A.
Every parking space, outdoors or in a garage, shall be 9 1/2 feet wide by 18 feet in length, except as modified by § 65-99.1. The required parking area shall be measured exclusive of interior driveways or maneuvering areas.
[Amended 5-23-1990 by Ord. No. 1990-16]
B.
An off-street parking facility existing at the effective
date of this chapter shall not subsequently be reduced to an amount
less than required under this chapter for a similar new building or
new use. An off-street parking facility provided to comply with the
provisions of this chapter shall not subsequently be reduced below
the requirements of this chapter.
C.
All parking areas and appurtenant passageways and
driveways serving business uses shall be illuminated adequately during
the hours between sunset and sunrise when the use is in operation.
Adequate shielding shall be provided by business users to protect
adjacent residential zones from the glare of such illumination and
from that of automobile headlights.
D.
None of the off-street parking facilities that are
required in this chapter shall be required for any existing building
or use unless said building or use shall be enlarged, rebuilt, reconstructed,
altered or remodeled, in which case such standards shall apply whenever
possible and reasonable.
E.
When the computation of the number of required parking
spaces results in a fraction, such fractions shall be resolved to
the next highest whole number.
F.
Access aisles and driveways to parking areas shall
be not less than eight feet in width in residential zones and not
less than 12 feet in all other zones.
G.
Parking areas in residence districts. Any person desiring
to establish a parking area in a residence district shall submit plans
showing the location, size, shape, design, landscape, curb cuts and
other features of the parking lot. The establishment and operation
of a restricted parking area in such parts of any residence district
that abut a business district is permitted where such areas extend
continuously from such business district for a distance not to exceed
150 feet. All such parking areas in all residence districts may then
be authorized subject to the following conditions:
(1)
All parking areas shall be landscaped and screened,
surfaced and drained.
(2)
No parking areas shall extend into any required front
yard except for access driveways.
(3)
Such parking areas shall be used solely for the parking
of passenger automobiles, and no commercial repair work or service
of any kind shall be conducted on such parking lot. No sign, other
than entrance, exit and condition of use signs, shall be maintained.
(4)
Each entrance to and exit from such parking lot shall
have a buffer strip at least 20 feet distant from any adjacent property
located in any residential district or at least five feet distant
when screening is provided as required by this chapter.
H.
Not more than two curb cuts of not less than 20 feet
nor more than 30 feet in width used as a means of ingress or egress
for nonresidential off-street parking areas shall be submitted for
each 200 feet of frontage on a public street, nor shall any such curb
cut be located closer than 50 feet to the intersection of two public
streets.
I.
Off-street parking areas shall be effectively screened
on any side which adjoins or faces premises situated in any residential
zone.
J.
All residential driveways shall be constructed in
accordance with the standards contained within the Burlington County
Land Development Review Resolution, 1989 Revision (as amended and
supplemented). Specifically, residential driveways which intersect
roadways that contain no curbs or sidewalks shall provide a bituminous
concrete or a reinforced concrete apron consistent with Figure 53,
Residential Paved Driveway Detail, of said Burlington County Land
Development Review Resolution. Residential driveways which intersect
roadways that contain curb and sidewalk shall provide a reinforced
concrete apron consistent with Figure 56, Concrete Apron Detail, of
said Burlington County Land Development Review Resolution. In either
case, if the gutter slope is less than 0.5%, a concrete swale shall
be constructed which is consistent with Figure 57, Concrete Swale
Detail, of said Burlington County Land Development Review Resolution.
A copy of said resolution is on file with the Township Clerk and Consolidated
Land Use Board of Mansfield Township Secretary and is incorporated
herein and made a part of this chapter by reference.
[Added 11-8-1995 by Ord. No. 1995-20; 3-5-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-5]
Subject to the general requirements for off-street
parking, off-street parking space, with proper access from a street,
alley or driveway, shall be provided in all districts in the amounts
indicated below. Such parking space shall be provided on any lot on
which a dwelling is hereafter erected or converted or, in the case
of any other use, on or near the lot on which any main building is
hereafter erected or converted. Nothing in this section shall be construed
to prevent the collective provision of off-street parking facilities
for two or more buildings or uses, provided that the total of such
off-street parking facilities provided collectively shall be not less
than the sum of other requirements for the various individual uses
computed separately. In no case shall the number of parking spaces
provided or the area devoted to parking be less than the minimum requirements
of this section.
|
Use
|
Parking Spaces Required
|
|---|---|
|
All dwellings
|
2 per unit
|
|
Tourist, rooming or boarding houses
|
1 for each rental room, plus 1 space for every
2 full-time employees
|
|
Hotels, motels or inns
|
1 for each rental room or suite. If a restaurant
in connection with such a use is open to the public, the off-street
parking facilities for such restaurant shall be 1 space for each 3
seats.
|
|
Restaurants, bars, taverns and similar establishments
[Amended 12-27-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-13] |
1 for each 3 seats
|
|
Theaters, religious facilities, auditoriums
and meeting places
[Amended 12-27-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-13] |
1 for every 3 fixed seats or, where the capacity
is not determined by the number of fixed seats, 1 space for each 60
square feet of floor de-voted to patron use
|
|
Retail stores, retail sales and services
[Amended 12-27-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-13] |
1 for each 200 feet of floor area, exclusive
of basement areas, used for sale or display of merchandise
|
|
Personal service establishments and medical
centers
[Amended 12-27-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-13] |
1 for every 100 square feet of customer service
area in addition to 1 space for each employee
|
|
Wholesale establishments or industrial buildings
|
1 for each 1,000 square feet of floor area,
exclusive of basement areas not used for the sale or display of merchandise
or manu-facturing
|
|
Motor vehicle service stations or public garages
|
2, either within or without the structure, for
each 200 square feet of floor or ground area devoted to repair sales
or service facilities and, in ad-dition such space as is necessary
for the normal vehicles. In no case shall the spaces for permitted
motor vehicle storage in conjunction with a service station be less
than 5.
|
|
Hospitals, sanatoriums or nursing homes
|
1 for each 600 square feet of floor area, exclusive
of basement areas not devoted to patient use or living quarters of
student nurses, or 1 space for each 2 patient beds, whichever is the
greater
|
|
Private kindergartens or child nurseries
|
1 for each 600 square feet of floor area, plus
adequate pickup and delivery area. If this is a co-op school, 1 ad-ditional
space shall be provided for every 5 students.
|
|
Animal hospitals and clinics
[Added 12-27-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-13] |
1 per doctor, 1 per employee, 1 per every 3
seats
|
|
Recreational centers, clubs and health and fitness
centers
[Added 12-27-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-13] |
1 per 100 square feet of gross floor area
|
|
Bowling alleys
[Amended 12-27-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-13] |
4 per alley, plus required spaces for other
uses
|
|
Building and construction contractor equipment
storage buildings
[Added 12-27-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-13] |
1 per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
|
|
Car washes, automatic
[Added 12-27-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-13] |
10 stacking spaces per wash lane, plus 1 space
per employee
|
|
Car washes, self-service
[Added 12-27-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-13] |
3 stacking spaces per wash lane, plus 1 space
per employee
|
|
Catering facilities
[Added 12-27-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-13] |
1 per 150 square feet of gross floor area
|
|
Country clubs and golf courses
[Added 12-27-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-13] |
10 per tee, plus spaces for other uses
|
|
Convenience stores
[Added 12-27-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-13] |
1 per 100 square feet of gross floor area
|
|
Fast-food restaurants and other restaurants
[Added 12-27-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-13] |
1 per 3 seats, plus 1 space for every 2 employees
|
|
Fire stations
[Added 12-27-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-13] |
1 per 250 square feet of gross floor area
|
|
Funeral homes
[Amended 12-27-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-13] |
2 per viewing room, plus 1 per 3 seats in each
viewing room
|
|
Golf driving ranges
[Added 12-27-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-13] |
2 per tee, plus required spaces for other uses
|
|
Miniature golf
[Added 12-27-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-13] |
2 per hole, plus required spaces for other uses
|
|
Mixed uses
[Added 12-27-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-13] |
The total requirement shall be the sum of the
component uses computed separately
|
|
Moving and storage facilities
[Added 12-27-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-13] |
1 per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
|
|
Offices and office buildings
[Amended 12-27-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-13] |
1 per 250 square feet of gross floor area, plus
1 for every 2 employees
|
|
Medical and dental, physical, mental, health
and rehabilitation centers
[Amended 12-27-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-13] |
1 per 250 square feet of gross floor area, plus
1 for every 2 employees and 1 per doctor
|
|
Postal, parcel, mailing, shipping and delivery
services
[Added 12-27-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-13] |
1 per 200 square feet of gross floor area
|
|
Printing and duplicating facilities, studios
for dancing, music, art, etc.
[Added 12-27-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-13] |
1 per 200 square feet of gross floor area
|
|
Business and vocational schools, colleges
[Added 12-27-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-13] |
1 space per student at peak use, plus 1 per
teacher
|
|
Shopping centers
[Added 12-27-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-13] |
1 per 200 square feet of gross floor area
|
|
Buildings or uses other than specified above
|
At least 1 for each 1,000 square feet of gross
floor area or lot area, whichever is the larger, except when otherwise
authorized as a special ex-ception consistent with the principles
set forth herein for comparable buildings
|
|
Employee parking
|
For every use for which there are regular employees,
1 for each 2 employees on the largest shift, in addition to the above
parking requirements
|
[Amended 7-12-1990 by Ord. No. 1990-18]
Buses, tractor-trailers, trucks over ten-thousand-and-one-pound
weight class and trailers must be parked on the property and not the
street. Buses, tractor-trailers and trailers are restricted to parking
in industrial districts and C-2 commercial districts, except those
incidental to farming operations. Municipal vehicles are exempt from
this regulation.
A.
For every building, structure or part thereof having
over 4,000 square feet of gross floor area erected and occupied for
commerce, hospital, laundry, dry cleaning, places of public and quasi-public
assembly, industry and other similar uses involved in the receipt
and distribution by vehicles of materials or merchandise, there shall
be provided and permanently maintained adequate space for standing,
loading and unloading services in order to avoid undue interference
with the public use of streets or alleys. Every building, structure
or addition thereto having a use which complies with the above definition
shall be provided with at least one loading space. One additional
truck space of these dimensions shall be provided for every additional
20,000 square feet, or fraction thereof, of gross area in the building.
B.
Access to truck standing, loading and unloading space
shall be provided directly from a public street or alley or from any
right-of-way that will not interfere with public convenience and will
permit orderly and safe movement of truck vehicles.
C.
Loading space as required under this section shall
be provided in addition to off-street parking space and shall not
be considered as supplying off-street parking space.
[Added 5-23-1990 by Ord. No. 1990-16]
A.
In any nonresidential district, up to 40% of the required
parking spaces may be reduced in length to any dimension between 15
feet and 18 feet. The width of each space shall be 9 1/2 feet.
B.
Compact parking spaces must be in a continuous row
without separation by standard-sized stalls. All such compact parking
space rows shall be properly signed to read "Compact Cars Only."
