[Amended 4-3-1989 by Ord. No. 5-1989; 9-7-1993 by Ord. No. 5-1993; 5-7-2013 by Ord. No. 4-2013]
A. 
Residential vehicles. Provision shall be made for two usable off-street parking spaces for each new dwelling unit unless otherwise permitted by the Planning Board. No parking of motor vehicles shall be permitted on residential lawns.
B. 
Commercial vehicles.
(1) 
Only one commercial vehicle (defined as every type of motorized vehicle used for commercial purposes and requiring any type of commercial registration), including a school vehicle Code 18 (vehicle with a seating capacity of 16 or less and displaying registration plates beginning or ending with "S2"), and one commercial trailer owned or used by the resident of the premises are permitted per residence, which must be parked in the driveway or garage. On-street parking by these permitted vehicles is prohibited.
(2) 
The permitted registered gross weight of any commercial vehicle shall not be more than 17,500 pounds and/or the length of the truck shall not exceed 21 feet and/or the height of the truck shall not exceed 10 feet.
(3) 
School vehicles, Code 17 (vehicle with a seating capacity of 17 or more and displaying registration plates beginning or ending with "S1"), are allowed during the daytime only and must be legally parked pursuant to applicable parking regulations.
(4) 
Any commercial vehicle shall not be left idling in the driveway.
(5) 
All construction equipment, including but not limited to bulldozers, backhoes, payloaders, cranes, wood chippers and similar machines, are prohibited, except while there is an active construction/open permit or unless otherwise stored in a garage or other building on the premises.
(6) 
Moving vans, moving trucks and trailers for the residence at which they are moving the possessions to or from for a period not exceeding 48 hours in duration are allowed.
(7) 
Tractor-trailers and tractor bodies without trailers are prohibited from being parked or otherwise stored in a residential zone.
C. 
Equipment necessary for use on farmland-assessed property is allowed; however, the equipment must be stored satisfying the setback requirements for accessory structures.
[Amended 9-7-1993 by Ord. No. 5-1993]
Off-street parking accommodation, as defined in § 240-7, shall be furnished for all new buildings in accordance with the following schedule:
A. 
Parking requirements.
Use
Number of Spaces Required
Industrial
3 per 1,000 gross square feet of floor area
Industrial park
2 1/2 per 1,000 gross square feet building area
Warehousing
1 per 1,000 gross square feet building area
Townhouse
1 per unit where a garage is provided, otherwise 2 per unit
Senior citizen housing
1 per unit
Hotel/motel
1.1 per room
Movie theater
1/2 per seat
Sports club
5 per 1,000 gross square feet
House of worship
1/2 per seat
Medical office
5 per 1,000 square feet
General office/general business
5 per 1,000 square feet
Office park
5 per 1,000 square feet
Discount store
4 per 1,000 square feet
Hardware/paint/home-
improvement store
2 1/2 per 1,000 square feet
Shopping center/strip mall
4 per 1,000 square feet
Restaurant
1/2 per seat
Fast-food restaurant with drive-in window
1/2 per seat
Supermarket
5 per 1,000 square feet
Convenience market
2 per 1,000 square feet
Furniture/carpet store
1 per 1,000 square feet
Bank
4 per 1,000 square feet
B. 
Wherever appropriate, the Planning Board may require a portion of the required parking area not normally used during the normal workweek to be set aside for commuter parking in conjunction with mass transit service.
C. 
For the purposes of administering this subsection, any basement area used for retail sales or other professional uses shall be construed as floor area, notwithstanding the provisions of the definition of living area within § 240-7. All parking spaces shall be located no more than 250 feet from the facility to be served.
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Editor's Note: Former § 240-39, Off-street loading and unloading space, amended 9-7-1993 by Ord. No. 5-1993, was repealed 6-20-2017 by Ord. No. 10-2017. See now § 215-30.1.
[Added 5-19-2020 by Ord. No. 005-2020]
A. 
Driveway regulations.
(1) 
Driveway location. All entrance and exit driveways shall be located to provide maximum safety with minimum disruption of traffic on the street. Where practicable, no part of any driveway entrance or exit to a public street shall be closer than 50 feet to an intersection. Where the frontage of the lot is too narrow to permit the specified distance, the driveway shall be located as far from the intersection as possible.
(2) 
The number of driveway openings provided from a residential dwelling on any one street shall not exceed one driveway opening for frontage of less than 200 feet and shall not exceed two driveway openings for frontage on such street of over 200 feet. All driveways shall provide safe access to a residential dwelling and shall have openings onto a street that will provide adequate site distances for vehicles entering and leaving said driveway.
B. 
Driveway specifications.
(1) 
All off-street parking areas shall be constructed of a minimum of six inches of compacted quarry processed stone, dense graded aggregate or other acceptable material over a compacted subgrade. Where the grade of the driveway exceeds 5% in grade, the driveway must be paved with a minimum of two inches of hot mix asphalt surface course, or approved equal, over a base of a minimum of four inches of compacted quarry processed stone, dense graded aggregate or other acceptable base material. Alternative pervious pavements are permitted, provided that the function, safety and durability of the pavement is acceptable to the Township Zoning Officer and/or Township Engineer.
(2) 
No driveway shall at any point exceed a grade of 15%.
(3) 
Within 25 feet of the residential dwelling to be served, no driveway shall exceed a grade of 4%.
(4) 
Within 20 feet of the right-of-way, no driveway shall exceed a grade of 2%.
(5) 
Dimensions of driveway width shall be a minimum of 12 feet and a maximum of 13 feet. This excludes the portion of the driveway near the residential dwelling which may be increased in width to allow for proper access to garages, parking and turnaround areas.
C. 
All applicants seeking to install a driveway shall obtain a zoning permit and comply with the provisions of § 240-11 of this chapter.
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Editor's Note: Former § 240-40, Off-street parking area requirements, as amended, was repealed 6-20-2017 by Ord. No. 10-2017. See now § 215-30.2.