[Added 12-14-2023 by Ord. No. 23-24]
A.
Administration of standards.
(3)
When a use is not permitted in a district, the greatest minimum
parking requirement for that use in any district shall apply. If a
use is not permitted in any district, the minimum parking requirement
shall be determined by the Land Use Board based on standards for similar
uses, ITE standards, and testimony from the applicant.
(4)
Fractional spaces. For the purpose of this section, whenever
calculations result in a fractional number, fractions shall be carried
forward in summation, and the total sum rounded to the nearest whole
number.
B.
The following tables determine the parking standards (minimum/maximum)
applicable to a property based on use(s) on the property and the property's
zoning designation. Where only one numeric value is provided, such
value shall be a minimum parking requirement.
(1)
B-C Zone District and Downtown Redevelopment Area (adopted via
Ordinance No. 19-22,[1] which may be amended from time-to-time):
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Use
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Min./Max. Requirement
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|---|---|
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Residential (per unit)
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Redevelopment Plan Subdistrict I and B-C Zone
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1/2
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Redevelopment Plan Subdistrict II
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1.5/2.5
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Government/civic/institutional (per 1,000 GFA)
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1/3
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Business/office/professional (per 1,000 GFA)
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General and professional offices
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3/5
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Business services
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3/5
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Medical office
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4/6
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All other business/office/professional
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3/5
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Commercial
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Restaurants (full-service), bars, taverns or brewpubs (per 3
seats)
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1 (min.)
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Restaurants (cafe and carryout) (per 1,000 GFA)
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10/20
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Hotels (per room)
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1.5/2
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Grocery (per 1,000 GFA)
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3/5
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Theaters (per 1 seat)
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0.5/1.5
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All other commercial uses (per 1,000 GFA)
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2.5/3.5
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[1]
Editor's Note: Ord. No. 19-22 is on file in the Borough
offices.
(2)
All other zone districts. Except where otherwise specified,
parking requirements below are minimum required parking spaces as
measured in parking spaces per 1,000 square feet (SF) total floor
area (TFA):
(a)
Artisan industrial spaces and artist studios: 2.
(b)
Animal hospitals: 4.5.
(c)
Banks and financial offices: 3.
(d)
Breweries and distilleries: 25.
(e)
Cannabis retailers: 7.
(f)
Clubs, lodges and fraternal, civic and charitable organizations:
See institutional uses.
(g)
Community residences and shelters: See residential.
(h)
Funeral homes (per seat): 0.33.
(i)
High-tech industrial, scientific/technological/research facilities:
2.5.
(j)
Home occupations: residential requirement + 1 space per nonresident
employee.
(k)
Hotels and motor inns: 1 per room + requirement of square footage
of associated ancillary use.
(l)
Houses of worship (per seat or five square feet of sanctuary
space if seating is not used in worship): 0.25, where the H-C District
shall be 0.33.
(m)
Indoor commercial recreation: 5.
(n)
Institutional uses: 2, where the H-C, GLI and HTLI Districts
shall be 2.5.
(o)
Light manufacturing, assembly, and packaging: 1.
(p)
Motor vehicle sales: 3.
(q)
Nursery schools and child-care centers: 2.5, where the H-C District
shall be 3.
(r)
Office medical, clinics, laboratories: 4, where the H-C District
shall be 4.5.
(s)
Office professional: 3, where the H-C and GLI Districts shall
be 3.5.
(t)
Pet care establishments: see retail sales and service.
(v)
Public garages and gasoline service stations: 5.
(w)
Residential (per unit): 1.5, where the R-1, R-1A, R-2, R-3 Districts
shall be 2.
[1]
See § 172-104.1N for parking requirements for senior housing apartments.
[2]
Any exceptions to N.J.A.C. 5:21-4.14 should be adjudicated under
such process as relevant at the time of application.
(x)
Restaurants, cafes, and taverns (per seat): 0.33, where the
H-C District shall be 0.4.
(y)
Retail sales and retail service: 4, where the H-C District shall
be 5.
(z)
Theaters and cinemas (per seat): 0.25.
(aa)
Vocational schools and instruction studios (per student): 1.
(bb)
Warehouses, wholesale distribution centers, data processing
storage: 0.5.
C.
Parking exemption. In the case of commercial or mixed-use properties
in the B-C, N-C, and O-B Districts, the parking requirements of this
schedule shall not apply to a change of permitted use in any existing
building or to any new building replacing an existing building and
having a gross floor area equal to or smaller than the former building.
This exemption shall not apply whatsoever in cases where the floor
area of replacement building(s) exceeds the floor area of building(s)
to be replaced, or where the new use requires more parking than the
prior use, or where the proposed use is not permitted. Conditional
uses shall comply with this schedule, and are not permitted to use
the parking exemption. This exemption shall not apply in cases where
any existing on-site parking is proposed to be removed or was removed
within the preceding five years.
D.
Parking location.
(1)
Location of permitted parking areas is detailed in the below
table.
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Zone
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Permitted Yard(s)
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|---|---|
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R-1, R-1A, R-2, and R-3
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Front, rear, side
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R-4
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Front*, rear, side
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R-5
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Front*, rear, side
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O-B
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Rear
|
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B-C
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Rear
|
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N-C
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Rear
|
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H-C-1 and H-C-2
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Front, rear, side
|
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GLI and HT/LI
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Rear, side
|
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AH Overlay Zones
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See underlying zone district
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RDV
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See redevelopment plan
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|
*
|
Single- and two-family properties only.
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E.
Parking setbacks, driveway setbacks and buffers.
(1)
Measurement. Off-street parking facilities shall be located
as hereinafter specified in this article. Where a distance is specified,
it shall be the distance measured from the nearest point of the parking
facility to the nearest point of the related building, structure,
or property line.
(2)
Parking area minimum setbacks. One-half of required yard setback,
but no less than three feet and no more than 15 feet. Such setback
shall apply to surface parking and detached residential garages. Structured
parking shall comply with principal structure setbacks within the
zone district.
(3)
Where standards in this section conflict with parking/loading landscaping in Chapter 171, the standards in this section shall prevail.
(4)
Driveways shall be set back a minimum of three feet from side
or rear lot lines, unless such a driveway is shared by buildings on
two adjacent lots on the common lot line and is subject to a cross-access
easement. Lots with existing single- and two-family dwellings shall
be exempt from this provision.
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 storm
water 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 place 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.
Requirements for new installation of EVSE and make-ready parking
spaces.
(1)
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:
(a)
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;
(b)
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
(c)
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.
(d)
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.
(e)
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)
As a condition of preliminary site plan approval, each application involving a parking lot or garage not covered in Subsection B(1) above shall:
(a)
Install at least one make-ready parking space if there will
be 50 or fewer off-street parking spaces.
(b)
Install at least two make-ready parking spaces if there will
be 51 to 75 off-street parking spaces.
(c)
Install at least three make-ready parking spaces if there will
be 76 to 100 off-street parking spaces.
(d)
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.
(e)
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.
(f)
In lieu of installing make-ready parking spaces, a parking lot
or garage may install EVSE to satisfy the requirements of this subsection.
(g)
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.
(h)
Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, 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.
C.
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 § 172-114.
(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.
A.
B.
Shared parking calculation.
(1)
Establish baseline: determine the minimum and maximum amount of parking required for each individual use, as set forth in § 172-114B.
(2)
Factor in occupancy rates: for each of the six time periods
in the table below, multiply the minimum and maximum and parking required
for each individual use by the appropriate percentage indicated in
the table below.
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Use/Use Category
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Monday to Friday
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Saturday to Sunday
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
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6:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.
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12:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.
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8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
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6:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.
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12:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.
| |
|
Education/institutional/day-care
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100%
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20%
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5%
|
10%
|
10%
|
5%
|
|
Hotel/motor inn
|
70%
|
100%
|
100%
|
70%
|
100%
|
100%
|
|
Office
|
100%
|
20%
|
5%
|
5%
|
5%
|
5%
|
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Residential
|
80%
|
100%
|
100%
|
80%
|
100%
|
100%
|
|
Restaurants, cafes, and taverns (including all uses serving
alcohol)
|
70%
|
100%
|
10%
|
70%
|
100%
|
20%
|
|
Retail/commercial
|
90%
|
80%
|
5%
|
100%
|
70%
|
5%
|
|
Theater and cinema
|
40%
|
80%
|
10%
|
80%
|
100%
|
10%
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(3)
Add: Sum each of the six columns individually.
(4)
Determine minimum parking requirement, which is the column with
the highest sum value.
(5)
Fractional spaces. For the purpose of administering this section,
whenever the calculation results in a fractional number, fractions
shall be carried forward in summation, and the total sum rounded to
the nearest whole number.
C.
Alternative shared parking calculation.
(1)
Instead of the methodology described above in § 172-116B, shared parking calculations may be based upon a widely accepted methodology, such as those published by the Urban Land Institute (ULI), the Institute of Traffic Engineers, or other widely accepted models. If such alternative shared parking models are utilized, shall be substantiated by a study prepared by a licensed professional engineer or recognized parking consultant. Approval of an alternative shared parking calculation shall be at the discretion of the Land Use Board.
A.
Purpose.
(1)
To advance Rockaway Borough's goals of encouraging collaborative
and coordinated parking solutions, including consolidating single-user
parking facilities into larger, strategically located shared facilities,
promoting environmentally friendly methods of reduced impervious coverage,
supporting sustainable nonvehicle transportation options, and providing
overall provide flexibility to overcome barriers to reinvestment and
development.
(2)
Therefore, 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 Borough Zoning Ordinance, the approving
authority, upon finding(s) that such difficulty or undue hardship
exists, may permit the applicant to provide a payment-in-lieu of parking
(PILOP) to contribute to the Borough's Parking Improvement Program
Trust Fund in lieu of providing the total number of parking spaces
required by Borough ordinance.
B.
Eligibility and approval.
(1)
Areas eligible for participating in parking improvement program:
properties within the following zone districts may be eligible for
a payment-in-lieu of parking: B-C, N-C, O-B, and the Downtown Redevelopment
Plan Area.
(2)
The contribution and payment of the PILOP, in lieu of providing
the required off-street parking spaces, shall only be made at the
formal written 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 Zoning Ordinance.
(3)
An applicant, when submitting a zoning permit and/or building
permit for change of use, building alternations or similar, or submitting
an application for review and approval by the Land Use Board, the
applicant shall determine the number of off-street parking spaces
required to conform to the requirements of the municipal Zoning Ordinance,
and then shall establish the number of parking spaces that exist or
can be provided on the site. The applicant shall either provide for
the minimum number of required parking spaces prescribed in the ordinance,
seek variance approval, seek PILOP, or a combination thereof as described
below:
(a)
Minor deviation:
[1]
The deviation is considered "minor" if it meets all the requirements
below:
[a]
The parking deviation is less than five spaces;
[b]
The building is existing and will remain;
[c]
The existing and proposed use is a permitted use;
[d]
There is no expansion in the building area;
[e]
If no other site plan approvals or variance approvals
are required as part of the change of use or alteration; and
[f]
If the new or expanded use requires parking that
cannot be accommodated on-site.
[2]
Approval process. The Zoning Officer is authorized to permit
some or all of the difference between the parking requirement and
the proposed amount of parking to be offset by a PILOP. The applicant
must submit a report identifying all conditions in the above subsection
is met, with a property survey, floor plan, existing and proposed
use information, and calculations for the required, existing, and
proposed parking requirements.
(b)
Major deviation:
[1]
A deviation is considered "major" if it does not meet all the requirements above in § 172-117B(3)(a).
[2]
The Land Use Board is authorized to permit at its discretion,
as a condition of approval, some or all of the difference between
the parking requirement and the proposed amount of parking to be offset
by a PILOP.
[3]
A request for a PILOP must be accompanied by a study from a
professional engineer or other expert accepted by the Land Use Board
demonstrating to the satisfaction of the Land Use Board that the proposed
parking strategy will meet the demand of the proposed use or uses
without negative impact on traffic or circulation. This should include
an overview of existing and proposed traffic, off-site impacts, parking,
available public transportation opportunities, non-vehicle modes of
access and parking, proposed site traffic based on use, hours of operation,
staffing, and customers.
C.
General requirements.
(1)
Parking spaces that are not accounted for by provision of an
actual parking space or a PILOP payment will require variance approval.
Variances can only be granted pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40-55D-70.c.
(3)
In addition to the per parking space PILOP assessment, the applicant
shall pay pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-3.2 the reasonable fees assessed
by the municipality or Land Use 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, zoning reviews, permit processing, attorney review,
parking consultant, engineering cost estimates and appraisal services.
(4)
The PILOP shall not relieve the applicant or any users of the
parking spaces covered under a PILOP agreement from paying any other
required parking fees to the Borough.
D.
Payment of PILOP. Payment by the applicant of the PILOP must be provided
in accordance with below:
(1)
For minor deviations, upon the granting of the use permit and/or
building permit, and not before the issuance of a CO.
(2)
For major deviations, as part of the resolution compliance process,
before submission for building permit or CO.
(3)
The PILOP assessment shall be collected by the Borough's
Chief Financial Officer for deposit into the Borough's Parking
Improvement Program Trust Fund.
E.
Establishment of parking trust fund. To the extent required by law,
the Borough shall apply to the State of New Jersey, Department of
Community Affairs, Local Finance Board pursuant to administrative
rule, for its approval and establishment of a dedicated and restricted
trust fund for deposit of the PILOP fees assessed by the authority
pursuant to the parking space variance, as determined by the Land
Use Board.
F.
Use of PILOP assessment. The assessed fees collected and deposited
into the PIP Trust Fund shall be dedicated to provide for planning,
engineering and design; traffic and other feasibility studies; acquisition
through purchase or condemnation; erection, construction of or installation
of off-street parking facilities, parking structures, or equipment;
other associated parking project development costs, and other additional
transportation facilities, including, but not limited to, bus shelters,
bicycle parking facilities, and alternative transportation facilities.
The expenditure of such funds for said purposes shall be made by the
Borough in the manner determined by resolution of the Borough to be
in the best interests of the Borough. The proceeds of such fund shall
not be considered a part of the municipal general fund.
G.
Designation of other areas. The Mayor and Council reserves the right
to supplement this article when it has deemed other areas of the Borough
are in the need of off-street parking or alterations to the PILOP
program are required.
A.
Administration of standards.
(1)
Compliance with site plan. All parking areas shall comply with all site plan requirements Chapter 171. No required parking area shall be encroached upon by storage or any other use.
(2)
Fractional spaces. For the purpose of administering this section,
whenever a fractional space is required, fractions shall be carried
forward in summation, and the total sum rounded to the nearest whole
number.
(3)
Loading types:
(4)
When loading docks are required, a loading dock shall also count
as a loading space for the purpose of satisfying off-street loading
requirements.
B.
Off-street loading shall be provided according to the below table:
|
Loading Type
|
L1
|
L2
|
L3
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Uses
|
• 5 or more residential units
• Artisan industrial spaces and artist studios
• Offices
• Houses of worship
• Nursery schools and child-care centers
• Vocational Schools and instruction studios
• Institutional uses (all except hospital)
|
• Breweries and distilleries
• Medical offices, clinics and laboratories
• Animal hospitals
• Funeral homes
• Banks and financial
• Theaters and cinemas
• Banks and financial offices
• Retail sales, retail services, and cannabis retailers
• Family day-care
• Restaurants, cafes, and taverns
• Hotels and motor inns
• Indoor commercial recreation
• Public garages and gasoline service stations
• Pet care establishments
• Data processing and storage
|
• Warehouses, wholesale distribution centers
• Light manufacturing, assembly, and packaging
• High-tech industrial, scientific/technological/research
facilities
• Institutional use (hospital only)
|
|
Loading spaces*
(minimum)
|
1, plus 1 additional loading space per each 50,000 square feet
total floor area
|
1, plus 1 additional loading space per each 20,000 square feet
total floor area
|
1, plus 1 additional loading space per each 10,000 square feet
total floor area
|
|
Loading docks,*
(minimum)
|
None
|
0, plus 1 per each 100,000 square feet total floor area
|
1, plus 1 per 25,000 square feet total floor area
|
|
*
|
The first 2 loading space shall be designed to be a tandem space
in order to accommodate larger vehicles.
|
A.
Administration of standards.
(1)
Compliance with site plan. All parking areas shall comply with all site plan requirements Chapter 171. No required parking area shall be encroached upon by storage or any other use.
(2)
Fractional spaces. For the purpose of administering this section,
whenever a fractional space is required, fractions shall be carried
forward in summation, and the total sum rounded to the nearest whole
number.
B.
Off-street bicycle parking shall be provided as follows:
|
Minimum Bicycle Parking Requirements
| |
|---|---|
|
Use
|
Minimum
|
|
Residential, 5 or more dwelling units
|
0.5 space per dwelling unit
|
|
Commercial and office
|
1 space per 7,500 square feet, but no less than 2
|
|
All other uses
|
1 space per 10,000 square feet, but no less than 2
|
C.
Bicycle parking location:
(1)
Outdoor bicycle parking spaces shall be located within 50 feet
of a primary entrance.
(2)
For nonresidential uses and multifamily uses with five or more
dwelling units, indoor residential bicycle parking must be accessible
from a building entrance via a step-free route, which may include
use of an elevator. Stairways with a guide rail for bicycle wheels
or similar ramp are also permitted.
