The purpose of this article is to ensure that adequate off-street
parking is provided to meet the parking needs of all uses located
within the City of Brigantine. All parking areas shall be designed
and situated so as to ensure their usefulness, to protect the public
safety and, where appropriate, to mitigate potential adverse impact
on adjacent uses. It shall be the responsibility of the developer,
owner or operator of a specific use to provide and maintain adequate
off-street parking for that use.
A.
The Off-Street Parking Schedule is as follows:
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Off-Street Parking Schedule
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Minimum Off-Street Parking Requirements
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Proposed Land Use
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Minimum Number of Off-Street Parking Spaces
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Amusement facility
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1 per 200 square feet, plus 1 per employee
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Automobile service station
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2, plus 4 per service bay
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Barbershop or beauty parlor
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2 per chair or station, plus 1 per employee
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Bowling alley
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2 per lane
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Billiard hall
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2 per table, plus 1 per employee
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Commercial marina
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1 per berth
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Church
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1 per 4 seats
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Golf course, country club
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6 per regulation hole, plus additional parking as required by
use
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Laundromat
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1 per 4 washing machines
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Marina yacht club
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1 per berth
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Motel or hotel
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Refer to Subsection B
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Multifamily
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Refer to Subsection D
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Office building
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4 per 1,000 square feet of gross leasable area
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Professional office
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1 per 300 square feet, plus 1 per employee
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Public assembly
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1 per 4 seats or 1 per 35 square feet
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Recreational facility
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10 minimum, plus 1 per 35 square feet
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Restaurant and bars
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1 per 3 seats or portion thereof, plus 1 per 2 employees
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Restaurant, fast food
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1 per 3 seats or portion thereof, plus 1 per 2 employees
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Retail food establishment
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1 per 100 square feet
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Retail service establishment
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4 per 1,000 square feet of gross leasable area
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Retail trade establishment
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4 per 400 square feet
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Single-family detached
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Refer to Subsection D
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Supermarket
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1 per 100 square feet
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Specialty food store
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1 per 100 square feet
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B.
Hotels and motels.
(1)
Parking requirements for hotels and motels shall be determined according
to the following types of units:
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Proposed Land Use
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Minimum Number of Off-Street Parking Spaces
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Single-room unit
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1 per unit
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Efficiency unit
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1 per unit
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Suite unit
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1 per bedroom
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(2)
Parking must be provided for each employee intended to be on the
premises (one space per employee). Parking space and sufficient driveways
must also be shown for purposes of guest check-in and each accessory
use intended for the premises. The Planning Board may take into account
potential joint use of the facilities by guests, between principal
uses and accessory uses, in determining the maximum required spaces
for any motel or hotel facility. In making such determination, the
Planning Board and the applicant should take into account the reasonable
requirements of the operation of a proposed motel or hotel, of the
type presented to the Board and the impact upon the surrounding uses
to ensure that sufficient parking exists such that the proposed use
will not adversely impact adjoining neighborhoods or access to the
beach, dunes or other recreation areas.
C.
The applicable standard shall be whichever results in the greater
number of parking spaces.
D.
Parking must be provided for all residential construction according
to RSIS.
E.
General notes.
(1)
Where the application of the preceding schedules results in a fractional
space, then the fraction shall be rounded to the higher whole number.
(2)
The number of parking spaces required by these schedules may be increased
as a condition of a conditional use approval if it can be demonstrated
through a parking study that the proposed use would have a parking
demand in excess of the requirements given in this chapter.
(3)
The parking requirements for uses not specifically listed in the
schedule shall be determined by the Planning Board on the basis of
requirements for similar uses and on any traffic engineering and planning
data that is appropriate to the establishment of a minimum requirement.
(4)
In applications that propose a combination of uses on the site, parking
shall be provided for each of the uses on the site according to the
schedules given in this chapter.
A.
New construction. Off-street parking facilities shall be provided
for any new building constructed, for any new use established, for
any addition or enlargement of an existing building or use and for
any change of occupancy of an existing building or the manner in which
a use is conducted that would result in additional parking spaces
being required.
B.
Additions to existing buildings. For additions or enlargements of
any existing building or use, or any change of occupancy or manner
of operation that would increase the number of parking spaces required,
the additional parking spaces shall be required only for such addition,
enlargement or change and not for the entire building or use, unless
required as a condition of approval of conditional use permit.
C.
Handicapped spaces. In all situations where additional off-street parking is required, all existing and proposed handicapped parking spaces located on the site shall be marked and striped in accordance with § 198-88.
D.
Temporary uses. The requirements of this chapter shall apply to temporary
as well as permanent uses.
E.
Continuance. No building or use of land lawfully existing as of the
effective date of this chapter shall be considered nonconforming solely
because of lack of off-street parking facilities required by this
chapter.
F.
Approved projects of records. Projects with unexpired site plan or
conditional use approvals prior to the effective date of this chapter
must only meet the requirements of this section of this chapter in
effect on the date of final approval.
Decreases in the number of off-street parking spaces required
by this chapter in the preceding schedules may be granted under the
following criteria:
A.
Shared parking areas.
(1)
In the instance of an application for a variance from the Off-Street
Parking Schedule[1] due to the consideration for shared parking, a parking
study shall be submitted by the applicant demonstrating that there
will not exist substantial conflict in the peak hours of parking demand
for the uses for which shared parking is proposed.
(2)
The number of parking spaces which may be credited against the requirements
for the structures or uses involved shall not exceed the number of
spaces reasonably anticipated to be available during differing hours
of operation.
(3)
An application for shared parking shall be accompanied by a written
agreement executed by the parties concerned assuring the continued
availability of the parking spaces designated for shared use. The
agreement shall be subject to the review of the Municipal Attorney.
B.
Transportation management plan.
(1)
The number of required parking spaces for retail trade and service
establishments may be reduced up to 20%, subject to the approval of
a transportation management plan furnished by the applicant.
(2)
The evaluation of such a reduction shall include, but not be limited
to, the evaluation of the following factors:
(a)
Projected effectiveness of car pools, van pools, staggered work
hours or similar transportation programs.
(b)
Proximity to public transportation facilities serving a significant
portion of employees and/or customers.
(c)
Evidence that employees and/or customers utilize on a regular
basis transportation alternative to the automobile.
C.
Required findings of fact. Any application for a variance from the
required off-street parking in the preceding schedules shall require
the Planning Board to make the following findings:
A.
Automobile, residential.
(1)
Covered stall or space. Each covered off-street parking space shall
be in a garage or carport. Such a space shall be a minimum of nine
feet in width and 20 feet in depth. These measurements shall not include
the exterior walls or structural supports. No stacked covered parking
shall be provided unless full-time valet parking is provided.
(2)
Uncovered stall. Each uncovered off-street parking space shall be
a minimum of nine feet in width and 18 feet in depth.
(3)
Parallel stall. Each parallel off-street parking space shall have
a minimum dimension of eight feet wide by 22 feet long. If a parallel
space abuts one or fewer parallel spaces and access is adequate to
that space, then the length may be reduced to 20 feet.
(4)
Stacked space. No stacked parking is permitted except when one parking
space is stacked behind a closed-door, garaged single space in connection
with one- to two-dwelling unit residential construction. Stacked parking
is permitted in commercial uses when full-time valet parking is provided.
(5)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, stacked parking will be
permitted in association with detached single-family residential uses.
B.
Automobile, all other uses.
(1)
Full-sized space. Each full-sized off-street parking space shall
be a minimum of nine feet in width and 18 feet in depth. If such a
space is covered, these dimensions shall not include the exterior
walls or structural supports.
(2)
Employee/valet or long-term space. Parking spaces shall be specifically
assigned to employees, parking spaces shall be utilized by a valet
parking system, and parking spaces designated for long-term usage
may be reduced to 8.5 feet in width.
(3)
Parallel stall. Each parallel off-street parking space shall have
a minimum dimension of eight feet wide by 22 feet long. If a parallel
space abuts one or fewer parallel spaces and access is adequate to
that space, then the length may be reduced to 20 feet.
C.
Handicapped, all applicable uses. Each handicapped space shall be
14 feet wide, lined to provide a nine-foot-wide parking area and a
five-foot-wide loading area, and 19 feet in depth. If two handicapped
spaces are adjacent to each other, they may share the five-foot-wide
loading area, resulting in a width of 23 feet for both spaces.
The following improvements shall be required for all off-street
parking areas:
A.
Surfacing. All parking spaces, driveways and aisles shall be paved
with a dustless durable, asphaltic or portland concrete all-weather
surface or as approved by the Municipal Engineer.
[Amended 7-13-2022 by Ord. No. 10-2022]
(1)
Residential single-family and two-family dwelling are permitted to
provide ribbons of hard surface material divided by grass or other
permeable materials in order to allow more absorption of stormwater
runoff.
B.
Wheel stops. All parking spaces shall have concrete wheel stops not
less than six inches in height where required to prevent encroachment
into landscaped or pedestrian areas, fences and property lines.
C.
Directional arrows and signage. Parking areas or facilities containing 10 or more parking spaces shall have all aisles, driveways, approach lanes and maneuvering areas clearly marked with directional arrows and signs in order to expedite traffic movement. Signage shall be in conformance with Article XV, Sign Regulations, of this chapter.
D.
Pedestrian safety islands. Pedestrian safety islands shall be required
at the end of alternate parking bays if such bays are more than 200
feet in length. Such islands shall be landscaped and designed in such
a manner as to provide a safe area for pedestrians to wait prior to
crossing vehicular traffic lanes. Each safety island shall be at least
300 square feet in area.
E.
Striping and identification.
(1)
Automobile. All parking stalls shall be clearly outlined with either single or double lines of a minimum of three inches in width, in white paint, according to the sizes delineated in § 198-87, Parking spaces dimensions.
(2)
Handicapped. All handicapped spaces shall be striped and marked according
to the applicable state standards.
(3)
All spaces shall be clearly identified according to their respective
use, such as employee, handicapped, valet or car-pool spaces.
F.
Operation and maintenance.
(1)
All parking areas and facilities required by this chapter or in operation
at the time of the adoption of this chapter shall be maintained for
the duration of the use requiring these facilities.
(2)
It shall be the responsibility of the owner or operator of a specific
use to ensure that the required parking facilities are maintained
in good operating condition and to ensure that the parking facilities
are periodically swept and cleaned.
G.
Restriction of parking lot uses.
(1)
These facilities shall be used exclusively for the parking of vehicles.
(2)
The parking facilities shall not be used for the storage of merchandise
or storage or repair of vehicles or equipment.
(3)
Parking facilities shall not be used for the sale of merchandise,
except on a temporary basis for special events, subject to the approval
of City Council or its designated representative.
The purpose of the requirements in this section is to ensure
that parking facilities are situated so that they will conveniently
access the uses they are intended to serve. All parking spaces required
by this chapter shall be located on the same site they are intended
to serve, except as permitted in the following sections:
A.
Residential parking areas.
(2)
Distances shall be measured from a dwelling unit's entry to the parking
space(s) serving that unit. For developments where a stairway or elevator
provides access to the dwelling unit(s), that stairway or elevator
shall be considered to be the entrance to the dwelling unit(s) for
the purpose of computing distances.
(3)
Variation from this section shall be considered as a design waiver
subject to the approval of the Planning Board.
B.
Handicapped spaces. All handicapped spaces shall be located as close
as it is practical to the principal entrance of the use they are intended
to serve and oriented so that a user of the handicapped space does
not have to go past the rear of the parking space in order to reach
the building's principal entrance.
C.
Commercial and nonresidential uses.
(1)
For commercial and all nonresidential uses in business districts,
required off-street parking shall be provided within 200 feet of such
use. It shall be measured from the nearest point of the parking facility
to the nearest point of the use it is intended to serve.
(2)
Additional parking areas may be maintained as accessory to such use,
provided that such areas are located within 1,000 feet of the subject
property, measured as herein provided, and are in the same zone.
D.
Shared parking between uses. A parking area or facility may serve
two or more buildings or uses located on adjacent lots within the
same zone, provided that the total of the parking spaces furnished
to serve these buildings or uses shall not be less than the total
number of off-street parking spaces required by this chapter if computed
separately for each use or building. Furthermore, the land on which
this shared parking facility is located shall be owned by one or more
of the collective users.
E.
Yard restrictions. Parking areas for commercial uses and multifamily
uses, not including garden apartments and townhouses, may be located
in any yard area, but not closer than five feet from a street line.
Parking areas containing spaces for more than six vehicles shall not
be closer than 15 feet to a property line which is a common property
line with a lot zoned to permit a one-family dwelling unless said
adjacent lot is used for either a nonresidential purpose or a residential
use, including parking for 20 or more vehicles.
F.
Access aisles. Access aisles and driveways to parking areas shall
not be less than 10 feet in width. Access aisles and driveways within
parking areas shall have minimum width as follows:
