Hartland Town City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VII
Parking and Loading Space
§ 144-43 General requirements.
The following are parking and loading space requirements which must be provided at the time any building or structure is erected, enlarged or increased in capacity in the Town of Hartland:
In all use districts, parking and/or loading space shall be required for motor vehicles, in accordance with the requirements of this and other applicable sections of this chapter. All such space shall be deemed to be required space on the lot on which it is situated and shall not be encroached upon or reduced in any manner.
Whenever there is a change in use or an increase in floor area, except in an R-1 District, or other unit of measurement and such change and such increase creates a need for an increase of more than 10% in the number of off-street parking spaces, as determined by the requirements of this section, additional off-street parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with this section for that additional or change in use.
Access drives or walkways to the B or I Districts through any R District shall not be permitted as this would constitute an illegal use of residentially-zoned land.
In churches and other places of assembly in which patrons or spectators occupy benches, pews or other similar seating facilities, each 25 inches of such seating facilities shall be counted as one seat for the purpose of parking standards.
§ 144-44 Number of parking spaces required.
The number of off-street parking spaces required for a structure in the Town of Hartland shall be as follows:
Auditorium: one parking space for each three seats.
Automobile or machine sales and service: one parking space for each 300 square feet of floor area.
Banks and business and professional offices: one parking space for each 200 square feet of floor area.
Bowling alleys: five parking spaces for each alley, plus the necessary space as set forth in this section for affiliated uses, such as bars, restaurants or other commercial uses.
Churches: one parking space for each five seats in the place of worship.
Dance halls and assembly halls without fixed seats; exhibition halls, except church assembly rooms in conjunction with an auditorium: one parking space for each 100 square feet of floor area used for assembly or dancing.
Dwellings: two parking spaces for each family or dwelling unit.
Funeral homes and mortuaries: one parking space for each four seats in the auditorium.
Roominghouses and lodging houses: one parking space for each bedroom.
Libraries: one parking space for each 600 square feet of floor area.
Manufacturing plants, research or testing laboratories and bottling plants: one parking space for each 300 square feet of floor area.
Restaurants and taverns: one parking space for each three seats.
Retail stores, shops, etc.: one parking space for each 200 square feet of floor area.
Sanatoriums, convalescent homes, homes for the aged and nursing homes: one parking space for each three beds.
Assembly halls, other than schools: one parking space for each five seats.
In the case of a use not specifically mentioned above, the requirements for off-street parking facilities to which said use is similar shall be established by the Planning Board.
§ 144-45 Design standards for off-street parking spaces.
The requirements for off-street parking spaces shall be as follows:
The size of all off-street parking spaces shall be 10 feet wide by 20 feet long for all angle parking or eight feet wide by 23 feet long for all parallel parking.
Off-street parking facilities shall be located as hereinafter specified, where the distance shall be measured from the nearest point of the parking facility to the nearest point of the building or use that such facility is required to serve. Off-street parking spaces shall be allowed in required yards, except where specifically prohibited by this chapter.
Multi-unit dwellings: not more than 200 feet from the building they are required to serve.
For uses located in the B District and for sanatoriums, convalescent, nursing and rest homes, homes for the aged, retirement homes, private clubs, lodges and offices: not more than 100 feet from the building they are required to serve.
For uses other than those specified above: not more than 300 feet from the building they are intended to serve.
Necessary passageways, alleys and/or driveways for entrance to and exit from parking spaces shall be provided.
All parking areas, passageways, alleys and driveways, except where provided in connection with one-family residences, shall be appropriately surfaced, clearly marked for car spaces and shall be adequately drained, all subject to the approval of the Town of Hartland Planning Board.
The collective provision for off-street parking areas by two or more buildings or uses located on adjacent lots is permitted, provided that the total of such facilities shall not be less than the sum required of the various buildings or uses computed separately, and further provided that the land upon which the collective facilities are located is owned or leased by one or more of the collective users.
All parking areas and appurtenant passageways, alleyways and driveways serving commercial uses shall be illuminated adequately during the hours between sunset and sunrise when the use is in operation. Adequate shielding shall be provided by commercial users to protect adjacent residential zones from the glare of such illumination and from that of automobile headlights.
Off-street parking areas located in the B District and which provide parking for 20 or more vehicles shall be provided with shade trees of a type approved by the Planning Board and located not greater than 60 feet on center.
Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, all commercial enterprises shall have a minimum of two parking spaces.
§ 144-46 Loading spaces.
The following are the requirements for loading spaces under this chapter:
Loading spaces shall be provided and maintained on the same premises with every building, structure or part thereof, erected, occupied, enlarged or intended to be used, involving the receipt or distribution by vehicles of material, supplies or merchandise.
Such space shall be adequate for standing, loading and unloading services in order to avoid undue interference with the use of public transportation.
Loading and unloading space shall not be occupied or considered as any part of the off-street parking.
All B District uses shall include a loading space of 10 by 25 feet, with a fourteen-foot height clearance, for every 20,000 square feet or fraction thereof of building floor or land use for the above-mentioned purposes.