A.
All off-street parking shall be provided as further specified in
this article.
B.
All off-street parking shall be maintained on the same lot with the
building or structure in any residential district. No off-street parking
for a single-family dwelling shall be permitted in the front yard
except on an improved driveway extending into and having unobstructed
access to the rear yard or private garage. The width of said driveway
shall not exceed twenty (20) feet, except that a ten-by-twenty-foot
turnaround shall be permitted where required by Camden County Planning
Board regulations.
C.
In all business districts, off-street parking space as required may
be maintained on the same lot with the building or on another lot
or lots owned or controlled by the owner of the building, provided
that such parking space is within one thousand five hundred (1,500)
feet of the building; and provided, further, that the off-street parking
space is located within the same zoning district. In order to assure
long-term control of the off-site parking area, deed restrictions
may be required.
D.
None of the off-street parking requirements of this section shall
be required for any existing building or use not now conforming to
these requirements, unless said building or use shall be increased
in area or in intensity of use, in which case the provisions of this
Article shall apply, equivalent to the area added.
E.
Where lighting facilities are provided on off-street parking spaces
and commercial parking lots, the lights shall be so arranged as to
reflect the light away from any building or structure containing rooms
for dwelling or convalescent purposes.
F.
The off-street parking areas and commercial parking lots in all business
districts shall be provided with a protective masonry, structural
iron or steel curb or bumpers eight (8) inches in height wherever
abutting a public highway or sidewalk, which shall be so located as
to prevent parked vehicles from overhanging such highway or sidewalk.
G.
Parking lots for multiple dwellings or similar uses shall be located
in the side and rear yards, and where a parking lot abuts a residential
property, there shall be a shrubbery strip of at least six (6) feet
in height and/or a solid wall of masonry or concrete at least five
(5) feet high to provide a barrier for privacy, subject to approval
of the Planning Board.
H.
The surface of all off-street parking areas, including driveways
of private dwellings, and commercial parking lots shall be paved with
macadam, concrete or preformed pavers so as to provide a dustless
surface and shall be so graded, pitched and drained as to prevent
surface water from flowing onto and over adjacent properties. Parking
areas for five (5) or more cars shall require a site plan showing
details for water drainage. The plan must be prepared by a licensed
New Jersey professional engineer and submitted to the Borough Engineer
and Planning Board for approval.
I.
The minimum size of each commercial parking space shall be no less
than nine by eighteen (9 x 18) feet, with a maneuvering space of not
less than twenty-four (24) feet between rows of parking spaces.
A.
No more than one (1) commercial vehicle with a gross vehicle weight
rating (GVWR) of less than eight thousand (8,000) pounds may be parked,
stored or garaged off street within a residential zone within the
borough; provided, however, that such vehicle is parked, stored or
garaged to the rear of the front building line and, if outside a garage,
that it be parked on a hard surface.
B.
The parking, storing or garaging of any commercial vehicle with a
GVWR of eight thousand (8,000) pounds or more and any commercial-type
of equipment, such as trailers, chippers, mixers, backhoes, bulldozers,
etc., are prohibited within the residential zones of the borough.
C.
Recreational vehicles and equipment owned and used by the owner or
occupant of the dwelling, such as boats, trailers, campers, etc.,
may be parked, stored or garaged off street within the residential
zones as long as they are parked, stored or garaged to the rear of
the front building line and, if outside a garage, that they be parked
on a hard surface.
D.
Nothing herein, however, shall prohibit the temporary parking of
a commercial vehicle for the purpose of performing services or making
pickups or deliveries in the regular course of business.
All uses permitted by this chapter or hereafter permitted in
any of the use districts established shall provide, as a minimum,
the number of off-street parking spaces specified in the following
schedule:
A.
Auditoriums, clubs, community centers, theaters, sport centers or
other similar places of public assembly shall be provided with off-street
parking space accommodating not less than one (1) private automobile
for every three (3) seats comprising the total seating capacity of
such building or structure.
B.
Stores for retail purposes, personal service shops, businesses and
office buildings shall be provided with off-street parking space accommodating
not less than one (1) private automobile for every two hundred fifty
(250) square feet of floor space used by or open to the public.
C.
Multiple dwellings shall be provided with off-street parking space
accommodations for not less than two (2) private automobiles for each
apartment. Each parking space shall be clearly marked and a minimum
of nine (9) feet in width and eighteen (18) feet in length.
D.
Restaurants, tearooms or any other establishments serving food and/or
beverages, in which seats are provided for ten (10) persons or more,
shall be provided with off-street parking spaces accommodating not
less than one (1) private automobile for every three (3) seats.
E.
Single-family dwellings shall be provided with off-street parking
space accommodating not less than two (2) private automobiles.
[Added 5-23-2016 by Ord.
No. 16-03]
C.
Shared parking. Applicants may reduce the total amount of parking
required by demonstrating at the time of site plan review that the
offset parking demand patterns of proposed uses will reduce the total
amount of parking demand.
