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Lowville City Zoning Code

ARTICLE VIII

Parking and Loading

§ 201-810 General parking and loading requirement.

All uses in the AC, I, NC-1, NC-2, P, and R Zones shall be provided with off-street parking and loading facilities for all vehicles during typical peak use periods.

§ 201-820 Nonconforming parking and loading situations.

All uses determined to be nonconforming according to this chapter, parking or loading situations shall comply with the requirements of this article if one or more of the following conditions occurs:
A. 
The use changes.
B. 
The use expands its gross floor area by 20% or more.
C. 
The use is destroyed and seeks to be reestablished.
D. 
The use is discontinued for a period of six months or longer and seeks to be reestablished.

§ 201-830 Specific parking requirements.

Parking requirements for specific uses in the AC, I, NC-1, NC-2 and R Zones are as follows:
A. 
One-family and two-family dwelling: one space per dwelling unit (to include accessory dwelling unit if applicable).
B. 
Multiple-family dwelling: one space per dwelling unit.
C. 
Hotel, motel, tourist home, boardinghouse, bed-and-breakfast: one space per guest room, plus one additional space.
D. 
Dormitory, fraternity, sorority, nursing home, hospital: one space per two beds, plus one additional space.
E. 
Places of public assembly: one space per five seats, or one space per 100 square feet of floor area, whichever provides for a greater number of spaces.
F. 
Business, professional and medical offices: one space per 250 square feet of office area, plus one additional space.
G. 
Commercial and business: one space per motor vehicle used directly in the business, plus one space per 350 square feet of floor area.
H. 
Restaurant, eating and drinking establishments: one space per 100 square feet of floor area.
I. 
Industrial, wholesale, warehouse, storage, freight and trucking uses: one space per motor vehicle used directly in the business, plus additional spaces as determined necessary by the Planning Board.
J. 
Unspecified uses: parking requirements will be determined by the Planning Board to the appropriate level based on what is deemed necessary for the proposed use.
K. 
The Planning Board may grant parking waivers for the proposed use; if requirements cannot be satisfied and/or in the interest of reducing the amount of impervious surfaces.

§ 201-840 Parking area requirements.

A. 
A parking space shall be no less than 8.5 feet by 18 feet, exclusive of accessways and driveways. A driveway shall be not less than 20 feet clear in width, except for one-family and two-family residential uses. Shared driveways may be permitted upon review and approval of the Planning Board. The Planning Board shall determine whether a separate driveway is required for the proposed use.
B. 
Off-street parking may be located off-site but must be within 750 feet of the site.
C. 
Nonresidential or multiple-family dwelling parking areas shall not be located within 10 feet of a side lot line when the adjacent parcel is a residential use.
D. 
To the greatest extent possible, all parking areas for nonresidential and multiple-family dwelling uses shall be located behind the facility and out of roadside view. Where parking areas must be located in side or in front yards adjacent to public streets, and where parking must be located adjacent to residential areas, appropriate buffering, landscaping or visual barriers shall be provided. Side yard parking areas in the VC Zone shall be screened from view along the front building line.
E. 
Resilient landscaping shall be provided within and around parking areas which shall be designed to break up the visual impact and filter runoff of such areas. Plantings shall be designed to provide adequate site distances to vehicles entering and exiting the site.
F. 
All parking areas for nonresidential and multiple-family dwelling uses shall be designed to allow vehicles to exit front first onto streets.
G. 
One parking area may contain required spaces for more than one use. The required spaces assigned to one use may be shared with another use, when able to satisfy the expected capacity of both uses.
H. 
All parking areas shall be surfaced with dust-inhibiting materials acceptable to the Planning Board.
I. 
In the event of creating additional parking areas for commercial or industrial uses, pervious surfaces are preferred and encouraged for stormwater resiliency.
J. 
Should impervious surfaces be planned for nonresidential parking areas, on-site water retainage shall be implemented along with any green infrastructure methods appropriate to accommodate the stormwater expected to be generated on-site. Detailed plans shall be provided and referred to the Village DPW Superintendent and/or the Village's chosen representative to ensure adequacy.

§ 201-850 Off-street loading facilities.

Off-street loading facilities shall be provided for each commercial or industrial establishment and shall be so arranged as not to interfere with pedestrians or motor traffic on public streets. Off-street loading facilities shall be to the rear of structures where practicable and shall otherwise be to the side of structures. All facilities shall be appropriately screened as required of parking areas.