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Williamsville City Zoning Code

§ 112-21

Parking.

[Amended 5-26-2015 by L.L. No. 7-2015]
A. 
Off-street parking requirements. In the R-1, R-2, R-3 and M-1 Districts, the following off-street parking requirements shall apply:
(1) 
One- and two-family dwelling: minimum of two spaces per dwelling unit, but in no event more than four for a single-family dwelling and six for a two-family dwelling.
(2) 
Home occupation: one additional space for the nonresident employee.
(3) 
Religious facility: one space for each five linear feet of bench seating, or in the case of chair seating, one space for each two seats, plus 10 spaces.
(4) 
School (elementary or secondary): one space for each classroom, plus one space for each 250 square feet of office space.
(5) 
Day-care facility: two spaces for each four children.
(6) 
Boarding/rooming house: minimum of two spaces, plus one space for each room to let.
(7) 
Manufacturing, industrial or other commercial use permitted within the M-1 District: minimum of one space for every 1,000 square feet of occupied or usable space.
B. 
Residential parking area design standards.
(1) 
It shall be unlawful for any owner or occupant of any premises to permit the placement or storage of any unlicensed or unregistered vehicle or any vehicle without a valid inspection sticker, unless the vehicle is stored within a wholly enclosed building.
(2) 
No premises shall provide outside parking for more than one commercially licensed vehicle or more than 5,000 pounds in weight, as indicated on currently valid registration, owned and/or regularly used by a resident of the premises where the vehicle is parked, nor provide parking, storage or a base of operations for construction equipment and/or their support equipment.
(3) 
A trailer, boat trailer, camp trailer, recreational vehicle trailer or portable hot tub trailer shall be parked or stored only in a rear yard. Any trailer in excess of 26 feet in length shall be stored only within a wholly enclosed building.
(4) 
No off-street parking shall be permitted in any front or exterior side yard or within five feet of any side or rear lot line, except in an established driveway. In no event shall any motor vehicle be parked on the landscaped portion of a yard.
(5) 
A driveway may extend from the front edge of the property through the front yard to the side or rear yard of a residence. The maximum width of the driveway at the street line and within the front yard shall be 18 feet. In no event shall more than 25% of any front yard area be paved or used for a driveway or off-street parking.
(6) 
No parking shall be permitted in the public right-of-way except on the paved portion of a street or alley.
(7) 
The use of any camp trailer, recreational vehicle trailer or mobile home as temporary living quarters, for hire or otherwise, is prohibited.
(8) 
With respect to property located within an R-3M District and used for multifamily purposes, the design standards contained in § 112-15 shall apply in addition to the requirements herein.
C. 
Mixed Use (MU and NMU) and Manufacturing (M-1) parking area standards. In addition to the requirements contained in the applicable design standards governing the MU and NMU Districts, the following standards apply to all parking areas located in any Mixed Use (MU and NMU) and Manufacturing (M-1) District:
(1) 
Parking spaces may not be located in any existing front yard or in any required buffer areas.
(2) 
It shall be unlawful for any owner or occupant of any premises to permit the placement or storage of any unlicensed or unregistered motor vehicle or any vehicle without a valid inspection sticker on the premises, unless stored within a wholly enclosed building.
(3) 
No premises shall provide outside parking for more than one commercially licensed vehicle of more than 5,000 pounds in weight, as indicated on currently valid registration, owned and/or regularly used by the occupant or tenant where the vehicle is parked, nor provide parking, storage or a base of operations for construction equipment or their support equipment.
(4) 
The use of any camp trailer, recreational vehicle trailer or mobile home as temporary living quarters, for hire or otherwise, is prohibited.
(5) 
Parking shall not be permitted in the public right-of-way nor within five feet of the public right-of-way in a rear yard. The land within the area of prohibited parking shall be delineated at its inner line or edge by a permanent continuous curb, and said area shall be landscaped or planted with appropriate ground cover.
(6) 
The curb cut, driveway and parking area shall be designed so that all vehicle movements to and from the public right-of-way are in a forward direction. The design of the parking area shall permit entry and exit without the necessity of moving any vehicle(s) parked in another space.
(7) 
The location, number and width of each curb cut providing access to and from a public road shall be specified by the Planning/Architectural Review Board. A curb cut shall not be located within 20 feet of the nearest curb cut located on the same site or on any adjoining property. A property less than 60 feet in width may be exempt from compliance with this twenty-foot limitation.
(8) 
Landscaping, snow storage and drainage shall be provided as required by the applicable design standards or, with respect to the M-1 District, as determined by the Planning/Architectural Review Board.
(9) 
Each parking area shall provide for a system of drainage and, where possible, shall be connected to the public storm sewer. Such system of drainage shall comply with any SWPPP submitted pursuant to any provision of the Village Code.
(10) 
All off-street parking areas and driveways shall be paved and striped to delineate parking spaces. A permanent concrete curb shall be provided to protect buffers, lighting standards, signs and other installations.
(11) 
With respect to any property located in a Mixed Use (MU or NMU) District, in the event of any conflict between the standards provided herein and the applicable design standards contained in §§ 112-16 and 112-17, the applicable design standards shall govern.