Weymouth City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XVII
Off-Street Parking
§ 120-69 Off-street parking required; plan; exception.
No land shall be used or occupied and no structure shall be erected or used unless the off-street parking spaces as hereinafter required are provided. No application for a permit for erection of a new structure or for the development of a land use shall be approved unless it includes a plan for off-street parking facilities and is maintained thereafter in accordance with the requirements of this section, except that such parking spaces are not required for any structure or use existing at the time of enactment of this bylaw; provided, however, that parking spaces as specified in this article shall be provided for any enlargement or alteration to any such existing structure or use, and provided further that the increase is greater than 15%.
§ 120-70 Location requirements.
[Amended April 1971 ATM by Art. 47, approved 8-24-1971]
The off-street parking spaces required by this section shall be as follows:
A.
On the same lot as the structure or use they are intended to serve; except where such off-street parking spaces cannot be reasonably provided on the same lot in the Neighborhood Center District NCD, Business District B-2 and the Industrial District I-2, the Board of Zoning Appeals may by special permit grant exceptions to allow provisions of the required spaces on a separate lot or lots within a radius of 600 feet, measured from the lot line of the principal use.
[Amended May 1983 ATM by Art. 48, approved 8-26-1983; May 1989 ATM by Art. 49, approved 7-28-1989]
B.
When a required off-street parking space is in the form of a parking lot or other open air parking space in:
[Amended May 1990 STM by Art. 1, approved 8-29-1990]
C.
When a required off-street parking space is in the form of a parking lot or other open-air parking space in Business Districts B-1, HT and MS, it shall not be located within less than 15 feet of a street line.
[Amended May 1990 STM by Arts. 2 and 3, approved 8-29-1990]
D.
In the event that off-street parking spaces cannot be reasonably provided on the same lot within the Neighborhood Center District to accommodate nonresidential uses only, the Board of Zoning Appeals may grant exceptions to allow provision for counting on-street parking spaces within a radius of 150 feet, provided that it is demonstrated that the additional demand for such spaces can be reasonably met without placing an undue burden on existing facilities already relying on such spaces.
[Added May 1983 ATM by Art. 48, approved 8-26-1983]
§ 120-71 Dimensional requirements.
[Amended May 1987 ATM by Art. 51, approved 8-27-1987]
A.
Parking spaces. Each individual parking space shall have minimum dimensions of nine feet by 18 feet.
B.
Driveway entrances. Driveway entrances in all districts, except the Low Density Residential (R-1) District, shall be a minimum of 12 feet in width for one-way traffic and 20 feet in width for two-way traffic.
C.
Aisle widths. Aisle widths and turning spaces shall be adequate to ensure safe and proper operation and shall be established by recognized architectural/engineering standards as deemed appropriate by the Inspector of Buildings.
§ 120-72 Access to street required.
[Amended May 1987 ATM by Art. 51, approved 8-27-1987]
Each parking space shall have vehicular access to a street without the need of moving any other vehicle. Driveways and aisles in all districts, except Low Density Residential (R-1), shall be arranged so that vehicles will leave and enter the street with a forward motion.
§ 120-73 Construction requirements.
Every parcel of land which, after the effective date of this bylaw, is changed to a parking area for more than three vehicles, or to a drive-in business or motor vehicle sales or service establishment, shall be developed as follows, subject to the approval of the plans therefor by the Inspector of Buildings:
A.
Such area, where subject to wheeled traffic, shall be smoothly graded, properly drained and treated with bituminous or other all-weather hard surface and shall have appropriate bumper or wheel guards where needed.
B.
Where such area abuts a residential district, it shall not be located within less than five feet of the lot line, and a wall or fence of solid appearance or a tight evergreen hedge having a height of no less than five feet shall be erected and maintained between such area and the property in the residential district.
C.
Any light used to illuminate said parking area shall be so arranged as to reflect light away from adjoining premises and streets.
§ 120-74 Minimum required spaces.
Off-street parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with the following minimum requirements:
A.
Bowling alleys: three off-street parking spaces for each lane.
B.
Dwellings, single- and two-family: two spaces for each dwelling unit.
[Amended May 1989 ATM by Art. 52, approved 7-28-1989]
C.
Dwellings, multiple: two spaces for each dwelling unit.
[Amended May 1997 ATM by Art. 41, approved 8-11-1997]
D.
Eating and drinking establishments: one space for each three seats or two spaces for each 100 square feet of gross floor area, excluding basement storage area, as deemed necessary by the Inspector of Buildings.
[Amended May 1997 ATM by Art. 41, approved 8-11-1997; 4-2-2018 by Ord. No. 17-127]
E.
Funeral homes: one space for each company vehicle, plus one space for each three seats in meeting rooms.
F.
Hospitals: one space per bed plus 1/2 space for each 800 square feet of gross floor area, excluding basement storage area.
[Amended May 1990 STM by Art. 3, approved 8-29-1990]
G.
Motels, hotels and lodging houses: one space for each guest room or dwelling unit.
H.
Marinas: one space for each boat mooring and/or berthing space.
I.
Medical, dental or professional building: one space for each 100 square feet of gross floor area, excluding basement storage area.
[Amended May 1989 ATM by Art. 52, approved 7-28-1989; May 1997 ATM by Art. 41, approved 8-11-1997]
J.
Nursing homes and rest homes: one space for each two beds.
[Amended May 1997 ATM by Art. 41, approved 8-11-1997]
K.
Offices: one space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area, excluding basement storage area.
[Amended May 1989 ATM by Art. 52, approved 7-28-1989; May 1997 ATM by Art. 41, approved 8-11-1997]
L.
Retail business and service establishments: one space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area on the first floor of a building, and one space for each 400 square feet of gross floor area thereafter for all floors used for office, retail or service businesses, excluding basement storage area.
M.
Schools; day-care centers.
[Amended May 1997 ATM by Art. 41, approved 8-11-1997]
(1)
Schools: one space for each employee, including teachers and administrators, plus sufficient off-street space for safe and convenient loading and unloading of clients.
(2)
Day-care centers: one space for each employee, plus one space for each six clients of the licensed capacity, not including any shared parking spaces, plus sufficient off-street space for safe and convenient loading and unloading of clients. Off-street space for loading and unloading shall consist of an additional minimum of one space for each 12 clients of the licensed capacity.
[Amended May 1998 ATM by Art. 42, approved 10-23-1998]
N.
Theaters, auditoriums, assembly halls and other places of assembly: one space for each five seats or for each 100 square feet of auditorium area, if there are not fixed seats.
O.
Wholesale establishments and industrial uses: one space for each two employees employed, plus space for every company-owned and -operated vehicle, plus spaces for customers' vehicles as determined appropriate by the Inspector of Buildings.
P.
Joint facilities. Accessory off-street parking for business and industrial uses may be provided in joint facilities designed to serve two or more buildings or uses, provided that the joint facilities shall not be less than the total required under the provisions of this bylaw.
Q.
Mixed uses in a single building. Where a building has a mixture of uses for which accessory off-street parking space is required, spaces required will be the sum of the requirements of the various individual uses.
R.
Unlisted requirements. Reasonable off-street parking requirements for buildings and uses not listed in this section shall be determined in each case by the Inspector of Buildings.
§ 120-75 Issuance of certificates of occupancy.
No certificate of occupancy shall be issued unless required parking facilities shall have been provided in accordance with those designated and approved on the approved plan.