Development of the parking and loading spaces required by this section is subject to the following general provisions and design standards:

(1)

There shall be provided, at the time of erection of any main building or structure or development of a site in its permitted use, the minimum number of off-street parking and loading spaces specified in the following subsections, within or without a structure. In calculating the spaces, any fractions shall be rounded to the nearest whole number.

(2)

Each individual parking space shall consist of an effective area of nine feet by 18 feet in dimension and shall be accessible to a public way, except for residential uses in Multifamily Urban Districts (MFU) containing five or more dwelling units. Such uses may develop tandem parking spaces but shall be limited to not more than two vehicles in depth.

(3)

Loading spaces shall have the following dimensions:

a.

Buildings having a gross floor area of 10,000 square feet or less: 25-foot length, 20-foot width;

b.

Buildings having a gross floor area of greater than 10,000 square feet: 50-foot length, ten-foot width. Each loading space shall have a vertical clearance of at least 14 feet. Required loading spaces shall not be counted as meeting part of the parking space requirements.

(4)

Interior driveways and ingress and egress points serving parking areas shall be at least 20 feet in width to allow safe and expeditious movement of vehicles. Ingress and egress points shall be separated wherever possible and so signed. Ingress and egress points for one-way vehicular movement only, may be reduced to not less than 14 feet for angle parking areas or 12 feet for perpendicular parking areas.

(5)

The required parking and/or loading spaces shall be provided on the same lot as the principal use, building or structure they are required to serve. For buildings other than dwellings, parking spaces may be located not more than 300 feet there from should practical difficulties prevent their provision on the same lot.

(6)

No required parking area or driveways servicing the same shall be used for the sale, repair, dismantling or servicing of any vehicle, equipment, material, supplies or merchandise.

(7)

On any residential property or in any residential district, outdoor off-street parking may include the parking or storage of not more than one unregistered or uninspected motor vehicle per lot. If a vehicle is both unregistered and uninspected, the vehicle must be stored within a building.

(8)

In any residential district, off-street parking may include not more than one commercial vehicle per lot.

(9)

In any residential district, no portion of the front yard space, other than the driveway, shall be utilized for off-street parking.

(10)

Any parking or loading space serving a business or industrial use which abuts the side or rear lot line of a lot in a residential district or use shall be screened from said lot by a tight evergreen shrub hedge or similar landscaping, a fence, a solid wall or a combination of two or more of the foregoing. The screen landscaping, wall or fence shall be at least six feet high and may be extended no closer than 15 feet from the street line.

(11)

Exterior lighting provided in any parking or loading area shall be arranged and shielded so that it is deflected away from adjacent properties used for residential purposes and from any public highway.

(12)

All uses containing over five parking and/or loading spaces shall either contain such spaces within structures or be subject to the following requirements:

a.

All access drives, parking, loading and service spaces shall be graded and surfaced with a solid paving material that is impermeable to water and so as to be dust free and properly drained. Materials which satisfy this criteria include but are not limited to: bituminous pavement, concrete, geotextiles and brick or cobblestone or other paving block provided that it is mortared.

b.

Parking and loading spaces shall be suitably marked by painted lines or other appropriate markings.

c.

A substantial bumper of concrete, masonry, steel or heavy timber or a curb of similar material or an earthen berm shall be placed at the head of each parking or loading stall that abuts a structure, rear or side setback or property line, sidewalk, street right-of-way, or landscaped area to prevent vehicles from rolling into such areas.

d.

Where, in nonresidential districts, parking is planned to occupy a portion of the required front yard area, parking shall not be placed nearer than ten feet from the street right-of-way line. The area between the parking area and the street right-of-way line shall be landscaped.

(13)

Parking and loading spaces shall be so arranged as not to require backing of vehicles onto any public street. No loading platforms or receiving doors shall be located on the street side of any retail store or other commercial building unless such platforms or receiving doors be located not less than 60 feet from the sideline of any street right-of-way lines.

(14)

No portion of any entrance or exit driveway serving a residential use or building shall be closer than 50 feet from the nearest public street intersection unless prevented by dimensional or physical difficulties. No portion of any entrance or exit driveway serving a commercial or industrial use of building shall be closer than 100 feet from the nearest public street intersection unless prevented by dimensional or physical difficulties.

(15)

On lots where one entrance and exit driveway or curb-cut is constructed, the curb-cut shall not exceed 32 feet in width. Where two or more driveways or curb-cuts are constructed, the curb cuts shall not exceed 20 feet in width. For automotive service stations, the curb cut widths may be increased to 32 feet for each driveway or access, but shall not exceed two driveways. These widths may be increased up to a maximum of 44 feet on arterial roads if required by the city engineering department or the state department of transportation.

(16)

A parking lot cluster containing more than 80 stalls shall contain landscaped areas within the perimeter of the overall lot, in the form of landscaped perimeter and islands.

(17)

For those developments subject to site plan review (division 2 of article XVI of this chapter) the relaxation of the requirements of this section shall be reviewed by the planning board.

(18)

Required off-street parking in the Form Based Code areas for lots which cannot provide their own parking because of location, lot size or existing development may be substituted by parking facilities which, in the public's interest may be provided for by the municipality or private parking resources. No such public or private off-street parking shall be considered as a substitute unless located within 1,000 feet of the principal building or use as measured along lines of public access.

(19)

In calculating the required number of off-street parking spaces, the gross leasable area shall be used.

(Ord. of 9-21-2009, § 4.1A; Ord. No. 0403212016, 4-4-2016; Ord. No. 11-03012021, §§ 39, 71, 3-15-2021)

A minimum number of off-street parking spaces shall be provided with each residential use permitted, erected, altered or changed, in accordance with the following standards:

(Ord. of 9-21-2009, § 4.1B; Ord. No. 28-06212021, 7-19-2021; Ord. No. 23-12022024, 1-6-2025)

Loading and unloading from a public street is prohibited except in permitted loading and unloading areas. Each building hereafter erected and every use hereafter established in an existing building or area shall be provided with a minimum number of loading space located at the rear of the building as follows:

(Ord. of 9-21-2009, § 4.1C; Ord. No. 11-03012021, § 72, 3-15-2021)