[Amended 8-23-2022 by Ord. No. 5739; 2-28-2023 by Ord. No. 5757]
A. 
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, for all new buildings or uses or additions to existing buildings or uses in all zone districts, except the Downtown Core and Downtown Transition District as described herein, there shall be provided the number of parking spaces required by the specific use as prescribed in the following schedule.
B. 
Additional parking shall not be required for any change in use within the Downtown Core, provided the proposed use is a permitted use within the zone district or is not part of a new mixed-use development.
C. 
The minimum number of off-street parking spaces specified may be reduced at the discretion of the Board if the applicant can demonstrate adequate parking for the proposed use. However, the applicant shall reserve the land required to meet the minimum number of spaces for future use should the additional parking spaces become necessary, or, if eligible, seek to participate in the Township's Payment in Lieu of Parking ("PILOP") Program, pursuant to § 170-1303. Such reserved land shall be appropriately landscaped in the interim.
D. 
When parking spaces are provided within a garage or other structure, said structure shall adhere to the proper accessory or principal building setbacks.
[Amended 8-22-2023 by Ord. No. 5777]
Type of Use(1)
Required Parking Spaces(2)
Adult businesses
See retail sales or bars, according to nature of use proposed
Banks and financial institutions
1 for each 170 square feet of gross floor area
Child-care centers
3 per 1,000 square feet of GFA or 1.25 per employee, whichever is greater
Community facilities
5 per 1,000 square feet of GFA
Corporate suites
See hotels and motels
Data processing centers
1 per 5,000 square feet of GFA
Flex space
1 per 60 square feet of GFA
Funeral homes
1 for each 100 square feet of GFA
Fitness centers
5 per 1,000 square feet of GFA
Home professional offices
2 spaces
Hospitals
2 for each bed
Hotels, motels
0.8 space per room, plus additional parking for restaurants, banquet facilities, etc., as herein required
Instructional use
10 per 1,000 square feet of GFA
Manufacturing, including for cannabis cultivation uses
1 for each 1,000 square feet of GFA, or 1 for each employee on the largest shift, whichever is greater
Medical marijuana dispensary
See retail sales
Long-term care facilities
0.5 per bed
Medical offices
Under 10,000 square feet of GFA
1 for each 300 square feet of GFA
Over 10,000 square feet of GFA
1 for each 350 square feet of GFA
Museums, galleries, and interpretive centers
1 per 1,000 square feet of GFA
Offices
Under 10,000 square feet of GFA
1 for each 300 square feet of GFA
Over 10,000 square feet of GFA
1 for each 250 square feet of GFA
Outdoor storage
See retail sales or warehousing, according to nature of use proposed
Places of assembly, including assembly halls, community facilities, private membership clubs, lodges, houses of worship
1 for each 60 square feet of GFA of assembly space, or 1 for every 3 seats, whichever is greater(3)
Public limousine service
1 for each motor vehicle, not to exceed 3
Repair garages, automobile service stations
3 spaces plus 4 for each bay or work area; convenience retail refer to retail sales requirement
Recreation
Indoor
5 per 1,000 square feet of GFA
Outdoor
1 per 5,000 square feet of sports court or field space
Research laboratories
1 for each 300 square feet of gross floor area, or 1 for each employee on the largest shift, whichever is greater
Residential
As required by Residential Site Improvement Standards {R.S.I.S. [N.J.A.C. 5:21-4.14(b)]}
Restaurants, bars, and brew pubs
1 for each 3 patron seats
Restaurants, fast food
1 for each 60 square feet of net floor area(3)(4)
Retail sales and service, including smoke shops and cannabis dispensaries
Under 50,000 square feet GFA
1 for each 200 square feet of GFA
Between 50,000 and 100,000 square feet GFA
1 for each 250 square feet of GFA
Over 100,000 square feet GFA
1 for each 300 square feet of GFA
Schools
Elementary
2 for each classroom or teacher station
Intermediate (middle/junior high)
2.5 for each classroom or teacher station
Secondary (high school)
3 for each classroom or teacher station
College/university
1 per 10 students and employees, combined
Veterinary hospitals and kennels
2 for each 1,000 square feet of GFA plus 2 per employee
Warehouse and distribution, including for cannabis uses
1 for each 3,000 square feet of GFA or 1 for each employee on the largest shift, whichever is greater
Self storage
1 per 10,000 square feet of GFA
NOTES:
(1)
In the case of mixed uses, the total requirements for off-street parking facilities shall be the sum of the requirements of the various uses computed separately except where a shared parking approach is permitted pursuant to the requirements of § 170-1302, and off-street parking facilities for one use shall not be considered as providing required parking facilities for any other use except as herein specified and as may be permitted in a shared parking approach as set forth in § 170-1302C. For any building or use not listed above, there shall be provided one parking space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area.
(2)
Fractional spaces: One-half space or more shall be counted as a full space. Less than 1/2 space shall not be counted.
(3)
One space shall be considered 24 inches when calculating the capacity of pews and benches.
(4)
Net floor area is defined as public area, excluding floor area dedicated to restrooms.
E. 
Off-street loading. In all districts, for every building or use requiring the receipt or distribution in vehicles of materials or merchandise, there shall be maintained on the same premises with such building at least one off-street loading space.
(1) 
Each loading space shall be at least 12 feet in width and 30 feet in length and have a fourteen-foot clearance above grade; provided, however, that the Planning Board may require additional length of up to 55 feet, depending on the length of vehicles using space.
(2) 
Such space shall be located in the side or rear yard only, but in no case in a side yard adjoining a street.
(3) 
Loading areas involving on-site maneuvering of trucks shall have provision for a minimum turning path for a WB-50 design vehicle in accordance with standards published by AASHTO and shown in the diagram appended to this chapter when articulated vehicles are allowed access to the site.
F. 
Minimum loading requirements.
Off-Street Loading Requirements
Land Use**
Floor Area
(square feet)
At Which First Berth is Required
At Which Second Berth is Required*
Industrial
Manufacturing
5,000
40,000
Warehousing/distribution centers
5,000
40,000
Research laboratories
5,000
40,000
Data centers
5,000
40,000
Commercial
Retail sales and services
5,000
20,000
Indoor recreation and fitness centers
5,000
100,000
Restaurants
2,000
25,000
Offices/medical offices
5,000
100,000
Hotels/motels
10,000
100,000
Funeral home
10,000
100,000
Residential
Multifamily dwellings
20,000
100,000
Institutional
Schools
10,000
100,000
Hospitals, nursing homes
10,000
100,000
Places of assembly
10,000
100,000
*
An additional berth shall be required for each additional number of square feet as indicated is required between the need for one- and two-berth intervals.
**
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 same can be demonstrated to be in excess, as shall be subject to determination by the approving authority.
[Amended 8-23-2022 by Ord. No. 5739]
A shared parking approach may be permitted for mixed-use developments to meet off-street parking requirements in the DC and DT Districts subject to the review procedures specified herein.
A. 
An applicant requesting approval of a shared parking approach shall prepare and submit a shared parking analysis report to the Board and its professionals for review. In preparing the analysis, the applicant shall follow the procedures for shared parking specified in the current edition of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Parking Generation. The report shall evaluate and illustrate the temporal distribution of the parking demand for all of the uses proposed and confirm that the peak parking demand can be met either fully on site or through an approved off-site parking arrangement with the Township for utilization of a municipally owned parking lot or facility.
B. 
For the purpose of calculating the peak parking demand for a shared parking approach, the minimum number of parking spaces for each use shall be as follows:
(1) 
Retail (food): one space per 500 gross square feet.
(2) 
Retail (non-food): one space per 500 gross square feet.
(3) 
Office: one space per 500 gross square feet.
(4) 
Bank: one space per 500 gross square feet.
(5) 
Theater: one space per 200 gross square feet.
(6) 
Restaurant: one space per 200 gross square feet.
(7) 
Residential: as required by Residential Site Improvement Standards (R.S.I.S.) [N.J.A.C. 5:21-4.14(b)].
(8) 
Other uses not specified above: pursuant to Township standards as specified in § 170-1301 or if not specified therein in accordance with as specified in the current edition of the ITE Parking Generation Manual.
C. 
When using an off-site parking arrangement with the Township as part of a shared parking approach, all or a portion of the parking may be provided as off-site parking at a municipally owned lot or parking facility located within the same shared parking zone as the proposed development site. Shared parking zones include areas within the DC and DT Districts plus additional areas as described in the accompanying Shared Parking Zone Map adopted as part of this section and are generally described as follows:
(1) 
Zone 1: south of Morris Avenue between Johnson Place and Floyd Terrace, including Blocks 2902, 2903, and portions of 2904, 2905, 2906, 2917 and 2918.
(2) 
Zone 2: north of Morris Ave to Vauxhall Road, including Block 4214 and portions of 4211 (municipal parking lot only), 4213, 4215, 2319, and 2320.
(3) 
Zone 3: north of Vauxhall Road to Lentz and Mountainview Avenues, including portions of Blocks 5207, 5208, 5212, 2303, and 2302.
D. 
The net additional parking demand on municipal parking shall be calculated pursuant to the shared parking analysis as follows:
(1) 
Calculate the net peak demand on municipal parking for both nonresidential and residential uses as follows:
A
Total number of parking spaces required to satisfy nonresidential uses at point of peak demand.
B
Total number of parking spaces required to satisfy residential uses at point of peak demand.
C
Total number of parking spaces required to satisfy peak demand (residential and nonresidential combined) (A+B).
D
Less on-site parking supply (existing to remain and proposed).
E
Net peak demand on municipal parking (C-D).
(2) 
Calculate the net nonresidential parking demand at the point of total peak parking demand:
A
Total number of parking spaces required to satisfy nonresidential uses at point of peak demand.
D
Less on-site parking supply (existing to remain and proposed).
F
Net nonresidential demand on municipal parking at peak (A - D).
(3) 
Calculate the additional demand on municipal parking associated with the residential component as follows:
C
Total peak demand on municipal parking (A + B).
F
Net nonresidential demand on municipal parking at peak (A - D).
G
Net additional demand on municipal parking at peak (C - F).
(4) 
If the available on-site parking is greater than nonresidential demand at peak (i.e., the number in Row F above is negative), then the net additional demand on municipal parking at peak is calculated by subtracting the available on-site parking from the residential parking demand at peak (Row B).
E. 
The applicant shall pay a fee to the Township of $1,000 per space for the net additional parking demand on municipal parking.
F. 
Annual parking permits for residential uses.
(1) 
The Township will establish and make available an annual allocation of municipal parking permits for use by the residential occupants of the mixed- use development equivalent to the number of parking spaces required by Residential Site Improvement Standards (RSIS). Each residential unit will be entitled to a minimum of one parking permit and a maximum of two parking permits up to the limit of spaces allocated to the development.
(2) 
Municipal parking permits will permit residents to park in municipal parking lots overnight or when no on-site parking is available. A municipal parking permit shall not guarantee the availability of a space in a municipal lot, nor shall a specific municipal parking space be allocated to a residential unit unless otherwise permitted by the Township.
(3) 
The annual municipal parking shall be $250 per year or an amount equivalent to the annual per space maintenance cost as determined by the Township plus an administrative fee as may be established by municipal ordinance.
(4) 
The Township Administrator shall be responsible for administering the municipal parking permits set forth as part of the shared parking program.
[Amended 8-23-2022 by Ord. No. 5739]
A. 
Purpose. When the proposed construction and use of any new building or structure or the proposed enlargement or increase in the capacity of new use of any existing building or structure results in practical difficulty or undue hardship in complying with the off-street parking requirements of the Township's Land Development Ordinance, the Board may permit the applicant to elect to enter into a Payment In Lieu of Parking ("PILOP") agreement with the Township in lieu of providing the total number of parking spaces required, upon finding(s) that such difficulty or undue hardship exists.
B. 
Eligible areas.
(1) 
Pursuant to the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law ("LRHL"), certain areas within the Township have been designated as areas in need of redevelopment or areas in need of rehabilitation. The designated areas are those most in need of additional off-street parking and most adversely affected by the granting of parking waiver variances. Construction of additional off-street parking by the Township will serve new and existing residents, and patrons and applicants requesting parking variances.
(2) 
Projects submitted to the Board that are sited within a duly designated area in need of redevelopment or area in need of rehabilitation shall be eligible to participate in the PILOP program.
(3) 
Projects submitted to the Board that located within an area of the township eligible for a shared parking approach pursuant to § 170-1302C shall be eligible to participate in the PILOP program.
(4) 
Areas zoned for nonresidential use along Morris Avenue.
(5) 
Areas zoned for nonresidential use along Springfield Avenue.
(6) 
In all other areas of the Township where a proposed development would require off-street parking of more than four spaces and where variance relief from the off-street parking requirements is requested.
C. 
Applicability.
(1) 
When reviewing an application for development which requests a parking space variance, the Board shall determine the number of off-street parking spaces required for the application to conform to the requirements of the Township's Land Development Ordinance, and then shall establish the number of parking spaces for which the applicant seeks a variance.
(2) 
The contribution and payment of the PIP fee, in lieu of providing the required off-street parking spaces, shall only be made at the request of an applicant who would otherwise be required to install off-street parking based upon the applicant's proposed use, and is unable to do so in accordance with the requirements of the Land Development Ordinance.
(3) 
The entry into a PILOP agreement with the Township shall be a condition of any approval by the appropriate Board.
(4) 
Prior to granting a PILOP agreement to an applicant as a condition of final approval, the Board shall determine that circumstances exist which make the granting of a PILOP appropriate based on the type of use proposed and after due consideration of the impact that granting of a PILOP will have on the area surrounding the development site.
(5) 
Such agreement shall indicate that the Township has established that there are adequate available parking resources to provide any parking required under the PILOP.
(6) 
The PILOP shall be paid in full to the Township prior to the issuance of any certificate of occupancy by the Township.
D. 
Fees. The Township has determined 300 square feet to be the standard for a nine-foot-by-twenty-foot parking stall, including drive aisles and other common areas associated with the development of a parking lot. The Township has further determined $27.19 to be the average price per square foot of land in Union Township. As such, the PILOP payment shall be established at $8,000 per required parking space for all uses and $4,000 per required parking space for any affordable housing unit. The established fees herein shall be reexamined, and may be modified, from time to time, to ensure that the fees are appropriate for intents and purposes of the PILOP program.
E. 
Fee administration.
(1) 
The PILOP fees shall effectuate the goals and objectives of the Master Plan and its 2019 Downtown Parking Study as it relates to circulation, accessibility, traffic and pedestrian safety and related issues in the Township.
(2) 
The proceeds of the PILOP shall be deposited into a fund established solely for the acquisition, development, expansion or capital repair of public and municipal parking facilities, traffic- or transportation-related capital projects, the provision or operating expenses of transit facilities designed to reduce reliance on private automobiles, programs to facilitate carpooling or ride sharing, and creating a consistent streetscape for all user groups utilizing all modes of transportation by introducing context-sensitive design elements at intersections and corridors, such as parking meters, electric vehicle charging stations, wayfinding signage, kiosks, trails, sidewalks, crosswalks, streets and similar improvements that connect users to public and municipal parking facilities throughout the Township. The proceeds of such fund shall not be considered a part of the municipal general fund.
(3) 
In addition to the per parking space fee assessment, the applicant shall pay pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55-D-3.2 the reasonable fees assessed by the municipality or applicable Board for review of the developer's application and supporting information as well as preparation of documents necessary to effectuate the purpose of this article, including but not limited to attorney review, parking consultant, engineering cost estimates and appraisal services.