Dansville City Zoning Code
ARTICLE X
Parking and Loading Spaces
§ 1001 Requirements by usage.
A.
In all districts (except the Central Business District) every industrial, business, institutional, recreational, residential or other use shall provide at the time any building or structure is erected, enlarged, increased in the number of dwelling units, or increased in capacity, off-street parking for motor vehicles in accordance with the requirements of this and other applicable sections of this chapter. All such space shall be deemed to be required on the lot on which it is situated, and shall not be encroached upon or reduced in any manner.
[Amended 3-14-1995 by L.L. No 1-1995]
B.
Whenever there is a change in use, or an increase in the floor area, or other unit measurement, and such change and such increase creates a need for an increase of more than 10% in the number of required off-street parking spaces, as determined by the requirements of this section, additional off-street parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with this section for that addition or change in use.
C.
None of the off-street parking facilities as required in the law shall be required for any existing building or use, unless said building or use shall be enlarged or shall be increased in number of dwelling units.
[Amended 3-14-1995 by L.L. No 1-1995]
D.
Access drives or walkways to any business or industrial district through any residential district shall not be permitted as this would constitute an illegal use of residentially zoned land.
E.
In stadiums, churches, and other places of worship, in which patrons or spectators occupy benches, pews or other similar seating facilities each 20 inches of seating facilities shall be counted as one seat for the purposes of parking standards.
F.
The number of off-street parking facilities required shall be set forth in the following:
(1)
Auditorium: one for each five seats.
(2)
Automobile or machine sales and service: one for each 300 square feet of floor area.
(3)
Banks, business and professional offices: one for each 200 square feet of area.
(4)
Bowling alleys: five for each alley plus the necessary space as set forth in this section for affiliated uses such as bars, restaurants or other commercial uses.
(5)
Churches: one for each five seats in places of worship.
(6)
Dance halls and assembly halls without fixed seats; exhibition halls, except church assembly rooms in conjunction with auditoriums: one for each 100 square feet of floor area used for assembly or dancing.
(7)
Dwellings: two for each family or dwelling unit.
(8)
Funeral homes, mortuaries: one for each four seats in the auditorium.
(9)
Hospitals: one for each three beds.
(10)
Rooming houses, lodging houses: one for each two bedrooms.
(11)
Libraries, museums, or galleries: one for each 600 square feet of floor area.
(12)
Manufacturing plants, research or testing laboratories, bottling plants: one for each 300 square feet of floor area.
(13)
Medical and dental clinics and offices: one for each 200 square feet of floor area.
(14)
Motels, hotels and bed-and-breakfast: one for each living or sleeping unit.
(15)
Restaurants, cafe and nightclubs: one for each 200 square feet of floor area.
(16)
Retail stores, shops, etc.: one for each 200 square feet of floor area.
(17)
Sanatoriums, convalescent homes, retirement homes and nursing homes: one for each 3 beds.
(18)
Theaters, assembly halls, other than schools: one for each five seats.
(19)
Wholesale establishments or warehouses: one for each 3,000 square feet of floor area.
(20)
In the case of a use not specifically mentioned above, the requirements for off-street parking facilities to which said use is similar shall be set forth by the Code and Zoning Enforcement Officer.
§ 1002 Requirements of off-street parking spaces.
A.
The size of off-street parking spaces shall be 10 feet wide by 20 feet long for all side parking or eight feet wide by 23 feet long for all parallel parking.
B.
Off-street parking facilities shall be located as hereinafter specified where distance is specified, such distance shall be measured from the nearest point of the parking facility to the nearest point of the building or use such facility is required to serve. Off-street parking space shall be allowed in required yards except as where specifically prohibited by this Code.
(1)
Multifamily dwellings, not more than 200 feet from the building they are intended to serve, and in conformance with § 604D(4) of this chapter.
[Amended 3-14-1995 by L.L. No 1-1995]
(2)
For uses located in the B-1 District, and for hospitals, sanatoriums, convalescent, nursing and rest homes, homes for the aged, retirement homes, private clubs, lodges, and offices, not more than 100 feet from the building they are required to serve.
(3)
For uses other than those specified above, not more than 300 feet from the building they serve.
(4)
Necessary passageways and driveways for entrance and exit to parking space shall be provided.
(5)
All parking areas, passageways, and driveways (except where provided in connection with one-family residences) shall be surfaced with a dustless, durable, all-weather pavement, clearly marked for car spaces, and shall be adequately drained, all subject to the approval of the Code and Zoning Enforcement Officer.
(6)
Driveways of one-family residences will be improved by a surface of gravel, asphalt or concrete or a combination thereof.
[Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
(7)
The collective provision of off-street parking areas by two or more buildings or uses located on adjacent lots is permitted, provided that the total of such facilities shall not be less than the sum required of the various buildings or uses computed separately and further provided that the land upon which the collective facilities are located is owned or leased by one or more of the collective users.
(8)
All parking areas and appurtenant passageways and driveways serving commercial uses shall be illuminates adequately during the hours between sunset and sunrise when the use is in operation. Adequate shielding shall be provided by commercial users to protect adjacent residential zones from the glare of such illumination and from that of automobile headlights.
(9)
Off-street parking areas located in commercial zones and which provide parking for 20 or more vehicles shall be provided with shade trees of a type approved by the Building Inspector and located not greater than 60 feet on center.
§ 1003 Loading spaces.
A.
Loading spaces shall be provided maintained on the same premises with every building, structure or part thereof, erected, occupied, enlarged or intended to be used, involving the receipt or distribution by vehicles, of material or merchandise.
B.
Such space shall be adequate for standing, loading and unloading services, in order to avoid undue interference with use of public transportation.
C.
Loading and unloading space shall not be occupied or considered as any part of the required off-street parking.
D.
All business districts shall include a ten-foot-by-twenty-five-foot loading space with a fourteen-foot height clearance, for every 20,000 square feet or fraction thereof of building floor or land use for the above mentioned purposes.