Required off-street parking spaces shall be provided on the same lot with the structure or use they serve, except as provided in § 230-14X(4), 230-26G(1)(g), or 230-29 of this chapter. Except for special permit uses or for shopping centers as provided in Subsection D, required off-street parking spaces may be located only within a building or in a side or rear yard. In no event shall parking and loading spaces for a use not permitted in a district be located in that district.

In residential districts, not more than one vehicle with commercial registration under 5,000 pounds' gross vehicle weight may be parked on a lot. No vehicle with commercial registration over 5,000 pounds' gross vehicle weight may be parked overnight or kept on a lot in a residential district.

Off-street loading spaces may be located within any building, within a side or rear yard, or within a required off-street parking area, provided such spaces do not block access to such parking area or any parking space.

In shopping centers, required off-street parking spaces may be located within a front yard, provided that no portion of any parking space shall be located within seven feet of any side property line, within 14 feet of any front property line or within 20 feet of the traveled way of any public street, unless the Planning Board shall approve lesser distances as being adequate to protect the public health and safety on traveled ways and to avoid conflicts between the usage of the parking area and adjacent traveled ways, in light of the topography, screening, or other natural or man-made physical features affecting the site.

The total capacity of the common facility shall be the sum of the requirements of each individual use, except that said total capacity may be reduced by the Planning Board, provided the applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the approving agency that the capacity of such facility will meet the intent of the requirements by reason of the provision of nonreserved parking spaces and variation in the probable time of maximum use by residents, visitors, patrons and employees among such uses.

As a condition of its approval, the Planning Board shall require a legal instrument satisfactory to the Village Attorney assuring the continued existence and use of said parking spaces in connection with the uses and structures that they serve. Such instrument shall also guarantee that, upon termination of such use, each individual participant will provide off-street parking and loading spaces for its own use in accordance with all requirements of this chapter.

The following schedule presents the minimum parking space and loading space requirements of this chapter. Where a lot contains more than one use, the minimum requirements must be satisfied for each and every such use. For uses that do not fall within the categories listed, or for which no requirement is listed, the Planning Board shall set the minimum parking space and loading space requirements, based on the specific nature of the facility and on expected parking demand. Where the number of spaces required pursuant to the following schedule results in a fractional remainder, any fractional remainder exceeding 0.5 shall be rounded upwards to count as one additional space.[1]

In shopping centers, separate loading spaces shall be provided for each 10,000 square feet of gross floor area or major portion thereof.

Table of Minimum Parking Dimensions.[1]

For nonresidential uses, poured-in-place concrete curbing shall be provided to outline all parking areas and to prevent any vehicle parking within the facility from overhanging a property line or projecting over any sidewalk, other walkway or public road.

No vehicle shall be forced or encouraged by the nature of the design of the parking area to back out of the parking facility onto a public road.

Suitable walks shall be provided within the facility for the safety of pedestrians moving to or from their vehicles.

All required parking facilities shall be graded, surfaced, drained and maintained throughout the duration of their use to the extent necessary to avoid nuisances of dust, erosion, or excessive water flow across public ways or adjacent lands. The maximum gradient within parking areas shall not exceed 5%.

Suitable markings shall be provided to indicate individual parking spaces, maneuvering areas, entrances, exits, directions of traffic flow, and other similar requirements.[2]

Employee parking. In parking areas designated for employees, the Planning Board may permit a reduction in the width of such spaces to 8.5 feet.

Parking facilities for the handicapped. Parking spaces shall be reserved for the handicapped as required by state law and as directed by the Planning Board. The location of such spaces shall permit barrier-free access for the handicapped to proposed buildings and facilities, when required. Where required, such spaces shall be identified with a blue freestanding sign specified by state law.

Compact car parking. Compact car parking may be permitted by the Planning Board, subject to the following requirements:

Driveway width. Unobstructed access to and from a street shall be provided for all parking spaces. Such access shall consist of at least one twelve-foot-wide lane for parking areas with less than 30 parking spaces and at least two ten-foot-wide lanes for parking areas with 30 parking spaces or more. No entrance or exit to any off-street parking area shall exceed grades in excess of those permitted in Subsection B below.

Driveway gradients.

Driveway construction. All new driveways having direct access onto a public street shall be paved with a blacktop surface, or comparable durable surface acceptable to the Village Engineer, for a distance at least 50 feet from the existing road right-of-way. All other parts of a new driveway shall be constructed of a dustless surface.

Design of new driveways serving one-family dwellings. All new driveways serving one-family dwellings, including enlargement or relocation of an existing curb cut, shall comply with the following regulations:

Deferment of full improvement of off-street-parking. Where the Planning Board determines that the immediate use of any property may not require the full initial improvement of all off-street parking and loading facilities, the Planning Board may waive the initial improvement of not more than 1/3 of the required number of spaces, provided that the total number of spaces is shown on the approved plan, and further provided that the area not to be improved is reserved for such future use. All such reserved land shall be used and maintained as additional landscaped area until the reserved spaces may be required to be improved. Reserved spaces shall be improved within six months of the date of a written notice from the Planning Board that such spaces have been determined to be necessary. Appropriate written guarantees to the above shall be provided by the owner and approved by the Village Attorney.