Cobleskill Village City Zoning Code
§ 160-9.2
Off-street parking and loading requirements common to all districts.
A.
Use and parking guidelines.
(1)
The number of parking spaces shall be based on the need to protect public safety and convenience while minimizing harm to the character of the community and to environmental, historic and scenic resources. Parking requirements are based on the specific operational characteristics of proposed uses. The Planning Board shall determine the necessary parking for any proposed use, considering the following:
(a)
The maximum number of persons driving to the use at times of peak usage. Parking spaces shall be sufficient to satisfy 85% of the anticipated peak demand, including patrons and employees.
(b)
The size of the structure and the site.
(c)
For reduced numbers of parking spaces, supporting documentation, as described below, provided by the developer:
[Amended 4-20-2010 by L.L. No. 2-2010]
[1]
A site plan (to scale) which illustrates the entire requested number of spaces, layout, and associated infrastructure.
[2]
A written narrative detailing the reasons or circumstances that required numbers of spaces are not necessary for the proposed land use.
[3]
Details and notes of other relevant issues which should be considered when reviewing the reduction request, including but not limited to environmental impacts, proximity to residential uses, impacts to historic areas or other resources and lighting.
[4]
The recommendation of the Code Enforcement Officer.
(d)
The use and parking guidelines in the following table.
(2)
Areas which may be computed as open or enclosed off-street parking spaces include:
(a)
Any private garage or carport available for parking.
(b)
A driveway within a front yard for a one- or two-family residence which may count as one parking space.
(c)
Any parking area under common ownership or lease with the principal use located within 400 feet of the main entrance of such parking area. Such vehicle parking area shall be deemed to be required open space associated with the permitted use and shall not be encroached upon.
Use | Parking Guidelines | |
|---|---|---|
Bed-and-breakfast | 1 space per guest room | |
Boardinghouse and rooming house | 1 space per guest room | |
Church or other place of public assembly | 1 space per 3 seats or 50-square-foot seating area where fixed | |
Coin-operated laundry | 1 space per 2 machines for customer use | |
Commercial outside the Central Business District | 1 space per 225 square feet of gross floor space | |
Duplex dwelling | 2 spaces per dwelling unit | |
Dwelling townhome [Added 4-15-2008 by L.L. No. 3-2008] | 1.5 spaces per dwelling unit | |
Eating and drinking places outside the Central Business District | 1 space per 50 square feet available to patrons | |
Funeral homes | 1 space per 20 square feet of public room | |
Home occupation | 1 space per nonresident employee plus sufficient spaces for anticipated client traffic in addition to residential requirements | |
Industrial uses | 1 space per 1.5 employees at the largest shift | |
Medical clinic | 1 space per employee, plus 4 for each doctor, dentist or other primary service provider | |
Motel | 1 space per guest room, plus 1/3 space for each employee | |
Motor vehicle repair facility or gasoline station | 1 space per employee, plus 2 spaces for each service bay | |
Multiple-family dwelling | 1.5 spaces per dwelling unit | |
Nursing home | 1 space per 4-bed capacity, plus 1 for each 1.5 employees on the largest shift | |
Offices outside the Central Business District | 1 space per 400 square feet of gross floor area | |
Rest home | 1 space per 2 residents, plus 1 for each 1.5 employees on the largest shift | |
Schools | One space per 12 classroom seats or the public assembly requirements above,[1] whichever is greater | |
Single-family dwelling | 2 spaces | |
Student residence off-street parking [Added 5-19-2015 by L.L. No. 4-2015] | 1 space per person in a student residence |
[1]
Editor's Note: See “Church or other place of public assembly” in the Use column.
B.
Parking lot design common to all districts.
(1)
All parking areas shall be properly drained and shall be provided with a surface that minimizes dust, such as paving, crushed stone or gravel.
(2)
Each parking space in a parking lot shall be a minimum of nine feet wide by 19 feet deep and shall be served by an aisle not less than 20 feet wide.
(3)
Individual spaces shall be designated by striping where the parking area is paved, except for parking spaces accessory to one- or two-family dwellings.
(4)
For parking areas along lot lines bordering residential uses, the parking lot shall be screened. Refer to § 160-11, Lighting, and § 160-13, Landscaping.
(5)
Parking lots containing more than six spaces shall be fully screened from all adjacent residential properties.
(6)
Parking lots containing 16 or more spaces shall be landscaped as follows wherever feasible:
(a)
Parking lots shall be internally landscaped to provide shade and visual relief.
(b)
Curbed islands or peninsulas within the perimeter of the parking lot shall be planted.
(7)
Parking lots containing 32 or more parking spaces shall have interior landscaping of at least one tree per eight spaces.
(8)
Curb cuts and driveways.
(a)
Entrance and exit lanes shall not be computed as parking spaces, except for driveways of one- and two-family residences, as in § 160-9.2A(2)(b) above.
(b)
No curb cut shall be within 50 feet of an intersection.
(c)
Unobstructed access to and from a street shall be provided.
[1]
Access drives shall be of sufficient width to permit the free flow of cars both entering and leaving the parking area.
[2]
Access drives for any off-street parking area with a capacity of more than four spaces shall be located in a manner which ensures traffic safety and shall be subject to site plan review by the Planning Board.
[3]
Access drives shall not have a grade in excess of 6% within 25 feet of any street line nor 10% at any other point.
(d)
Access to the parking lot shall be one two-way curb cut or two curb cuts with one cut to provide ingress only and the second cut to provide egress only.
(e)
In no case shall the curb cut for any commercial use be greater than 14 feet in width for one-way access or 24 feet in width for two-way access, with adjustment for curb radii.
(f)
Corners.
[1]
Where sites are located at a corner, access shall be provided by a single curb cut that shall be one-way, and an additional access shall also be provided from the secondary street.
[2]
To minimize traffic impact, ingress shall be from a rear access street where feasible, rather than from multiple curb cuts.
(g)
Curb cuts shall be separated by a minimum distance of 50 feet.
(h)
Where interrupted by curb cuts, the continuity of sidewalk surfaces shall be maintained where the driveway material is interrupted.
(9)
Except for new or used vehicle sale lots where permitted, no more than one vehicle not in current registration shall be stored outdoors, and all such vehicles shall be screened from neighboring properties.
C.
Off-street loading guidelines.
(1)
Off-street loading shall be provided for all uses and shall be in accordance with the following guidelines where feasible:
Gross Floor Area (square feet) | Off-Street Loading Guidelines | |
|---|---|---|
Less than 8,000 | None | |
Between 8,000 and 25,000 | 1 | |
Each additional 25,000 or fraction thereof up to 100,000 | 1 | |
Each additional 50,000 or fraction thereof over 100,000 | 1 |
(2)
All permitted or required loading berths shall comply with the following:
(a)
Shall be on the same lot as the use to which they are accessory, except as provided in Subsection C(2)(c) below.
(b)
No off-street loading berth shall be located in any established front yard.
(c)
Joint facilities. Permitted or required loading berths may be provided in spaces designed to serve jointly two or more adjacent establishments, provided that the number of required berths in such joint facilities shall not be less than the aggregate of those required for participating uses.