§ 190-76. General provisions.
Off-street parking and truck loading spaces shall be provided and kept available as an accessory use to all permitted and special exception uses of buildings, structures and lots in amounts not less than those specified in this article.
§ 190-77. Location of parking areas.
In all residential districts, parking areas shall be provided only in the side or rear lot areas. Parking in all nonresidential districts shall be in accordance with Article IX of this chapter; provided, however, in a General Commercial District, a parking area located in the front lot area shall be set back a minimum of 40 feet from the front lot line. The forty-foot area between the front lot line and the parking area shall be known as a green area and shall be planted with grass, trees and shrubs or plants to provide screening of the parking area. The parking area located in the front lot area shall consist of only one row of parking spaces and a necessary aisle.
§ 190-78. Buffers and screening.
A. The visual impact of parking areas upon Village character will be reduced through landscaped buffers whose width at the roadside edge shall be based upon the length of the parking area exposed to the street (but which shall in no case be less than six feet in width).
B. In nonresidence districts, parking lots containing 10 or more spaces shall be planted with at least one tree per eight spaces, no smaller than two inch caliper (trunk diameter at four feet height), each tree being surrounded by no less than 40 square feet of permeable, unpaved area.
C. In nonresidence districts, parking areas must also be screened along lot lines bordering institutional or residential uses. Screening shall consist of a landscaped area at least six feet wide, densely planted with a mixture of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs and shall create an effective visual barrier. All trees shall be a minimum of two inch caliper (trunk diameter) when planted. Native trees and shrubs shall be planted wherever possible in order to capture the spirit of the locale through indigenous species (such as lilac, viburnum, day lilies, ferns, red-twig dogwood, oak, maple, sycamore, linden, hawthorne, birch, shadbush, etc.).
D. In instances where healthy plant material exists on a site prior to its development, in part or in whole, for purposes of off-street parking or other vehicular use areas, the Planning Board may adjust the application of the above-mentioned standards to allow credit for such plant material if, in its opinion, such an adjustment is in keeping with and will preserve the intent of these standards.
§ 190-79. Determination of parking requirements.
A. The requirement for a single use (e.g. a one-family dwelling or a retail store) shall be
determined directly from the schedule of such requirements which is a part of this article.
B. In the event that several uses occupy a single structure or parcel of land, the total requirements for off-street parking shall be the sum of the requirements of the several uses computed separately. If a portion of the floor area, not less than 100 contiguous square feet, in a retail store will be used exclusively for storage of merchandise which is not being displayed for sale, such space may be deducted in computing parking requirements, but the owner shall not thereafter use the space for any other purpose without furnishing additional off-street parking as required by this article. [Amended 8-17-1992 by L.L. No. 9-1992]
C. When the required number of spaces is determined to result in a fraction, it shall be increased to the next highest whole number.
D. If the use is not specifically listed in the schedule of such requirements, the requirement shall be the same as for the most similar listed use.
E. A garage or carport may be used to meet the requirements of this section. A driveway may only be used to meet the requirements of this section where it serves a single- or two-family dwelling.
F. Uses which require approval pursuant to the special exception use procedure set forth in Article XIII may be required to provide off-street parking spaces in excess of the requirements of this section, as is indicated in Article XIII.
G. The off-street parking requirements of two or more uses, structures or parcels of land may be satisfied by the same parking or loading space used jointly to the extent that it can be shown by the owners or operators of the uses, structures or parcels that their operations and parking needs do not overlap in any point of time. If the uses, structures or parcels are under separate ownership, the right to joint use of the parking space must be evidenced by a deed, lease or other appropriate written document to establish the joint use. [Added 2-12-1991 by L.L. No. 2-1991; amended 8-17-1992 by L.L. No. 9-1992]
H. Off-street parking spaces for dwellings shall be located on the lot with the dwelling. Other required parking spaces shall be located on the same parcel or on another parcel not farther than 500 feet from the building or use they are intended to serve, measured in a straight line from the building. The burden of proving the existence of such off-premises parking arrangements rests upon the person who has the responsibility of providing parking. [Added 8-17-1992 by L.L. No. 9-1992]
I. Required parking space shall be available for the parking of operable passenger automobiles of residents, customers, patrons and employees only, and shall not be used for the storage of vehicles or materials or for the parking of trucks used in conducting the business or use. [Added 8-17-1992 by L.L. No. 9-1992]
§ 190-80. Schedule of off-street parking requirements.
Off-street parking space requirements are as follows:
Residential uses
Single- and two-family dwellings |
2 per dwelling unit |
Multiple dwellings |
2 per dwelling unit |
Residential membership clubs or fraternities |
1 per residence unit, plus 1 per each 2 |
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employees on the premises at 1 time |
Accessory apartments |
2 per accessory apartment |
Senior citizen housing |
1 per dwelling unit |
Non-Residential uses
Auditoriums, church convention halls, gymnasiums, stadiums, theaters, studios or other places of public assembly not otherwise classified |
1 per 3 permanent seats, or 1 per each 40 sq. ft. of seating area where fixed seating is not provided. |
Banks and savings and loan associations |
1 per 250 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Bed-and-breakfasts |
1 per guest room |
Bowling alleys |
4 per alley |
Drive-in facilities or outdoor sales lots |
1 per each 600 sq. ft. of lot area |
Drive-through facilities |
5 waiting spaces per drive-through lane |
Filling Stations, parking garages or repair garage |
Sufficient parking spaces for all vehicles stored or being serviced at any 1 period of time, plus a min. of 5 additional spaces. |
Home occupations, home professional offices |
2 for the first 150 sq. ft. of area given over to the component of the land use, plus 1 for each additional 150 sq. ft. or fraction thereof, but in no case less than 2 spaces. |
Hotels, motels |
1 per guest bedroom plus 1 per each 2 employees on the premises at one time. |
Manufacturing or industrial establishments, research institutes or laboratory |
Parking area equivalent to the total ground coverage of the use, with a min. of 2 improved spaces per 3 employees on the premises at one time, but in no case less than 2 spaces. |
Nursery schools or day-care center |
1 parking space per teacher/employee on the largest shift, plus one off-street automobile waiting space for six students. |
Nursing homes |
1 per each 2 beds, plus 1 per each 2 employees on the premises at one time. |
Offices, office buildings |
1 per 250 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Restaurants, clubs |
1 per 4 permanent seats or the floor area equivalent. |
Retail stores, personal service stores |
1 per 200 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Shops for custom work |
1 per 150 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Veterinary offices |
3 per doctor and 1 per employee on the largest shift. |
§ 190-82. Schedule of loading requirements
Every building or structure or lot used for nonresidential purposes shall be provided with off-street truck loading spaces in accordance with the following schedule:
Floor Area (sq. ft.) Number of Spaces
Under 25,000 1
25,000 to 39,999 2
40,000 or more Additional spaces as determined by site plan process
§ 190-82. Rental of private parking spaces.
Not more than two parking spaces per dwelling unit may be rented to persons living off the premises in the case of a one- or two-family dwelling use; nor more than one parking space per each two dwelling units may be rented to persons living off the premises in the case of any other residence use.
§ 190-83. Commercial vehicles in residential districts.
One commercial vehicle may be housed or parked on a residential property; provided that such vehicle shall not exceed a gross motor vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or 25 feet in length; and further provided that it shall be housed or parked inside a garage building.
§ 190-84. Accessory vehicles. [Added 2-12-1991 by L.L. No. 2-1991]
No accessory vehicle shall be parked or stored on a lot in any residential district, except in the rear portion of said lot behind the rear line of the dwelling located upon said lot.
§ 190-85. Access drives.
A. Parking garages, public parking areas, filling stations and repair garages may have separate or combined entrances and exits.
B. Every separate entrance or exit driveway shall have a minimum unobstructed width of 10 feet. Every combined entrance and exit driveway shall have a minimum unobstructed width of 20 feet. Parking areas with 20 spaces or more shall have at least two separate ten-foot driveways.
C. The intersection of an exit or combined exit and entrance driveway of a public parking area with the public street shall have the same corner clearance as prescribed for intersecting streets in § 190-54.
§ 190-86. Design requirements.
A. All accessory off-street parking and truck loading areas shall be located in accordance with the provisions of § 190-46.
B. The physical improvements of off-street parking and truck loading areas shall include:
- (1) Curbs, paving, sidewalks and drainage facilities complying with the standards
established in municipal ordinances, regulations or specifications.
- (2) Adequate lighting in public parking areas to assure the general safety and convenience of the public.
- (3) Appropriate screening for the protection of adjacent properties, particularly along district boundary lines as provided in § 190-50.
C. All aisles within parking areas shall have a minimum width of 24 feet when the parking spaces are at a 90° angle with the aisle; 18 feet when the parking spaces are at 60°; and 12 feet when the parking spaces are at 45°.
D. Aisles and turning areas shall have adequate radii to assure ease of mobility, ample clearance and convenient access and egress.
E. Center-line gradients of aisles shall not exceed 8%.
F. Accessory off-street parking areas shall be marked off into parking spaces with a minimum width of nine feet and a minimum length of 18 feet; or, in the case of parking spaces for trucks or special equipment, parking spaces of a minimum size to be determined by the municipality based on the nature of the parked vehicles.
G. An accessory off-street truck loading spaces shall have a minimum width of 12 feet, a minimum length of 50 feet and a minimum clear height of 14 feet. The related aisle shall have the same minimum clear height. [Amended 7-24-1972]
§ 190-87. Exemptions and waivers.
A. The provisions of this Article shall not apply to any building or structure or lot lawfully in use at the effective date of this Article, whether continued as a permitted use or as a legal nonconforming use, or thereafter converted or changed without enlargement to a different lawful use having the same parking and truck loading requirements.
B. Within an established municipal parking district where the municipality has, as a matter of public policy, the responsibility for providing adequate off-street parking facilities for all uses in the district, the off-street parking space requirements stipulated in this Article shall be automatically waived.
C. The Board of Appeals, subject to the applicable provisions of § 190-131E may waive the requirements, in whole or in part, for the off-street parking or truck loading spaces stipulated in this Article.
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