Freehold Township City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XIV
Off-Street Parking, Loading and Unloading Requirements
§ 190-162 Off-street parking requirements.
A.
At the time of construction, enlargement, alteration or increase of capacity, or change in the use of any building, structure or property in the Township, there shall be provided improved and usable off-street parking spaces in accordance with the requirements specified in this subsection as well as Chapter 177, Handicap Parking, of the Code of the Township of Freehold, which is incorporated herein by reference.
B.
None of the off-street parking facilities shall be required for any existing building or use unless such building or use is enlarged or expanded in which case the provisions of this chapter shall apply only to the enlarged portion of the building or use.
C.
Parking facilities may be located in any yard area in all zones unless otherwise provided for in this chapter. In single-family residential zones, any parking facilities with a capacity of more than four vehicles shall be permitted only in a side or rear yard.
D.
No required off-street parking area shall be encroached upon by any buildings, open storage, or any other uses than the parking of motor vehicles.
E.
No parking spaces, access drive or aisle shall be located closer than 10 feet to any street line, or closer than five feet to any side or rear property line, or within any required buffer area.
G.
The surface of pavement in any parking area with a capacity of more than four vehicles shall be marked with solid white or yellow painted lines in such a manner as to indicate each individual parking stall and the direction of traffic flow in each access drive and aisle.
H.
No ingress or egress drive shall enter upon a public road or highway at a point closer than 50 feet to any street intersection or closer than 30 feet to any other access drive on the same property or any other property. These distances shall be measured between the curbline or the pavement edge nearest to the other drive or road in question.
I.
In multiple-family residential zones, ingress and egress drives shall have a width of at least 12 feet for one-way drives, and at least 20 feet for two-way drives. No ingress or egress drive shall have a width greater than 30 feet.
J.
Aisles providing direct access to parking stalls shall have minimum widths as specified herein:
(1)
For sixty-one-degree parking up to and including ninety-degree parking: 24 feet.
(2)
For forty-six-degree parking to sixty-one-degree parking: 16 feet.
(3)
Only one-way traffic shall be permitted in aisles providing access to other than ninety-degree parking stalls, except that two-way traffic may be permitted in aisles serving parallel parking spaces, provided the aisles have a minimum width of 18 feet.
K.
In the case of mixed or multiple uses on a single property, the total requirements of off-street parking spaces shall be in the sum of the requirements of all the various uses computed separately.
L.
The parking areas of adjacent properties may be interconnected by not more than two driveways having a width of not less than 20 feet nor more than 30 feet.
M.
In all multiple-family residential zones, all parking areas and related access drives shall be adequately illuminated during the hours between sunset and sunrise when the use is in operation. All such illumination shall be adequately shielded in such a manner as to protect any residential properties from glare generated from the illumination.
N.
No lawn area, buffer strip or other unpaved area shall be used for the parking of motor vehicles except on an emergency basis. If the minimum required parking areas do not prove sufficient to accommodate all vehicles parking the property, such additional parking spaces shall be provided as to permit all vehicles to park on a paved area in accordance with the standards established in this section.
O.
Parking spaces shall be a minimum of 9.5 feet by 19 feet and shall be striped with four-inch striping; provided, however, that parking lots with 1,000 or more spaces approved prior to January 1, 2000, with nine feet by 18 feet spaces with a twenty-five-foot aisle and marked with hairpin striping may be continued and, if expanded or modified, shall be permitted to maintain the nine-by-eighteen space dimension with a twenty-five-foot aisle and hairpin striping consistent with the previously approved parking lot design. Parking spaces for handicapped vehicles shall comply with the design and user access requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Parking spaces at the ends of parking aisles which abut grassed or landscaped islands shall provide for an additional width of one foot or provide for decorative access surface at the level of the grassed or landscaped island (such as pavers, grass-crete) for vehicular passengers.
[Amended 3-9-2004 by Ord. No. O-04-9]
P.
Parking spaces within parking garages shall be a minimum of nine feet by 18 feet with twenty-five-foot aisles. Parking garages shall conform with the New Jersey State Fire Code.
[Added 3-9-2004 by Ord. No. O-04-9]
§ 190-163 Minimum parking spaces.
[Amended 3-25-2003 by Ord. No. O-03-6; 9-25-2007 by Ord. No. O-07-25; 3-17-2009 by Ord. No. O-09-4; 5-25-2021 by Ord. No. O-21-10]
Use | Minimum Number of Spaces | Per | |
|---|---|---|---|
Single- or multifamily dwellings | Per New Jersey Site Improvement Standards (N.J.A.C. 5:21) | ||
Mobile homes | Per New Jersey Site Improvement Standards (N.J.A.C. 5:21) | ||
Auditoriums, houses of worship, theaters, stadia, community centers, union halls, and similar places of assembly | 1 | 4 seats or for every 4 persons who may be legally admitted, whichever is maximum | |
Automobile service stations | 2 | Plus 1 per 200 square feet of floor area | |
Banks, financial and business offices and professional offices | 1 | For each and every 200 square feet gross floor area on first floor plus 1 per 300 gross square feet on any additional floors | |
Barber- and beauty shops | 1 1/2 | Barber or beauty chair, plus 1 per employee | |
Bowling alleys | 5 | Alley | |
Cemeteries | 1 | 400 square feet of gross floor area for office | |
Drive-in restaurants, car-hops | 1 | Every 3 customer tables or booths, plus 1 for every 2 counter seats, plus 1 for every 2 employees | |
Health clubs | 1 | 100 square feet, plus 1 per employee | |
Hospitals | 1 | 4 beds, plus 1 per 2 employees and staff on maximum shift | |
Hotels, motels, rooming houses and boardinghouses | 1 | Sleeping or dwelling unit, plus 1 per employee, plus parking for any ancillary use based on the standards of this section | |
Industrial or manufacturing establishments | 1 1/2 | Every employee on maximum shift | |
Laundromats | 1 | 2 washing machines | |
Life care facilities | |||
Nursing home | 1 | 4 beds, plus 1 per employee for maximum shift | |
Congregate care/assisted life | 1 | 3 beds, plus 1 per employee for largest shift | |
Individual living/personal care | 1 | 2 beds, plus 1 per employee | |
Manufacturing | 1 | 300 square feet | |
Mixed-use industrial/flex-office | 1 | Every 1.5 employees on the maximum shift for manufacturing area, plus 1 for every 5,000 square feet for storage area, plus 1 per 200 square feet of office area | |
Motor vehicle sales and service | 1 | 200 square feet of floor area | |
Restaurants, luncheonettes cafeterias, bars, diners, nightclubs and taverns | 1 | 2 persons allowed within the maximum occupancy load established by fire, building or health codes | |
Retail and service stores, except as otherwise specified | 1 | 125 square feet of floor area | |
Retail furniture and appliance | 1 | 300 square feet of floor area | |
Supermarkets, convenience stores and self-service food stores | 2 | 100 square feet of floor area for the first 10,000 square feet, plus 1.5 per 1,000 square feet for the floor area greater than 10,000 square feet (storage areas and food preparation and processing areas may be excluded) | |
Swim clubs | 1 | 2 memberships | |
Veterinarian/veterinarian hospitals | 6 | Doctor or examination room, whichever is greater | |
Warehouse | 1 | 5,000 square feet | |
NOTE: When and wherever any of the uses above or other permitted uses are so combined or commingled in such a manner so as to constitute a regional mall shopping center, shopping center, shopping plaza or other combination of commercial, office, industrial or other facilities, except hotels or motels, the following parking requirements shall apply, in lieu of those stated heretofore: | |||
Use | Number of Spaces |
|---|---|
Shopping center containing more than 10,000 square feet but less than 100,000 square feet of gross leasable floor area | 5.5 per 1,000 square feet of gross leasable floor area between 10,000 square feet and 100,000 square feet when the center includes a convenience store; centers which do not include a convenience store and/or supermarket shall provide a minimum of 5.0 parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross leasable floor area |
Shopping center containing greater than 100,000 square feet and up to 350,000 square feet of gross leasable floor area | 5.5 per 1,000 square feet of gross leasable floor area for the first 10,000 to 100,000 square feet, plus 5.0 per 1,000 square feet for gross leasable area between 100,000 and 350,000 square feet; centers which do not include a convenience store and/or supermarket shall provide a minimum of 5.0 parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross leasable floor area |
Shopping center containing greater than 350,000 square feet of gross leasable floor area; or any shopping center in the RMZ-2 Zone | 4.5 per 1,000 square feet of gross leasable floor area |
Regional mall shopping center | 4 per 1,000 square feet of gross leasable floor area1 |
Other | As specified by the Planning Board based upon recognized national parking standards, including Urban Land Institute, Parking Generation by Institute of Traffic Engineers or other nationally recognized parking standards |
NOTES: | |
|---|---|
(1) | A parking management plan (PMP) shall be submitted and approved by the reviewing board if fross leasable floor area of an existing regional mall shopping center is increased by 50,000 square feet or greater which details peak day parking requirements and plans for employee off-site, remote or peripheral area parking; shuttle bus service for employees and/or customers; valet parking for customers; shared parking with non-shopping-center facilities, including commuter parking facilities; and other planned programs for reducing peak-period parking requirements at the designated customer parking areas. |
§ 190-164 Off-street loading requirements.
A.
Every building erected for commercial or industrial purposes or any other use involved in the receipt or distribution of merchandise, materials, or supplies, shall provide and permanently maintain off-street loading and unloading space in accordance with the requirements. These do not apply to such activities as personal service establishments, professional offices, business offices and similar uses, provided that these activities and uses can demonstrate that they do not normally send or receive any materials or supplies by means of large trucks or by tractor-trailer.
B.
Every use requiring off-street loading space shall provide such spaces at the side or rear of the principal building in accordance with the following schedule:
[Amended 3-17-2009 by Ord. No. O-09-4]
Square Feet of Floor Area | Minimum Number of Off-Street Loading Spaces |
|---|---|
0 to 2,500 | 0 |
2,500 to 10,000 | 1 |
10,000 to 25,000 | 2 |
Each additional 20,000 or fraction thereof | 1 additional |
C.
Each truck loading space shall measure at least 12 feet in width and 45 feet in length, and shall have a vertical clearance of at least 14 feet in height.
D.
In shopping centers, commercial uses may utilize common loading spaces and nonpublic driveways, other than fire zones, during out of normal business hours of operation for loading and off-loading. The number of spaces to be provided will be in accordance with the above schedule based on gross leasable floor area rather than total floor area.
E.
Required off-street loading spaces and access drives shall be paved, drained, and located in accordance with requirements established in this chapter.
F.
Wherever possible access to truck loading spaces shall be separated from access automobile parking areas, particularly for any uses which require large volumes of trucking traffic.