Wheatfield Town City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VIII
Off-Street Parking, Loading and Stacking
§ 200-53 General requirements.
A.
Off-street parking, loading and stacking facilities as hereinafter specified shall be provided as a condition precedent to the occupancy of all buildings:
(1)
Whenever a new building is constructed or a new use established.
(2)
Whenever an existing building is altered and there is an increase in the number of building units, seating capacity or floor area of the building.
(3)
Whenever an existing building is changed to a more intensive use requiring more off-street parking, loading or stacking facilities.
B.
Continuation of facilities. Required off-street parking, loading and stacking facilities in existence on the effective date of this chapter shall be continued and maintained in operation and shall not be reduced below the requirements of this chapter during the period that the principal use is maintained.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection C, regarding units of measurement, which immediately followed, was repealed 11-7-2022 by L.L. No. 3-2022.
§ 200-54 (Reserved) [1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 200-54, Minimum parking requirements, was repealed 11-7-2022 by L.L. No. 3-2022.
§ 200-55 Minimum stacking requirements.
In addition to minimum parking requirements established in § 200-54 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.
A.
Rapid car wash: 30 spaces for one stall, plus 15 spaces for each additional stall.
B.
Coin car wash: five spaces per stall.
C.
Drive-in bank, accessory to bank office: eight spaces per booth, customer facility or service window.
D.
Drive-in bank, not accessory to bank office: 10 spaces per booth, customer facility or service window.
E.
Other drive-in facilities: five spaces per booth, customer facility or service window.
§ 200-56 Minimum loading requirements.
A.
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. Minimum loading space shall be 12 feet by 35 feet with a vertical clearance of at least 14 feet.
B.
Schedule of required loading facilities. Off-street loading spaces shall be provided as required herein for the following uses:
[Amended 9-15-2008 by L.L. No. 8-2008]
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 other similar types | Under 5,000 | 1 |
5,000 to 20,000 | 2 | |
20,001 to 50,000 | 4 | |
50,001 to 100,000 | 6 | |
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 |
§ 200-57 Design regulations.
A.
Dimensions of required off-street parking areas shall be in accordance with the accompanying chart, Typical Parking Lot Layout.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Typical Parking Lot Layout Chart is on file in the office of the Town Clerk.
B.
All off-street parking, loading and stacking facilities shall be considered automotive use areas and subject to site plan review.
§ 200-58 Location.
A.
Residential districts and uses.
(1)
Enclosed or open parking facilities, as required, shall be provided on the same lot as the dwelling unit served.
(2)
The open storage of unregistered vehicles shall be limited to one vehicle per dwelling, but in no case shall exceed two vehicles for multiple dwellings.
[Amended 9-15-2008 by L.L. No. 8-2008; 5-11-2009 by L.L. No. 2-2009]
(3)
In any R District, the open parking of commercial vehicles shall require the issuance of a commercial vehicle permit from the Town Building Inspector, subject to the approval of the Town Planning Board. A commercial vehicle shall be defined as a vehicle that when driven requires a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) issued by New York State Department of Motor Vehicles. In no case shall a commercial vehicle permit be issued when the vehicle is being used in conjunction with a business operation on the same premises, unless the business operation is in compliance with the conditions listed in the Town's Home Occupation regulations. (Refer to Article X.)
[Amended 5-11-2009 by L.L. No. 2-2009]
B.
Commercial districts and uses. Except as otherwise permitted under site plan or special use permit, the open storage of unregistered vehicles shall be limited to one per parcel.
[Added 9-15-2008 by L.L. No. 8-2008; amended 5-11-2009 by L.L. No. 2-2009]
C.
Business and industrial districts. In all business and industrial districts, off-street parking, loading and stacking facilities shall be provided on the same lot as the principal use or, with Town Board approval, on another lot zoned business or industrial, the nearest point of which shall be no greater than 250 feet from the nearest entrance of the building served.
§ 200-59 Parking space requirements.
[Amended 5-21-2018 by L.L. No. 3-2018; 11-7-2022 by L.L. No. 3-2022]
A.
Sufficient parking shall be provided for every use on a site or a lot. The amount of required parking shall be determined by the Planning Board in conformity with the requirements of this article.
B.
For the Planning Board to make a determination on parking, the applicant and the Planning Board will utilize the Town's general parking guidelines document (copy available at the Building Department). The applicant can also submit additional information such as parking studies, parking requirements for other similar uses, other sites that it operates, etc. to help in this determination. In making this determination, the Planning Board shall not only consider the minimum amount of parking spaces necessary but also help to ensure that the site is not "overparked."
C.
Public parking facilities available. The parking spaces required herein may be modified by the Town Board after receiving a recommendation from the Planning Board where it finds that free parking areas or publicly owned parking areas are readily accessible and where land is not available for the development of off-street parking as required herein or where public transportation is used extensively.
D.
Parking for single and mixed uses. A building occupied by one use shall provide the off-street parking spaces as required for the specific use. A building or group of buildings occupied by two or more uses operating normally during the same hours shall provide spaces for not less than the sum of the spaces required for each use. For large multiple developments of 200,000 square feet of gross floor area and over, a maximum reduction of one parking space per every 1,000 square feet of gross floor area or 20% of the total spaces required may be permitted. For the purposes of this subsection, a "multiple development" shall be defined as four or more offices or commercial or industrial establishments or enterprises or combinations thereof, which are located in a single building or in two or more buildings, developed as part of a single integrated development.
E.
Joint use of parking facilities.
(1)
Churches, civic clubs, community centers, auditoriums, lodge halls, gymnasiums and stadiums may make arrangements with business establishments which normally have different hours of operation for sharing up to, but not more than, 50% of their requirements in nearby parking areas which are accessory to such business uses; provided, however, that where there is a sharing of facilities by different owners or tenants, there shall be an agreement covering a period of time as may be required by the Town Board; and provided, further, that should any of the uses be changed or the facilities discontinued, then the required spaces for the use remaining shall be provided elsewhere as a condition precedent to the continued use of said building or buildings.
(2)
Where churches, civic clubs, community centers, auditoriums, lodge halls, gymnasiums and stadiums share parking facilities with nearby business establishments, such parking facilities shall be located within 250 feet from the property line of said use.