Off-street parking spaces to be provided as specified above shall be provided with necessary passageways and driveways and shall be constructed in accordance with § 245-15 of this chapter.

Parking facilities may be located in any yard space but shall not be closer than 20 feet to any street right-of-way line or any easement dedicated for roadway purposes, except as further restricted in the provisions below.

Parking areas and driveways thereto required for commercial or industrial uses shall be adequately illuminated during operating hours which occur after sunset. Any adjacent residential zones shall be shielded from the glare of said illumination and that of automobile headlights.

No-parking areas in any business zone may be located within 25 feet of a residential zone boundary. This provision shall not be construed to permit infringement on any required buffer area.

No single driveway for any business property shall exceed 35 feet in width, and any driveway of greater than 28 feet in width shall be separated by a divider barrier.

Not more than two driveways of not less than 20 feet nor more than 30 feet in width for means of ingress and egress for commercial parking areas shall be permitted for each 300 feet of frontage upon a public street, nor shall any driveway be located closer than 100 feet to the intersection of two public streets. If the property fronts on a major or secondary highway, acceleration and deceleration lanes shall be provided, unless they would increase a hazardous condition.

All commercial truck loading and unloading areas shall be provided in sufficient amount to permit the transfer of goods and products in other than a public street or public parking area and shall be located separately from such area.

Parking areas in industrial zones may be located in any of the required yard areas, provided that they are at least 40 feet from a street line or the boundary of a residential zone. Ingress and egress shall be provided by not more than two driveways, each not less than 20 nor more than 30 feet in width. No driveways shall be located within 200 feet of the intersection of two public streets or within 100 feet of an existing driveway or private street.

Each industrial use shall provide truck loading or unloading facilities on the same lot and in other than the required front yard area so as to permit the transfer of goods in other than a public street.

Parking spaces shall be 10 feet by 18 feet, with an access area space of 25 feet between each row of parking stalls. In the case of one-way circulation, or nonperpendicular parking, the aisle width may be reduced to 18 feet.

Where any sidewalk area abuts a parking stall, the sidewalk width shall equal a minimum of six feet.

Parking stalls with an interior corner orientation in a ninety-degree parking field must be designed so that there is a minimum separation of five feet between stalls to prevent conflicts with backing movements. See Figure 161.1.[1]

Any parking stall adjacent to a right-of-way must provide berming with a minimum height of three feet.

As a condition of receiving approvals, an applicant may be required to greenbank parking spaces in an amount equal to 10% of the minimum number of required parking spaces and 20% of requested excess parking. Within two years of the completion of a project, a recommendation shall be made by the Township Engineer or Township Planner to the Planning Board on retaining or improving the greenbank parking spaces, and the Planning Board shall make a final determination.

All driveway permits for residential uses in the R-5 and R-7.5 shall provide off-street parking as provided for in § 245-310, having a minimum access width of nine feet and a maximum access width of 18 feet. The access drive shall be designated on each lot by curb cuts for areas having curbing and by a driveway apron where there are no curbs, subject to the discretion of the Township Engineer based on sound engineering practices. More than one driveway is allowed on a street frontage provided the aggregate width of the driveways shall not exceed 18 feet, and a parking space is provided on the street in a location acceptable to the Township Engineer and a minimum clearance of 25 feet between openings is maintained. When the owner of the property has not designated an access drive, it shall be assumed to be located on the side of the structure having the greatest side yard setback and shall be a ten-foot drive in width. Properties located on streets with a right-of-way width of less than 30 feet, or which adjoin a street frontage where parking is prohibited, shall not be bound by these driveway width restrictions.

All driveways must be maintained with a dust-free durable surface to minimize erosion.

All paved areas for access and parking shall be a minimum of five feet from property lines, except for the entrance onto a property.

Purpose. The purpose of this article is to promote and encourage the use of electric vehicles by requiring the safe and efficient installation of EVSE and make-ready parking spaces through municipal parking regulations and other standards. EVSE and make-ready parking spaces will support the state's transition to an electric transportation sector, reducing automobile air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, and stormwater runoff contaminants.

The goals are to:

An application for development submitted solely for the installation of EVSE or make-ready parking spaces shall be considered a permitted accessory use and permitted accessory structure in all zoning or use districts and shall not require a variance pursuant to C. 40:55D-70.[1]

EVSE and make-ready parking spaces installed pursuant to § 245-311.3 below in development applications that are subject to site plan approval are considered a permitted accessory use as described in Subsection A above.

All EVSE and make-ready parking spaces shall be subject to applicable local and/or Department of Community Affairs permit and inspection requirements.

The administrative official/zoning officer shall enforce all signage and installation requirements described in this article. Failure to meet the requirements in this article shall be subject to the same enforcement and penalty provisions as other violations of Township of Brick's land use regulations.

An application for development for the installation of EVSE or make-ready spaces at an existing gasoline service station, an existing retail establishment, or any other existing building shall not be subject to site plan or other land use board review, shall not require variance relief pursuant to C. 40:55D-1 et seq. or any other law, rule, or regulation, and shall be approved through the issuance of a zoning permit by the administrative officer, provided the application meets the following requirements:

An application pursuant to Subsection E above shall be deemed complete if:

EVSE and make-ready parking spaces installed at a gasoline service station, an existing retail establishment, or any other existing building shall be subject to applicable local and/or Department of Community Affairs inspection requirements.

A permitting application solely for the installation of electric vehicle supply equipment permitted as an accessory use shall not be subject to review based on parking requirements.

As a condition of preliminary site plan approval, for each application involving a multiple dwelling with five or more units of dwelling space, which shall include a multiple dwelling that is held under a condominium or cooperative form of ownership, a mutual housing corporation, or a mixed-use development, the developer or owner, as applicable, shall:

As a condition of preliminary site plan approval, each application involving a parking lot or garage not covered in Subsection A above shall:

All parking spaces with EVSE and make-ready equipment shall be included in the calculation of minimum required parking spaces, pursuant to § 306-2, Parking space standards and requirements and §§ 245-310 and 245-311.

A parking space prepared with EVSE or make-ready equipment shall count as at least two parking spaces for the purpose of complying with a minimum parking space requirement. This shall result in a reduction of no more than 10% of the total required parking.

All parking space calculations for EVSE and make-ready equipment shall be rounded up to the next full parking space.

Additional installation of EVSE and make-ready parking spaces above what is required in § 245-311.3 above may be encouraged but shall not be required in development projects.

Location and layout of EVSE and make-ready parking spaces is expected to vary based on the design and use of the primary parking area. It is expected flexibility will be required to provide the most convenient and functional service to users. Standards and criteria should be considered guidelines and flexibility should be allowed when alternatives can better achieve objectives for provision of this service.

Maintenance. Charging station equipment shall be maintained in all respects. Contact information, such as a phone number, shall be provided on the charging station equipment for reporting purposes when the equipment is not functioning correctly, or other equipment problems are encountered.

Lighting. Where charging station equipment is installed, adequate site lighting be provided in accordance with Township Code.[1]

Installation.

EVSE parking.

Public parking. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:48-2, publicly accessible EVSE parking spaces shall be monitored by the municipality's police department and enforced in the same manner as any other parking. It shall be a violation of this section to park or stand a nonelectric vehicle in such a space, or to park an electric vehicle in such a space when it is not connected to the EVSE. Any nonelectric vehicle parked or standing in a EVSE parking space, or any electric vehicle parked and not connected to the EVSE shall be is subject to fine and/or impoundment of the offending vehicle as described in the general penalty provisions of this Municipal Code or § 306-3, Violations and penalties.

Private parking. The use of EVSE shall be monitored by the property owner or designee.

Safety.

Publicly accessible EVSE shall have posted regulatory signs, as identified in this section, allowing only charging electric vehicles to park in such spaces. For purposes of this section, "charging" means that an electric vehicle is parked at an EVSE and is connected to the EVSE. If time limits or vehicle removal provisions are to be enforced, regulatory signs including parking restrictions shall be installed immediately adjacent to, and visible from the EVSE. For private EVSE, installation of signs and sign text is at the discretion of the owner.

All regulatory signs shall comply with visibility, legibility, size, shape, color, and reflectivity requirements contained within the Federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices as published by the Federal Highway Administration.

Wayfinding or directional signs, if necessary, shall be permitted at appropriate decision points to effectively guide motorists to the EVSE parking space(s). Wayfinding or directional signage shall be placed in a manner that shall not interfere with any parking space, drive lane, or exit and shall comply with Subsection B above.

Directional signage must be limited to no more than two signs per location of installation.

Sign requirements shall be as per Article XXXVI, §§ 245-312 et seq., of this chapter. Rolling and/or illuminated signage is not permitted.

Each individual parking must adhere to the sign requirements of one eighteen-inch-by-twelve-inch sign per parking stall. Each parking stall sign must be incorporated on existing/installed equipment.

In addition to the signage described above, the following information shall be available on the EVSE or posted at or adjacent to all publicly accessible EVSE parking spaces: