City of Englewood, NJ Article XII Off-Street Parking and Related Motor Vehicle Requirements

[Amended 11-12-2014 by Ord. No. 14-40]

§ 250-79 Purpose.

The purpose of this article is to establish requirements for off-street facilities for parking of motor vehicles and also to provide such off-street facilities for loading of and making deliveries from motor vehicles, in recognition of the fact that a primary function of public streets is to move traffic safely and conveniently and that parking, loading, and delivery functions performed within the public street can conflict with that function. Furthermore, the provision of off-street parking is essential to support all types of land uses, but it must be balanced with the spatial constraints of urban areas; the mixed-use nature of urban areas, which can reduce the need to utilize the automobile for transportation; and the recognition that people are increasingly utilizing alternate modes of transportation — which can reduce the need for each person to own an automobile. Therefore, this article requires off-street parking and related facilities for new development, changes in occupancy of existing structures, and expansion of existing structures, with several exceptions in certain Downtown Districts, where spatial constraints, the dense pattern of downtown development, and the proximity to transit may make them impractical. This article also sets standards for the design and functioning of such off-street parking facilities with a view toward making the same safe, functional, and attractive, with minimal adverse effect on pedestrians, surrounding properties, and the traditional structure and form of Englewood's blocks.

§ 250-80 Use of parking spaces.

Required off-street parking spaces shall be used for parking purposes only and shall not be used for storage, loading, or delivery purposes or any other nonparking purposes.

§ 250-81 Off-street parking requirements.

A. Purpose of off-street parking requirements in the D-1, D-2, N-C, SBD, L-I, and RIM districts.

(1) Downtown (D-1) Districts. Minimum parking requirements in the D-1 Districts ensure that new residential and certain commercial uses offer residents, employees, visitors, and/or customers traveling by motor vehicle the convenience of on-site parking while not overwhelming the on-street parking system with additional motor vehicles.

(2) Downtown (D-2) Districts. Minimum parking requirements in the D-2 Districts ensure that new residential and certain commercial uses offer residents, employees, visitors, and/or customers traveling by motor vehicle the convenience of on-site parking while not overwhelming the on-street parking system with additional motor vehicles.

(3) Neighborhood Center (N-C) Districts and Service Business (SBD) Districts. Minimum parking requirements in the N-C and SBD Districts ensure that new residential, retail, and commercial uses offer residents, employees, visitors, and/or customers traveling by motor vehicle the convenience of on-site parking while not overwhelming the on-street parking system and adjacent residential neighborhood streets with additional motor vehicles.

(4) Light (L-I) Industrial Districts. Minimum parking requirements in the L-I District ensure that new uses provide sufficient off-street parking for employees traveling by motor vehicle while also deploying available and appropriate on-street parking for this purpose as well as to conserve lot area for pervious services and/or building space.

(5) Research, Industry & Medical (RIM) Districts. Minimum parking requirements in the RIM Districts ensure that new uses provide sufficient, safe, and convenient off-street parking for employees, customers, visitors, medical patients, and/or residents.

B. Provisions for all districts.

(1) Surface parking lots shall be located to the side or rear of the principal structure on the lot.

(2) Except as hereinabove provided or except as may be otherwise specifically provided in this article, the off-street parking requirements hereof shall apply to all new construction and all modifications or expansions of existing buildings. Exemptions shall be granted for minor additions of new floor area of up to 1,000 square feet of gross floor area. For changes of use, commercial uses with a total gross floor area of 5,000 square feet or less in existing nonresidential buildings are exempt from parking requirements.

(3) In case of a combination of different uses in a building, the required number of parking spaces for each of such uses shall be added together, and the sum thereof shall represent the total number of spaces required. References in this article to square feet shall mean gross square footage devoted to or accessory to the use described.

(4) When the computation to determine the number of off-street parking spaces results in a fractional number, the fractional number shall be rounded upward to the next whole number to determine the number of parking spaces required.

(5) If, in the course of site plan review, the municipal agency determines that more than 15% of the gross floor area of the building or buildings on which the parking requirements are computed is devoted to common areas, including but not necessarily limited to lobbies, stairways, elevators, lavatories, washrooms, common storage areas, utility rooms and basements, the municipal agency shall exclude the square footage of such common areas in excess of 15% from the computations used in calculating the required number of parking spaces.

(6) No parking shall be permitted within any required front yard in any direction.

(7) The provision of sheltered or unsheltered parking for bicycles is encouraged.

C. Parking requirements for the D-1, D-2, N-C and SBD Districts premises to which this Article XII is applicable shall be as follows:

Use of Building or Site	D-1 Districts Min. No. of Required Parking Spaces	D-2 Districts Min. No. of Required Parking Spaces	N-C Districts Min. No. of Required Parking Spaces	SBD Districts Min. No. of Required Parking Spaces
Residential Uses
Apartments and condominiums	1 per unit for each studio or 1 bed room unit; 1.5 per unit for each unit with 2 bed room or more	1 per unit for each studio or 1 bedroom unit; 1.5 per unit for each unit with 2 bed room or more	1 per unit for each studio or 1 bed room unit; 1.5 per unit for each unit with 2 bed room or more	n/a
Townhouses (attached)	n/a	1.7 per townhouse	n/a	n/a
Retail
Retail stores	0	1 per 400 sq. ft.	1 per 400 sq. ft.	1 per 400 sq. ft.
Bank	0	1 per 300 sq. ft.	1 per 300 sq. ft.	1 per 300 sq. ft.
Eating and Drinking Establishments
Restaurant (limited service)	0	1 per 300 sq. ft.	1 per 300 sq. ft.	1 per 300 sq. ft.
Restaurant (full service)	1 per 250 sq. ft.	1 per 250 sq. ft.	1 per 300 sq. ft.	n/a
Personal and Consumer Services
Personal and consumer services	0	1 per 800 sq. ft.	1 per 800 sq. ft.	1 per 800 sq. ft.
Child care	n/a	1 per 800 sq. ft.	1 per 800 sq. ft.	1 per 800 sq. ft.
Funeral parlor	n/a	n/a	1 per 500 sq. ft.	1 per 300 sq. ft.
Pet grooming and training	0	1 per 800 sq. ft.	1 per 800 sq. ft.	1 per 800 sq. ft.
Printing and reproductions	0	1 per 800 sq. ft.	1 per 1,000 sq. ft.	1 per 800 sq. ft.
Repair of consumer products	0	1 per 800 sq. ft.	1 per 1,000 sq. ft.	1 per 800 sq. ft.
Lodging
Hotel	1.3 per room	1.3 per room	n/a	1.3 per room
Office Uses (nonmedical)
Business office	1 per 400 sq. ft.	1 per 400 sq. ft.	1 per 500 sq. ft.	1 per 400 sq. ft.
Professional office	1 per 500 sq. ft.	1 per 500 sq. ft.	1 per 600 sq. ft.	1 per 500 sq. ft.
Medical and Health Care
Medical and dental laboratories and diagnostic services	1 per 250 sq. ft.	1 per 250 sq. ft.	n/a	n/a
Medical equipment sales	n/a	1 per 600 sq. ft.	n/a	n/a
Medical group practice	n/a	1 per 250 sq. ft.	n/a	1 per 250 sq. ft.
Medical office	1 per 250 sq. ft.	1 per 250 sq. ft.	n/a	1 per 250 sq. ft.
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation
Professional and artist studios	0	1 per 800 sq. ft.	n/a	n/a
Performance facility	1 per 8 seats	n/a	n/a	n/a
Art galleries	0	1 per 800 sq. ft.	n/a	n/a
Theaters	1 per 6 seats	n/a	n/a	n/a
Health and fitness clubs	1 per 250 sq. ft.	1 per 250 sq. ft.	1 per 350 sq. ft.	1 per 250 sq. ft.
Instructional studios	0	1 per 400 sq. ft.	1 per 500 sq. ft.	1 per 400 sq. ft.
Motor Vehicle-Related Uses
Automobile sales	n/a	1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of sales area	n/a	1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of sales area
Education
Schools (preschool)	0	1 per 1,000 sq. ft.	1 per 1,000 sq. ft.	1 per 1,000 sq. ft.
Test preparation and learning centers	n/a	1 per 400 sq. ft.	n/a	n/a
Public Facilities
Recreational facilities	n/a	1 per 300 sq. ft.	n/a	n/a
Government and community services	0	1 per 500 sq. ft.	n/a	n/a
Government offices	0	1 per 500 sq. ft.	n/a	n/a

D. Reduction of minimum required parking in the D-1, D-2, N-C, and SBD Districts. The minimum required number of parking spaces in the D-1, D-2, N-C, SBD districts may be reduced upon approval by the Planning Board. Approval shall be granted only if the applicant cites evidence that fewer parking spaces will not cause excessive congestion, endanger public safety, substantially reduce parking availability for other uses, or otherwise adversely impact the neighborhood, or that such fewer parking spaces will provide positive environmental or other benefits to the users of the lot and the neighborhood. The applicant shall also present to the Planning Board evidence that a reduction is reasonable in light of the following:

(1) For residential uses only, the availability of surplus off-street parking in the vicinity of the residential use being served. If the applicant for site plan approval demonstrates to the Planning Board that existing parking facilities are reasonably and conveniently accessible to, and not farther than 300 feet from proposed use are, in whole or in part, unused during his parking demand and are available to applicant for such use during such period, the Planning Board, in granting site plan approval, may waive the requirement for all or any portion of the number of parking spaces which would otherwise be required for such use, provided that the Planning Board is satisfied that such joint use of parking facilities will provide adequate off-street parking for the proposed use.

(2) The ability of the applicant to enter into an agreement to share parking in a parking facility with other developments.

(3) The ability of the applicant to demonstrate that parking can be shared among different uses in a mixed-use project based on a study of the utilization of parking by land use and time of day.

(4) The availability of on-street parking in the vicinity of the use being served if peak times of business occur after 5:30 p.m.

(5) Age or other occupancy restrictions that are likely to result in a lower level of motor vehicle usage.

(6) The availability of car sharing services on site or in the vicinity of the uses being served.

(7) Proximity to transit stops and the percentage of employees and/or customers utilizing transit.

(8) Impact of the parking requirement on the physical environment of the affected lot or the adjacent lots including reduction in green space, destruction of significant existing trees and other vegetation, destruction of existing dwelling units, significant negative impact on historic resources on the lot, impairment of the urban design objectives of the city as set forth in the Master Plan, or loss of pedestrian amenities along public ways.

E. Parking requirements for the L-I and RIM Districts premises to which this Article XII is applicable shall be as follows:

	Land Use Categories and Land Uses	L-I* Min. No. of Required Parking Spaces	RIM Min. No. of Required Parking Spaces
	Industrial Uses, light
	Apparel manufacturing	1 per 400 sq ft	1 per 400 sq ft
	Beverage production and manufacturing	1 per 400 sq ft	1 per 400 sq ft
	Computer, electronic, and electrical product manufacturing	1 per 400 sq ft	1 per 400 sq ft
	Food production and manufacturing	1 per 400 sq ft	1 per 400 sq ft
	Scientific and medical instrument manufacturing	1 per 400 sq ft	1 per 400 sq ft
	Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing	1 per 400 sq ft	1 per 400 sq ft
	Printing and related support activities	1 per 400 sq ft	1 per 400 sq ft
	Research and development	1 per 400 sq ft	1 per 400 sq ft
	Wood and furniture product manufacturing	1 per 400 sq ft	1 per 400 sq ft
	Wholesale Trade, Warehousing, Distribution
	Wholesale sales	1 per 700 sq ft	1 per 700 sq ft
	Warehousing or distribution of nonflammable, nonhazardous materials	1 per 700 sq ft	1 per 700 sq ft
	Moving and storage facilities	1 per 1,000 sq ft	1 per 1,000 sq ft
	Agricultural Uses
	Accessory rooftop farming	n/a	n/a
	Motor Vehicle-Related Uses
	Automobile sales and rental	1 per 1,000 sq ft of sales area	n/a
	Car wash facilities	1 per 1,000 sq ft	n/a
	Motor vehicle service and repair	1 per 1,000 sq ft	n/a
	Arts, Entertainment and Recreation
	Instructional studios	1 per 400 sq ft	n/a
	Professional and artist studios	1 per 800 sq ft	n/a
	Studios (television, film, production, recording, radio)	1 per 400 sq ft	1 per 400 sq ft
	Offices, nonmedical
	Business incubators	1 per 500 sq ft	n/a
	Business offices	1 per 300 sq ft	1 per 300 sq ft
	Co-working space	1 per 500 sq ft	n/a
	Professional offices	1 per 500 sq ft	1 per 500 sq ft
	Medical and Health Care
	Ambulatory surgery center	n/a	1 per 200 sq ft
	Assisted living facility	n/a	1 per 2 beds
	Continuing care community	n/a	1 per 2 beds
	Hospice	n/a	1 per 3 beds
	Medical and dental laboratories and diagnostic services	1 per 300 sq ft	1 per 250 sq ft
	Medical offices	1 per 300 sq ft	1 per 250 sq ft
	Medical center	n/a	1 per 250 sq ft
	Rehabilitation center	n/a	1 per 250 sq ft
	Skilled nursing facility	n/a	1 per 2 beds
	Urgent care facility	1 per 250 sq ft	1 per 250 sq ft
	Veterinary clinic	1 per 300 sq ft	n/a
	Veterinary hospital	n/a	1 per 250 sq ft
	Wellness center	1 per 300 sq ft	1 per 250 sq ft
	Retail Trade
	Automobile sales and rental	1 per 1,000 sq ft of sales area	1 per 1,000 sq ft of sales area
	Accessory retail	0	1 per 1,000 sq ft
	Garden center	1 per 800 sq ft	n/a
	Personal and Consumer Services
	Pet grooming and training	1 per 800 sq ft	n/a
	Pet daycare facility	1 per 800 sq ft	n/a
	Education
	Technical school	1 per 300 sq ft	1 per 300 sq ft
	Eating and Drinking Establishments
	Accessory restaurant	1 per 400 sq ft	1 per 350 sq ft
	Emergency Services
	Police, Fire, EMT, and ambulance stations	1 per 400 sq ft	1 per 400 sq ft
	Lodging
	Hotel	n/a	1.3 per room
	Residential
	Apartment and condominium community for senior citizens	n/a	1 per unit
	* See Subsection F for additional parking provisions for the L-I Districts.

F. Additional provisions for the Light Industrial (L-I) District. In the Light Industrial (L-I) District, on-street parking along the frontage of a property may be counted towards the provision of employee and/or customer parking spaces at the rate of one parking space for every 20 feet of frontage where on-street parking is permitted and sufficient paved width is present.

G. Reduction of minimum required parking in the L-I and RIM Districts. The minimum required number of parking spaces in the L-I and RIM Districts may be reduced upon approval by the Planning Board. Approval shall be granted only if the applicant cites evidence that fewer parking spaces will not cause excessive congestion, endanger public safety, substantially reduce parking availability for other uses, or otherwise adversely impact the neighborhood, or that such fewer parking spaces will provide positive environmental or other benefits to the users of the lot and the neighborhood. The applicant shall also present to the Planning Board evidence that a reduction is reasonable in light of the following:

(1) The availability of surplus off-street parking in the vicinity of the use being served. If the applicant for site plan approval demonstrates to the Planning Board that existing parking facilities are reasonably and conveniently accessible to, and not farther than 300 feet from proposed use are, in whole or in part, unused during his parking demand and are available to applicant for such use during such period, the Planning Board, in granting site plan approval, may waive the requirement for all or any portion of the number of parking spaces which would otherwise be required for such use, provided that the Planning Board is satisfied that such joint use of parking facilities will provide adequate off-street parking for the proposed use.

(2) The ability of the applicant to enter into an agreement to share parking in a parking facility with other developments.

(3) The availability of on-street parking in the vicinity of the use being served if peak times of business occur after 5:30 p.m.

(4) Age or other occupancy restrictions that are likely to result in a lower level of motor vehicle usage.

(5) Proximity to transit stops and the percentage of employees and/or customers utilizing transit.

(6) Impact of the parking requirement on the physical environment of the affected lot or the adjacent lots including reduction in green space, destruction of significant existing trees and other vegetation, destruction of existing dwelling units, significant negative impact on historic resources on the lot, impairment of the urban design objectives of the city as set forth in the Master Plan, or loss of pedestrian amenities along public ways.

H. Parking requirements for all other districts to which this Article XII is applicable shall be as follows:

	Use of Building or Site		All Other Districts Min. No. of Required Parking Spaces
	Residential Uses
	One-family use:
		less than 4 bedrooms	2 spaces
		five or more bedrooms	3 spaces
	Multifamily residences:
		efficiency or 1 bedroom unit	1.2 per unit
		2 bedrooms or more	1.6 per unit
		housing for the elderly (with no more than 1 bedroom/unit)	0.5 per unit
	Rooming house and boardinghouse		1 per bedroom
	Permitted accessory use within a dwelling unit in a one-family residence district or multiple residence district		2 spaces, plus the number of spaces required for dwelling unit
	Retail
	Retail and service business		1 per 400 sq. ft.
	Bank		1 per 250 sq. ft.
	Eating and Drinking Establishments
	Eating and drinking establishments		1 per each 2 seats
	Lodging
	Rooming house and boardinghouse		1 per bedroom
	Office Uses (nonmedical)
	General office use, without counter or similar facilities designed to service customers		1 per 250 sq. ft.
	General office use, with counter or similar facilities designed to service customers		1 per 250 sq. ft. plus 5 additional spaces clearly marked "customers only"
	Office portion of an industrial building		1 per 300 sq. ft.
	Medical and Health Care
	Doctor's or dentist's office in an office building		1 per 200 sq. ft.
	Hospital		1.5 per bed
	Hospitals for dogs, cats, and other household pets		1 per 400 sq. ft.
	Nursing home		0.5 per bed
	Arts, Entertainment and Recreation
	Studios and art galleries		1 per 400 sq. ft.
	Bowling alley		4 per alley
	Tennis courts (other than a single court on a single-family residential property, for which no additional parking space is required)		2 per court
	Motor Vehicle-Related Uses
	Gasoline service station		1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of lot area, plus 2 spaces clearly marked "customers only"
	New automobile sales, including on-site accessory service and repair facilities		1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of lot area, plus 6 spaces clearly marked "customers only"
	Used automobile sales, including on-site accessory service and repair facilities		1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of lot area, plus 4 spaces clearly marked "customers only"
	Vehicle repair or service, other than gasoline service station		1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of lot area, plus 2 spaces clearly marked "customers only"
	Education
	Schools - grades pre-K to 9		1.2 per classroom, plus 1 per 10 students
	Schools - grades 10 and up		1.2 per classroom, plus 0.2 per student
	Industrial
	Manufacturing		1 per 400 sq. ft.
	Wholesale Trade, Warehousing, Distribution
	Warehousing and wholesaling		1 per 600 sq. ft. for the first 3,000 sq. ft. in a building or unit of a building for separate tenancy; 1 per 900 sq. ft. for the next 3,000 to 12,000 sq. ft. in a building or unit of a building for separate tenancy; 1 per 1,200 sq. ft. for over 12,000 sq. ft.
	Places of Assembly
	Places of assembly		1 per each 3 seats in the largest place of assembly on the premises

I. Reduction of required parking in all other districts, which does not include D-1, D-2, D-3, N-C, SBD, L-I, and RIM. The minimum required number of parking spaces may be reduced upon approval of the Planning Board. Approval shall be granted only if the Planning Board determines and cites evidence in its decision that fewer parking spaces will not cause excessive congestion, endanger public safety, substantially reduce parking availability for other uses, or otherwise adversely impact the neighborhood, or that such fewer parking spaces will provide positive environmental or other benefits to the users of the lot and the neighborhood. In making such a determination the Planning Board shall also consider whether or not permitting fewer off-street parking spaces is reasonable in light of the following:

(1) The availability of surplus off-street parking in the vicinity of the use being served. If an applicant for site plan approval demonstrates to the Planning Board that existing parking facilities are reasonably and conveniently accessible to, and not farther than 300 feet from proposed use are, in whole or in part, unused during his parking demand and are available to applicant for such use during such period, the Planning Board, in granting site plan approval, may waive the requirement for all or any portion of the number of parking spaces which would otherwise be required for such use, provided that the Planning Board is satisfied that such joint use of parking facilities will provide adequate off-street parking for the proposed use.

(2) The ability of an applicant to enter into an agreement to share parking in a parking facility with other developments.

(3) Age or other occupancy restrictions that are likely to result in a lower level of motor vehicle usage.

(4) The availability of car sharing services on site or in the vicinity of the uses being served.

(5) Impact of the parking requirement on the physical environment of the affected lot or the adjacent lots including reduction in green space, destruction of significant existing trees and other vegetation, destruction of existing dwelling units, significant negative impact on the historic resources on the lot, impairment of the urban design objectives of the city as set forth in the Master Plan, or loss of pedestrian amenities along public ways.

§ 250-82 Design standards and dimensions.

A. Driveway dimensions and location.

(1) A driveway for a one-family, two-family, three-family, or four-family residence shall have a minimum width of eight feet and a minimum curb cut width of 10 feet and a maximum width of 20 feet.

(2) No circular driveway shall be permitted on any property used for residential use, unless the property has a width of not less than 100 feet.

(3) Driveways on property used for any use other than a one-family, two-family, three-family, or four-family residence shall have the following minimum widths:

(a) For a two-way driveway: 22 feet.

(b) For a one-way driveway: 12 feet.

(4) No driveway shall intersect a public street within 25 feet of the intersection of that street with any other public street.

B. Maneuvering area. Except for premises used for one-family residence use, any off-street parking area shall be so designed, either by use of one-way driveways or by providing sufficient maneuvering space within the parking facility, so that vehicles can exit the parking area without backing into any street.

C. A parking area with a single driveway for both ingress and egress and without an on-site turnaround facility shall provide only ninety-degree parking stalls.

D. Access to all parking stalls shall be provided by a driveway or driveways completely within the property, and no such access to any parking stall shall be provided directly from any public street.

E. Dimensions of parking stalls.

(1) In any case in which this article requires parking facilities for 30 or more vehicles, 1/3 of the required parking spaces may be designed for small cars and may conform to the dimensions hereinafter set forth for small cars.

(2) Except with respect to small cars and parking spaces for the handicapped, parking spaces shall conform with the following minimum requirements:

(a) The minimum width shall be nine feet.

(b) The minimum length for parallel parking spaces shall be 22 feet.

(c) The minimum length for angle parking spaces shall be 19 feet.

(3) Parking spaces for small cars shall conform with the following minimum dimensions:

(a) The minimum width shall be eight feet.

(b) The minimum length for parallel parking spaces shall be 20 feet.

(c) The minimum length for angle parking spaces shall be 16 feet.

(4) Parking spaces reserved for the handicapped shall conform with the following minimum dimensions:

(a) The minimum width shall be 12 feet.

(b) The minimum length for parallel parking spaces shall be 22 feet.

(c) The minimum length for angle parking spaces shall be 19 feet.

F. Minimum combined width of parking areas and aisles. In any parking facility, the combined width of parking areas and adjacent aisles serving such parking areas shall be not less than the following:

	Type of Parking		Min. Combined Width of Aisles and Parking Spaces (feet)
	1.	Angle parking on both sides of the aisles:
	One or both angles exceeding 60°		62
	One or both angles exceeding 45°, but neither angle exceeding 60°		60
	Neither angle exceeding 45°		53
	1.	Parallel parking on one side and angle parking on the other side:
	Angle exceeding 60°		52
	Angle exceeding 45°, but not exceeding 60°		48
	Angle not exceeding 45°		42
	2.	Parallel parking on both sides	32
	3.	Angle parking on one side only:
	Angle exceeding 60°		43
	Angle exceeding 45°, but not exceeding 60°		39
	Angle not exceeding 45°		33
	4.	Parallel parking on one side only; two-way aisle	26
	5.	Parallel parking on one side only; one-way aisle	20

G. Sight distance. Exit driveways from parking areas shall be designed to provide clear visibility for drivers exiting the parking area.

(1) Driveways that cross public sidewalks shall be designed to provide a clear sight triangle from a point within the driveway, eight feet from the sidewalk, to all points on the sidewalk within a distance of eight feet from the driveway, in both directions.

(2) Driveways that exit to public streets without crossing public sidewalks shall be designed to provide a clear sight triangle from a point within the driveway, 20 feet from the curbline (or, if there is no curb, then from the beginning of the roadway), to all points in the roadway within a distance of 20 feet from the driveway, in both directions.

(3) Planting within required clear sight triangles shall be limited to ground cover or low-growing dwarf shrubs not exceeding 24 inches in height at maturity.

H. No parking stall or aisle shall exceed a grade of 6%, nor shall any driveway exceed a grade of 10%.

I. On-site parking structures shall meet the following design requirements.

(1) Provide for vertical breaks along the facade along any street frontage.

(2) Facades shall incorporate building materials aesthetically complementary to the greater structure on street-facing facades.

(3) The view of parked vehicles shall be obscured from the street. Such methods of obscuring vehicles may include transparent or translucent wall treatments and decorative wall openings. Blank walls are not permitted along public streets.

(4) Entrances shall be located toward the side or rear of the property whenever possible.

§ 250-83 Off-street delivery and loading.

All property used for manufacturing, warehousing, industrial or funeral home purposes shall include on-site facilities for loading and delivery as follows:

A. Such facilities shall contain adequate space for on-site maneuvering without encroaching on any required front yard or parking space and, to the extent practicable, without requiring maneuvering within any public street.

B. One on-site loading space shall be provided for each 15,000 square feet of gross floor area or any fraction thereof.

C. Each such loading space shall be not less than 35 feet long, 12 feet wide and 14 feet high, except that required loading spaces for a funeral home may not be less than 20 feet long, 10 feet wide and eight feet high.

D. All loading spaces shall be located so that loading and unloading operations may take place entirely within the site and shall not encroach upon any public street or sidewalk.

§ 250-84 Paving and landscaping requirements.

A. Pervious pavement treatments, bioswales, rain gardens, and other methods to reduce stormwater runoff through green infrastructure are encouraged in the design of off-street surface parking facilities.

B. Within any off-street surface parking facility, all areas that are not required for parking or access purposes shall be landscaped, and all landscaping, including planting islands, shall be protected from vehicle encroachment by continuous concrete curbing, with a depth of 20 inches and a face of six inches, or by some other curbing or barrier approved by the Planning Board.

C. Any off-street surface parking facility designed to accommodate five or more vehicles shall be screened from the street and from adjacent properties with landscaping materials at least five feet in height in side yards and rear yards and, except as otherwise limited by this article, three feet in height in front yards.

D. Such landscaped areas shall include deciduous trees with a minimum three-inch caliper to be planted in a ratio of one tree for each 30 linear feet of perimeter area; provided, however, that the Planning Board may waive all or any part of such requirements if such planting of trees shall be impractical.

E. No off-street surface parking facility shall have more than 10 parking spaces in any one row without having the same interrupted by a planting island or planting peninsula containing a minimum of 50 square feet of permeable space with a minimum planting width of four feet. Planning Board may waive all or any part of such requirements if such plantings shall be impractical.

F. Such permeable space shall be either planted or covered with organic material such as wood chips or some similar permeable material approved by the Planning Board.

G. At least one deciduous tree with a minimum three-inch caliper shall be planted in each required planting island.

§ 250-85 Electric vehicle supply/service equipment.

[Added 6-14-2022 by Ord. No. 22-05]

A. Purpose. The purpose of this section is to promote and encourage the use of electric vehicles by requiring the safe and efficient installation of EVSE and make-ready parking spaces through municipal parking regulations and other standards. EVSE and make-ready parking spaces will support the state's transition to an electric transportation sector, reducing automobile air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, and stormwater runoff contaminants. The goals are to:

(1) Provide adequate and convenient EVSE and make-ready parking spaces to serve the needs of the traveling public.

(2) Provide opportunities for residents to have safe and efficient personal EVSE located at or near their place of residence.

(3) Provide the opportunity for nonresidential uses to supply EVSE to their customers and employees.

(4) Create standard criteria to encourage and promote safe, efficient, and cost-effective electric vehicle charging opportunities in all zones and settings for convenience of service to those that use electric vehicles.

B. Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY

The certificate provided for in N.J.A.C. 5:23-2, indicating that the construction authorized by the construction permit has been completed in accordance with the construction permit, the act and the regulations. See "State Uniform Construction Code Act," P.L. 1975, c. 217 (N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et seq.) and regulations adopted pursuant thereto.

CHARGING LEVEL

The amount of voltage provided to charge an electric vehicle varies depending on the type of EVSE as follows:

(1) Level 1 operates on a fifteen- to twenty-amp breaker on a 120-volt AC circuit.

(2) Level 2 operates on a forty- to 100-amp breaker on a 208- or 240-volt AC circuit.

(3) Direct-current fast charger (DCFC) operates on a 60-amp or higher breaker on a 480-volt or higher three-phase circuit with special grounding equipment. DCFC stations can also be referred to as "rapid charging stations" that are typically characterized by industrial grade electrical outlets that allow for faster recharging of electric vehicles.

ELECTRIC VEHICLE

Any vehicle that is licensed and registered for operation on public and private highways, roads, and streets; and operates either partially or exclusively using an electric motor powered by an externally charged on-board battery.

ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY/SERVICE EQUIPMENT or EVSE

The equipment, including the cables, cords, conductors, connectors, couplers, enclosures, attachment plugs, power outlets, power electronics, transformer, switchgear, switches and controls, network interfaces, point of sale equipment, and associated apparatus designed and used for the purpose of transferring energy from the electric supply system to a plug-in electric vehicle. "EVSE" may deliver either alternating current or, consistent with fast charging equipment standards, direct current electricity. "EVSE" is synonymous with "electric vehicle charging station."

MAKE-READY PARKING SPACE

The prewiring of electrical infrastructure at a parking space, or set of parking spaces, to facilitate easy and cost-efficient future installation of electric vehicle supply equipment or electric vehicle service equipment, including, but not limited to, Level Two EVSE and direct-current fast chargers. Make-ready includes expenses related to service panels, junction boxes, conduit, wiring, and other components necessary to make a particular location able to accommodate electric vehicle supply equipment or electric vehicle service equipment on a "plug and play" basis. "make-ready" is synonymous with the term "charger ready," as used in P.L. 2019, c. 362 (N.J.S.A. 48:25-1 et seq.).

PRIVATE EVSE

EVSE that has restricted access to specific users (e.g., single- and two-family homes, executive parking fleet parking with no access to the general public).

PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE EVSE

EVSE that is publicly available (e.g., park-and-ride, public parking lots and garages, on-street parking, shopping center parking, nonreserved parking in multifamily parking lots, etc.).

C. Approvals and permits.

(1) An application for development submitted solely for the installation of EVSE or make-ready parking spaces shall be considered a permitted accessory use and permitted accessory structure in all zoning or use districts and shall not require a variance pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70.

(2) EVSE and make-ready parking spaces installed pursuant to Subsection D below in development applications that are subject to site plan approval are considered a permitted accessory use as described in Subsection C(1) above.

(3) All EVSE and make-ready parking spaces shall be subject to applicable local and/or Department of Community Affairs permit and inspection requirements.

(4) The administrative official, zoning officer and/or City engineer shall enforce all signage and installation requirements described in this section. Failure to meet the requirements in this section shall be subject to the same enforcement and penalty provisions as other violations of City of Englewood's land use regulations.

(5) An application for development for the installation of EVSE or make-ready spaces at an existing gasoline service station, an existing retail establishment, or any other existing building shall not be subject to site plan or other land use board review, shall not require variance relief pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq. or any other law, rule, or regulation, and shall be approved through the issuance of a zoning permit by the administrative officer, provided the application meets the following requirements:

(a) The proposed installation does not violate bulk requirements applicable to the property or the conditions of the original final approval of the site plan or subsequent approvals for the existing gasoline service station, retail establishment, or other existing building;

(b) All other conditions of prior approvals for the gasoline service station, the existing retail establishment, or any other existing building continue to be met; and

(c) The proposed installation complies with the construction codes adopted in or promulgated pursuant to the "State Uniform Construction Code Act," P.L. 1975, c. 217 (N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et seq.), any safety standards concerning the installation, and any state rule or regulation concerning electric vehicle charging stations.

(6) An application pursuant to Subsection C(6) above shall be deemed complete if:

(a) The application, including the permit fee and all necessary documentation, is determined to be complete;

(b) A notice of incompleteness is not provided within 20 days after the filing of the application; or

(c) A one-time written correction notice is not issued by the administrative official/zoning officer within 20 days after filing of the application detailing all deficiencies in the application and identifying any additional information explicitly necessary to complete a review of the permit application.

(7) EVSE and make-ready parking spaces installed at a gasoline service station, an existing retail establishment, or any other existing building shall be subject to applicable local and/or Department of Community Affairs inspection requirements.

(8) A permitting application solely for the installation of electric vehicle supply equipment permitted as an accessory use shall not be subject to review based on parking requirements.

D. Requirements for new installation of EVSE and make-ready parking spaces.

(1) As a condition of preliminary site plan approval, for each application involving a multiple dwelling with five or more units of dwelling space, which shall include a multiple dwelling that is held under a condominium or cooperative form of ownership, a mutual housing corporation, or a mixed-use development, the developer or owner, as applicable, shall:

(a) Prepare as make-ready parking spaces at least 15% of the required off-street parking spaces, and install EVSE in at least 1/3 of the 15% of make-ready parking spaces;

(b) Within three years following the date of the issuance of the certificate of occupancy, install EVSE in an additional 1/3 of the original 15% of make-ready parking spaces; and

(c) Within six years following the date of the issuance of the certificate of occupancy, install EVSE in the final 1/3 of the original 15% of make-ready parking spaces;

(d) Throughout the installation of EVSE in the make-ready parking spaces, at least 5% of the electric vehicle supply equipment shall be accessible for people with disabilities;

(e) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to restrict the ability to install electric vehicle supply equipment or make-ready parking spaces at a faster or more expansive rate than as required above.

(2) As a condition of preliminary site plan approval, each application involving a parking lot or garage not covered in Subsection D(1) above shall:

(a) Install at least one make-ready parking space if there will be 50 or fewer off-street parking spaces.

(b) Install at least two make-ready parking spaces if there will be 51 to 75 off-street parking spaces.

(c) Install at least three make-ready parking spaces if there will be 76 to 100 off-street parking spaces.

(d) Install at least four make-ready parking spaces, at least one of which shall be accessible for people with disabilities, if there will be 101 to 150 off-street parking spaces.

(e) Install at least 4% of the total parking spaces as make-ready parking spaces, at least 5% of which shall be accessible for people with disabilities, if there will be more than 150 off-street parking spaces.

(f) In lieu of installing make-ready parking spaces, a parking lot or garage may install EVSE to satisfy the requirements of this subsection.

(g) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to restrict the ability to install electric vehicle supply equipment or make-ready parking spaces at a faster or more expansive rate than as required above.

(h) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, a retailer that provides 25 or fewer off-street parking spaces or the developer or owner of a single-family home shall not be required to provide or install any electric vehicle supply equipment or make-ready parking spaces.

E. Minimum parking requirements.

(1) All parking spaces with EVSE and make-ready equipment shall be included in the calculation of minimum required parking spaces, pursuant to the City of Englewood Code, including Chapter 25.

(2) A parking space prepared with EVSE or make-ready equipment shall count as at least two parking spaces for the purpose of complying with a minimum parking space requirement. This shall result in a reduction of no more than 10% of the total required parking.

(3) All parking space calculations for EVSE and make-ready equipment shall be rounded up to the next full parking space.

(4) Additional installation of EVSE and make-ready parking spaces above what is required in Subsection D above may be encouraged, but shall not be required in development projects.

F. Reasonable standards for all new EVSE and make-ready parking spaces.

(1) Location and layout of EVSE and make-ready parking spaces is expected to vary based on the design and use of the primary parking area. It is expected flexibility will be required to provide the most convenient and functional service to users. Standards and criteria should be considered guidelines and flexibility should be allowed when alternatives can better achieve objectives for provision of this service.

(2) Installation.

(a) Installation of EVSE and make-ready parking spaces shall meet the electrical subcode of the Uniform Construction Code, N.J.A.C. 5:23-3.16.

(b) Each EVSE or make-ready parking space that is not accessible for people with disabilities shall be not less than nine feet wide or 18 feet in length. Exceptions may be made for existing parking spaces or parking spaces that were part of an application that received prior site plan approval.

(c) To the extent practical, the location of accessible parking spaces for people with disabilities with EVSE and make-ready equipment shall comply with the general accessibility requirements of the Uniform Construction Code, N.J.A.C. 5:23, and other applicable accessibility standards.

(d) Each EVSE or make-ready parking space that is accessible for people with disabilities shall comply with the sizing of accessible parking space requirements in the Uniform Construction Code, N.J.A.C. 5:23, and other applicable accessibility standards.

(3) EVSE parking.

(a) Publicly accessible EVSE shall be reserved for parking and charging electric vehicles only. Electric vehicles shall be connected to the EVSE.

(b) Electric vehicles may be parked in any parking space designated for parking, subject to the restrictions that would apply to any other vehicle that would park in that space.

(c) Public parking. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:48-2, publicly accessible EVSE parking spaces shall be monitored by the municipality's police department and enforced in the same manner as any other parking. It shall be a violation of this section to park or stand a nonelectric vehicle in such a space, or to park an electric vehicle in such a space when it is not connected to the EVSE. Any nonelectric vehicle parked or standing in a EVSE parking space or any electric vehicle parked and not connected to the EVSE shall be is subject to fine and/or impoundment of the offending vehicle as described in the general penalty provisions of this Municipal Code. Signage indicating the penalties for violations shall comply with Subsection F(5) below. Any vehicle parked in such a space shall make the appropriate payment for the space and observe the time limit for the underlying parking area, if applicable.

(d) Private parking. The use of EVSE shall be monitored by the property owner or designee.

(4) Safety.

(a) Each publicly accessible EVSE shall be located at a parking space that is designated for electric vehicles only and identified by green painted pavement and/or curb markings, a green painted charging pictograph symbol, and appropriate signage pursuant to Subsection F(5) below.

(b) Where EVSE is installed, adequate site lighting and landscaping shall be provided in accordance with the City of Englewood's ordinances and regulations.

(c) Adequate EVSE protection such as concrete-filled steel bollards shall be used for publicly accessible EVSE. Nonmountable curbing may be used in lieu of bollards if the EVSE is set back a minimum of 24 inches from the face of the curb. Any stand-alone EVSE bollards should be three feet to four feet high with concrete footings placed to protect the EVSE from accidental impact and to prevent damage from equipment used for snow removal.

(d) EVSE outlets and connector devices shall be no less than 36 inches and no higher than 48 inches from the ground or pavement surface where mounted, and shall contain a cord management system as described in Subsection F(4)(e) below. Equipment mounted on pedestals, lighting posts, bollards, or other devices shall be designated and located as to not impede pedestrian travel, create trip hazards on sidewalks, or impede snow removal.

(e) Each EVSE shall incorporate a cord management system or method to minimize the potential for cable entanglement, user injury, or connector damage. Cords shall be retractable or have a place to hang the connector and cord a safe and sufficient distance above the ground or pavement surface. Any cords connecting the charger to a vehicle shall be configured so that they do not cross a driveway, sidewalk, or passenger unloading area.

(f) Where EVSE is provided within a pedestrian circulation area, such as a sidewalk or other accessible route to a building entrance, the EVSE shall be located so as not to interfere with accessibility requirements of the Uniform Construction Code, N.J.A.C. 5:23, and other applicable accessibility standards.

(g) Publicly accessible EVSEs shall be maintained in all respects, including the functioning of the equipment. A twenty-four-hour on-call contact shall be provided on the equipment for reporting problems with the equipment or access to it. To allow for maintenance and notification, City of Englewood shall require the owners/designee of publicly accessible EVSE to provide information on the EVSE's geographic location, date of installation, equipment type and model, and owner contact information.

(5) Signs.

(a) Publicly accessible EVSE shall have posted regulatory signs, as identified in this section, allowing only charging electric vehicles to park in such spaces. For purposes of this section, "charging" means that an electric vehicle is parked at an EVSE and is connected to the EVSE. If time limits or vehicle removal provisions are to be enforced, regulatory signs including parking restrictions shall be installed immediately adjacent to, and visible from the EVSE. For private EVSE, installation of signs and sign text is at the discretion of the owner.

(b) All regulatory signs shall comply with visibility, legibility, size, shape, color, and reflectivity requirements contained within the Federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices as published by the Federal Highway Administration.

(c) Wayfinding or directional signs, if necessary, shall be permitted at appropriate decision points to effectively guide motorists to the EVSE parking space(s). Wayfinding or directional signage shall be placed in a manner that shall not interfere with any parking space, drive lane, or exit and shall comply with Subsection F(5)(b) above.

(d) 

In addition to the signage described above, the following information shall be available on the EVSE or posted at or adjacent to all publicly accessible EVSE parking spaces:

(1) Hour of operations and/or time limits if time limits or tow-away provisions are to be enforced by the municipality or owner/designee;

(2) Usage fees and parking fees, if applicable; and

(3) Contact information (telephone number) for reporting when the equipment is not operating or other problems.

(6) Usage fees.

(a) For publicly accessible municipal EVSE (optional): In addition to any parking fees, the fee to use parking spaces within the municipality identified as EVSE spaces shall be $0 for each hour that the electric vehicle is connected to the EVSE (or per kWh).

(b) This fee may be amended by a resolution adopted by the governing body.

(c) Private EVSE: Nothing in this section shall be deemed to preclude a private owner/designee of an EVSE from collecting a fee for the use of the EVSE, in accordance with applicable state and federal regulations. Fees shall be available on the EVSE or posted at or adjacent to the EVSE parking space.

§ 250-86 through § 250-89. (Reserved)