§ 85-854. Construction and maintenance of facilities.

Off-street and on-street parking and loading areas in all districts shall be constructed and maintained in the following manner:

A. 

Parking lot or field maintenance. Any paving, sealing, striping or signage changes shall require a building permit and must be maintained in accordance with the current ADA parking requirements of the NYS Building and Property Maintenance Code.

(1) 

Existing parking lots that do not meet current ADA parking requirements for the number and/or size of handicap-accessible parking stalls shall not be penalized for loss of parking stalls as a result of handicap-accessible parking being brought into compliance.

B. 

An off-street parking stall shall be not less than nine feet wide and 19 feet long for a ninety-degree parking stall. The dimensions of the parking spaces shall be determined by the Planning Board based on the design and the type of improvements to be done to the parking lot or field.

C. 

An off-street parking stall shall be not less than eight feet wide and 22 feet long for parallel parking stalls. Generally, angled parking at a forty-five-degree angle shall be not less than 12 feet wide, as measured along the curbline, and 18 feet long, as measured parallel to and from the curbline. Generally, angled parking at a sixty-degree angle shall be not less than 11 feet wide, as measured along the curbline, and 19 feet long, as measured parallel to and from the curbline. The dimensions of the parking spaces shall be determined by the Planning Board based on the design and the type of improvements to be done to the parking lot or field.

D. 

A drive-through queue space shall be not less than nine feet wide and 22 feet long.

E. 

All drive aisles and driveway widths within parking areas shall be determined by the Planning Board. Aisles adjoining or adjacent to a building shall be wide enough to accommodate fire lanes/zones as may be required by the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code.

[Amended 2-28-2019 by L.L. No. 6-2019, effective 3-12-2019]

F. 

All parking and loading spaces and the passageways and driveways appurtenant thereto shall be paved with an asphaltic or concrete surface, including other impervious materials as may be determined by the Planning Board based on the design and the type of improvements to be done to the parking lot or field.

G. 

Each parking and loading space shall be clearly marked and delineated.

H. 

The entire parking area shall be adequately illuminated at night during the business hours of the premises which it serves, in accordance with the lighting standard provisions of this chapter.

I. 

All underground installations shall have suitable covers or bridges sufficient to support all traffic over the same.

J. 

Concrete curbs and sidewalks shall be provided along all street frontages, except such requirement may be waived by the Superintendent of Highways.

K. 

Paving, curbing, sidewalks, signs, traffic signs, catch basins and any other required work or installation shall fully comply with the Town of Brookhaven standard street and public improvement construction specifications.

L. 

Landbanked parking.

(1) 

Parking adequacy. The Planning Board shall be solely responsible for determinations concerning the adequacy of parking and as a part of site plan review shall be authorized to require the temporary waiver or landbanking of parking in order to supplement the proposed landscape or natural areas or to accommodate cross access or similar planning objectives, provided that it is determined adequate parking exists on site to accommodate the proposed use.

(2) 

Commissioner review. The Commissioner of Planning, Environment and Land Management shall also be authorized to require the temporary waiver or landbanking of parking in an amount not to exceed 25% of the required parking on site.

Amended 10-28-2014 by L.L. No. 23-2014, effective 11-4-2014