West Haverstraw City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VII
Off-Street Parking Requirements
§ 250-24 Required off-street parking.
A.
Schedule of requirements. Accessory off-street parking spaces, open or enclosed, shall be provided as hereinafter set forth. Any land which is developed as a unit under single ownership and control shall be considered a single lot for the purpose of this chapter. Compliance with the following requirements shall be a condition precedent to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for a premises.
[Amended 4-5-2017 by L.L. No. 5-2017; 6-21-2023 by L.L. No. 7-2023]
Use | Required Number of Off-Street Parking Spaces |
|---|---|
1- and 2-family and multifamily residence (R-1, R-2, R-3 and R-4) | 2.5 per dwelling unit |
Professional office in a residence (home occupation) | 2 in addition to that required for residential use |
Office building, including medical and dental offices | 1 for each 200 square feet of gross floor area, but not less than 4 per practitioner |
Theater, cinema, auditorium | 1 for each 5 seats or 1 for each 75 square feet of gross floor area, whichever is greater |
Retail sales, arts and crafts and personal service establishment | 1 for each 200 square feet of gross floor area |
Restaurant, drinking establishment | 1 for each 4 seats or 1 for each 100 square feet of gross floor area, whichever is greater Where accessory outdoor dining is permitted by special permit of the Village Board, pursuant to § 250-14B(3)(b), the Village Board, in consultation with the Building Inspector, shall determine what, if any, additional off-street parking may be required for the accessory use, giving consideration to the location of the establishment, the size, density and location of the proposed accessory outdoor use, the existing off-street parking, available and approved, if any, available street parking in proximity, and such other factors, as in the Board' s judgment, relating to the health, safety and welfare of the general public, should be considered. |
Drive-in restaurant, fast- food establishment, ice cream stand | 1 for each 50 square feet of gross floor area or 1 per 2 seats, whichever is greater |
Bowling alley | 5 per lane |
Annual membership clubs | 1 for each 200 square feet of gross floor area or 1 for each 3 seats, whichever is greater |
Group care facilities | 3 per dwelling unit, and not more than 5 without more than 2 in public view |
Funeral home, undertaking establishment | 1 for each 3 seats provided therein or 1 for each 60 square feet of space available for public use, whichever is greater |
Manufacturing or industrial uses | 1 for each 500 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 for each 60 square feet of floor area in accessory use |
Wholesale storage and warehousing | 1 for each employee or 1 for each 300 square feet, whichever is less |
Car wash | 1 for each employee, exclusive of storage lanes |
Motor vehicle sales and service | 1 for each 200 square feet of service area |
Gas station | 1 for each 100 square feet of gross floor area |
Ministorage | 1 for each 5,000 square feet, plus 1 per employee |
Places of worship | 1 for each 4 seats |
Day-care center, nursery school | 1 for each staff member, plus 1 for each classroom |
Animal hospital | 1.25 for each employee or 1 for each 200 square feet of gross floor area, whichever is greater |
Public utility building | 1 for each employee |
All other uses not mentioned or variations of above uses | Reasonable and appropriate off-street parking requirements for all structures and land uses shall be determined by the Planning Board |
B.
Areas computed as parking spaces. Areas which may be computed as open or enclosed off-street parking spaces include any private garage, carport or other area available for parking, other than a street or driveway. However, a driveway within a required front yard for a one-family or two-family residence may count as one parking space.
C.
Location and ownership of required accessory parking facilities. Required accessory parking spaces, open or enclosed, may be provided upon the same lot as the use to which they are accessory, or elsewhere, provided that all spaces therein are located within 300 feet of such lot. In all cases, such off-street parking spaces shall conform to all regulations of the district in which they are located, and in no event shall such parking spaces be located in any residence district unless the uses to which they are accessory are permitted in such districts, or by special permit of the Zoning Board of Appeals. Such spaces shall be in the same ownership or tenancy as the use to which they are accessory and shall be subject to restriction, filed with the County Clerk, binding the owner and his heirs and assigns to maintain the required number of spaces available either throughout the existence of such use or until other spaces are provided.
D.
Size of spaces. A parking space shall be considered a space nine feet wide and 19 feet long, exclusive of standing area and aisles for maneuvering. Entrance and exit roadways shall not be computed as parking space except for one-family and two-family residences as in Subsection B above. Overall area per parking space shall be computed at 300 square feet.
E.
Joint facilities. Required parking spaces, open or enclosed, may be provided in spaces designed to serve jointly two or more establishments, whether or not located on the same lot, provided that the number of required spaces in such joint facilities shall be not less than the total required for all such establishments.
F.
Combined spaces. When any lot contains two or more uses having different parking requirements, the parking requirements for each use shall apply to the extent of that use. Where it can be conclusively demonstrated that one or more such uses will generate a demand for parking spaces primarily during periods when other use is not in operation, the Zoning Board of Appeals may reduce the total parking spaces required for the use with the lesser requirement.
G.
Screening. In all districts except residential, shrubbery of a minimum height of four feet and a width of three feet shall be provided. All landscaped areas along property lines which are crossed by access drives shall be maintained with low shrubs no greater than two feet high and/or trees with a branching habit which begins at least eight feet above ground level. Furthermore, no planting shall cause a hazardous condition by interfering with the normal line of sight (35 feet in either direction) needed for safe entering and exiting maneuvers by motor vehicles.
H.
No parking in front yard. No off-street parking is permitted within a required front yard except in the Commercial (C) District and the Planned Light Industrial (PLI) District in accordance with an approved site plan and as accessory to a one- or two-family house on a paved twenty-four-foot driveway.
[Added 12-1-1997 by L.L. No. 4-1997]
§ 250-25 Supplemental regulations for parking.
A.
Access near street corners. No entrance or exit for any accessory off-street parking area with over 10 parking spaces shall be located within 50 feet of the intersection of any two street lines.
B.
On lots divided by district boundaries. When a lot is located partly in one district and partly in another district, the regulations for the district requiring the greater number of parking spaces shall apply to all of the lot. Parking spaces on such a lot may be located without regard to district lines, provided that no such parking spaces shall be located in any residence district unless the use to which they are accessory is permitted in such district or by special permit granted by the Zoning Board of Appeals.
C.
Supplemental regulations for any parking spaces adjacent to residence districts.
(1)
Wherever a parking lot abuts the side or rear lot line of a lot in a residence district, said parking lot shall be screened from such adjoining lot by an opaque wall or fence or thick hedge as determined by the Planning Board with a height of not less than five feet nor more than 6 1/2 feet.
(2)
Wherever a parking lot is located across the street from any residence district, it shall be screened from the view of such land by a thick hedge located along a line drawn parallel to the street and a distance of five feet therefrom, such hedge to be interrupted only at points of ingress and egress. The open area between such hedge and the street shall be landscaped in harmony with the landscape of neighboring properties fronting on the same street.
D.
Traffic storage. All uses shall provide sufficient space on the same lot so that any storage lanes for traffic will be provided and will not obstruct traffic on utilized public rights-of-way.
E.
Driveways. No driveway shall provide access to a lot located in another district, which lot is used for any use not permitted in the district in which such driveway is located.