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Belfast |
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Code of Ordinances |
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Subpt. B. Land Use Regulations |
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Chapter 102. Zoning |
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Article IX. Performance Standards |
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Division 5. Nonresidential Development Standards – Office Park District |
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102-1306. Parking areas – Amount and layout of parking. |
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A nonresidential use shall provide an adequate amount of parking for the proposed use; reference chapter 98, article VIII, to determine the minimum amount of parking required. The design and layout of the parking area shall be harmonious to the use, structures and site and, if practical, to abutting uses, structures and sites. The City encourages creativity in the design of all parking areas to enhance how the site functions, to reduce the total amount of area devoted to parking, to reduce the scale and bulk of parking areas, to encourage joint use parking between adjacent sites, and to enhance the appearance of the site, particularly the view of the site from the respective main public road corridor. The design and layout of the parking area shall conform to the following standards:
(1)
A use that requires 40 or less parking spaces may locate a maximum
of 10 spaces to the front of the building, provided that the following
standards are met:
a.
The 10 (or less) parking spaces are well oriented in relation to
the site;
b.
There is a pedestrian walkway that connects these parking spaces
to the structure; and
c.
There is an appropriately landscaped green strip of no less than
four feet located between this parking area and the structure.
(2)
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1), a use that has frontage on any of the following, Route 3, Route 52 or Crocker Road, and that requires 40 or less parking spaces, may locate a maximum of 10 spaces in the area between the structure and any one of the above roads/streets, regardless of the street or interior access road to which the structure is oriented. All other parking spaces shall be located in an area that is not located between the structure and any of the following, Route 3, Crocker Road and Route 52.
(3)
A use that requires 41 or more parking spaces may locate a maximum
of 20% of the parking spaces in the areas located directly in front
of the structure (corners of the main facade) in the area between
the street/access drive on which the structure fronts and the structure,
and in the area located between the street/access drive and the structure
(beyond the corners of the main facade) and to the side of the structure
in the an area that would be considered the front yard. A parking
layout that locates parking in either of these two areas must satisfy
the following standards:
a.
The parking spaces shall be well oriented to the site;
b.
There shall be a pedestrian access way between the structure and
the parking areas;
c.
There shall be an appropriately landscaped green strip that is preferably
10 feet but no less than four feet in width located between the structure
and the parking area;
d.
The use of parking cells to break up the parking areas; and
e.
The use of berms, landscaping or similarly acceptable amenities to
effectively screen the parking in the area between the structure and
either Route 3, Route 52 or Crocker Road, regardless of the orientation
of the building.
(4)
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (5), a use that has frontage on any of the following, Route 3, Route 52, or Crocker Road, and that requires 40 or more parking spaces, may locate a maximum of 20% of the parking spaces in the area between the structure and any one of the above roads, regardless of the street or interior access road to which the structure is oriented. All other parking spaces shall be located in an area that is not located between the structure and any of the following, Route 3, Route 52, and Crocker Road.
(5)
Uses that require a significant amount of parking, more than 75 vehicles,
shall use parking cells to assist in managing the visual impact and
scale of the parking areas. The code enforcement officer or planning
board shall use the following guidelines to implement this provision:
a.
Each parking cell should contain no more than 70-100 parking spaces;
b.
The maximum length of any parking row should not exceed 225 feet;
c.
Landscaping of the parking cells shall comply with requirements of section 102-1307, Landscaping requirements for parking areas; and
d.
The layout of the parking cells shall be served by well defined internal
circulation routes for vehicles and pedestrians.
(6)
All parking spaces shall be paved, unless the code enforcement officer
or planning board authorizes the use of a gravel parking lot for environmental
considerations.
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| Ord. No. 80-2001, 6-7-2001 |