2-5(E) PARKING STANDARDS

Curb, gutter, sidewalk and adequate off-street parking, shall be required as part of any building, structure, and use established in all zones. 1. All off-street parking spaces shall be graded and graveled. 2. Off-street loading and unloading space shall be provided on the same lot for every building used for manufacturing, storage, warehousing, goods display, department store, grocery, hotel hospital, mortuary, laundry, dry-cleaning, or other use similarly involving the receipt or distribution by vehicle of materials or merchandise. Such space, unless otherwise adequately provided shall include a minimum ten (10') feet by twenty-five (25') feet loading space with a minimum fourteen (14') feet height clearance for every twenty thousand (20,000) square feet of floor space in the building or fraction thereof. 3. Driveways shall be no more than twenty (20') feet in width except when approved for large-scale developments. 4. On corner lots, no driveways shall be closer than fifteen (15') feet to the point of intersection of the front property line with the side property line, which abuts upon a street. 5. Where there is no existing curb, gutter or sidewalk, a curb gutter, sidewalk or and combination thereof may be required by the Town. 6. The Planning Commission may approve substitute parking locations and may reduce the amount of off-street parking required if: a. sufficient off-street parking is readily available within the vicinity: b. uses can share parking at different times of the day; and/or c. where acquisition of land for such use, is unnecessary, in order to carry out the spirit of this Ordinance. Parking Space requirements. Parking spaces shall be in accordance with requirements shown below; A. Required number of stalls. The off-street parking spaces required for each use permitted by this code shall not be less than that found in Table 2-5(E) below, provided that fractional spaces be computed as a whole space. Table 2-5(E) Off-Street Parking Schedule Use Number Of Parking Spaces Required Assembly 1 per 300 gross square feet Assisted Living/Rest Homes 1 per staff member plus 1 per 4 living units Dwelling Unit 2 per dwelling unit Recreation 1 per 100 gross square feet Hotel/Motel 1 per sleeping unit plus 1 per 500 square feet of common area Manufacturing 1 per 500 gross square feet Professional Office 1 per 200 gross square feet Restaurant 1 per 100 gross square feet Retail Commercial 1 per 200 gross square feet School 1 per 3.5 seats in assembly rooms plus 1 per faculty member Service Establishments 1 per 200 gross square feet Warehouse 1 per 500 gross square feet b. Combination of uses. Where there is a combination of uses on a lot, the required number of parking spaces shall be the sum of that found for each use. c. Location of lot. The parking spaces required by this code shall be provided on the same lot as the use or where the exclusive use of such is provided on another lot not more than 500 feet radially from the subject lot within the same or less-restrictive zoning district. d. Shared and on-street parking permitted. Uses shall be allowed to share parking, provided that there is sufficient parking spaces for each use during peak usage times. On-street parking spaces abutting the lot in which the use is located shall be permitted as part of the required offstreet parking spaces. e. Accessible spaces. Accessible parking spaces and passenger loading zones shall be provided in accordance with the building code. B. Parking Stall Dimension. Parking stall dimensions shall be in accordance with Sections 2-5(E)(B)(i) and 2-5(E)(B)(ii). i. Width. A minimum width of nine (9) feet shall be provided for each parking stall. Exceptions: a) Parallel parking stalls shall be permitted to be eight (8) feet wide. b) The width of a parking stall shall be increased ten (10) inches for obstructions located on either side of the stall within fourteen (14) feet of the access aisle. c) Accessible parking spaces shall be designed in accordance with adopted building codes. ii. Length. A minimum length of eighteen (18) feet shall be provided for each parking stall. Exceptions: a) Parallel parking stalls shall be a minimum of twenty-two (22) feet in length. C. Design of Parking Facilities. The design of parking facilities shall be in accordance with Sections 2-5(E)(C)(i) through 25(E)(C)(v) below. i. Driveway Width. Every parking facility shall be provided with one or more access driveways, the width of which shall be the following: a) Private driveways at least nine (9) feet in width. b) Commercial driveways: 1. Twelve (12) feet for one-way enter/exit. 2. Twenty-four (24) feet for two-way enter/exit. ii. Driveway and Ramp Slope. The maximum slope of any driveway or ramp shall not exceed 20 percent. Transition slopes in driveways and ramps shall be provided in accordance with the standards set by the building inspector and Town engineer. iii. Stall Access. Each required parking stall shall be individually and easily accessed. No automobile shall be required to back onto a public street or sidewalk to leave any parking stall when such stall serves three (3) or more dwelling units or uses other than residential uses. All portions of a public lot or garage shall be accessible to other portions thereof without requiring the use of a public street. iv. Striping. All parking stalls shall be striped. Exception: A private garage or parking area for the exclusive use of a single family dwelling. v. Lighting. All lights illuminating a parking area shall be designed and located so as to reflect away from any street or adjacent property.