[Amended 6-15-1992 by Ord. No. 10-1992; 8-4-2009 by Ord. No.
18-2009]
A.
Standards.
(1)
Off-street loading and unloading space(s) with proper and safe access
from a street or alley shall be provided on each lot where it is deemed
that such facilities are necessary to adequately serve the uses within
the district. All such loading and unloading spaces shall be located
in the rear of the building. Each loading and unloading space:
(a)
Shall be at least 14 feet wide, 60 feet long, and shall have
at least a fifteen-foot vertical clearance;
(b)
Shall have a sixty-foot maneuvering area;
(c)
Shall have an all-weather surface to provide safe and convenient
access during all seasons;
(d)
Shall not be constructed between the street right-of-way line
and the building setback line.
(2)
Required off-street parking space (including aisles) shall not be
used for loading and unloading purposes except during hours when business
operations are suspended.
(3)
Loading and unloading facilities shall be designed so that trucks
need not back in or out, or park in, any public right-of-way.
(4)
No truck shall be allowed to stand in a right-of-way or in an automobile
parking area (including aisles), or in any position that will block
the effective flow of persons or vehicles.
B.
Requirements. At least one off-street loading space shall be provided
for all commercial and industrial concerns in excess of 3,500 square
feet of floor area. The number of loading and unloading spaces shall
be left to the discretion of the developer; however, the standards
of this section shall be maintained, and the number of proposed spaces
approved by the Planning Board.
A.
Standards.
(1)
The required parking areas shall be measured exclusive of interior driveways or maneuvering areas. Outdoor parking or service for uses open to the public and the approaches thereto shall be paved according to Township specifications, and shall be graded, properly drained, and maintained in a good condition. In computing the number of parking spaces required in Subsection B below, if the computation shall result in a fraction, a space shall be required for each fractional amount.
(2)
Dimensions.
(a)
Parking spaces and access aisle dimensions shall be adequate
to accommodate anticipated volumes, types of vehicles and vehicle
turnover. Generally, off-street parking spaces and access aisles shall
be dimensioned in accordance with the following schedule, with permitted
variances, as conditions warrant.
Angle of Parking Space
|
Access Aisle Width With
Nine-Foot Parking Space
(feet)
| |
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90
|
24
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60
|
20
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45
|
15
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30
|
12
| |
Parallel
|
18
|
(b)
When angled parking spaces are utilized, the space "box" for
the vehicle shall be contained completely inside the lines for the
parking spaces. Aisle widths below 24 feet are only appropriate if
they are utilized for one-way drive aisles, otherwise all drive aisles
shall be at least 24 feet wide, including for parallel spaces.
(c)
Each parking space shall be a minimum of nine feet in width
by 18 feet in length, except for a retail store, shopping center,
supermarket or personal service uses which shall have a minimum width
of 10 feet. Alternatively, parking spaces may be reduced to 16 feet
in length where vehicles overhang landscaped areas or expanded pedestrian
walkways by a minimum of two feet, subject to Board approval. With
the exception of preexisting painted parking spaces, all new parking
spaces shall be delineated using hairpin striping. Each hairpin stripe
separating adjacent parking spaces shall include two parallel, four-inch-wide
white traffic-painted stripes placed two feet apart straddling the
imaginary line that defines each nine-foot-wide parking space. The
width of the parking space shall be measured from the mid-point between
the two stripes. All parking areas shall be provided with permanent
and durable curbing to assist in orderly parking and separate pedestrian
walkways from vehicular traffic, unless alternative treatment is warranted
and approved by the Board. If walkways or curbed landscaped areas
are not provided adjacent to parking spaces, front wheel stops (staked,
black-rubber-type only) or alternative treatment may be provided,
subject to Board approval.
(3)
Handicapped parking shall be provided in accordance with the standards
of the U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board
requirements pursuant to the Americans with the Disabilities Act and
shall be subject to the review and approval of the Township Construction
Code Official.
(4)
The side of a parking space that abuts a fixed object, such as a
wall or column, whether within a structure or not, shall have a minimum
width of 10 feet.
(5)
An off-street parking facility existing at the effective date of
this chapter shall not subsequently be reduced to an amount less than
required under this chapter for a similar new building or new use.
An off-street parking facility provided to comply with the provisions
of this chapter shall not subsequently be reduced below the requirements
of this chapter.
(6)
Every parking lot shall be subject to the following buffer requirements:
In the case of a parking lot which is accessory to a permitted use
and which has facilities for five or more automobiles, any boundary
or property line which abuts a residence district or a lot used for
residence purposes shall be screened from the adjacent property by
a buffer planting strip not less than five feet in width. Any buffer
requirement of this section shall be subject to any more stringent
requirement of the district in which such lot is located.
(7)
No parking facility shall be permitted as the principal use of a
lot.
B.
Requirements.
(1)
Subject to the general requirement for off-street parking, off-street
parking space, with proper access from a street, alley or driveway,
shall be provided in all districts in the amounts indicated below.
Such parking space shall be provided on any lot on which a dwelling
is hereafter erected or converted, or, in the case of any other use,
on or near the lot of which every main building is hereafter erected
or converted.
(2)
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the collective
provision of off-street parking facilities for two or more buildings
or uses, provided that the total of such off-street parking facilities
provided collectively shall be not less than the sum of other requirements
for the various individual uses computed separately. However, if the
uses providing collective parking clearly do not use the parking during
the same time of the day or the same day of the week, such as a school
and theater or a church and an office building, the total amount of
parking required may be reduced by special exception. In no case shall
this be less than 75% of parking required if computed separately or
110% of the parking required for those uses that will need it concurrently.
(3)
Off-street parking: number of spaces.
(a)
For residential developments, off-street parking shall be provided
as required in N.J.A.C. 5:21-1.
(b)
For nonresidential developments, the parking standards established
in the following table shall apply.
Use
|
Standards
| |
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Tourist, rooming, or boarding house
|
1 space for each rental room, plus 2 spaces for the resident
family.
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Hotel, motel, or inn
|
1 space for each rental room or suite. If a restaurant in connection
with such a use is open to the public, the off-street parking facilities
for such restaurant shall be not less than those required for a restaurant.
| |
Restaurant, full service
|
1 space for every 3 seats in the dining area or 1 space for
each 40 square feet of gross floor area devoted to patron drinking
and dining, whichever yields the greatest number of spaces, including
any outdoor seating area not located in the public right-of-way (e.g.,
sidewalk), plus 1 space for every 2 employees at peak hours and excluding
spaces dedicated for take-out service. A minimum of 5 spaces shall
be provided for take-out service.
| |
Restaurant or eating establishments
|
1 space for every 4 seats in the dining area or 1 space for
each 50 square feet of gross floor area devoted to patron drinking
and dining, whichever yields the greatest number of spaces, including
any outdoor seating area not located in the public right-of-way (e.g.,
sidewalk), plus 1 space for every 2 employees at peak hours and excluding
spaces dedicated for take-out service. A minimum of 5 spaces shall
be provided for take-out services.
| |
Restaurant, drive-through or drive-in
|
1 space for every 2 seats in the dining area and no less than
1 space for each 50 square feet of the building, including any outdoor
seating areas not located in the public right-of-way (e.g., sidewalk).
| |
Theater, church, lodge, meeting place, funeral home, etc.
|
1 space for every 3 fixed seats or where the capacity is not
determined by the number of fixed seats, 1 space for each 60 square
feet of floor area devoted to patron use.
| |
Retail store or shopping center
|
5.5 spaces for each 1,000 square feet of floor area exclusive
of basement areas if not used for sale or display of merchandise.
| |
Supermarkets and personal service establishments
|
1 space for each 100 square feet of customer service area in
addition to 1 space for each employee.
| |
Office, office building or bank
|
1 space for each 200 square feet of floor area, exclusive of
basement if not used for office purpose.
| |
Medical and dental offices and clinics
|
1 space for each 2 employees plus 4 per doctor.
| |
Hospital
|
1 space for each 600 square feet of floor area, exclusive of
basement areas, or 1 space for each 2 patient beds, whichever is greater.
| |
Motor vehicle service station or public garage
|
4 spaces, either within or without the structure, for each 200
square feet of floor or ground area devoted to repair, or service
facilities and in any case the spaces for permitted motor vehicle
storage in conjunction with a service station shall not be less than
five.
| |
Wholesale establishments industrial buildings or
|
1 space for each 1,000 feet of floor area, exclusive of basement
areas not used for sale, display or manufacturing. In no case shall
there be less than 1 space provided for each employee on the largest
shift.
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Buildings or use other than specified above
|
For any buildings or open area used for a purpose not covered
above, parking requirements shall be determined by using comparable
buildings or uses listed above as a standard.
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C.
Off-street parking design standards for commercial, industrial, institutional,
and multifamily residential districts.
(1)
Parking spaces shall be clearly delineated by painted lines or markings.
(2)
Stalls shall be provided with bumper guards or wheel stops when necessary
for safety or protection of adjacent structures or landscaped areas.
(3)
Surface drainage shall be connected to the existing or proposed drainage
system.
(4)
All vehicular entrances and exits to parking areas shall be clearly
designated for all conditions.
(5)
If spaces are used during evening hours, appropriate lighting shall
be provided.
D.
No driveway shall be constructed or maintained that does not meet
the following requirements:
(1)
Entrance to the street shall be at a horizontal angle of 75°
to 105° with the intersecting street.
(2)
The driveway between the right-of-way of the street and the cartway
shall be paved.
(3)
All curb cuts shall be properly constructed to the satisfaction of
the Township Engineer.
(4)
Driveways in commercial and industrial districts shall have a minimum
width of 12 feet for each direction of movement.
(5)
Driveways in residential districts shall have a minimum width of
10 feet and a maximum width of 20 feet excluding any parking bay or
turnaround area.
(6)
No driveway shall be located closer than five feet to a side or rear
property line.
E.
Parking areas for individual nonresidential uses shall be designed
to be interconnected with adjacent properties and shall utilize common
entrance(s) and exit(s) where feasible, to minimize access points
to the street. Such interconnection shall be established through an
appropriate cross-access easement either unilaterally established
by one party or by mutual agreement. The cross-access easement shall
be approved by the Planning Board.
F.
Where the total number of off-street parking spaces required may
not be immediately required for a particular use and at the Planning
Board's discretion a staged development plan may be permitted which
requires that only a portion of the parking area, but not less than
65% of the required spaces, be completed initially, subject to the
following regulations:
(1)
The site plan shall clearly indicate both the portion of the parking
area to be initially paved and the total parking area to be eventually
paved and the total parking needed to provide the number of spaces
required.
(2)
The portion of the parking area not to be paved initially shall be
landscaped.
(3)
Prior to construction of any future banked parking area, a bond shall
be posted and a soil disturbance permit obtained.
(4)
Construction shall be in accordance with the terms of the Board approval.
(5)
Any change of use on a site for which the Planning Board may have
approved a partial paving of off-street parking areas to a use which
requires more parking spaces than are provided on the site shall require
submission of a new site plan.
(6)
The drainage system for the site shall be designed to accommodate
the surface water runoff from all parking and drainage areas, considering
all such areas to be paved, whether proposed to be paved as part of
the application approval or deferred to a possible future date.
(7)
The applicant shall agree in writing on the submitted plan to pave
any or all of the nonpaved parking areas should the paved parking
areas prove to be inadequate to accommodate the on-site parking needs
of the premises.
G.
A drive-in service lane shall be permitted as an accessory use in
those zoning districts that permit drive-in service establishments
and in accordance with the following:
(1)
A plan for a proposed drive-in service lane must be reviewed and
approved by the Planning Board.
(2)
The amount of stacking distance provided on a lot shall be in accordance
with the minimum vehicle storage requirements in the table below.
No portion of the required vehicle stacking is permitted within the
public right-of-way.
Type of Facility
|
Vehicle Storage1
| |
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Bank
|
4 spaces per window2
| |
Restaurant
|
8 spaces per window3
| |
Single-vehicle automatic accessory use car wash
|
4 spaces per wash lane
| |
Automatic car wash
|
10 spaces per wash lane
| |
Self-service car wash
|
3 spaces per wash lane
| |
Gasoline station or automobile service station
|
2 spaces per service pump island
| |
Dry cleaners
|
3 spaces per window3
| |
Other uses
|
5 spaces per window
| |
* (1 vehicle space = 20 feet)
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Footnotes:
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1.
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1 vehicle space = 20 feet.
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2.
|
This requirement will be reduced to three spaces per window
for savings and loan institutions and credit unions. For banks with
more than five drive-up windows, the storage requirements shall not
exceed a total of 20 vehicles.
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3.
|
As measured from the pick-up window.
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H.
Commercial uses which utilize shopping carts, hand trucks, or other
means of handling goods by customers shall provide areas for the collection
of such carts. Collection points should be more heavily distributed
in the one-third of parking closest to the building. One such collection
point shall be required for each four rows of parking. Collection
points shall have a minimum capacity of 20 carts. Collection points
shall be signed with an incidental sign.
I.
Bicycle parking areas shall be installed wherever significant attractors
are established, including, but not limited to, food stores, educational
uses, and shopping centers. The number of spaces for bicycles shall
equal at least 10% of the total required number of parking spaces
for the first 100 spaces and 2% thereafter. Bicycle parking areas
shall have a minimum capacity of six bicycles and shall be designed
to provide secure anchoring for locking devices. If located in motorized
vehicle parking lots, bicycle parking shall be primarily located in
the one-third of the parking area closest to the building. If located
on sidewalks, the parking should be adjacent to entrances. Bicycle
parking shall be located outside of travel ways for motorized vehicles
and pedestrians.