In all nonresidential districts, all off-street parking areas shall conform to the following requirements:
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 as approved by the governing body upon the recommendation of the Planning Board.
B. 
Except as provided for pursuant to § 400-59D and E, all off-street parking areas shall be surfaced with asphalt, bituminous or cement binder pavement as is prescribed by ordinance of the Borough of Montvale, and all parking areas and access drives shall be edged by a concrete curb or Belgian block set in concrete a depth of one foot and extending six inches above the paved surface.
[Amended 1-31-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-1350]
C. 
Parking spaces for all nonresidential uses shall be a minimum of 18 feet deep and a minimum of nine feet wide, except that for those areas of a parking lot devoted to employee parking, the width may be reduced to 8 1/2 feet, provided hairpin striping is utilized.
[Amended 1-31-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-1350]
D. 
All off-street parking areas shall be well-lighted, which lighting shall be so arranged and shielded so as to reflect the light downward away from all adjoining properties, residence districts and streets.
E. 
Parking spaces and/or access drives in the rear and side yards shall not be closer than 10 feet to any rear or side lot line nor 10 feet to any building, excluding multilevel parking garages.
[Amended 11-10-1981 by Ord. No. 81-740; 1-31-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-1350]
F. 
All parking areas shall be well-screened to a minimum height of six feet by the use of appropriate plantings of sufficient height and density so as to obscure the view of such parking from streets and adjacent properties. The use of structures and ground contouring, i.e., bunkers, may be employed in lieu of plantings, provided that the same accomplish the objectives herein stated.
[Amended 11-10-1981 by Ord. No. 81-740]
G. 
All parking areas shall be designed with service aisles to meet the following standards:
[Amended 6-10-1980 by Ord. No. 80-716]
(1) 
Parallel to 30° angle parking: fourteen-foot aisle width.
(2) 
Thirty-one- to 45° angle parking: sixteen-foot aisle width.
(3) 
Forty-six- to 60° angle parking: twenty-foot aisle width.
(4) 
Sixty-one- to 90° angle parking and access drives: twenty-four-foot aisle widths.
(5) 
Only one-way traffic circulation shall be permitted in aisles exhibiting a width of 20 feet or fewer.
H. 
Ingress and egress drives, including access to off-street parking in nonresidential zones, shall be so designed that traffic is not routed through any adjoining residential zone.
I. 
Sidewalks, where constructed along the building, shall be located not less than five feet from the building, unless landscaping beds of a minimum depth of five feet are located along 50% of the length of the building to which the sidewalk is adjacent. Where sidewalks adjoin a parking area or access drive, the sidewalks shall be constructed six inches above the surface of the parking area or access drive.
[Amended 1-31-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-1350]
J. 
All new uses or expansion of existing uses in nonresidential districts shall be required to provide curbs, sidewalks and shade trees within the street right-of-way. All such facilities shall be installed in accordance with Borough specifications.
K. 
Within every parking area of 10,000 square feet or more, provision shall be made for landscaped islands constituting no less than 5% of the total parking area. For every 10 spaces, one shade tree within the parking area or within five feet of the curb or edge of the parking area shall be planted. For the purposes of this section, parking areas will be considered continuous unless they are separated by a building or landscaped area at least 50 feet in width.
[Amended 1-31-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-1350]
L. 
Any owner or group of owners of a retail business building or buildings may jointly sponsor off-street parking facilities, provided that the area of the parking facilities equals the total parking area requirements of each owner participating therein, and further provided that such jointly sponsored facilities comply with all of the other requirements of this chapter.
M. 
The amount of off-street parking area required to be imposed may be reduced by the Planning Board if it can be clearly demonstrated by the applicant that the total parking area is not necessary; provided, however, that the entire area of the required parking shall, nevertheless, be provided as part of the lot coverage, and provided that the developer can demonstrate to the Board that the required parking can be developed on site within the letter and spirit of the applicable ordinances of the municipality.
[Amended 11-10-1981 by Ord. No. 81-740]
N. 
Each off-street parking area created shall be subject to the approval of the Planning Board to ensure its adequacy with respect to traffic safety, vehicular circulation, access and impact on adjoining properties. To this end, parking spaces shall, wherever possible, be located other than along major accessways to the site.
[Amended 11-10-1981 by Ord. No. 81-740]
O. 
No vehicle other than a passenger automobile shall park in any off-street parking area between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m., unless the same is screened from view in such manner as may be provided by an approved development plan. No commercial repair work or service of any kind shall be conducted on such parking lots. No sign other than as may be permitted by § 400-62 et seq. shall be maintained. A property owner (or his representative) may assert as a defense to a violation of this section that the violation was committed without the knowledge or permission of the property owner or owner’s agent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and in addition to any penalty provided for violation of this section set forth in § 400-13 of this chapter, a separate violation may be issued to any person, company, corporation, proprietorship, partnership, association or other business entity who has parked or is responsible for parking or who owns or controls a vehicle in violation of this section, which individual or entity shall be subject to the penalties provided in Article I, General Penalty, of Chapter 1.
[Amended 11-10-1998 by Ord. No. 98-1102; 12-29-1998 by Ord. No. 98-1110; 5-31-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-1341]
P. 
Change in use. Whenever in a building erected after the effective date of this chapter there is a change in use or a change in the number of employees, or an increase in floor area, or in any other unit of measurement as is hereinafter set forth, then and in that event, no additional parking facilities shall be required, except that if such change or increase requires an increase of more than 15% in off-street parking facilities, then and in that event, such parking facilities shall be provided as herein required. If by reason of the provisions of this chapter no parking facilities are required and such change or increase creates a need for such parking facilities in accordance with this chapter, then and in that event, such parking facilities shall be furnished as herein required by this chapter.
Q. 
Fractional space. When units or measurements determining the number of parking spaces result in a requirement of a fractional space, the fraction shall require one additional parking space.
R. 
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.
S. 
Charges. There shall be no charge made for the use of off-street parking facilities. 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.
T. 
Roof parking is prohibited throughout Montvale. Except as provided for in § 400-55, the establishment, erection and construction of parking structures or tiers intended to provide multilevel parking are prohibited. Underground parking shall be considered as part of the improved area of the lot on which it is situate.
[Amended 1-31-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-1350]
U. 
Parking shall be limited to spaces designated and approved for the purpose. No parking shall be permitted on and along accessways or traffic isles. This provision is intended to reaffirm and consolidate the policy of the municipality established elsewhere in this chapter. A property owner (or his representative) may assert as a defense to a violation of this section that the violation was committed without the knowledge or permission of the property owner or owner’s agent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and in addition to any penalty provided for violation of this section set forth in § 400-13 of this chapter, a separate violation may be issued to any person, company, corporation, proprietorship, partnership, association or other business entity who has parked or is responsible for parking or who owns or controls a vehicle in violation of this section, which individual or entity shall be subject to the penalties provided in Article I, General Penalty, of Chapter 1.
[Added 11-10-1981 by Ord. No. 81-740; amended 5-31-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-1341]
[Amended 7-13-1993 by Ord. No. 93-951; 1-31-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-1350]
A. 
Parking for residential uses shall comply with the standards of the Residential Site Improvement Standards at N.J.A.C. 5:21.
B. 
Nonresidential uses of public congregation shall provide one off-street parking space for every two persons to be accommodated at any one given time. Other nonresidential uses permitted in the residence district shall provide one off-street parking space for each 200 square feet of floor area devoted to such nonresidential use, which space(s) shall be in addition to parking required for residential use. The off-street parking facilities required for all residential districts shall be on the same plot or parcel of land as the buildings they are intended to serve.
[Amended 1-31-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-1350]
A. 
The off-street parking facilities for all multifamily residential uses shall be on the same plot or parcel of land as the buildings they are intended to serve.
B. 
Except as otherwise provided herein, the off-street parking facilities for all multifamily residential uses shall comply with all of the provisions of the general requirements for nonresidential districts set forth in § 400-54.
A. 
In the B-1 and B-2 Business Districts, there shall be one off-street parking space for each 200 square feet of floor area. All parking areas shall be well-screened to a minimum height of four feet by the use of appropriate plantings of sufficient height and density so as to obscure the view of such parking areas from all streets and adjacent properties.
B. 
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no parking shall be located less than 15 feet from a boundary line of a residential district except where such boundary line lies in the bed of a mapped street.
[Amended 1-31-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-1350]
C. 
Front yard parking shall be permitted but not within 10 feet of any of the following: a front property line; a front boundary line; an adjacent public street; an adjacent public right-of-way; or a public easement lying wholly or partially within the front yard of the property.
[Amended 9-12-1995 by Ord. No. 95-1008; 1-31-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-1350]
D. 
Any establishment which engages in the serving of food and/or beverage for consumption on and/or off the premises shall provide one off-street parking space for every three seats provided and, in addition thereto, one parking space for every 10 square feet of floor area made available to customers for off-premises consumption services.
[Added 4-14-1998 by Ord. No. 98-1087]
[Amended 11-10-1981 by Ord. No. 81-740; 1-31-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-1350]
A. 
Except for fitness centers and hotels, as pursuant to § 400-59, and for assisted living residences pursuant to § 400-24E(3), all uses in the OR-1, OR-2, OR-3 and OR-4 Office and Research Districts shall provide a minimum of one parking space for each 300 square feet of building floor area and a maximum of one parking space for every 200 square feet of building floor area.
[Amended 2-28-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-1423]
B. 
Except as provided for in § 400-59C:
(1) 
No more than 15% of the total number of parking spaces provided on the lot shall be permitted in the front yard, and shall be utilized primarily for visitors' parking, and no more than 15% of the maximum permitted lot or impervious surface coverage shall be devoted to parking areas in the front yard inclusive of parking spaces, aisles and driveways; and
(2) 
No front yard parking areas or access drives shall be located closer than 75 feet to the front property line.
C. 
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no on-surface parking, driveways or accessways shall be located less than 50 feet from a boundary line of a residential district except where such boundary line lies in the bed of a mapped street. The location of multilevel parking garages, in relation to property lines and adjacent uses and zones, shall meet the minimum requirements of § 400-58E.
[Amended 2-28-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-1423]
D. 
On sites designated as corner lots, parking shall be permitted in the front yard where such yard does not lie adjacent or opposite to the main entrance to the building, provided that at least one front yard is designated and to the extent that such parking does not extend beyond the building wall associated with such remaining front yard in accordance with the setback requirements established in this article; provided, however, that the setback from the front property line as defined in this chapter shall not be less than 50 feet.
E. 
Multilevel parking garages shall be permitted subject to the following requirements:
[Amended 2-28-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-1423]
(1) 
No multilevel parking garage shall be permitted on a lot that is smaller than five acres in size.
(2) 
For the purposes of calculating floor area ratio (FAR), the floor area of multilevel parking garages shall not be counted towards the maximum permitted FAR within the district.
(3) 
The aggregate floor area of all levels of such multilevel parking garages, excluding that level at or nearest the finished grade, shall not exceed 20% of the total lot area.
(4) 
The maximum permitted lot coverage shall be reduced by one percentage point, or proportion thereof, for each five percentage points calculated in § 400-58E(3) above.
(5) 
No more than one multilevel parking garage structure shall be permitted per lot, except that a second multilevel parking garage shall be permitted on a lot that exceeds 15 acres in size.
(6) 
No multilevel parking garage shall exceed two levels above grade surface parking. The height of the multilevel parking garage shall be at least five feet lower than the height of the principal building on the lot. Nothing contained in this Subsection E(6) is intended to limit the number of cellar levels of a multilevel parking garage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a multilevel parking garage that is built into a slope may have a maximum of three levels above grade surface parking on the downhill side; provided, however, that the uphill side of the garage shall remain limited to two levels above grade, and the highest point of the downhill side shall not exceed the highest point of the uphill side.
(7) 
A roof shall not be required to cover the top level of the multilevel parking garage, provided that a parapet or similar structure is provided around the entire perimeter of the top level. Such parapet or similar structure shall be sufficiently tall to screen all permanently fixed structures, such as stairways or mechanical space, as well as parked vehicles which are to be located on the top level, when viewed from the front, side or rear lot lines.
(8) 
The minimum required setbacks for multilevel parking garages, which may be attached or detached from the principal building, shall be the same as that required for a principal building in that district. However, if the lot on which the multilevel parking garage is to be built adjoins a residential district, the setback from the property line adjoining the residential district shall be increased by an additional 50 feet.
(9) 
A multilevel parking garage may be attached to a principal building or may be connected to the principal building by roofed bridges or other similar covered walkways. The floor area of such bridges or walkways shall be excluded from the calculation of maximum permitted floor area ratio and the required yard setbacks in the zone, provided such roofed bridges or walkways are no closer than 25 feet to a property line.
(10) 
No detached multilevel parking garage shall be located more than 100 feet from the principal building.
(11) 
A multilevel parking garage shall be architecturally consistent or compatible with the principal building, and all exposed exterior walls and appurtenances shall be faced with finished materials such as brick or masonry and the like. No more than 50% of any exterior facade shall be open, and a solid wall of not less than 3 1/2 feet in height above each floor level along the exterior of each level of the multilevel garage shall be provided.
(12) 
A solid-screen vegetated buffer of at least 15 feet in width shall be provided and maintained between the multilevel parking garage and any rear or side lot line.
(13) 
On the top level of any above-grade multilevel parking garage, no light stanchion shall be located within 40 feet of the façade wall of the multilevel parking garage. Lighting for that portion of the top level of the multilevel parking garage in which light stanchions are not permitted may be provided by fixtures mounted below the top of the parapet wall. All light fixtures shall be so arranged and shielded so as to reflect light downward and away from all adjoining properties, residential districts and streets. Illumination levels on the top level of a multilevel parking garage shall be reduced to code-minimum egress levels 1/2 hour before the use it serves is closed and no earlier than 1/2 hour before it opens, but in no event shall it exceed code-minimum levels between 11:00 p.m. and 5:30 a.m. Light fixtures used to provide code-minimum egress lighting after hours shall not be mounted above the top of the parapet wall.
(14) 
Section 400-54, Subsections B and K, shall not apply to multilevel parking garages.
(15) 
Landscaping or berming or a combination thereof shall be provided around the perimeter of a multilevel parking garage, except for those portions of perimeter walls that face a principal building or those portions of the multilevel parking garage which are used for access to the parking garage. The height of such landscaping and berming shall be a minimum of eight feet and may consist of existing and new plant material.
(16) 
No above-grade multilevel parking garages shall be permitted above or below habitable space of the principal building. No parking levels of cellar parking garages located below habitable space of the principal building shall be visible above the finished grade of the lot upon which it is situated.
(17) 
Relief from the requirements of this § 400-58E shall be treated as a "c" variance pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70c.
[Added 1-31-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-1350]
A. 
Fitness centers in the OR-4 District shall provide a minimum of one parking space for each 250 square feet of gross floor area and a maximum of one parking space for each 150 square feet of gross floor area.
B. 
Hotels in the OR-4 District shall provide a minimum of one parking space per hotel room or 0.75 spaces per hotel room, plus one space per three seats for any restaurant, conference or meeting room within the hotel, whichever is greater.
C. 
Parking in the front yard shall be permitted, but shall be limited to visitors only, and shall not be located closer than 25 feet to the front of the property line.
D. 
The maximum impervious lot coverage shall be 50% utilizing standard impervious parking techniques for all paved surfaces. However, alternative porous paving systems may be used to attain a total lot coverage of 70%, with no more than 50% of the lot coverage being impervious surface and up to 20 additional percent of the lot coverage being pervious paving surfaces.
[Amended 2-28-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-1423]
E. 
The following paving types shall be counted as alternative porous paving systems:
(1) 
Pavers, over a pervious base or turf blocks, both of which are suitable for pedestrian-only surfaces, or overflow parking areas and emergency-only accessways; and
(2) 
Porous pavement, suitable for more general and heavier-use vehicular surface applications. Upon approval, an approved, bonded maintenance plan incorporating best management practices shall be required for all pervious surface areas, to minimize siltation of porous paving areas.
F. 
In the OR-4 Zone, the maximum height of fitness centers shall be three stories and 45 feet, whichever is less, and the maximum height for hotels shall be four stories and 60 feet, whichever is less. The maximum height of accessory structures for these uses, such as water slides, umbrellas, lifeguard stations, playground equipment and similar installations, shall be 20 feet.
A. 
An off-street loading area shall be provided for the loading and unloading of trucks, subject to the following limitations.
B. 
In all nonresidential districts, an off-street loading area shall be provided for the loading and unloading of trucks. However, where an applicant provides credible evidence that a particular nonresidential use does not require a dedicated loading space or spaces for such purposes, the Planning Board may waive such a requirement without having to apply the standards for a "c" variance pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70c. No loading or unloading shall be permitted in the front yard. Loading and unloading areas and driveways giving access thereto shall be surfaced with asphalt, bituminous or cement binder and shall be drained to dispose of all surface waters. All outdoor off-street loading and unloading areas shall be well-screened to a height of eight feet by the use of appropriate landscaping so as to obscure the view of such areas from all adjacent streets and properties.
[Amended 1-31-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-1350]