Alden Town City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VIII
Off-Street Parking
§ 365-53 General provisions.
A.
Off-street parking, loading and stacking facilities as hereinafter specified, shall be provided as a condition precedent to the occupancy of all buildings:
(1)
Whenever a new building is constructed or a new use established.
(2)
Whenever an existing building is altered and there is an increase in the number of building units, seating capacity or floor area of the building.
(3)
Whenever an existing building is changed to more intensive use requiring more off-street parking, loading or stacking facilities.
B.
Continuation of facilities. Required off-street parking, loading and stacking facilities in existence on the effective date of this chapter shall be continued and maintained in operation and shall not be reduced below the requirements of this chapter during the period that the principle use is maintained.
C.
Units of measurement.
(1)
Employees. Whenever parking requirements are based on the number of employees, it shall mean the maximum number of employees on duty in the premises at one time or any two, successive shifts, whichever is greater.
(2)
Net floor area. The total floor area less permanent concourses, stair halls, lobbies, elevator shafts, areas permanently devoted to warehousing and rooms housing equipment servicing the entire building.
(3)
Seating capacity. The number of seating units installed or indicated on plans shall not be fewer than one unit per 15 square feet of floor area; where units are not indicated on the plan, it shall be assumed that seating units will be provided at a ratio of one for each 10 square feet of floor area.
(4)
Fractional requirements. When units of measurement used in computing the number of required off-street parking, loading and stacking spaces result in the requirement of a fractional space, the nearest whole number of off-street parking spaces shall be required.
§ 365-54 Minimum parking requirements.
[Amended 11-4-2019 by L.L. No. 3-2019]
Minimum parking requirements shall be as follows:
Type | Parking Spaces | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Dwellings | |||
Single-family or two-family dwellings | 2 for each dwelling unit | ||
Multifamily dwelling | 2 for each dwelling unit (not including any garage), and for every 10 units there shall be 3 additional parking spaces in a centrally located area to be used as overflow parking. | ||
Hotels, motels and tourist houses | 1 per guest room and conference unit, plus 1 per 6 seats for restaurant bar area | ||
Institutional uses | |||
Hospitals | 2 for each bed | ||
Sanatorium or convalescent homes | 1.5 for each 5 beds | ||
Homes for aged or orphanages | 1 for each 5 persons in residence | ||
Places of assembly | |||
Schools | 1 for each classroom plus 1 for each 5 seats in the auditorium or stadium, whichever is greater | ||
Churches, principal or accessory auditorium, theaters, stadiums or sports arenas | 1 for each 3 seats | ||
Libraries, museums or art galleries | 1 for each 300 square feet of gross floor area | ||
Bowling alleys | 6 per alley | ||
Dance halls or studios, skating rinks or other places of public amusement not otherwise specified | 1 for each 100 square feet of gross floor area | ||
Eating or drinking establishments, principal or accessory | |||
Drive-in type | 3 for each 25 square feet of gross floor area | ||
Other types | 2 for each 5 seats | ||
Clubs or lodges | 1 for each 100 square feet of floor area used for club or lodge purposes plus 1 for each sleeping room | ||
Mortuaries or funeral parlors | 10 for each parlor | ||
Permanent recreational uses, in addition to spaces required for areas devoted to uses specified above | |||
Ice-skating, roller rinks and curling clubs | 1 per 250 square feet of gross floor area devoted to activity | ||
Health and swimming clubs and spas | 1 per 50 square feet of gross floor area and pool area devoted to activity | ||
Tennis clubs | 3 per court | ||
Golf courses and driving ranges | 3 per hole, minimum 10 | ||
Conservation and gun clubs | Minimum of 10 spaces. If events of greater than 25 attendees are to be held, then 1 space for each 100 square feet of gross floor area and 1 space for each 200 square feet of gross outdoor event area. | ||
Business or industrial uses | |||
Furniture, floor covering or appliance stores; custom shops; wholesale businesses | 1 for each 700 square feet of gross floor area | ||
New or used car sales | 1 for each 700 square feet of sales area within a building, but not less than 5 for customer parking and 1 for each 2 employees. Such spaces shall be clearly marked and shall not be used for the parking of unregistered motor vehicles. | ||
Gasoline stations, public garages or repair garages, principal or accessory | 3 for each service bay | ||
Food stores | 1 for each 100 square feet of gross floor area | ||
Shopping centers or group of stores over 20,000 square feet of gross floor area | 5 for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area | ||
Individual retail stores | 1 for each 200 square feet of gross floor area | ||
Doctors, dentists or medical services | 1 for each 100 square feet of gross floor area | ||
Other business or professional offices; banks | 1 for each 200 square feet of gross floor area | ||
Manufacturing, storage or other industrial floor area | 1 for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area used for such purposes, but shall not be less than 1 for each 2 employees and need not be more than 1 for each 1.5 employees | ||
All other principal uses not above enumerated or excepted | 1 for each 250 square feet of gross floor area | ||
§ 365-55 Minimum stacking requirements.
In addition to minimum parking requirements established above, the following stacking areas shall be required. The size of each space shall be 20 feet in length and nine feet in width.
A.
Rapid car wash: 30 spaces for one stall plus 15 spaces for each additional stall.
B.
Coin car wash: five spaces per stall.
C.
Drive-in bank accessory to bank office: eight spaces per booth, customer facility or service window.
D.
Drive-in bank not accessory to bank office: 10 spaces per booth, customer facility or service window.
E.
Other drive-in facilities: five spaces per booth, customer facility or service window.
§ 365-56 Minimum loading requirements.
A.
Loading and unloading facilities shall be provided and maintained as long as such building is occupied or unless equivalent facilities are provided in conformance with the regulations of this section.
B.
Schedule of required loading facilities. Off-street loading spaces shall be provided as required herein for the following uses:
Use | Gross Floor Area of Single Enterprise Building or per Enterprise Within a Building (square feet) | Required Number of Spaces |
|---|---|---|
Retail stores and services, and types | Under 5,000 5,000 to 20,000 20,000 to 50,000 50,000 to 100,000 | 1 2 4 6 |
Printing, publishing, warehouses and storage establishments | Under 40,000 40,000 to 100,000 | 2 4 |
Manufacturing and processing of products | Under 20,000 20,000 to 40,000 Each additional 25,000 | 2 4 1 |
§ 365-57 Design regulations.
A.
Dimensions of required off-street parking areas shall be in accordance with the accompanying chart, Typical Parking Lot Layout (see Appendix).[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Appendix is included at the end of this chapter.
C.
Open off-street parking shall not be permitted within 10 feet of a street line.
D.
No (nonresidential) off-street parking shall be permitted within 10 feet of a lot in any R District.
§ 365-58 Location.
A.
Residential districts and uses. Enclosed or open parking facilities as required shall be provided on the same lot as the dwelling unit served.
[Amended 3-20-1997 by L.L. No. 1-1995]
B.
Business and industrial districts. In all business and industrial districts, off-street parking, loading and stacking facilities shall be provided on the same lot as the principle use or, with Town Board approval, on another lot zoned business or industrial, the nearest point of which shall be no greater than 250 feet from the nearest entrance of the building served.
§ 365-59 Modification of requirements.
[Amended 11-4-2019 by L.L. No. 3-2019]
A.
Variations. The Town Board, after receiving a recommendation from the Planning Board, may vary the parking, stacking and loading requirements of this article when it finds that, due to the nature of the particular use, the enumerated requirements will not be adequate or where the strict application of the requirements will result in an excess amount of facilities related to the particular use.
B.
Public parking facilities available. The parking spaces required herein may be modified by the Town Board after receiving a recommendation from the Planning Board where it finds that free parking areas or publicly owned parking areas are readily accessible and where land is not available for development of off-street parking as required herein or where public transportation is used extensively.
C.
Parking for single and mixed uses. A building occupied by one use shall provide the off-street parking spaces as required for the specific use. A building or group of buildings occupied by two or more uses, operating normally during the same hours, shall provide spaces for not less than the sum of the spaces required for each use. For large multiple developments of 200,000 square feet of gross floor area and over, a maximum reduction of one parking space per every 1,000 square feet of gross floor area or 20% of the total spaces required can be permitted. For the purposes of this subsection, a "multiple development" shall be defined as commercial or industrial establishments or enterprises, or combinations thereof, which are located in a single building or in two or more buildings, developed as part of a single integrated development.
D.
Joint use of parking facilities.
(1)
Churches, civic clubs, community centers, auditoriums, lodge halls, gymnasiums and stadiums may make arrangements with business establishments which normally have different hours of operation for sharing up to, but not more than, 50% of their requirements in nearby parking areas which are accessory to such business uses; provided, however, that where there is a sharing of facilities by different owners or tenants, there shall be an agreement covering a period of time as may be required by the Town Board, and provided further that should any of the uses be changed or the facilities discontinued, then the required spaces for the uses remaining shall be provided elsewhere as a condition precedent to the continued use of said building or buildings.
(2)
Where churches, civic clubs, community centers, auditoriums, lodge halls, gymnasiums and stadiums share parking facilities with nearby business establishments, such parking facilities shall be located within 250 feet from the property line of said use.