36-521 - Size of spaces

LAST AMENDED
12/5/2024

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(a)    Minimum maneuvering space

       In all districts, as indicated, for all #accessory# off-street parking spaces, open or enclosed, each 300 square feet of
       unobstructed standing or maneuvering area shall be considered one parking space., except as follows:

       (1)     Standard attended facilities

              An area of less than 300 square feet, but in no event less than 200 square feet, may be considered as one space,
              where the layout and design of the parking area are adequate to permit convenient access and maneuvering in
              accordance with regulations promulgated by the Commissioner of Buildings, or where the developer or applicant
              for a building permit or certificate of occupancy certifies that such spaces will be fully attended.

              In any case where a reduction of the required area per parking space is permitted on the basis of the developer's
              certification that such spaces will be fully attended, it shall be set forth in the certificate of occupancy that paid
              attendants employed by the owners or operators of such spaces shall be available to handle the parking and moving
              of automobiles at all times when such spaces are in use.

       (2)     Attended facilities with parking lift systems

              For portions of an attended parking facility with parking lift systems, each individually lifted tray upon which a
              vehicle is stored shall be considered one parking space. Any other attended space not on a lifted tray shall be
              subject to the provisions of paragraph (a)(1) of this Section.

       (3)     #Automated parking facilities#

              For #automated parking facilities#, each tray upon which a vehicle is stored shall constitute one street parking
              space. The term “tray” shall refer to the structural support for vehicle storage in both pallet and non-pallet vehicle
              storage systems.

              However, auxiliary parking trays in #automated parking facilities# may be exempted from constituting a parking
              space where the Commissioner of Buildings determines that such auxiliary parking trays are necessary to store and
              retrieve vehicles for the efficient operation of such #automated parking facility#.

       (4)     #Single-# and #two-family residences#
               For #accessory# off-street parking spaces serving #single-# or #two-family# #residences#, an area of less than 300
               square feet may be considered as one space.

(b)    Driveway access

       Driveways used to access required parking spaces must be unobstructed for a width of at least eight feet and a height of
       eight feet above grade and, if connecting to a #street#, such driveway may only be accessed by a curb cut.

(c)    Minimum size for each parking space

       In no event shall the dimensions of any parking stall be less than 18 feet long and 8 feet, 6 inches wide.

(d)    Special rules for certain areas

       In the Borough of Staten Island and in #lower density growth management areas# in Community District 10 in the
       Borough of the Bronx, for #commercial# or #community facility# #uses#, each required parking space not within a
       #building# shall be within a parking stall accessed from a travel aisle, where each such stall and aisle complies with the
       maneuverability standards of paragraph (b) of Section 36-58 (Parking Lot Maneuverability and Curb Cut Regulations).
       The use of an attendant shall be permitted only where necessary to accommodate additional, non-required parking spaces
       within the travel aisles. For such parking areas with 18 or more spaces, or greater than 6,000 square feet in area, the
       provisions of Section 37-90 (PARKING LOTS) shall also apply.