A.Â
Number of parking spaces required. The number of off-street parking
spaces required shall be as set forth in Table 1. If determination
of the number of required parking spaces results in a fractional space,
a fraction of 0.5 or higher shall require one additional parking space.
B.Â
Location of parking spaces.
(1)Â
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, visibility from the site to the adjoining
street as well as within the parking area, 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.
Off-street parking shall not be located closer than 15 feet from any
front yard lot line, nor closer than five feet from any side or rear
lot line, nor within a required buffer area. These conditions shall
apply to all surface, below-grade and above-grade parking facilities.
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.
(2)Â
Parking spaces located to serve residential uses shall be within
150 feet of the entrance of the building and within 300 feet of commercial/industrial
uses subject to site plan approval.
(3)Â
The required number of off-street parking spaces as set forth
in Table 1 below for multifamily, including garden apartment, mid-rise
and high-rise and townhouse uses, shall be required to be allocated
to each unit in the complex by deed, lease or other document and shall
be made available to the occupants of the unit at no additional cost,
fee or charge.
[Added 7-15-2002 by Ord. No. 1242-2002]
Table 1
Off-Street Parking Requirements
| |||
---|---|---|---|
Land Uses
|
Required Off-Street Parking Spaces
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Auto service stations
|
3 per bay or 1 per gas pump and 1 per bay, whichever is greater
| ||
Banks and savings institutions
|
1 per 300 square feet of GFA
| ||
Child-care centers
|
1 per 6 children
| ||
Eating and drinking establishments
|
1 space for each 3 seats
| ||
Funeral home
|
1 per 150 square feet GFA
| ||
House of worship
|
1 per 3 seats. For benches, 1 seat equals 3 feet of linear space
| ||
Industrial, including research and development
|
1 per 400 square feet of GFA
| ||
Manufacturing and assembly operations, including welding, carpentry,
etc.
|
1 per 800 square feet of GFA and 1 per 250 square feet of GFA
of related offices
| ||
Medical or dental offices
|
1 per 150 square feet of GFA
| ||
Office
| |||
Under 49,999 square feet of GFA
|
1 per 225 square feet of GFA
| ||
50,000 and over square feet of GFA
|
1 per 250 square feet of GFA
| ||
Residential
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Single-family and two-family detached
|
2 per dwelling unit
| ||
Multifamily, including garden apartment, mid-rise and high-rise
|
2 per dwelling unit, plus 1 visitor space for each 6 dwelling
units
| ||
Townhouse
|
2 per dwelling unit, plus 1 visitor space for each 6 dwelling
units
| ||
Senior citizen housing
|
0.75 space per dwelling unit, plus 1 visitor space for each
10 units
| ||
Assisted living
|
0.75 space per dwelling unit, plus 1 visitor space for each
12 units
| ||
Nursing home
|
0.5 space per bed, plus 1 visitor space for each 12 beds
| ||
Retail store and personal service establishments
|
1 per 200 square feet of GFA
| ||
Schools, elementary (K through 8)
|
2 per classroom, but not less than 1.5 per teacher and staff
| ||
Storage areas (primary use)
|
1 per 5,000 square feet of GFA of storage area and 1 per 250
square feet of GFA of related offices
| ||
Theater
|
1 per 3 seats
| ||
Warehouse
|
1 per 1,000 square feet of GFA and 1 per 250 square feet of
GFA of related offices
| ||
Other uses not provided herein shall be determined by the approving
authority
|
NOTES RELATING TO PARKING REQUIREMENTS:
| ||
---|---|---|
GFA = Gross Floor Area
| ||
1.
|
Whenever there is more than one use conducted on any one premises,
parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with the combined requirements
of each use as shown in the above schedule or as approved by the Planning
Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment or as otherwise indicated in this
chapter.
| |
2.
|
Drive-through lanes and windows for banks and other uses, where
permitted, shall be provided with room for queuing of 10 automobiles
for each drive-through lane and/or window.
| |
3.
|
The inclusion of any use in this table is not meant to imply
it is a permitted use in the Borough. See the applicable sections
of this chapter for the enumeration of permitted uses.
|
C.Â
Parking spaces for the disabled.
(1)Â
In any parking lot, designated parking spaces for disabled persons
shall be required as follows:
Table 2
Required Parking for the Disabled
| ||
---|---|---|
Total Parking Spaces
|
Required Number of Parking in Lot Spaces for the Disabled
| |
Up to 25
|
1
| |
26 to 100
|
2
| |
Over 100
|
2% of total spaces in lot
|
(2)Â
Parking spaces for the disabled shall be located in one area
and designated as parking for the handicapped. They shall be located
so that access does not require wheeling or walking behind parked
cars. Parking spaces for the disabled shall be at least eight feet
wide with a five-foot access area located adjacent to the driver's
side.
D.Â
Parking area design standards.
(1)Â
Aisle width. Provisions shall be made for the safe and adequate
circulation of vehicles and pedestrians within and adjoining the subject
property. Aisle widths providing direct access to individual parking
stalls shall be in accordance with the standards in Table 3. Only
one-way traffic shall be permitted in aisles of less than 24 feet
in width.
Table 3
Minimum Aisle Width
| ||
---|---|---|
Parking Angle
|
Minimum Aisle Width
(feet)
| |
0° (parallel parking)
|
12
| |
30°
|
12
| |
45°
|
13
| |
60°
|
18
| |
90° (perpendicular parking)
|
24
|
(2)Â
Parking stalls shall be nine feet by 18 feet in dimension, provided
that parking stalls serving lots which contain retail uses utilizing
shopping carts shall be 10 feet by 20 feet. Hairpin striping of parking
spaces is required.
(3)Â
Circulation within parking area.
(a)Â
All parking spaces shall be designed free and clear of any obstruction
to individual parking stalls.
(b)Â
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.
(c)Â
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.
(d)Â
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.
(4)Â
Driveway design criteria.
(a)Â
Location of driveways. All entrance and exit driveways to a
public or private street shall be located so as to afford maximum
safety to said roadway, to provide for safe and convenient ingress
and egress and to minimize conflict with the free flow of traffic.
In no case shall unrestricted access along the length of the street
or streets upon which the parking area abuts be permitted.
(b)Â
Sight distances.
[1]Â
The minimum sight distances established in Table 4 shall be
adhered to between a driveway and the adjoining street in accordance
with the sight triangle definition. Said driveway shall be designed
in profile, and grading shall be reviewed by the Borough Engineer.
[2]Â
For the purpose of this chapter, sight distance measurement
shall be measured from the driver's seat of a standing vehicle, located
on that portion of the exit driveway that is immediately contiguous
to the travelled way, with the front of the vehicle 10 feet behind
the right-of-way line of the road, with the height of the eye (3.75
feet) to the top of the object (4.5 feet) above the pavement.
Table 4
Minimum Sight Distance from a Driveway and Adjoining Street
| ||
---|---|---|
Maximum Allowable Speed on Roadway
(miles per hour)
|
Minimum Sight Distance
(feet)
| |
25
|
175
| |
30
|
250
| |
35
|
325
| |
40
|
400
| |
45
|
450
| |
50 or more
|
500
|
(c)Â
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.
(d)Â
No part of any driveway shall be located closer than 20 feet
from any other driveway on the adjoining parcel nor shall more than
one driveway be located closer than 40 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.
(e)Â
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.
(f)Â
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 variables 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 deviation
from them and that the requirements of the Borough Engineer shall
be final.
[1]Â
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]Â
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]Â
The dimensions of driveways shall be designed 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 5. 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.
Table 5
Driveway Widths, Depressed Curbs and Curb Return Radius
Standards
| ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One-Way Operation
|
Two-Way Operation
| |||||
Use
|
Driveway Width
(feet)
|
Depressed Curb
(feet)
|
Curb Return Radius
(feet)
|
Driveway Width
(feet)
|
Depressed Curb
(feet)
|
Curb Return Radius
(feet)
|
3- to 10- family residence
|
12 to 15
|
15 to 20
|
20 min./30 max.
|
22 to 24
|
24 to 30
|
20 min./30 max.
|
Over 10- family residence
|
15 to 20
|
20 to 30
|
20 min./30 max.
|
24 to 40
|
26 to 50
|
25 min./35 max.
|
Commercial and industrial
|
18 to 25
|
25 to 35
|
35 min./45 max.
|
24 to 40
|
26 to 50
|
35 min./45 max.
|
Service stations
|
18 to 25
|
25 to 35
|
20 min./35 max.
|
24 to 40
|
26 to 50
|
20 min./35 max.
|
[4]Â
Any vertical curve on a driveway shall be flat enough to prevent
the dragging of any vehicle undercarriage.
[5]Â
Should the sidewalk be so close to the curb or 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.
[6]Â
The surface of any driveway shall be constructed with a permanent
pavement of a type specified by standards set by the Borough Engineer.
Such pavement shall extend to the paved portion of the public or private
sidewalk.
(g)Â
Guide rail breakaway cable terminals (BCT), wheel stops and
parking lot striping.
[1]Â
Guide rail breakaway cable terminals (BCT) shall be provided
in appropriate locations where required for safety purposes.
[2]Â
Wheel stops, permanently anchored to the ground, may be required
in appropriate locations. Parked vehicles shall not overhang or extend
over sidewalk area, unless an additional sidewalk width of 21/2 feet
is provided to accommodate such overhang.
[3]Â
Parking stalls, driveways and aisles shall be clearly marked
and delineated. The approving authority may require that certain areas
be maintained for fire-fighting purposes or other emergency purposes.
These areas, as well as other pavement signage, shall be appropriately
designated.
(h)Â
Minimum and maximum grades in parking area. The minimum and
maximum parking grades shall be in accordance with the following requirements:
Table 6
Minimum and Maximum Grades of Parking Areas
| |||
---|---|---|---|
Use
|
Maximum Grade
|
Minimum Grade
| |
Parking stalls and service aisles
|
6%
|
1/2%
| |
Main approach walkways to buildings
|
4%
|
1/2%
| |
Swales
|
10%
|
2%
| |
Principal circulation aisles
|
8%
|
1/2%
| |
Driveways: entrances and exits
|
6%*
|
1/2%*
|
NOTE:
| ||
---|---|---|
*
|
For a distance of 100 feet from the street right-of-way line.
|
(i)Â
Maintenance of off-street parking and loading area. 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.
(j)Â
Other off-street parking requirements:
[1]Â
Limitation as to use. All off-street 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 within the parking
lot.
[2]Â
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 canceled and become null and void.
[3]Â
Charges. There shall be no charge made for the use of 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
herein required, and no service of any kind shall be extended to the
vehicle occupying such off-street parking facilities except for emergency
purposes.
[4]Â
Commuter parking prohibited. Off-street parking facilities shall
not be used for commuter parking, and appropriate signage shall be
placed throughout the off-street parking facilities and at such locations
as shall be determined by the approving authority.
[Added 12-13-2004 by Ord. No. 1310-2004]
(5)Â
Off-street parking construction.
(a)Â
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)Â
All off-street parking areas, aisles and driveways shall be
surfaced with asphalt, bituminous or cement binder pavement according
to specifications established for this purpose by the Borough Engineer.
(c)Â
All parking areas and access drives shall be edged by a concrete
or Belgian block not exceeding six inches above the paved surface
or ground level.
E.Â
Landscaping in parking and loading areas shall be provided as follows:
(1)Â
Loading areas shall be screened with landscaping and/or berms.
The screening shall be sufficient to obscure the view of parked vehicles,
loading platforms and loading activities from any lot line or street
line throughout the year. Fences and walls shall be permitted to be
used in combination with the landscaping and berms if a site constraint
exists which would limit the amount of space for a sufficient buffer
to fully screen said loading area. The minimum height of the fence
and/or wall shall be six feet.
(2)Â
Parking areas with 20 or greater parking spaces shall be screened
from the street with landscaping, fencing or a wall, and interior
parking lot landscaping shall be required. Landscaped areas should
be located in protected areas such as along walkways, in center islands
or at the end of parking bays and shall be distributed throughout
the parking area to mitigate the view of the parked vehicles without
interfering with adequate sight distance for vehicles or pedestrians.
The landscaping shall consist of hardy, low-maintenance varieties
of trees and shrub plantings no higher than three feet.
(3)Â
Parking areas with less than 20 spaces shall be screened from
the street with landscaping, fencing or a wall, but no interior parking
lot landscaping is required;
(4)Â
One shade tree, with a minimum diameter of 2Â 1/2 inches
measured three feet above the ground, shall be provided for every
10 parking spaces, with a maximum linear distance of 100 feet between
trees in the same parking row. Trees shall be staggered and/or spaced
so as not to interfere with driver vision and shall have branches
no lower than six feet.
(5)Â
Any plantings which do not live shall be replaced within one
year or the next growing season. Notwithstanding this provision, all
applicants must continually meet the provisions of site plan approval
with respect to landscape plans.
(6)Â
Landscaping shall not cast excessive shade on adjacent properties,
interfere with existing vegetation, interfere with light fixtures
or interfere with adequate sight distance for vehicles or pedestrians.
(7)Â
Landscaped areas located within 50 feet of a street right-of-way
shall consist of a mix of shade trees, vegetative ground covers, including
both perennials and annuals, shrubs and turf. Installed landscape
ground cover materials such as stones, pebbles and other nonorganic
materials shall not be permitted. These requirements apply to all
properties with 100 feet or more of street frontage. Irrigation systems
for the landscaped areas are required to be installed to ensure the
continued viability of the plantings.
[Added 10-1-2001 by Ord. No. 1219-2001]
A.Â
In any district, in connection with every building or buildings,
group or part thereof hereinafter erected which is to be utilized
by industrial and commercial uses or requires the distribution by
vehicles of materials 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 7.
B.Â
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.
Table 7
Off-Street Loading Requirements
| |||
---|---|---|---|
Land Use**
|
Floor Area at Which First Berth is Required
(square feet)
|
Floor Area at Which Second Berth is Required
(square feet)
| |
Industrial, manufacturing
|
5,000
|
40,000
| |
Laboratory, research or commercial
|
5,000
|
40,000
| |
Retail
|
5,000
|
20,000
| |
Service establishments
|
5,000
|
40,000
| |
Commercial recreation
|
5,000
|
100,000
| |
Restaurant
|
2,000
|
25,000
| |
Office buildings
|
5,000
|
100,000
| |
Funeral home
|
10,000
|
100,000
| |
Residential apartment building, including senior housing complexes
|
10,000
|
100,000
| |
Institutional, public schools
|
10,000
|
100,000
| |
Hospitals, nursing homes, congregate care facilities
|
10,000
|
100,000
| |
Auditoriums, arenas
|
10,000
|
100,000
|
NOTES:
| ||
---|---|---|
*
|
An additional berth shall be required for each additional amount
of square feet as indicated and as required between the need for one-
and two-berth intervals.
| |
**
|
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 same
can be demonstrated to be in excess, and shall be subject to determination
by the approving authority.
|
C.Â
Except for required buffer areas, each such loading space may occupy
any required side or rear yard but shall not be located in any 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.Â
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 a sign or other visual communication as to said location.
E.Â
All loading and unloading 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 ingress or egress to the
lot.