Any requirement for off-street parking shall be in accordance with the following regulations:

1.

Each off-street parking space shall have an area of not less than one hundred eighty (180) square feet exclusive of access drives or aisles and each parking space shall have a minimum width of nine (9) feet. Except in the case of dwellings, no parking area provided hereunder shall be established for less than three (3) spaces.

There shall be adequate provision for ingress and egress to all parking spaces. Access drives or driveways shall not be less than twelve (12) feet wide.

No access drive or driveway shall be located in any residential zone to provide access to uses other than those permitted in such zone.

2.

Off-street parking spaces and structures for four (4) or more family structures, child care facilities as described in M.G.L. chapter 40A, section 3, and defined in M.G.L. chapter 28A, section 9 and with more than ten (10) children shall have one (1) parking space for every (6) children cared for and one (1) space for each staff member shall not be located between the required setback line and the front property line. On corner lots, no parking area or parking structure for four (4) or more family structures shall be located between the side street property line and the required front yard setback line for structures on the side street.

3.

The number of off-street parking spaces required is set forth in Table 4 in accordance with the definition of "floor area" as set forth in article XIII of this chapter.

In the case of any building, structure or premises, which is not specifically mentioned herein, the board of appeals shall determine the amount of off-street parking required.

4.

All permitted and required accessory off-street parking spaces, open or enclosed, shall be located on the same lot as the use to which such spaces are accessory, except that such spaces may be provided within a radius of two hundred and fifty (250) feet from the lot lines. Such spaces shall be in the same ownership as the use to which they are accessory and shall be subject to deed restrictions of record, binding the owner and his heirs, successors and assigns to maintain the required number of spaces available through the life of such use.

5.

The number of required off-street parking spaces for a church, synagogue or house of worship may be eliminated or reduced if there exists within five hundred (500) feet of the church, synagogue or house of worship, public or private parking lots containing a sufficient number of off-street parking spaces to satisfy the requirements of Table 4. The church, synagogue or house of worship must provide the difference if the number of parking spaces in the private or public lots is below the number required by Table 4. Any space provided in public or private lots must be shown to be available for worshipers on the day or days of greatest use.

6.

Each parking lot that abuts a street and contains not less than four (4) spaces but not more than twenty-five (25) spaces shall be provided with a landscaped, properly maintained, planting strip not less than eighteen (18) inches wide separating the parking lot from the street or sidewalk. Said planting strip shall not extend across any driveway or accessway to the parking lot. Suitable landscaping may include, but shall not be limited to, grass, flowers or shrubs not greater than three (3) feet in height. For each parking area with more than twenty-five (25) spaces said planting strip shall be not less than six (6) feet in width. Suitable landscaping may include, but shall not be limited to, grass, flowers, shrubs not greater than three (3) feet in height and deciduous trees of not less than three (3) inches in width. All said planting strips shall be bordered by granite curbing.

7.

Parking areas with a capacity of more than twenty-five (25) parking spaces shall have a minimum of two (2) percent of the gross parking area devoted to landscaped open space. All such landscaped areas shall be designed in a manner so as to facilitate traffic channelization and control and must: (1) Contain live shade and/or ornamental trees of not less than three (3) inches in width with adequate spaces being left unpaved for their growth; and (2) place such landscaped areas so that they are not contiguous to the edge of the parking lot. These landscaped areas must be in addition to the gross parking area.

8.

In the case of rehabilitation of commercial and/or industrial buildings to residential use and new residential construction located within the C-3, central business zones, there shall be one (1) parking space provided for the first bedroom and .5 parking space provided for each additional bedroom per unit.

(Code 1965, § 27-53; Ord. No. D433, § 3, 1-5-99; Ord. No. G037, § II, 3-12-07)

TABLE 4. OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS

Bowling Alleys—Four (4) parking spaces for each alley.

Child care facilities as defined in M.G.L. Chapter 40A, Section 3, and M.G.L., Chapter 28A, Section 9, and with more than ten (10) children shall have one (1) parking space for each seven (7) children cared for and one (1) space for each staff member.

Churches, synagogues and houses of worship—One (1) parking space for each six (6) seats except as noted in subsection 5 of section 27-53.

Community buildings, country clubs, social halls, lodges, fraternal organization and similar uses—One (1) for each six hundred (600) square feet of floor area occupied by all principal and accessory structures.

Doctors and dentists—Six (6) spaces for each doctor.

Motels, hotels and rooming houses—One (1) for each rental unit.

Funeral homes and mortuaries—Eight (8) parking spaces for each parlor.

Hospital, nursing and convalescing homes—One (1) for each bed.

Manufacturing, industrial and general commercial uses not otherwise specified herein—One (1) for each five (5) employees in the maximum working shift.

Offices (not designated elsewhere in this table)—One (1) pace for every three hundred (300) square feet floor area.

Restaurants, bars and cafes—One (1) for each four (4) seats.

Retail stores, store groups, shops, etc.—One for each two hundred twenty-five (225) square feet of floor area.

Retail sale of furniture and other goods, which involve unusually extensive display areas in relation to customer traffic—One (1) for each seven hundred fifty (750) square feet of gross floor area.

Skating rinks or sports area—One (1) for each four (4) spectator seats or one space per four (4) person capacity of facility, whichever is the highest.

Wholesale establishments or warehouses—One (1) for each five (5) employees on maximum shift.

(Code 1965, § 27-54; Ord. No. D433, § 3, 1-5-99; Ord. No. H05, 10-12-11)

In any district, in connection with every building, or building group or part thereof hereafter erected, which is to be occupied by manufacturing or commercial uses or distribution by vehicles or material or merchandise where required there shall be provided and maintained, on the same zone lot with such building, off-street loading berths in accordance with the requirements of Table 5.

Each loading space shall be not less than ten (10) feet in width, forty (40) feet in length, and have a minimum clearance of fourteen (14) feet, and may occupy all or any part of any required yard.

TABLE 5. OFF-STREET LOADING AND UNLOADING REQUIREMENTS

(Code 1965, § 27-55)

Off-street parking and loading facilities for separate uses may be provided jointly if the total number of spaces so provided is not less than the sum of the separate requirements for each use and provided that all regulations governing the location of accessory spaces in relation to the use served are adhered to. Further, no accessory space or portion thereof shall serve as a required space for more than one use unless otherwise approved by the board of appeals in accordance with the purposes and procedures set forth herein.

(Code 1965, § 27-56)

Every parcel of land hereafter used as a public or private parking area for other than R-1 uses for five (5) or more cars, or structure used as a parking garage or loading area, including a commercial parking lot, shall be developed and maintained in accordance with the following requirements. Plans for such areas shall be approved by the city engineer and the highway department to insure compliance with these regulations.

1.

Off-street parking areas and structures for five (5) or more vehicles and off-street loading areas shall be effectively screened by a fence or hedge. The screening shall be on the sides which adjoin, abut, are adjacent to or face premises situated in any residential zones or institutional buildings.

2.

No off-street loading area or parking area or part thereof for five (5) or more vehicles shall be closer than ten (10) feet to any dwelling, school, hospital or institution for human care located on an adjoining or adjacent lot.

3.

Any off-street parking for five (5) or more vehicles or any off-street loading area shall be surfaced with an asphaltic or Portland cement pavement or similar durable and dustless surface. All areas shall be marked so as to provide for the orderly and safe loading, parking and storage of automobiles or trucks.

4.

Any lighting used to illuminate any off-street parking or loading area shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from adjoining premises.

Off-street parking facilities for multi-family structures containing four (4) or more families shall be adequately lighted.

5.

Any off-street parking area and off-street loading area shall be graded and drained so as to dispose of all surface water without detriment to surrounding uses.

6.

Parking shall be permitted on the roof of any structure, provided a four-foot high wall is constructed around the perimeter of the roof.

(Code 1965, § 27-57)