Onondaga City Zoning Code
§ 285-33
Off-street parking and garage space.
A.
Method of determining off-street parking space requirements.
(1)
The requirement for a simple use (e.g., a one-family dwelling or a retail store) shall be determined directly from the schedule of such requirements which is a part of this section.
(2)
The requirements for a combination use made up of several component uses (e.g., a retail store combined with an office building) shall be determined by establishing the requirements for each component use from the schedule of such requirements, which is a part of this section, and adding them together.
(3)
A garage or carport may be used to meet the requirements of this section. A driveway may only be used to meet the requirements of this section where it serves a one-family dwelling.
(4)
Uses which require approval by the Board of Appeals may be required to provide off-street parking spaces in excess of the requirements of this section.
(5)
When a particular use is specifically set forth in this chapter as a permitted use, but such permitted use is not specified in Subsection C of this section, then the Board of Appeals shall determine the number of off-street parking spaces required for such unspecified use, in line with the overall purposes and intent of this chapter.
[Amended 12-3-2012 by L.L. No. 8-2012]
B.
Need for additional parking or garage facilities. Whenever in a building, either heretofore or hereafter erected, there is a change in use or an increase in floor area or in any other units of measurement specified in this section, increasing the required off-street parking or garage facilities, off-street parking and garage facilities shall be provided to the extent of the additional requirements made necessary by such change or increase.
C.
Schedule of off-street parking and garage space requirements.
(1)
Residential uses.
Uses | Number of Spaces |
|---|---|
Adult home | 1 per each 3 residents, plus 1 per each 2 employees on the premises at any one time |
Day-care facilities | One space for each employee, plus 1 for every 5 children |
Fraternity houses or sorority houses | 1 per bed or 1 per 3 seats in dining facility, whichever is the greater |
Multiple dwellings | 2 1/4 per dwelling unit |
One- and two-family dwelling units and townhouses | 2 per dwelling unit |
Rooming houses or dormitories | 1 per bed |
(2)
Nonresidential uses.
[Amended 9-19-2022 by L.L. No. 5-2022]
Uses | Number of Spaces | |
|---|---|---|
Animal hospitals and dog kennels | 1 per 200 square feet of gross floor area | |
Auditoriums, churches, gymnasiums, convention halls, theaters, dance halls or other places of public not otherwise classified | 1 per 3 permanent seats or 1 per each 40 square feet of stadia, public area where fixed seating is not provided; assembly where benches or pews are provided, each 20 inches shall be counted as 1 seat | |
Banks | 1 per 100 square feet of gross floor area | |
Funeral homes | 1 per 40 square feet of public room floor area | |
Highway vehicle service stations, public garages or highway vehicle repair shops | Sufficient parking spaces for all vehicles being serviced at any one period of time, plus a minimum of 5 additional spaces | |
Hospitals | 1 per bed plus 1 per each 2 employees on the premises at any one period of time | |
Hotels, motels | 1 per guest bedroom, plus 1 per each 2 employees on the premises at any one period of time | |
Industry, manufacturing, research, laboratory, warehousing and distribution | A minimum of 2 spaces per 3 employees on the premises at any one time, but in no case less than 2 spaces | |
Medical offices | 1 per 100 square feet of office floor area | |
Nursing homes | 1 per each 4 beds, plus 1 per each 2 employees on the premises at any one time | |
Offices or office buildings | 1 per 150 square feet of office floor area | |
Public or private institutions of higher education and public or private elementary and secondary schools; vocational schools | 1 per employee, plus 1 per each 3 students in the 12th grade or above, or the parking requirements for the auditorium or gymnasium component of the use, whichever is the greater | |
Recreation, indoor: | ||
Athletic clubs or centers | 1 per each 2 employees, plus 1 per each 4 persons based upon the maximum capacity of all facilities capable of simultaneous use as determined by the Code Enforcement Officer | |
Bowling alleys | 4 per alley | |
Pool or billboard parlor | 3 per table | |
Skating rinks | 1 per 100 square feet of gross floor area | |
Other indoor recreation | 1 per each employee, plus 1 per each 3 persons capable of simultaneous use as determined by the Code Enforcement Officer | |
Recreation, outdoor: | ||
Miniature golf facilities | 2 per hole, plus 1 per employee | |
Outdoor driving ranges | 1 per driving tee, plus 1 per employee | |
Other | 1 per every 2 participants at maximum capacity as determined by the Code Enforcement Officer | |
Restaurants | 1 per 3 seats | |
Retail businesses | 1 per 150 square feet of gross floor area | |
Shopping centers: | ||
0 to 50,000 square feet of gross leasable floor area | 1 per each 150 square feet of gross floor area | |
50,000 to 150,000 square feet of gross leasable floor area | 333 spaces, plus 1 per each 165 square feet of gross floor area in excess of 50,000 square feet | |
150,000 to 400,000 square feet of gross leasable area | 937 spaces, plus 1 space per each 250 square feet of gross floor area in excess of 150,000 square feet | |
400,000 square feet of gross leasable area or more | 5 parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area | |
Trucking terminals | Sufficient parking spaces for all trucks stored or being serviced at any one time, plus 1 per employee on the premises at any one time | |
Other commercial enterprises | 1 per 300 square feet of gross floor area | |
D.
General requirements.
(1)
The provisions of this subsection shall apply to off-street parking areas for all uses other than one- or two-family dwellings or townhouses and shall apply to the construction of new parking areas and the alteration of existing parking areas, including but not limited to the paving of same.
(2)
No off-street parking area shall be constructed, expanded or altered until the proposed construction and use of same has been reviewed and approved by the Town Board or its authorized representative. The Town Board may require that drawings, maps and plans relating to the proposed construction and use be submitted in order to assist the Board in its review. These may include a professionally certified site plan with contours, landscaping and screening plan, traffic circulation plan, plans for lighting, drainage and snow removal, and such other documents and information as the Town Board shall deem necessary.
(3)
In reviewing the proposed construction and use of off-street parking areas, the Town Board shall give consideration to traffic patterns and volume, the safety of pedestrians and persons residing in the vicinity of the parking area, noise and air pollution, surface water drainage and aesthetics and may impose such requirements and conditions as it deems necessary to protect and promote the health, safety and welfare of the people of the Town of Onondaga as well as their property and the general environment.
(4)
The Town Board may require that the off-street parking areas be constructed in such a manner as to include the following physical improvements: paving, curbs, sidewalks, drainage facilities, lighting and natural and artificial screening. All off-street parking areas shall be constructed in such a manner as to include the following design requirements unless modified by the Town Board:
(a)
Accessory off-street parking areas shall be marked off into parking spaces with a minimum width of nine feet measured perpendicular to the side lines and a minimum length of 20 feet within such parking space.
(b)
All aisles within parking areas shall have a minimum width of 24 feet when the parking spaces are at a ninety-degree angle with the driveway; 18 feet when the parking spaces are at 60°; and 12 feet when the parking spaces are at 45°.
(c)
Aisles and turning areas shall have adequate radii to assure ease of mobility, ample clearance and convenient access and egress.
(d)
Off-street parking areas, including parking spaces, turning areas and aisles, shall have gradients of 3% or less.
E.
Access driveway requirements.
(1)
Every nonresidential entrance or exit driveway shall have a minimum unobstructed width of 20 feet.
(2)
No entrance or exit driveway serving a nonresidential use in a nonresidential zoning district shall be constructed through an adjoining residential zoning district.
(3)
In cases where an entrance or exit driveway provides egress from or entry onto a county or state highway, the design and location of this driveway shall conform to the established standards of the applicable state or county Department of Transportation.
F.
Parking of commercial vehicles. No commercial vehicle shall be parked on any premises or on any public street in the Town, except temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading merchandise or passengers or except within a garage, for any period of time between 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. For purposes of this subsection only, the term "commercial vehicles" shall exclude tractors, semitrailer and other devices used exclusively for agricultural purposes and parked on premises being actively and exclusively used as a farm, and shall further exclude the parking of "commercial vehicles" on property upon which a business is legally situated and in connection with which such commercial vehicle is owned and used.
[Amended 11-2-2009 by L.L. No. 6-2009]