The provisions outlined herein apply to all land uses, with the exception of single-family dwellings.

Minimum and maximum parking space requirements for specific uses are identified in Schedule A[1] of this chapter.

For those uses not specified in Schedule A, the minimum and maximum number of parking spaces will be determined by the Planning Department, as noted in Schedule A.

For properties and buildings comprised of mixed uses, shared parking provisions below shall apply.

Whenever the size or intensity of any use or building is increased, or whenever there is a change in use which would result in an increased parking demand, additional parking spaces in accordance with Schedule A will be provided and will be designed and located in conformance with this section except where shared parking may apply.

All off-street parking areas will be surfaced with a dust-free, all-weather material and will be graded and drained so as to dispose of all surface water without erosion, flooding or negative impacts onto neighboring properties.

Parking areas will be kept in good condition. Smooth surfaces will be maintained, potholes repaired, markings repainted, and litter removed on a regular basis so as to allow for safe and efficient vehicular and pedestrian movement within the parking area.

Any lighting associated with parking areas will be directed into the parking area and away from adjacent properties and public rights-of-way.

Adequate parking and maneuvering areas will be provided for buses, recreational vehicles and other large vehicles in association with those land uses which commonly attract such vehicles.

With the exception of automobile dealerships, parking areas will not be used to display vehicles for sale.

Handicapped parking spaces will be provided in accordance with the most recent standards of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), which is on file with the Town Building Department and is available for review.

Adequate accommodation on site for snow plowing and snow storage will be provided.

Every parking space will be at least 10 feet wide and 20 feet long.

Aisles for maneuvering within parking areas will be as follows:

Handicapped parking: as determined by the most recent standards of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), which is on file with the Town Building Department and is available for public review.

Off-site parking is allowed for nonresidential uses, provided safe and efficient pedestrian access is afforded between the parking area and the nonresidential use/property. However, no pedestrian grade-level street crossings to accommodate off-site parking will be allowed on any street that exhibits a traffic volume in excess of 1,000 vehicles per day.

All parking lots will be located no closer than 25 feet to any street right-of-way, nor closer than 10 feet to the rear or side property lines.

Additionally, with the exception of entrance and exit driveways, only green space and vegetation will be permitted within the twenty-five-foot strip/setback between the parking lot and street right-of-way and must conform to the requirements set forth in Article XIX, Landscaping. A parking lot (including its entrance and exit driveways) serving a nonresidential or multifamily use may not be located any closer than 40 feet to the property line of a single- or two-family dwelling. However, the entrance and/or exit driveway may be located as close as 10 feet to the adjacent property line, if a greater distance would limit sight distance and result in a possible traffic hazard.

With the exception of single-family and two-family dwellings, all parking within the Community Business and Professional Residential Zoning Districts shall be located to one side of the principal building and/or to the rear of the lot. No more than 1/3 of the required parking may be located to the one side. Parking should be located to the side and rear of the buildings and/or to the rear of the lot in the Town Center Overlay District and the Freemans Bridge Road Corridor District.

Access management.

No more than two combination entrance and exit driveways will be permitted. The width of the driveway, measured at the throat (the point where the turning radii end and the parallel driveway boundaries begin), will not exceed 35 feet in width.

Street access will be permitted only through designated driveways.

In those instances where one-way entrances and/or exits afford safer vehicular movement than a two-way entrance/exit arrangement, one-way entrances and/or exits may be permitted.

Entrances and exits will be permitted up to the side lot lines, but only if there is no single- or two-family dwelling located on the property adjacent to the driveway. In the case where there is an adjoining single- or two-family dwelling, the entrance/exit may be located no closer than 40 feet to the adjacent property line. However, the entrance or exit driveways may be located up to 10 feet from the adjacent property line, if a greater distance would limit sight distance and result in a possible traffic hazard.

Shared parking is encouraged between uses subject to review by the Planning and Zoning Commission. Shared parking agreements shall be recorded by deed reference.

When shared parking is pursued, the applicant and Town are to be guided by the table below when calculating the minimum number of parking spaces.

Commercial and mixed-use developments shall supply bicycle racks at a rate of one bicycle parking stall per 15 parking spaces. Racks can consist of any size as long as they meet the total number of stalls required.

Off-street parking lots for nonresidential and multifamily dwellings of 50 spaces or more shall have at least one accessible electric vehicle parking space with an electric vehicle charging system. Additional spaces and provisions should be determined by the Planning and Zoning Commission during Site Plan Review based upon best practices. Spaces shall clearly be marked as reserved as an electric vehicle charging space.

The provisions outlined herein apply to all land uses, with the exception of single-family dwellings.

Off-street loading and/or unloading spaces for commercial and/or industrial vehicles shall be provided on each lot where it is deemed that such facilities are necessary to serve the use or uses on the lot.

All off-street loading areas shall be graded and surfaced with asphalt, concrete or other material that will provide equivalent protection from potholes, erosion and dust.

All loading areas shall be on the same lot as the use which is to be served.

All loading facilities shall be related to the building/use to be served to provide for loading and unloading of delivery and other service vehicles and shall be so arranged that they may be used without blocking or otherwise interfering with the use of accessways, parking facilities, public streets or sidewalks.

Loading spaces shall not face or be visible from the frontage street and shall not be located in a required front yard, nor a required side yard if adjoining a residentially zoned or developed property.

Each off-street loading space shall be designed for vehicular access by means of a driveway or driveways to a public street in a manner which is consistent with pedestrian safety and will least interfere with adjacent traffic movements and interior circulation.

Loading and/or unloading facilities shall be designed so that trucks must not back in or out of nor park in any public right-of-way.

Sufficient screening shall be provided along all lot lines abutting any residentially zoned or developed property to visually insulate the residential use from all operations, materials and vehicles within any loading space.

Loading areas accessory to commercial uses, shopping centers or planned developments shall be so located and screened as to be visually insulated from public awareness.

Screening material and methods shall conform to Article XIX, Landscaping, and Article XVIII, Commercial and Development Design Guidelines, of this chapter.