Newfane Town City Zoning Code
ARTICLE X
Off-Street Parking and Truck Loading Requirements
§ 270-10.1 General requirements.
Off-street parking and truck loading spaces shall be provided and kept available as an accessory use to all permitted and special exception uses of buildings, structures and lots in amounts not less than those specified in this article.
§ 270-10.2 Method of determining off-street parking space requirements.
The requirements for a single use shall be determined directly from the schedule of such requirements which is a part of this article.
The requirement for a combination use made up of several component uses (e.g., a bowling alley combined with an auditorium, and restaurant and bar, or a retail store combined with an office building) shall be determined by establishing the requirement for each component use from the schedule of such requirements which is a part of this article and adding them together.
When the required number of spaces is determined to result in a fraction, it shall be increased to the next highest whole number.
If the use is not specifically listed in the schedule of such requirements, the requirement shall be the same as for the most similar listed use.
A garage or carport may be used to meet the requirements of this article. A driveway may only be used to meet the requirements of this article where it serves a single- or two-family dwelling.
§ 270-10.3 Schedule of Off-Street Parking Space Requirements for Residential Uses.
Use | Number of Spaces Required |
|---|---|
Single-family and two-family dwellings | 2 per dwelling unit |
Multiple dwelling | 1.5 per dwelling unit |
Residential membership club or fraternity | 1 per residence unit plus 1 per each 2 employees on the premises at one time |
§ 270-10.4 Schedule of Off-Street Parking Space Requirements for Nonresidential Uses.
Use | Number of Spaces Required |
|---|---|
Animal hospital | 1 per 200 square feet of gross floor area |
Auditorium, church, convention hall, gymnasium, stadium, theater, studio or other place of public assembly not otherwise classified | 1 per 3 permanent seats, or 1 per each 40 square feet of seating area where fixed seating is not provided |
Bank, savings and loan association | Same as office |
Boat launching ramp | To be determined by the Planning Board, but not less than 10 autos with trailer spaces per ramp |
Bowling alley | 4 per alley |
Drive-in facility or outdoor sales lot | 1 per each 600 square feet of lot area |
Funeral home | 1 per 40 square feet of public room floor area |
Gasoline station, parking garage, repair garbage | Sufficient parking spaces for all vehicles stored or being serviced at any one time plus a minimum of 5 additional spaces |
Home occupation, home professional office | 2 for the first 150 square feet of area given over to this component of land use, plus 1 space for each additional 150 square feet or fraction thereof, but in no case less than 2 spaces |
Hotel, motel | 1 per guest room plus 1 per each 2 employees on the premises at one time |
Manufacturing or industrial establishment, research institute or laboratory | Parking area equivalent to the total ground coverage of the use, with a minimum of 2 improved spaces per 3 employees on the premises at one time, but in no case less than 2 spaces |
Marina, boatyard | 1 per berth plus 25% of number of spaces provided for boats plus 2 spaces per employee |
Nursing home | 1 per each 2 beds plus 1 per each 2 employees on the premises at one time |
Offices, office building | 1 per 150 square feet of gross floor area |
Public or semi-public art gallery, library or museum | Same as auditorium, etc. |
Recreation facility, commercial | 1 per each 2 persons of rated facility capacity plus 1 for each employee |
Restaurant, club | 1 per 4 permanent seats or the floor area equivalent |
Retail store, personal service store | 1 per 200 square feet of gross floor area |
School | 1 per employee plus 1 per each 8 students in the 12th grade or above, or the parking requirement for the auditorium or gymnasium component of the use, whichever is greater |
Shop for custom work | 1 per 150 square feet of gross floor area |
Wholesale establishment, warehouse | Same as manufacturing or industrial establishment |
§ 270-10.5 Off-street truck loading space requirements.
Every building or structure or lot used for nonresidential purposes shall be provided with off-street truck loading spaces in accordance with the following schedule:
Square Feet of Floor Area | Number of Spaces Required |
|---|---|
Under 5,000 | None |
5,000 to 14,999 | 1 |
15,000 to 40,000 | 2 |
Over 40,000 | 1 for each additional 40,000 square feet over and above the requirement for the first 40,000 square feet |
§ 270-10.6 Supplemental regulations for private garage or off-street parking areas in residence districts.
Not more than two parking spaces per dwelling unit may be rented to persons living off the premises in the case of a single- or two-family use; not more than one parking space per each two dwelling units may be rented to persons living off the premises in the case of any other residence use.
Not more than one commercial vehicle shall be housed or parked in a private garage or off-street parking area. Such commercial vehicle shall not exceed a gross motor vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or 25 feet in length.
§ 270-10.7 Access driveway requirements.
Parking garages, public areas, filling stations, and repair garages may have separate or combined entrances and exits.
Every separate entrance or exit driveway shall have a minimum unobstructed width of 10 feet. Every combined entrance and exit driveway shall have a minimum unobstructed width of 20 feet or more or shall have at least two separate ten-foot driveways.
§ 270-10.8 Design requirements for off-street parking and truck loading areas.
All accessory off-street parking and truck loading areas shall be located in accordance with the provisions of § 270-9.1.
The physical improvements of off-street parking and truck loading areas shall include:
Curbs, paving, sidewalks, and drainage facilities complying with the standards established in municipal ordinances, regulations, or specifications.
Adequate lighting in public parking areas to assure the general safety and convenience of the public.
Appropriate screening for the protection of adjacent properties, particularly along district boundary lines as provided in § 270-8.4T(9).
All aisles within parking areas shall have a minimum width of 24 feet when the parking spaces are at a 90-degree angle with the aisle; 18 feet when the parking spaces are at 60° and 12 feet when the parking spaces are at 45°.
Aisles and turning areas have adequate radii to assure ease of mobility, ample clearance, and convenient access and egress.
Center-line gradients of aisles shall not exceed 8%.
Accessory off-street parking areas shall be marked off into parking spaces with a minimum width of nine feet, and a minimum length of 18 feet; or, in the case of parking spaces for trucks or special equipment, parking spaces of a minimum size to be determined by the municipality based on the nature of the parked vehicles.
An accessory off-street truck loading space shall have a minimum width of 12 feet, a minimum length of 25 feet, and a minimum clear height of 14 feet. The related aisle shall have the same minimum clear height.
§ 270-10.9 Exemptions and waivers.
Existing buildings and uses are exempt. The provisions of this article shall not apply to any building or structure or lot lawfully in use at the effective date of this chapter, whether continued as a permitted use or as a legal nonconforming use, or thereafter converted or changed without enlargement to a different lawful use having the same parking and truck loading requirements.
Within an established municipal parking district where the municipality has, as a matter of public policy, taken the responsibility for providing adequate off-street parking facilities for all uses in the district, the off-street parking space requirements stipulated in this article shall be automatically waived.