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New Bedford City Zoning Code

APPENDIX C

TABLE OF PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS

USE PARKING REQUIREMENTS LOADING REQUIREMENTS
One-family dwelling
Two-family dwelling
Multi-family (3) or more per structure
Two (2) spaces per dwelling unit
Two (2) spaces per dwelling unit
One (1) loading space for each multifamily dwelling containing more than ten (10) dwelling units, or more than twenty (20) housekeeping units
Hotel, motel, bed and breakfast, rooming or boarding or lodging house, tourist home, dormitories, or other non-family residence accommodations, excluding group homes One (1) space per each employee per shift, who does not reside on the premises; one (1) space per guest room, dwelling parking requirements, if applicable One (1) loading space for each building containing more than 20 guest rooms
Offices: General, professional, business, banks, medical clinics and laboratories, radio and television stations; office of non-profit educational, cultural, or charitable organizations One (1) space per each 200 sq. ft. of gross floor area but not less than two (2) spaces for each business unit intended to occupy the premises. After 10,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area, one space for every 1,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area One (1) loading space for each building containing 10,000 sq. ft. or more of gross floor area. Two (2) loading spaces for 100,000 sq. ft. or more of gross floor area
Fast-food drive-in, carry-out restaurants One (1) space per each employee per shift for a minimum of five (5) spaces plus one (1) space per 100 sq. ft. of gross floor area with a minimum of twenty (20) spaces One (1) loading space for each building
Businesses engaged in retail sale of goods and services, not elsewhere enumerated herein One (1) space per each 200 sq. ft. of gross floor area, but not less than two (2) spaces for each business use intended to occupy the premises. After 20,000 sq. ft. gross floor area, one space per 400 sq. ft. One loading space for each building containing more than 5,000 and less than 10,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area. Thereafter, one (1) additional loading space shall be required for each additional 25,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area
Businesses engaged in retail sale, rental, repair, servicing, storage and distribution of motor vehicles, trailers, campers, boats, furniture or building materials One (1) space per each 400 sq. ft. of gross floor area, but not less than two (2) spaces for each business use intended to occupy the premises
Hospital, convalescent homes, nursing homes, rest homes or homes for the aged One (1) space per three (3) beds, three (3) space Drop-Off Zone. One (1) loading space for each building containing 10,000 sq. ft. or more of gross floor area. Two (2) loading spaces for buildings containing 100,000 sq. ft. or more of gross floor area
Places of assembly, including theaters, veterans, fraternal, social and recreational clubs and organizations not operated for a profit; facilities primarily for the education and instruction of persons sixteen (16) yrs. of age and older; taxi, bus & railroad passenger terminals; auditoriums, theaters, bowling alleys and dance halls; sports facilities; places of worship; funeral homes One (1) space per five (5) seats for which the building is designed or one (1) spaces for each 200 sq. ft. of gross floor area whichever results in the greatest number
Businesses engaged in the manufacturing, processing, assembly, fabrication of products, including research and testing laboratories and facilities One (1) space per each 500 sq. ft. of gross floor area plus one (1) space for each vehicle used in conducting the business Two (2) loading spaces for each building containing 10,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area. Thereafter, one (1) additional loading space shall be required for each additional 25,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area or for each fifteen (15) feet of dock, platform or opening in the building where the loading or unloading of commodities is intended to occur, whichever is the greatest
Businesses engaged in the warehousing and distribution of goods & materials including building & construction contractors, equipment & supplies on premises, motor freight terminal, facilities for storing & servicing of motor vehicles used in conducting a business or public transportation, industrial machinery & equipment, grain, petroleum products & junkyards One (1) space per 1500 sq. ft. of gross floor area up to 15,000 sq. ft. Thereafter, one (1) additional space for each 5,000 sq. ft. or portion thereof in excess of 15,000 sq. ft., plus one (1) space for each vehicle utilized in the business
Schools, Adult Day Care Centers, Day Care Centers, excluding family day care homes One (1) space for each employee in addition to three (3) space Drop-Off Zone One (1) loading space for each building containing 10,000 sq. ft. or more of gross floor area. Two (2) loading spaces for buildings containing 100,000 sq. ft. or more of gross floor area
Group Homes One (1) space for each employee per shift One (1) loading space for each building containing more than twenty (20) guest rooms
Family Day Care Home, Large Family Day Care Home One (1) space for each non-resident employee in addition to residential parking requirement N/A

 

(Ord. of 12-23-03, § 1)