[Amended 3-22-1984; 11-19-1990]
Off-street parking facilities shall be located
as hereafter specified. However, nothing herein is to be construed
to permit commercial parking within any residential zone district.
A. For all residential buildings and for all nonresidential buildings in residential zone districts, required parking shall be provided on the same plot with the building or on a plot or plots contiguous therewith in accordance with the provisions of §
270-18.
B. For commercial and all nonresidential uses in business
zone districts, required parking shall be provided within 300 feet,
measured from the most distant point of the parking facility to the
nearest point, for the building that such facility is required to
serve.
C. For industrial uses, required parking shall be provided
on the same plot with the building.
D. In industrial zone districts, required parking space
shall be provided not less than 40 feet from the street. In residential
zone districts, parking space shall be behind the setback lines.
[Amended 11-13-2003; 4-10-2006; 6-12-2014; 10-13-2016; 2-15-2018 by Ord. No. 18-05]
Off-street parking requirements shall be as
follows, except as may be superseded by the New Jersey Residential
Site Improvement Standards, N.J.A.C. 5:21-1 et seq.:
A. Table of requirements.
Use
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Parking Spaces Required
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Adult or child day-care centers
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1 per 6 participants in maximum attendance plus 1 space per
employee on the maximum shift (see MLUL, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.6 for
applicable criteria)
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Dance hall or private club
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1 per 40 square feet of gross floor area
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Hotel or lodging house
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1 per unit or family, plus 1 per each nonresident employee
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Indoor physical fitness facilities as defined in § 270-8
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1 per 300 square feet of gross floor area, or 1.5 for each employee
and member receiving training or instruction during the peak hour
of operation, whichever is more restrictive
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Manufacturing building
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1 per each employee on the total of the 2 shifts having the
most employees
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Medical and dental offices
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1 per 250 square feet of gross floor area
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Offices and professional offices
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1 per 250 square feet of gross floor area
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Other than single-family residential structure, not provided
for
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2 per each unit for multiresidential; otherwise 1 per 100 square
feet of gross floor area
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Physical rehabilitation and therapy offices
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1 per 200 square feet of gross floor area
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Retail or wholesale mercantile
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1 per 100 square feet of gross floor space
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Self-storage facility
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1 per 2,500 square feet of floor area plus one parking space
per 200 storage units
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Storage building
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1 per each 400 square feet of usable area
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Theater, auditorium, hospital, house of worship or other similar
use of public assembly likely to attract groups of people (with fixed
or permanent seats)
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See § 270-183F(1)(a), plus 1 parking space for each 2 resident employees and 1 parking space for each 1 nonresident employee
|
Theater, auditorium, hospital, house of worship or other similar
use of public assembly likely to attract groups of people (without
fixed or permanent seats)
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See § 270-183F(1)(b), plus 1 parking space for each 2 resident employees and 1 parking space for each nonresident employee
|
Warehouse building
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1 per 1,000 square feet of GFA of storage area and 1 per 650
square feet of GFA of related office space
|
B. In buildings, other than "houses of worship" as defined in §
270-182, used for assembly purposes without fixed or permanent seats, if seating is by bleacher type, the seating capacity shall be calculated to be one space per each 66 inches of bleacher seating board.
C. If there is a combination of uses in any one plot or in any one building,
parking shall be provided as required for each use, which requirements
shall be additive unless facts are shown proving that the requirements
are at different times, which times do not overlap.
D. In addition to the off-street parking required for a house of worship consisting solely of the primary use set forth in §
270-182B i.e., a place of assembly for religious services or worship, there shall be provided, if applicable, off-street parking as set forth in §
270-183F(2)(a) through
(e).
[Amended 11-19-1990]
Subject to the approval of the Planning Board,
off-street parking is permitted in the commercial and industrial zone
districts, provided that such parking areas:
A. Are provided with a paved surface as prescribed in §
270-44.
B. Are bounded where they adjoin residential areas by
a curbing of a height at least seven inches above the paved surface
and which is at least seven feet from the boundary.
C. Are landscaped where they adjoin residential areas
according to one of the following alternatives:
(1) A dense planting of evergreen shrubs or trees at least
four feet high, either alone or in combination with a wire or wooden
fence.
(2) A solid fence of wood or masonry four feet high, with
the balance of the setback area attractively landscaped.
D. Are provided with entrances and exits at least 10
feet wide but not more than 15 feet wide and preferably separate from
each other. If not physically separated, the entranceway and exit
shall be clearly indicated by appropriate painted pavement markings.
[Amended 11-13-2003]
An area of 200 square feet, exclusive of driveways,
having a minimum width of 10 feet and a minimum length of 20 feet
is hereby determined as the minimum space necessary for the parking
of a single motor vehicle, except as may be superseded by the New
Jersey Residential Site Improvement Standards, N.J.A.C. 5:21-1 et
seq.
[Amended 9-25-1986; 11-13-2003; 7-22-2004]
In addition to the requirements prescribed in §
270-42, all parking areas for nonresidential and multi-unit uses shall provide:
A. A four-inch surface of concrete, asphalt, bituminous
cement or binder pavement, graded so as to dispose of all surface
water.
B. A concrete curb at least seven inches above the paved
surfaces, parallel to the street property line and arranged so as
to prevent overhang from any vehicle extending over the public right-of-way
or the adjoining property.
C. Parking areas shall be used solely for the parking
of vehicles, and no commercial repair work or service of any kind
shall be conducted on such parking lots.
D. No signs other than entrance, exit or conditions of
use signs shall be maintained.
E. Any parking area lighting shall be so arranged as
to direct the light away from all adjoining buildings, residence districts
or streets.
The provisions of this article may be met by
participation in a community parking program designed to serve a larger
area, provided that plans for such community parking have been approved
by the Planning Board.