A. 
The intent of these regulations is to ensure that all uses and structures have sufficient off-street parking and loading spaces to provide for all vehicles attracted to those uses and structures in order to avoid congestion of the public streets, to promote the safety and convenience of motorists and pedestrians and to ensure the continued efficient operation of the uses established on the premises.
B. 
No building or premises shall be built or erected, nor shall any building be altered so as to expand its usable floor area, nor shall the use of any building or premises be expanded, unless there is provided parking and loading space in accordance with the requirements of the Schedule of Regulations in Article IV.
C. 
Where, pursuant to the provisions of this article, a formal document is required to satisfy any provision hereof, such instrument shall be in form and substance legally binding unless the parties are released therefrom by the appropriate City agencies and shall be recordable (or filed, as the case may be) in the office of the register of deeds of the county, and a certified copy of the same, with evidence of recording thereon, shall be filed with the City Clerk.
D. 
If a use is not listed in the Schedule of Regulations, then the number of required off-street parking spaces becomes the number of spaces required for the use which most nearly approximates the proposed use.
E. 
Off-street parking spaces required herein shall be used solely for the parking of passenger automobiles of visitors, patrons, occupants or employees of the use for which required. In addition to these parking spaces, there shall be a space for each truck, ambulance, hearse, company car or other commercial vehicle regularly stored on a lot. Whenever two standards are applicable, the standard requiring more space shall apply.
A. 
Except as provided in Subsection P, required parking spaces shall be computed on the basis of 171 square feet per space, with the dimensions of an individual space being at least 9 feet 19 feet. When the number of required spaces results in a fraction, the fraction shall require one parking space. Required loading spaces shall have a minimum width of 12 feet, a minimum length of 25 feet and a minimum clear height of 15 feet.
[Amended 10-15-1985 by Ord. No. 5013-85; 12-17-1985 by Ord. No. 5030-85; 12-15-1992 by Ord. No. 5610-92]
B. 
Off-street parking areas for more than five automobiles shall be paved, fenced and lighted according to the specifications established for this purpose by the City Engineer.
C. 
All off-street parking spaces within any parking area shall be clearly marked to show the parking arrangement within said parking area.
D. 
All lighting for off-street parking areas shall be so arranged and shielded as to reflect the light downward and prevent any light from shining directly on adjoining streets and residential zones and buildings.
E. 
Off-street parking or loading spaces, parking aisles or maneuvering areas shall not be located in any required front yard.
[Amended 3-5-1985 by Ord. No. 4963-85]
F. 
Off-street parking or loading spaces, parking aisles or maneuvering areas shall not be located within 10 feet of any corner side lot line, within 10 feet of any rear lot line abutting a street or within five feet of any other lot line. All setback areas shall be adequately landscaped.
[Amended 3-5-1985 by Ord. No. 4963-85]
G. 
The requirements as to parking and loading areas shall include adequate means of ingress and egress.
H. 
No access to a parking or loading area in a business or industrial district shall be located within a residential district. No off-street parking shall be permitted in any zone where the use which it serves is prohibited.
I. 
Access to off-street parking areas and loading areas shall be limited to several well-defined locations. In no case shall there be permitted unrestricted access along the length of the street or streets upon which the parking or loading area abuts. Driveway and curb cut locations and widths shall be in accordance with § 461-15B of this chapter.
[Amended 3-5-1985 by Ord. No. 4963-85]
J. 
In a residence district, automobiles, motorcycles or utility trailers shall not be parked or left standing or stored in any front yard or side yard or rear yard abutting a street; provided, however, that this restriction shall not apply to the parking or standing of automobiles or motorcycles on driveways for a single- or two-family residence. Where a driveway for a single- or two-family residence is provided in conformance with § 461-15B(1)(c) and Subsection J(1) below, said driveway space(s) may be counted towards the required number of off-street parking spaces. A "driveway" in all other cases is an open area used only as a means to provide vehicular ingress and egress to a property. The use of a driveway for the parking of motor vehicles shall be subject to the following limitations:
[Added 6-19-1990 by Ord. No. 5420-90; amended 10-2-1990 by Ord. No. 5445-90; 6-18-1996 by Ord. No. 5807-96]
(1) 
Front yard. The driveway shall consist of an area directly opposite and adjacent to the front of an attached garage, detached garage or depressed garage or the extension of a side yard into the front yard; the driveway may also include a circular driveway no more than 10 feet in width, providing access into and out of the lot.
(2) 
Side yard of comer lots. The driveway shall consist of the area directly opposite and adjacent to an attached garage, detached garage or depressed garage or the extension of the rear yard into the side yard which abuts a street.
K. 
Where the nature of the building and establishment is of a kind where attendant parking is appropriate and the owner or operator has established that such facility is likely to continue and exist substantially unchanged as it affects attendant parking for a period of 10 years and the owner or operator of the premises has made and will continue to make provision for attendant parking during hours when 50% or more of the spaces are in use, then attendant parking shall be permitted, provided that there shall be submitted at the time of site plan approval a workable plan which includes a sufficient number of stalls of standard size to meet the parking standards contained herein and, in addition, sufficient aisles and turnaround areas to enable attendants to maneuver vehicles in and out of the area containing the necessary number of parking stalls without requiring the attendant to utilize streets, public areas or sidewalks for maneuvering of vehicles and so that the use of the parking area will not be hazardous to the pedestrian utilizing the adjoining walkways.
L. 
A conditional use may be granted by the Planning Board to permit certain required off-street spaces to be located elsewhere than on the same lot with the use to which it is appurtenant, and provided that all such spaces, through ownership or permanent easement, are under the control of the owner or operator of the use to which such spaces are appurtenant. Such required off-street parking shall not be reduced below the minimum requirements of this chapter.
M. 
All off-street parking areas shall be curbed to prevent parking on lawn areas.
[Added 3-5-1985 by Ord. No. 4963-85]
N. 
All off-street parking areas having 10,000 or more square feet of paved area shall, in addition to the landscaping of the setback areas or buffer areas, provide landscaping for the interior parking lot areas at a minimum of 20 square feet of interior lot landscaping for each parking space, with a minimum landscape dimension of five feet by five feet.
[Added 3-5-1985 by Ord. No. 4963-85]
O. 
All professional office buildings designed to rest partially or totally on pillars and whose first floor is partially or totally used for off-street parking shall be adequately screened to provide an effective visual screen of the first floor when viewed from any abutting street.
[Added 3-5-1985 by Ord. No. 4963-85]
P. 
Minimum parking area dimensions shall be as follows:
[Added 12-15-1992 by Ord. No. 5610-92]
Parking Angle
(degrees)
Minimum Aisle Width
(feet)
Minimum Stall Depth*
(feet)
0 (parallel parking)
12**
9
30
11**
17.3
45
13**
19.8
60
18**; 24***
21
90 (perpendicular)
24**; ***
19
NOTES:
  * Measured perpendicular to the access aisle
** One-way traffic
*** Two-way traffic
A. 
Off-street parking spaces. No building or premises shall be used nor shall any building be built or erected nor shall any building be altered so as to expand its gross floor area, unless there is provided parking space upon the same premises upon which the use or structure is located in accordance with the following schedule:
Type of Use
Minimum of One Parking Space for Each
(or fraction thereof)
Dwelling, single-family
1/2 dwelling unit
Dwelling, two-family
1/2 dwelling unit
Dwelling, multifamily (except garden apartment dwelling group and townhouse)
1/2 dwelling unit
Garden apartment dwelling group and townhouse  
[Amended 3-5-1985 by Ord. No. 2963-85]
1/2 dwelling unit, plus visitor parking in the amount of one space for each two dwellings
Home for the aged
3 beds
Senior citizen housing
  PD-2
2.5 dwelling units
  Other
3 dwelling units
Home professional office
1/2 office, plus dwelling unit requirement
Office and commercial laboratory
[Amended 3-5-1985 by Ord. No. 2963-85]
200 square feet
Office (PCD Zone only)
[Added 10-15-1985 by Ord. No. 5013-85; amended 8-5-1986 by Ord. No. 5100-86]
300 square feet
Hotel or rooming house
Bedroom, plus each employee
Bank
400 square feet
Retail store and service establishment (including video stores)
[Amended 12-1-1992 by Ord. No. 5607-92]
250 square feet
Gas station
Each employee, plus one space for each service vehicle
Car wash
2 employees, plus 300 square feet
Automobile showroom
1,000 square feet, plus each employee
Restaurants, including fast-food restaurants
[Amended 8-10-1996 by Ord. No. 5830-96]
75 square feet, plus each employee
Bowling alleys
1/2 alley, plus each employee
Veterinary establishments
Treatment room, plus one space for each employee
Printing and publishing establishments
7 employees
Tennis and racquetball courts, other than municipal
1/4 court
Laboratories accessory to  industrial uses
2 employees but not less than one space for each 2,000 square feet
Shops, mills, factories, warehouses and storage houses
2 employees but not less than one space for each 2,000 square feet
Governmental and municipal offices
200 square feet
Museums, exhibit halls, art galleries, community centers (except those serving senior citizens)
100 square feet
Community centers serving senior citizens
300 square feet
Libraries
  Main
600 square feet
  Branch
800 square feet
Clubs and fraternal organizations
50 square feet of assembly area
Meeting rooms and other places of public assembly without fixed seating
100 square feet
Theaters and auditoriums with fixed seating
4 seats
Houses of worship
4 seats
Hospital
Doctor on staff, plus 3 employees on day shift, plus 3 beds, plus ambulance
Nursery school
Staff member
Public and private elementary school
Staff member
Public and private high school
Staff member, plus 20 students
Schools for college grades
[Added 5-1-1984 by Ord. No. 4888-84]
Staff member per session, plus 0.7 student per session
Business school
Staff member, plus 5 students
Dispatch services
[Added 2-18-2014 by Ord. No. 7138-14]
1 1/2 parking spaces for each vehicle to be dispatched from the subject property in addition to parking requirements for the office portion
Uses not listed above
According to that category herein listed which most nearly approximates the proposed use
More than one use on premises
Sum of the component requirements
B. 
Off-street loading spaces. No building or premises shall be used nor shall any building be built or erected nor shall any building be altered so as to expand its gross floor area for any of the specified uses, unless there is provided loading space in accordance with the following schedule:
Type of Use
Minimum of One Loading Space for Each
(or fraction thereof)
Retail store and service establishment
10,000 square feet in excess of first 3,000 square feet
Printing and publishing
10,000 square feet
Shops, mills, factories, warehouses and storage
5,000 square feet, except that one space shall be provided for each 10,000 square feet in excess of first 7,500 square feet
Hospitals
4,000 square feet
C. 
All references to square feet in this section shall be interpreted to mean gross square feet of floor area, and all parking and loading requirements shall be so computed.
D. 
No off-street parking spaces and/or off-street loading spaces shall be required in the Planned Development No. 1 (PD-1) District.
E. 
All parking areas shall be paved according to specifications established for this purpose by the City Engineer. Such area, heretofore and hereafter used or existing, shall be maintained by the owner or operator thereof, such maintenance to include snow and ice removal and clearance of storm debris within 24 hours after the same shall fall or be formed thereon.
F. 
Parking trust account.
[Added 12-18-2001 by Ord. No. 6247-01]
(1) 
The provisions of this section shall apply to all new construction and additions for any property fronting on Main Avenue, between Piaget Avenue and the Passaic municipal boundary, and located in the Main Avenue Redevelopment Area and requiring site plan and/or variance approval.
(2) 
Where an applicant for development as referred to in Subsection F(1) above does not comply with the parking requirements contained in § 461-60.1A, based on the proposed use of the property, the approving authority may still approve the application upon the applicant entering into a long-term arrangement for use of off-site parking at a location to be approved by the approving authority, or by making a contribution into the Main Avenue Parking Trust Fund in the amount of $1,500 for each space that is deficient.
(3) 
The Main Avenue Parking Trust Fund shall be maintained by the City of Clifton specifically for the periodic purchase, lease, acquisition or maintenance of off-street municipal parking lots or the development of municipal parking garages to serve the Main Avenue Redevelopment Area.
(4) 
Nothing herein shall prevent the approving authority from denying the application, notwithstanding an offer of a contribution to the Main Avenue Parking Trust Fund.
(5) 
The fees required shall be subject to a payment schedule provided in a developer's agreement with the City of Clifton.
(6) 
The provisions of this section shall take effect as of April 1, 2004, and shall not apply to new applications that have been filed before the appropriate Board(s) prior to said date.
[Added 4-2-2002 by Ord. No. 6271-02]
In a residence district, the following motor vehicles and boats shall not be parked or left standing in any yard area or on a driveway:
A. 
Unregistered motor vehicles of any type or design.
B. 
Buses.
C. 
Trucks, tractors and commercial trailers, meaning every motor vehicle designed and used primarily for drawing other vehicles and not so constructed as to carry a load other than part of the weight of the vehicles and load to be drawn.
D. 
Trucks, meaning every motor vehicle designed, used or maintained primarily for the transportation of property and having a capacity of more than 1,000 pounds; provided, however, that this restriction shall not apply to trucks being used in the rendering of services to the premises.
E. 
Trailers used for dwelling purposes; trailers exceeding 18 feet in length, except for recreational vehicles.
[Amended 6-19-1990 by Ord. No. 5420-90; 10-2-1990 by Ord. No. 5445-90]
F. 
Nothing herein shall prohibit the storing or garaging of commercial vehicles having a capacity of 1/2 ton or less in an enclosed garage.
A. 
Required loading spaces shall be at least 12 feet wide and 25 feet long or longer, depending on the length of trucks or trailers to be accommodated. They shall have a clearance height of at least 15 feet.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Paragraphs 2 and 3, which immediately followed this subsection, were repealed 3-15-1985 by Ord. No. 4963-85.
B. 
All loading areas shall be paved, fenced and lighted according to the specifications established for the purpose by the City Engineer.