For the purpose of this section, "gross floor area" shall mean the total area of a building measured by taking the outside dimensions of the building at each floor level intended for occupancy. Areas used for storage shall be counted within the gross floor area at 50%.

Where fractional spaces result, the parking spaces required shall be construed to be the next highest whole number.

The approving Board shall determine parking requirements for any use not listed.

All required parking shall be provided on-site.

All parking areas, in all zones, located in the Township of East Brunswick shall be landscaped with a minimum of one canopy tree for every five (5) parking spaces. Such trees shall be planted to shade the parking area.

Mixed use facilities (except shopping centers) shall provide parking spaces equal in sum to all the uses of the parcel.

Residential, Hotels & Motels, Care Facilities.

Office and Service Uses.

Retail.

Food Establishments.

Industrial.

Public, Quasi-Public, Places of Assembly.

Recreational Facilities.

Electric vehicle charging equipment (EVCE) and electric vehicle charging stations (EVCS) shall be considered permitted accessory uses in all zoning districts.

The electric vehicle charging space shall comply with all standards for parking areas pursuant to this chapter.

The location of electric vehicle charging stations, and associated equipment, shall be no closer than 10 feet to a front lot line.

Each EVCS space shall count towards one required parking space for the purposes of zoning compliance.

If the overall parking count is reduced below the required parking stalls per the parking ordinance in § 228-218.1, a parking study would be required to be reviewed by the Administrative Officer or her/his designee in order to obtain administrative approval.

Commercial development Level 2 charging stations.

Multifamily development with five or more units - Level 2 charging stations.

All construction equipment, except for that which is stored on a farm for a recognized agricultural use thereon.

All trucks and trailers, loaded or unloaded, buses, and other commercial vehicles with linear measurements greater than any one of the following: 20 feet in length, or seven (7) feet in width, excluding rearview mirrors, or eight (8) feet in height excluding radio antenna, and all cabs or tractors capable of pulling a trailer. The foregoing is not applicable to privately used campers and motorhomes. The foregoing is not applicable to vehicles in the course of making deliveries or rendering necessary services requested by an adjacent resident nor is it applicable to vehicles utilized for maintenance or repair of public utilities or other construction within the public right-of-way. Trailers intended or used for dwelling space, offices, storage or any other residential, commercial or industrial purposes are also prohibited except nothing herein contained is intended to prohibit the use of trailers for transportation or as construction offices or for storage of materials and supplies on a job site during the period of construction. In no event shall more than one commercial vehicle be permitted to be parked outdoors and in no event shall such a vehicle be permitted if any of its dimensions exceed those set forth above with regard to length, width or height.

Auto cab and/or limousines.

Each development plan shall identify and map on-site critical areas. Such mapping shall depict the location of each critical area in relation to the proposed development. Each critical area shall be distinguished graphically and the total acreage of each critical area within each lot shall be noted.

Critical areas shall be delineated as follows:

Each development shall be designed to protect and prevent disturbance of Critical Areas during construction and subsequent use of the property.

The following standards shall be adhered to:

Where the existing lot area is less than 10,000 square feet the following requirements shall apply:

Minimum Front Yard - twenty-five (25) feet

Minimum Side Yard-one side: five (5) feet, two sides: 20 feet

Minimum Rear Yard-20 feet

Where the existing lot area is at least 10,000 square feet and less than 15,000 square feet, the following requirements shall apply:

Minimum Front Yard-twenty-five (25) feet

Minimum Side Yard-one side: 10 feet, two sides: 20 feet

Minimum Rear Yard-20 feet

Where the existing lot area is at least 15,000 square feet and less than one acre, the following requirements shall apply:

Minimum Front Yard-thirty-five (35) feet

Minimum Side Yard-one side: 10 feet, two sides: twenty-five (25) feet

Minimum Rear Yard-20 feet

The connection of two or more public streets or rights-of-way.

The passage of traffic from one or more lots or parcels of land over another lot or parcel of land to a public street or right-of-way.

The established traffic pattern in the area.

The anticipated traffic from the private road, driveway or alley.

The adequacy of the existing public roads to handle the anticipated traffic.

Any safety hazards presented by the design or configuration of the private road, driveway or alley and the public roads or rights-of-way with which it connects or with which it intersects.

The alignment and grade of the road, driveway or alley, provisions for storm drainage and its effect upon surrounding drainage facilities.

Editor's Note: N.J.R.S. 40:55-44 was repealed by P.L. 1975, c. 291, and replaced by N.J.R.S. 40:55D-11 through 40:55D-16.

The results of measurements of the exterior sound levels and simultaneous interior sound levels of any existing structure on the property in question.

The existing Leq sound levels including identification of the major sources of sound, for a representative sample of locations, measured in accordance with guidelines set forth in this ordinance.

Any projected or proposed increases in sound levels which may affect the projected future Leq at any portion of the site resulting from site development changes, such as the removal of trees, earthwork, etc.

Where applicable, plans for sound attenuation measures on the site and/or of the structure proposed to be built and the amount of sound attenuation anticipated as a result of these measures.

All tests shall be performed for a representative duration of twenty-four (24) consecutive hours. All proposed lots and structures thereon which are part of the development application shall be subject to the aforementioned tests. This report shall be prepared by a licensed professional engineer or by an independent testing agency, either of which shall submit a resume indicating extensive experience in the acoustical field to the appropriate agency for approval.

In addition, the Township may conduct such inspections and measurements as are necessary to ensure the accuracy of any report submitted pursuant to subsection B and to ascertain compliance with this section. These may include on-site inspections by the Township or by a certified independent testing agency during the course of construction and/or prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy.

Necessary standard sound attenuation devices, such as berms, barriers, landscape plantings, design and placement structures, insulation, etc. may be utilized to achieve the required sound levels. Such methods of sound attenuations must be specifically approved by the reviewing body. In reviewing such methods, the reviewing body shall consider environment, aesthetics, quality of life, engineering standards, maintenance problems and maintenance costs.

Cluster developments shall be encouraged in situations where a noise generating source is within 300 feet. Only 75 percent of the land area where Leq is in excess of 65 dBA may be counted towards density in a cluster subdivision.

No residential lot lines shall encroach upon any area where Leq is 65 dBA or greater.

Except as provided in Subsection D, no land shall be designated or approved for construction or use as a public or private exterior recreational area, including, but not limited to, playgrounds, outdoor theaters and amphitheaters, picnic grounds, tennis courts, and swimming pools, if the exterior sound level from external sources anywhere on the site of the proposed recreational area is projected to be in excess of 65dBA Leq now, or as the result of proposed construction or development on the site. Appropriate means of sound attenuation, such as berms, barriers, or buildings, at the perimeter of, or elsewhere on the site, may be utilized to achieve the required sound level. Such methods of sound attenuations must be specifically approved by the reviewing body. In reviewing such methods, the reviewing body shall consider environment, aesthetics, quality of life, engineering standards, maintenance problems and maintenance costs.

Redevelopment within the limits of existing impervious surfaces; and

New disturbance necessary to protect public health, safety or welfare, such as necessary linear development with no feasible alternative; to provide an environmental benefit, such as remediation of a contaminated site; to prevent extraordinary hardship on the property owner peculiar to the property; or to prevent extraordinary hardship, provided the hardship was not created by the property owner, that would not permit a minimum economically viable use of the property based upon reasonable investment. For example, redevelopment, within the footprint of existing impervious cover should be allowed to support efforts to revitalize development that has fallen into disrepair.

The applicant shall demonstrate through site plans depicting proposed development and topography that new disturbance is not located in areas with a 20 percent or greater slope.

Conflicts: All other ordinances, parts of ordinances, or other local requirements that are inconsistent or in conflict with this ordinance are hereby superseded to the extent of any inconsistency or conflict, and the provisions of this ordinance apply.

Severability: