Canajoharie Village
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VIII
Off-Street Parking and Loading
[Amended 7-7-2020 by L.L. No. 4-2020]
§ 157-26 Off-street parking facilities.
Permitted accessory parking.
Off-street parking spaces, open or enclosed, are permitted as an accessory use in all zoning districts and shall be provided on the same lot as the primary use. On lots with multiple principal uses and/or mixed-use projects, off-street parking requirements shall be determined by the Planning Board on a case-by-case basis.
For residential uses, the areas which may be computed as the required off-street parking space may include a driveway, garage, carport or other area typically available for parking, other than the street. Parking over sidewalks is prohibited.
The Planning Board, at its sole discretion, may allow required off-street parking for more than one business to be shared within the same parking area.
Where a commercial use is located within a five-hundred-foot walking distance of the entrance to a municipal parking facility, the Planning Board may waive the required parking for such use in whole or in part.
Parking requirements. The minimum number of off-street parking spaces required in all districts shall be as specified in Schedule C, hereby made a part of this chapter. Any use not listed in the schedule below shall have the same parking ratio as the most closely similar use in the schedule as determined by the Planning Board.
Schedule C | |
|---|---|
Off-Street Parking | |
Type of Use | Number of Required Spaces |
Auto repair/gasoline service station | 1 space per 300 square feet of floor area |
Bowling alley | 4 spaces for each alley |
Car wash | 5 spaces full-service; 1 space per self-service bay |
Dwelling | 2 spaces for each dwelling unit |
Funeral home | 1 space for every 5 seats |
Home occupation | 1 space plus dwelling unit requirement |
Hotel, motel | 1 space for each guest room |
House of worship | 1 space for each 10 seats in main assembly room |
Industrial or manufacturing use | 1 space for each 400 square feet of floor area |
Nursing or convalescent home | 1 space for each 4 beds |
Professional offices | 1 space for each 300 square feet of floor area |
Restaurants or drinking establishments | 1 space for every 4 seats |
Retail store or bank | 1 space for each 300 square feet of floor area |
School | 2 spaces for each classroom |
Theater | 1 space for each 3 seats |
Wholesale warehouse | 1 space per 1,000 square feet of floor area |
Wholesale, storage, freight terminal or utility use | 1 space for each 1,000 square feet of floor area |
Design standards for nonresidential parking.
The minimum parking stall width shall be nine feet, minimum length shall be 20 feet, and a clear backup space of 24 feet shall be provided. Entrance and exit lanes shall not be computed as parking.
Unobstructed access to and from a street shall be provided for each off-street parking area. Each parking area shall have defined entrance and exit constructed so that adequate sight distance is provided. One-way entrance and exit lanes shall be a minimum of 16 feet wide. Two-way lanes shall be a minimum of 25 feet wide. No entrance or exit for any off-street parking area shall be located within 75 feet of any street intersection.
All open parking areas shall be properly drained and such areas containing more than 20 spaces shall be paved and striped.
For parking areas containing more than 20 spaces, a landscaped buffer shall be provided between the parking area and a street line. Trees and shrubs planted shall be designed to effectively screen the parking area but shall not impair or obscure vehicular sight distance.
Each parking area shall provide for a system of snow removal and have sufficient on-site area for snow storage. Snow may not be deposited in the front yard or in a street right-of-way so that such snow impairs vehicular sight distance.
§ 157-27 Off-street loading facilities.
All commercial and industrial uses shall provide off-street space for loading and unloading of trucks and other delivery vehicles as set forth below:
All loading berths shall be located on the same lot as the use to which they are accessory, and loading facilities shall be so arranged as not to interfere with pedestrian or motor traffic on any public street or right-of-way.
Manufacturing and warehouse/service uses shall provide one off-street loading space for every 10,000 square feet of floor area. The Planning Board shall determine the number of loading berths required for all other nonresidential uses.
Each required loading berth shall be at least 12 feet wide, 60 feet long and 14 feet high.
In the B-1 Core Business District the Planning Board may allow a loading space to be established within the public right-of-way, provided that it is found that the provision of an off-street loading space is not practical and the use of the on-street loading space is limited to hours of low parking demand or is located in space identified by the Village of Canajoharie as a designated loading zone.