Glocester City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VI
Off-Street Parking and Loading
§ 350-34 Findings.
Provision for adequate off-street parking and loading facilities is essential to the commercial prosperity, enhancement of residential land value and as an efficient means of alleviating traffic congestion within a community. It is for this purpose that any structure or use, erected or constructed after the passage of this chapter, is required to provide off-street parking and loading facilities in accordance with the following regulations.
§ 350-35 Off-street parking space requirements.
Requirements. For the purposes of this chapter, in all instances the minimum size of a parking space shall be 270 square feet and may include access, egress and circulation.
Use | Number of Required Parking Spaces |
|---|---|
Residential dwellings | 2 per dwelling unit on the same lot with the main building |
Churches, theaters, restaurants and other places of public assembly | 1 for every 3 seats or for every 3 persons of capacity, plus 1 for each 2 employees |
Civic, social, fraternal, golf, country and similar clubs | 1 for each 3 members, plus 1 for each 2 employees |
Funeral homes and mortuaries | 1 for each 3 seats, plus 1 for each employee |
Tourist courts, motor inns or hotels, motels and lodging or boardinghouse | 1 per dwelling unit or room for rent, plus 1 for each 2 employees |
Retail and service establishments | 1 for every 90 square feet of floor area devoted to sales, plus 1 for every 2 employees |
Home occupations and professional offices or studios | 1 for each 90 square feet of floor area, plus 1 for each dwelling unit for permanent occupancy |
Public and private elementary and junior high schools | 2 for each classroom, plus 1 for each employee or staff member other than teachers |
Public and private senior high schools | 12 for each classroom, plus 1 for each employee or staff member other than teachers |
Industrial and wholesale establishments | 2 for every 3 employees and 1 for each truck operated by the concern |
§ 350-36 Minimum requirements.
Each parking space shall have a minimum width of nine feet and a minimum length of 20 feet and shall be served by suitable aisles to permit access and automobile maneuverability into all parking spaces. Total parking area must provide a minimum of 270 square feet per parking space, including access, egress and circulation.
§ 350-37 Location.
All off-street parking facilities required under this chapter shall be constructed on or adjacent to the site of the main use or on a lot directly across an adjoining street from the main use.
§ 350-38 Joint use.
Joint use of off-street parking space shall be permitted if the total of such spaces is not less than the sum of the requirements for the various individual uses separately computed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
§ 350-39 Plans, construction and landscaping.
Off-street parking lots of more than five motor vehicles' capacity shall conform to the following standards:
A.
The area shall be paved, drained and lighted and shall be provided with bumper guards.
B.
Where such area adjoins or lies within a residential zone, a compact evergreen screen of not less than 5 1/2 feet in height shall be erected and maintained between such area and the adjoining residential zone.
C.
Off-street parking areas located in commercial zones shall provide a planting strip at least six feet wide between the parking area and the street.
D.
Lighting fixtures used to illuminate the parking area shall be so arranged as to reflect away from the adjoining residential areas and away from adjacent traffic arteries.
§ 350-40 Commercial vehicles.
Parking or storage of commercial vehicles of over 1.5 tons of capacity and of commercial or house trailers shall not be permitted in the residential zone.
§ 350-41 Off-street loading requirements.
All commercial and industrial structures, erected after the adoption of this chapter, shall provide adequate off-street loading facilities. Plans and specifications for such loading facilities shall be submitted to the Zoning Inspector at the time of application for the zoning certificate for the main use. Where a loading facility is adjacent to a residential zone, the restrictions contained in §§ 350-36, 350-37 and 350-38 of this article shall apply. Such a loading facility shall be sufficient in size to eliminate the projection of vehicles into a street right-of-way.