The developer shall observe the requirements and principles
of site plan approval set forth in this article in the design of each
site plan or portion thereof.
The site plan shall be consistent in layout or arrangement with the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 92 of the Code.
A.
The site plan shall provide a safe and efficient circulation system
for and movement of vehicles into, out of and within the site.
D.
Access driveways.
(1)
Driveway location. All entrance and exit driveways shall be located
so as to afford maximum safety to and minimum disruption of traffic
on the street. Where practicable, no part of any driveway entrance
or exit to a public street shall be closer than 50 feet to the intersection
of the street lot lines of two intersecting streets. Where the frontage
of the lot is too narrow to permit the above distance, the driveway
shall be located as far from the intersection as possible.
(2)
Traffic signs. To facilitate the safe and efficient movement of traffic
into and out of a site, the Planning Board or Board of Adjustment
may require the installation of specified directional, regulatory
or advisory signs or pavement markings at designated locations on
the site or on the right-of-way.
(3)
Number of driveways. The number of driveways provided from a site
directly to any one street shall not exceed one for a site frontage
on such street of 100 feet or less and shall not exceed two for a
site frontage on such street of over 100 feet. Where more than one
driveway is permitted, the Planning Board shall require that each
driveway be designated as either an exit or an entrance where such
designation will facilitate vehicle and pedestrian movement within
the site without hindering traffic movement on the street.
(4)
Driveway and interior road dimensions. The dimensions of entrance
and exit driveways and interior roads shall be adequate to accommodate
the volume and character of vehicles anticipated to be using the site,
but not wider than necessary to accommodate the expected traffic at
a speed of 15 miles per hour. The required minimum and maximum dimensions
are indicated in the table below. Where a driveway is to serve a facility
having less than 50 parking spaces, a depressed curb driveway shall
be used. If a driveway is to serve more than 50 parking spaces, curb
returns of not less than 15 feet in radius may be used. Any vertical
curve on a driveway shall be flat enough to prevent the dragging of
any vehicle undercarriage. Driveway pavement shall extend to the paved
portion of the street with which it connects.
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Required Dimensions for Driveways and Interior Roads
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Use
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One-Way
Minimum (feet)
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Operation
Maximum (feet)
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Two-Way
Minimum (feet)
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Operation
Maximum (feet)
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Multiple dwelling:
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5 to 10 families
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12
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13
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12
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26
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Over 10 families
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12
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18
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20
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30
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Commercial and industrial
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12
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24
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24
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30
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Gasoline station
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12
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20
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24
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30
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E.
Off-street parking and loading areas.
[Amended 1-19-2021 by Ord. No. 1-2021]
(1)
The site plan shall provide for sufficient parking and loading spaces to meet the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 92 of the Code.
(2)
An off-street parking area shall be marked off into individual car
parking stalls, and each stall shall be not less than nine feet in
width and not less than 18 feet in length. Aisles shall have a minimum
width of 27 feet unless angle parking is permitted, in which case
minimum aisle width shall be as approved by the Borough Engineer.
(3)
An off-street truck loading stall shall have a minimum width of 10
feet, a minimum length of 25 feet and a minimum clear height of 14
feet.
(4)
No parking or truck loading stall shall be located within 10 feet
of a residential building.
(5)
Entrances and exits and driveways to a parking or truck loading area
shall be paved and shall include turning areas and shall be so designed
to assure ease of mobility, ample clearance and safety of vehicles
and pedestrians. Parking areas shall be paved.
(6)
A parking or truck loading area shall be surfaced with concrete or
asphaltic mix and sufficiently drained so as to prevent an accumulation
of water on the surface of the areas.
(7)
A parking area shall be illuminated if used after sunset, and such
illumination shall provide a minimum of 0.2 footcandle per square
foot average throughout the area and be shielded from motorists using
the streets or adjoining residential properties.
(8)
Planting strips, consisting of suitable shrubbery or hedges with
a minimum height of five feet and a density to shield effectively,
the year around, undesirable visual exposure, shall be provided where
feasible around hard-surfaced parking or truck loading areas.
(9)
Off-street parking and loading areas shall be designed to prevent
the maneuvering of vehicles into or out of a parking or loading space
within any portion of a driveway that is within the right-of-way line
of any street. Off-street parking and loading areas shall be designed
so as to avoid the necessity of vehicles backing onto any street from
the site.
F.
Customer service areas. Any use such as a bank or gasoline station
that provides or expects to provide temporary stopping space or maneuvering
space for vehicles of patrons seeking service from their cars shall
show such space on the site plan. A gasoline station shall provide
at least two stopping spaces per pump. A bank shall provide at least
five stopping spaces per drive-in teller station. All such stopping
space shall be located so as not to block any entrance or exit driveway
unless such driveway is designed for the exclusive use of cars patronizing
a drive-in bank window. Stopping spaces shall be at least 20 feet
long and eight feet wide and shall be located entirely within the
confines of the lot.
G.
Sidewalks.
(1)
Sidewalks shall connect the main entrance of each building with the
street or with the interior road giving access to the building. Interior
roads giving access to buildings shall have a sidewalk on at least
one side of such road. Sidewalks shall further be provided where needed
to protect the safety of pedestrians.
(2)
Pedestrian walks and sitting areas shall be surfaced so that they
will be easily maintained and properly illuminated if in use after
sunset.
(3)
The entire route or alignment of pedestrian walks shall be visible
from a street or other public way.
(4)
A private pedestrian walk shall have a minimum paved width of four
feet and, if dedicated to the Borough as a public walkway, the pedestrian
walk shall have an easement with a minimum width of 10 feet.
(5)
Sidewalks shall be not less than eight feet in width in a business
zone and four feet in all other zones.
(6)
Sidewalks are to be constructed of Class B, air-entrained concrete
and shall have a minimum thickness of four inches except for driveway
aprons, and the portion of the sidewalk transversing a driveway shall
have a minimum thickness of six inches.
H.
Parking lot and driveway pavement construction. Parking lots and
driveways shall be constructed of six-inch-thick soil aggregate, Type
5, Class A (quarry-processed stone), and two-inch-thick bituminous
concrete, Mix No. 5 (stone mix), surface course, except that for those
areas of heavy vehicular traffic volumes or loading pavement thickness
and design shall meet the requirements of the Borough Engineer.
I.
Curbs. Curbs shall be not less than six inches thick at the top,
eight inches thick at the bottom and 18 inches deep. Curbs shall be
constructed of Class B air-entrained concrete and shall project six
inches above the finished road surface at the curbline.
A.
Surface runoff. Provision shall be made for safe and adequate drainage of the surface runoff waters in and from the premises so that flooding and erosion of said property and the property of others will be prevented. Calculations on which the design of drainage facilities is based shall be as prescribed under Article IX and shall be submitted with the site plan for the approval of the Borough Engineer. The design and construction of storm drainage facilities shall conform to the requirements set forth in Article IX.
B.
Each development shall be required to provide adequate drainage facilities along public streets. Where runoff from the development requires enlargement, modification or reconstruction of existing Borough drainage structures, such development shall pay the pro rata cost of such improvement as prescribed in Article IV.
The site plan shall provide for adequate water supply systems
to meet the requirements of the Borough Engineer, the Borough of Bloomingdale
Board of Health and the water purveyor.
The proposed development shall have no adverse effect on existing municipal utilities. Should additional or improved municipal utilities be required to prevent such adverse effect, the Planning Board or Board of Adjustment shall forward its recommendation regarding installation of the necessary improvements to the Borough Council and shall not issue final site plan approval until the applicant has entered into agreement with the Borough Council regarding installation of or payment for its proportionate share of such improvements as prescribed within Article IV herein.
B.
Portions of all front, rear and side yards which are not used for
required driveways, sidewalks, off-street parking or loading, accessory
buildings or playground areas shall be planted with trees, shrubs,
plants and grass lawns or ground cover in order to ensure the attractiveness
of the premises and the protection of the soil thereon. Existing trees
of six-inch caliper or over shall not be removed unless they are so
located to interfere unduly with construction.
C.
Where nonresidential uses or areas abut a residential building or
development, there shall be provided, where feasible, on the nonresidential
lot or area adjacent to the side and rear lot line of a residential
lot or area, a planting strip not less than six feet wide, consisting
of suitable shrubbery or hedges maintained at a height of 10 feet
and a density to shield effectively, the year around, undesirable
visual exposure so as to provide a natural protective screen from
incompatible uses and surroundings.
Provision shall be made for the indoor or enclosed storage of
garbage and refuse.
Outside storage, when permitted, shall only be permitted in
areas approved by the Planning Board or Board of Adjustment. Such
areas shall be, as nearly as may be practicable, shielded from public
view and protected by adequate fencing and screening.
Retaining walls shall be designed and constructed to meet the
requirements of the Borough Engineer.
Sanitary sewerage facilities shall conform to the requirements
set forth in the Borough ordinances and the prevailing New Jersey
regulations and shall meet the requirements of the Board of Health,
Borough Engineer and Superintendent of Public Works.
A.
MULTIFAMILY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
RECYCLING AREA
As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
A building containing three or more dwelling units occupied
or intended to be occupied by persons living independently of each
other, or a group of such buildings.
Space allocated for collection and storage of source-separated
recyclable materials.
B.
There shall be included in any new multifamily housing development
that requires subdivision or site plan approval an indoor or outdoor
recycling area for the collection and storage of residentially generated
recyclable materials. The dimensions of the recycling area shall be
sufficient to accommodate recycling bins or containers which are of
adequate size and number and which are consistent with anticipated
usage and with current methods of collection in the area in which
the project is located. The dimensions of the recycling area and the
bins or containers shall be determined in consultation with the Municipal
Recycling Coordinator and shall be consistent with the district recycling
plan adopted pursuant to Section 3 of P.L. 1987, c. 102 (N.J.S.A.
13:1E-99.13), and any applicable requirements of the Municipal Master
Plan adopted pursuant to Section 26 of P.L. 1987, c. 102, N.J.S.A.
40:55D-28.
C.
The recycling area shall be conveniently located for the residential
disposition of source-separated recyclable materials, preferably near,
but clearly separated from, a refuse dumpster.
D.
The recycling area shall be well lit and shall be safely and easily
accessible by recycling personnel and vehicles. Collection vehicles
shall be able to access the recycling area without interference from
parked cars or other obstacles. Reasonable measures shall be taken
to protect the recycling area, and the bins and containers placed
therein, against theft of recyclable materials, bins or containers.
E.
The recycling area or the bins or containers placed therein shall
be designed so as to provide protection against adverse environmental
conditions which might render the collected materials unmarketable.
Any bins or containers which are used for the collection of recyclable
paper or cardboard and which are located in an outdoor recycling area
shall be equipped with a lid, or otherwise covered, so as to keep
the paper and cardboard dry.
F.
Signs clearly identifying the recycling area and the materials accepted
therein shall be posted adjacent to all points of access to the recycling
area. Individual bins or containers shall be equipped with signs indicating
the materials to be placed therein.
G.
Landscaping and/or fencing shall be provided around any outdoor recycling
area and shall be developed in an aesthetically pleasing manner.
