Bloomfield Village City Zoning Code
ARTICLE X
Parking, Access, and Loading
§ 135-101 Purpose.
In all districts, at the time any building or structure is erected, enlarged, increased in capacity, or changed in use, there shall be provided improved and usable off-street parking spaces for motor vehicles in accordance with the requirements of this article and Schedule II.[1] None of the off-street parking facilities as required herein shall be required for any existing building or use unless said building shall be enlarged or the use of land changed. In such cases, off-street parking facilities shall be provided as hereinafter specified for the building as enlarged or to accommodate the needs of the new use.
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Editor's Note: Schedule II, Off-Street Parking Spaces Required, is included as an attachment to this chapter.
§ 135-102 Regulations applicable to single- and two-family residences.
Requirements for off-street parking spaces for specific uses as regulated in this chapter are contained in Schedule II, which is a part of this chapter.[1]
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Editor's Note: Schedule II, Off-Street Parking Spaces Required, is included as an attachment to this chapter.
Off-street parking is to be located on the same lot with the building it is required to serve.
Off-street parking shall be provided on a driveway which provides access to the residence or a garage which is accessory to such residential uses.
No motor vehicle may be parked in a front yard of any lot unless such motor vehicle is on a designated driveway with a durable surface. All driveways shall be inspected by the CEO and DPW Supervisor before paving commences.
Each off-street parking area shall be so designed, maintained, and regulated that no parking or maneuvering incidental to parking shall be on any public street, walk, or alley, and so that any motor vehicle may be parked and unparked without moving or damaging another.
§ 135-103 Regulations applicable to all uses other than single- and two-family residences.
Required off-street parking spaces.
Minimum requirements for off-street parking spaces for specific uses as regulated in this chapter are contained in Schedule II, which is a part of this chapter.[1]
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Editor's Note: Schedule II, Off-Street Parking Spaces Required, is included as an attachment to this chapter.
In the case of a use not specifically mentioned in Schedule II of this chapter, the requirements for off-street parking facilities shall be determined by the Planning Board.
The minimum off-street parking area shall be deemed to be required space on the lot on which it is situated and shall not be encroached upon or reduced in any manner.
Shared use of parking spaces. No part of off-street parking or loading space required or in connection with any building or use for the purpose of complying with the regulations set forth herein shall be included as part of off-street parking or loading space similarly required for any other building or use, except as follows:
Adjacent lots. The collective provision of off-street parking areas by two or more buildings or uses located on adjacent lots may be approved by the Planning Board, provided that the total of such facilities shall not be less than the sum required of the various buildings or uses computed separately. Projects that cross parcel boundary lines shall have an access management plan, including, but not limited to, cross-access easements for pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
No overlap in time of use. The off-street parking requirements of two or more uses, structures, or parcels of land may be satisfied by the same parking or loading space used jointly to the extent that it can be shown by the owners or operators of the uses, structures, or parcels that their operations and parking needs do not overlap in point in time. The use requiring the greatest number of parking spaces shall determine the minimum number of spaces required for the shared parking. Projects that cross parcel boundary lines shall have an access management plan, including, but not limited to, cross-access easements for pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
Units of measurement.
In churches and other places of assembly in which patrons or spectators occupy benches, bleachers, pews, or other similar seating facilities, each 20 inches of such seating facilities shall be counted as one seat for the purpose of determining requirements for off-street parking facilities.
When units of measurement determining the number of required parking spaces result in the requirement of a fractional space, any fraction shall require one parking space.
Location of off-street parking facilities. Off-street parking facilities shall be located as hereinafter specified. Where a distance is specified, such distance shall be walking distance measured from the nearest point of the parking facility to the nearest public entrance of the building that such facility is required to serve.
For all types of residential structures, off-street parking is to be located on the same lot with the building it is required to serve.
For multiple-family dwellings, off-street parking is to be located not more than 200 feet from the building it is required to serve.
For other uses, off-street parking is to be located not more than 350 feet from the building it is required to serve.
Design requirements.
Off-street parking areas shall be provided as further specified in this chapter and shall be furnished with necessary passageways and driveways.
All parking areas, passageways, and driveways shall be adequately drained and surfaced with a dustless, durable, all-weather surface, subject to approval of the Planning Board.
Off-street parking shall not be located in any required front yard setback areas.
Each off-street parking area shall be so designed, maintained, and regulated that no parking or maneuvering incidental to parking shall be on any public street, walk, or alley, and so that any motor vehicle may be parked and unparked without moving or damaging another.
For the purposes of this article, a parking space shall not be less than nine feet in width and 18 feet in depth, exclusive of accessways and driveways.
Any off-street parking area with at least 20 off-street parking spaces shall designate a minimum of 5% of those spaces as only for the handicapped and clearly mark them for such use. Parking spaces designated to serve handicapped individuals shall be at least 13 feet in width and 18 feet in depth.
Off-street parking areas shall provide sufficient area for access drives and aisles in compliance with the Village of Bloomfield Development Regulations.
Off-street parking areas with a capacity for more than 20 vehicles shall delineate fire lanes and post no-parking markers.
Access control.
Each separate use, grouping of attached buildings, or grouping of permitted uses shall not have more than two points of access. Additional accessways may be approved or required by the Planning Board, based on a traffic analysis prepared and submitted by the applicant.
Access must be constructed of a durable, all-weather, dust-free surface.
No driveway to an off-street parking area shall be located closer than 50 feet to the intersection of any two streets or within 20 feet of any side lot line, provided that sufficient distance will always remain for all required radii for said driveway. The distance from the driveway to the intersection shall be measured by extending the curbline of the intersecting street until it intersects the extended curbline of the driveway in question. In addition, a minimum distance of 20 feet shall be maintained between two driveways located on any one frontage.
The use of common access points by two or more permitted uses shall be encouraged by the Planning Board in order to reduce the number and closeness of access points along the primary streets and to encourage the fronting of significant traffic-generating uses upon an access street and not directly upon a primary road. Access points for industrial uses shall not be less than 24 feet nor more than 40 feet in width. All other access points shall not be less than 20 feet nor more than 30 feet in width.
Lighting.
All off-street parking areas and appurtenant passageways and driveways (excluding areas serving farm dwellings) shall be illuminated adequately during the hours between sunset and sunrise when the use is in operation.
Any lights used to illuminate an off-street parking area shall be so arranged as to reflect the light down and away from all adjoining properties.
Screening and landscaping and must be dark-sky compliant.
When a parking area for five or more vehicles is within or abuts a residential district, the parking shall be buffered from neighboring residential properties utilizing landscaping, which can include fencing and other forms of hardscape no greater than six feet in height. Such landscaping shall serve to minimize the lighting and visual effects on the neighboring residential properties throughout the year.
§ 135-104 Loading regulations.
Every use requiring the receipt and distribution of materials and merchandise by vehicles must provide and permanently maintain adequate space for loading and unloading services in order to avoid undue interference with the public use of streets, alleys, or parking areas.