Garden City City Zoning Code
ARTICLE X
Off-Street Parking and Loading
§ 200-59 Declaration of policy.
The Board of Trustees hereby finds and determines that in order to lessen congestion in the streets, protect the public safety by preventing undue hazard to vehicular and pedestrian traffic, serve the public convenience and aid in bringing about the most appropriate use of land, it is necessary that space be provided for the safe and convenient off-street parking of all motor vehicles used in connection with all uses of land and buildings in the Village. In furtherance of this purpose, it is hereby declared to be the policy of the Village that for residential and institutional uses and uses involving public assembly, such space shall be provided in connection with and appurtenant to such uses, and that for commercial and industrial uses, such space shall be provided in municipal parking fields to an extent that is consistent with sound development and municipal economy, and that space which is needed in accordance with the aforesaid purpose in addition to that which is contained in such fields shall be provided in connection with and appurtenant to the establishment or enlargement of the uses needing the same.
§ 200-60 (Reserved) [1]
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Editor's Note: Former § 200-60, Purpose of requirements, as amended, was repealed 10-16-1989 by L.L. No. 6-1989.
§ 200-61 Off-street parking in R Districts.
[Amended 10-16-1989 by L.L. No. 6-1989; 4-19-2001 by L.L. No. 1-2001]
Off-street parking and loading space shall comply with the following regulations in addition to those specified elsewhere in this Article and in Article V:
A.
All off-street parking space in any R District shall be provided on the same plot with the use to which it is appurtenant, shall be either completely enclosed or completely unenclosed and shall be provided with safe and convenient access.
B.
Unless provided in a completely enclosed garage attached to the principal building and conforming to all the regulations thereto, all automobile parking space required by this chapter on any plot in an R District, whether enclosed or unenclosed, shall be located in conformity with the regulations for the location of accessory buildings as provided in § 200-52, subject, however, to any modifications which may be set forth by the Board of Appeals in granting the approval for an office, studio or occupational room pursuant to Article V.
C.
The total area of driveway and/or parking area, whether comprised of pervious or impervious material, in the front yard of a plot shall not exceed the amount of square footage derived by multiplying the required setback in feet by the multiplier indicated below, provided that at the point of entry, the width shall be no greater than 18 feet:
[Amended 7-21-2011 by L.L. No. 2-2011]
Street Lines Up to (feet) | Multiplier | |
|---|---|---|
70 | 20 | |
90 | 25 | |
112.5 | 30 | |
142.5 | 35 | |
Over 142.5 | 40 |
D.
Parking and storage of motor vehicles.
[Added 2-5-2015 by L.L. No. 1-2015]
§ 200-62 Off-street parking in other than R Districts.
A.
No use shall be maintained in the Village unless off-street parking spaces as specified in § 200-62.1 of this Article are provided and a parking plan has been approved by the Board of Trustees. In any multiuse facility, the number of required parking spaces shall be the sum of the requirements for all uses in the facility.
B.
When a building, or part thereof, is to be expanded or altered so as to increase the gross floor area, or change the use thereof, off-street parking as specified in § 200-62.1 shall be provided, and a parking plan shall be approved by the Board of Trustees.
C.
Waiver of parking requirements.
(1)
Municipal parking within 300 feet of the building may be used to satisfy all or part of the parking requirements, subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees in connection with site plan and/or parking plan approval. Before approving any waiver of parking requirements pursuant hereto, the Board of Trustees shall find that such waiver will not:
[Amended 10-16-1989 by L.L. No. 6-1989]
(2)
Prior to making such findings and granting any waiver pursuant hereto, the Board of Trustees may require the applicant to submit traffic and/or parking studies prepared by recognized experts and may request advisory reports from the Village Traffic Commission, Police Commissioner, Fire Chief or other Village officials or agencies. Requested advisory reports shall be submitted within 30 days. The Village may charge a fee for review of such reports and studies not to exceed $5,000.
D.
Notwithstanding the requirements herein, whenever a building existing at the time of the adoption of this article shall be structurally altered or added to in an amount less than 10% of its total floor area, only that portion of the area of the existing building which has been structurally altered or added to need comply with the foregoing off-street parking requirements.
E.
The applicant shall cause a parking plan to be prepared by a licensed engineer, licensed architect or licensed landscape architect at a scale sufficient in size to permit adequate review as determined by the Board of Trustees. Said plans shall show the location, layout, design and arrangement of all off-street parking and loading spaces, including ingress and egress, curb cuts, size of such spaces, width of circulation aisles and distances from property lines.
F.
All off-street parking shall consist of parking spaces having a direct means of access thereto from the public street, all paved to specifications of the Village.
G.
All off-street parking spaces shall be at least nine feet wide by 20 feet long. The Board of Trustees, as part of its site plan and/or parking plan review, may vary the size of off-street parking spaces to provide for small-car parking.
H.
All off-street parking spaces shall be on or below ground level.
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Editor's Note: This local law superseded former § 200-62, Floor area ratio increase in C-B District.
§ 200-62.1 Table of minimum spaces required.
[Added 8-10-1989 by L.L. No. 4-1989; amended 4-19-2001 by L.L. No. 1-2001; 6-1-2006 by L.L. No. 1-2006]
The following uses shall require the number of parking spaces indicated:
Use Category | Number of Spaces Required |
|---|---|
Single-bedroom or studio multiple dwelling | 1 1/2 spaces per unit, plus 1 additional for each 4 units in a multiple structure or project |
2-or-more-bedroom multiple dwelling, or townhouse over 2,000 square feet in area | 2 spaces per unit, plus 1 additional for each 4 units in a multiple structure or project |
Hotel, inn or motel | 1 per sleeping room |
Church, temple, auditorium or similar place of assembly | 1 for each 5 seats |
High school, business school or college | 5 per classroom or teaching station, plus 1 for each teaching and nonteaching staff person |
Elementary or nursery school | 1 for each 5 seats in a main assembly room or 2 for each classroom, plus 1 for each 250 square feet of office floor area, whichever is greater |
Golf club, country club or similar establishment | 1 for each 2 families or individuals in membership |
Funeral establishment | 10 per parlor or chapel, and not less than 20 in any case |
Banquet facility, restaurant or similar place serving food or beverages | 1 space for each 75 square feet of floor area or 1 space for each 2 seats in capacity, whichever shall be greater |
Department store, retail store, personal service store | 1 per 200 square feet of floor area |
General, professional or administrative office use | 1 per 250 square feet of floor area |
Manufacturing establishment, research or testing laboratory, wholesale establishment, warehouse or distribution plant, new car sales and service | 1 per 500 square feet of floor area |
Any other use, structure or building not otherwise expressly provided for herein | 1 per each 150 square feet of floor area or as determined by the Board of Trustees with the advice of the Director of Public Works |
Assisted-living residence | 1/2 space per unit |