East Hampton Village
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
§ 278-6
Parking requirements.
[Amended 2-2-1995 by L.L. No. 5-1995; 2-2-1995 by L.L. No. 6-1995; 2-2-1995 by L.L. No. 7-1995; 2-2-1995 by L.L. No. 8-1995; 2-2-1995 by L.L. No. 9-1995; 2-2-1995 by L.L. No. 10-1995; 2-2-1995 by L.L. No. 11-1995; 3-3-1996 by L.L. No. 7-1996; 12-18-1998 by L.L. No. 21-1998]
A. INTENSIFICATION LOADING BERTH PARKING SPACE UNIT(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
Definitions. For the purpose of this section, certain words and phrases shall have the following meanings:
Any principal or accessory structure or use of a property, which is hereafter introduced, changed, extended, expanded or altered. Intensification shall not include the reconstruction of an existing building; change of use from a nonconforming use to a permitted use; or a change of use to a different permitted use having the same parking requirements.[1]
[Amended 8-20-2021 by Ord. No. 25-2021]
An off-street space sufficient in size to permit the loading and unloading of vehicles and having an area of not less than 480 square feet.
A dust-free, off-street space sufficient in size to accommodate one parked motor vehicle and having an area of not less than 180 square feet.[2]
For the purpose of computing parking in accordance with this section, a "unit" shall be defined as that portion of the gross floor area of a building or structure:
Set apart by a partition or wall.
Lawfully existing as a separate place of business.
Having a separate and dedicated means of egress in compliance with building and fire codes. However, a storage area shall not constitute a "unit."
For those properties where it is not possible to provide additional parking in accordance with applicable provisions, the gross floor area and number of existing units on each floor shall be maintained or reduced. However, where the owner of property in a commercial or manufacturing district has voluntarily reduced the number of units in a building from the number of units set forth on a certificate of occupancy, the property owner shall retain the right, at a later date, to reinstitute the same number of units authorized by the previously issued certificate of occupancy.
[Amended 12-18-2009 by L.L. No. 14-2009]
The Code Enforcement Officer shall have the authority to render a determination in regard to the application of this definition. Where the criteria of this definition is not adequate to render such a determination, the Code Enforcement Officer shall rely upon such evidence as building permits, certificates of occupancy and on-site inspections as well as building and fire codes.
[Amended 12-18-2009 by L.L. No. 14-2009]
[1]
Editor's Note: The former definition of "gross floor area," which immediately preceded this definition, was repealed 3-15-2013 by L.L. No. 10-2013. See § 278-1, Definitions.
[2]
Editor’s Note: The former definitions of “special permit, commercial” and “special permit, noncommercial,” which immediately followed this definition, were repealed 11-21-2014 by L.L. No. 23-2014.
B.
General provisions.
(1)
The requirements of this section shall apply to all nonresidential properties and districts throughout the Village of East Hampton, including any and all properties subject to the issuance of a special permit.
(2)
In the interest of pedestrian and traffic safety and in order to alleviate an undue burden on public streets and minimize traffic congestion, any project which constitutes an intensification as defined herein shall comply with the applicable parking requirements of this section.
[Amended 5-16-2003 by L.L. No. 5-2003; 6-17-2005 by L.L. No. 14-2005; 3-17-2006 by L.L. No. 9-2006; 8-20-2021 by Ord. No. 25-2021]
(3)
Preexisting nonconforming commercial uses shall comply with the same parking requirements as would otherwise apply to that use were it located in the Commercial or Manufacturing-Industrial District.
[Amended 11-21-2014 by L.L. No. 23-2014]
(4)
Special permit uses shall be subject to the provision of reasonably adequate and appropriate parking as required by § 278-7D(3)(g).
[Amended 11-21-2014 by L.L. No. 23-2014]
(5)
Size of parking spaces. Each parking space shall be a minimum of 10 feet in width and 18 feet in length or, at the discretion of the Design Review Board, a minimum of nine feet in width and 20 feet in length.
(6)
On-site circulation. All parking, loading and necessary circulation is to be accommodated on site. All parking spaces and loading berths shall be accessed by adequate driveways and turnarounds. Stacked parking and the use of public rights-of-way for immediate access to parking and loading is expressly not permitted.
(7)
Driveways and turnarounds. Aisles between rows of parking shall be no less than 24 feet wide. Minimum driveway width shall be 10 feet in width for one-way traffic and 20 feet in width for two-way traffic. All uses in the Limited Office District, together with all noncommercial special permit uses, shall be exempt from this requirement.
(8)
Parking on separate properties. Parking requirements for one piece of property may be satisfied by providing equivalent parking space on adjacent or neighboring property within 600 feet, as long as both pieces of property are in identical ownership.
(9)
Handicapped parking.
(a)
The number of handicapped parking spaces in each parking lot shall be in accordance with the following table:
Total Spaces on Lot | Handicapped Spaces | |
|---|---|---|
1 to 25 | 1 | |
26 to 50 | 2 | |
51 to 75 | 3 | |
76 to 100 | 4 | |
101 to 150 | 5 | |
151 to 200 | 6 | |
201 to 300 | 7 | |
301 to 400 | 8 | |
401 to 500 | 9 | |
501 to 1,000 | 2% of total | |
Over 1,000 | 20, plus 1% over 1,000 |
(b)
A shopping center or facility having at least five separate retail stores and at least 20 off-street parking spaces shall have a minimum of 5% of such parking spaces for the handicapped or 10 spaces, whichever is less.
(10)
Exemptions. A bulk fuel storage tank shall not be deemed a structure for the purposes of this section.
C.
Commercial District and Core Commercial District. Where the application of the following requirements results in a fractional number, the required number of spaces will be rounded off to the next highest number. Wherever the parking requirement is based on the number of seats, a seating plan is required to be submitted in connection with any application for a building permit for such premises.
(1)
The following requirements shall apply for restaurants, bars, nightclubs, discos, dance halls and places of public assembly:
(a)
Restaurants: one parking space per three seats, plus one parking space per employee.
(b)
Bars, nightclubs, discos and dance halls: two parking spaces per three seats, Plus one parking space per employee.
(c)
Places of public assembly: one parking space per three seats, plus parking space per employee.
(2)
Apartments: two parking spaces per apartment.
(3)
All other uses permitted in the Commercial District and Core Commercial District shall provide one parking space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area.
[Amended 8-20-2021 by Ord. No. 25-2021]
D.
Manufacturing-Industrial District.
[Amended 2-3-2011 by L.L. No. 2-2010]
(1)
All uses permitted in the Manufacturing-Industrial District which are also permitted in the Commercial District shall follow the parking requirements for the Commercial District.
(2)
All uses permitted exclusively in the Manufacturing-Industrial District shall provide one parking space per each 300 square feet of gross floor area and one loading berth per each 10,000 square feet of gross floor area, except for repair garages, which shall provide one parking space per each 200 square feet of gross floor area.
(3)
Mixed uses, where one or more element of an enterprise is devoted to a use permitted in the Commercial and Core Commercial Districts and one or more element is devoted to a use permitted solely in the Manufacturing-Industrial District, shall provide the number of parking spaces commensurate with the percentage of gross floor area devoted to each use, except that if any portion of a building is used for retail sales, one parking space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area shall be provided.
(4)
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Code of the Village of East Hampton to the contrary, for any mixed use located within 500 feet of a public mass transportation facility which contains workforce housing, no parking requirement shall be imposed for any gross floor area devoted to the workforce housing.
[Added 8-20-2021 by Ord. No. 25-2021]