Stewart Manor City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VII
Off-Street Parking
§ 200-42 Approved parking areas.
[Amended 10-1-2024 by L.L. No. 3-2024]
A.
Off-street parking of noncommercial vehicles shall be prohibited in all areas except upon driveways or in a garage or in a parking area.
B.
A driveway or a parking area may only be constructed of asphalt, concrete, brick or stone.
C.
A driveway or parking area shall not be permitted to extend into the area in the front of the dwelling unit. Parking in front of an attached garage, which has living space above the garage shall not be considered parking in front of the dwelling unit.
D.
The maximum driveway width shall not exceed 30% of the lot's frontage and in no event shall exceed 18 feet.
E.
Curb cuts cannot exceed 16 feet, which includes two eighteen-inch splays. In the case of adjacent driveways, there shall be two eighteen-inch splays separating the two driveways. Replacements of existing driveways may be grandfathered at the request of the existing homeowner and only with approval of the Building Inspector.
F.
There shall only be one curb cut allowed per property, including corner lots.
G.
Any paved or partially paved driveway or parking area shall be separated from an adjacent property line by agree.
H.
No circular driveways shall be permitted.
§ 200-43 Required number of spaces.
[Amended 4-6-2009 by L.L. No. 2-2009]
Requirements for off-street parking facilities shall be applicable in the Residential and Business Districts and shall be provided as follows:
A.
Each single-family dwelling shall be provided with three off-street parking spaces.
B.
Each existing garden apartment or multifamily building designed to house three or more families shall be provided with two off-street parking spaces for each family dwelling unit.
C.
Each professional office permitted in the Residential District as an accessory use shall be provided with one off-street parking space in addition to the number of spaces required for the residents' use.
D.
Parking requirements in the Business Zone shall be as follows:
(1)
Stores permitted pursuant to § 200-23.1: one off-street parking space for each 200 square feet of business floor area.
(2)
General business offices, banks and financial institutions, government or municipal buildings: one off-street parking space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area.
(3)
Medical offices, retail stores which prepare, store or sell food, houses of worship, education institutions, places of public assembly: one off-street parking space for each 150 square feet of gross floor area.
(4)
Restaurants, coffee shops, taverns, bars and grills: one off-street parking space for each 75 square feet of floor area or one off-street parking space for each two seats, whichever shall be greater.
E.
Reasonable and appropriate off-street parking requirements for buildings which do not fall within the categories listed herein shall be determined in each case by the Village Board, which shall consider all factors entering into the parking needs of such use, upon application of the owner setting forth all factors relevant thereto.
§ 200-44 Plan approval required.
No permit for the erection, enlargement or substantial alteration of a building and/or for the development, enlargement or alteration of a land use shall be issued unless off-street parking facilities shall have been laid out in a plan in accordance with the requirements of this article and approved by the Building Inspector.
§ 200-45 Parking facility plans.
The plans for any new building or any replacement or reconstruction or substantial alteration or enlargement of an existing building or for the development, enlargement or alteration of any land use shall show specifically the location and size of the off-street parking facilities required to comply with this chapter and the means of access to such space from the public streets or highways, and, except for single-family dwellings, a plan for traffic access, traffic circulation and general layout of the parking facility shall also be submitted to and approved by the Building Inspector with respect to safety of traffic on the public streets, safety of pedestrians, lighting and safety and adequacy of access to cars before a building permit may be issued.
§ 200-46 Requirements for parking facilities.
A.
Each required parking space shall consist of not less than an area eight feet wide by 20 feet long, exclusive of drives and accessory access and maneuvering space. All required parking facilities shall be graded, surfaced, drained and suitably maintained to the satisfaction of the Building Inspector to the extent necessary to avoid nuisances of dust, erosion or excessive water flow across public ways, and, in appropriate cases, suitable markings to indicate the parking spaces, maneuvering area and suitable entrances and exits may be required by the Building Inspector.
B.
All parking facilities shall be surfaced with asphalt, concrete or crushed stone and shall be graded, surfaced, drained and suitably maintained to the satisfaction of the Building Inspector to the extent necessary to avoid nuisances of dust, erosion or excessive water flow across public ways, and, in appropriate cases, suitable markings to indicate the parking space, maneuvering area, and suitable entrances and exits may be required by the Building Inspector.
C.
In the Business District, all parking facilities, whether required or nonrequired and whether or not an accessory use, shall also be approved by the Building Inspector with respect to location, lighting, flow of traffic in the area, safety of traffic on the public street, safety of pedestrians and safety and adequacy of access to cars.
§ 200-47 Parking of commercial vehicles in Residential District.
There shall be no off-street parking of any commercial vehicles in the Residential District.
§ 200-48 Parking of recreational vehicles.
[Amended 11-13-2012 by L.L. No. 9-2012]
There shall be no off-street parking of a motor home, mobile home, camper, camping trailer or trailer in the Business or Residential Districts unless they are stored in a garage with no portion thereof visible.
§ 200-49 Storage of vehicles.
No automobile, automobile trailer, mobile home or other vehicle required to be licensed by the Motor Vehicle Bureau of the State of New York for the use thereof upon the public highways in the State of New York shall be kept, stored or remain on any property in any of the districts within this Village when there is not securely attached and affixed to such automobile, automobile trailer or other vehicle a license issued by the Commissioner of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles of the State of New York for the use and operation thereof for the then current year. However, an unlicensed passenger motor vehicle may be stored in a garage with no portion thereof visible from the outside. In no event shall any such motor vehicle, automobile, automobile trailer or other vehicle remain upon any property within any district within this Village when such motor vehicle, automobile, automobile trailer or other vehicle has been so dismantled or the parts removed therefrom so that such motor vehicle, automobile, automobile trailer or other vehicle may be incapable of operation or use for a period of 30 continuous days.
§ 200-50 Repair of vehicles restricted.
The repair of any automobile, automobile trailer, mobile home or other vehicle required to be licensed by the Motor Vehicle Bureau of the State of New York is prohibited in the Residential District except if the vehicle is owned by a household member.
§ 200-51 Parking lots.
No parking lot shall be conducted or maintained in any district except when owned or controlled by a municipality or its agents.