â 1/2 feet, and a minimum length of 18 feet and shall
be served by suitable aisles to permit access to all car spaces. In
no case shall the gross area of the facility be less than 270 square
feet per car space.
Off-street parking facilities shall conform
to the following regulations:
A.Â
The area shall have a dust-free, hard surface and
shall be provided with bumper guards where needed.
B.Â
Where such area adjoins or lies within a residence
district, an opaque fence not less than four feet nor more than seven
feet in height or a double row compact evergreen screen not less than
four feet in height shall be erected and maintained between such area
and the adjoining residence district. The Building Inspector may require
the posting of a cash bond or other surety in sufficient amount to
ensure the installation or proper screening in conjunction with the
development of an off-street parking facility.
C.Â
Lighting fixtures used to illuminate the parking area
shall reflect the light away from adjoining property and away from
adjacent streets.
[Amended 4-8-2019 by Ord.
No. 2019-4; 5-13-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-8]
All parking facilities provided under this article must be constructed
on or adjacent to the site of the main use. In a B-1 zone no front
yard area shall be used for the required parking spaces of this article.
[Amended 10-11-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-1; 5-18-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-4]
In any residence district, the parking or storage
of commercial vehicles under 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight and/or
unaltered pickup trucks are allowed. Commercial vehicles over 10,000
pounds in gross vehicle weight shall not be permitted, except where
such parking or storage is directly related to and is accessory to
a permitted use or lawful nonconforming use on the premises.
The parking or storage of major recreation equipment
owned by the legal occupant, which includes travel trailers, pick-up
campers or coaches, motorized dwellings, tent trailers, boats, and
boat trailers, but does not include mobile homes, in residence districts,
must comply with the following regulations:
A.Â
No major recreation equipment, while parked or stored,
shall be used for living, sleeping or housekeeping purposes.
B.Â
No major recreation equipment shall be stored in any
front yard area.
C.Â
No major recreation equipment shall be stored out
of doors in residence districts unless it is in condition for safe
and effective performance of the function for which it was intended
or can be made so within a six-month period.
