[Amended 4-3-1989 by Ord. No. 5-1989; 9-7-1993 by Ord. No. 5-1993; 5-7-2013 by Ord. No. 4-2013]
A.
Residential vehicles. Provision shall be made for two usable off-street
parking spaces for each new dwelling unit unless otherwise permitted
by the Planning Board. No parking of motor vehicles shall be permitted
on residential lawns.
B.
Commercial vehicles.
(1)
Only one commercial vehicle (defined as every type of motorized vehicle
used for commercial purposes and requiring any type of commercial
registration), including a school vehicle Code 18 (vehicle with a
seating capacity of 16 or less and displaying registration plates
beginning or ending with "S2"), and one commercial trailer owned or
used by the resident of the premises are permitted per residence,
which must be parked in the driveway or garage. On-street parking
by these permitted vehicles is prohibited.
(2)
The permitted registered gross weight of any commercial vehicle shall
not be more than 17,500 pounds and/or the length of the truck shall
not exceed 21 feet and/or the height of the truck shall not exceed
10 feet.
(3)
School vehicles, Code 17 (vehicle with a seating capacity of 17 or
more and displaying registration plates beginning or ending with "S1"),
are allowed during the daytime only and must be legally parked pursuant
to applicable parking regulations.
(4)
Any commercial vehicle shall not be left idling in the driveway.
(5)
All construction equipment, including but not limited to bulldozers,
backhoes, payloaders, cranes, wood chippers and similar machines,
are prohibited, except while there is an active construction/open
permit or unless otherwise stored in a garage or other building on
the premises.
(6)
Moving vans, moving trucks and trailers for the residence at which
they are moving the possessions to or from for a period not exceeding
48 hours in duration are allowed.
(7)
Tractor-trailers and tractor bodies without trailers are prohibited
from being parked or otherwise stored in a residential zone.
C.
Equipment necessary for use on farmland-assessed property is allowed;
however, the equipment must be stored satisfying the setback requirements
for accessory structures.
[Amended 9-7-1993 by Ord. No. 5-1993]
Off-street parking accommodation, as defined in § 240-7, shall be furnished for all new buildings in accordance with the following schedule:
A.
Parking requirements.
|
Use
|
Number of Spaces Required
|
|---|---|
|
Industrial
|
3 per 1,000 gross square feet of floor area
|
|
Industrial park
|
2 1/2 per 1,000 gross square feet building area
|
|
Warehousing
|
1 per 1,000 gross square feet building area
|
|
Townhouse
|
1 per unit where a garage is provided, otherwise
2 per unit
|
|
Senior citizen housing
|
1 per unit
|
|
Hotel/motel
|
1.1 per room
|
|
Movie theater
|
1/2 per seat
|
|
Sports club
|
5 per 1,000 gross square feet
|
|
House of worship
|
1/2 per seat
|
|
Medical office
|
5 per 1,000 square feet
|
|
General office/general business
|
5 per 1,000 square feet
|
|
Office park
|
5 per 1,000 square feet
|
|
Discount store
|
4 per 1,000 square feet
|
|
Hardware/paint/home-
improvement store
|
2 1/2 per 1,000 square feet
|
|
Shopping center/strip mall
|
4 per 1,000 square feet
|
|
Restaurant
|
1/2 per seat
|
|
Fast-food restaurant with drive-in window
|
1/2 per seat
|
|
Supermarket
|
5 per 1,000 square feet
|
|
Convenience market
|
2 per 1,000 square feet
|
|
Furniture/carpet store
|
1 per 1,000 square feet
|
|
Bank
|
4 per 1,000 square feet
|
B.
Wherever appropriate, the Planning Board may require
a portion of the required parking area not normally used during the
normal workweek to be set aside for commuter parking in conjunction
with mass transit service.
C.
For the purposes of administering this subsection, any basement area used for retail sales or other professional uses shall be construed as floor area, notwithstanding the provisions of the definition of living area within § 240-7. All parking spaces shall be located no more than 250 feet from the facility to be served.
[Added 5-19-2020 by Ord. No. 005-2020]
A.
Driveway regulations.
(1)
Driveway location. All entrance and exit driveways shall be located
to provide maximum safety with 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 an intersection.
Where the frontage of the lot is too narrow to permit the specified
distance, the driveway shall be located as far from the intersection
as possible.
(2)
The number of driveway openings provided from a residential dwelling
on any one street shall not exceed one driveway opening for frontage
of less than 200 feet and shall not exceed two driveway openings for
frontage on such street of over 200 feet. All driveways shall provide
safe access to a residential dwelling and shall have openings onto
a street that will provide adequate site distances for vehicles entering
and leaving said driveway.
B.
Driveway specifications.
(1)
All off-street parking areas shall be constructed of a minimum of
six inches of compacted quarry processed stone, dense graded aggregate
or other acceptable material over a compacted subgrade. Where the
grade of the driveway exceeds 5% in grade, the driveway must be paved
with a minimum of two inches of hot mix asphalt surface course, or
approved equal, over a base of a minimum of four inches of compacted
quarry processed stone, dense graded aggregate or other acceptable
base material. Alternative pervious pavements are permitted, provided
that the function, safety and durability of the pavement is acceptable
to the Township Zoning Officer and/or Township Engineer.
(2)
No driveway shall at any point exceed a grade of 15%.
(3)
Within 25 feet of the residential dwelling to be served, no driveway
shall exceed a grade of 4%.
(4)
Within 20 feet of the right-of-way, no driveway shall exceed a grade
of 2%.
(5)
Dimensions of driveway width shall be a minimum of 12 feet and a
maximum of 13 feet. This excludes the portion of the driveway near
the residential dwelling which may be increased in width to allow
for proper access to garages, parking and turnaround areas.
