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.
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Table A
Off-Street Parking Requirements
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Uses
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Number of Required Parking Spaces
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Automobile service station
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4 for each bay plus 1 for each employee in the maximum working
shift
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Bank and saving institution
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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 shall be required 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 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
[Amended 10-19-1987 by Ord. No. 87-26] |
2 for each dwelling unit
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Restaurants, fast-food
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1 for every 3 seats plus 1 for each 2 employees
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Restaurants, eating and drinking establishments and catering
halls
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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; 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
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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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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.
Subject to other considerations as specified herein, off-street parking
shall not be located in a required front yard, except where the required
front yard exceeds 20 feet. Parking shall not be permitted in an area
located 20 feet or more from the street right-of-way line.
C.
Any parking area located between the principal building and the minimum
front yard setback shall be landscaped or screened. No off-street
parking area shall be located closer than five feet to any side or
rear lot line. These conditions shall apply to all surface and above-grade
parking facilities.
D.
All parking facilities shall not be located closer than 25 feet to
any two intersecting streets or within the sight triangle of any driveway
and the street right-of-way.
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.
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Table B
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Minimum Aisle Width
(feet)
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Parking Angle
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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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A.
Parking stalls for churches, community buildings, manufacturing and
industrial and warehouse uses, and business and professional offices
shall have a minimum area of 180 square feet of space which shall
measure nine feet in width and 20 feet in length.
B.
For all other uses, there shall be a minimum area of 200 square feet
of space, exclusive of aisles, which shall measure 10 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. In no case shall there be permitted unrestricted
access along the length of the street or streets upon which the parking
area abuts.
B.
Sight distances. 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. For purposes 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, 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 Drive 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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C.
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.
No part of any driveway shall be closer than 25 feet to 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.
E.
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.
Continuous open driveways in excess of the requirements of Table
D,[1] without curbing, shall be prohibited.
[1]
Editor's Note: Table D is included as an attachment to this chapter.
G.
Driveways connecting to a public or private street at an angle shall
have the same widths as shown on Table D. The width of a depressed
curb 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.
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 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 D.[2] 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 volume
or traffic less than 25% of which is truck traffic shall be permitted
to use low to minimum dimensions.
[2]
Editor's Note: Table D is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(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 certain areas to 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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Type of Area
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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 building
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4%
|
1/2%
|
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Collector or other service walkways
|
8%
|
1/2%
|
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Swales
|
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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*
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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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A.
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.
B.
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 chapter 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 chapter; 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, and 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 shall 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
herein required, and no service of any kind shall be extended to the
vehicle occupying such off-street parking facilities, except for emergency
purposes.
D.
Traffic markers; paint striping.
(1)
The side perimeter of each parking space shall be delineated by painted
lines of 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 pavement, according to specifications
established for the 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 uses 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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|---|---|---|---|
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Floor Area
(square feet)
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|
Land Use**
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At Which First Berth Is Required
|
At Which Second Berth Is Required*
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|
Industrial
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|
Manufacturing
|
0 to 5,000
|
40,000
| |
|
Warehouse
|
0 to 5,000
|
40,000
| |
|
Laboratory, research
|
0 to 5,000
|
40,000
| |
|
Commercial
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|
Wholesale
|
0 to 5,000
|
40,000
| |
|
Retail
|
0 to 5,000
|
20,000
| |
|
Service establishments
|
0 to 5,000
|
40,000
| |
|
Commercial recreation
|
0 to 5,000
|
100,000
| |
|
Restaurants
|
0 to 2,000
|
25,000
| |
|
Office buildings
|
0 to 10,000
|
100,000
| |
|
Hotel
|
0 to 10,000
|
100,000
| |
|
Funeral home
|
0 to 10,000
|
100,000
| |
|
Institutional, Public
| |||
|
Schools
|
0 to 10,000
|
100,000
| |
|
Hospitals, nursing homes
|
0 to 10,000
|
100,000
| |
|
Auditoriums, arenas
|
0 to 10,000
|
100,000
| |
|
NOTES:
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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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|
**
|
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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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.
B.
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.
C.
Lighting shall not be permitted which requires flashing or intermittent
illumination. Lighting which requires change in color, intensity or
hue shall likewise be prohibited.
D.
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.
Each site plan application shall include a sign plan showing
the specific design, location, size, construction and illumination.
If the applicant is unable to provide said details for signs, the
approving authority shall condition its approval upon receipt of 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 of 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. No parking or loading area
shall be visible from the street.
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. If such facilities cannot be reasonably provided due to topographic
or geologic condition of the land, or due to technological circumstances,
and where the applicant can adequately demonstrate the lack of feasibility
of same to the satisfaction of the approving authority, a waiver of
this requirement may be granted.
B.
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.
A.
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, Department of Health and Fire Department.
B.
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. 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
consideration 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 are 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 in width, 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. 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 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.
Provisions shall be made for the proper storage and collection
of refuse. 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. 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 be suitably screened, as provided in § 335-97.
B.
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.
C.
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.
D.
A drinking fountain of suitable height and extension for wheelchair
occupants on every floor open to the public shall be provided.
E.
In any multistory building, an elevator sufficient in size to accommodate
a wheelchair shall be provided.
F.
At least one public telephone at a height accessible to wheelchair
occupants shall be provided.
A.
A minimum of 1% of the total number of parking spaces, but not less
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.
B.
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."
C.
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.
D.
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.
E.
Where applicable, curb ramps shall be provided to permit handicapped
people access from parking area to sidewalk.
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.
When outdoor storage is permitted in a designated area of the LIP
Zone, the following conditions shall apply:
[Added 3-13-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-3]
(1)
The storage materials do not include any hazardous, toxic or other
substances that would harm the health, safety or general welfare of
the community.
(2)
The site on which the materials are located is at least two acres.
(3)
No residential properties are located within 100 feet of any portion
of the site.
(4)
The materials are adequately screened from view by a fence and/or
evergreen plantings acceptable to the Planning Board.
(5)
The materials are properly secured and do not constitute an "attractive
nuisance."
(6)
All loading and unloading of materials can be accomplished completely
from within the site.
(7)
Materials and/or containers are not to be stacked more than 10 feet
high, unless waived by the Planning Board, and provided that adequate
screening is installed and that the storage activity in question cannot
reasonably be accommodated within an enclosed facility.
C.
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 530, 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.
[Amended 3-13-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-3]
[Added 3-21-1994 by Ord. No. 94-5]
A.
MULTIFAMILY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
RECYCLING AREA
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
A building containing three or more dwelling units occupied
or intended to be occupied by persons living independently of each
other or a group of such buildings.
Space allocated for collection and storage of source-separated
recyclable materials.
B.
There shall be included in any new multifamily housing development
that requires subdivision or site plan approval an indoor or outdoor
recycling area for the collection and storage of residentially generated
recyclable materials. The dimensions of the recycling area shall be
sufficient to accommodate recycling bins or containers which are of
adequate size and number and which are consistent with anticipated
usage and with current methods of collection in the area in which
the project is located. The dimensions of the recycling area and the
bins or containers shall be determined in consultation with the Municipal
Recycling Coordinator and shall be consistent with the district recycling
plan adopted pursuant to Section 3 of P.L. 1987, c. 102 (N.J.S.A.
13:1E-99.13), and any applicable requirements of the Municipal Master
Plan adopted pursuant to Section 26 of P.L. 1987, c. 102.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 40:55D-28.
C.
The recycling area shall be conveniently located for the residential
disposition of source-separated recyclable materials, preferably near,
but clearly separated from, a refuse dumpster.
D.
The recycling area shall be well lit and shall be safely and easily
accessible by recycling personnel and vehicles. Collection vehicles
shall be able to access the recycling area without interference from
parked cars or other obstacles. Reasonable measures shall be taken
to protect the recycling area and the bins or containers placed thereon
against theft of recyclable materials, bins or containers.
E.
The recycling area or the bins or containers placed therein shall
be designed so as to provide protection against adverse environmental
conditions which might render the collected materials unmarketable.
Any bins or containers which are used for the collection of recyclable
paper or cardboard and which are located in an outdoor recycling area
shall be equipped with a lid or otherwise covered so as to keep the
paper or cardboard dry.
F.
Signs clearly identifying the recycling area and the materials accepted
therein shall be posted adjacent to all points of access to the recycling
area. Individual bins or containers shall be equipped with signs indicating
the materials to be placed thereon.
G.
Landscaping and/or fencing shall be provided around any outdoor recycling
area and shall be developed in an aesthetically pleasing manner.
