Bayonne City Zoning Code
§ 35-17.5
Design Regulations.
[Ord. No. O-95-12 § 33-7.5; Ord. No. O-01-19 § 20 [33-17.5]]
a.
Size of Parking Stall and Driveway Curb Cuts. Minimum parking stall size for single, double and townhouse residential structures shall be 10 feet in width by 20 feet in depth, provided that where the configuration of a one- of two-family dwelling existing on the effective date of this ordinance precludes a parking stall of 20 feet in depth, a parking stall no less than 16.5 feet in depth may be permitted; provided further than that at no time shall any vehicle parked therein encroach upon a public right-of-way. Minimum parking stall size for all other uses shall be nine feet in width by 18 feet in depth.
In residential and commercial zones, no driveway curb cut shall exceed 10 feet in width and there shall be no more than one driveway curb cut per lot. In all other zones, driveway curb cuts shall be in accordance with the engineer's standards for the proposed use.
b.
Parking Bays. Parking areas or lots shall be designed in accordance with the following standards:
Parking Arrangement | Bay Width (feet) | |
|---|---|---|
Single | Double | |
Parallel Parking | 17* | 26* |
30° angle parking | 33* | 50* |
45° angle parking | 33* | 50* |
60° angle parking | 36* | 55* |
90° angle parking | 42 | 60 |
* | One way circulation pattern only |
c.
Yard Requirements. All parking areas shall comply with the following yard requirements:
1.
Accessory parking for single family, double family and townhouse dwellings may be located in any yard, provided that front yard parking be limited to no more than two spaces.
2.
Accessory parking for multiple family dwellings and commercial uses may be located in any yard provided that no parking area be located closer than five feet from any street right-of-way and three feet from any other property line.
d.
Screening. All parking areas shall be attractively landscaped, and screened from the street and adjoining residential properties. Screening shall be not less than four feet high or higher than six feet and constructed from materials which harmonize with the character of the neighborhood. Some evergreen plant materials shall be used to give year-round landscaping. A masonry screen may be substituted for the planting and shall be not less than four or more than five feet in height. This section shall not apply to single family, two-family and townhouse dwellings.
In the case of structure parking, the facades of parking structures fronting on public rights-of-way shall be finished with a decorative open screen of masonry, metal or other appropriate material.
e.
Lighting. Adequate lighting shall be provided for parking lots in operation between the hours from dusk until dawn and so designed as to eliminate glare to nearby residents and moving traffic.
f.
Marking. Except for single, double and townhouse dwellings, all parking spaces within any parking area shall be clearly delineated by means of pavement markings to show the parking arrangement within the parking areas.
The stalls shall be clearly marked and so designed, maintained and regulated that no maneuvering incidental to parking shall be on any public street, walk or alley, and so that any automobile may be parked and unparked without moving another.
g.
"Stacking" of Cars. In parking lots with attendant parking the "stacking" of cars will be limited to a depth of two cars so that no more than one car must be moved in order to get any car out of the lot. For stacking purposes a parking space shall be measured on the basis of not less than 200 square feet per car.
Further, stacking of cars shall be permitted for purposes of calculating off-street parking spaces pursuant to subsection 35-17.6b only for single family, double family, and townhouse dwellings on individual lots Such stacking shall be limited to space required between a ground floor garage and the street line and be no more than two cars in depth.