Farmingdale City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XIX
Off-Street Parking and Loading Areas
§ 600-140 Off-street parking requirements.
[Amended 6-10-1974; 4-12-1976 by L.L. No. 4-1976; 12-16-1985 by L.L. No. 7-1985; 12-8-1986 by L.L. No. 5-1986; 12-3-2007 by L.L. No. 13-2007; 11-2-2015 by L.L. No. 13-2015; 2-6-2017 by L.L. No. 1-2017]
A.
The minimum number of required spaces shall be governed in accordance with § 600-131, except that, for the following, the requirements in this section shall govern:
(1)
Single-family homes:
[Amended 6-5-2017 by L.L. No. 7-2017]
(a)
A minimum of two improved parking spaces and/or garage spaces, or combination thereof, for a single-family dwelling; plus: one additional space for each additional bedroom in excess of two bedrooms or one additional space for each additional bathroom in excess of two bathrooms, whichever is greater.
(2)
Hospital: one space for each bed plus one space for each employee.
(3)
Nursing home: one space for each four beds.
(5)
Bowling alleys: four spaces for each alley.
(6)
Medical and dental centers, clinics or medical offices: one space for every 200 square feet of gross floor area of the building. Whenever any portion of a residence is devoted to the aforesaid office use: one space for every 200 square feet of gross floor area devoted to such professional use, in addition to the requirements with respect to the remaining portion of said residence devoted to residential use.
(8)
Any store or group of stores: one space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area.
(9)
Office building and all other buildings not above enumerated or excepted: one space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area.
(10)
Retail auto sales (new and used): 10 spaces minimum, clearly marked as customer parking to distinguish from sales parking.
(11)
Car wash establishment: minimum of 15, so designed as to provide an efficient flow of cars through the wash racks.
B.
In the event of conflict between any off-street parking requirements of this chapter, the more restrictive requirement shall govern.
§ 600-140.1 Additional requirements for nonconforming off-street parking.
[Added 2-6-2017 by L.L. No. 1-2017]
A.
Any building, structure or use existing on the effective date of this section which does not meet the parking requirements set forth in § 600-140, as of the effective date of this section, may be continued.
B.
Any enlargement, expansion or reconstruction of a use, building or structure which does not conform to the parking requirements of this article, or any change, modification, or alteration to such use, building or structure which the Superintendent of Buildings finds is an intensification of the use, building or structure, shall extinguish the legal nonconforming parking status of such use, building or structure and require adherence to the parking requirements of this chapter. Any such newly established or proposed use shall comply with the off-street parking requirements of this article.
C.
A nonconforming use, building or structure shall be required to comply with the requirements of this article upon abandonment. Such nonconforming building, structure or use is deemed abandoned and may not be reestablished, unless there is compliance with the parking requirements of this article, where such nonconforming building, structure or use has been discontinued for a period of six months.
D.
Notwithstanding the requirements set forth in Subsection B above, if less than 50% of the total square feet of a building or structure is destroyed or otherwise requires repairs and alterations due to any accidental or unintentional cause, then in that event the building may be restored and enjoy its nonconforming parking status, provided that such restoration or repair is completed within six months and such restoration does not enlarge the preexisting nonconformity. In the event that more than 50% of the total square feet of a building or structure is destroyed or otherwise requires repairs, then in that event the building or structure shall be restored in conformity with the parking requirements of this article.
E.
Notwithstanding anything in this article to the contrary, a nonconforming use which is replaced by, or converted to, a conforming use is deemed extinguished and shall not be reestablished, unless such use meets the parking requirements of this article.
§ 600-141 Off-street loading and unloading space.
No building used for manufacturing, storage, goods display, department or retail store, hotel, apartment hotel, apartments, offices or hospital shall be erected or altered in use or added thereto, nor shall such building be used for the aforesaid purposes, unless provision is made for adequate off-street loading and unloading in accordance with the following requirements:
A.
Any new retail, wholesale or industrial establishment shall make provisions for one space with a minimum dimension of 12 feet by 35 feet for loading or unloading. Such space shall have convenient access to a public street, shall not be used for customer or employee parking in such way as to interfere with its intended purpose and shall be in addition to the required off-street parking. In the case of industrial buildings, storage warehouse, furniture or appliance store, department store or hospital, the above requirement of one space shall apply, plus an additional space for each 50,000 square feet of gross floor area. Off-street loading space requirements for office buildings, apartment or apartment hotel over three stories in height shall be 1/2 of the foregoing requirement.
B.
Where an existing establishment subject to the above loading-space requirement is enlarged, it must conform to the required loading space.
§ 600-142 Plans and designs for off-street parking.
A.
Plans and designs for areas to be used for automobile off-street parking shall be subject to approval by the Board of Trustees. Such plans and designs shall show in detail the location and extent of the area and other features, conditions or requirements of this article.
B.
Each parking space shall be not less than nine feet wide by 18 feet long. The minimum width of access driveways (aisles) abutting parking stalls shall be 24 feet if the stalls are 90° to the aisles; 18 feet if the stalls are 60° to the aisles; and 12 feet if the stalls are 45° to the aisles.
[Amended 12-16-1985 by L.L. No. 7-1985]
C.
All off-street parking facilities shall be so drained as to prevent damage to abutting properties and streets.
D.
All parking areas shall be separated from sidewalks and streets by curbing.
E.
Driveways and curb cuts shall comply with the requirements of this subsection:
[Amended 12-8-1986 by L.L. No. 5-1986; 8-4-2014 by L.L. No. 4-2014]
(1)
A building permit shall be required for all driveways or curb cuts. No building permit shall be issued, and no driveway or curb cut may be constructed, and no existing driveway or curb cut modified, unless approved by the Planning Board of the Village of Farmingdale.
(2)
Applications to construct or modify a driveway or curb cut shall be accompanied by a dimensioned site plan, drawn to scale, depicting width, length, curbing, apron, landscaping, and any other detail deemed reasonably necessary by the Planning Board of the Village of Farmingdale.
(3)
No driveway shall have a width in excess of 25 feet.
(4)
No more than 35% of the square footage of the entire front yard shall be paved or used or constructed for use as a driveway or parking area. No other portion of the property shall be paved or used or constructed for use as a driveway or parking area, except that a driveway, with a width of no more than nine feet, leading back to a detached garage shall be permitted.
[Amended 6-5-2017 by L.L. No. 8-2017]
(5)
All driveways shall have, at a minimum, a three-foot side yard setback.
(6)
All driveways shall be designed with drainage structures to accommodate at least two inches of rainfall (per twenty-four-hour period) on the property. Driveways shall not drain into the public street.
(7)
Circular driveways shall be permitted, provided the street frontage is no less than 75 feet.
(8)
The maximum width of the curb cut at the street is 30 feet.
F.
Each parking space shall be clearly marked, and pavement directional arrows or signs shall be provided.
G.
Adequate lighting shall be provided. Lighting installations shall be so arranged as not to reflect or cause glare onto the abutting properties.
H.
Pedestrian walkways shall be provided in all off-street parking areas of 50 parking spaces or more.
I.
In a residential district, parking of vehicles shall only be located on paved areas, and there shall be no parking of automobiles, temporarily or otherwise, on lawns except when there is an emergency declared by the Village. All vehicles registered to a single-family dwelling shall be registered under the same surname, or last name, except that if there are two individuals living in the dwelling whom are married with different surnames, one vehicle may be registered to each surname, or last name, and except that, no more than three individuals, residing at the single-family dwelling are considered a family as defined in § 600-7B, then one vehicle may be registered to the surname, or family name of each of the three individuals living as such a family.
[Amended 5-4-2009 by L.L. No. 3-2009; 1-5-2015 by L.L. No. 2-2015; 6-5-2017 by L.L. No. 8-2017]
§ 600-143 Requirements for areas near municipal parking fields.
[Amended 1-5-1970; 4-26-1982 by L.L. No. 3-1982; 3-27-1989 by L.L. No. 4-1989; 8-3-2015 by L.L. No. 7-2015]
A.
Where any portion of a premises for which off-street parking is required, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, is within 500 feet of a municipal parking field owned by the Village of Farmingdale, the Board of Trustees may reduce the requirement for such off-street provided:
(1)
That the amount of the parking space to be provided by the applicant is adequate to reasonably serve the use proposed;
(2)
That the grant of such waiver will not cause undue traffic congestion or unduly burden municipal parking facilities in the area; and
(3)
That the building proposed to be erected, altered or enlarged cannot reasonably be used for the purpose intended without such waiver.
B.
In the event that the proposed plans for the erection, alteration or enlargement of the applicant's building fail to provide parking spaces sufficient to meet the requirements imposed by the Board of Trustees pursuant to the provisions of Subsection A of this section, then the applicant may request the Board of Trustees to reduce the off-street parking requirements below the minimum required by this chapter by the number of parking spaces to be specified by said applicant, provided that the applicant shall simultaneously offer to pay into the Capital Reserve Fund for Village Parking of the Village of Farmingdale a sum of money to be determined as the substitute value of the parking spaces waived. Such substitute value shall be computed by multiplying the number of parking spaces, which the applicant has requested the Board of Trustees to waive pursuant to this section, by a dollar amount which shall be set, from time to time, by resolution of the Board of Trustees.
C.
The Board of Trustees may thereupon waive such portion of the parking requirement thereof as the Board of Trustees may determine, which waiver, however, shall not be effective until the applicant shall pay into the Capital Reserve Fund for Village Parking of the Village of Farmingdale, the substitute value of all parking spaces so waived by the Board of Trustees pursuant to this section, which value shall be computed by multiplying the number of additional parking spaces so waived by the Board of Trustees pursuant to this section by a dollar amount which shall be set, from time to time, by resolution of the Board of Trustees.
D.
The parking waiver set forth in this section shall not be available for, and the Board of Trustees may not waive any portion of the parking requirement for, any residential premises or the residential component of any mixed-use development.
§ 600-144 Site improvements.
All site improvements required to be made under the provisions of this article shall be constructed in accordance with standard specifications for site improvements as adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Farmingdale.
§ 600-145 Additional facilities for special use permits.
The requirements for off-street parking and loading facilities required by this article shall be deemed minimum requirements in connection with the uses hereinabove set forth. Whenever under the provisions of this chapter a use is permitted only upon a special use permit being obtained therefor from the Board of Trustees, then the Board of Trustees, as a condition for granting such permit, may require additional parking and loading facilities in accordance with standards otherwise provided in this chapter.
§ 600-146 Commercial vehicles.
[Added 2-21-2006 by L.L. No. 1-2006; amended 6-5-2017 by L.L. No. 6-2017; 2-3-2025 by L.L. No. 3-2025]
A maximum of one commercial vehicle, as defined herein, may be parked at any residentially zoned premises in addition to commercial vehicles parked during the act of loading or off-loading merchandise or during the act of performance of a commercial service or duty undertaken by the operator of such vehicle in connection with said premises. The permitted commercial vehicle must be used and registered to a resident of the premises; must have a current New York State commercial vehicle registration; cannot have more than two axles and must not exceed 20 feet in length and eight feet in height, nor be designated to refrigerate, cook or sell food or to carry a cargo of flammable or hazardous materials. The definition of "commercial vehicle" in the Incorporated Village of Farmingdale shall not be limited to vehicles registered as such and will include any automobile, van, minivan, truck or other motor vehicle which is used in part for any commercial purpose. There shall be a rebuttable presumption that a second van, minivan, or truck parked at any residentially zoned premises shall be considered a commercial vehicle. The owner of any residentially zoned premises may appeal to the Board of Trustees to rebut this presumption. Any automobile, van, minivan, truck or other motor vehicle used exclusively for non-commercial purposes shall not be considered a commercial vehicle.