Off-street parking and loading shall be provided in accordance with the following schedule and as otherwise required elsewhere in this ordinance. All required off-street parking shall be provided on-site for use of the tenants and/or occupants of the property.

Note: For the Rowe’s Quarry Reclamation and Redevelopment District, see MCC 12.28.140.

Table of Off-street Parking and Loading Regulations

+ For residential uses where one parking space per bedroom is required, each studio unit shall require one parking space.

1. Parking Spaces: All spaces shall be clearly marked in the following dimensions:
   1. for cars: for non-residential uses and elderly housing, nine (9) feet in width by eighteen (18) feet in length with seven and one half (7 ½) feet in vertical clearance; for all other uses, eight and one/half (8 ½ ) feet in width by seventeen (17) feet in length with seven and one-half (7 ½) feet in vertical clearance;
   2. for trucks: twelve (12) feet in width by twenty-eight (28) feet in length with twelve (12) feet in vertical clearance.
2. Aisles: Required parking for single and two family houses may be arranged such that no more than two (2) vehicles may be parked one behind the other. For all other uses, each space shall be provided direct access to an aisle, drive, or street. Parking aisles providing shall have the following minimum widths:
   
   

   Parking Angle	Circulation Pattern
   	One-Way	Two-Way
   0-45 deg.	14 ft.	19 ft.
   46-60 deg.	14 ft.	19 ft.
   61-90 deg.	24 ft.	24 ft.

3. Driveways: Access and egress driveways shall be a minimum of fifteen (15) feet in width for one-way traffic, and eighteen (18) feet for two-way traffic.
4. All drive-up windows, drive-thrus and similar facilities shall be provided with an exclusive line-up area a minimum of eight and one-half (8 1/2) feet in width by ninety (90) feet in length.
5. Pavements: All areas subject to wheeled or pedestrian traffic and parking shall be adequately drained and paved with bituminous concrete or equivalent surfacing; shall be clearly marked and provided with appropriate wheel guards, railings, or bumper guards; and shall be permanently maintained.
6. Restrictions: No land in any residential district shall be used as an offsite parking lot for the customers or employees of any business, office, lodge, or industry whether or not any charge is made for such parking privileges.
7. Elderly: The on-site off-street parking requirement for multifamily houses occupied by the "elderly"(as defined by the rules and regulations of the Malden Housing Authority) may be reduced to not less than one (1) parking space for every apartment unit contained within the apartment building or building constructed or rehabilitated by the Malden Housing Authority itself, built or rehabilitated for the Housing Authority as "turnkey housing" (as defined by the rules and regulations of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, built or rehabilitated by non-profit organizations (as defined by the rules and regulations of the Department of Housing and Urban Development) or built or rehabilitated with financing provided by Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency.
8. In the Central Business District:
   1. All allowed non-residential uses do not have to conform with off-street parking requirements.
   2. The onsite parking requirements for residential uses may be reduced by special permit granted by the City Council provided, however, that the Malden Traffic Commission certifies that the parking will be provided offsite in a city of Malden public parking facility within 400 feet of the residential property, and further provided that the reduction will not be detrimental to the public good.
   3. If parking requirements are reduced, the developer/owner shall contribute $2,000 annually for each space reduced to a City of Malden Parking and Traffic Mitigation Trust Fund to be used at the City’s reasonable discretion to mitigate future impacts on traffic and parking and/or for infrastructure improvements to parking and traffic systems.
   4. All allowed residential uses shall make all reasonable efforts to participate in a car sharing program i.e,. “zip cars”, whereby the development provides on-site car sharing program vehicles and designates on-site parking spaces for car sharing program vehicles that are available for use by residents of the development at a cost, typically based on usage (time and mileage); the number of car sharing program vehicles and spaces to be provided on-site by the development shall be based on the following formula: 1 car sharing program vehicles and parking space on-site per 50 residential dwelling units or fraction thereof.
   5. Bicycle parking in the form of an inverted U-shaped rack or designated secured area shall be provided for any residential dwelling in accordance with the following: one inverted U shaped rack to accommodate 2 bikes for every 20 units or part thereof above the first 20 units.
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   1. Lighting: Lights used to illuminate parking areas and driveways shall be arranged to reflect light away from adjoining residential areas and away from all ways or streets.
   2. Building Lines: No parking shall be permitted within the building line as set by the Public Works Commission of the City of Malden.
   3. Backing Prohibited: Other than for structures containing six (6) or less dwelling units, no parking space shall be so located where a vehicle parked in the space must back out into a street or way.
   4. Commercial Vehicles: Only one (1) commercial vehicle, not exceeding two (2) axles nor more than ten thousand (10,000) lbs. gross vehicle weight, shall be parked out of doors overnight, holidays, or on Sunday in conjunction with a residential property.
   5. Landscaping: All required yard areas shall be landscaped except where paved for parking or access. All other yard areas not paved or covered by building shall be landscaped, mulched, or otherwise treated so as to prevent erosion and encourage onsite water infiltration. Landscaping shall not include overly compacted materials, such as but not limited to, crushed stone or stone dust. Parking shall be prohibited in the landscaped area. Off-street parking areas of twenty (20) or more parking spaces, with the exception of parking structures, shall be planted with shade trees of a species and location approved by the Malden Tree Warden. There shall be a minimum of one (1) tree for every ten (10) parking spaces. Each tree shall be a minimum of one and one-half (1-1/2) inches in caliper and eight (8) feet in height at time of planting. Any tree surrounded on three (3) or more sides by pavement shall be planted within a raised island, bound by a granite curb a minimum of six (6) inches in height, covered with a porous material for water drainage to the tree roots, and have a minimum surface drainage area immediately surrounding the tree of thirty (30) square feet.
   6. Snow Storage: For other than single and two (2) family off-street parking areas or covered parking areas, forty (40) square feet of lot area for each parking space for a car and sixty (60) square feet of lot area for each parking space for a truck is to be provided for the storage of plowed snow. Said area is not to be the area designated for parking spaces, walks, and driveways, nor any areas planted to shrubs, ivy, and/or trees designated as screen and/or foundation planting, and must abut the parking area which it services.
   7. Grades:
      1. No area used for parking of vehicles shall have a grade in any direction in excess of eight (8) percent.
      2. No driveway, aisle, or other means of vehicular access shall have a grade in any direction in excess of fifteen (15) percent.
   8. Computation: When unit of measurement determining number of required parking spaces result in a fractional space, any fraction of one-half (1/2) or more shall require one (1) space, and any fraction less than one-half (1/2) shall be disregarded.
   9. Seating: Where seating consists of benches or pews, each twenty (20) inches shall be considered as one (1) seat.
   10. Multiple Use: Lots containing more than one (1) principle use shall provide parking in the amount equal to the sum of the requirement for the various individual uses. Accessory uses shall be treated as part of the principle use.
   11. Handicapped Parking: All Parking required by this ordinance shall be in full compliance with the requirements of the Architectural Access Board with regard to number of spaces, size of such spaces, location and pedestrian access thereto. However, this Section shall not be interpreted as requiring more parking spaces than would otherwise be required by this ordinance.
   12. No more than 50% of any individual yard area (front yard, combined side yards, and rear yard) of any residential property may be used for parking or may be surfaced with pavement, including, but not limited to, bituminous concrete, masonry or stone blocks, or other overly compacted materials, such as crushed stone or stone dust.
   13. Multi-Family Dwellings: Parking requirements for multi-family dwellings may be reduced to 1.5 spaces per dwelling unit by special permit granted by the Planning Board for properties located within 1,000 feet of a rapid transit or train station and provided that the Planning Board makes the finding that the reduction will not be detrimental to the public good or surrounding neighborhood.
   14. Bicycle Parking in the form of an inverted U-shaped rack or designated secured area shall be provided for any multifamily residential dwelling or development and for the occupancy for any institutional or business use of a building in accordance with the following:
       1. One inverted U shaped rack to accommodate 2 bikes for every 20 units or part thereof above the first 20 units.
       2. One inverted U-shaped rack to accommodate 2 bikes for every 10,000 square feet of floor area or part thereof above the first 10,000 square feet.

1. All loading areas shall have the following minimum dimensions:
   1. Loading bays shall measure on the ground twelve (12) feet wide by fifty-five (55) feet long by fourteen (14) feet of clear vertical height.
   2. Loading spaces shall measure on the ground ten (10) feet wide by twenty-four (24) feet long by eight (8) feet of clear vertical height.
      Where the Table of Off-street Parking and Loading Regulations indicates a “Minimum Number of Loading Bays” and a “Minimum Number of Loading Spaces”, one or the other shall be required.
2. Front Yards: No loading bay or space shall be located within the required front yard area.
3. Lighting: Lights used to illuminate loading areas shall be arranged to reflect light away from adjoining residential areas and away from all ways or streets.
4. Access to each structure for purposes of loading and service shall be provided in such manner as to eliminate conflict with pedestrian or vehicular traffic.
5. Number of Bays or Areas Required: The following loading bay and area requirements shall be in conformance for the uses indicated in the Table of Off-street Parking and Loading Regulations.
   1. One (1) per each establishment.
   2. Two (2) per each establishment from 25,000 to 75,000 sq. ft. of floor space.
   3. Three (3) per each establishment from 75,000 to 150,000 sq. ft. of floor space.
   4. Four (4) per each establishment from 150,000 to 250,000 sq. ft. of floor space.
   5. One (1) additional per each establishment for each additional 100,000 sq. ft. of floor space.
6. Railroad Sidings loading may be substituted at a ratio of one (1) freight car length for each required loading bay except for MCC 12.20.030 Paragraph E,1.
7. Multiple Uses: Lots containing more than one (1) principal use shall provide off-street loading in the amount equal to the sum of the requirements for the various individual uses. Accessory uses shall be treated as part of the principal use.
8. Dumpsters: All multifamily buildings shall provide one (1) paved area measuring ten (10) feet by eleven (11) feet for each forty (40) dwelling units or fraction thereof for use by a dumpster, unless other provisions for the disposal of refuse are documented at the time the building permit is issued. Adequate access must be provided for servicing. Dumpsters shall not be permitted in front yard areas nor within twenty (20) feet of any property line, and shall be visually screened.
9. Loading bays may be substituted for loading spaces.
10. In the Central Business District, all allowed uses do not have to conform with the loading requirements provided, however, that the Malden Traffic Commission certifies to the provision of adequate on-street loading.

1. Any nonresidential use which adjoins or abuts residential uses or educational uses; or any multifamily off-street parking facility abutting other residential uses or educational uses shall be screened along the property line adjoining such residential or educational use by means of foliage or fencing provided and maintained by the owners of the nonresidential or multifamily property.
2. Any area used for loading and any area used for open or semi-enclosed storage shall be screened and maintained in such manner as approved by the Planning Board to prevent said area from being readily viewed from a street or from adjoining properties.
3. The required screening area shall not be devoted for any other use or purpose and shall be planted and/or constructed in accordance with plans on file with the Inspector of Buildings entitled "Suggested Plant Materials Plan for Screen Planting," hereby incorporated as part of this ordinance.
4. Screening areas between nonresidential uses and residential uses or educational uses shall be at least ten (10) feet wide.
5. Screening areas between multifamily off-street parking facilities and other residential uses or educational uses shall be at least three (3) feet in width.