Lindenhurst City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XIX
Off-Street Parking and Loading 1
§ 193-192 Minimum number of parking spaces.
[Amended 3-8-1976 by L.L. No. 5-1976; amended 8-7-1985 by L.L. No. 5-1985; 10-17-1995 by L.L. No. 7-1995]
A.
The following minimum number of off-street parking spaces shall be provided, used and maintained by the owner and/or the tenant of the property for each building, structure or premises which shall hereafter experience a change in use or be erected or enlarged for use for any of the following purposes:
(1)
One-family and two-family dwellings other than by permit: two per dwelling unit, plus one additional space for each bedroom in excess of three bedrooms.
[Amended 6-16-1992 by L.L. No. 2-1992]
(2)
Multiple dwellings: two per dwelling unit.
(3)
Trailer parks: two spaces for each permanent trailer or temporary trailer station.
(4)
Hotels, motels, tourist homes, cabins, lodging, rooming and boarding houses: one and one-half (1 1/2) spaces for each guest sleeping room or suite, plus two spaces for each three employees on the maximum work shift.
(5)
Hospitals, nursing homes and convalescent homes: one space for each two beds, plus one space for each professional staff member, plus two spaces for each three other employees on the maximum work shift.
(6)
Funeral homes: one space for each 150 square feet of gross floor area and one space per employee on the maximum work shift.
(7)
Theaters, auditoriums, stadiums, churches and other places of public assembly not classified elsewhere in this section: one space per three permanent seats or one space per each 40 square feet of seating area where fixed seating is not provided, plus one seat per each employee and/or participant in scheduled events.
(8)
Elementary schools, nursery schools, day schools and camps: one space per each employee, plus one space per each six students in the 12th grade or per each two students in higher grades, or the parking requirements for the auditorium or gymnasium component of the use, whichever is the greater.
(9)
Secondary schools and colleges, whether public or private, business or commercial: one space per each employee, plus one space per each six students in the 12th grade or per two students in higher grades, or the parking requirement for the auditorium or gymnasium component of the use, whichever is the greater.
(10)
Medical (including veterinarian), dental and other professional offices, including business, government, semipublic, sales and general offices, banks and financial institutions: one space per 150 square feet of gross floor area, plus a ten-space queuing line for each drive-in teller's window.
(11)
Bowling alleys: two spaces for each alley, plus one for each employee on the maximum work shift.
(12)
Membership clubs, private clubs and lodges: one space for each 50 square feet of gross floor area.
(13)
Marinas (not containing public boat ramps): one and one-half (1 1/2) spaces for each boat slip or mooring station, plus one space per each two employees on the maximum work shift. All public boat launching and retrieval ramps must comply with the provisions of Subsection A(24) of this section.
(14)
Planned shopping center: one space for each 100 square feet of gross floor area.
[Amended 6-16-1992 by L.L. No. 2-1992]
(15)
Retail stores, shops and personal service establishments: one space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area.
(16)
Restaurant, eating and drinking places: one space for each three seats, plus one space for each three linear feet of counter at stand-at-counter areas, plus one space for each two employees on the maximum work shift, or one space for every 100 square feet of gross floor area, plus one space for each employee on the maximum work shift, whichever is greater.
[Amended 6-16-1992 by L.L. No. 2-1992]
(17)
Wholesale and distribution establishments, nonretail general service and repair establishments, warehouses, truck depots and storage yard: as determined by the Board of Zoning Appeals but in no event less than one space per 200 square feet of gross floor area or two spaces for each three employees on the maximum work shift, whichever is greater.
(18)
Manufacturing establishments, research and testing laboratories: one space for each 300 square feet of gross floor area or two spaces for each three employees on the maximum work shift, whichever is greater.
(19)
Skating rink: two spaces per each three persons of related capacity and one space per each employee on the maximum work shift.
(20)
Trailer parks: two spaces for each permanent trailer or temporary trailer station.
(21)
Tavern or bar: two spaces per each three persons of rated capacity, plus one space per each employee.
(22)
Auto sales establishment: one parking space for every 1,000 square feet of business lot area.
(23)
Flower or plant nursery, landscape gardener's business: one parking space for every 1,000 square feet of business lot area.
(24)
Any use not otherwise expressly provided for herein: to be determined by the Planning Board prior to the issuance of a building permit.
(25)
Fractional spaces: For all uses, whenever any fraction of a space is required, a full space shall be provided.
(26)
Mixed uses: Where the use of the property shall be mixed, the parking space required shall be the sum of the requirements for the various individual uses computed separately.
(27)
Amusements: a minimum of two off-street parking spaces for each billiard table or similar game and one additional off-street parking space for each employee involved in the operation of such games.
[Added 6-16-1992 by L.L. No. 2-1992]
B.
The foregoing provisions may be waived as related to modifications of existing structures and premises which experience a change in use, provided that the Village Administrator and Zoning Inspector file a certification which indicates that the proposed modification or change in use will have a minor impact on the need for off-street parking, as compared to the prior existing permitted use at the premises.
§ 193-193 Regular loading spaces.
In addition to the required number of off-street parking spaces, the following minimum number of regular off-street loading spaces shall be provided and satisfactorily maintained by the owner of the property for each commercial or industrial building, structure or premises which shall be hereafter erected, enlarged or altered: one space for the first 2,500 square feet of gross floor area of a building or fractional part thereof, plus one space for each additional 5,000 square feet of gross floor area or fractional part thereof.
§ 193-194 Loading berths.
If, in the determination of the Planning Board during its site plan review and prior to the issuance of a building permit, loading berth facilities are required to accommodate truck deliveries or shipments by a vehicle of the tractor-trailer type (having three axles or more), the number, location and type of loading berths to be provided shall be shown on the approved site plan.
§ 193-195 Size requirements.
A.
The minimum required size of each parking space shall be nine by nineteen (9 x 19) feet, and, in addition, there shall be aisles providing the minimum width for ingress, egress and maneuvering areas, as follows:
[Amended 8-7-1985 by L.L. No. 5-1985]
(1)
For ninety-degree parking, the minimum width of the aisle shall be 24 feet.
(2)
For sixty-degree parking, the minimum width of the aisle shall be 20 feet.
(3)
For forty-five-degree parking, the minimum width of the aisle shall be 14 feet.
(4)
For thirty-degree parking, the minimum width of the aisle shall be twelve by forty (12 x 40) feet.
B.
The minimum required size of each regular loading space shall be twelve by forty (12 x 40) feet.
C.
The minimum required size of each loading berth shall be twelve by fifty-five (12 x 55) feet and shall have a vertical clearance of fourteen and one-half (14 1/2) feet.
D.
All parking spaces called for under this article shall be of an asphalt or bituminous surface.
[Added 12-6-1982 by L.L. No. 5-1982][1]
E.
Relief from requirements of this section. Relief from the requirements of this section shall be sought by application to the Board of Appeals of the Incorporated Village of Lindenhurst.
[Added 5-2-1977 by L.L. No. 2-1977]