Off-street parking requirements herein are of
two kinds: parking spaces for automobiles and truck berths for loading
and unloading trucks. Both automobile parking spaces and truck berths
must be provided for all uses as specified below.
A. Off-street parking spaces.
(1) A minimum number of off-street automobile parking
spaces shall be provided in accordance with the following tabulation:
[Amended 12-28-1999 by Ord. No. O-12-99]
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Land Use
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Minimum Number of Off-Street Parking Spaces
Required
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All residential dwellings
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As required under the Residential Site Improvement
Standards
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Boarding or rooming house
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1 space per boarder or roomer plus 1 space per
proprietor
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Manufacturing, assembly, finishing and similar
industrial operations
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1 space per 800 square feet
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Bar, tavern or inn
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1 space per 2 seats
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Bowling alley
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3 spaces per lane
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Bank, credit union, savings and loan and similar
fiduciary institutions
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1 space per 300 square feet
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Hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts and similar
uses
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1 space per guest room plus one space for resident
manager and 1 space per employee on the largest shift
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Places of worship
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1 space per 3 seats
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Professional offices (excluding medical offices)
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1 space per 400 square feet
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General business offices
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1 space per 400 square feet
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Medical and dental offices and clinics
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1 space per 200 square feet
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Retail commercial uses
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1 space per 250 square feet
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Diners, restaurants and cafes (excluding fast-food
restaurants)
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1 space per 3 seats
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Fast-food restaurants, including restaurants
with drive-through windows
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15 spaces per 1,000 square feet
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Automotive repair garages
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4 spaces per service bay
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Auditoriums, theaters (not in a shopping center)
and similar gathering areas seating is provided, otherwise 1 space
per 3 occupants based on maximum capacity established by the Fire
Marshal
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1 space per 3 seats if fixed
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Theaters (in a shopping center)
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1 space per 4 seats
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Warehouse or materials storage area related
to a commercial or industrial use
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1 space per 5,000 square feet
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Schools
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5 spaces plus 1.5 spaces per classroom or other
instructional area
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Health and fitness clubs
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1 space per 2OO square feet
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Funeral home
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1 space per 50 square feet of assembly area
or viewing room
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Research laboratories
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1 space per 1,000 square feet
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(2) Parking for uses not listed.
[Amended 12-28-1999 by Ord. No. O-12-99]
(a)
When the parking requirement for a specific use is not listed in Subsection
A(1) above, parking shall be based on published standards from recognized professional and trade organizations such as, but not limited to, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), National Association of Industrial Parks (NAIOP), etc. It shall be the responsibility of the applicant to provide copies of the industry standards as part of any development application.
(b)
In cases where a parking requirement is not listed in Subsection
A(1) above, and there are no published standards from professional and trade organizations, parking shall be provided based on a ratio of one space per 200 square feet of gross floor area.
(3) Any access drives and streets between parking lots
and arterial streets shall be so arranged that access places to arterial
streets are no closer together than 200 feet.
B. Truck berths.
(1) In addition to the parking lot requirements in the
preceding section, truck berths for loading and unloading of goods
and materials shall be provided.
(2) Any building or outdoor area used for business, industry,
storage, hospital, membership club or other nonresidential purposes
which needs to be serviced regularly by trucks shall have truck berth
facilities on the premises in accordance with the following:
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Gross Floor Area and Outdoor Area Used
(square feet)
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Required Number of Truck Berths
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Up to 20,000
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1
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Greater than 20,000 and up to 40,000
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2
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Greater than 40,000 and up to 100,000
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3
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Each additional 60,000
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1 additional
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(3) Two or more establishments which are adjacent to each
other may combine their gross floor areas and outdoor areas for the
purpose of determining the minimum number of truck berths required
when adjacent establishments utilize truck berths jointly.
(4) "Outdoor area," as used in this subsection, refers
to outdoor areas in active use, such as outdoor manufacturing areas,
outdoor storage areas and outdoor automobile sales lots. Such areas
as yards and other unused open spaces are not intended to be included
in the term "outdoor area" as used in this subsection.
(5) The size of the truck berth shall be a minimum of
45 feet long and 12 feet wide.
(6) Driveways, aisles, loading platforms and other areas
required to make a truck berth usable shall not be included in the
minimum area required for a truck berth itself.
(7) A clear height shall be provided for each truck berth
and for each truck accessway between public streets and a truck berth
equal to a minimum of 14 feet.
C. Loading and unloading space. Off-street loading and
unloading space, with proper access from a street or alley, shall
be provided on any lot on which a building for trade or business is
hereafter erected or substantially altered.
None of the off-street parking facilities as
required in this chapter shall be required for any existing building
or use not now conforming to these requirements, unless said building
or use shall be enlarged, in which case the provisions of this chapter
shall apply.
[Added 11-10-2020 by Ord. No. O-12-20; amended 5-11-2021 by Ord. No. O-7-21]
The following uses shall be permitted in all of the districts established under Article
IX, §
253-86, that are located outside of the Pinelands Area:
A. Agricultural
uses. Agricultural use shall mean the use of the premises for common
farm site activities, including, but not limited to, production, harvesting,
storage, grading, packaging, processing and the wholesale and retail
marketing of crops, plants, animals and other related commodities
and the use and application of techniques and methods of soil preparation
and management, fertilization, weed, disease and pest control, disposal
of farm waste, irrigation, drainage and water management and grazing.