(a)

Purpose. To secure safety from fire, panic and other damages, to lessen congestion in the streets, to facilitate the adequate provisions of transportation, to conserve the value of buildings and to encourage the most appropriate use of land, minimum off-street parking and loading shall be provided as set forth in the following schedules and provisions.

(b)

Special off-street parking provisions—Residential districts.

(1)

Required off-street parking shall be provided on the same site as the use it serves.

(2)

No parking shall be allowed except on paved concrete surface.

(3)

No new parking structure, including garages, carports or similar structures, shall be located within the required front yard of a lot or tract. However, new structures shall be allowed to replace substandard structures. Replacement structures shall not exceed the original structure square footage.

(4)

Driveways shall be designed and constructed in accordance with city standards.

(5)

Exemption: If any of the driveway spacing or design requirements cannot be met, the planning and zoning commission may grant an exemption upon further review.

(c)

Size of space.

(1)

Each standard off-street surface parking space shall measure not less than nine feet by 20 feet, exclusive of access drives and aisles and shall be of usable shape and condition, and shall be appropriately sized. Where it is possible for a vehicle to overhang the front of a parking space above a paved, stoned, mulched or grassed area other than a sidewalk, street, right-of-way or adjacent property, the length of the standard space may be reduced to 18 feet.

(2)

Each small car off-street parking space shall measure not less than eight and one-half feet by 16 feet, exclusive of access drives and aisles and shall be of usable shape and condition. Where it is possible for a vehicle to overhang the front of a parking space above a paved, stoned, mulched or grassed area other than a sidewalk, street right-of-way or adjacent property, the length of the small car space may be reduced to 15 feet. All small car parking spaces shall be grouped and located in specific areas so as not to be scattered throughout a parking lot.

(3)

A maximum of 50 percent of the required parking for a general office or light manufacturing plant may be permitted as small car spaces upon approval of a site plan but only when both of the following conditions are met:

a.

Signage will identify the small car spaces; and

b.

The entire grounds and building served by the small car spaces are occupied and controlled by one tenant who shall be responsible for policing the use of the small car spaces.

(4)

Each parking space (on-street or off-street) designed for parallel parking shall have a minimum dimension of eight feet by 22 feet.

(5)

Each standard parking space located in a parking garage shall measure not less than nine feet by 18 feet, exclusive of access drives or aisles.

(d)

Parking area standards.

(1)

To prevent nuisance situations, all parking area lighting shall be designed and operated so as not to reflect or shine on adjacent properties. For safety and fire-fighting purposes, free access through to adjacent parking areas shall be provided where practical.

(2)

Except for single-family and duplex uses, parking spaces shall be permanently and clearly identified by stripes, buttons, tiles, curbs, barriers or other approved methods. Nonpermanent type marking, such as paint, shall be regularly maintained to ensure continuous clear identification of the space.

(3)

Parking areas shall be maintained and repaired with like material when the parking surface begins to form potholes and other obvious surface deteriorations. New parking lots and driveways shall be constructed of Portland Cement Concrete with reinforcement meeting the City of Princeton Design Standards.

(e)

Off-street parking incidental to main use. Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with the requirements specified by this chapter and located on the lot or tract occupied by the main use or in accordance with section 82-32(i) and located within the same zoning district as the main use.

(f)

Schedule of specific parking requirements based on use. Off-street parking shall be provided in sufficient quantities to provide the following ration of vehicle spaces for the uses specified in the districts designated. (Where a calculation results in requiring a fractional space, one additional space shall be required.)

(1)

Bank, savings and loan or similar financial establishment:

One space for each 200 square feet of total floor area.

(2)

Business or professional office, studio, medical or dental clinic:

Three parking spaces plus one additional parking space for each 200 square feet of floor area over 500 feet.

(3)

Church or other place of worship:

One parking space for each four seats in the main auditorium.

(4)

Clinic of doctor's or dentist's office:

One space for each 200 square feet of total floor area.

(5)

Community center, library, museum or art gallery:

Ten parking spaces plus one additional space for each 300 square feet of floor area in excess of 2,000 square feet. If an auditorium is included as part of the building, its floor area shall be deducted from the total and additional parking provided as the basis of one space for each four seats that it contains.

(6)

College or university:

One space for each two students, plus one space for each classroom, laboratory or instruction area.

(7)

Commercial amusement (indoor):

a.

Bowling alley—Six spaces for each lane;

b.

Racquetball or handball courts—Three spaces for each court;

c.

Indoor tennis courts—Six spaces for each court;

d.

Gymnasium, skating rinks and martial arts schools or areas—One space for each three seats at maximum seating capacity, plus one space for each 200 square feet;

e.

Swimming pool—One space for each 100 square feet of gross water surface and deck area;

f.

Weight lifting or exercise areas—One space for each 100 square feet;

g.

Indoor jogging or running tracks—One space for each 100 linear feet;

h.

All restaurants for subsidiary uses not listed above or in other parts of section 82-32 (those uses such as restaurants, offices, etc., shall be calculated with the minimum specified for those individual uses)—One space for each 100 square feet of floor space.

i.

Other—One space for each three persons accommodated (design capacity).

(8)

Dance hall, assembly or exhibition hall (without fixed seats):

One parking space for each 100 square feet of floor area used thereof.

(9)

Day nursery, day care, kindergarten school:

One space per eight pupils/clients (design capacity).

(10)

Dwellings, single-family attached or detached:

Two covered enclosed parking spaces for each dwelling unit except where otherwise specially noted.

(11)

Dwellings, multifamily:

One space for efficiencies, two spaces for one- and two-bedroom units, plus one additional space for each additional bedroom.

(12)

Flea market:

One and one-half spaces for each 200 square feet of floor area or market area.

(13)

Fraternity, sorority or dormitory:

One parking space for each two beds.

(14)

Furniture or appliance store, hardware store, wholesale establishment, machinery or equipment sales and service, clothing or shoe repair or service:

Two parking spaces plus one additional parking space for each 500 square feet of floor area over 1,000 square feet.

(15)

Gasoline service station:

One space for every four pumping stations. Spaces provided for fueling at the pump station shall not be considered parking spaces.

(16)

Golf course:

Five spaces per hole, plus requirements for retail parking, office parking, country club parking and other uses as applicable.

(17)

Health care facility:

One space for each 150 square feet.

(18)

Hospital:

One space for each two beds.

(19)

Hotel or motel:

One parking space for each sleeping room, unit or guest accommodation plus one space for each 300 square feet of commercial floor area contained therein.

(20)

Lodge or fraternal organization:

One space per 200 square feet.

(21)

Manufacturing, processing or repairing:

One parking space for each two employees on the maximum working shift, plus space to accommodate all vehicles used in connection therewith, but not less than one parking space for each 1,000 square feet of floor area, whichever is greater.

(22)

Massage establishment:

One space for each 200 square feet of floor area.

(23)

Mini-warehouse:

Four spaces per complex plus one space per 5,000 square feet of storage area.

(24)

Mortuary or funeral home:

One parking space for each 50 square feet of floor space in slumber rooms, parlors or individual funeral service rooms.

(25)

Motor vehicle salesrooms and used car lots:

One parking space for each 500 square feet of sales floor for indoor uses, or one parking space for each 1,000 square feet of lot area for indoor uses.

(26)

Office, general:

One space for each 300 square feet of total floor area.

(27)

Office, medical:

One space for each 175 square feet of floor area.

(28)

Office-showroom or office—Warehouse:

One space for each 1,000 square feet of floor area for storage warehousing, plus one space for each 100 square feet of office, sales or display area.

(29)

Private club:

a.

If freestanding or located in a shopping center of 150,000 square feet or less, one space for each ten square feet of bar, lounge and waiting areas, plus one space for each 100 square feet of remaining floor area.

b.

If located in a shopping center of greater than 150,000 square feet, one space for each 100 square feet of gross floor area.

(30)

Private country club or golf course:

One parking space for each 250 square feet of floor area or for every five members, whichever is greater.

(31)

Recreational area or building (other than listed):

One space for each two persons to be normally accommodated in the establishment.

(32)

Restaurant, cafeteria, café or similar establishment:

One parking space for every 100 square feet of floor area.

(33)

Retail store or personal service establishment, except as otherwise specified herein:

One parking space for each 200 square feet of floor area.

(34)

Sanitarium, convalescent home, home for the aged or similar institutions:

One parking space for each dwelling unit.

(35)

School, elementary and middle:

One parking space for each five seats in the auditorium or main assembly room, or two and one-half spaces for each classroom.

(36)

School, secondary (grades 9—12):

One parking space for each four seats in the main auditorium, plus eight spaces for each classroom.

(37)

Shopping center:

One space for each 200 square feet of floor area. The total floor area used for restaurants and cafeterias (but not including private clubs) which exceed ten percent of the shopping center floor area, shall require additional parking to be provided in accordance with the requirements for restaurants.

(38)

Storage or warehousing:

One space for each two employees, or one space for each 1,000 square feet of total floor area, whichever is greater.

(39)

Theater, auditorium (except school), meeting room, sports arena, stadium, gymnasium or other places of public assembly:

One parking space for each four seats or bench seating spaces.

(40)

Vehicle repair garage:

Three spaces per service bay, plus one space per employee (maximum shift), plus one space per tow truck or other service vehicle.

(g)

Off-street parking requirements for uses not listed. For those uses that are not matched with a parking requirement in section 82-32(f), the following standards shall apply:

General use category

a.

Educational and institutional

b.

Transportation, utility and communications uses

c.

Accessory and incidental uses

d.

Office and professional uses

e.

Automobile and related uses

f.

Retail uses

g.

Service uses

h.

Wholesale uses

i.

Contract construction uses

j.

Commercial, manufacturing and industrial uses

Parking space requirements

One space per employee

One space per employee plus one space per stored vehicle

One space per employee

One space per 300 square feet of gross floor area

One space per employee plus one space per stored vehicle

One space per 200 square feet of gross floor area

One space per 200 square feet of gross floor area

Same as for "storage or warehousing"

One space per employee

Same as for "manufacturing, processing or repairing"

(h)

Rules for computing number of parking spaces. In computing the number of parking spaces required for each of the uses in section 82-32, the following rules shall govern:

(1)

"Floor area" shall mean the gross floor area of the specific use.

(2)

Where fractional spaces result, the parking spaces required shall be rounded to the nearest whole number.

(3)

The parking space requirement for a use not specifically mentioned herein shall be the same as required for a use of similar nature.

(4)

In the case of mixed uses, the parking spaces required shall equal the sum of the requirements of the various uses computed separately.

(i)

Location of parking spaces All parking spaces required herein shall be located on the same lot with the building or use served, except as follows:

(1)

Where an increase in the number of spaces is required by a change or enlargement of use or where such spaces are provided collectively or used jointly by two or more buildings or establishments, the required spaces may be located not more than 300 feet from an institutional building served and not more than 300 feet from any other nonresidential building served.

(2)

Not more than 50 percent of the parking spaces required for theaters, bowling alleys, cafes or similar uses and not more than 80 percent of the parking spaces required for a church or school auditorium or similar uses may be provided and used jointly by similar uses not normally open, used or operated during the same hours as those listed; provided however, that written agreement thereto is properly executed and filed as specified below.

(3)

In any case where the required parking spaces are not located on the same lot with the building or use served or where such spaces are collectively or jointly provided and used, a written agreement thereby assuring their retention for such purposes shall be properly drawn and executed by the parties concerned, approved as to form by the city and executed by the parties concerned and shall be filed with the application for a building permit.

(j)

Use of parking spaces—All districts. Required off-street parking and loading spaces shall be used only for these respective purposes and shall not be used for storage or display of boats, trailers, campers, motor vehicles or other goods, materials or products for sale.

(k)

Special off-street parking regulations. In computing the parking requirements for any development, the total parking requirements shall be the sum of the specific parking space requirements for each use included in the development. Where multiple uses are proposed for a building, the parking requirements shall be calculated on the basis of the most restrictive requirements unless specific areas of different uses are delineated by floor or building segments.

(1)

Wherever a parking lot is located across the street from or adjacent to residentially zoned property, and is designed so that headlight beams will shine into residences (whether or not such residences have been built at the time the parking lot is constructed), irrigated earthen berm or a solid masonry wall or reinforced concrete fence of not less than three nor more than four feet in height above the finished grade of the off-street parking area shall be erected and maintained so as to provide a headlight screen for the residential district.

(2)

The off-street parking spaces designated for each apartment (multifamily) dwelling unit shall be located within 100 feet of the dwelling unit served by such spaces.

(3)

In all residential districts, no heavy load vehicle, truck trailer, truck tractor, mobile home, motor home, camper, trailer, boat, machinery, farm equipment or machinery or any other similar equipment or machinery (called collectively "equipment") shall be parked or left standing for more than one day out of any consecutive seven-day period within the required front yard or within the side yard of a corner lot between the side building line and side property line on the side of the lot abutting a street or public right-of-way.

(4)

In no event shall equipment, including motor vehicles, trucks and vans be parked or left standing at any time on a surface other than a paved driveway or paved parking lot. The driveway shall be located either:

a.

Between the street or alley, a garage or carport;

b.

In the side yard adjacent to the main building; or

c.

As a circular driveway serving the main entrance of the premises.

In no event shall operable or inoperable equipment, including motor vehicles, trucks and vans be parked or left standing at any time in the front yard of a property.

The driveway approach shall be no wider than 30 feet. No more than 50 percent of the front yard shall be a driveway.

(5)

Parking spaces in nonresidential districts shall be provided with sufficient space for entering and exiting without backing onto a public street. Parking spaces on the perimeter of the parking lot and abutting a property line shall have a wheel stop barrier two feet from the end of the parking space.

(6)

Whenever a building or use constructed or established prior to the effective date of this chapter is changed or enlarged in floor area, number of employees, number of dwelling units, or otherwise, an administrative review of the provision of off-street parking shall be required.

(l)

Design standards for parking structures.

(1)

In all districts, above grade parking structures shall conform to height restrictions for zoning districts in which they are located.

(2)

The distance from parking structure entry and exit points to a corner of a street intersection shall conform to standards contained in the subdivision ordinance.

(3)

Ramps shall not be constructed with slopes exceeding 15 percent and single lane entrances shall not be less than 12 feet wide at the street.

(4)

A minimum of one car length shall be provided between an exit control gate and the inside edge of a sidewalk to minimize conflicts between exiting cars and pedestrians.

(5)

Parking structure facades shall be left 50 percent open and interior light levels shall be maintained at ten foot candles to enhance security and safety. All parking structure lighting shall be designed so as not to reflect or shine on adjacent properties.

(6)

Parking structures exceeding one story shall be fully sprinkled for fire protection and provided with a remote fire department connection clearly marked for the structure it is serving.

(m)

Off-street loading. All retail, commercial and industrial structures shall provide and maintain off-street facilities for the loading and unloading of merchandise and goods within the building or on the lot adjacent to a private service drive.

At least one-half of such loading spaces shall have a minimum dimension of ten feet by 40 feet, and the remaining spaces shall have a minimum dimension of ten feet by 20 feet.

Where such loading spaces are located adjacent to a residential district, the space shall be enclosed on three sides.

Loading spaces shall be provided in accordance with the following schedule:

FOR ALL RETAIL, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL USES

FOR ALL HOTELS, OFFICE BUILDINGS, RESTAURANTS AND SIMILAR AND SIMILAR ESTABLISHMENTS

Kindergartens, day schools and similar child training and care establishments shall provide loading and unloading space on a private drive or off-street to accommodate one motor vehicle for each ten students or children cared for by the establishment.

Loading docks for any establishment which customarily receives goods between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m., and is adjacent to a residential use or district, shall be designed and constructed so as to fully enclose the loading operation in order to reduce the effects of the noise of the operation on adjacent residences.

Where adjacent to residential uses or district, off-street loading areas shall be screened from view of the residential use or district.

(n)

Stacking requirement for drive-through facilities.

(1)

A stacking space shall be an area on a site measuring eight feet by 20 feet with direct forward access to a service window or station of a drive-through facility which does not constitute space for any other circular driveway, parking space or maneuvering area.

(2)

For financial institutions with drive-through facilities, each teller window or station, human or mechanical, shall be provided with a minimum of five stacking spaces (from the right-of-way line).

(3)

For each service window of a drive-through restaurant, a minimum of seven stacking spaces (from the right-of-way line) shall be provided.

(4)

For kiosks, a minimum of two stacking spaces (from the right-of-way) for each service window shall be provided.

(a)

Incidental small storage buildings. All zoning districts, may be allowed to have one temporary storage building not exceeding 120 square feet and shall not exceed 15 feet in height. The building may be built on site and have a concrete slab or be constructed offsite and placed on a suitable foundation. Such buildings shall not have permanent power. Buildings shall be placed as to not interfere with building clean outs, electrical service, water service, and shall not be placed closer than ten feet to the main structure. Only these accessory storage buildings meeting these requirements shall not be required to be permitted.

(b)

Area regulations for accessory buildings or structures in Residential and Multifamily districts.

(1)

Front yard: Attached accessory buildings or structures, including garages and carports, shall have a front yard not less than the main building, or as specified in the particular district. Detached accessory buildings or structures shall be located in the area defined as the side yard or rear yard.

(2)

Side yard: There shall be a side yard not less than eight feet from any side lot line, alley line or easement line, except that adjacent to a side street, the side yard shall never be less than 20 feet.

(3)

Rear yard: There shall be a rear yard not less than ten feet from any lot line, alley line or easement line. Carports, garages or other necessary buildings located within the rear portion of a lot, as heretofore described, shall not be located closer than 15 feet to the main building nor nearer than eight feet to any side lot line.

(4)

Detached accessory buildings: Shall meet the maximum lot coverage requirement in article III and shall not exceed the height of the main structure.

(5)

Code compliance accessory buildings or structures shall meet the requirements of all codes adopted by the city, and have foundations designed by professional engineer. A site plan showing the location of the structure and all setbacks shall be required at the time of permitting. The exterior of the building shall be constructed of similar materials as the main structure.

(6)

Access: Accessory buildings or structures shall have approved sidewalks or driveways meeting the city's paving standards, and shall be constructed at the same time as the accessory building.

(c)

Overseas containers/sea boxes: Are not permitted accessory buildings or structures.

(d)

Exterior regulations for accessory buildings or structures in Nonresidential districts. All exterior requirements of accessory buildings or structures in Nonresidential districts are to match the exterior requirements of the main structures on the property.

(e)

[Temporary structures.] Temporary structures in residential districts less than 200 square feet or less, 15 feet in height or less and weighing less than 500 pounds shall be considered temporary structures and shall not be required to be permitted.

(Ord. No. 2018-09-24, § 2, 9-24-2018)