a.

For one and two and three family homes curb cuts can be extended to allow a driveway with tandem parking along the side of the house, (up to 0.5 feet from the side property line) in addition to the parking area in front of and in the garage. The driveway shall not extend the full width of the parking at the curb in order to preserve and maximize on-street parking. Permitted extensions are based on the existing lot width at the street line. They are as follows:

1.

Lots 25 feet - 34 feet = 10 feet extension.

2.

Lots 34.1 - 49 feet = 16 feet extension.

3.

Lots 49.1 - and greater = 18 feet - 24 feet.

4.

The curb cut of the driveway and the extension shall not exceed a maximum of 24 feet overall.

b.

For one and two and three family homes, tandem parking spaces as defined in § 23-3 shall count toward the above residential parking requirement. They may be located either within a garage, on a paved driveway, or on a combination of both. Refer to § 23-5.2 Tandem Parking definition for tandem parking requirements.

c.

For new construction or major renovation of a multi-family and/or mixed-use projects of two or more residential units, open floor plans are encouraged. Floor plans containing additional rooms large enough to contain a bed, such as but not limited to, a dining room, study, library, office or den shall have an additional parking requirement of one space per additional room added to the base parking requirement included in the table above. For example: If a dining room is listed on the floor plan of a unit two parking spaces would be required for that unit.

a.

Tandem parking spaces within a driveway and garage count toward the above residential parking requirement.

a.

Tandem spaces within a garage shall be permitted but they shall NOT count towards total minimum parking requirement.

b.

The above ground floor mixed-use parking requirements apply for all ground floor permitted uses within a residential mixed-use project.

c.

For new construction or major renovation of a multi-family and/or mixed-use projects of three or more residential units, open floor plans are encouraged. Floor plans containing additional rooms large enough to contain a bed, such as but not limited to, a dining room, study, library, office or den shall have an additional parking requirement of one space per additional room added to the base parking requirement included in the table above. For example: If a dining room is listed on the floor plan of a unit two parking spaces would be required for that unit.

d.

The determination of major renovation will be made by the construction official based on applicable building code guidelines.

a.

Unless otherwise noted, all parking requirements per square foot are for Gross Floor Area.

b.

Where a use is not specified in the table above, the parking requirement for the use which best approximates the proposed use, as determined by the Zoning Official, shall be used to determine an appropriate requirement for off-street parking.

c.

The above individual use parking requirements apply for all new construction of permitted uses when they are not part of a residential mixed-use project.

d.

The above individual use parking requirements shall not apply when these uses are proposed for existing building within the B-A and B-G zones.