7.1 OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING AREAS
7.1.1 General
7.1.1.1 It is the intention of this Bylaw that all structures and land use shall have a
sufficient amount of off_street parking to meet the needs of persons employed at, or making use of, such structures or land uses. No permit shall be issued for the development of land use unless off_street parking facilities have been laid out in a plan in accordance with the appropriate requirements for the structures and uses as set forth in this section and approved by the Inspector of Buildings. If, at the time
of application, the exact use of land or buildings in subsections 7.1.5 and 7.1.6 following is not specified, then the requirement for off_street parking and loading
of the use or class of uses most typical or nearest in type to the proposed use shall be met as determined by the Planning Board.
7.1.1.2 In all District there shall be provided facilities for off_street parking for every
building hereafter constructed, substantially altered, or enlarged, for
commercial, industrial, or multiple dwelling purposes.
7.1.2 EFFECT ON EXISTING USES
7.1.2.1 Structures and land uses in existence at the time this section becomes effective, or
structures and uses for which building permits have been approved
at the time this section becomes effective, shall not be subject to the requirements set forth in this section provided that any parking facilities now existing to serve such structures or uses shall not in the future be reduced, except where they exceed the requirements in which case they may not be reduced below such requirements.
7.1 .3 APPLICATION TO THE C_1 DISTRICT
7.1.3.1 These regulations shall not apply to the Commercial District C_1.
7.1 .4 Design Regulations
7.1.4.1 There shall be no parking spaces within ten (10) feet of the street lot line. The first
ten (10) feet in each yard depth except for driveways shall be unpaved and planted and maintained with grass, trees, shrubs or other suitable vegetation indigenous to the area.
7.1.4.2 All parking areas shall be graded and have a minimum of twenty (20) feet as a
means of access and a minimum of twenty (20) feet as a means of egress where separate means are provided and to be otherwise adapted to the parking of
vehicles and shall be kept available therefore. Where only one (1) means for both access and egress is provided, the width of the means shall be a minimum of thirty (30) feet.
7.1.4.3 A parking stall for one (1) vehicle shall not be less than one hundred and eighty
(180) square feet (two hundred (200) square feet preferable) plus space for maneuvering. There shall be bumper guard or wheel stops at the head of each stall.
7.1.4.4 At least two (2) percent of the parking spaces but not less than one (1) space, shall
be two (2) feet wider, but not less in area than normally designed, to be provided for the handicapped. Sidewalk ramps adjacent to these spaces shall also be provided.
7.1.4.5 Interior driveway and service roads shall have minimum dimensions as follows:
ONE-WAY TRAFFIC _ fifteen (15) feet
TWO-WAY TRAFFIC _ _ thirty (30 ) feet
TURNING RADII _ twenty (20) feet
7.1.4.6 Maximum profile gradient of driveways and service roads shall be no more than
three (3) percent for a distance of at least fifty (50) feet from the nearest edge of an intersecting roadway or drive.
7.1.4.7 A snow storage area shall be designated on the plan of the proposed facility,
located off the pavement area and shall be equal in area to at least five (5) percent of the gross paved parking area. The snow storage area shall be located with regard to adequate and safe drainage where the storage of snow will not interfere with the flow of traffic, the line of vision or the preservation of landscaping.
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