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Sussex City Zoning Code

§ 19-17.2

Off-Street Parking Requirements.

(Ord. 9/5/78, S17.2; Ord. 85-13; Ord. 3/25/86)
All uses permitted or conditionally permitted in any of the districts herein established shall provide minimum off-street parking as follows:
a. 
For each dwelling unit, two spaces, except where specified otherwise. All parking areas shall be either to the side or rear of a dwelling unit. In no case shall parking areas be approved for location between the dwelling unit and the sidewalk or roadway. In the case of corner properties, parking shall be restricted to the rear and side of the building opposite the street-side of the property.
b. 
For a church, theatre or other use involving the assembly of persons, one space for every four seats or seating accommodations.
c. 
For a hospital, nursing home, motel, hotel, or similar use one space for every two beds, plus one for each employee in the maximum working shift. One off-street loading space shall be provided for each 30,000 square feet of gross floor area and an ambulance space shall also be provided.
[Amended 5-15-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-02]
d. 
For a school, educational institution, municipal or governmental building or a similar use, one space for each employee, plus adequate parking for visitors.
e. 
For a restaurant or similar use one space for every four seats plus one for every employee.
f. 
For a professional office or studio, one space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area so used or one and one-half for each employee, whichever is greater.
g. 
For shopping centers and offices as follows:
1. 
Shopping centers 5.5 off-street parking spaces per 1,000 square feet gross leasable area.
2. 
Medical offices one off-street parking space for every 150 square feet rentable floor space.
3. 
Other offices one off-street parking space per 180 square feet rentable floor space.
h. 
For all agricultural uses - adequate area for the storage of all equipment and vehicles.
i. 
For business uses, one off-street parking space shall be required for each employee estimated to be working at any one time plus one space for each 350 square feet of floor selling or service area of the building.
j. 
For a funeral home four spaces for each 200 square feet so used, and one space for each additional vehicle.
k. 
For light industrial and utility uses - one space per employee on peak shift.
l. 
For wholesaling and warehousing; one space per employee on peak shift, plus visitor parking for minimum three vehicles.
m. 
For all general commercial uses not specified above, off-street parking shall be adequate for the particular use as required by the approving municipal agency on site plan review.
n. 
All off-street parking areas shall be used solely for the parking of motor vehicles and no commercial repair work or service of any kind shall be conducted on such parking lot. No signs other than entrance, exit and condition of use sign shall be maintained.
o. 
Off-street parking facilities shall be provided on the same lot with the permitted principal building except that owners of two or more business buildings may jointly sponsor off-street parking facilities provided that the area of the parking facilities equal the total parking area requirements of each owner participating therein and comply in all respects with the requirements of this section.
p. 
Parking lots one acre or larger in size shall provide 20 percent of the gross area for evenly distributed landscaped plantings.
q. 
Illumination. Illumination for all parking facilities other than those required for residential use shall be provided during night time operating hours. Illumination shall be shielded from roads and adjoining property.
r. 
Off-Street Loading Requirements. Each business use shall provide off-street loading space at the side or rear of the building at the rate of one space (10 feet by 25 feet with adequate ingress and egress) for each 5,000 square feet of floor area or a fraction thereof in each building.
s. 
Handicapped Parking. Provisions shall be made by the developer to have the appropriate number of handicapped parking spaces designated, in accordance with applicable state or federal regulations or guidelines.