A. Off-street parking, loading and unloading facilities shall be provided to lessen congestion in the streets. The facilities required herein shall be available throughout the hours of operation of the particular business or use for which such facilities are provided. As used herein, the term parking space includes either covered garage space or uncovered parking lot space located off the public right-of-way.
Parking spaces shall meet the following minimum dimensions:
|
Type of Parking Space |
Width (feet) |
Length (feet) |
|
Angle or 90 Degree |
9 |
18 |
|
Parallel |
8 |
22 |
|
Handicapped |
14* |
19 |
|
* One (1) of every eight (8) handicapped parking spaces shall be at least seventeen (17) feet wide for van access. A minimum of one van-accessible space is required. | ||
C. A garage or carport may be located wholly or partly inside the walls of the principal building or attached to the outer walls. If separated from the principal building, the garage shall conform to all accessory building requirements. The garage may be constructed under a yard or court. The space above an underground garage shall be deemed to be a part of the open space of the lot on which it is located.
D. If the number of off-street parking spaces required by this chapter cannot reasonably be provided on the same lot where the principal use associated with these parking spaces is located, then parking spaces may be located on a lot other than that containing the principal use as a conditional use pursuant to the provisions below. These off-site spaces are referred to in this section as satellite parking spaces.
1. All such satellite parking spaces (except spaces intended for employee use) must be located within five hundred (500) feet of the lot on which the principal use associated with such parking is located.
2. Walking paths to the use shall not cross streets except at designated crosswalks. No walking path to a principal use shall cross Route 19.
3. All such parking spaces must be located in a zoning district that permits the principal use.
4. An agreement must be executed between the owners of the uses sharing these parking spaces. If the agreement expires, each owner shall provide the required parking spaces for their principal use.
E. Surfacing. Off-street parking area requirements shall be as follows:
1. Parking areas that include lanes for drive-through windows or contain parking areas that are required to have more than ten (10) parking spaces and that are used regularly at least five (5) days per week shall be graded and surfaced with asphalt, concrete or other material that will provide equivalent protection against potholes, erosion and dust.
2. Parking areas that are not provided with the type of surface specified in Subsection A shall be graded and surfaced with crushed stone, gravel or other suitable material to provide a surface that is stable and will help to reduce dust and erosion. The perimeter of such parking areas shall be defined by bricks, stones, railroad ties or other similar devices. In addition, whenever such a parking area abuts a paved street, the driveway leading from such street to such area (or, if there is no driveway, the portion of the parking area that opens onto such streets) shall be paved as provided in Subsection A for a distance of fifteen (15) feet back from the edge of the paved street. This subsection shall not apply to single-family or two-family residences that are required to have only one (1) or two (2) parking spaces.
3. Parking spaces in areas surfaced in accordance with Subsection A shall be appropriately demarcated with painted lines or other markings. Parking spaces in areas surfaced in accordance with Subsection B shall be demarcated whenever practicable.
4. Parking areas shall be properly maintained in all respects. In particular, and without limiting the foregoing, parking area surfaces shall be kept in good condition (free from potholes, etc.) and parking space lines or markings shall be kept clearly visible and distinct.
5. Consideration should be given to providing for heavy vehicular use areas (i.e., maintenance, garbage collection, deliveries, etc.) whereby reinforced surfaces are used in the travel ways and areas of use by such vehicles to prevent surface/structural failure.
F. Width.
1. Aisles.
(a) The minimum width of aisles providing access to spaces, varying with the angle of the parking for parking lots shall be as follows:
|
Angle of Parking (Degrees) |
Minimum Aisle Width* (Feet) |
|
30° |
12 (1-way) |
|
45° |
12 (1-way) |
|
60° |
16 (1-way) |
|
90° |
24 (2-way) |
|
NOTES: *Minimum aisle width is based on use of one-way aisles for angle parking and two-way circulation with ninety-degree parking. | |
(b) Entrance and exit drives:
(i) A minimum of 10 feet and a maximum of 15 feet for one-way use only.
(ii) A minimum of 20 feet and a maximum of 30 feet for two-way use.
G. Parking areas shall be designed to permit each motor vehicle to proceed to and from the parking space provided for it without requiring the movement of any other motor vehicle. In no case shall parking areas be designed to require or encourage cars to back into a public street in order to leave the lot.
H. Off-street parking and loading space as required in this section shall be provided for all new buildings and structures and for additions to existing buildings or structures. The word addition," as used above, shall include any alteration intended to enlarge or increase capacity by adding or creating dwelling units, floor area or seats.
I. Existing off-street parking or loading facilities provided at the effective date of this chapter and actually being used at that time in connection with the operation of an existing use shall not be reduced below the minimum required in this chapter.
J. Except as provided in Sections 208-2501.C. and 208-2502.C of this Chapter, and except for interior alterations not affecting the use of a lot, when existing structures or uses not in conformity with the off-street parking requirements of this Article are expanded in floor area or over new lot area, increased in density or otherwise changed, the entire structure or use shall be brought into compliance with the off-street parking requirements of this Article
K. In the case of mixed uses, the total number of required parking or loading spaces shall be the sum of the required spaces for the various uses computed separately, except when the uses share parking facilities under the provisions of §208-1902 (B).
