Lake Success City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XXI
Off-Street Parking
§ 105-207 Definitions.
For the purposes of this Article, the following definitions apply:
The total floor area available for tenant occupancy and potential use, including basements, mezzanines and upper floors, but excluding shafts, elevators, stairs and areas devoted to off-street parking in the building, as expressed in square feet measured from the center lines of joint party walls and exteriors of outside walls.
An open or enclosed, paved or surfaced space for the parking of a private passenger vehicle. Each such space shall be accessible at all times when the building to which it is an accessory is in use, shall be accessible from a driving aisle or maneuvering space, as hereinafter provided, and shall further conform to the minimum standards hereinafter provided.
§ 105-208 Modification of standards.
A.
In appropriate cases, the Board of Trustees, upon the recommendation of the Planning Board, may reduce the number of off-street parking spaces required, in the event that the owner can demonstrate that his building does not now nor in the future will require such a ratio of parking spaces to floor area on the basis of unusual design, construction or particular use for which the building is solely designed and adapted.
B.
Where special circumstances exist, such additional off-street parking facilities shall be provided as may be required by the Board of Trustees, upon the recommendation of the Planning Board.
§ 105-209 Parking facilities for new buildings, alterations and conversions.
[Amended 7-20-1970]
The provisions contained in Subsections A through F of this section shall apply to the parking areas of all buildings which are erected or structurally altered so as to increase the gross floor area or converted for a more intensive use subsequent to the effective date of this chapter.
A.
Width of parking spaces; stall depth; maneuvering space. Parking spaces shall have a minimum width of nine feet, including striping as required by Subsection B, except for parking spaces which are a minimum width of seven feet. The width of parking spaces, except spaces in which parallel parking is permitted, shall be measured from the center of the striping on each side of such space. When the axis of the space is oriented parallel to the driveway or access aisle, the length of the space shall be a minimum of 20 feet, including hairpin striping. Where the axis of the space is angled to the driveway or access aisle, the stall depth of the space, measuring perpendicular from the axis of the driveway or access aisle, shall be as herein provided. Each space shall have minimum maneuvering space to permit safe and easy access as herein provided:
Parking Angle | Total Maneuvering (Aisle) Space and Stall Depth | Stall Depth |
|---|---|---|
0° or parallel | 20 feet 0 inches | 7 feet 0 inches |
45° | 30 feet 3 inches | 17 feet 3 inches |
50° | 32 feet 0 inches | 18 feet 0 inches |
55° | 34 feet 0 inches | 18 feet 4 inches |
60° | 36 feet 0 inches | 18 feet 9 inches |
65° | 37 feet 6 inches | 19 feet 3 inches |
70° | 39 feet 0 inches | 19 feet 3 inches |
90° | 44 feet 0 inches | 18 feet 0 inches |
B.
Striping; wheel stops. Each space shall be separated from the adjacent space by means of two four-inch-wide stripes with a sixteen-inch space between said stripes. The spaces at the end of every row to which the striping requirements apply shall be so marked that each such space shall be nine feet in width from its outside edge to the center of the striping between such space and the adjacent space. Whenever two spaces, except spaces parallel to a driveway or access aisle, abut each other end to end, each such space shall have a wheel stop at least four inches high which shall prevent an automobile parked within such space from extending into the abutting space.
C.
Driveways and cuts. The designation of driveways and cuts for egress and ingress in all parking areas and the layout for driveways and parking aisles in all parking areas consisting of 15 or more parking spaces shall be approved by the Planning Board and the Village Police Department, in addition to all other governmental agencies whose approval is required by law.
D.
Width of driveways. Driveways or access aisles connecting parking areas or spaces to each other or to the property line shall not be less than 13 feet wide where one-way traffic is required or less than 20 feet wide where two-way traffic is permitted. The provisions of this subsection shall not modify or eliminate the requirements for minimum maneuvering spaces as hereinafter provided.
E.
Screening.
(1)
Except where a greater width of planting area is otherwise required by this chapter, the perimeter of each off-street parking area for every building or attached group of buildings having five or more parking spaces shall, wherever such parking area abuts on a public street, except for means of egress and ingress, be effectively screened by not less than a five-foot-wide planting area; whenever such parking area abuts on an arterial highway, parkway, residentially zoned property or on a street abutting residentially zoned property, such parking area shall be effectively screened by not less than a fifteen-foot planting area. Such planting area shall be densely planted with shrubs and trees, pursuant to a plan approved by the Planning Board, and maintained in a healthy and luxuriant condition throughout the year. Every parking area containing at least 12,000 square feet shall have not less than 2% of its interior area devoted to planting areas containing shrubs or trees, which planting areas shall be located and planted pursuant to a plan approved by the Planning Board.
(2)
The landscaping and screening requirements of this section shall be in addition to and shall not supersede or be in substitution of any landscaping or screening requirements contained elsewhere in this chapter. Whenever landscaping or screening requirements contained elsewhere in this chapter require greater width of planting or impose a higher standard than contained in this section, such requirements shall apply.
F.
Height of parking area. At no point shall the peripheral grade of an outdoor on-ground parking area be higher than four feet above the grade of an adjoining property at the property line.
§ 105-210 Standards applicable to all commercial buildings.
[Amended 3-22-1976 by L.L. No. 3-1976]
The provisions contained in Subsections A through G of this section shall apply to the parking areas of all commercial buildings, whether erected prior to or subsequent to the effective date of this Article, located in any building district in the Village of Lake Success.
B.
Prohibition against storage and servicing. Storage, servicing, dismantling or repairing of vehicles in parking areas shall not be permitted.
C.
Prohibition against loading. Loading or unloading, as related to use, shall not be permitted in any parking area, but this prohibition shall not apply to personal effects transferred by an individual to or from his own vehicle.
D.
Paving of parking areas. All parking, loading and unloading areas and driveways giving access thereto shall be paved with permanent concrete or asphalt paving material (Type C pavement or better) in accordance with Village ordinances and standard specifications.
E.
Signs.
(1)
Direction signs visible from outside the parking area may be erected, provided that they are not over two square feet in area. Such signs may contain no legend other than the necessary direction, with an arrow or other directive device. The top of such signs shall not be more than four feet above ground.
(2)
Signs not over four square feet in area identifying areas for different types of parking, as hereinabove defined, may be erected to facilitate traffic movement.
(3)
Such signs may be illuminated in any reasonable manner, provided that no flashing or moving signs shall be permitted, nor shall the source of such illumination be visible from any point outside the plot upon which the sign is located.
F.
Illumination. Every off-street parking area consisting of five or more parking spaces shall be effectively lighted during all nondaylight hours in which the building to which it is an accessory is open. The minimum lighting level shall be 1/2 footcandle at any point in the parking area, and the entire lighting system shall have an average intensity of 3/4 footcandle. Light fixtures shall be of a type approved by the Planning Board.
G.
Parking areas. All areas for the parking of vehicles shall be indicated by pavement markings painted and maintained by the owner, and no parking shall be permitted outside of such designated stalls. The owner of said property shall post signs to indicate same, the type, location and legend of such signs to be approved by the Building Inspector. Owners and operators of vehicles parking in violation of the above shall be subject to the enforcement and penalty provisions of this chapter.
[Added 3-22-1976 by L.L. No. 3-1976]
§ 105-211 Places of public assembly, houses of worship and restaurants.
[Amended 8-18-1975 by L.L. No. 4-1975]
A.
Every building used, in whole or in part, as a place of public assembly, church, other places of worship, parish house, school, public library, municipal building or restaurant shall provide parking areas sufficient in size to accommodate a number of vehicles equal to not less than 50% of the number of the approved capacity of such premises, which parking areas shall conform to the provisions of § 105-209A through F if otherwise applicable, and § 105-210 A through G.
B.
The parking areas of every building used as a church, other place of worship, parish house, school, public library and municipal building shall not encroach upon minimum side, front or rear yard requirements provided in Schedule Limiting Height and Bulk of Buildings for the district in which such parking area is located. Such parking area shall be effectively screened from public view by shrubbery at least six feet in height and 10 feet in depth.
§ 105-212 Applicability; definitions.
[Added 7-20-1970]
A.
The provisions contained in § 105-213 shall apply to all parking structures, whether below ground or on ground, which are erected subsequent to the effective date of this Article.
B. BELOW-GROUND PARKING STRUCTURE PARKING STRUCTURE
As used in this Article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
A parking structure, the roof of which is beneath soil or other finished ground surfaces, such as pavement, concrete and similar toppings, and the walls of which shall not be exposed or extending above any finished ground surface.
A below-ground or on-ground structure used for the parking of private passenger motor vehicles, and shall also include areas of a building, which areas are devoted exclusively to the parking of such vehicles.
§ 105-213 General provisions.
[Added 7-20-1970]
A.
Permitted uses. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, it shall be permissible in every district except Residence A, B and C Districts to use a building or a completely enclosed portion of a building, which building or portion is situated wholly on ground, partly below ground or wholly below ground, for the parking of private motor vehicles belonging to the owners or tenants of such building or their employees, agents and invitees. It shall not be permissible to use a roof of any structure, except a completely below-ground parking structure, for parking, nor shall parking be permitted in more than one story which is located wholly or partly above ground. Gasoline storage and sale shall not be permitted in any parking structure.
B.
Coverage and setback requirements. Parking structures situated completely below ground shall not be subject to coverage and setback requirements, provided that no such structures shall be located beneath any portion of the lot in which surface parking is not permitted, including areas in which screening or landscaping is required. The whole of any parking structure, any part of which is above ground, except ventilation facilities, shall be subject to the coverage and setback requirements for the district in which it is located.
C.
Exits.
(1)
At least two separate exit doors shall be provided for any ground parking level, except that any opening for the passage of automobiles may serve as a means of exit, provided that no door or shutter is installed thereon. Floor exits shall be so arranged that no point on such parking level is more than 100 feet from the nearest exit or 150 feet, in the case of parking structures protected by automatic sprinklers, distance being measured along the natural path of travel.
(2)
At least two exits shall be provided for all completely or partially below-ground parking levels, not counting any automobile ramps, except that for structures extending only one floor level below the ground, a ramp leading direct to the outside may constitute one required means of exit. On below-ground parking levels, exits shall be so arranged that no part of such parking level will be more than 100 feet (measured along the line of travel) from the nearest stair exit.
(3)
Every parking level shall have access to at least two separate means of exit, so arranged that from any point in the garage, the paths of travel to the two means of exit will be in different directions, except that a common path of travel may be permitted for the first 50 feet from any point.
D.
Columns; walls. Columns shall, unless otherwise required for the support of the building in that portion of the parking structure which is beneath the primary building, be located so that the entire minimum maneuvering space required by § 105-209A shall be free of columns. Each column shall be protected by a five-inch-high curb around such column for a distance of 12 inches by a steel angle, at least four feet high at all corners of such column. Walls shall be protected by a curb or wheel stop.
E.
Fire regulations. No building permit shall be issued for a parking structure or any building which includes a parking structure, unless the plans for such parking structure have been approved by the Fire Marshal of Nassau County.
F.
Ventilation facilities. No ventilation facility shall be located less than 75 feet from any property which is zoned for residential use. All such facilities shall conform to the performance standards applicable to the district in which the parking structure is located. Where no performance standards are set forth, such facilities shall conform to the standards set forth in §§ 105-97 through 105-107 of this chapter.
G.
Lighting. The minimum lighting level at any point in a parking structure shall be four footcandles, and the entire lighting system shall have an average intensity of six footcandles. Transition areas where vehicles pass from artificial to natural light or vice versa shall be illuminated to a minimum of 50 footcandles for a minimum distance of 50 feet along the travel path of the vehicle. The source of such illumination shall not be visible from any point outside the plot.
H.
Evidence of conformity. With respect to any application for a building or use permit or a certificate of occupancy, the Building Inspector may require the applicant, at its own expense, to provide him with such evidence, including tests by an independent laboratory, as he may deem necessary to determine whether or not the requirements of §§ 105-212 through 105-213G have been met. The Building inspector may obtain expert advice at the expense of the applicant, and payment in advance shall be condition of further consideration of the application. The installation, maintenance and operation of continuous recording instruments to demonstrate conformity with such requirements shall be provided at the expense of the applicant or developer, when requested by the Building Inspector.