Township of Washington, NJ Off-Street Parking and Loading

All off-street parking shall conform to the provisions of Chapter 199, Site Plan Review, and Chapter 220, Subdivision of Land, in addition to the requirements of this chapter. In addition, in order to preserve open space, the plans shall not show more than 105% or five parking spaces, whichever is greater, of the minimum number of parking spaces required.

[Amended 10-27-2010 by Ord. No. 23-2010]

Off-street parking spaces, open air or indoor, shall be provided with all new construction or the creation of new uses, as specified in this chapter, on the same lot as the use which they are intended to serve, except as provided in Subsection D below, and shall be furnished with necessary passageways and driveways providing efficient circulation and access to the nearest public street.

Access aisles and driveways to parking areas shall be not less than 25 feet in width for ninety-degree parking.

[Amended 3-12-2003 by Ord. No. 4-2003]

Collective provision of required off-street parking area by two or more buildings or uses located on adjacent lots is permitted, provided that the total of such facilities shall not be less than the sum required for the various buildings or uses computed separately.

All parking areas, passageways and driveways shall be surfaced with a lightly shaded asphalt or concrete acceptable to the Township Engineer, clearly marked for car spaces, except when provided in connection with agricultural or one-family residential uses, and shall be adequately drained, subject to the approval of the Township Engineer. Entrances and exits for all required parking facilities shall be located not less than 30 feet from the intersection of any two street lines, and the arrangement of off-street parking areas providing space for more than two vehicles shall be such that no vehicle would have occasion to back into a street.

[Amended 3-12-2003 by Ord. No. 4-2003]

Adequate shielding shall be provided in connection with parking lots serving business or industrial uses to protect adjacent residential properties from the glare of both parking lot illumination and automobile headlights.

Parking stalls shall be 10 feet wide by 18 feet long for all uses except:

[Amended 10-27-2010 by Ord. No. 23-2010]

(1)

Parking at supermarkets shall use ten-foot-by-twenty-foot spaces. On sites where other uses share the parking lot, the ten-foot-by-twenty-foot spaces shall equal one space for each 250 square feet of supermarket.

(2)

Parking spaces designated for use by the physically handicapped shall be 12 feet wide. The length shall be either 18 feet or 20 feet to be compatible with the adjoining nonrestricted spaces. Curb ramps shall be installed at these parking spaces.

(3)

All lines and pavement markings designating parking spaces shall be painted with white traffic paint. Curbs along which parking is prohibited may be painted yellow. "No parking" areas, usually crosshatched, may be painted white or yellow.

Any parking areas existing at the effective date of this chapter, June 25, 1979, shall not be subsequently reduced to an amount less than that required under this chapter. Off-street facilities for parking provided to comply with the provisions of this chapter shall not subsequently be reduced below the minimum requirements of this chapter.

The following number of off-street parking spaces shall be provided as set forth below. The Planning Board, in its discretion, may require more parking spaces than those required below. The Planning Board may also allow some parking spaces to be unimproved initially, provided that the physical space is shown on the plans where the unimproved parking spaces could be constructed at a future date if the need arises, as determined by the Planning Board.

[Amended 3-12-2003 by Ord. No. 4-2003]

	Use	Off-Street Parking Spaces Required
	All dwellings	2 per unit
	Bowling alleys	2 for each lane
	Employee parking for every use for which there are regular employees, in addition to the above requirements	1 for each 2 employees on the largest shift, unless other-wise specified
	Funeral home	1 for each 3 seats devoted to assembly room purposes, but in no case less than 25 spaces
	Hospitals	1.2 per bed plus 3 spaces for each 4 employees on a major shift
	Hotels, motels, tourist homes, or rooming or boarding houses	1 per rental room
	Industrial or manufacturing use establishment	3 spaces for every 4 employees
	Kindergartens, private, or child nurseries	1 for each 1,000 square feet of floor area, plus adequate storage space for pickup and delivery. If the site is to be used as a co-op school, 1 additional space shall be provided for every 5 students. One space for each employee shall be provided.
	Libraries and museums	1 for each 600 square feet of gross floor area
	Medical and dental offices and clinics	1 for each employee plus 4 per doctor
	Motor vehicle service stations	2, either within or without the structure, for each 200 square feet of floor or ground area devoted to repair or service facilities plus 1 space for each employee. In no case shall the spaces for permitted motor vehicle storage in conjunction with a service station be less than 5.
	Offices, office buildings or banks	1 for each 400 square feet of floor area, exclusive of basement, if not used for office space
	Restaurants, taverns, inns, diners, tea rooms	1 for every 4 seats
	Retail store	1 for each 400 feet of floor area, exclusive of basement area, if not used for sale or display of merchandise, with a minimum of 3 spaces
	Sanitoriums, nursing homes or other institutions for care of the ill or aged	1.2 per bed
	Senior citizen housing	1 per unit; shuttle service and/or transit use encouraged if and when available
	Shopping Center District	As provided in article
	Shops and personal service	1 for each 400 square feet of customer service area in addition to 1 space for each employee
	Theaters, churches, lodges, meeting places, auditoriums, recreational establishments or other places of public or private assembly	1 for every 4 seats or, where capacity is not determined by number of fixed seats, 1 space for each 90 square feet of floor space devoted to patron use
	Wholesale establishments	1 for each 750 square feet of floor area
	Buildings or uses other than those specified above, including schools and municipal buildings	At least 1 for each 1,500 square feet of gross floor area or lot area, whichever is larger, except when otherwise required by the Planning Board. The determination shall be consistent with the principles set forth herein for comparable buildings.