Gloversville City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VIII
Off-Street Parking and Loading
§ 300-33 Off-street parking.
Any residential building shall be required to have one off-street parking space available for each residential unit. All buildings for commercial, industrial, or manufacturing use shall not be subject to any mandatory minimum off-street parking spaces and shall be subject to the discretion of the Gloversville Planning Board as set forth in Subsection C herein.[1]
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Schedule B is located in the Appendices.
Each off-street space shall consist of at least 162 square feet, with a minimum width of nine feet and a length of 18 feet for a perpendicular parking space, and 198 square feet (nine feet by 24 feet) for a parallel parking space. Backup and maneuvering aisles between rows of parking spaces shall be at least 24 feet wide, except where the Planning Board approves a lesser dimension as adequate to serve parking space arranged at less than a 90° angle and/or where landscaped areas replace parking spaces and a narrower aisle will function as required for one- or two-way traffic.
During the site plan review process, with respect to off-street parking, the Planning Board shall take into account the proposed use, pedestrian accessibility and other reasonable indications that the amount of parking is adequate to meet estimated parking needs.
The following parking requirements shall apply to all districts, except as otherwise provided for the Industrial Park Zone, Crossroads Industrial Park Zone, and Crossroads Park Zone in §§ 300-19, 300-26 and 300-98.
For a mixed-use establishment, parking spaces shall be required for each use.
Required parking space for residential uses shall be located in the side or rear back of the building setback line and on the same lot or tract as the principal use. Parking spaces required for other uses may be located within 200 feet of the principal use, subject to the approval of the Planning Board.
Floor areas for the purpose of computing parking requirements shall be the sum of the horizontal area within exterior walls of the several floors of a building, excluding basement, cellar and attic areas used primarily for storage or service.
All surface parking lots for more than five vehicles with frontage on any portion of a street right-of-way (not including an alley) shall be effectively screened on each side as follows:
A minimum six-foot wide, landscaped area with a continuous row of shrubs must be provided between the street and parking lot.
Shrubs must be a minimum of 18 inches in height when planted and must reach a minimum size of 36 inches in height within three years of planting.
Where appropriate, a thirty-six-inch masonry wall with a three-foot planting strip may be substituted for the continuous row of shrubs.
Breaks for pedestrian and vehicle access are allowed.
All plantings shall be maintained in a vigorous growing condition throughout the duration of the use, and plants not so maintained shall be replaced with new plants at the beginning of the growing season.
Every off-street parking area and access driveways thereto shall have a durable and dustless surface, i.e., blacktop, concrete or pavers appropriate for such a use, and shall be so graded and drained as to dispose of all surface water accumulation on site or through storm drains connected to public storm sewers.
Any fixture used to illuminate any off-street parking area shall be so arranged as to direct the light away from adjoining premises used for residential purposes or situated in any R Residence District. The intensity of lighting shall not be such as to interfere unreasonably with any such premise.
Access to and from public streets shall be subject to approval by the City Building Inspector.
Every parcel of land hereafter used as an automobile or trailer sales area or as an automobile service station shall be subject to the requirements of this subsection and shall be considered in the application thereof as the equivalent of a parking area for more than five vehicles.
Required parking areas in the side and rear yard shall be of a sufficient size to allow for backup and turning space for all vehicles. Any vehicle behind vehicle parking shall not be permitted for required new or converted residential premises unless said premises is a single-family dwelling or so approved by the Planning Board through the special permit process.
Upon recommendation of the City Building Inspector, the Planning Board may waive any or all of the foregoing off-street parking requirements.
§ 300-34 Loading and delivery areas.
Adequate provision for safe and accessible loading and delivery areas shall be provided to avoid obstruction of the public right-of-way, and long-term obstruction of public on-street parking areas during peak parking demand times for the neighborhood. Loading and delivery areas may be shared between nearby uses, and the need for off-street loading areas shall be determined by the Planning Board on a case-by-case basis depending upon the number of expected deliveries per day.
When provided, each facility shall be subject to the following minimum requirements:
Each berth shall be not less than 12 feet wide, 33 feet long and 14 feet in height when covered.
Space for such berth may occupy any part of any required side or rear yard, except that no such berth shall be located closer than 100 feet to any lot in any residence district unless wholly within a completely enclosed building.
§ 300-35 Community garages in residence districts.
The City Planning Board may allow in any R-1 Residence District, R-C Residence-Commercial District or C Commercial District a community garage that shall conform to the requirements for accessory uses and structures in the district in which it is constructed and to the requirements for off-street parking listed in § 300-19 above.