[Amended 5-12-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-10]
A.
Maintenance of off-street parking and loading areas. Every parcel of land hereafter used as a public or private off-street parking or loading area shall be maintained in good condition, free of hazards and deterioration. All pavements, areas, sidewalks, curbs, drainage facilities, lighting, bumpers, guardrails, markings, signs, landscaping and other improvements shall be maintained in workable, safe and good condition.
B.
Number of parking spaces required. The number of off-street parking spaces required shall be as set forth in Table 1, except as noted in § 410-40B(3) below.
(1)
If computation of the required number of parking spaces results in a fractional space, such fractional space shall be rounded up to the next full space. Where the required number of parking spaces requires a multiple-step computation, the results of which are then added together (e.g., where the required number of parking spaces is based in part on floor area and in part on the number of employees), the results of each step in the computation shall first be computed and added together before rounding the final result to the next full space in accordance herewith.
(2)
Where the required number of parking spaces is computed based partly or entirely on the number of employees engaged in the proposed use or activity, the reviewing board shall, as a condition of approval, restrict the number of employees so as to ensure that the use or activity will remain in compliance with the applicable parking standard. However, failure of the reviewing board to impose such a condition shall not operate to invalidate any approval.
(3)
Parking standards for the Central Business District.
(a)
The following standards shall apply to nonresidential land uses in the Borough's C-1 Central Business District Zone and the portion of C-2 Neighborhood Business Zone located to the south of Main Street and generally along Lemoine Avenue, Palisade Avenue and Parker Avenue which is more particularly designated as Block 4251, Lot 1; Block 4252, Lots 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14.01, 14.02, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23; Block 3957, Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; Block 3351, Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; Block 4351, Lots 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11; Block 4354, Lots 1, 2, 12, 13, 14, 15; Block 4353, Lots 1, 2, 12, 13; and Block 4352, Lots 14 and 15:
[Amended 7-21-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-26; 4-14-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-6]
Use | Required Parking Spaces | |
|---|---|---|
Restaurants, eating and drinking establishments | One space for every 4 seats | |
All other nonresidential uses | One space for each 400 square feet of gross floor area |
(b)
No on-site parking spaces are required for the first 1,000 square feet of floor area of an individual use in the areas indicated in § 410-40B(3)(a).
Table 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
Off-Street Parking Requirements | ||
Borough of Fort Lee, New Jersey | ||
Use | Required Parking Spaces | |
Banks and savings institutions | 1 for each 300 square feet of floor area, plus 3 for each 4 employees in the maximum work shift | |
Churches and places of worship | 1 for each 3.5 seats in an auditorium; where benches are provided, each 20 inches of bench shall be considered one seat | |
Community buildings, assembly hall, auditorium, meeting places | 1 for each 200 square feet of floor area or 1 for each 3 seats, whichever is greater | |
Golf course and clubs | 10 for each tee | |
Motels, hotels, motor lodges | 1 for each bedroom unit, plus 3 for each 4 employees in the maximum work shift; where a restaurant or meeting rooms are provided, see "mixed uses" | |
Funeral home, mortuary | 15 for each parlor or slumber room | |
Hospital, nursing or convalescing home | 1 for each 2 beds, plus 1 for each employee or volunteer worker in the maximum work shift | |
Manufacturing and industrial uses | 1 for each 400 square feet of floor area or 3 for each 4 employees in the maximum work shift, whichever is greater | |
Offices, business and professional | 1 for each 250 square feet of floor area | |
Medical or dental clinics or offices | 7 for each medical practitioner, plus 1 for each employee in the maximum work shift or 1 for every 150 square feet, whichever is greater | |
Restaurants, eating and drinking establishments | 1 for each 2 1/2 seats, plus 1 for each 2 employees in the maximum work shift | |
Take-out restaurants | 6 for each 1,000 square feet of floor area | |
Retail stores, store groups, service business--200,000 square feet or less of floor area | 6 for each 1,000 square feet of floor area | |
Retail stores, store groups, service business--200,000 square feet or more of floor area | 5 1/2 for each 1,000 square feet of floor area | |
Wholesale establishments or warehouses | 1 for each 600 square feet of floor area or 3 for each 4 employees in the maximum work shift, whichever is greater | |
Residences and apartment houses | 2 for each dwelling unit | |
Bowling alley | 5 for each bowling lane | |
Laboratory and research uses | 1 for each 400 square feet of floor area or 3 for every 4 employees in the maximum work shift, whichever is greater | |
Schools | 3 for every 2 teaching stations in elementary and intermediate grades: 3 for every 2 teaching stations, plus 1 for every 4 students of legal driving age for high school grades | |
Theaters | 1 for every 3 seats | |
Mixed uses | Mixed uses in the same building shall be calculated as the sum of the individual uses, unless the applicant can demonstrate to the Planning Board's satisfaction that the parking characteristics of the individual uses are such that the total needs of the development are less than the sum of the individual uses and that the number of parking spaces to be provided will satisfy the lesser need | |
Other uses not included herein | To be determined by the Planning Board | |
C.
Location of parking spaces.
(1)
The municipal agency shall approve the location of all proposed parking spaces on the site and shall take into consideration the size and topography of the site, visibility from the site to the adjoining street as well as within the parking areas, conditions of safety relating to the movement of people and vehicles and the elimination of nuisance factors, including glare, noise, dust and other similar considerations.
(2)
Subject to other conditions as specified herein, no off-street parking areas shall be located in a required front yard. An off-street parking area shall not be located closer than five feet to a side or a rear lot line and shall be suitably landscaped and screened. These conditions shall apply to all surface and above grade parking facilities but shall not be applicable to subsurface enclosed parking facilities. Where the side or rear property line abuts a residential use or a residential zone, a public school, park or other similar place of public assembly or for other good and sufficient reason, the Planning Board shall have the right to increase the setback to a maximum of 10 feet.