Parking requirements for hotels and motels shall be determined according to the following types of units:

Parking must be provided for each employee intended to be on the premises (one space per employee). Parking space and sufficient driveways must also be shown for purposes of guest check-in and each accessory use intended for the premises. The Planning Board may take into account potential joint use of the facilities by guests, between principal uses and accessory uses, in determining the maximum required spaces for any motel or hotel facility. In making such determination, the Planning Board and the applicant should take into account the reasonable requirements of the operation of a proposed motel or hotel, of the type presented to the Board and the impact upon the surrounding uses to ensure that sufficient parking exists such that the proposed use will not adversely impact adjoining neighborhoods or access to the beach, dunes or other recreation areas.

Where the application of the preceding schedules results in a fractional space, then the fraction shall be rounded to the higher whole number.

The number of parking spaces required by these schedules may be increased as a condition of a conditional use approval if it can be demonstrated through a parking study that the proposed use would have a parking demand in excess of the requirements given in this chapter.

The parking requirements for uses not specifically listed in the schedule shall be determined by the Planning Board on the basis of requirements for similar uses and on any traffic engineering and planning data that is appropriate to the establishment of a minimum requirement.

In applications that propose a combination of uses on the site, parking shall be provided for each of the uses on the site according to the schedules given in this chapter.

Total coverage restrictions of Article XI of this chapter shall exempt, as a matter of right, the off-street parking required by this chapter for single-family construction.

In the instance of an application for a variance from the Off-Street Parking Schedule due to the consideration for shared parking, a parking study shall be submitted by the applicant demonstrating that there will not exist substantial conflict in the peak hours of parking demand for the uses for which shared parking is proposed.

The number of parking spaces which may be credited against the requirements for the structures or uses involved shall not exceed the number of spaces reasonably anticipated to be available during differing hours of operation.

An application for shared parking shall be accompanied by a written agreement executed by the parties concerned assuring the continued availability of the parking spaces designated for shared use. The agreement shall be subject to the review of the Municipal Attorney.

The number of required parking spaces for retail trade and service establishments may be reduced up to 20%, subject to the approval of a transportation management plan furnished by the applicant.

The evaluation of such a reduction shall include, but not be limited to, the evaluation of the following factors:

That the intent of this section of this chapter shall be preserved.

That the parking provided will be sufficient to serve the use for which it is intended.

That the modification will not be detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare.

Covered stall or space. Each covered off-street parking space shall be in a garage or carport. Such a space shall be a minimum of nine feet in width and 20 feet in depth. These measurements shall not include the exterior walls or structural supports. No stacked covered parking shall be provided unless full-time valet parking is provided.

Uncovered stall. Each uncovered off-street parking space shall be a minimum of nine feet in width and 18 feet in depth.

Parallel stall. Each parallel off-street parking space shall have a minimum dimension of eight feet wide by 22 feet long. If a parallel space abuts one or fewer parallel spaces and access is adequate to that space, then the length may be reduced to 20 feet.

Stacked space. No stacked parking is permitted except when one parking space is stacked behind a closed-door, garaged single space in connection with one- to two-dwelling unit residential construction. Stacked parking is permitted in commercial uses when full-time valet parking is provided.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, stacked parking will be permitted in association with detached single-family residential uses.

Full-sized space. Each full-sized off-street parking space shall be a minimum of nine feet in width and 18 feet in depth. If such a space is covered, these dimensions shall not include the exterior walls or structural supports.

Employee/valet or long-term space. Parking spaces shall be specifically assigned to employees, parking spaces shall be utilized by a valet parking system, and parking spaces designated for long-term usage may be reduced to 8.5 feet in width.

Parallel stall. Each parallel off-street parking space shall have a minimum dimension of eight feet wide by 22 feet long. If a parallel space abuts one or fewer parallel spaces and access is adequate to that space, then the length may be reduced to 20 feet.

Residential single-family and two-family dwelling are permitted to provide ribbons of hard surface material divided by grass or other permeable materials in order to allow more absorption of stormwater runoff.

Automobile. All parking stalls shall be clearly outlined with either single or double lines of a minimum of three inches in width, in white paint, according to the sizes delineated in § 198-87, Parking spaces dimensions.

Handicapped. All handicapped spaces shall be striped and marked according to the applicable state standards.

All spaces shall be clearly identified according to their respective use, such as employee, handicapped, valet or car-pool spaces.

All parking areas and facilities required by this chapter or in operation at the time of the adoption of this chapter shall be maintained for the duration of the use requiring these facilities.

It shall be the responsibility of the owner or operator of a specific use to ensure that the required parking facilities are maintained in good operating condition and to ensure that the parking facilities are periodically swept and cleaned.

These facilities shall be used exclusively for the parking of vehicles.

The parking facilities shall not be used for the storage of merchandise or storage or repair of vehicles or equipment.

Parking facilities shall not be used for the sale of merchandise, except on a temporary basis for special events, subject to the approval of City Council or its designated representative.

Article XII, Landscaping, Buffers and Open Space Design.

Section 198-71, Lighting.

Section 198-72, Stormwater management.

All automobile spaces required for residential uses shall be located, at a maximum, the following distances from the units they are serving:

Distances shall be measured from a dwelling unit's entry to the parking space(s) serving that unit. For developments where a stairway or elevator provides access to the dwelling unit(s), that stairway or elevator shall be considered to be the entrance to the dwelling unit(s) for the purpose of computing distances.

Variation from this section shall be considered as a design waiver subject to the approval of the Planning Board.

For commercial and all nonresidential uses in business districts, required off-street parking shall be provided within 200 feet of such use. It shall be measured from the nearest point of the parking facility to the nearest point of the use it is intended to serve.

Additional parking areas may be maintained as accessory to such use, provided that such areas are located within 1,000 feet of the subject property, measured as herein provided, and are in the same zone.

For angle parking from 90° to 60°: 25 feet.

For angle parking from 60° to 45°: 20 feet.

For angle parking from 45° and less: one foot.

For parallel parking: 12 feet.