The applicant shall provide for proper pedestrian and vehicular
traffic movement within and adjacent to the site. The reviewing board
shall insure that all parking spaces are usable and safely and conveniently
arranged. The design and layout of buildings and parking areas shall
be reviewed so as to provide an aesthetically pleasing design and
efficient arrangement. Particular attention shall be given to safety
and fire protection, and the impact of the facilities on adjacent
buildings and land.
Drives shall be limited to a maximum of two to any street, except
when the frontage of a property along any one street exceeds 500 feet,
the number of drives to that street may be based on one drive for
each 250 feet of property frontage. Each drive shall handle no more
than two lanes of traffic in each direction; be at least 50 feet or
1/2 the lot front, whichever is greater, but need not exceed 300 feet
from the street line of any intersecting street; and be at least 20
feet from any property line. The width of the curb cut shall be determined
by the type of traffic to be handled. Driveways shall be reviewed
by the approving authority giving consideration to the width, curbing,
direction of traffic flow and radii of curves, except that in driveways
exceeding 24 feet in width, consideration shall be given to a traffic
flow divider. Depressed curbing shall extend across the driveway opening.
Radii of standard curbing shall be provided to both sides of the driveway
opening.
Individual parking and loading spaces shall be served by on-site
drive aisles designed to permit each motor vehicle to and from each
parking and loading space without requiring the moving of any other
motor vehicle. Where the angle of parking is different on both sides
of the aisle, the larger required aisle width shall prevail.
Parking and loading areas for commercial and industrial uses shall be buffered and screened from adjoining streets, an existing residential use, or any residential zoning district in a manner meeting the objectives of Article
26, Buffers and Screening, of this chapter.
Off-street parking spaces shall be 10 feet wide and a minimum
of 20 feet in length.
Drive aisle widths in parking areas shall conform to the following
minimum requirements:
Angle of Parking Spaces
|
Spaces: 10 feet x 20 feet
|
---|
One-Way Aisle
(feet)
|
Two-Way Aisle
(feet)
|
---|
90°
|
22
|
25
|
60°
|
18
|
20
|
45°
|
15
|
20
|
30°
|
12
|
18
|
Parallel
|
12
|
18
|
Off-street loading areas shall have a minimum vertical clearance
of 15 feet and be designed in accordance with the following schedule:
Loading Space
|
Aisle Width
|
---|
Length
(feet)
|
Width
(feet)
|
90°
(feet)
|
60°
(feet)
|
---|
60
|
10
|
72
|
66
|
60
|
12
|
63
|
57
|
60
|
14
|
60
|
54
|
All parking and loading areas shall have drainage facilities installed in accordance with good engineering practice as approved by the reviewing board engineer and in accordance with Article
28, Drainage. Where subbase conditions are wet, spongy, or of such nature that surfacing would be inadvisable without first treating the subbase, these areas shall be excavated to a depth of at least six inches to 12 inches below the proposed finished grade and filled with a suitable subbase material as determined by the reviewing board engineer. Where required by the engineer, a system of porous concrete pipe, subsurface drains shall be constructed beneath the surface of the paving and connected to a suitable drain. After the subbase material has been properly placed and compacted, the parking area surfacing material shall be applied.
Surfacing shall be approved as part of the plan approval.
A. Areas of ingress and egress loading and unloading areas, major interior
driveways, aisles and other areas likely to experience similar heavy
traffic shall be paved with not less than five inches of compacted
base course of plant-mixed bituminous stabilized base course constructed
in layers not more than 2 1/2 inches compacted thickness, and
prepared and constructed in accordance with Division 3, Section 2A,
of the New Jersey Department of Transportation Standard Specifications
for Roads and Bridge Construction (1961) and amendments thereto. A
minimum two-inch-thick compacted wearing surface of bituminous concrete
(FABC) or equivalent, shall be constructed thereon in accordance with
Division 3, Section 10, of the New Jersey Department of Transportation
Specifications and amendments thereto.
B. Parking space areas and other areas likely to experience light traffic
shall be paved with not less than three inches of compacted base course
of plant-mixed bituminous stabilized base course, or equivalent, prepared
and constructed in accordance with Division 3, Section 2A of the New
Jersey Department of Transportation Standard Specifications for Road
and Bridge Construction (1961) and amendments thereto. At least two-inch
compacted wearing surface of bituminous concrete (FABC), or equivalent,
shall be constructed thereon in accordance with Division 3, Section
10, of the New Jersey Department of Transportation Specifications
and amendments thereto.
Landscaping in parking and loading areas shall be shown on the
landscaping plan. Trees shall be staggered and/or spaced so as not
to interfere with driver vision, have branches no lower than six feet,
and placed at the rate of at least one tree for every 20 parking spaces.
All areas between the parking area and the building shall be landscaped
with trees, shrubs and ground cover. Any plantings which do not live
shall be replaced within two years, or two growing seasons. A majority
of the parking areas for more than 50 cars shall be obscured from
streets by buildings, landscaped berms, natural ground elevations,
or plantings, singularly or in combination.
Adequate off-street loading and maneuvering space shall be provided
for every use. Loading space shall not be considered as supplying
off-street parking space. The number of spaces shall be based on the
following schedule:
A. Commercial, general business. For every building, structure or part
thereof having over 4,000 square feet of gross floor area erected
and occupied for commerce, hospital, laundry, dry cleaning, places
of public and quasi-public assembly, and other similar uses involved
in the receipt and distribution by vehicles of materials or merchandise,
there shall be provided and permanently maintained adequate space
for standing, loading and unloading services in order to avoid undue
interference with the public use of streets or alleys. Every building,
structure or addition thereto having a use which complies with the
above definition shall be provided with at least one loading space,
one additional truck space shall be provided for every additional
20,000 square feet, or fraction thereof, of gross area in the building.
B. Shopping centers and industrial. Each activity shall provide for
off-street loading and unloading with adequate ingress and egress
from streets. Each space shall be at least 15 feet by 40 feet. One
space shall be provided for the first 7,000 square feet of gross floor
area or fraction thereof in each building and one additional space
for each additional 10,000 square feet of gross floor area or fraction
thereof. There shall be no loading or unloading from the street.
(1)
Loading area requirements may be met by combining the floor
areas of several activities taking place under one roof and applying
the above ratios.
(2)
Shopping centers shall provide sufficient loading areas to adequately
service the activities within the shopping center.
C. There shall be at least one central point for trash/garbage pickup
in multifamily and nonresident uses which shall be separated from
parking and loading areas by locating such facility outside the building
in totally enclosed metal containers, obscured from view from parking
areas, streets and adjacent residential uses or zoning districts by
a fence, wall, planting or combination of the three. If located within
the building, approval of trash/garbage storage facility shall be
obtained from the Board of Fire Engineers. If a container is used
for trash/garbage collection functions, it may be located adjacent
to or within the general loading areas, provided the containers do
not interfere with or restrict in any manner loading and unloading
functions.
[Added 2-21-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-02]
A. Purpose. The purpose of this section is to promote and encourage
the use of electric vehicles by requiring the safe and efficient installation
of EVSE and make-ready parking spaces through municipal parking regulations
and other standards. EVSE and make-ready parking spaces will support
the state's transition to an electric transportation sector,
reducing automobile air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, and stormwater
runoff contaminants. The goals are to:
(1)
Provide adequate and convenient EVSE and make-ready parking
spaces to serve the needs of the traveling public.
(2)
Provide opportunities for residents to have safe and efficient
personal EVSE located at or near their places of residence.
(3)
Provide the opportunity for nonresidential uses to supply EVSE
to their customers and employees.
(4)
Create standard criteria to encourage and promote safe, efficient,
and cost-effective electric vehicle charging opportunities in all
zones and settings for convenience of service to those that use electric
vehicles.
B. Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY
The certificate provided for in N.J.A.C. 5:23-2, indicating
that the construction authorized by the construction permit has been
completed in accordance with the construction permit, the act and
the regulations. See the State Uniform Construction Code Act, P.L.
1975, c. 217 (N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et seq.), and regulations adopted
pursuant thereto.
CHARGING LEVEL
The amount of voltage provided to charge an electric vehicle
varies depending on the type of EVSE as follows:
(1)
Level 1 operates on a fifteen- to twenty-amp breaker on a 120-volt
AC circuit.
(2)
Level 2 operates on a forty- to 100-amp breaker on a 208- or
240-volt AC circuit.
(3)
Direct-current fast charger (DCFC) operates on a sixty-amp or
higher breaker on a 480-volt or higher three-phase circuit with special
grounding equipment. DCFC stations can also be referred to as "rapid
charging stations" that are typically characterized by industrial-grade
electrical outlets that allow for faster recharging of electric vehicles.
ELECTRIC VEHICLE
Any vehicle that is licensed and registered for operation
on public and private highways, roads, and streets; and operates either
partially or exclusively using an electric motor powered by an externally
charged onboard battery.
ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY/SERVICE EQUIPMENT or EVSE
The equipment, including the cables, cords, conductors, connectors,
couplers, enclosures, attachment plugs, power outlets, power electronics,
transformer, switchgear, switches and controls, network interfaces,
point-of-sale equipment, and associated apparatus designed and used
for the purpose of transferring energy from the electric supply system
to a plug-in electric vehicle. "EVSE" may deliver either alternating
current or, consistent with fast charging equipment standards, direct-current
electricity. "EVSE" is synonymous with "electric vehicle charging
station."
MAKE-READY PARKING SPACE
The prewiring of electrical infrastructure at a parking space,
or set of parking spaces, to facilitate easy and cost-efficient future
installation of electric vehicle supply equipment or electric vehicle
service equipment, including, but not limited to, Level Two EVSE and
direct-current fast chargers. "Make-ready" includes expenses related
to service panels, junction boxes, conduit, wiring, and other components
necessary to make a particular location able to accommodate electric
vehicle supply equipment or electric vehicle service equipment on
a "plug and play" basis. "Make-ready" is synonymous with the term
"charger ready," as used in P.L. 2019, c. 362 (N.J.S.A. 48:25-1 et
seq.).
PRIVATE EVSE
EVSE that has restricted access to specific users (e.g.,
single- and two-family homes, executive parking fleet parking with
no access to the general public).
PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE EVSE
EVSE that is publicly available (e.g., park and ride, public
parking lots and garages, on-street parking, shopping center parking,
nonreserved parking in multifamily parking lots, etc.).
C. Approvals and permits.
(1)
An application for development submitted solely for the installation
of EVSE or make-ready parking spaces shall be considered a permitted
accessory use and permitted accessory structure in all zoning or use
districts and shall not require a variance pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70.
(2)
EVSE and make-ready parking spaces installed pursuant to Subsection
D below in development applications that are subject to site plan approval are considered a permitted accessory use as described in Subsection
C(1) above.
(3)
All EVSE and make-ready parking spaces shall be subject to applicable
local and/or Department of Community Affairs permit and inspection
requirements.
(4)
The Zoning Officer shall enforce all signage and installation
requirements described in this section. Failure to meet the requirements
in this section shall be subject to the same enforcement and penalty
provisions as other violations of the Township of Edgewater Park's
land use regulations.
(5)
An application for development for the installation of EVSE
or make-ready spaces at an existing gasoline service station, an existing
retail establishment, or any other existing building shall not be
subject to site plan or other land use board review, shall not require
variance relief pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq., or any other
law, rule, or regulation, and shall be approved through the issuance
of a zoning permit by the administrative officer, provided the application
meets the following requirements:
(a)
The proposed installation does not violate bulk requirements
applicable to the property or the conditions of the original final
approval of the site plan or subsequent approvals for the existing
gasoline service station, retail establishment, or other existing
building;
(b)
All other conditions of prior approvals for the gasoline service
station, the existing retail establishment, or any other existing
building continue to be met; and
(c)
The proposed installation complies with the construction codes
adopted in or promulgated pursuant to the State Uniform Construction
Code Act, P.L. 1975, c. 217 (N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et seq.), any safety
standards concerning the installation, and any state rule or regulation
concerning electric vehicle charging stations.
(6)
An application pursuant to Subsection
C(5) above shall be deemed complete if:
(a)
The application, including the permit fee and all necessary
documentation, is determined to be complete;
(b)
A notice of incompleteness is not provided within 20 days after
the filing of the application; or
(c)
A one-time written correction notice is not issued by the Zoning
Officer within 20 days after filing of the application detailing all
deficiencies in the application and identifying any additional information
explicitly necessary to complete a review of the permit application.
(7)
EVSE and make-ready parking spaces installed at a gasoline service
station, an existing retail establishment, or any other existing building
shall be subject to applicable local and/or Department of Community
Affairs inspection requirements.
(8)
A permitting application solely for the installation of electric
vehicle supply equipment permitted as an accessory use shall not be
subject to review based on parking requirements.
D. Requirements for new installation of EVSE and make-ready parking
spaces.
(1)
Multiple dwellings.
(a)
As a condition of preliminary site plan approval, for each application
involving a multiple dwelling with five or more units of dwelling
space, which shall include a multiple dwelling that is held under
a condominium or cooperative form of ownership, a mutual housing corporation,
or a mixed-use development, the developer or owner, as applicable,
shall:
[1] Prepare as make-ready parking spaces at least 15%
of the required off-street parking spaces and install EVSE in at least
1/3 of the 15% of make-ready parking spaces;
[2] Within three years following the date of the issuance
of the certificate of occupancy, install EVSE in an additional 1/3
of the original 15% of make-ready parking spaces; and
[3] Within six years following the date of the issuance
of the certificate of occupancy, install EVSE in the final 1/3 of
the original 15% of make-ready parking spaces.
(b)
Throughout the installation of EVSE in the make-ready parking
spaces, at least 5% of the electric vehicle supply equipment shall
be accessible for people with disabilities.
(c)
Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to restrict the
ability to install electric vehicle supply equipment or make-ready
parking spaces at a faster or more expansive rate than as required
above.
(2)
Parking lots and garages.
(a)
As a condition of preliminary site plan approval, each application involving a parking lot or garage not covered in Subsection
D(1) above shall:
[1] Install at least one make-ready parking space if
there will be 50 or fewer off-street parking spaces.
[2] Install at least two make-ready parking spaces
if there will be 51 to 75 off-street parking spaces.
[3] Install at least three make-ready parking spaces
if there will be 76 to 100 off-street parking spaces.
[4] Install at least four make-ready parking spaces,
at least one of which shall be accessible for people with disabilities,
if there will be 101 to 150 off-street parking spaces.
[5] Install at least 4% of the total parking spaces
as make-ready parking spaces, at least 5% of which shall be accessible
for people with disabilities, if there will be more than 150 off-street
parking spaces.
(b)
In lieu of installing make-ready parking spaces, a parking lot
or garage may install EVSE to satisfy the requirements of this subsection.
(c)
Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to restrict the
ability to install electric vehicle supply equipment or make-ready
parking spaces at a faster or more expansive rate than as required
above.
(d)
Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, a retailer
that provides 25 or fewer off-street parking spaces or the developer
or owner of a single-family home shall not be required to provide
or install any electric vehicle supply equipment or make-ready parking
spaces.
E. Minimum parking requirements.
(1)
All parking spaces with EVSE and make-ready equipment shall be included in the calculation of minimum required parking spaces pursuant to §
310-16-6 of the Township Code.
(2)
A parking space prepared with EVSE or make-ready equipment shall
count as at least two parking spaces for the purpose of complying
with a minimum parking space requirement. This shall result in a reduction
of no more than 10% of the total required parking.
(3)
All parking space calculations for EVSE and make-ready equipment
shall be rounded up to the next full parking space.
(4)
Additional installation of EVSE and make-ready parking spaces above what is required in Subsection
D above may be encouraged but shall not be required in development projects.
F. Reasonable standards for all new EVSE and make-ready parking spaces.
(1)
Location and layout of EVSE and make-ready parking spaces is
expected to vary based on the design and use of the primary parking
area. It is expected flexibility will be required to provide the most
convenient and functional service to users. Standards and criteria
should be considered guidelines, and flexibility should be allowed
when alternatives can better achieve objectives for provision of this
service.
(2)
Installation.
(a)
Installation of EVSE and make-ready parking spaces shall meet
the electrical subcode of the Uniform Construction Code, N.J.A.C.
5:23-3.16.
(b)
Each EVSE or make-ready parking space that is not accessible
for people with disabilities shall be not less than nine feet wide
or 18 feet in length. Exceptions may be made for existing parking
spaces or parking spaces that were part of an application that received
prior site plan approval.
(c)
To the extent practical, the location of accessible parking
spaces for people with disabilities with EVSE and make-ready equipment
shall comply with the general accessibility requirements of the Uniform
Construction Code, N.J.A.C. 5:23, and other applicable accessibility
standards.
(d)
Each EVSE or make-ready parking space that is accessible for
people with disabilities shall comply with the sizing of accessible
parking space requirements in the Uniform Construction Code, N.J.A.C.
5:23, and other applicable accessibility standards.
(3)
EVSE parking.
(a)
Publicly accessible EVSE shall be reserved for parking and charging
electric vehicles only. Electric vehicles parked in EVSE spaces are
to be parked in those spaces only while connected to the EVSE.
(b)
Electric vehicles may be parked in any parking space designated
for parking, subject to the restrictions that would apply to any other
vehicle that would park in that space.
(c)
Public parking. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:48-2, publicly accessible EVSE parking spaces shall be monitored by the municipality's police department and enforced in the same manner as any other parking. It shall be a violation of this section to park or stand a nonelectric vehicle in such a space or to park an electric vehicle in such a space when it is not connected to the EVSE. Any nonelectric vehicle parked or standing in an EVSE parking space or any electric vehicle parked and not connected to the EVSE shall be subject to fine and/or impoundment of the offending vehicle as described in the general penalty provisions of this Municipal Code. Signage indicating the penalties for violations shall comply with Subsection
F(5) below. Any vehicle parked in such a space shall make the appropriate payment for the space and observe the time limit for the underlying parking area, if applicable.
(d)
Private parking. The use of EVSE shall be monitored by the property
owner or designee.
(4)
Safety.
(a)
Each publicly accessible EVSE shall be located at a parking space that is designated for electric vehicles only and identified by green-painted pavement and/or curb markings, a green-painted charging pictograph symbol, and appropriate signage pursuant to Subsection
F(5) below.
(b)
Where EVSE is installed, adequate site lighting and landscaping
shall be provided in accordance with the Township of Edgewater Park's
ordinances and regulations.
(c)
Adequate EVSE protection, such as concrete-filled steel bollards,
shall be used for publicly accessible EVSE. Nonmountable curbing may
be used in lieu of bollards if the EVSE is set back a minimum of 24
inches from the face of the curb. Any stand-alone EVSE bollards should
be three to four feet high with concrete footings placed to protect
the EVSE from accidental impact and to prevent damage from equipment
used for snow removal.
(d)
EVSE outlets and connector devices shall be no less than 36 inches and no higher than 48 inches from the ground or pavement surface where mounted, and shall contain a cord management system as described in Subsection
F(4)(e) below. Equipment mounted on pedestals, lighting posts, bollards, or other devices shall be designed and located as to not impede pedestrian travel, create trip hazards on sidewalks, or impede snow removal.
(e)
Each EVSE shall incorporate a cord management system or method
to minimize the potential for cable entanglement, user injury, or
connector damage. Cords shall be retractable or have a place to hang
the connector and cord a safe and sufficient distance above the ground
or pavement surface. Any cords connecting the charger to a vehicle
shall be configured so that they do not cross a driveway, sidewalk,
or passenger unloading area.
(f)
Where EVSE is provided within a pedestrian circulation area,
such as a sidewalk or other accessible route to a building entrance,
the EVSE shall be located so as not to interfere with accessibility
requirements of the Uniform Construction Code, N.J.A.C. 5:23, and
other applicable accessibility standards.
(g)
Publicly accessible EVSEs shall be maintained in all respects,
including the functioning of the equipment. A twenty-four-hour on-call
contact shall be provided on the equipment for reporting problems
with the equipment or access to it. To allow for maintenance and notification,
the Township of Edgewater Park shall require the owners/designee of
publicly accessible EVSE to provide information on the EVSE's
geographic location, date of installation, equipment type and model,
and owner contact information.
(5)
Signs.
(a)
Publicly accessible EVSE shall have posted regulatory signs,
as identified in this section, allowing only charging electric vehicles
to park in such spaces. For purposes of this section, "charging" means
that an electric vehicle is parked at an EVSE and is connected to
the EVSE. If time limits or vehicle removal provisions are to be enforced,
regulatory signs, including parking restrictions, shall be installed
immediately adjacent to, and visible from, the EVSE. For private EVSE,
installation of signs and sign text is at the discretion of the owner.
(b)
All regulatory signs shall comply with visibility, legibility,
size, shape, color, and reflectivity requirements contained within
the Federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices as published
by the Federal Highway Administration.
(c)
Wayfinding or directional signs, if necessary, shall be permitted at appropriate decision points to effectively guide motorists to the EVSE parking space(s). Wayfinding or directional signage shall be placed in a manner that shall not interfere with any parking space, drive lane, or exit and shall comply with Subsection
F(5)(b) above.
(d)
In addition to the signage described above, the following information
shall be available on the EVSE or posted at or adjacent to all publicly
accessible EVSE parking spaces:
[1] Hours of operations and/or time limits if time
limits or tow-away provisions are to be enforced by the municipality
or owner/designee;
[2] Usage fees and parking fees, if applicable; and
[3] Contact information (telephone number) for reporting
when the equipment is not operating or other problems.
(6)
Usage fees.
(a)
For publicly accessible municipal EVSE:
[1] In addition to any parking fees, the fee to use
parking spaces within the municipality identified as EVSE spaces shall
be established by a resolution adopted by the governing body.
[2] This fee may be amended by a resolution adopted
by the governing body.
(b)
Private EVSE. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to preclude
a private owner/designee of an EVSE from collecting a fee for the
use of the EVSE, in accordance with applicable state and federal regulations.
Fees shall be available on the EVSE or posted at or adjacent to the
EVSE parking space.