In reviewing any application for site plan approval, conditional
use approval or combinations thereof, the approving authority, advisory
boards, professional advisers and the applicant shall be guided by
the general and specific requirements contained herein.
The number of off-street parking spaces required shall be as
set forth in Table A. If determination of the number of required parking spaces
results in a fractional space, the fraction shall require one additional
parking space.
A. The approving authority shall approve the location of all proposed
parking spaces on the site and shall take into consideration the size
and topography of the site, safety conditions and the elimination
of nuisance factors, including glare, noise, dust and other similar
considerations.
B. Any parking area located between the principal building and the minimum
front lot line shall be landscaped or screened. No off-street parking
area shall be located closer than five feet from any side or rear
lot line. These conditions shall apply to all surface and above-grade
parking facilities.
C. All parking facilities shall not be located closer than 25 feet from
any two intersecting streets or within the sight triangle of any driveway
and the street right-of-way.
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Table A
Off-Street Parking Requirements
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Use
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Number of Required Parking Spaces
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Automobile service stations
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4 for each bay, plus 1 for each employee in the maximum working
shift
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Bank and savings institutions
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1 for each 300 square feet of floor area or 8 for each teller
window, whichever is greater
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Bowling lanes
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5 for each lane
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Churches and other places of worship
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1 for each 3 seats, or 1 for each 72 inches of seating space
when benches rather than seats are used
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Community buildings, social halls and clubs
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1 for each 4 seats, except where a specific amount of seating
is undetermined, then 1 for each 8 members
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Funeral homes and mortuaries
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5 for each chapel or slumber room
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Industrial and manufacturing uses and warehouses
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1 for every 1 1/2 employees on the largest shift or a total
of 1/2 the building area, whichever is greater
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Laboratory and research uses
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1 for every 400 square feet of floor area
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Medical or dental clinics or offices
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4 for each doctor or dentist, plus 1 for each 100 square feet
of floor area
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Motels, hotels and motor lodges
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1 for each rental unit and, in addition, compliance with the
requirements for each particular additional use located on the property,
such as restaurants, eating and drinking establishments, retail stores
and meeting rooms
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Nursing homes, hospitals and convalescing homes
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1 for every 2 beds, plus 1 per staff member and employee in
the maximum work shift
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Offices, business and professional (other than medical and dental)
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1 for every 250 square feet of floor area
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Multifamily residential dwellings
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1 1/2 for each dwelling unit
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Restaurants, eating and drinking establishments and catering
halls
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1 for every 3 seats, plus 1 for each 2 employees
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Restaurants, fast-food
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1 for each 2 seats, plus 1 for each 2 employees in the maximum
work shift, or a minimum of 40, whichever is greater
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Retail stores, store groups, shops and shopping centers
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1 for each 150 square feet of floor area where the floor area
shall not exceed 2,000 square feet or 1 for each 175 square feet of
floor area where the floor area shall exceed 2,000 square feet
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Public and government, buildings of
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1 for every 800 square feet of gross floor area
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Theaters
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1 for every 3 seats
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Mixed land uses
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Mixed land uses in the same building shall be calculated as
the sum of the individual uses unless the applicant can demonstrate
to the approving authority that the parking characteristics of the
total needs of the development are less than the sum of the parts
and the number of spaces to be provided will satisfy the lesser need
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Other uses not provided herein
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To be determined by the approving authority
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Provisions shall be made for the safe and adequate circulation
of pedestrians and vehicles within and adjoining the subject property.
The width of all aisles providing direct access to individual parking
stalls shall be in accordance with the standards established in Table
B.
Table B
Minimum Aisle Width
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Parking Angle
(degrees)
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Minimum Aisle Width
(feet)
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One-Way
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Two-Way
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0 (parallel parking)
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12
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18
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30
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15
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18
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45
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18
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20
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60
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18
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20
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90 (perpendicular)
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25
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25
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Parking stalls shall have a minimum area of 180 square feet
of space, which shall measure nine feet in width and 20 feet in length.
A. Except for attendant parking, all parking spaces shall be designed
free and clear of any obstruction to individual parking stalls. Such
parking spaces shall be located in such a fashion as to permit all
vehicles to exit in a safe and orderly manner. Under no condition
shall vehicles be permitted to back out of a parking lot driveway
or otherwise block the free movement of traffic within the parking
area or specific points of safety control, such as fire hydrants,
doorways, elevators or other similar locations. Parking and loading
areas shall be designed to permit each motor vehicle to proceed to
and from the parking or loading space provided for it without requiring
the moving of any other motor vehicle.
B. Aisle widths and circulation patterns shall be designed to permit
emergency and service vehicles such as delivery trucks, solid waste
collection vehicles and the like to have reasonable access to and
space for their intended functions.
C. Pedestrian circulation within a parking area shall be, to as great
an extent as possible, separated from vehicular traffic. Safety zones,
crossing points and sidewalk areas, where warranted, shall be provided.
D. The use of pedestrian carts or other similar accessory vehicles shall
not be permitted to be retained within the driving area of the parking
facility.
The parallel parking stalls shall have a minimum width of eight
feet and a minimum length of 22 feet. In addition, the minimum aisle
width shall be 12 feet.
A. All entrance and exit driveways to a public or private street shall
be so located to afford maximum safety to said roadway and to provide
for safe and convenient ingress and egress and to minimize conflict
with the flow of traffic.
B. In no case shall there be permitted unrestricted access along the
length of the street or streets upon which the parking area abuts.
C. Sight distances.
(1) The minimum sight distance established in Table C shall be adhered
to between a driveway and the adjoining street in accordance with
the definition of a sight triangle. Said driveway shall be designed
in profile and grading which shall be reviewed by the Municipal Engineer.
(2) For the purpose of this chapter, sight distance measurement shall
be measured from the driver's seat of a standard vehicle located on
that portion of the exit driveway that is immediately contiguous to
the traveled way, with the front of the vehicle 10 feet behind the
right-of-way line of the road and with the height of the eye 3.75
feet to the top of the object 4.5 feet above the pavement.
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Table C
Minimum Sight Distance from a Driveway and Adjoining Street
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Allowable Maximum Speed on Roadway
(miles per hour)
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Minimum Sight Distance
(feet)
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25
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175
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30
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250
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35
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325
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40
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400
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45
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450
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50 or more
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500
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D. Where a site is located at the intersection of two streets, no driveway
entrance or exit shall be located within 50 feet of the point where
the curb return of the street intersection and the curbline meet.
E. No part of any driveway shall be closer than 25 feet from any other
driveway on an adjoining parcel, nor shall more than one driveway
be located closer than 75 feet to another driveway on the same site,
as measured from the closest edge of any two driveways along the same
right-of-way line.
F. No entrance or exit driveway shall be located on a traffic circle
or on a ramp of an interchange or within 50 feet of the beginning
of any ramp or other portion of an interchange.
G. Continuous open driveways in excess of the requirements of Table
D, without curbing, shall be prohibited.
Table D
Driveway Widths, Depressed Curbs and Curb Return Radius
Standards
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One-Way Operation
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Two-Way Operation
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Use
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Driveway Width
(feet)
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Depressed Curb
(feet)
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Curb Return Radius
(feet)
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Driveway Width
(feet)
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Depressed Curb
(feet)
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Curb Return Radius
(feet)
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3- to 10-family residence
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12 to 15
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32 to 35
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20 minimum,
30 maximum
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22 to 26
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44 to 50
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20 minimum,
30 maximum
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Over 10-family residence
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15 to 16
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35 to 38
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20 minimum,
30 maximum
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24 to 30
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46 to 52
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20 minimum,
30 maximum
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Commercial and industrial
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15 to 30
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35 to 50
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25 minimum,
45 maximum
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30 to 50
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50 to 70
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35 minimum,
45 maximum
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Service stations
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20 to 30
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35 to 50
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20 minimum
35 maximum
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40 to 50
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50 to 60
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20 minimum
35 maximum
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NOTE: Driveways connecting to a public or private
street at an angle shall have the same widths as shown on Table D.
The width of depressed curbs and the radius of curb returns shall
provide for the sharpest turning radii of vehicles using the driveway,
keeping said vehicles within their prescribed lanes.
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H. Geometric design. The geometric design of a driveway connection to
a public or private street shall be governed by sound traffic engineering
principles. The following guidelines are utilized in preparing a geometric
design, but some deviation may be necessitated from time to time due
to the many vehicles encountered in the course of preparing a design.
The applicant should be aware, therefore, that although the driveway
layout may conform to these guidelines, conditions may dictate deviations
from them, and requirements of the Municipal Engineer shall be final.
(1) Two-way operation. Driveways used for two-way operation will intersect
a public or private street at an angle to as near 90° as site
conditions will permit and in no case will be less than 60°.
(2) One-way operation. Driveways used for vehicles in one direction of
travel (right turn only) shall not form an angle smaller than 45°
with a public street.
(3) The dimensions of the driveways shall be designated to adequately
accommodate the volume and character of vehicles anticipated to be
attracted daily onto the land development for which a site plan is
prepared. The required maximum and minimum dimensions for driveways
connecting to a public or private street at 90° are indicated
in Table D. Driveways serving large volumes of daily traffic or traffic
over 25% of which is truck traffic shall be required to utilize high
to maximum dimensions. Driveways serving low daily traffic volumes
or traffic less than 25% of which is truck traffic shall be permitted
to use low to minimum dimensions.
(4) Any vertical curve on a driveway shall be flat enough to prevent
the dragging of any vehicle undercarriage.
(5) Should the sidewalk be so close to the curb at a depressed curb driveway
as to cause the ramp to be too steep and be likely to cause undercarriage
drag, the sidewalk shall be appropriately lowered to provide a suitable
ramp gradient.
I. The surface of any driveway shall be constructed with a permanent
pavement of a type specified by standards set by the Municipal Engineer.
Such pavement shall extend to the paved portion of the public or private
street pavement.
A. Guardrails shall be provided in appropriate locations where required
for safety purposes.
B. Wheel stops, permanently anchored to the ground, may be required
in appropriate locations. Parked vehicles shall not overhang or extend
over sidewalk areas unless an additional sidewalk width of 2 1/2
feet is provided to accommodate such overhang.
C. Parking stalls, driveways and aisles shall be clearly marked and
delineated. The approving authority may require that certain areas
be maintained for firefighting purposes or other emergency purposes.
These areas as well as other pavement signage shall be appropriately
designated.
The minimum and maximum parking grades shall be in accordance
with the following requirements:
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Maximum Grade
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Minimum Grade
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Parking stalls and service aisles
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6%
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1/2%
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Main approach walkways to buildings
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4%
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1/2%
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Collector or other service walkways
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8%
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1/2%
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Swales
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10%
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2%
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Principal circulation aisles
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8%
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1/2%
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Driveways; entrances and exits
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6%*
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1/2%*
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*NOTE: For a distance of 100 feet from the street
right-of-way line. Driveway intersections with any roadway within
a distance of 35 feet from the curbline, as measured along the center
line of the driveway, shall not exceed a grade of 1.5%.
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Every parcel of land used as a public or private off-street
parking or loading area shall be maintained in good condition, free
of hazards and deterioration. All pavement areas, sidewalks, curbs,
drainage facilities, lighting, bumpers, guardrails, markings, signs,
landscaping and other improvements shall be maintained in workable,
safe and good condition.
If any applicant can clearly demonstrate to the approving authority
that, because of the nature of the operation or use, the parking requirements
of this article are unnecessary or excessive, the approving authority
shall have the power to approve a site plan showing less paved parking
area than required by this article; provided, however, that a landscaped
area of sufficient size to meet the deficiency shall be set aside
and reserved for the purpose of meeting future off-street parking
requirements in the event that a change of use of the premises shall
make such additional off-street parking spaces necessary.
A. Limitations as to use. All off-street parking areas shall be used
solely for the parking of passenger cars and automobiles. No commercial
repair work or service of any kind shall be conducted on such parking
lot.
B. Nonavailability. At any time that the required off-street parking
facilities cease to be available as required, the certificate of occupancy
for the building or buildings built in conjunction with such parking
areas shall be revoked and become null and void.
C. Charges. There shall be no charge made for the use of open off-street
parking facilities, and no cars other than self-propelled passenger
vehicles shall be permitted to use any of the off-street parking facilities
extended to the vehicle occupying such off-street parking facilities
except for emergency purposes.
D. Traffic markers and paint striping.
(1) The side perimeter of each parking space shall be delineated by painted
lines on the pavement for the length of the parking space. The width
of all lines shall not be less than four inches nor more than six
inches and shall be uniform in the entire parking area.
(2) One-way aisles shall be marked with directional arrows on the ground
not less than eight feet long, with directional arrows at each end
of the aisle. Two-way aisles shall be marked with two directional
arrows on the ground, each not less than eight feet long. Two-way
aisles shall also be marked with a center line not less than four
inches wide. Parking aisles that lead to private roadways or driveways
on the property shall be marked. "Stop" signs shall be provided in
every case where there are more than 20 parking spaces provided off
any aisle that leads into another interior roadway or driveway.
(3) All traffic markers, traffic signs, traffic signals and traffic-control
devices shall be constructed, erected, delineated and maintained in
accordance with the standards, regulations and requirements set forth
in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices prepared by the United
States Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration
(1971), as the same now exists and as the same may from time to time
be interpreted and amended.
(4) All traffic markers and traffic signals, directional arrows, arrows,
parking space delineation lines and traffic-control devices shown
on an approved site plan are required to be installed and maintained
in good condition sufficient to serve their intended purpose.
A. All off-street parking areas shall be graded and drained so as to
dispose of all surface water in a manner so as not to unreasonably
impair the surroundings.
B. All off-street parking areas, aisles and driveways shall be surfaced
with asphalt, bituminous or cement binder or any other stone or brick
surface according to specifications established for this purpose by
the Borough Engineer.
C. All parking areas and access drives shall be edged by a concrete
curb or Belgium block, as set forth herein.
A. In any district, in connection with every building or building group
or part thereof hereinafter erected which is to be utilized by industrial
and commercial use or requires the distribution by vehicles of material
or merchandise and for any residential development containing 30 or
more dwelling units and for large-scale public and quasi-public uses,
there shall be provided and maintained, on the same zone lot with
such building, off-street loading spaces in accordance with the requirements
of Table E.
B. Each such loading space shall not be less than 12 feet in width and
35 feet or more in length, depending upon the functions to be performed.
The overall floor-to-ceiling height or clear height distance shall
not be less than 12 feet, which may be increased where required.
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Table E
Off-Street Loading Requirements
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Land Use*
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Floor Area at Which First Berth is Required
(square feet)
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Floor Area at Which Second Berth is Required**
(square feet)
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Industrial
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Manufacturing
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0 to 5,000
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40,000
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Warehouse
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0 to 5,000
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40,000
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Laboratory, research
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0 to 5,000
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40,000
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Commercial
|
|
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Wholesale
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0 to 5,000
|
40,000
|
|
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Retail
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0 to 5,000
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20,000
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Service establishments
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0 to 5,000
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40,000
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Commercial recreation
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0 to 5,000
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100,000
|
|
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Restaurants
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0 to 2,000
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25,000
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Office buildings
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0 to 10,000
|
100,000
|
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Hotels
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0 to 10,000
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100,000
|
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Funeral homes
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0 to 10,000
|
100,000
|
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Institutional, Public
|
|
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Schools
|
0 to 10,000
|
100,000
|
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Hospitals and nursing homes
|
0 to 10,000
|
100,000
|
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Auditoriums and arenas
|
0 to 10,000
|
100,000
|
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NOTES:
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*
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In the case of a multiple-use building, the amount of off-street
loading required shall be equal to the sum of the parts unless the
same can be demonstrated to be excessive in the opinion of the approving
authority.
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**
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An additional berth shall be required for each additional amount
of square feet as indicated as required between the need for one-
and two-berth intervals.
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C. Except for required buffer areas, each such loading space may occupy
any required side or rear yard but shall not be located in the required
front yard. When adjoining a residential use, institutional use or
place of general assembly, a suitably screened or landscaped buffer
shall be provided.
D. Off-street loading spaces shall not be located within any fire-prevention
zone, within 25 feet of any fire hydrant or within 10 feet of any
stairway, doorway, elevator or other general means of entry to and
from a building for the general public, nor shall it block or in any
way interfere with the free flow of pedestrians from any means of
ingress or egress, nor shall it interfere with the free flow of pedestrians
or vehicles. All such loading spaces shall be appropriately indicated
by sign or other visual communication as to said location.
E. All loading and unloading operations shall be conducted entirely
within the boundaries of the lot concerned, and no vehicle or conveyance
shall in any manner use public streets, sidewalks or rights-of-way
for loading or unloading operations other than for ingress or egress
to the lot.
A. In connection with every site plan, the applicant shall submit plans
for all proposed exterior lighting. These plans shall include the
location, type of light, radius of light and height and intensity
in footcandles. Any lighting used to illuminate any off-street parking
and loading areas shall be shielded and so arranged as to reflect
the light away from residential premises and streets.
B. Lighting shall not be permitted which requires flashing or intermittent
illumination. Lighting which requires change in color, intensity or
hue shall likewise be prohibited.
C. Said lighting shall in no way interfere with, detract from or diminish
in any way from the effectiveness of any traffic signal or similar
safety or warning device.
A. Each site plan application shall include a sign plan showing the
specific design, location, size, construction and illumination.
B. If the applicant is unable to provide said details for signs, the
approving authority shall condition its approval upon receipt of the
same prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
A landscaping plan shall be submitted with each site plan application.
The plan shall identify existing and proposed trees, shrubs, bushes,
plant material, ground cover and natural features such as boulders
and rock outcroppings.
A. Buffers, including fences, landscaping, berms and mounds, shall be
used to minimize any adverse impacts or nuisances from the site to
adjacent areas.
B. Screen planting or a dense evergreen material not less than four
feet in height shall be provided and maintained around the outside
boundary of off-street parking and loading areas for more than six
vehicles, and a fence with a maximum of three-fourths-inch spacing
may be provided not less than four feet in height and maintained in
good condition and without advertising.
A. Gas, electric and telephone services shall be provided by the applicant
in concert with the appropriate public utility providing such service.
Said service on the site shall be provided as a part of an underground
system.
B. If such facilities cannot be reasonably provided due to the topographic
or geologic condition of the land or due to technological circumstances,
and where the applicant can adequately demonstrate the lack of feasibility
of the same to the satisfaction of the approving authority, a waiver
of this requirement may be granted.
C. Where existing utility lines such as electric and telephone poles
exist off tract and require relocation as a result of the proposed
development, the approving authority shall be assured that said relocation
will not create or maintain any hazard or dangerous conditions.
Adequate provisions for water supply and sanitary sewage disposal
shall be indicated. Said facilities shall include and not be limited
to approvals, where appropriate, of the engineer of the serving utility
company, Board of Health and Fire Department. The locations of all
proposed fire hydrants or similar facilities shall be indicated on
the plan, and said areas shall provide for appropriate fire lanes
or protective areas which shall not be impeded by parking areas or
standing vehicles or other obstructions, particularly in commercial
centers.
A. Provisions shall be made for the drainage of surface runoff waters
in and from the premises so that flooding and erosion of the property
and the property of others will be prevented. These provisions shall
be in accordance with the Borough's Stormwater Management Plan and
Ordinance pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-93 et seq. Each site plan
submitted to the approving authority shall be reviewed by the Engineer
to establish requirements to prevent adverse drainage conditions both
on and off the site. All open ditches shall be piped in accordance
with the Planning Board Engineer's specifications.
B. The drainage system shall be designed in conformance with accepted
engineering standards. To facilitate the review of proposed drainage
facilities for the development, design calculations prepared by the
applicant's engineer shall accompany the application. The design considerations
shall include and not be limited to drainage areas, runoff calculations,
storm drains, pipelines, inlet designs and manholes. Unless otherwise
stipulated by the Municipal Engineer, drainage facilities shall be
designed on the basis of a one-hundred-year storm.
The approving authority may require, as a part of the site plan
approval, that the applicant or owner dedicate to the Borough an easement
not greater than 25 feet wide from each side of the bank of the stream
or drainage facility or sewer or drainage pipe for access to any lot
under consideration for site plan approval. Such easements shall not
be less than a minimum width of 15 feet.
A. Where curbing is lacking, an applicant for site plan approval shall
install curbing along the extent of all property fronting public and
private streets in accordance with municipal standards and specifications.
The Borough Engineer may require curbing within parking areas in order
to facilitate drainage and provide separation between pedestrian and
vehicular movement.
B. Curb grading and alignment is to be determined as established in
the area unless otherwise required by the Borough Engineer.
C. Where a proposed driveway is to serve any land development of 50
or more parking spaces, curbing need not be carried across the driveway
opening as a depressed curb, but rather may be swept back as curb
returns. Where the driveway serves a facility having fewer than 50
parking spaces, a depressed curb driveway shall be utilized.
A. The right-of-way width, measured from lot line to lot line, shall
not be less than 50 feet, except when shown at a greater width on
the Master Plan or Official Map or said street constitutes an extension
of an existing street with a greater width than 50 feet.
B. In connection with site plans that adjoin or include existing streets
that do not conform to widths as shown on the Official Map or Master
Plan or are less than 50 feet in width, the applicant shall dedicate
additional width along either one or both sides of said road. If the
site plan is along one side only, 1/2 of the required difference in
roadway width shall be dedicated.
A. Each land development requiring site plan approval may be required
to provide a sidewalk within the street right-of-way.
B. Pedestrian walkways or sidewalks may also be required for any development
of 50 or more parking spaces within said parking area to provide convenient
and safe access for pedestrian circulation.
C. Sidewalks shall be constructed of concrete, brick or other similar
material and shall be at least four feet in width.
D. Sidewalks between parking areas and principal structures, along aisles
and driveways and wherever pedestrian traffic shall occur, shall be
raised six inches or more above the parking area except when crossing
streets or driveways. Sidewalks, when constructed along the building,
shall be located not less than three feet from the building.
A. Provisions shall be made for the proper storage and collection of
refuse, including provisions for recycling in accordance with the
Borough Recycling Program. All such storage shall be maintained within the confines
of an enclosed building or structure and shall be reasonably accessible
for vehicular collection on the site or shall be appropriately screened
and landscaped where outdoor storage is necessary.
B. The Board of Health shall approve the location and method of collection
on the site.
Retaining walls shall be designed to be safe and adequate for
the purpose intended. Said walls shall not detract from the aesthetics
of the site when constructed.
Outdoor storage, where permitted, shall be suitably located and approved by the approving authority, which shall consider the relationship of such areas to adjacent properties and roadways; provided, however, that in all such cases where storage is permitted such areas are suitably screened as provided in §
330-68.
A. In accordance with Chapters
220, 221 and
224 of the Laws of 1975, all plans and specifications for the construction or remodeling
of any public building, as defined herein, shall provide facilities
for the physically handicapped.
B. Design facilities for buildings.
(1) All public buildings shall contain at least one principal entrance
accessible to and usable by physically handicapped persons, which
shall be either ramped or at ground level.
(2) On each floor open to the public at least one water closet shall
be provided for each sex. In general, toilet facilities shall be provided
to accommodate wheelchair occupants, which shall include adequate
stall door width, grab rails, sufficient space and appropriate height.
(3) A drinking fountain of suitable height and extension for wheelchair
occupants on every floor open to the public shall be provided.
(4) In any multistory building an elevator sufficient in size to accommodate
a wheelchair shall be provided.
(5) At least one public telephone at a height accessible to wheelchair
occupants shall be provided.
C. Parking lot design.
(1) A minimum of 1% of the total number of parking spaces, but not fewer
than two parking spaces, shall be designed and designated for physically
handicapped persons. Said spaces shall be most accessible and approximate
to the building or buildings which the parking spaces serve.
(2) Each space or group of spaces shall be identified with a clearly
visible sign displaying the international symbol of access along with
the following wording: "These spaces reserved for physically handicapped
drivers."
(3) Each space shall be 12 feet wide to allow room for persons in wheelchairs
or on braces or crutches to get in and out of either side of an automobile
onto level, paved surface suitable for wheeling and walking.
(4) Where possible, such spaces shall be located so that persons in wheelchairs
or using braces or crutches are not compelled to wheel or walk behind
parked cars.
(5) Where applicable, curb ramps shall be provided to permit handicapped
people access from parking area to sidewalk.
D. Sidewalks. A sidewalk hereafter constructed or reconstructed on public
or private property for public use shall be constructed in a manner
that will facilitate use by physically handicapped persons. At points
of intersection between pedestrian and motorized lines of travel and
at other points where necessary to avoid abrupt changes in grade,
a sidewalk shall slope gradually to street level so as to provide
an uninterrupted line of travel.
Architectural screening of any mechanical equipment on the roof
or outside of any building shall be installed so as to screen the
mechanical equipment from view. "Architectural screening," for purposes
of this section, shall be deemed to mean the use of metal, stone or
other relatively maintenance-free material in slats or other design
so as to screen and prevent the direct view of the mechanical equipment.
The term "mechanical equipment" includes any fans, air-conditioning
equipment, elevator housing, water towers, compressors, heating equipment
and any other equipment of any kind.
A. Any materials left or kept outside of a building shall be screened
and kept within limited confines. Any material, trash or refuse or
any combination kept or left outside of a building and any containers
for said material shall either be:
(1) Finished and screened in a manner shown on the proposed site plan
designed to meet the applicable requirements herein;
(2) Enclosed on all four sides with the same material that is used for
the outer surface of the exterior walls of the building adjacent thereto,
except for entry gates; or
(3) Enclosed and screened in any other manner approved by the approving
authority, provided that the same is designed to effectively confine
the material within the enclosed area and screen the same from other
areas outside the building and is a material that is not likely to
create problems of maintenance, sanitation and nuisance.
B. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the storage of any material in any zone where such use of the property is not otherwise permitted by Chapter
365, Zoning, and all applicable laws and regulations. If the applicant does not propose any outside storage of said materials, the plan shall so indicate. The applicant shall not thereafter store any of said materials outside of the building unless a plan is submitted to and approved by the approving authority for said purpose.