Bellmawr City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XVI
Off-Street Parking and Loading
§ 260-84 Application and purpose.
In all districts in which the types of buildings and uses specified hereinafter are permitted by this chapter, off-street parking and off-street loading facilities in connection with such buildings erected after the adoption of this chapter, and any extension, addition or enlargement of such buildings, shall be provided in amounts not less than hereinafter specified.
§ 260-85 Off-street parking spaces required.
A.
A garage, carport or parking area for the storage of at least two cars shall be provided per single-family detached dwelling unit and also for townhouses. The width of the driveway measured at the sidewalk shall be no larger than 22 feet.
B.
A garage, carport or parking area for the parking of at least 1 1/2 cars shall be provided for horizontal and vertical multiple-dwelling housing units.
C.
Additional parking facilities may be provided where required because of the type or size of the dwelling unit or its location in relation to surrounding areas.
D.
Parking for nonresidential land use and buildings shall be determined as follows (uses and minimum required for off-street parking spaces):
(1)
Bowling alleys: six parking spaces for each alley.
(2)
Houses of worship: one parking space for each four permanent seats. When individual seats are not provided, each 20 inches of a bench shall be considered one seat.
(3)
Community buildings, country clubs, social halls, lodges, fraternal organizations and similar uses: one space for each 200 square feet of floor area occupied by all principal and accessory structures.
(4)
Doctors, in other than office buildings: six spaces for patients' use for each doctor's office.
(5)
Dentists, in other than office buildings: five spaces for patients' use for each dentist's office.
(6)
Funeral homes and mortuaries: 25 parking spaces for visitors.
(7)
Hotels, motels and rooming houses: one space for each rentable unit.
(8)
Hospitals and nursing and convalescent homes: one space for each three beds.
(9)
Manufacturing, industrial and general commercial uses not otherwise specified herein: one space for each 1,000 square feet of floor area, except that there shall be not fewer than four spaces.
(10)
Offices: one space for every 400 square feet of rentable floor area.
(11)
Restaurants, bars and nightclubs: one space for each three seats.
(12)
Retail stores, store groups, shops, etc.: one space for each 250 square feet of floor area.
(13)
Wholesale establishments or warehouses: one space for each two employees in maximum shift. The total parking area, exclusive of aisles and driveways, shall be not less than 25% of the building floor area.
(14)
Public storage units: one space for each 10,000 square feet of storage area, plus one space for each employee.
[Added 6-22-2006 by Ord. No. 06:09-06]
E.
Size, access and location shall be as follows: in connection with every manufacturing, business, institutional, recreational, residential or any other use there shall be provided, at the time any building or structure is erected or is enlarged or increased in capacity, off-street parking spaces in accordance with the requirements set forth herein:
(1)
Size and access.
(a)
Each off-street parking space shall have an area of not less than 162 square feet exclusive of access drives and aisles and shall be of usable shape and condition.
[Amended 6-22-2006 by Ord. No. 06:09-06]
(b)
There shall be adequate provision for ingress and egress to all parking spaces. Access drives or driveways shall not be less than 25 feet.
(c)
No access drive or driveway shall be located in any residential area to provide access to uses other than those permitted in such residential areas.
(2)
Driveways shall not be constructed so that vehicles occupying the driveway will block any public sidewalk or walkway.
§ 260-86 Parking space standards.
Every parcel of land hereafter used as a public or private parking area for four or more cars or a loading area, including a commercial parking lot, shall be developed and maintained in accordance with the following requirements. Plans for such areas shall be reviewed by the Planning Board to ensure compliance with these regulations.
A.
Screening and landscaping. Off-street parking areas for four or more vehicles and off-street loading areas shall be effectively screened by a solid fence or suitable hedge. The screening shall be on the side or sides which adjoin or face premises situated in any residential area.
B.
Surfacing. Any off-street parking for four or more vehicles or off-street loading area shall be surfaced with an asphaltic or portland cement paving or similar durable and dustless surface as approved by the Engineer. All areas shall be marked with traffic paint so as to provide for the orderly and safe loading, parking and storage of self-propelled vehicles.
C.
Lighting. Any lighting used to illuminate any off-street parking or loading area shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from adjoining premises. Off-street parking facilities for multifamily structures containing four or more families shall be adequately lighted.
D.
Drainage. Any off-street parking area and off-street loading area shall be graded and drained so as to dispose of all surface water without detriment to surrounding uses.
E.
Site plan approval. Construction of off-street parking areas for four or more vehicles, whether or not constructed in conjunction with a building, shall be subject to site plan approval.
F.
The off-street parking facilities required for the uses specified in this article and for other similar uses shall be on the same lot or parcel of land as the building they are intended to serve, unless adequate nearby facilities shall have been approved by the Planning Board and, if applicable, the Board of Adjustment.
§ 260-87 Loading facilities required.
A.
For any building or premises used for commercial, industrial or storage purposes, indoor or outdoor space for loading and unloading of goods and materials shall be provided on the premises whenever the aggregate area used for such purpose is 1,500 square feet or more, in accordance with the following schedule:
B.
Size and location. Each loading space shall be no less than 10 feet in width and 35 feet in length and shall have a minimum clearance of 14 feet and may occupy all or any part of any required yard.