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Smithtown City Zoning Code

ARTICLE IX

Parking and Loading

§ 322-59 Off-street parking and truck-loading space required.

Off-street parking and truck-loading space requirements shall be provided for and kept available as an accessory use to all permitted and special exception uses of buildings, structures and land, in amounts not less than those specified in this article.

§ 322-60 Method of determining off-street parking requirements.

A. 
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 article.
B. 
The requirement for a combination use made up of several component uses (e.g., a bowling alley with auditorium seating and a restaurant and bar, or a retail store and 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 article, and adding them together.
C. 
When the required number of spaces is determined to be a fraction, it shall be increased to the next highest whole number.
D. 
If the use is not specifically listed in the schedule of such requirements, the requirement shall be the same as the most similar listed use.
E. 
Uses which require approval through the special exception use procedure, as provided in § 322-82, may be required to provide off-street parking spaces in excess of the requirements of this article, as indicated in § 322-82B(8).

§ 322-61 Residential parking schedule.

[Amended 7-12-1983; 2-13-1990; 3-26-1991]
The schedule of off-street parking space requirements for residential uses shall be as follows:
Use
Required Number of Spaces
One-family and two-family dwelling unit
2 per dwelling unit
Apartment dwelling unit
1.5 per dwelling unit
Residential membership club or country club
1 per residence unit plus 1 per each 2 employees on the premises at any 1 time
Accessory apartment dwelling unit
1 per dwelling unit
Retirement community
3 per 4 dwelling units
Townhouse
4 per dwelling unit
Congregate-care facility
1 per dwelling unit

§ 322-62 Nonresidential parking schedule.

[Amended 5-2-1967; 9-24-1968; 9-7-1971; 10-26-1971; 6-26-1973; 11-20-1973; 2-19-1974; 6-8-1976; 4-14-1981; 9-10-1985; 10-21-1986; 5-23-1987; 7-14-1987; 4-25-1989; 6-24-1989; 6-27-1989; 2-13-1990; 6-9-1992; 6-8-1993; 9-13-1994; 12-6-1994; 10-7-1997; 10-7-2003; 7-13-2004; 7-11-2006; 3-22-2012; 9-6-2022 by Res. No. 2022-781; 4-18-2024 by Res. No. 2024-404]
The schedule of off-street parking space requirements for nonresidential uses shall be as follows:
Use
Required Number of Spaces
Adult entertainment
See "Discotheque"
Adult retail shop
See "Retail store"
Animal hospital, animal hospice, kennel, animal boarding or veterinarian
1 per 125 square feet of gross floor area
Arena, auditorium, church, convention hall, or other place of public assembly not otherwise classified
1 per 4 permanent seats or the floor area equivalent
Bank, savings-and-loan association
See "Offices"
Boat club
1 per mooring or slip
Commercial entertainment
1 per 100 square feet of gross floor area
Commercial public recreation, indoor
1 space per every 3 persons based on maximum occupancy load as established by the fire marshal
Commercial public recreation, outdoor
Adequate parking to be evaluated and determined by the Town Board during the special exception review process
Community shopping center
1 per 125 square feet of gross floor area
Contractor showroom
1 per 250 square feet of gross floor area
Counter-service restaurant
1 per 100 square feet of gross building area
Day-care center
1 per 200 square feet of gross floor area
Day camp
10 per acre
Filling station or repair garage
1 per 250 square feet of gross floor area, plus 5
Fitness studio
1 per 100 square feet of gross floor area
Food retail
1 per 100 square feet of gross building area
Funeral home
1 per 100 square feet of floor area
Home occupation
1 per 200 square feet of floor area
Hospital
1 per 250 square feet of gross floor area
Hotel, motel
1.25 per guest bedroom
Junkyard
1 per 500 square feet of gross floor area
Manufacturing or industrial establishment
1 per 500 square feet of gross floor area
Microbrewery
1 per 250 square feet of gross floor area
Mini-storage warehouse
1 per 500 square feet of gross floor area
Motor vehicle showroom
1 per 250 square feet of gross floor area
Nightclub
1 per 25 square feet of gross floor area
Offices or office building
1 per 150 square feet of the aggregate gross floor area of the use or building
Power equipment shop
1 per 200 square feet of gross floor area
Propane exchange
2 per site
Regional shopping center
1 space per 166 square feet of gross floor area
Research laboratory
1 per 200 square feet of gross floor area
Restaurant
1 per 100 square feet of gross building area
Retail store or personal service store
1 per 100 square feet of gross floor area1
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 the greater
Shipping center
1 per 200 square feet of gross floor area
Studio or shop for custom work
1 per 150 square feet of floor area
Subregional shopping center
1 per 143 square feet of gross floor area
Tavern, bar or inn
1 per 100 square feet of gross building area
Theater, multiplex
1 per 3 seats, plus 1 per 200 square feet of gross floor area not solely used for auditoriums or corridors
Trucking station
Sufficient parking spaces for all trucks stored or being serviced at any 1 period of time, plus 2 per 3 employees on duty or on the premises at any 1 time
Vocational school
1 per 100 square feet of gross floor area
Warehouse
1 per 500 square feet of gross floor area
Wholesale business
1 per 250 square feet of gross floor area

§ 322-63 Truck-loading space schedule.

Every building or structure, lot or land used for nonresidential purposes shall be provided with off-street truck-loading spaces in accordance with the following schedule:
Square Feet of Floor Area
Required Number of Spaces
Under 40,000
1 space
40,000 or more
1 additional space for every 40,000 square feet in addition to the first 40,000 square feet

§ 322-64 Access driveway requirements.

A. 
Access driveways for parking garages, public parking areas, filling stations, repair garages or trucking stations may have separate or combined entrances and exits.
B. 
Every 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. Larger widths may be required on some sections of driveway in accordance with the provisions of § 322-65.
[Amended 10-21-1986[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed original § 54-11E(3) of the 1964 Code, dealing with corner clearances, which immediately followed this subsection.

§ 322-65 Design requirements.

A. 
The schedule of minimum parking setbacks for uses other than one- or two-family dwellings shall be as follows:
[Amended 2-13-1990; 10-7-1997; 9-27-2007; 1-23-2020 by L.L. No. 2-2020]
District
Front Lot Line
(feet)
Side or Rear Lot Line*
(feet)
Residential District* (feet)
CF
100
100
100
R-43
60
60
N/A
R-21
50
50
N/A
R-15
45
45
N/A
R-10
40
40
N/A
RM-7
25
25
N/A
R-6
100
50
N/A
PRD
100
50
N/A
RC
60
60
N/A
RM-GA
30
30
N/A
PB
25
6
10
OB
50
6
10
SCB
6
6
10
NB
6
6
10
CB
6
6
10
WSI
25
6
25
LI
50
6
100
HI
80
6
100
NOTES:
See § 322-19 for setbacks from environmentally sensitive land and § 322-20 for buffer requirements.
*Certain uses may be subject to greater setbacks. (See § 322-82 and Article XIV.)
B. 
The physical improvements of off-street parking and truck-loading areas shall include:
(1) 
Paving in accordance with the Type A specification of the Town of Smithtown Subdivision Regulations,[1] or equivalent, for nonresidential parking and a stabilized, all-weather surface for residential parking.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 248, Subdivision of Land.
(2) 
Drainage facilities complying with the standards and design requirements of the Town of Smithtown Subdivision Regulations.
(3) 
Adequate lighting in public parking areas to assure the general safety and convenience of the public.
(4) 
Appropriate planting and fencing for the protection of adjacent properties, particularly along zone district boundary lines as provided for in § 322-20.
C. 
All access driveways within parking areas shall have a minimum width of 24 feet when the parking spaces are at an angle of 90° with the driveway, 18 feet when the parking spaces are at 60° and 12 feet when the parking spaces are at 45°.
[Amended 5-23-1967]
D. 
Driveways and turning areas shall have adequate radii to assure ease of mobility, ample clearance and convenient access and egress.
E. 
Center-line gradients of all access driveways shall not exceed 8%.
F. 
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 Engineer based on the nature of the parked vehicle.
[Amended 9-24-1968]
G. 
Truck-loading spaces adjacent to tailgate level loading docks and/or for retail, wholesale, storage, distribution and manufacturing buildings exceeding 5,000 square feet gross floor area or on one-acre sites or larger shall be at least 65 feet long by 12 feet wide by 14 feet in height. Driveways, aisles, parking areas and truck maneuvering areas shall be provided, constructed and maintained so as to permit trucks having greater than 10,000 square feet, straight maximum truck permit, New York State, to enter and exit the site to and from public streets while moving in forward gear and without having to shift into reverse gear more than once. Turning vehicle templates approved by AASHTO shall be used in the site plan review procedure pursuant to Article XIII to determine the sufficiency of the site design.
[Amended 10-21-1986]
H. 
Curbs shall have a radius of at least three feet where a parking space intersects with an aisle and/or driveway.
[Added 10-21-1986]
I. 
The required parking space shall be kept free of charge to users of the site. Parking spaces shall have continuous unobstructed access to and from aisles, driveways and public streets at all times for residential users and during business hours for nonresidential uses. Driveways, aisles and parking spaces shall not be encroached upon by charity drop boxes, truck-loading spaces or maneuvering areas, outdoor storage or any other object which would prevent their use in accordance with the intent of this article. Refuse bin enclosures shall not encroach upon more than one parking space per site.
[Added 10-21-1986; amended 11-24-1992]
J. 
On all sites larger than two acres, planting islands shall be provided in parking areas at the ends of rows of parking spaces in order to channelize traffic and provide for a high standard of aesthetic character. The length of rows shall not exceed 20 spaces. Each island shall have a minimum length of 18 feet and a minimum width of nine feet.
[Added 10-21-1986]
K. 
The parking requirement of any site being retrofitted to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act shall be reduced to the extent necessary to comply with the Act.
[Added 11-24-1992]

§ 322-66 Parking garage. [1]

[Added 6-11-2024 by Res. No. 2024-606]
The following requirements shall be met:
A. 
Any parking garage in an accessory structure within the CB District shall be at least 50 feet from all property lines and 100 feet from any residence district.
B. 
Any portion of the garage above grade shall incorporate an architecturally designed building façade designed to complement the architecture of the principal or adjacent buildings so as to screen the garage from public view.
C. 
All lighting within parking garages shall be installed to ensure that glare or headlights of vehicles inside the structure are not visible from adjoining parcels.
D. 
Parking garage entrances shall be on-site and shall not directly connect to a public street so as to avoid interfering with the flow of traffic and pedestrians on adjacent roadways.
E. 
Designated parking stalls shall be used only for the parking of registered motor vehicles.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 322-66, Exemptions and waivers, was repealed 11-24-1992.