[§§ 429-186—429-191 adopted 12-6-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-08]
Parking requirements for all non-residential uses throughout
the Borough shall be governed by this Article unless otherwise specified
in a specific zone, in which event, the requirements set forth in
the zone shall prevail.
A.
The size, location, elevation, layout and arrangement of the parking spaces required or provided or to be provided shall be subject to the terms and requirements of this Chapter and the provisions of Chapter 371, Site Plan Review. In the event of a conflict between this Chapter and the Site Plan Ordinance, the terms and requirements of this Chapter shall govern.
B.
If more than one use or building is on a lot, the minimum off-street
parking spaces shall be the sum total of all uses on the lot.
C.
If a lot is used in common with another contiguous lot or lots, where
ingress and egress for vehicles and pedestrians from one lot to the
other lot is provided with parking facilities utilized in common between
the several lots, then the minimum requirement shall be the sum total
of all the uses on all the lots so used.
D.
Wherever all or some of the minimum number of parking spaces required
for any particular use are dependent upon the number of employees
on the premises or dependent upon the number of persons on the premises,
the requirement shall in each such case be deemed to mean the number
of employees or persons on the premises at the same time during the
time when such number is at its peak (i.e., the peak shift in an industry
or the peak time of day and week in a school, etc.). All applications
for site plan approval shall state the total number of such persons
for purposes of determining any applicable parking requirement. The
occupancy thereafter issued, which number shall be the limit of the
number of employees permitted on the premises at the same time. Use
of the premises by a greater number of employees at the same time
than the number specified in the site plan or certificate of occupancy
shall be a violation of this Chapter.
During non-business hours, all commercial vehicles shall be
kept in such location so as to be out of visible view of the public
in all cases, as the same shall be determined by the Building Department.
Such commercial vehicles shall be in the rear of the business structure
provided that the same does not face a residential zone.
A.
The minimum number of off-street parking spaces shall be as follows:
(1)
Movie theaters: 1 space for each 2.5 seats.
(2)
Auditoriums, theaters, houses of worship — 1 space for
every 4 seats of fixed capacity or 1 space for each 45 square feet
of floor areas available to patrons. Benches and pews shall be considered
to have 1 seat for each 24 inches of linear seating space.
(3)
Offices, including non-medical professional offices —
3 spaces per 1000 square feet.
(4)
Retail — 5 spaces for 1000 leaseable square feet.
(5)
Restaurants/bars — 1 space per 3 seats plus 50% of the
maximum number of employees during any one shift.
(6)
Medical, dental use — except in the HCC Zone which is governed by Section 429-126 - 1 space for each professional and employee together with 2 spaces for each examination room/dental chair or 1 space per 200 square feet of gross square feet, whichever is greater.
(7)
Bowling alley or billiard parlor — 5 spaces for each alley
or table together with 1 space for each spectator seat.
(8)
Service stations — 1 space for every 200 square feet of
any structure used for the repair of vehicles.
(9)
Funeral homes — 1 space per 30 square feet of floor area
used for slumber rooms, viewing rooms, parlors and each funeral service
room together with 1 space for each employee.
(10)
Hotels — 1 space per room together with 1 space for 50%
of the employees during peak hours together with parking required
for ancillary uses, such as restaurants, bars and banquet facilities.
(11)
Nursery schools, day care, child learning and adult day care
centers — 1 space per 350 gross square feet plus 1 space for
each employee during peak hours.
(12)
All other uses for which parking spaces are specifically set
forth herein shall provide the minimum number of spaces for the use
most similar set forth herein or, if none, recommended by industry
accepted standards promulgated by the by the NJDOT and/or the Institute
of Traffic Engineers.
Nursery schools, child learning and adult day care centers shall
provide additional off-street areas for loading and unloading of school
buses.
The Land Use Board may require that a structure or building
include one or more off-street loading areas at the rear of a building
(but not facing a residential zone) as the same may be appropriate
for the particular use.
