No building or structure shall be erected, substantially altered or its use changed, unless off-street parking and loading spaces have been provided in accordance with this chapter.

(Ord. of 2-3-2025(1), § 1(Exh. A))

Plans and specifications for the required parking, loading facility and access drives shall be submitted at the time of application for the building permit for the primary use and must be approved by the zoning enforcement officer.

(Ord. of 2-3-2025(1), § 1(Exh. A))

All parking facilities required under this article shall be constructed on the lot containing the primary use, or on abutting lot(s) which are located in the same zoning district as the main lot. No parking or loading facility, exclusive of driveways, shall be located within ten feet of a street or five feet of a sidewalk or abutting property line.

Parking spaces for all uses in commercial zoning districts (CD, CL and CW) for residential, multifamily, business, industrial or institutional purposes shall be located in the rear portion of the property.

(Ord. of 2-3-2025(1), § 1(Exh. A))

For the purpose of this chapter, the following minimum parking space requirements shall apply:

NOTES:

* Applies to lots in CD with greater than 50 percent building lot coverage as of October 22, 2009.

GLFA = Gross leasable floor area

(Ord. of 2-3-2025(1), § 1(Exh. A))

Off-street parking facilities required by this chapter shall be constructed to the following standards at a minimum.

A.

Single space dimensions—Nine feet wide by 18 feet deep;

B.

Handicapped parking spaces shall be required and constructed for all parking areas in accordance with standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act;

C.

Minimum aisle widths for all parking areas shall be in accordance with the following table:

Entrance aisle widths for parking areas serving less than ten vehicles, or one-way parking lots shall be a minimum of 12 feet.

D.

Paving or a porous parking material which allows infiltration of stormwater into the surface of the ground shall be provided for all required parking facilities sufficient to provide a durable and dust free surface over a minimum base 12 inches deep of compacted gravel, provided such design includes erosion control;

E.

Any parking area which is intended to be used during non-daylight hours shall be illuminated, and shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from adjoining property and streets, and away from the sky;

F.

Parking areas shall provide for proper drainage of surface water to prevent accumulation of water onto adjacent property or sidewalks;

G.

Bumper guards or wheel blocks should be used where necessary to control parking and traffic, and to avoid encroachment upon a building or adjacent property or streets;

H.

For uses in the CD, CL and CW districts which require parking, the entry to the parking area may be shared with the entry to an adjacent property, provided that the entryway has a minimum width of 12 feet for parking of up to ten vehicles; for parking for more than ten vehicles, one-way circulation may be used; otherwise, the minimum entry width shall be 20 feet. Easements for shared entries shall be required for both properties and shall be recorded in the land evidence records of the town.

I.

Lots in the CD district: On-street parking located directly in front of a lot on which a business use operates may be counted towards fulfilling the off-street parking space requirements of that use.

(Ord. of 2-3-2025(1), § 1(Exh. A))

When a use on either property which has been permitted to utilize shared off-site parking is discontinued or changed, the shared parking shall be null and void. Any existing or new use of any property currently operating under a shared parking agreement where that shared parking has become null and void shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter.

(Ord. of 2-3-2025(1), § 1(Exh. A))

Every building hereafter erected, altered, enlarged, or occupied for business, industrial, or institutional purposes which has over 1,000 square feet gross floor or ground area shall provide a minimum of one space for the loading and unloading of service vehicles. Loading and unloading spaces shall be provided in addition to off-street parking spaces and shall not be considered as supplying required parking spaces.

Each loading space shall be not less than 60 feet by 12 feet with a minimum overhead clearance of 14 feet. Loading and unloading spaces shall be surfaced with a dust free, all-weather pavement, which shall be adequately drained.

The off-street loading spaces required by this chapter shall, in all cases, be on the same or contiguous lot or parcel of land as the building or structure they are intended to serve. All loading and unloading spaces shall be designed so as to eliminate the need to back a vehicle out onto any public way.

(Ord. of 2-3-2025(1), § 1(Exh. A))

Applicants for development or redevelopment within the CD or CL zoning districts who cannot meet parking requirements on site shall demonstrate that there will, at a minimum, be no net loss of parking on site. Parking below the minimum requirement established in this section shall be allowed only through TRC advisory review per section 82-410 C (as a substantial modification) and by a special use permit granted by the zoning board, and shall be subject to the following requirements:

A.

The applicant cannot meet the parking standards of this chapter on the property where the use is proposed.

B.

As many parking spaces as reasonably feasible have been added on site in an attempt to meet the district parking requirements, and, at a minimum, there has been no reduction in the existing number of parking spaces on site.

(Ord. of 2-3-2025(1), § 1(Exh. A))

An applicant for no net loss of parking must submit an application for special use permit to the zoning enforcement officer which contains a statement addressing each of the requirements set forth in this section 82-1307. The zoning enforcement officer shall forward the application to the technical review committee and the zoning board of review for consideration in accordance with article 3 of this chapter.

(Ord. of 2-3-2025(1), § 1(Exh. A))