Paved driveway areas shall be considered part of the required off-street parking space as aforesaid.

Such driveway shall not exceed 20 feet in width within 16 feet of the curbline, and may be widened to no more than 25 feet thereafter. However, if a residence has a three-car garage, a driveway width of not more than 32 feet would be permitted from the entrance of the garage to 20 feet past the garage entrance, then transition to 25 feet wide (or 20 feet wide within 16 feet of the curbline) over the next five feet of length.

There shall be only one driveway and one curb opening for each residence.

Driveways and parking areas shall be used solely for the parking of currently registered and operable noncommercial passenger vehicles. Unless garaged, an inoperable car or unregistered vehicle may not be parked anywhere on the premises. Trailers, boats or other portable or wheel-based objects or vehicles may be stored in a rear yard area; provided, however, that no parking area shall be located any closer to the rear property line than 40% of the depth of the rear yard.

No parking area or driveway shall be located within two feet of an adjoining side property line.

In addition to the provisions of this chapter, driveways shall meet all requirements of the ordinances of the Borough applicable thereto, including but not limited to regulations for streets and sidewalks as the same may affect or be affected by construction, maintenance or repairs of driveways.

No driveway entrance shall be constructed within 25 feet of an adjacent street, corner or existing driveway entrance. Curb cuts and driveway aprons shall not exceed 20 feet in width at the sidewalk line and 23 feet in width at the curbline.

Where any use may be permitted in A-1 and A-2 Residence Districts other than solely for one-family residential purposes, there shall be provided parking areas as hereinbefore described for three passenger automobiles.

Parking areas other than the driveway may not be within the front yard area.

In no event shall any residential lot be covered by total areas of pavement, walks, patios, pools, accessory and principal buildings occupying more than 50% of the total area of said lot. In the event an applicant seeks to develop according to the provision of either the AHO-1 or AHO-2 overlay districts, this provision shall be of no force and have no effect on developments in the hereinbefore mentioned overlay districts. In the event an applicant seeks to develop according to the provision of either the AHO-1 or AHO-2 Overlay Districts, this provision shall be of no force and have no effect on developments in the noted overlay districts. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, developments in the A-2MF District shall be permitted a total impervious coverage of 60%.

The use of pervious paving materials is permitted in order to reduce stormwater runoff and to promote groundwater recharge.

Off-street parking requirements in nonresidential districts. For all new buildings or additions to existing buildings in the nonresidential districts and for nonresidential buildings or uses in the residential districts as permitted by this chapter, there shall be provided the number of off-street parking spaces required by the specific use in accordance with the following schedule. All off-street parking requirements defined below shall include aisles, driveways, entrances and exits in addition to required parking spaces.

For any use not specified above, the parking requirements for the most similar use with regard to need for parking shall be used.

For any change in use, ownership or occupancy of a property or a portion of a property requiring greater off-street parking that is currently approved for the total property and requiring variance relief from the parking standards enumerated in § 230-34, approval shall be obtained from the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment, as the case may be, before a zoning permit is issued for the new use, ownership, or occupancy.

Method of parking requirement measurement and calculation. All floor area measurements made for parking requirements shall be made from the inside of each perimeter wall. The number of required parking spaces for each use shall be the sum of individual uses or the most similar uses as regulated herein.

Where residential and business uses are combined, the total requirements for off-street parking areas shall be the sum of the requirements of the various uses computed separately. Collective provision for off-street parking areas for two or more buildings or uses shall be permitted, provided that the total of such off-street parking spaces shall not be less than the sum of the requirements for the various uses computed separately.

In both the AHO-1 and AHO-2 districts, all residential parking shall comply with the New Jersey Residential Site Improvement Standards. Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:21-4.14(e), when housing is included in mixed-use development, a shared parking approach to the provision of parking shall be permitted subject to the approving Board's review and approval.

Pavement and grading specifications shall conform to the requirements of the Building Code.[1]

No parking area, loading zone or access driveway shall be located within five feet of a residential district. For parking areas and access driveways, such five-foot space shall be bounded by a concrete curbing at least seven inches above the paved surface or other acceptable method approved by the Planning Board. Flush curbs with curb stops, or curbing with curb cuts is permissible to allow for the discharge of impervious areas into landscaped areas for stormwater management. For loading zones, the five-foot space shall be bounded by a concrete curbing at least seven inches above the paved surface or other acceptable method approved by the Planning Board. For loading zones, the five-foot area shall be bounded by a concrete curb of at least 12 inches above the paved surface and having a width of at least eight inches at the top. The five-foot space shall be in all cases suitably landscaped with native vegetation at least four feet high, planted no further than four feet apart on center in accordance with a plan to be submitted to and approved by the Planning Board. A parking bumper shall be required to be installed within the paved area at least three feet distant from each curbing to prevent destruction of such plantings. Natural vegetative swales shall be installed, when applicable, for water quality treatment, together with overflow for larger storms into closed storm drainage systems. A six-foot fence or wall of materials acceptable to the Planning Board shall be provided along the property line abutting a residential district or property so as to fully and adequately screen visible activity in the parking area from the residential district and physically prevent intrusion of persons and vehicles into the residential district.

A concrete curb at least seven inches above the paved surface shall be provided parallel to and at least three feet from the street property line to prevent vehicle overhangs from projecting within the sidewalk area.

Parking areas adjoining buildings which are for public use shall be separated from the building by a sidewalk at least six feet in width bounded by a concrete curb at least seven inches above the paved surface of the parking area.

No signs other than entrance, exit or condition-of-use signs shall be maintained.

Driveway entrances to parking areas and loading zones shall meet all requirements of the Building Code and all other provisions of the revision applicable thereto, including but not limited to regulations for streets and sidewalks as the same may affect or be affected by construction, maintenance or repair of driveway entrances. Separate driveway aprons shall be provided for entrance and exit unless the applicant can demonstrate to the Planning Board that separate entrances are impracticable or unwarranted. No driveway entrance shall be constructed within 25 feet of a street corner or existing driveway entrance.

In the C-1 District, the plot between sidewalk and curb shall be planted with grass and have shade trees as per residence area specifications.

Parking area lighting shall be shielded and so arranged as to direct the light away from all adjoining buildings, residence districts or streets. In no case shall the actual source of illumination, globe or lighting device be visible from any point outside the parking areas.

When grade elevations of parking areas, access driveways or loading zones differ by more than two feet from the adjoining developed property, adequate provision shall be made to control the slope of the surface by either:

For any parking lot or loading zone, a site development plan and topographical map showing the location, design and specifications of entrances, exits, surfacing, landscaping, drainage, markings, lighting and grades of adjoining developed properties shall be subject to the approval of the Planning Board to ensure adequate protection to traffic safety and protection of adjacent areas. After completion, the Building Inspector, upon written notification from the Planning Board, shall thereafter issue a use or occupancy permit. Following the issuance of the use or occupancy permit, no changes shall be made in the site development plan or other topography of the property unless the same has been approved by the Planning Board.

Off-street parking areas shall be used solely for the parking of passenger automobiles and vehicles relating to a business legally conducted on the premises, and no commercial repair work or service of any kind shall be conducted on such parking lots, nor shall such lots be used for the parking of dismantled, unlicensed or inoperable vehicles.

All portions of front, rear and side yards not used for off-street parking shall be attractively landscaped with appropriate native vegetation.

Where practicable, pervious paving may be used in areas to provide overflow parking, vertical parking structures, smaller parking stalls and shared parking.