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Englewood Cliffs City Zoning Code

§ 30-10.2

Standards for Parking Spaces and Parking Areas.

[Ord. #9306, A X]
a. 
Required parking spaces shall be computed on the basis of 171 square feet per space. The dimensions of individual spaces shall be at least nine feet by 19 feet. When the number of required spaces results in a fraction, the fraction shall be rounded to the nearest whole number.
b. 
For 90° angle parking, a sixty-three-foot module (length of parking stall - 19 feet; aisle width - 25 feet) shall be required for visitor parking. A sixty-foot module (length of parking stall - 19 feet; aisle width - 22 feet shall be required for 90° angle parking for long-term and employee parking.
c. 
Off-street parking areas for more than five automobiles shall be paved and lighted according to the specifications established for this purpose by the Borough Engineer.
d. 
All off-street parking spaces within any parking areas shall be clearly marked to show the parking arrangement within said parking area.
e. 
All lighting for off-street parking areas shall be so arranged and shielded as to reflect the light downward and prevent any light from shining directly on adjoining streets and residential zones and buildings.
f. 
Off-street parking and loading spaces shall be provided in side and rear yards only but not be located in any required front yard or in any required buffer area.
g. 
Off-street parking or loading spaces shall not be located within five feet of any lot line. On corner lots, parking or loading shall not be located within 10 feet of the property line or street right-of way.
h. 
In nonresidential zones, no parking shall be permitted in the 10 feet of depth next adjacent to any residential zone.
i. 
The requirements as to parking and loading areas shall include adequate means of ingress and egress.
j. 
No access to a parking or loading area in a nonresidential district shall be located within a residential district. No off-street parking shall be permitted in any zone where the use which it serves is prohibited.
k. 
There shall be no access leading from "B" Zone properties into residential zones. All traffic from "B" Zone properties shall lead to U.S. 9-W, Hudson Terrace or Palisade Avenue.
l. 
Access to off-street parking areas shall be limited to several well-defined locations. Each of said curb cuts shall not exceed 20 feet in width in a residential district. In a nonresidential district, driveways shall not exceed 30 feet with a sixty-foot curb cut maximum for any permitted use. In no case shall there be permitted unrestricted access along the length of the street or streets upon which the parking area abuts.
m. 
It shall be unlawful to park or to permit to remain on any residential property in any zone, outside the garage or any other accessory building on such residential property, for a period in excess of 24 hours, any commercial vehicle, boat, trailer, boat trailer, snow plow or motorized recreation vehicle.
n. 
Where the nature of the building and establishment is of a kind where attendant parking is appropriate and the owner or operator has established that such facility is likely to continue and exist substantially unchanged as it affects attendant parking for a period of 10 years, and the owner or operator of the premises has made and will continue to make provision for attendant parking during hours when 50% or more of the spaces are in use, then attendant parking shall be permitted; provided, that there shall be submitted at the time of site plan approval a workable plan which includes sufficient number of stalls of standard size to meet the parking standards contained herein, and in addition, sufficient aisles and turnaround areas to enable attendants to maneuver vehicles in and out of the area containing the necessary number of stalls, without requiring the attendant to utilize streets, public areas or sidewalks for maneuvering of vehicles, and so that the use of the parking area will not be hazardous to the pedestrian utilizing the adjoining walkways.