A.
Off-street parking, unloading and service requirements
of this article shall apply and govern in all present and future zoning
districts. Except as provided in this article, no application for
a building permit shall be approved unless there is included with
the plan for such building, improvement or use a plot plan showing
the required space reserved for off-street parking, unloading and
service purposes. An occupancy permit shall not be given unless the
required off-street parking, unloading and service facilities have
been provided in accordance with those shown on the approved plan.
Except where weather conditions preclude paving, a certificate of
occupancy may be issued on the condition that the applicant will complete
the required paving within a specified period of time to be stated
on the certificate of occupancy, and further provided that in no event
shall such period of time be more than six months.
B.
Duty to provide and maintain off-street parking and
loading. No land shall be used or occupied, and no structure shall
be designed, created, altered, used or occupied, unless off-street
parking and loading facilities are provided as required by this article;
provided, however, that any use in operation on the effective date
of these regulations is not affected by the provisions of this article
until such time as the existing gross floor area is increased.
[Amended 3-25-1987 by Ord. No. 11-1987; 2-24-1993 by Ord. No. 9-1993; 6-8-1994 by Ord. No. 25-1994]
A.
Access to and from lots. Drives shall be limited to
a maximum of two to any street, except when the frontage of a property
along any one street exceeds 500 feet, the number of drives to that
street may be based on one drive for each 250 feet of property frontage.
Each drive shall be at least 50 feet or 1/2 the lot frontage, whichever
is greater, but need not exceed 300 feet from the street line of any
intersecting street. Driveways in residential districts shall be set
back from the property line a minimum of the principal building setback
in the district. In no case shall a residential driveway be located
closer than 10 feet to a side property line. Driveways in commercial
and industrial districts shall be set back from the property line
the required minimum parking setback in the district. All drive entrances
for commercial sites shall be at least 30 feet wide. Driveways with
widths exceeding 25 feet shall be reviewed by the approving authority
giving consideration to the width, curbing, direction of traffic flow,
radii of curves and traffic lane divider. In parking lots having a
capacity of more than 100 cars, a main access drive shall be provided
from points of ingress and egress. No parking shall be permitted on
the main access drive nor shall it serve as an access aisle to adjacent
parking spaces.
[Amended 10-12-2005 by Ord. No. 55-2005; 10-11-2006 by Ord. No. 51-2006; 10-7-2008 by Ord. No. 38-2008]
B.
Driveways serving a development having 50 or fewer
parking spaces may use a one-and-one-half-inch-high depressed curb
and concrete apron driveway and concrete walk. Those having more than
50 parking spaces, however, shall use curb returns of not less than
25 feet in radius, except as otherwise directed by the New Jersey
Department of Transportation on state highways. The minimum curb radii
for fire lanes shall be 25 feet.
C.
Access to parking and loading spaces. Individual parking
and loading spaces shall be served by on-site aisles designed to permit
each motor vehicle to proceed to and from each parking and loading
space without requiring the moving of any other motor vehicle. Where
the angle of parking is different on both sides of the aisle, the
larger aisle width shall prevail. Turning radii of aisles shall be
large enough to accommodate the largest vehicles anticipated, including
emergency vehicles. For commercial sites the drive aisle must be at
least 25 feet.
[Amended 10-11-2006 by Ord. No. 51-2006]
D.
Interior driveways. For uses other than single-family
dwellings, interior driveways shall be at least 24 feet wide where
used with ninety-degree angle parking, and at least 18 feet wide where
used with forty-five-degree angle parking. Where there is no parking,
interior driveways shall be at least 15 feet wide for one-way traffic
movement and at least 22 feet wide for two-way traffic.
E.
Buffers. Parking and loading areas, especially commercial and industrial uses, shall be buffered from adjoining streets, existing residential uses or any residential zoning district in a manner meeting the objectives of § 94-8 of the Township Code. There shall be a minimum of 10 feet of separation between a building and the parking area. There shall be a minimum of four feet for sidewalk and five feet for landscaping.
[Amended 10-11-2006 by Ord. No. 51-2006]
F.
Curbing. All off-street parking areas containing 20
or more spaces and all off-street loading areas shall have concrete
curbing around the perimeter of the parking and loading areas and
to separate major interior driveways from the parking and loading
spaces. Curbing may also be installed within the parking or loading
areas to define segments of the parking or loading areas. Curbing
shall also be required around all landscaped islands in parking lots.
Curbing installed at locations requiring pedestrian access over the
curbing shall be designed with ramps from the street grade to the
sidewalk. Concrete wheel blocks may be located in conjunction with
an overall drainage plan.
G.
Dimensions. Each automobile parking space shall not be less than nine feet wide, nor less than 18 feet deep, exclusive of passageways. In addition, there shall be provided adequate interior driveways to connect each parking space with a public right-of-way as specified in this section. Parking spaces for the physically handicapped shall be as noted in § 225-55P.
[Added 10-11-2006 by Ord. No. 51-2006; amended 9-26-2007 by Ord. No. 45-2007; 9-8-2010 by Ord. No. 23-2010]
H.
Drainage.
(1)
All parking and loading areas shall have drainage
facilities installed in accordance with good engineering practice
as approved by the Board Engineer and in accordance with the provisions
contained in the Township Stormwater Ordinance.[1] Where subbase conditions are wet, spongy or of such nature
that surfacing would be inadvisable without first treating the subbase,
these areas shall be excavated to a depth of at least six to 12 inches,
as conditions dictate, below the proposed finished grade and filled
with a suitable subbase material.
(2)
Where required, a system of porous concrete pipe subsurface
drains shall be constructed beneath the surface of the paving and
connected to a suitable drain. After the subbase material has been
properly placed and compacted, the parking area surfacing material
may be applied.
(3)
All commercial parking lots shall have a minimum grade
slope of 0.75% to allow for proper drainage.
[Added 10-11-2006 by Ord. No. 51-2006]
I.
Surfacing. All plans for road surfacing shall be approved as part of the plan approval. Unless determined by the Board Engineer that site conditions or anticipated traffic warrant an increased paving section, all loading and parking spaces, aisle and driveway areas shall be paved with the specifications contained in § 94-46B of the Township Code.
J.
Landscaping. Plans for landscaping in parking and loading areas shall be shown on the site plan in accordance with § 94-22 of the Township Code. Parking areas shall be suitably landscaped to minimize noise, glare and other nuisance characteristics as well as to enhance the environment and ecology of the site and surrounding area. Parking lots containing over 100 spaces shall provide planting islands throughout the parking area in accordance with the following standards:
(1)
One island shall be provided for every two lines of
double-stacked parking space patterns and shall be arranged in an
alternating manner.
(2)
The width of all islands shall be a minimum of 10
feet if island curbing is used as a wheel stop. If concrete wheel
stops are provided in addition to curbing, the width of the island
may be reduced to six feet.
K.
Fractional spaces. When the application of a unit
of measurement of parking space or loading space to a particular space
or structure results in a fractional space, a space shall be required
for each such fraction.
L.
Pavement markings and signs. All off-street parking
spaces shall be clearly marked and pavement directional arrows or
signs shall be provided wherever necessary. Markers, directional arrows
and signs shall be properly maintained so as to assure their maximum
efficiency.
M.
Parking standards.
(1)
In all zones in connection with every industrial,
business, institutional, recreational, residential or any other use,
there shall be provided, at the time any building or structure is
erected or is enlarged or increased in capacity, off-street parking
in accordance with the requirements set forth herein.
(2)
No parking shall be permitted in fire lanes, streets,
driveways, aisles, sidewalks or turning areas.
(3)
No off-street parking spaces shall be permitted in
any required buffer areas.
(4)
Parking spaces located to serve residential uses shall
be within 150 feet of the entrance of the building and within 300
feet of commercial or industrial uses, except marinas.
[Amended 10-12-2005 by Ord. No. 55-2005]
(5)
No off-street parking spaces shall have direct access
from a street.
(6)
A one-car garage and driveway combination shall count
as 1 3/4 off-street parking spaces, provided that the driveway
measures a minimum of 25 feet in length between the face of the garage
door and the sidewalk or 30 feet to the curbline. A two-car garage
and driveway combination shall count as 3 1/2 off-street parking
spaces, provided that the minimum width is 20 feet and its minimum
length is as specified above for a one-car garage.
(7)
Parking shall be located 10 feet from the building
and provide a landscaped strip between the sidewalk and building a
minimum of four feet in width.
[Added 10-11-2006 by Ord. No. 51-2006]
N.
Loading areas.
(1)
Loading areas, as required under this section, shall
be provided in addition to off-street parking spaces and shall not
be considered as supplying off-street parking spaces.
(2)
There shall be a minimum of one loading space per
retail or wholesale commercial and/or industrial use except that where
more than one use shall be located in one building or where multiple
uses are designed as part of a shopping center or similar self-contained
complex, the number of loading spaces shall be determined by the Planning
Board during site plan review, dispersed throughout the site to best
serve the individual uses and have site plan approval.
(3)
For every retail and wholesale commercial and/or industrial
building, structure or part thereof having over 10,000 square feet
of gross floor area erected and occupied, there shall be provided
at least one truck standing, loading and unloading space on the premises.
Buildings that contain in excess of 15,000 square feet of gross floor
area may be required to provide additional off-street loading space
as determined by the Board during site plan review.
(4)
Unless otherwise permitted, fire zones shall not be
used as standing, loading or unloading areas.
(5)
Loading spaces shall be located on the same lot as
the use being served, may abut the building being served rather than
requiring a setback from the building and shall be located to directly
serve the building for which the space is being provided. No loading
space shall have direct access from a street.
(6)
No loading areas shall be located in any required
front yard or buffer area.
O.
Parking areas. The width of all aisles providing direct
access to individual parking stalls shall be in accordance with the
requirements specified below. Only one-way traffic shall be permitted
in aisles serving single-row parking spaces placed at an angle other
than 90º.
[Amended 10-11-2006 by Ord. No. 51-2006]
|
Parking Angle
(degrees)
|
Aisle Width
(feet)
| |
|---|---|---|
|
30
|
12
| |
|
45
|
13
| |
|
60
|
18
| |
|
90
|
25
|
P.
Parking for handicapped.
(1)
Accessible spaces shall be eight feet wide, with an
adjacent access aisle five feet wide. One in every eight accessible
spaces shall have an access aisle eight feet wide (rather than five
feet) and shall be signed "van accessible." Accessible spaces shall
be provided at the following rate:
|
Total Number of Spaces
|
Accessible
Spaces
| |
|---|---|---|
|
1 to 25
|
1
| |
|
26 to 50
|
2
| |
|
51 to 75
|
3
| |
|
76 to 100
|
4
| |
|
101 to 150
|
5
| |
|
151 to 200
|
6
| |
|
201 to 300
|
7
| |
|
301 to 400
|
8
| |
|
401 to 500
|
9
| |
|
501 to 1,000
|
2a
| |
|
1,001 and over
|
20b
|
|
NOTES:
aPercent of total.
bPlus one space for
each 100 over 1,000.
|
(2)
The location of handicapped spaces shall be in an
area which is accessible to the building or buildings which the facility
services.
(3)
Each handicapped space or group of spaces shall be
identified with a clearly visible sign displaying the international
symbol of access and shall comply with the Barrier Free Code.
[Amended 12-8-1982 by Ord. No. 71-1982; 2-24-1993 by Ord. No. 9-1993; 6-8-1994 by Ord. No. 25-1994]
A.
The minimum parking requirements shall be as follows:
(1)
Automotive repair garage or body shop: one parking
space for each 400 square feet of gross floor area.
(2)
Automotive sales and service: one parking space for
each 400 square feet of gross floor area shall be provided for customer
and employee parking. These areas shall be in addition to areas utilized
for display and storage of vehicles. Site plans shall specify which
parking spaces are designated for customers, employees, display and
storage.
(3)
Automotive service station: five parking spaces for
each service bay, exclusive of vehicle service area. In no instance
shall there be fewer than five off-street parking spaces.
(4)
Banks, savings and loan associations and similar financial
institutions: one parking space for each 250 square feet of gross
floor area.
(5)
Bar, banquet facilities, cocktail lounge or nightclub,
including restaurants with bars: one parking space for each 50 square
feet of gross floor area.
[Amended 10-11-2006 by Ord. No. 51-2006]
(6)
Barbershop and beauty shop: three parking spaces for
each chair, but not less than one parking space per 200 square feet
of gross floor area.
(7)
Bowling alley: four parking spaces for each lane.
Other commercial uses within the same building will be computed separately
in accordance with this section.
(8)
Car wash: five parking spaces for employees plus off-street
storage (stacking) space equal to at least five times the number of
cars that can be in the wash process at one time. For self-wash or
self-service car washes, the requirement for employee parking shall
be eliminated.
(9)
Church, temple, chapel, mosque or synagogue: one parking
space for each four seats in the main congregation seating area. Where
no individual seats are provided, 20 inches of bench shall be considered
as one seat. Where seats or benches are not provided, or are provided
only in a portion of the main congregation seating area, one parking
space for each 50 square feet of floor area within the main congregation
seating area.
(10)
Community center, library, museum or art gallery:
one parking space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area.
(11)
Community club, private club or lodge: one parking
space for each 100 square feet of gross floor area.
(12)
Convalescent home, nursing home or rest home:
one parking space for each two beds based on its licensed bed capacity.
(13)
Drive-in restaurant: one parking space for each
35 square feet of gross floor area.
(14)
Driving range or miniature golf: one parking
space for each tee or hole.
(15)
Farmers markets or auction market: one parking
space for each 1,000 square feet of land area in the site.
(16)
Furniture, appliance stores or similar types
of uses requiring large amounts of storage: one parking space for
each 400 square feet up to 4,000 square feet, plus one parking space
for each 800 square feet of gross floor area above 4,000 square feet.
(17)
Hardware or auto supply stores: one parking
space for each 400 square feet of gross floor area.
(18)
Hospital (general, mental or sanitarium): one
parking space for each two beds based on its licensed capacity.
(19)
Hotel or motel: one parking space for each rental
unit. Each commercial use within the building shall be computed separately
according to the requirements for such use set forth herein. The Planning
Board may allow up to 30% of the required parking for commercial uses
in the hotel or motel to be satisfied by guest room parking.
(20)
Laundromats or similar coin-operated cleaning:
one parking space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area.
(21)
Manufacturing or fabricating uses:
(a)
For uses employing fewer than 50 persons, five
spaces plus one space for each employee on a maximum work shift.
(b)
For uses employing 50 to 120 persons, 10 spaces
plus three spaces for each four employees on a maximum work shift.
(c)
For uses employing more than 120 persons, 20
spaces plus two spaces for each three employees on a maximum work
shift.
(22)
Marinas: 0.6 spaces per slip shall be required
in addition to all other parking spaces required for other uses and
activities within the marina.
[Amended 10-12-2005 by Ord. No. 55-2005]
(23)
Meeting rooms or assembly or exhibition hall:
one parking space for each 400 square feet of gross floor area.
(24)
Mortuaries and funeral homes: one parking space
for every 100 square feet of gross floor areas.
(25)
Nursery school, day camp or similar uses: one
parking space for each 500 square feet of gross floor area.
(26)
Offices, dental or medical: one parking space
for each 200 square feet of gross floor area, except that if located
within a building housing three or more separate, unassociated practitioners,
the requirement shall be one parking space for each 300 square feet
of gross floor area.
(27)
Office, government: to be determined by the
Planning Board, except that governmental offices within privately
owned buildings shall provide a minimum of one parking space for each
150 square feet of gross floor area.
(28)
Office, professional: one parking space for
each 400 square feet of gross floor area.
(29)
Public and private utilities, electrical substation,
gas regulator, water works, pumping station and similar facilities:
to be determined by the Planning Board based on the specific need
of the use.
(30)
Recreation facilities: those not specifically
mentioned herein shall be determined by the Planning Board.
(31)
Residential:
|
Housing Unit Type/Sizea
|
Number of Spacesb
| ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Single-family detached
| |||
|
2-bedroom
|
1.5
| ||
|
3-bedroom
|
2.0
| ||
|
4-bedroom
|
2.5
| ||
|
5-bedroom
|
3.0
| ||
|
Garden apartment
| |||
|
1-bedroom
|
1.8
| ||
|
2-bedroom
|
2.0
| ||
|
3-bedroom
|
2.0
| ||
|
Townhouse
| |||
|
1-bedroom
|
1.8
| ||
|
2-bedroom
|
2.0
| ||
|
3-bedroom
|
2.0
| ||
|
Mobile home
| |||
|
1-bedroom
|
1.8
| ||
|
2-bedroom
|
2.0
| ||
|
NOTES:
aRequirements for
attached units include provisions for guest parking.
bAny fraction in
excess of 1/2 shall be counted as one parking space.
|
(32)
Restaurant, cafe or diner: one parking space
for each three seats. Fast-food restaurants: one parking space for
each two seats with stacking spaces for a drive-through to accommodate
eight vehicles without encroaching into drive aisles, loading areas
or parking spaces.
[Amended 10-11-2006 by Ord. No. 51-2006]
(33)
Retail stores, except as otherwise specified:
one parking space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area. Stacking
spaces for drive-through pharmacies shall be provided to accommodate
four vehicles without encroaching into drive aisles, loading areas
or parking spaces. Self-storage facilities shall have one space per
200 square feet of the office area and one space per 10,000 square
feet of storage space. If an office is not proposed, then five additional
spaces shall be added.
[Amended 10-11-2006 by Ord. No. 51-2006]
(34)
Studio, art, music, dance, gymnastics and similar
(for the purpose of giving instructions rather than shows or exhibitions):
one parking space for each 100 square feet of gross floor area.
(36)
Shopping centers: 4 1/2 parking spaces
for each 1,000 square feet of gross leasable area up to 600,000 square
feet. Over that amount, the requirement shall be five spaces per 1,000
square feet of gross leasable area.
(37)
Theater: one parking space for each three seats.
(38)
Veterinary clinics or hospitals or animal-care
facilities: one parking space for each 400 square feet of gross floor
area.
(39)
Warehousing or distribution uses:
(40)
Wholesale, machinery or large equipment sales:
one parking space for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area plus
one parking space for each vehicle used in connection with the business.
(41)
Home improvement stores: one parking space for 300 square feet of
gross floor area.
[Added 2-13-2008 by Ord. No. 2-2008]
B.
Mixed uses or uses in which the number of employees
cannot be determined at the time of site plan review:
(1)
There shall be a minimum paved area sufficient to
provide at least one space for each 500 square feet of gross floor
area in all proposed buildings. However, additional land suitable
for parking area expansion shall be reserved in an amount sufficient
to provide a total number of spaces at a rate of one space for each
400 square feet of such gross floor area. Such reserved space shall
not be located in any required buffer area or other area where parking
is normally prohibited, and, if the need for such space is demonstrated,
these areas shall then be suitably paved and marked.
(2)
Regulation applicable to both above cases: In any
case where a developer shall not utilize the maximum allowable building
coverage, the floor area and employee ratios set forth above shall
be applied at the maximum allowable coverage to determine the total
amount of land to be set aside to accommodate possible expansion parking,
at a rate of 300 square feet per possible additional parking space.
However, such area may be reduced to the extent that the developer
can demonstrate that his operation is of such a nature as to be unable
to utilize the maximum allowable coverage.
C.
Computed parking requirements may be reduced up to
20% upon a showing of good cause and provided that these spaces may
be located on-site if necessary at a later date.
D.
The parking space required for a use not specifically
mentioned herein shall be the same as required for a use of similar
nature, as determined by the Board, based upon that use enumerated
herein which is most similar to the proposed use. If there is no use
enumerated herein having sufficient similarity to the proposed use
to enable the Board to establish rational parking requirements, the
Board may, in its discretion, direct the applicant to furnish the
Board with such data as may be necessary to enable the Board to establish
rational parking requirements.
