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stall and the driving aisle centerline of a parking facil- historic resources or improve public safety." ity,ranging from 90 degrees(right-angle or perpendic- ular parking) to 30 degrees. Change the title of Section 174-38 from "Size and dimension of spaces"to "Parking facility dimensions,, PARKING BAY -A parking facility unit that has two and replace the current wording with the following: rows of parking stalls and a central driving aisle (i.e. double-loaded aisle,aisle with vehicles on both sides). "§174-38. Parking facility dimensions. Each required parking stall for restaurants, banks, pharma- PARKING LANE - An auxiliary lane primarily for cies or similar establishments with drive-through win the parking of vehicles. dows, supermarkets, convenience markets, hardware stores,discount department stores,home improvement PARKING MODULE — A driving aisle with cars centers, medical or dental offices and other establish- ments involving high parking turnover, or the use of parked on one or both sides of the aisle. shopping carts, shall be nine and one-half (91/2)feet PARKING STALL — The area, usually marked with in width. Any other required parking stalls may be distinguishing lines, in which one vehicle is to be nine (9) feet in width, if approved by the permitting parked; a parking space. authority, where it is demonstrated that the use served will not involve high parking turnover,the use of shop- SHADE TREE - A tree with a caliper over four (4) ping carts, or frequent use by large vehicles such as inches in a public place, street, special easement or pickup trucks, vans or commercial vehicles, except right-of-way adjoining a street, including,but not lim- that on-street parallel parking spaces may be eight(8) ited to, public shade trees as defined by M.G.L. feet in width when adjacent to travel lanes of at least Chapter 87, Section 1. 10 feet in width. SITE - the entire tract on which a proposed use or Except when part of a parking module sized as indi- development is located. cated below, each required parking stall shall be not less than twenty (20)feet in length,exclusive of aisles, TRACT - A continuous area of land, which may be drives and maneuvering space. Otherwise, minimum subdivided or unsubdivided, may be crossed by road- parking lot aisle width, and one bay and two-bay park- ways or streams and may be in single or multiple own- ing module widths (from curb to curb or edge of pave- ership,which is proposed for development under these ment to edge of pavement) shall be as follows: by-laws. 1 Bay 2 Bay TREE - Any woody plant having a caliper of two Aisle Module Module inches or larger." Parking Angle Width* Width Width 90 degree 24' 43'4" 62' Also amend Article III as follows: 75 degree 20' 39'9" 59'6" 70 degree 18'4" 387" 58' Change the title of Article III from "Off-Street 65 degree 17' 36'9" 56'6" Parking"to "Parking Facilities"; 60 degree 16' 35'6" 55' In Section 174-35 replace the phrase "the off-street 55 degree 14'8" 33'10" 53' parking space requirements" with the phrase "parking 50 degree 13'8" 32'4" 51' facilities"; 45 degree 13' 31' 49' Replace the current wording of Section 174-37 with *Aisles for 90 degree parking may be permitted for two- the following: way traffic. All other parking aisles may allow only one way traffic,heading in to angle.parking spaces. "§174-37. Location of facilities. Required parking twenty 1 r parcel as Parallel parking spaces shall be a minimum of Y . facilities shall be provided on the same of o p c p g p the principal use they are designed to serve, unless four (24) feet in length, except that they may be otherwise permitted by a Special Permit issued by the reduced, if approved by the permitting authority, to Planning Board. Parking facilities shall be located to twenty three (23) feet in length where it is demon- the side or rear of the principal structure(s) on a lot or strated that the use served will not involve high park- parcel, unless the permitting authority determines that ing turnover or a large proportion of large vehicles" an alternative location will improve the project aes- thetically, substantially reduce impacts on natural or Replace the current wording of Section 174-39 with 80