[Amended 2-14-1983 by Ord. No. 993]
For each residence, provision shall be made
for at least one paved usable off-street parking space of not less
than 200 square feet to accommodate at least one full-sized passenger
automobile, in addition to the garage. Residential off-street parking
shall conform to the following requirements:
A.
Paved driveway areas shall be considered part of the
required off-street parking space as aforesaid.
B.
Such driveway shall not exceed 20 feet in width within
16 feet of the curbline, and may be widened to no more than 25 feet
thereafter. However, if a residence has a three-car garage, a driveway
width of not more than 32 feet would be permitted from the entrance
of the garage to 20 feet past the garage entrance, then transition
to 25 feet wide (or 20 feet wide within 16 feet of the curbline) over
the next five feet of length.
[Amended 4-26-2000 by Ord. No. 1345; 12-16-2009 by Ord. No.
1613]
C.
There shall be only one driveway and one curb opening
for each residence.
D.
Driveways and parking areas shall be used solely for
the parking of currently registered and operable noncommercial passenger
vehicles. Unless garaged, an inoperable car or unregistered vehicle
may not be parked anywhere on the premises. Trailers, boats or other
portable or wheel-based objects or vehicles may be stored in a rear
yard area; provided, however, that no parking area shall be located
any closer to the rear property line than 40% of the depth of the
rear yard.
E.
No parking area or driveway shall be located within
two feet of an adjoining side property line.
F.
In addition to the provisions of this chapter, driveways
shall meet all requirements of the ordinances of the Borough applicable
thereto, including but not limited to regulations for streets and
sidewalks as the same may affect or be affected by construction, maintenance
or repairs of driveways.
[Amended 2-8-1995 by Ord. No. 1246]
G.
No driveway entrance shall be constructed within 25
feet of an adjacent street, corner or existing driveway entrance.
Curb cuts and driveway aprons shall not exceed 20 feet in width at
the sidewalk line and 23 feet in width at the curbline.
[Amended 4-26-2000 by Ord. No. 1345]
H.
Where any use may be permitted in A-1 and A-2 Residence
Districts other than solely for one-family residential purposes, there
shall be provided parking areas as hereinbefore described for three
passenger automobiles.
I.
Parking areas other than the driveway may not be within
the front yard area.
J.
In no event shall any residential lot be covered by
total areas of pavement, walks, patios, pools, accessory and principal
buildings occupying more than 50% of the total area of said lot. In
the event an applicant seeks to develop according to the provision
of either the AHO-1 or AHO- 2 overlay districts, this provision shall
be of no force and have no effect on developments in the hereinbefore
mentioned overlay districts. In the event an applicant seeks to develop
according to the provision of either the AHO-1 or AHO-2 Overlay Districts,
this provision shall be of no force and have no effect on developments
in the noted overlay districts. Notwithstanding any provision to the
contrary, developments in the A-2MF District shall be permitted a
total impervious coverage of 60%.
[Amended 12-9-2020 by Ord. No. 1832; 12-9-2020 by Ord. No. 1834]
K.
The use of pervious paving materials is permitted
in order to reduce stormwater runoff and to promote groundwater recharge.
[Added 2-8-2006 by Ord. No. 1520]
[Amended 2-14-1983 by Ord. No. 993; 6-26-1989 by Ord. No.
1144; 4-30-2003 by Ord. No. 1428]
A.
Off-street parking requirements in nonresidential
districts. For all new buildings or additions to existing buildings
in the nonresidential districts and for nonresidential buildings or
uses in the residential districts as permitted by this chapter, there
shall be provided the number of off-street parking spaces required
by the specific use in accordance with the following schedule. All
off-street parking requirements defined below shall include aisles,
driveways, entrances and exits in addition to required parking spaces.
(1)
Assembly halls, community buildings, social clubs,
meeting halls, ballrooms and funeral homes without fixed seating:
one space for each 45 square feet of occupiable floor space for areas
designed and dedicated to assembly only.
(2)
Automotive sales (indoor): 2.5 spaces per 1,000 square
feet of gross floor area of interior sales space, plus five per service
bay.
(3)
Banks and savings institutions: one space per 250
square feet office area, plus one space for each 200 square feet for
customer service area.
(4)
Bowling alley: four spaces per alley.
(5)
Car wash: 10 spaces per washing lane.
(6)
Day-care centers:
(a)
Child: four spaces plus an additional one space
per six children which the center is designated to accommodate, plus
sufficient paved area shall be set aside for dropping off and picking
up children in a safe manner that will not cause the children to cross
the parking area or line of traffic. This shall be provided in addition
to the parking space requirements.
(b)
Adult: one space per 150 square feet of gross
floor area.
(8)
Garden center/nursery: one space per 300 square feet
of gross floor area plus 2.5 spaces per 1,000 square feet of outdoor
storage or nursery area.
(9)
General business offices: one for each 250 square
feet of gross floor area.
(10)
Health club: one space per 100 square feet of
gross floor area plus one per 250 square feet of office and support
areas.
(11)
Hospitals and medical institutions: one space
for each bed.
(12)
Hotels and motels: one space for each guest
room or suite, together with one for every two regular employees.
Where such hotel or motel includes a restaurant and/or public barroom,
there shall also be provided one space for every three seats plus
one space per 250 square feet of gross floor area. Where such hotel
or motel includes convention facilities or a public ballroom, there
shall be provided additional parking space based on one space for
each 45 square feet of floor area within said convention facility
or public ballroom.
(13)
House of worship: one space per three seats.
For benches or pews, one space for every nine linear feet or one space
per 45 square feet for open assembly area.
(14)
Industrial, manufacturing and assembly operations:
one space per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area.
(15)
Medical offices: one space per 200 square feet
of gross floor area.
[Amended 12-16-2009 by Ord. No. 1613; 9-2-2010 by Ord. No. 1623]
(16)
Motor vehicle body repair: five spaces per bay
plus one space per 100 square feet of other work areas.
(17)
Motor vehicle repair service station (no gas):
five spaces per service and one space per 100 square feet of other
work area.
(18)
Motor vehicle service station (repairs and gas):
five spaces per bay plus one per three gas pumps.
(19)
Nightclub/theater: one space per two seats.
(20)
Professional offices, including attorneys, accountants,
engineers, architects, and medical consultants without existing traditional
patient practice, and like professionals: one for each 250 square
feet of gross floor area.
(21)
Real estate office: one space per 150 square
feet of gross floor area.
(22)
Research laboratories: one space per 400 square
feet of gross floor area.
(23)
Residential uses located in nonresidential districts
shall be subject to parking requirements contained in the Residential
Site Improvement Standards (RSIS) New Jersey Administrative Code,
Title 5, Chapter 2l (as amended) for new construction. For expansion
of dwelling units in an existing building, the requirements shall
be two parking spaces per dwelling unit.
(24)
Restaurants or bars where table service is provided:
one space per three seats plus one space per 250 square feet of gross
floor area of bar area.
(25)
Retail stores and delicatessens: one space per
200 square feet of gross floor area.
[Amended 12-16-2009 by Ord. No. 1613]
(26)
Salons/barber shop/massage therapy/tanning salon
and similar personal care establishment: one space for every 75 square
feet.
[Amended 12-16-2009 by Ord. No. 1613]
(27)
Educational uses:
[Amended 12-16-2009 by Ord. No. 1613; 1-26-2011 by Ord. No. 1633]
(a)
Elementary: two per classroom, but not less than 1.5 per teacher
and staff.
(b)
Intermediate: 1.5 per classroom, but not less than 1.5 per teacher
and staff.
(c)
Secondary: 2.5 per classroom, but not less than 1.5 per teacher and
staff.
(d)
Adult educational and vocational: one per staff, plus one per 1.5
students.
(e)
Instructional schools: one space for every 250 square feet of space.
(28)
Storage areas (primary use): one per 2,500 square
feet of gross floor area of storage area and one per 250 square feet
of gross floor area of related offices.
(29)
Telemarketing: one space per 45 square feet
of gross floor area.
(30)
Warehouse/office: one space per 250 square feet
for offices plus one space per 2,000 square feet of gross floor area
for warehouse.
(31)
Wholesale establishments, for example, on-site
storage and packaging of products and wholesale industry sales from
the premises, such as plumbing supply, electrical supply and other
similar uses: One parking space for each 1,000 square feet of gross
floor area.
B.
For any use not specified above, the parking requirements
for the most similar use with regard to need for parking shall be
used.
C.
For any change in use, ownership or occupancy of a property or a portion of a property requiring greater off-street parking that is currently approved for the total property and requiring variance relief from the parking standards enumerated in § 230-34, approval shall be obtained from the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment, as the case may be, before a zoning permit is issued for the new use, ownership, or occupancy.
[Amended 3-9-2011 by Ord.
No. 1639]
D.
Method of parking requirement measurement and calculation.
All floor area measurements made for parking requirements shall be
made from the inside of each perimeter wall. The number of required
parking spaces for each use shall be the sum of individual uses or
the most similar uses as regulated herein.
[Amended 1-25-1995 by Ord. No. 1243; 12-9-2020 by Ord. No. 1832]
A.
Where
residential and business uses are combined, the total requirements
for off-street parking areas shall be the sum of the requirements
of the various uses computed separately. Collective provision for
off-street parking areas for two or more buildings or uses shall be
permitted, provided that the total of such off-street parking spaces
shall not be less than the sum of the requirements for the various
uses computed separately.
B.
In both
the AHO-1 and AHO-2 districts, all residential parking shall comply
with the New Jersey Residential Site Improvement Standards. Pursuant
to N.J.A.C. 5:21-4.14(e), when housing is included in mixed-use development,
a shared parking approach to the provision of parking shall be permitted
subject to the approving Board's review and approval.
In all nonresidential districts, for every building
or part thereof requiring the receipt of distribution in vehicles
of goods, material or merchandise, there shall be provided and maintained
on the same premises with such building at least one off-street loading
space. Such space shall be sufficient in size to accommodate the largest
vehicle using such space. In no event shall such space be less than
10 feet in width, 25 feet in length and 14 feet in height.
[Amended 2-14-1983 by Ord. No. 993]
All off-street parking areas and off-street
loading zones in nonresidential districts shall meet the following
requirements:
B.
No parking area, loading zone or access driveway shall
be located within five feet of a residential district. For parking
areas and access driveways, such five-foot space shall be bounded
by a concrete curbing at least seven inches above the paved surface
or other acceptable method approved by the Planning Board. Flush curbs
with curb stops, or curbing with curb cuts is permissible to allow
for the discharge of impervious areas into landscaped areas for stormwater
management. For loading zones, the five-foot space shall be bounded
by a concrete curbing at least seven inches above the paved surface
or other acceptable method approved by the Planning Board. For loading
zones, the five-foot area shall be bounded by a concrete curb of at
least 12 inches above the paved surface and having a width of at least
eight inches at the top. The five-foot space shall be in all cases
suitably landscaped with native vegetation at least four feet high,
planted no further than four feet apart on center in accordance with
a plan to be submitted to and approved by the Planning Board. A parking
bumper shall be required to be installed within the paved area at
least three feet distant from each curbing to prevent destruction
of such plantings. Natural vegetative swales shall be installed, when
applicable, for water quality treatment, together with overflow for
larger storms into closed storm drainage systems. A six-foot fence
or wall of materials acceptable to the Planning Board shall be provided
along the property line abutting a residential district or property
so as to fully and adequately screen visible activity in the parking
area from the residential district and physically prevent intrusion
of persons and vehicles into the residential district.
[Amended 2-8-2006 by Ord. No. 1520]
C.
A concrete curb at least seven inches above the paved
surface shall be provided parallel to and at least three feet from
the street property line to prevent vehicle overhangs from projecting
within the sidewalk area.
D.
Parking areas adjoining buildings which are for public
use shall be separated from the building by a sidewalk at least six
feet in width bounded by a concrete curb at least seven inches above
the paved surface of the parking area.
E.
No signs other than entrance, exit or condition-of-use
signs shall be maintained.
F.
Driveway entrances to parking areas and loading zones
shall meet all requirements of the building code and all other provisions
of the revision applicable thereto, including but not limited to regulations
for streets and sidewalks as the same may affect or be affected by
construction, maintenance or repair of driveway entrances. Separate
driveway aprons shall be provided for entrance and exit unless the
applicant can demonstrate to the Planning Board that separate entrances
are impracticable or unwarranted. No driveway entrance shall be constructed
within 25 feet of a street corner or existing driveway entrance.
G.
In the C-1 District, the plot between sidewalk and
curb shall be planted with grass and have shade trees as per residence
area specifications.
H.
Parking area lighting shall be shielded and so arranged
as to direct the light away from all adjoining buildings, residence
districts or streets. In no case shall the actual source of illumination,
globe or lighting device be visible from any point outside the parking
areas.
I.
When grade elevations of parking areas, access driveways
or loading zones differ by more than two feet from the adjoining developed
property, adequate provision shall be made to control the slope of
the surface by either:
J.
For any parking lot or loading zone, a site development
plan and topographical map showing the location, design and specifications
of entrances, exits, surfacing, landscaping, drainage, markings, lighting
and grades of adjoining developed properties shall be subject to the
approval of the Planning Board to ensure adequate protection to traffic
safety and protection of adjacent areas. After completion, the Building
Inspector, upon written notification from the Planning Board, shall
thereafter issue a use or occupancy permit. Following the issuance
of the use or occupancy permit, no changes shall be made in the site
development plan or other topography of the property unless the same
has been approved by the Planning Board.
K.
Off-street parking areas shall be used solely for
the parking of passenger automobiles and vehicles relating to a business
legally conducted on the premises, and no commercial repair work or
service of any kind shall be conducted on such parking lots, nor shall
such lots be used for the parking of dismantled, unlicensed or inoperable
vehicles.
L.
All portions of front, rear and side yards not used
for off-street parking shall be attractively landscaped with appropriate
native vegetation.
[Amended 2-8-2006 by Ord. No. 1520]
M.
Where practicable, pervious paving may be used in
areas to provide overflow parking, vertical parking structures, smaller
parking stalls and shared parking.
[Added 2-8-2006 by Ord. No. 1520]
[Amended 5-24-1995 by Ord. No. 1250]
Physical improvements, together with landscaping
of parking areas and access driveways in business zones and for all
loading areas, shall be adequately maintained by the applicant, owner,
and/or tenant at all times, including removal of snow and ice, within
24 hours after snowfall ceases.
