Site plans shall follow the principals of design relating to subdivisions where applicable. In reviewing said site development plans, the Planning Board shall ascertain that the following requirements are complied with:
A. 
The provisions of the zoning regulations with respect to height, lot areas, open space, etc., are complied with.
B. 
Adequate provision is made for off-street parking in accordance with this chapter, and adequate traffic circulation, traffic safety and protection to adjoining property is provided.
C. 
Adequate provision is made for the disposal of stormwater as approved by the Township Engineer and meets the requirements of Article XXVIII, Stormwater Management, of this Part 5.
D. 
The location, design or construction of any building shall not be likely to involve risks of traffic congestion, public safety or hazard.
E. 
The design or construction of any building or use will be consistent with the character of the neighborhood so as to maintain the value of adjacent or nearby properties.
F. 
All unpaved areas shall be attractively landscaped, including but not limited to grass lawns, ground covers, shrubbery, and trees, unless allowed by the Planning Board to remain in their natural state.
A. 
Number of spaces.
(1) 
An adequate number of off-street parking spaces shall be required in all developments.
(2) 
For residential developments, off-street parking shall be provided as set forth in Exhibit 1.
EXHIBIT 1
Off-Street Parking Requirements for Residential Land Uses
Housing Unit Type/Size
Off-Street Parking Requirements
Single-family detached
2-bedroom
2.0
3-bedroom
2.0
4-bedroom
2.5
5-bedroom
3.0
Two-family, each unit
2-bedroom
2.0
3-bedroom
2.0
4-bedroom
2.5
Garden apartment
1-bedroom
2.0
2-bedroom
2.0
3-bedroom
2.3
Townhouse
1-bedroom
2.0
2-bedroom
2.3
3-bedroom
2.5
Senior citizen unit
1.0
NOTES:
a.
When determination of the number of parking spaces required by this exhibit results in a requirement of a fractional space, any fraction of 1/2 or less may be disregarded, while a fraction in excess of 1/2 shall be counted as one parking space.
b.
Requirements for attached units include provision for guest parking.
(3) 
For nonresidential developments, the parking standards shown in Exhibit 2 shall be provided.
EXHIBIT 2
Off-Street Parking Requirements for Nonresidential Land Uses
Nonresidential Land Uses
Required Off-Street Parking Spaces Per Indicated Area
Agricultural support
1 per 1,000 square feet of retail services sales area
Assembly hall
1 per 4 seats or per 100 square feet of GFA, whichever is greater
Assembly operations
1 per 800 square feet GFA or 1 per employee on maximum shift plus 10%, whichever is greater
Bar
1 per 2 seats
Bowling alley
4 per alley
Car wash
10 per washing lane
Cemeteries
Accessory buildings
1 per 200 square feet
Chapels
1 per 3 seats
Church/Synagogue
1 per 3 seats, or per 8 feet of seating space if provided in benches
Congregate care center
1.25 spaces per dwelling unit
Day-care center, preschool
1 space per 5 children
Eleemosynary uses
1 per 50 square feet GFA
Farm stand
5 or 1 per 150 feet of GFA, whichever is greater
Farmers' market
1 per 125 square feet GFA
Fiduciary institutions
1 per 300 square feet GFA
Finishing operations
1 per 800 square feet GFA
Funeral homes
1 per 300 square feet GFA
Golf course
1 per 4 people of total design capacity including accessory uses
Group homes
1 per employee on maximum shift plus 1 per 2 residents
Guest house
1 per guest room plus 1 space per employee, plus 2 spaces for the owners
Home occupation
Minimum of 2, plus 2 per employee
Industrial
1 per 800 square feet GFA, or 1 per employee on maximum shift plus 10%, whichever is greater
Intermediate care center
1 per 3 beds
Library
1 per 300 square feet GFA
Manufacturing
1 per 800 square feet GFA
Medical center
1 per 250 square feet GFA
Motel; hotel
1.5 per rental unit, plus additional spaces required for other uses on the property, such as restaurants and meeting rooms
Municipal buildings
1 per daytime employee plus 1 per 2 meeting room seats
Neighborhood convenience center
Under 400,000 square feet GLA
4 per 1,000 square feet GLA
Nursing home
1 per 3 beds
Offices
Under 49,999 square feet GFA
4.5 per 1,000 square feet GFA
50,000 - 99,999 square feet GFA
4 per 1,000 square feet GFA
100,000+ square feet GFA
3.5 per 1,000 square feet GFA
Office, medical and dental
4 per doctor or dentist, plus 1 per 300 square feet of GFA
Public building
As deemed appropriate and adequate by the Board
Quasi-public building
1 per 400 square feet of GFA
Quasi-public and outdoor commercial recreation area
As deemed appropriate and adequate by the Board
Receiving
1 per 5,000 square feet GFA
Research lab
1 per 1,000 GFA, or 1 per employee on maximum shift, plus 10%, whichever is greater
Restaurant
1 per 2 seats
Quick-food establishments
1 per 30 square feet GFA
Retail and personal service
1 per 200 square feet GFA
Schools
Elementary and middle
2 per classroom; but not less than 1.5 per teacher
High school
2.5 per classroom, but not less than 1.5 per teacher
Service station
4 per bay and work area per employee for gas stations
Shipping
1 per 2,500 square feet GFA
Shopping center
4 per 1,000 square feet GLA
Storage areas
1 per 2,500 square feet GLA
Tavern
1 per 2 seats
Theater
1 per 3 seats
In shopping center
1 per 4 seats
Trades
1 per 500 square feet GFA plus 1 per company vehicle
Warehouse
1 per 2,500 square feet GFA
Wholesale establishments
1 per 200 square feet of sales floor or display area, plus 1 per employee during a normal workday
NOTES:
GFA = Gross floor area
GLA = Gross leasable area
(4) 
Required parking spaces shall not be encroached upon or reduced in number in any manner.
(5) 
Alternative off-street parking standards to those shown in Exhibit 2 shall be accepted if the applicant demonstrates that these standards better reflect local conditions. (For instance, factors affecting minimum number of parking spaces include household characteristics, availability of mass transit, urban versus suburban location, and available parking resources such as on-street parking.) In such case a landscaped area shall be preserved, that can readily be converted to off-street parking should the condition allowing fewer spaces ever change.
[Amended by Ord. No. 98-11]
(6) 
A one-car garage and driveway combination shall count as 1.75 off-street parking spaces, provided 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 3.5 off-street parking spaces, provided the minimum width of the driveway is 20 feet and its minimum length is as specified above for a one-car garage.
(7) 
For developments determined by the Planning Board as mixed-use developments, a shared parking approach to the provision of off-street parking shall be permitted following the methodology described in the publication Shared Parking (Urban Land Institute and Barton Aschman Associates, Inc., Urban Land Institute, 1984).
(8) 
Where the total number of off-street parking spaces required may not be immediately required for a particular use, 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:
(a) 
The site plan shall clearly indicate both that portion of the parking area to be initially paved and the total parking needed to provide the number of spaces required.
(b) 
The site plan shall provide for adequate drainage of both the partial and total parking areas.
(c) 
The portion of the parking area not to be paved initially shall be landscaped in accordance with this chapter.
(d) 
The applicant shall post separate performance guarantees, in addition to the performance guarantees required by this chapter, which shall reflect the cost of installing the additional parking facilities necessary to provide the total number of parking spaces required.
(e) 
In lieu of a permanent certificate of occupancy, a temporary certificate of occupancy shall be issued for a period of two years. Prior to the expiration of the two-year period, the applicant may either install the additional parking shown on the site plan and apply for issuance of a permanent certificate of occupancy or apply to the Planning Board after the use has been in operation a minimum of 18 months for a determination as to whether or not the initial parking area provided is adequate. If the Planning Board determines that the parking facility is adequate as originally constructed, the performance guarantees shall be released and a permanent certificate of occupancy issued. If, however, the Planning Board determines that the partial off-street parking area is not adequate, the applicant shall be required to install the additional parking facilities in accordance with the terms of the performance guarantees prior to issuance of a permanent certificate of occupancy.
(f) 
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.
B. 
Size of spaces. Each off-street space shall measure nine feet in width by 18 feet in length. A minimum of two feet of clear overhang must be provided along the end of each space. Parking spaces reserved for visitor use, in high turnover conditions or in connection with a retail use, must measure 10 feet in width.
C. 
Handicapped parking. Parking spaces for the physically handicapped must measure 12 feet in width and shall be provided at appropriate locations and in conformance with the following minimum standard:
Total Parking
Required Handicapped Spaces
Up to 50 spaces
1 space
51 to 200 spaces
2 spaces
Over 200 spaces
2 spaces plus 1% of the number of spaces over 200
D. 
Parking areas.
(1) 
Off-street parking areas shall be oriented to and within a reasonable walking distance of the buildings they are designed to serve: a maximum of 1,000 feet for employee parking; 500 to 800 feet for shoppers; 250 feet for nonelderly residents; 150 feet for elderly residents; and 300 feet for guests.
(2) 
Access to parking lots shall be designed so as not to obstruct free flow of traffic. There shall be adequate provision for ingress to and egress from all parking spaces to ensure ease of mobility, ample clearance, and safety of vehicles and pedestrians.
(3) 
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 90°.
Parking Angle
(degrees)
Aisle Width
(feet)
30
12
45
13
60
18
90
24
(4) 
Parking spaces, driveways, aisles and pedestrian walkways shall be clearly marked and delineated on the finished pavement in traffic paint.
(5) 
All sidewalks shall be a minimum of four feet in width. Where sidewalks occur in parking areas, parked vehicles shall not overhang or extend over the sidewalk unless an additional two feet is provided in order to accommodate such overhang.
(6) 
No commercial vehicle registered for over 6,000 pounds gross weight shall be parked out of doors overnight in a residential zone.
(7) 
Parking areas in commercial or industrial zones may be located in the required yard space, but shall be a minimum of 20 feet from any property line, a minimum of 1/2 the building setback requirement from any street right-of-way, and a minimum of 50 feet from any residential zone boundary. Parking areas shall be a minimum of 10 feet from any building or structure.
(8) 
Parking areas shall be suitably landscaped to minimize noise, glare and other nuisance characteristics in accordance with the landscaping standards of Part 5. Parking areas shall be screened from the street and adjacent properties with berms, hedges or low walls, along with trees and shrubs, so as to minimize the visibility of parked cars. Large parking lots shall be broken down into sections according to type and size of development, separated from other sections by landscaped dividing strips, berms, and similar elements.
(9) 
All paved areas shall be bound by curbs. Where a paved area is adjacent to a vegetated or other pervious surface area, Belgian block curbing shall be utilized.
In all districts, for every building or use requiring the receipt or distribution in vehicles of materials or merchandise, there shall be maintained on the same premises with such building or use at least one off-street loading space, minimum 14 feet by 60 feet. Such space shall be located in the side or rear yard only, but in no case in a side yard adjoining a street. Smaller loading space size may be permitted by the Planning Board if the applicant can demonstrate the type and frequency of vehicles servicing this facility.
A. 
General. Each site plan, other than a plan for conventional residential or a residential option development, shall provide for the removal of all solid wastes and shall further provide for temporary on-site storage of all solid waste materials.
B. 
Recyclables. For any development proposal of 50 or more single-family detached dwelling units, or 25 or more two-family, or any number of multifamily dwelling units, and for any commercial or industrial development proposal for the utilization of 1,000 square feet or more of land, the location and number of recycling containers, and the collection and disposition of recyclables must be provided for and approved of by the board with jurisdiction. These containers shall meet the requirements of Subsections C and D below.
C. 
Access. Adequate access shall be provided to all solid waste and recycling storage facilities. Such access shall accommodate the type of vehicle normally used for the collection of wastes. The area for recycling shall be large enough to accommodate four to five different recyclables.
D. 
Enclosure. Outdoor solid waste and recycling storage facilities shall be surrounded by board-on-board fencing and shall be visually screened from the rest of the development and from all property lines.
A. 
Parking area and driveways required for nonresidential uses shall be adequately illuminated during the hours of operation which occur after sunset. Any adjacent residential zone or use shall be shielded from the glare of illumination from site lighting and automobile headlights.
B. 
All lights shall be concealed source lighting and shall be focused downward so that the direct source of light is not visible from adjoining streets or properties.
C. 
No light source (including sign lights) shall exceed a height of 15 feet.
D. 
The light intensity at ground level shall average 0.5 footcandle.
E. 
The light intensity shall not exceed 0.3 footcandle along any property line and shall be so arranged and shielded to reflect the light away from adjoining streets or properties.
F. 
Provisions shall be made for reduction in the intensity of illumination to the minimum need for security purposes when the facility is not in operation.
G. 
The style of any light or light standard shall be consistent with the architectural style of the principal building.
H. 
Freestanding lights shall be protected to avoid being damaged by vehicles.