The off-street parking facilities herein required shall be provided in at least the amount and maintained in the manner herein set forth, provided that off-street parking facilities need be neither provided nor maintained for land actually used or for structures actually existing (whether occupied or vacant) on the effective date of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived, unless after the effective date of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived such land, structures, or uses are enlarged, expanded or changed in which event, the land, structures and uses hereby excluded shall not be used, occupied or operated unless there is provided for the increment only of such land, structures and use, and maintained as herein required at least the amount of off-street parking facilities that would be required hereunder if the increment were a separate land, structure or use.

(Ord. No. 533, § 2(26), 4-13-1999)

Off-street parking facilities shall be constructed, maintained and operated in accordance with the following specifications:

(1)

Size, location, and access.

a.

Size. Each off-street parking space shall be an area of appropriate dimensions, of not less than 180 square feet net, exclusive of access area; however, handicapped spaces shall meet the requirements of public law 101-336 as specified in 28 CFR 36 and other applicable federal regulations.

b.

Location. Off-street parking facilities shall be located on the lot on which the use or structure for which they are provided is located.

c.

Vehicular access. Vehicular access to individual parking spaces shall be provided by aisles as follows:

(2)

Design and construction.

(3)

Drainage and surfacing. Parking facilities shall be properly graded for drainage, surfaced with concrete or asphaltic concrete and maintained in good condition, free of weeds, dust, trash and debris.

(4)

Entrances and exits.

a.

Parking facilities shall be provided with entrances and exits so located as to minimize traffic congestion as determined by the zoning administrator.

b.

Vehicle access isles to the street from the development shall not exceed the number and size needed for efficient traffic flow to and from the development.

c.

The exterior periferies of parking facilities shall be defined by landscaped strips at least two feet in width. Each such landscaped strip shall be raised and protected by curbs and shall contain grass, shrubbery, and two trees for every automobile access to the street.

(5)

Parking bays.

a.

Parking bays containing not more than 100 parking spaces shall be established.

b.

Such blocks shall be defined by landscaped strips at least 15 feet wide. Each such landscaped strip shall be raised and protected by curbs and shall contain:

1.

Grass and shrubs;

2.

A four-foot wide pedestrian walk extending the full length of the strip; and

3.

One tree for every 50 parking spaces.

c.

Vehicular access aisles within the block shall be connected to one or more roadways at least 24 feet wide or such greater width as may be required to accommodate the volume of traffic anticipated and along which no parking spaces shall be provided or allowed.

(6)

Lighting. Lighting shall be provided in all parking facilities accommodating ten or more vehicles and such lighting shall be so arranged that the source of light does not shine directly into adjacent residential properties and does not interfere with traffic.

(7)

Other uses. Other uses such as the sale, repair, dismantling, or servicing of vehicles, equipment, materials or supplies shall not be conducted within required off-street parking facilities. Retail sales shall not be conducted in store parking lots; however, the occasional display of goods for sale may occur in parking areas provided the display occupies available space in excess of required parking spaces.

(8)

Residential areas. In residential districts off-street parking facilities shall be used only by vehicles up to 8,000 pounds gross vehicle weight, manufacturer's capacity rating, and having wheels not exceeding 17 inches in diameter.

(9)

Residential. Required off-street parking facilities for dwelling uses shall not occupy any part of a required front yard.

(Ord. No. 533, § 2(27), 4-13-1999)

(a)

Parking. At least the following amount of off-street parking facilities shall be provided. The classifications of uses shall be deemed to include and apply to all uses, and if the classification of any use for the purpose of determining the amount of off-street parking facilities to be provided is not readily determinable hereunder, the classification of the use shall be fixed by the zoning administrator.

(b)

Loading. In addition to required off-street parking spaces, a minimum of one off-street loading facility shall be provided for all structures devoted to commerce, industry, manufacturing, storage, warehousing, professionally-purposed hospitals, and similar uses exceeding 10,000 square feet of gross floor area. Said loading facilities must allow loading and unloading access by large vehicles such as transport trucks without blocking traffic on or near the facility being served.

(Ord. No. 533, § 2(28), 4-13-1999)

Pursuant to the procedure set forth in this section, either part or all of the required off-street parking facilities may be located on another site a distance no greater than 400 feet from the one occupied by the use or structure for which the facilities are provided; also, two or more uses may share the same off-street parking facilities and each of such uses may be considered as having provided such shared space individually.

(1)

Applications for approval of special plan. An application for the approval of a special provision hereunder shall be filed with the zoning administrator by the owner of the entire land area to be included within the special plan, and all encumbrances of such land area and structures. The application shall contain such information required by this chapter or deemed necessary by the zoning administrator and shall include plans showing the location of the uses or structures for which off-street parking facilities are required and the location at which the off-street parking facilities are proposed to be located.

(2)

Review of application. Applications hereunder shall be reviewed by the zoning administrator and either approved by him or disapproved. Any approval may establish conditions and limitations, and be registered among the records of the town and shall thereafter be binding upon the applicants, their heirs, successors and assigns, shall limit and control the issuance and validity of permits and certificates and shall restrict and limit the use and operation of all land and structures included within such special plans to all conditions and limitations specified in such plans and the approval thereof.

(3)

Amendment or withdrawal of special plan. Pursuant to the same procedure and subject to the same limitations and requirements by which the special plan was approved and registered, any special plan may be amended or withdrawn.

(Ord. No. 533, § 2(29), 4-13-1999)