Multiunit developments devoted primarily to affordable housing.

Multiunit developments devoted primarily for senior housing.

Adaptive reuse of structures on the state or national register of historic structures.

Nonresidential uses under 3,000 square feet of gross floor area.

Changes of use that do not expand the GFA by more than 500 square feet.

The minimum automobile parking requirements shall not apply to uses in the Central Business District.

Accessory dwelling units.

Calculations for off-street parking requirements may involve two basic calculations.

Proposed reductions in the baseline number of spaces to be provided off-street may be approved or required by the Planning Board in connection with the approval of a site plan review or at the granting of the Commissioner of Urban and Economic Development if no site plan review is required.

Bicycle parking calculations shall be determined by the baseline number of off-street parking spaces required. Reductions to the baseline number of off-street parking spaces required shall not reduce the number of bicycle parking spaces as required by this article.

To ensure the overall efficiency of parking development in the City of Utica applicants proposing more than 10 spaces associated with nonresidential, residential or mixed-use developments shall include with their applications an analysis of the opportunities to reduce the parking requirements using any of the applicable reduction strategies in Section 2-29-166, the dimensional standards in Section 2-29-167 and landscaping design standards pursuant to Section 2-29-168 of this article.

The Planning Board or the Commissioner of Urban and Economic Development may reduce the required parking according to Section 2-29-166(a) unless it determines that:

Minimum. Minimum parking requirements are shown in the Parking Table. Where mixed-use developments are proposed, the baseline parking requirement shall be calculated as the sum of the requirements for each use. Reductions in the overall number of required off-street on-site spaces can be calculated using the standards in Section 2-29-166 of this article.

Maximum. Any application for a surface parking lot exceeding 30 spaces shall provide the Planning Board proof that demonstrates the need for the number of spaces requested.

Provision of all off-street parking areas shall comply with the latest standards associated with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. For new construction, two EV charging ports shall be installed per 10 spaces.

Front yard parking.

Shared parking.

Fees-in-lieu of parking. If the City of Utica has established a reserve account or revolving fund to be used for expenses (land acquisition, design/engineering services and construction costs, and maintenance costs) related to adding parking spaces, improving the utilization of existing parking spaces, or reducing the need for new parking to serve the City of Utica, an applicant may pay a fee-in-lieu of parking space development for a portion or all off-street on-site parking. The fee to be paid per parking space shall be paid into such fund. The fee to be paid per parking space shall be determined by the Planning Board or Common Council and published in the “Fee Schedule.”

Bicycle parking design standards.

Compact cars.

Parking space and travel lane dimensions.

Designs for all new parking lots shall follow a low-impact development (LID) approach with respect to stormwater management. Through the application of green infrastructure techniques, parking lot designs shall incorporate stormwater management systems that treat and reduce the water quality and runoff reduction volumes to the maximum extent practicable. The required water quality and minimum runoff reduction volumes shall be calculated in accordance with the methodology provided in the latest version of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) Stormwater Management Design Manual which shall serve as the basis of design for all stormwater calculations and proposed best management practices (BMP) designs.

Any LID technique identified in the NYSDEC Stormwater Management Design Manual may be utilized in the stormwater management designs. Acceptable LID techniques may include impervious reduction, vegetated swales, rain gardens, bioretention facilities, permeable pavers, porous pavements, infiltration facilities or dry swales. Cisterns and grey water systems that recycle and reuse stormwater runoff may also be utilized in the design. Creative solutions that provide equivalent treatment and/or runoff reduction may be utilized if acceptable to the Planning Board.

Stormwater management designs for redevelopment projects may be designed in accordance with Chapter 9, Redevelopment, of the NYSDEC Stormwater Management Design Manual.

LID parking area application requirements. The Planning Board shall require that all applicable design criteria are followed for LID parking area design as defined in Section 2-29-169(a) of this article unless it determines, upon petition from the applicant, that the successful implementation of a LID parking area design is infeasible or would impose an undue hardship on the applicant. Where the Planning Board determines that LID parking area design is infeasible, applicant shall comply with those specifications for conventional parking area design listed in Subsection (c). Evidence that may be used by an applicant to demonstrate the infeasibility of implementing LID techniques on a site may include, without limitation:

Applicants shall provide the following information prepared by a New York State registered professional engineer and shall comply with the design and implementation guidelines provided in the latest version of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Stormwater Management Design Manual. Where portions of the parking lot are not using acceptable LID techniques, the standards for conventional parking lot design shall apply.

Conventional parking area design standards.

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