West Seneca City Zoning Code
ARTICLE IV
Off-Street Parking Regulations
§ 120-41 Required off-street parking spaces.
A.
After the effective date of this chapter, off-street parking spaces shall be provided as hereinafter specified at the time a building or structure is erected or within two years for existing buildings, provided that the building owner owns sufficient land contiguous to the lot upon which the building is situated, or at the time a new use of open land is established. In the case of an enlargement of any existing building, structure or use after the effective date of this chapter, off-street parking spaces shall be provided as hereinafter specified for the enlarged portion of such building, structure or use.
B.
No existing or required off-street parking area shall be reduced in capacity so as to be less than required by this chapter, and if such parking capacity is already less than herein required, such parking area shall not be further reduced; provided, however, that a reduction in such existing parking area shall be allowed if equivalent parking space is provided for the use involved.
C.
In the case of a change of use which would result in a requirement for a greater parking area than is provided, the Board of Appeals shall determine the number of additional spaces to be required.
D.
Table of Parking, Stacking and Loading Requirements.
(1)
Minimum parking requirements.
[Amended 10-14-1963; 8-17-1987; 11-28-2011 by L.L. No. 6-2011]
Table of Parking, Stacking and Loading Requirements | ||
|---|---|---|
Use | Parking Spaces | |
Dwellings | ||
Single-family or two-family dwelling | 2 spaces for each dwelling unit | |
Multifamily dwelling | 2 spaces for each dwelling unit | |
Hotel, motel or tourist home | 1 space per guest room and conference unit, plus 1 space per 6 seats for restaurant bar area | |
Institutional uses | ||
Sanatorium or convalescent home | 1 space for each 5 beds | |
Home for aged or orphanage | 1 space for each 5 persons in residence | |
Places of assembly | ||
School | 1 space for each class room, plus 1 space for each 5 seats in the auditorium or stadium, whichever is greater | |
Church, principal or accessory auditorium, theater, stadium or sports arena | 1 space for each 3 seats | |
Library, museum or art gallery | 1 space for each 300 square feet of gross floor area | |
Bowling alley | 6 spaces per alley | |
Dance hall or studio, skating rink or other place of public amusement not otherwise specified | 1 space for each 100 square feet of floor area | |
Eating or drinking establishment, principal or accessory | ||
Drive-in type | 3 spaces for each 25 square feet of gross floor area | |
Other types | 2 spaces for each 5 seats | |
Club or lodge | 1 space for each 100 square feet of floor area used for club or lodge purposes, plus 1 space for each sleeping room | |
Mortuary or funeral parlor | 10 spaces for each parlor | |
Permanent recreational uses | ||
Ice skating, roller rinks and | 1 space per 250 square | |
curling clubs | feet of gross area devoted to activity | |
Health and swimming clubs and spas | 1 space per 50 square feet of gross floor area devoted to activity | |
Tennis clubs | 3 spaces per court | |
Golf courses and driving ranges | 3 spaces per hole; minimum 10 spaces | |
Conservation and gun clubs | 10 spaces | |
Business or industrial uses | ||
Furniture, floor covering or appliance store, custom shop or wholesale business | 1 space for each 700 square feet of gross floor area | |
New or used car sales | 1 space for each 700 square feet of sales area within a building, but not less than 5 spaces for customer parking and 1 space for each 2 employees. Such spaces shall be clearly marked and shall not be used for the parking of unregistered motor vehicles. | |
Gasoline station, public garage or repair garage, principal or accessory | 3 spaces for each service bay | |
Shopping center or stores over 20,000 square feet of gross floor area | 5 spaces for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area | |
Individual retail stores | 6 spaces for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area | |
Grocery or supermarket | 10 spaces for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area | |
Doctor or dentist | 3 spaces for each office, plus 3 spaces for each treatment room | |
Barber- and beauty shops | 3 spaces per chair | |
Other business or professional offices | 1 space for each 100 square feet of gross floor area | |
Manufacturing, storage or other industrial floor area | 1 space for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area used for such purposes, but shall not be less than 1 space for each 2 employees and need not be more than 1 for each 1.5 employees | |
Shopping center or stores over 20,000 square feet of gross floor area [Added 5-9-1994] | ||
Less than 400,000 square feet of gross floor area | 5 spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area | |
Greater than 400,000 and less than 600,000 square feet of gross floor area | 4.75 spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area | |
Greater than 600,000 square feet of gross floor area enumerated or excepted | 4.5 spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area | |
All other principal uses not above | 1 space for each 350 square feet of gross floor area | |
(2)
Minimum stacking requirements. In addition to minimum parking requirements established above, the following stacking areas shall be required. The minimum size of each space shall be 20 feet in length and nine feet in width.
Use | Stacking Area |
|---|---|
Rapid car wash | 30 spaces for 1 stall, plus 15 spaces for each additional stall |
Coin car wash | 5 spaces per stall |
Drive-in bank, accessory to bank offices | 8 spaces per booth, customer facility or service window |
Drive-in bank, not accessory to bank offices | 10 spaces per booth, customer facility or service window |
Other drive-in facilities | 5 spaces per booth, customer facility or service window |
(3)
Minimum loading requirements. Loading and unloading facilities shall be provided and maintained as long as such building is occupied or unless equivalent facilities are provided in conformance with the regulations of this section. Off-street loading spaces shall be provided as required herein for the following uses:
Schedule of Required Loading Facilities | ||
|---|---|---|
Use | Gross Floor Area of Single Enterprise Building or Per Enterprise Within a Building (square feet) | Required Number of Spaces |
Retail stores and services and types [Amended 5-9-1994] | Under 20,000 | 1 |
20,000 to 50,000 | 2 | |
Over 50,000 | 3 | |
Retail stores and services utilizing either common service corridors or common loading docks [Added 5-9-1994] | N/A | 1 per 50,000 square feet of gross floor area |
Printing, publishing, warehouses and storage establishments | Under 40,000 | 2 |
40,000 to 100,000 | 4 | |
Manufacturing and processing of products | Under 20,000 | 2 |
20,000 to 40,000 | 4 | |
Each additional 25,000 | 1 | |
(4)
Multifamily and special developments, in addition to required parking.
[Added 9-24-1990]
Number of Dwelling Units | Required Visitor Parking Spaces |
|---|---|
0 to 10 | 2 |
11 to 25 | 5 |
26 to 50 | 10 |
51 to 100 | 20 |
101 thereafter | 5 per 25 units |
§ 120-42 Units of measurement.
A.
Size of parking space. For the purpose of computing gross parking area for required off-street parking, 350 square feet of unobstructed net standing, maneuvering or access area shall be considered one parking space. However, a lesser area may be considered as one space if the Building Inspector certifies that the layout and design of the parking area are adequate to permit convenient access and maneuvering. In any event, the size of a parking space shall be at least 18 feet long and nine feet wide, exclusive of access or maneuvering area.
[Amended 5-9-1994]
B.
Gross floor area. Gross floor area shall include all areas of a building used or occupied by any traffic generator mentioned in § 120-41; provided, however, that basement or cellar floor area not used for processing, servicing or sales of goods or merchandise shall not be counted as gross floor area.
C.
Seats. In places of assembly where bench-type seats are provided or where standing patrons are served at a counter or bar, each 20 linear inches of such seating or standing space shall be considered as one seat for the purpose of determining off-street parking requirements.
D.
Fractional units. When application of the units of measurement to determine required off-street parking spaces results in a fractional parking space of one-half (1/2) or more, one parking space shall be required for such fractional parking space.
§ 120-43 Modifications of required spaces.
A.
Accessory uses.
(1)
No off-street parking shall be required for uses accessory to any institutional use specified in the Table of Required Parking Spaces,[1] or for an accessory restaurant used primarily for students, patients, tenants or employees occupying a principal building.
(2)
In the case of accessory retail sales, boat berths, restaurants or swimming pools, the parking requirement for either the accessory use or the principal use, whichever requirement is less, shall be reduced by 50%.
B.
Joint facilities.
(1)
In the case of a church and school on the same lot, the lesser parking requirement shall be waived.
(2)
Where places of assembly specified in the Table of Required Parking Spaces[2] are located on the same lot with other uses, the Board of Appeals may permit a reduction in the number of required off-street parking spaces for such places of assembly.
(3)
Where public off-street parking facilities are available, other than off-street parking provided for a public building, the Board of Appeals may permit a reduction in the number of required off-street parking spaces for uses located on any lot within 600 feet of such public parking facility.
§ 120-44 Site requirements for off-street parking spaces.
A.
Location of required parking spaces.
(1)
General provisions. All required off-street parking spaces shall be provided on the same lot with the building or use they serve, except as provided in Subsection A(2) (Group facilities).
(2)
Group facilities. In any C or M District, required off-street parking spaces may be provided in group parking facilities designed to serve two or more buildings or uses on different lots, provided that:
B.
Setback for all off-street parking spaces.
(1)
In any R District.
(a)
Enclosed off-street parking spaces shall be subject to the regulations of this chapter for accessory buildings.
(b)
No open off-street parking space shall be permitted in a required front yard or exterior side yard, except that reserved parking spaces may be located in such yards, provided that they are situated no closer than 20 feet to any street line and no closer than three feet to any side lot line and not directly in front of a principal building.
[Amended 8-17-1987]
(c)
No open off-street parking area for five or more vehicles shall be located within five feet of any side or rear lot line of an adjoining lot in any R District.
(2)
In any C or M District. No open or enclosed off-street parking space shall be permitted within 10 feet of any street line or within 10 feet of any R District boundary. When a front yard is used for parking, the required building setback shall be increased a minimum of 10 feet.
[Added 8-17-1987]
C.
Encroachment of required parking spaces prohibited. All areas counted as required off-street parking area shall be unobstructed and free of other uses except off-street loading or unloading.
D.
Guaranty for off-site parking spaces. In any case where required off-street parking spaces are provided in off-site facilities, such off-site parking spaces shall be subject to deed, lease or contract restrictions acceptable to the Town Attorney of the Town of West Seneca, binding the owner, his heirs or assigns to maintain the required number of spaces available throughout the life of such use.
E.
Additional requirements for all open off-street parking spaces. All open off-street parking spaces shall be considered as automotive use areas and shall be subject to the requirements of § 120-26 in addition to the provisions of this section.
F.
All parking areas, driveways, drive lanes, access roads, private roads or similar private areas intended for vehicular travel and parking shall be constructed of concrete, asphalt or similar material to create a hard surface area. Stone or gravel is not permitted as a finished construction material for such areas.
[Added 9-8-2014 by L.L. No. 10-2014]