A. 
No building or premises shall be used nor shall any building be erected nor shall any building be altered so as to expand its usable floor area unless there is provided parking spaces upon the same premises upon which the use or building is located, or as provided for in § 700-45H in accordance with the following schedule:
[Amended 2-19-2019 by Ord. No. 3414]
Type of Use
Minimum Required Parking Spaces
Single-family dwelling
2, at least one space must be in a garage if garage attached
Two-family dwelling
4, at least one space must be in a garage if garage attached
Multifamily dwelling
1 1/2 for each dwelling unit, except 2 for each dwelling unit of 2 or more bedrooms
Multifamily dwelling for senior citizens
1 for each 2 dwelling units
Banks and savings institutions
1 for each 300 square feet of total floor area
Retail stores and service establishments, except as noted below
1 for each 200 square feet of total floor area
Retail food markets with over 3,000 square feet of total floor area
1 for each 200 square feet of total floor area
Retail stores in B-3 and B-3A Districts on first floor only
1 for each 200 square feet of establishment, except if the lot size is less than 20,000 square feet, no parking is required
Service establishments (personal and household)
1 for each 200 square feet of establishment, except if the lot size is less than 20,000 square feet, no parking is required
Retail printing and copier service
1 for each 200 square feet of total floor area
Offices
1 for each 300 square feet of total floor area
Restaurants and bars
1 for each 10 seats, to be based on maximum seating capacity
Bowling alleys
3 per alley
Place of public assembly
2 for each 5 persons of maximum capacity as permitted by the Uniform Construction Code
Public, private and parish schools
3 for each 2 classrooms or, if an auditorium or gymnasium is part of the school, spaces as required by place of public assembly above
Houses of worship
1 for every 50 square feet of seating area
Funeral home
10 for each parlor
Nursing homes
1 for each 3 beds, plus 1 for each 3 employees on maximum working shift
Hospitals
1 for each 2 beds, plus 1 for each 3 employees on maximum working shift, plus one for each doctor on staff
Bus and railroad passenger stations
1 for each 100 square feet of total platform and station area
Automobile sales rooms
1 for each 1,000 square feet of sales area, plus 1 for each 500 square feet of auto service area, plus 1 for each 300 square feet of office area
Repair garages and automobile service
1 for each 500 square feet of total floor area
Auto body shops
1 for each 250 square feet of total floor area
Factories and laboratories
1 for each 4 employees, but in no case less than 1 for each 1,000 square feet of total floor area
Warehouses
1 for each 4 employees, but in no case less than 1 for each 3,000 square feet of total floor area
Amusement devices as principal use
1 for each device
Uses not listed above
According to that category which most nearly approximates the use
More than 1 use on a premises
The sum of the component requirements
Mixed use (residential component)
There shall be 1.8 parking spaces for a one-bedroom unit and an additional 0.5 parking space for each additional bedroom
B. 
In addition to parking requirements for each use specified above, off-street parking in nonresidential zones shall be provided for each service or delivery vehicle used by the occupant of the property (excluding B-3A District, none required).
C. 
In addition to parking requirements for each use specified above, no more than 20% of the parking requirement may consist of compact spaces with minimum dimensions of 7.5 feet in width and 15 feet in length.
Parking spaces required by this chapter may be provided in certain districts on premises other than those upon which the use is located as a use granted by the Construction Official as provided in § 700-45H.
Required off-street parking space shall not be reduced or encroached upon in either of the two following circumstances only:
A. 
Such space may be reduced by the amount to which other off-street parking space is provided for the use or uses involved, satisfying the requirements of §§ 700-91 and 700-92 of this article.
B. 
Such space may be reduced by such amount as may be justified by a reduction in the need for such space by reason of a reduction in the size or change in the nature of the use to which such space is appurtenant.
[Amended 8-1-2023 by Ord. No. 3521]
A. 
Notwithstanding any other section of this chapter, no front yard of a lot upon which is located a one- or two-family dwelling shall be used for the parking of motor vehicles, except that motor vehicles may be parked upon a driveway in the front yard. Similarly, in the case of corner lots, no side yard facing a street on a lot upon which is located a one- or two-family dwelling shall be used for the parking of motor vehicles, except that motor vehicles may be parked upon a driveway in the side yard. The use of a driveway for the parking of motor vehicles shall be subject to the following limitations:
(1) 
Front yard. The driveway shall consist of the area directly opposite to an attached garage, detached garage or not more than two feet in front of the main dwelling when a two-foot in-depth landscape area is provided directly in front of the main dwelling or depressed garage or the extension of the side yard into the front yard. The driveway width shall not exceed 16 feet in width for lots up to 50 feet in width. Lots having a width greater than 50 feet may have a driveway width of up to 18 feet in width when conforming to § 700-48. However, if there is no garage and no available side yard, a driveway not to exceed 16 feet in width from the side lot line may be constructed.
(2) 
Side yard of corner lots. The driveway shall consist of the area directly opposite and adjacent to an attached garage, detached garage or depressed garage, or not more than two feet in front of the main dwelling, when a two-foot in-depth landscape area is provided directly in front of the main dwelling or the extension of the rear yard into the side yard which abuts a street. However, if there is no garage and no available rear yard, a driveway not to exceed 16 feet in width from the rear lot line may be constructed. Lots having a width greater than 50 feet may have a driveway width of up to 18 feet in width when conforming to § 700-48.
(3) 
Each property shall not have more than one driveway and one curb cut. Curb cuts are subject to the following standards:
(a) 
Curb cuts in R-1, R-1A, R1-AA, R-2 and R-3 Districts shall not exceed 16 feet in length, except when an eighteen-foot-wide driveway is permitted by ordinance. When an eighteen-foot-wide driveway is permitted, a curb cut shall not exceed 18 feet in length.
(b) 
Curb cuts in all other districts shall not exceed 24 feet in length.
(4) 
When a walkway or sidewalk is connected to a driveway, a six-inch curb shall be installed to separate the driveway from the walkway.
Off-street parking areas accessory to a professional office or home occupation located in a one- or two-family dwelling and off-street parking areas accessory to a multifamily dwelling shall not be located in the front yard or side yard abutting a street. The minimum setback of off-street parking area from any other lot line shall be five feet.
Except for uses specified above in §§ 700-94 and 700-95, parking and loading areas located in any front yard or side yard abutting a street shall not be permitted within 10 feet of the right-of-way line of a street. The minimum setback of off-street parking and loading area from any other lot line shall be five feet. The five-foot parking and loading area setback need not be provided between properties which have common access and/or common parking areas.
All parking lots of over 20,000 square feet in area shall have at least 5% of the area within the parking lot devoted to landscaping, including shade trees. Such areas shall be not less than five feet in least dimension and shall be located between, within or at the ends of parking rows. The use of low-maintenance native vegetation, which requires less fertilizer and watering, is encouraged.
Where any parking or loading area adjoins a lot in any R District, a landscaped buffer strip at least six feet in width containing plantings at least six feet high shall be provided.
No commercial vehicle or truck having lettering exceeding three inches in height, having racks, platforms, ladders or other equipment affixed thereto shall be parked in a residential zone between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. except in a completely enclosed garage. Any lettering on a permitted commercial vehicle shall contain only the information required by state law.
The following types of commercial vehicles shall not be parked or stored in a residential zone: tractors and/or trailers, step vans, dual-wheel vehicles, tow trucks, trucks, buses, dump trucks, flatbed trucks, backhoes, front-end loaders and construction equipment of any kind.
A. 
Open parking and storage prohibited; storage on private premises. No person shall park or store any camper, trailer or boat in the open or on any street, highway or other public place within the Township of Nutley or on any lot or tract of land therein, except that a camper, trailer or boat may be parked or stored by the owner thereof in a garage or behind his dwelling house in that 1/2 of the rear yard closest to such dwelling, and then only in such fashion that no part of such camper, trailer or boat shall project beyond the walls of the dwelling nor above the highest point of the lowest roof thereof. No camper, trailer or boat while stored or parked as permitted in this section shall be occupied or used for living, sleeping or housekeeping purposes.
B. 
Emergency or temporary parking or storage. Emergency or temporary parking or stopping of a camper, trailer or trailed boat is permitted on any driveway, street or highway within the Township of Nutley for not longer than two hours, subject, however, to any other further prohibitions or limitations imposed by the traffic and parking regulations for that street or highway.
C. 
Parking or storage on corner lots; occupancy as dwelling prohibited. In the case of corner lots, a camper, trailer or boat may be parked or stored by the owner thereof behind his dwelling house in that 1/2 of the rear yard closest to such dwelling, or if the side yard is larger than the rear yard, the camper, trailer or boat shall be parked or stored by the owner thereof adjacent to his dwelling house in that 1/2 of the side yard closest to such dwelling, and then only in such fashion that no part of said camper, trailer or boat shall project beyond the walls of the dwelling nor above the highest point of the lowest roof thereof. No camper, trailer or boat while stored or parked as permitted in this section shall be occupied or used for living, sleeping or housekeeping purposes.
A. 
No building or premises shall be used nor shall any building be erected or reconstructed, nor shall any building be altered so as to expand its usable floor area unless there is provided off-street loading space in accordance with the following schedule:
Type of Use
Minimum Required Loading Spaces
Garden apartment or multifamily dwelling
1 for each development of 50 or more units
Retail commercial uses
1 for each 10,000 square feet of floor area or major fraction thereof, but in no case less than 1 per building of 2,000 square feet of floor area or more
Retail stores in B-3 and B-3A Districts only
1 for each lot, except if the lot is less than 20,000 feet, none required
Other business and commercial uses, places of public assembly and schools
1 per building of 2,000 square feet of floor area or more
Manufacturing, industrial and warehouse uses, for each principal building
1 for each 5,000 square feet of total floor area, or fraction thereof, plus one for each 10,000 square feet of total floor area or fraction thereof in excess of the first 10,000 square feet
B. 
Each loading space shall be at least 12 feet wide, 56 feet long and 14 feet high, except that, in the case of establishments which demonstrate to the satisfaction of the approving body or office that no deliveries will be by trailer or semitrailer trucks, each loading space shall be at least 10 feet wide and 25 feet long or of such larger dimension as will accommodate the expected delivery or service vehicles.