[Ord. No. 17-89, § 7.1]
Off-street parking and loading shall be provided in accordance
with this chapter for any building or use hereafter erected, enlarged
or increased. The number of parking and loading spaces required shall
be based on construction or development activity after the effective
date of this chapter. Parking and loading space shall be maintained
and shall not be reduced so long as said building or use remains,
unless an equivalent number of spaces are provided elsewhere in conformance
with this chapter.
[Ord. No. 17-89, § 7.2]
The requirement for off-street parking space and off-street
loading space shall be a continuing obligation of the owner of the
real estate on which any such structure or use is located as long
as the structure or use is in existence and its use requiring vehicle
parking facilities continues unless a change in use also change the
parking requirements. It shall be unlawful for an owner of any structure
or use affected by this section to discontinue, change or dispense
with, or to cause the discontinuance of any vehicle parking or loading
space. It shall be unlawful for any firm or corporation to occupy
a structure without providing parking and loading spaces which meet
with the requirements of this chapter.
[Ord. No. 17-89, § 7.3]
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent collective
provision of off-street parking facilities for two (2) or more structures
or uses, provided that the total of such off-street parking spaces
supplied collectively shall be not less than the sum of the requirements
for the various uses computed separately.
[Ord. No. 17-89, § 7.4;
amended 10-31-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-20]
a.
In any residential zone, or any commercial use, no parking shall
be permitted in the required front or side yards, except on a driveway
to a garage or carport which driveway shall not exceed twenty (20)
feet in width.
Residential/Commercial Zone.
2.
Commercial Zone:
(a)
Commercial vehicles shall not be parked on any commercial zoned
parcel unless that business has received a Business Certificate of
Occupancy authorizing the parking of commercial vehicles as an ancillary
use to the permitted business use.
3.
This section does hereby grant the Cliffside Park Police the power
to issue tickets and/or summonses, and/or in the alternative, tow,
any commercial vehicle or commercially registered trailer at the expense
of the (i) vehicle owner; (ii) property owner; and/or (iii) Business
Licensee wherein the vehicle was parked.
4.
Any establishment in possession of a Business Certificate of Occupancy
which permits the storing and/or parking of commercial vehicles on
their property, shall be issued a Cease-and-Desist Notice requiring
the immediate removal of all commercial vehicles on the property.
If the property and/or business owner does not comply with the Notice
to Cease and Desist, the Zoning Official shall have the right to suspend
the Business Certificate of Occupancy for violation of its use, issue
summons(es), and/or request the Police Department to direct the towing
of the vehicles at the owner's expense.
The Certificate of Occupancy Suspension shall be in place for
every day until the violation is adjudicated or in the alternative,
a Zoning Variance is obtained.
b.
Any off-street parking required by this chapter is intended for the
use of the occupants, tenants, customers or guests of the principal
buildings or uses to which they are accessory. No rental, parking
fees or assessments shall be permitted.
[Ord. No. 17-89, § 7.5]
All loading and unloading of any materials, goods or products
of any nature shall be done within the confines of the building or
the property on which the building is located. There shall be no loading
or unloading on the public streets or sidewalks.
[Ord. No. 17-89, § 7.6]
When required parking spaces are provided on land other than
the lot occupied by the principal use for which they are required,
the land occupied by such spaces must be in the same possession as
such principal use. The owner of such land must be bound by a covenant,
recorded in the offices of the Bergen County Clerk and Borough Clerk
binding such owner and his heirs and assigns to maintain the required
number of parking spaces for the duration of the use served.
[Ord. No. 17-89, § 7.7; Ord. No. 3-2002, § A; Ord. No. 2008-17]
Off-street parking spaces shall be provided for all new uses
or buildings hereafter constructed, reconstructed, or enlarged in
accordance with the following schedule of requirements:
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Use
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Spaces Required
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a.
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One-family dwellings:
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Two (2) enclosed spaces per dwelling unit.
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b.
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Two-family dwellings:
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Two (2) enclosed spaces per dwelling unit.
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c.
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Multi-family, townhouses:
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Two (2) spaces (one enclosed) per dwelling unit plus one (1)
guest space for each six (6) dwelling units.
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d.
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Multi-family, mid-rise:
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Two (2) enclosed spaces per dwelling unit, plus one (1) guest
space for each six (6) dwelling units.
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e.
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Multi-family, high rise
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Two (2) enclosed spaces dwellings: per dwelling unit, plus one
(1) guest space for each six (6) dwelling units.
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f.
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Housing for elderly:
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0.75 space per dwelling unit.
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g.
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Houses of worship and places of public assembly:
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1. Houses of Worship:
(a) One (1) parking space for each three (3) seats
plus one (1) space for each three (3) employees. One (1) seat shall
be considered twenty-four (24) inches in calculating the capacity
of pews and/or benches. In addition to the per seat and employee parking
requirements, the calculation shall also require one (1) parking space
for each five hundred (500) square feet of the net building area.
(b) Houses of worship without benches or pews shall
provide parking at a rate of one (1) parking stall for each ten (10)
square feet of floor space utilized for prayer and/or assembly.
2. Parking standard for permitted places of public assembly,
and/or auditoriums, excluding houses of worship.
(a) One (1) parking stall for each four (4) seats
existing, planned or potential, whichever is greater. For purposes
of this section, the number of seats shall be whichever is greater
of the following:
(1) The number of actual seats in existence, or;
(2) The total number of seats existing and planned,
or;
(3) One (1) parking stall for each ten (10) square
feet of floor space in the place of assembly, or auditorium. If benches
are provided, one (1) seat shall be considered twenty-four (24) inches
in calculating the capacity of persons.
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h.
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Food and beverage establishment including but not limited to
restaurants, taverns, bars, luncheonettes, soda fountains, clubs (public
and private), fraternal organizations and lodges:
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One (1) space for each three (3) seats plus one (1) space for
each three (3) employees at the maximum work shift.
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i.
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Hotels, motels, and boarding, lodging and rooming houses:
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Three (3) spaces for each rooming unit, plus required parking
for facilities used for eating, drinking, assembly and other such
uses. Plus one (1) space for each three (3) employees at the maximum
work shift.
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j.
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Retail sales and personal service establishment:
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One (1) space for each two hundred fifty (250) square feet of
gross floor area, plus one (1) space for each three (3) employees.
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k.
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General business, nonmedical or dental professional offices
and financial institutions:
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One (1) space for each two hundred fifty (250) square feet of
gross floor area, plus one (1) space for each three (3) employees.
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l.
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Medical, dental or health related offices:
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Seven (7) per each professional practitioner plus one (1) space
for each three (3) employees.
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[Ord. No. 17-89, § 7.8; Ord. No. 2009-21, § 2; Ord. No. 2012-09]
a.
Parking spaces and aisles shall be laid out in accordance with the
"Design Standards for Off-Street Parking," as set forth hereinafter.
b.
No access drive, aisle or maneuvering area shall have a turning radius
of less than twenty-five (25) feet.
c.
Any lighting used to illuminate any off-street parking or loading
area shall be low pressure sodium lighting, shielded and so arranged
as to reflect the light away from adjoining residences and public
rights-of-way.
d.
All parking areas shall be bordered on all sides that are contiguous
to or across the street from any residential use with appropriate
fencing or landscaping of suitable type, density and height to effectively
screen the parking area and the lights of motor vehicles from the
adjoining residential use.
e.
Off-street parking and loading areas shall be surfaced with an asphaltic,
bituminous, cement or other properly bound pavement so as to provide
a durable and dustless surface, and shall be so graded and drained
as to dispose of all surface water accumulation within the area.
f.
In all one- and two-family zones, the maximum width of curb cuts
shall not exceed twelve point five (12.5) feet for each dwelling unit,
with a minimum six (6) foot setback from either side property line.
[Ord. No. 17-89, § 7.9]
When the parking requirements of an unusual use or combination
of uses have not been specified in this chapter, the Planning Board
shall determine the parking spaces required.
