Provisions for proper drainage and maintenance. All off-street parking and off-street loading facilities shall be so drained as to prevent damage to abutting lots and/or streets and shall be constructed of materials which will assure a surface resistant to erosion. Such drainage materials shall be installed as required by the Borough Engineer. All such facilities shall be at all times maintained in a clean, orderly and dust-free condition.

Separation from walkways and streets. All off-street parking and off-street loading areas shall be separated from walkways, sidewalks, streets or alleys by curbing or other protective devices approved by the Borough Engineer.

Private walks adjacent to business buildings. A private walk, if provided, adjacent to a business building shall be not less than four feet in width and shall be in addition to the other requirements of this section.

Buffer required when adjoining property is residential. Where off-street parking or loading areas are located closer than 50 feet to a lot in any residential zoning district or any lot upon which there exists a dwelling as permitted under these regulations and where such parking, loading or service areas are not entirely screened visually from such a lot by an intervening building or structure, there shall be provided along the lot line a continuous buffer strip as defined in Article XIV, § 270-118, of this chapter. No such buffer shall extend nearer to a street line than the established building line of the adjoining residential lot.

Interior driveways. Each lane of an interior driveway shall be at least 24 feet wide where used with ninety-degree angle parking, at least 18 feet wide where used with sixty-degree angle parking, and at least 12 feet wide where used with forty-five-degree angle parking. Where used with parallel parking, or where there is no parking, interior driveways shall be at least 12 feet wide for one-way traffic movement and at least 24 feet wide for two-way traffic movement.

Connection to a public-right-of-way. Each off-street parking or loading area shall be connected to a street by means of a driveway constructed in accordance with at least the minimum standards as required by the Borough Engineer.

Size of nonresidential driveways. A nonresidential driveway exclusive of curb return radii shall not be less than 12 feet in width. A curb return radius for a nonresidential driveway at its entrance to a street shall not exceed 10 feet. The maximum width of a nonresidential driveway exclusive of curb return radii shall not exceed 36 feet.

Off-street parking space within buildings. Garage space or space within buildings, in basements, or on the roofs of buildings may be used to meet the off-street parking requirements of this chapter, provided such space is designated to serve as off-street parking space.

Pavement markings and signs. Each off-street parking space shall be clearly marked, and pavement directional arrows or signs shall be provided wherever necessary. Markers, directional arrows and signs shall be properly maintained so as to ensure their maximum efficiency.

Lighting for night use. Adequate lighting shall be provided if the off-street parking facilities are used at night. If said parking facilities abut residential land, the lighting shall be arranged and installed so as not to reflect or cause glare on the abutting residential land in accordance with the provisions of performance standards as required by Article XIX.

Required off-street parking area shall not be reduced. No off-street parking area shall be reduced or encroached upon by buildings, vehicle storage, loading or unloading, or any other use where such reduction or encroachment will reduce the off-street parking spaces below those required by these regulations.

Joint parking facilities. The off-street parking requirements for two or more neighboring uses, of the same or different types, may be satisfied by the allocation of the required number of spaces for each use in a common parking facility; provided that the number of off-street parking spaces is not less than the sum of individual requirements, and provided, further, that there is compliance with all other provisions of these regulations.

Parking provided on the same lot as main building. Off-street parking spaces for one-family and two-family dwellings shall be located on the same lot as the main building to be served. Off-street parking spaces for multifamily dwellings shall be located on the same lot as the main building to be served. Off-street parking for all other uses shall be provided on the same lot as the main building to be served or not more than 600 feet distant, as measured along the nearest pedestrian walkway.

Requirements for combined uses. The number of off-street parking spaces required by land or a building used for two or more purposes shall be the sum of the requirements for the various individual uses.

Sharing of parking facilities. Off-street parking facilities for one use shall not be considered as providing the required facilities for any other use, provided that 1/2 of the off-street parking space required by any other use whose peak attendance will be at night or on Sundays, such as churches, theaters and assembly halls, may be assigned to a use which will be closed at night or on Sundays.

Computing number of employees. For the purpose of this article, the number of employees shall be computed on the basis of the average number of persons to be employed, taking into consideration day, night and seasonal variations.

Fractional spaces required. When units of measurement determining the required off-street parking and off-street loading spaces result in the requirement of a fractional space, any fraction up to and including 1/2 shall be disregarded and any fraction over 1/2 shall require one off-street parking or off-street loading space.

Location.

Other use of off-street parking spaces prohibited. No off-street parking or loading area shall be used for the sale, repair, dismantling or servicing of any vehicles, equipment, materials or supplies.

Size of loading berths and spaces. A loading berth shall be at least 12 feet in width with at least 15 feet of overhead clearance. The length of the loading berth shall be at least 48 feet or shall be a length such that the horizontal distance from the front of the dock for back-in parking to be the limiting boundary of the loading and unloading area shall not be less than twice the overall length of the longest vehicle expected to use the facility. A loading space need not be necessarily a full berth but shall have a minimum plan dimension of at least 10 feet of overhead clearance. The Planning Board shall determine the sufficiency of the off-street loading and the maneuvering space based upon the kind and amount of loading and unloading operation required by the given use, but in no case shall the use of space hinder the free movement of vehicles and pedestrians over a street, sidewalk or alley.

Residential driveways.

Parking areas. Parking areas shall be enclosed by concrete or granite block curbing six inches above the paved surface and, unless otherwise required by this chapter, located at least five feet from any property line or nearest structural wall of a building, except that in the business zones parking areas may be constructed up to the property line which abuts a parking area on property in the business zones, and further provided that proper access and circulation between the two parking areas is provided. Upon recommendation of the Borough Engineer, the Planning Board may waive the curbing requirement where considered advisable in order to facilitate surface drainage.

Medical or dental practitioner's office: at least five spaces for each professional person occupying or using each office, plus one addition space for each employee.

Mortuary or funeral home: at least one space for each eight seats in the chapel, one additional space for each resident family and one additional space for each funeral vehicle.

Motel, hotel, auto court, motor lodge or tourist court: at least one space for each guest or sleeping room plus one space for each employee.

Multifamily dwelling: at least two spaces for each dwelling unit.

Office building, professional building or similar use: at least one space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area of such building.

One- or two-family detached dwelling: at least two spaces per dwelling unit.

Clubhouse or union hall: at least one space for each 100 square feet of gross floor space of such club or hall.

Publicly owned or operated building and use, such as a library, museum or post office: at least one space for each 100 square feet gross floor area of such building.

Restaurant or similar place dispensing food, drink or refreshments: at least one space for each 50 square feet of floor area devoted to patron use of such restaurant or place.

Shopping center (neighborhood business): at least seven parking spaces for each 1,000 square feet of gross leasable floor area of such shopping center.

Industrial and wholesale operations with a gross floor area of 10,000 square feet or over as follows:[1]

Office building or hotel with a gross usable floor area of 100,000 square feet or more devoted to such purposes: one loading berth for every 100,000 square feet of floor area.

Retail operation and all first floor nonresidential uses with a gross floor area of more than 3,000 square feet and less than 20,000 square feet and all wholesale and light industrial operations with a gross floor area of less than 10,000 square feet: one loading berth for every 20,000 square feet of floor area.

Retail operation, including restaurant and dining facilities within hotel and office buildings, with a gross usable floor area of 20,000 square feet or more devoted to such purposes: one loading berth for each 20,000 square feet of floor area.

Handicapped parking is required for all buildings with public parking areas for 20 or more vehicles. The Planning Board may, in connection with its review of an application for development of a property with parking for fewer than 20 vehicles, require a handicapped parking space if warranted by particular circumstances.

Designated parking spaces for handicapped persons shall be required as follows:

Any existing building or buildings which have total parking for 20 or more vehicles and do not have handicapped parking spaces provided are not subject to this section until such time as the owners or proprietors or agents of said property seek plan approval and/or variance relief from the Planning Board.

Handicapped parking spaces will be located in the parking areas most accessible and proximate to the entrance to the building which the facility serves. The determination of said locations shall be made by the construction official, or public works administrator, in conjunction and consultation with the owner or as directed by the Planning Board.

Each handicapped parking space or group of spaces shall be identified in accordance with specifications in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, which sign shall also state the penalties which may be imposed for violations thereof.

Each parking space shall be 12 feet wide (or as required by statute) and on a level surface.

All signs and pavement markers shall be maintained in good and proper condition by the property owner and must remain clearly visible at all times. Failure to comply will result in a summons and penalty as provided in § 270-12.[1]