[Amended 6-26-1979 by Ord. No. 354-2B-79; 10-9-1984 by Ord. No. 354-2YY-84; 12-31-1990 by Ord. No. 354-2I-90; 6-3-1991 by Ord. No. 354-2K-91; 5-9-2000 by Ord. No. 354-2N-00; 6-11-2001 by Ord. No. 354-2II-01; 2-23-2010 by Ord. No. 3-10]
Off-street parking shall be provided in the following ratios. For commercial uses with more than one occupant, one parking stall per unit will be provided in addition to the following requirements.
Use
Minimum Number of Spaces
Accessory food services area
0 for the first 10% of gross floor area of the principal use, 1 per 4 customer seats, plus 1 per each employee thereafter
Amusement center and game room
1 per 4 coin-operated machines, plus 1 per non-coin-operated activity
Athletic, health and fitness facilities and swim clubs
1 per 200 square feet of floor area or 1 for every 2 persons who may be legally admitted, whichever is greater
Auditoriums, houses of worship, theaters, stadiums, community centers, union halls and similar places of assembly
1 per 4 seats or for every 4 persons who may be legally admitted, whichever is the maximum
Automobile service stations
3 per 200 square feet of floor area
Banks, financial and business offices and professional offices
1 per 300 square feet of floor area, minimum 6 spaces
Barber- and beauty shops
3 per barber or beauty chair, plus 1 per employee.
Billiard parlors
1 per 200 square feet of floor area or 1.5 per table, whichever is greater
Bowling alleys
5 per alley
Commercial or technical training schools
1 per employees, plus 1 per class seat
Drive-in restaurants and carhops
1 per 25 square feet of floor area
Driving ranges or miniature golf
1.5 per tee or hole
Hospitals, nursing homes and similar institutional uses
1 per 3 beds, plus 1 per every 1.5 employees
Hotels, motels and boardinghouses
1 per sleeping or dwelling unit, plus 1 per employee
Industrial or manufacturing establishments
1 per 1 1/2 employees on maximum shift
Laundromats
1 per 2 washing machines
Marina or boatyard
1 parking space for each boat slip or rental unit
1 parking space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area for retail uses and service uses
Medical office buildings
1 per 200 square feet of floor space
Mortuaries and funeral homes
1 per 50 square feet of floor area, excluding storage, embalming or office space
Motor vehicles sales and service
1 per 200 square feet of floor area, plus 1 per employee
Multifamily dwellings
1 bedroom: 1.8
2 bedrooms: 2.3
3 bedrooms: 2.4
Restaurants, luncheonettes, cafeterias, bars and taverns
1 per 4 customer seats, plus 1 per every 2 employees.
Retail and service stores, except as otherwise specified
1 per 200 feet of floor area
Retail furniture and appliance stores
1 per 400 square feet of floor area
Roller rinks
1 per 300 square feet of floor area
Single-family dwellings
2 bedrooms: 1.5
3 bedrooms: 2.0
4 bedrooms: 2.5
5 bedrooms: 3.0
Skating rinks
1 per 300 square feet of floor area
Studio
1 per 100 square feet of floor area
Supermarkets and self-service food stores
1 per 100 square feet of floor area
Tennis, racquetball and batting/basketball cages
2 per court or cage
Other
As specified by the Brick Township Planning Board
[Amended 10-28-1980 by Ord. No. 354-2P-80; 5-9-2000 by Ord. No. 354-2O-00]
Parking, loading and access areas shall be located as follows:
A. 
Off-street parking spaces to be provided as specified above shall be provided with necessary passageways and driveways and shall be constructed in accordance with § 245-15 of this chapter.
B. 
Parking facilities may be located in any yard space but shall not be closer than 20 feet to any street right-of-way line or any easement dedicated for roadway purposes, except as further restricted in the provisions below.
C. 
Parking areas and driveways thereto required for commercial or industrial uses shall be adequately illuminated during operating hours which occur after sunset. Any adjacent residential zones shall be shielded from the glare of said illumination and that of automobile headlights.
D. 
No-parking areas in any business zone may be located within 25 feet of a residential zone boundary. This provision shall not be construed to permit infringement on any required buffer area.
E. 
No single driveway for any business property shall exceed 35 feet in width, and any driveway of greater than 28 feet in width shall be separated by a divider barrier.
F. 
Not more than two driveways of not less than 20 feet nor more than 30 feet in width for means of ingress and egress for commercial parking areas shall be permitted for each 300 feet of frontage upon a public street, nor shall any driveway be located closer than 100 feet to the intersection of two public streets. If the property fronts on a major or secondary highway, acceleration and deceleration lanes shall be provided, unless they would increase a hazardous condition.
G. 
All commercial truck loading and unloading areas shall be provided in sufficient amount to permit the transfer of goods and products in other than a public street or public parking area and shall be located separately from such area.
H. 
Parking areas in industrial zones may be located in any of the required yard areas, provided that they are at least 40 feet from a street line or the boundary of a residential zone. Ingress and egress shall be provided by not more than two driveways, each not less than 20 nor more than 30 feet in width. No driveways shall be located within 200 feet of the intersection of two public streets or within 100 feet of an existing driveway or private street.
I. 
Each industrial use shall provide truck loading or unloading facilities on the same lot and in other than the required front yard area so as to permit the transfer of goods in other than a public street.
J. 
Parking spaces shall be 10 feet by 18 feet, with an access area space of 25 feet between each row of parking stalls. In the case of one-way circulation, or nonperpendicular parking, the aisle width may be reduced to 18 feet.
[Amended 6-25-2002 by Ord. No. 354-2H-02]
K. 
Where any sidewalk area abuts a parking stall, the sidewalk width shall equal a minimum of six feet.
L. 
Parking stalls with an interior corner orientation in a ninety-degree parking field must be designed so that there is a minimum separation of five feet between stalls to prevent conflicts with backing movements. See Figure 161.1.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Figure 161.1 is on file in the Clerk's office.
M. 
Any parking stall adjacent to a right-of-way must provide berming with a minimum height of three feet.
N. 
As a condition of receiving approvals, an applicant may be required to greenbank parking spaces in an amount equal to 10% of the minimum number of required parking spaces and 20% of requested excess parking. Within two years of the completion of a project, a recommendation shall be made by the Township Engineer or Township Planner to the Planning Board on retaining or improving the greenbank parking spaces, and the Planning Board shall make a final determination.
[Amended 6-25-2002 by Ord. No. 354-2H-02]
O. 
All driveway permits for residential uses in the R-5 and R-7.5 shall provide off-street parking as provided for in § 245-310, having a minimum access width of nine feet and a maximum access width of 18 feet. The access drive shall be designated on each lot by curb cuts for areas having curbing and by a driveway apron where there are no curbs, subject to the discretion of the Township Engineer based on sound engineering practices. More than one driveway is allowed on a street frontage provided the aggregate width of the driveways shall not exceed 18 feet, and a parking space is provided on the street in a location acceptable to the Township Engineer and a minimum clearance of 25 feet between openings is maintained. When the owner of the property has not designated an access drive, it shall be assumed to be located on the side of the structure having the greatest side yard setback and shall be a ten-foot drive in width. Properties located on streets with a right-of-way width of less than 30 feet, or which adjoin a street frontage where parking is prohibited, shall not be bound by these driveway width restrictions.
[Added 7-23-2024 by Ord. No. 9-24]
P. 
All driveways must be maintained with a dust-free durable surface to minimize erosion.
[Added 7-23-2024 by Ord. No. 9-24]
Q. 
All paved areas for access and parking shall be a minimum of five feet from property lines, except for the entrance onto a property.
[Added 7-23-2024 by Ord. No. 9-24]
[Added 11-9-2022 by Ord. No. 24-22]
A. 
Purpose. The purpose of this article 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.
B. 
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.
[Added 11-9-2022 by Ord. No. 24-22]
A. 
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 C. 40:55D-70.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70.
B. 
EVSE and make-ready parking spaces installed pursuant to § 245-311.3 below in development applications that are subject to site plan approval are considered a permitted accessory use as described in Subsection A above.
C. 
All EVSE and make-ready parking spaces shall be subject to applicable local and/or Department of Community Affairs permit and inspection requirements.
D. 
The administrative official/zoning officer shall enforce all signage and installation requirements described in this article. Failure to meet the requirements in this article shall be subject to the same enforcement and penalty provisions as other violations of Township of Brick's land use regulations.
E. 
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 C. 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:
(1) 
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;
(2) 
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
(3) 
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 (C. 52:27D-119 et seq.), any safety standards concerning the installation, and any state rule or regulation concerning electric vehicle charging stations.
F. 
An application pursuant to Subsection E above shall be deemed complete if:
(1) 
The application, including the permit fee and all necessary documentation, is determined to be complete;
(2) 
A notice of incompleteness is not provided within 20 days after the filing of the application; or
(3) 
A one-time written correction notice is not issued by the administrative official/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.
G. 
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.
H. 
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.
[Added 11-9-2022 by Ord. No. 24-22]
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.
(4) 
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.
(5) 
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.
B. 
As a condition of preliminary site plan approval, each application involving a parking lot or garage not covered in Subsection A 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;
(6) 
In lieu of installing make-ready parking spaces, a parking lot or garage may install EVSE to satisfy the requirements of this subsection;
(7) 
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;
(8) 
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.
[Added 11-9-2022 by Ord. No. 24-22]
A. 
All parking spaces with EVSE and make-ready equipment shall be included in the calculation of minimum required parking spaces, pursuant to § 306-2, Parking space standards and requirements and §§ 245-310 and 245-311.
B. 
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.
C. 
All parking space calculations for EVSE and make-ready equipment shall be rounded up to the next full parking space.
D. 
Additional installation of EVSE and make-ready parking spaces above what is required in § 245-311.3 above may be encouraged but shall not be required in development projects.
A. 
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.
B. 
Maintenance. Charging station equipment shall be maintained in all respects. Contact information, such as a phone number, shall be provided on the charging station equipment for reporting purposes when the equipment is not functioning correctly, or other equipment problems are encountered.
C. 
Lighting. Where charging station equipment is installed, adequate site lighting be provided in accordance with Township Code.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 312, Parking Lot Lighting.
D. 
Installation.
(1) 
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.
(2) 
Each EVSE or make-ready parking space that is not accessible for people with disabilities shall be not less than 10 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.
(3) 
All new development and redevelopment parking stall must meet dimensions of 10 feet by 18 feet to provide adequate space for equipment.
(4) 
If development exceeds 10 or more required EVSE and make-ready parking spaces, drive island areas may be utilized and/or encroached upon for installation of equipment.
(5) 
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.
(6) 
High and low limit of EVSE and make-ready equipment shall be no more than six feet in height and no less than five feet in height.
(7) 
Coloration of handicap accessible parking spaces for people with disabilities shall be represented by combined green and blue striping, in order to designate handicap assessable EVSE and make-ready parking.
(8) 
EVSE and make-ready parking equipment must not be installed or impede into the designated ten-foot-by-eighteen-foot parking area.
(9) 
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.
E. 
EVSE parking.
(1) 
Publicly accessible EVSE shall be reserved for parking and charging electric vehicles only. Electric vehicles shall be connected to the EVSE. The use of time limits is optional and shall be determined by the owner.
(2) 
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.
F. 
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 a EVSE parking space, or any electric vehicle parked and not connected to the EVSE shall be is subject to fine and/or impoundment of the offending vehicle as described in the general penalty provisions of this Municipal Code or § 306-3, Violations and penalties.
(1) 
Signage indicating the penalties for violations shall comply with § 245-311.6 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.
G. 
Private parking. The use of EVSE shall be monitored by the property owner or designee.
H. 
Safety.
(1) 
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 § 245-311.6 below.
(2) 
Where EVSE is installed, adequate site lighting and landscaping shall be provided in accordance with Township of Brick's ordinances and regulations.
(3) 
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 setback a minimum of 24 inches from the face of the curb. Any stand-alone EVSE bollards should be three feet 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.
(4) 
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 H(5) below. Equipment mounted on pedestals, lighting posts, bollards, or other devices shall be designated and located as to not impede pedestrian travel, create trip hazards on sidewalks, or impede snow removal.
(5) 
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.
(6) 
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.
(7) 
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, Township of Brick 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.
[Added 11-9-2022 by Ord. No. 24-22]
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 B above.
D. 
Directional signage must be limited to no more than two signs per location of installation.
E. 
Sign requirements shall be as per Article XXXVI, §§ 245-312 et seq., of this chapter. Rolling and/or illuminated signage is not permitted.
F. 
Each individual parking must adhere to the sign requirements of one eighteen-inch-by-twelve-inch sign per parking stall. Each parking stall sign must be incorporated on existing/installed equipment.
G. 
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.
[Added 11-9-2022 by Ord. No. 24-22]
Private EVSE. Nothing in this article 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.