Hoboken City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XI
Off-Street Parking and Loading Regulations
§ 196-39 Application.
[Amended 2-18-1998 by Ord. No. R-294; 12-2-1998 by Ord. No. R-357; 6-7-2000 by Ord. No. R-445; 10-17-2001 by Ord. No. DR-14]
Except as noted below, there shall be provided, at the time any building or structure is erected, enlarged or changed in use, off-street parking spaces and loading and unloading areas in accordance with the requirements of this article. Such standards shall apply only where parking areas containing nine or more spaces are provided. Required facilities shall be available for use prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
There will be no curbcuts permitted anywhere in the R-1 district for new or existing development. There will be no curbcuts permitted on Washington Street within the CBD or R-1 district for new or existing development. No curbcuts will be permitted in any zone on development sites with less than a fifty-foot frontage. No curbcuts will be permitted on east-west streets with rights-of-way measuring 50 feet where the travel lane has less than 14 feet except where access is being provided for multiple lot sites.
§ 196-40 Design standards for off-street parking areas.
[Amended 2-18-1998 by Ord. No. R-294; 12-2-1998 by Ord. No. R-357; 10-17-2001 by Ord. No. DR-14]
For accessory parking facilities with fewer than 25 spaces, the applicant must demonstrate that there is a minimum of 300 square feet of gross area for each parking space to be provided. A parking layout, which may include tandem parking spaces (see limitations below), must be shown to demonstrate that the required number of cars can maneuver in the area provided but it will not be used as a basis for variances. The layout should be based on the dimensions below. Note that any accessory facility with more than 25 spaces and any public parking facility of any size must comply with the dimensions below:
A.
Dimensions of parking spaces. Except as modified below, every such space provided shall measure at least 8.5 feet in width and 18 feet in length, exclusive of access drives and aisles. In parking structures with assigned spaces, 40% of all spaces or stalls may be dimensioned and marked for compact vehicles. Such stalls may have a minimum width of 7.5 feet and a minimum length of 16 feet.
[Amended 6-21-1989 by Ord. No. P-58]
(1)
All accessory parking facilities must be based on a self-park design with a minimum of 300 square feet of gross area per parking space. Tandem parking spaces may be provided for compact cars only and for no more than the maximum number of compacts permitted.
(2)
Public parking facilities based on a self-park design must provide a minimum of 300 square feet of gross area per parking space. No tandem parking spaces are permitted.
(3)
Public parking facilities based on a valet design must provide a minimum of 200 square feet of gross area per parking space. If the facility is purely public parking, no layout is required. The total number of parking spaces will be calculated based on gross square footage only. There is no limitation on number of compact cars or tandem spaces. In a large-scale project where accessory and public spaces may be proposed within the same facility, a parking layout must demonstrate that all required accessory parking can be provided on a self-park design basis before any area is used for public parking. If such proof is given, the entire layout may then be designed for valet parking. The Board may condition the approval to provide for re-submission of a parking layout if the facility reverts to self-park in the future.
B.
Access, aisles and driveways. Every parking facility shall have direct access to a street or alley by means of a driveway and shall provide aisles behind spaces in accordance with the following:
[Amended 6-21-1989 by Ord. No. P-58; 7-15-1998 by Ord. No. R-322]
(1)
Access aisles. Access aisles located directly behind parking stalls shall have minimum dimensions as shown in Table:
Parking Angle | Aisle Width | |
|---|---|---|
90° | 20 feet | |
75° | 20 feet | |
60° | 14 feet | |
45° | 11 feet |
(2)
Driveway. Driveways shall have a minimum width of 10 feet for one-way traffic and 12 feet for two-way traffic with appropriate warning devices for pedestrians.
(3)
Sidewalk crossing. All driveways shall cross sidewalks at grade.
(4)
Different zone. No access drive, driveway or any other means of egress or ingress located in a residential district shall provide access to uses other than those permitted in a residential district.
(5)
Adjacent driveways. Garage doors and driveways must be placed so as to minimize loss of public curb parking. Where an adjacent property has an existing driveway, the proposed driveway should either be placed in such a manner as to abut the existing one or to leave 22 feet of curb space for public parking to the greatest extent possible.
C.
Curbing and pedestrian circulation. Any public parking area containing more than 20 spaces shall provide striped pedestrian ways, providing a safe path into and out of the parking facility. Such pedestrian ways shall be at least three feet wide, and shall be painted in a reflective paint. The design of parking areas must prevent cars from overhanging or extending over sidewalks, driveways, access aisles or striped pedestrian ways by the use of wheel stops.
D.
General standards for parking area.
(1)
Design. Parking areas for six or more vehicles and access to this parking shall be designed and planned in accordance with accepted engineering and parking design principles, such as contained in the 1978 Eno Foundation publication, Parking Garage Planning and Operation.
[Amended 6-21-1989 by Ord. No. P-58]
(2)
Review. All plans may be reviewed by the City Engineer and/or the Parking Authority and recommendations forwarded to the Planning Board for their use in accordance with § 196-26, Site plan review.
(3)
Paving and drainage. Where parking areas are paved with asphalt, they shall be paved and drained in accordance with good engineering and construction practices, such as defined in the Construction Code of the City of Hoboken. Where other surfacing materials are used, standard practice yielding corresponding performance standards shall be followed.
[Amended 6-21-1989 by Ord. No. P-58]
(4)
Markings and access. Parking space, driveways and aisles shall be clearly marked and delineated. For safety and fire-fighting purposes, free access between adjacent parking areas shall be provided.
(5)
Lighting. For reasons of safety, all parking areas for six or more cars shall be lighted, but all lighting shall be installed as not to shine on adjacent properties.
(6)
Safety. Visual or auditory warnings shall be provided to warn pedestrians of exiting vehicles. Adequate signage should be provided to control entering and exiting turning movements.
(7)
Garage doors. Garage doors shall be a similar rather than a contrasting color to that of the principal building in order to minimize its visual appearance.
E.
Joint facilities. Pursuant to the policies expressed in Chapter 5.23 of the Circulation Plan Element of the City's master plan, any two or more land uses may collectively join in providing required off-street parking spaces provided that the number of spaces contained in such parking facilities shall equal the sum total of spaces required for all participating establishments. A legal agreement ensuring that the facility will be available to all participants shall be approved by the Planning Board Attorney before approval is granted to such joint facilities.
(1)
In the case of two similar land uses sharing "off-site parking" the number of spaces contained in such parking facilities shall equal the sum total of spaces required for all participating establishments. Accessory off-street parking provided pursuant to this section will not be considered a conditional use.
(2)
In the case of "time-shared parking", two different land uses may share space according to the conditions discussed in Chapter 5.23 of the Circulation Plan subject to adequate documentation of the usage characteristics of each land use.
F.
(Reserved)
[Amended 1-7-1987 by Ord. No. V-91; 6-21-1989 by Ord. No. P-58; 2-18-1998 by Ord. No. R-294; 6-7-2000 by Ord. No. R-445; repealed 10-17-2001 by Ord. No. DR-14]
G.
Responsibilities of owners. It shall be the responsibility of the owner of the property to maintain all off-street parking, loading and unloading areas, driveways, aisles and accessways in good condition, free of sagging condition, potholes, cracked pavement, etc.
§ 196-41 Calculation of required spaces.
A.
Minimum required off-street parking schedule. The number of off-street parking spaces required for any use shall be determined by reference to the minimum required off-street parking requirements.[1]
[Amended 11-4-1987 by Ord. No. V-140]
(1)
Unscheduled uses. Off-street parking requirements for uses not listed in the minimum required off-street parking requirements shall be established by the Planning Board using the closest comparable use for which standards have been set.
[Amended 2-18-1998 by Ord. No. R-294]
(2)
Combined uses. In the case of a combination of uses, the off-street parking requirement shall consist of the sum of the spaces required for each individual use, unless it can be demonstrated that staggered hours would permit modification.
(3)
Fractional spaces. Whenever the application of the minimum required off-street parking requirements results in the requirements of a major fraction of a space [in excess of 40%], a full space shall be required.
B.
Credit for spaces in public facilities. Spaces in Hoboken Parking Authority facilities or in privately owned public parking garages, where available, may be credited toward the off-street parking requirements of a new or expanded use under the following conditions: Such space or spaces shall be within 800 feet of the use claiming credit. Evidence of a lease or other contractual arrangement within the Hoboken Parking Authority or the private operator of a public parking facility shall be furnished to the Building Inspector or, in conjunction with site plan review, to the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment.
[Amended 2-18-1998 by Ord. No. R-294]
§ 196-42 Required off-street loading facilities.
A.
Dimensions of loading berths. Required off-street loading berths shall be a minimum of 40 feet long, 12 feet wide and 14 feet high. Berths for funeral homes shall be a minimum of 20 feet long, 10 feet wide and 10 feet high, if covered.
B.
Location of loading berths. All loading areas (other than loading areas in planned developments) shall be on the same lot as the use which is to be served. Such areas shall not encroach on any required front yard, required open space, accessway, off-street parking area or public right-of-way. In planned developments, loading berth locations may be determined on the basis of the uses served but without regard to the subdivision of the subject tract into separate lots.
[Amended 9-6-1995 by Ord. No. R-141]
C.
Access. All required off-street loading areas shall provide sufficient turning spaces and access in accordance with the standards set for off-street parking facilities.
D.
Calculation of required spaces. The number of off-street loading berths for any use shall be determined by application of the standards set forth in § 196-45, the minimum off-street loading space requirements. In planned developments, loading berth requirements shall be calculated on the basis of the uses and their gross use areas considering the planned development as a whole and without regard to subdivision of the subject tract into separate lots.
[Amended 9-6-1995 by Ord. No. R-141]
§ 196-43 Fencing and landscaping.
[Amended 2-18-1998 by Ord. No. R-294]
All parking and loading areas within a residential zone or abutting such zone shall be screened in accordance with the following standards:
A.
Fencing. Fencing along the street line must be of an ornamental nature such as rail or picket tubular steel fencing, stockade fencing or decorative masonry walls at least four feet in height. Chain link fence may be used only on the interior lot lines except where there is a need to shield adjacent residential uses from headlights. In that event, the fencing must provide opacity up to a height of four feet. Screen planting may be used to provide opacity.
B.
Screen plantings used for opacity must be of a hardy (salt, shade and drought resistant), evergreen hedge-forming shrub variety. The shall be planted in a ground in an area large enough for the plant selected. The planting area shall be surrounded by a curb. In addition, wheel stops shall be placed so that cars do not damage the foliage. Plants shall be maintained permanently, and any plant material which does not live shall be replaced within six months. Where approvals are granted between December 1 and March 1, the applicant may be given 90-150 days to complete the planting upon posting of a performance bond in an amount to be determined by the City's Planner or Engineer.
§ 196-44 Minimum off-street parking requirements.
[Amended 12-2-1998 by Ord. No. R-357]
Where a nonresidential use is located in the R-1 zone or on Washington Street and is located within 800 feet of a public parking garage, the parking requirement shall be satisfied through participation in the Park & Shop program or its successor program. Evidence of a lease or other contractual arrangement with the Hoboken Parking Authority or the private operator of a public parking facility shall be furnished to the Building Inspector or, in conjunction with site plan review, to the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment.
Use | Minimum Number Off-Street Spaces | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Assembly halls and auditoriums, community centers, places of worship, theaters and other places of assembly in every district with the following exceptions: for R-1(E) see § 196-14F(2); for hospitals see § 196-15F(2); for PUDs see below in this table [Amended 2-6-2008 by Ord. No. DR-344] | Zero spaces for the first 5,000 square feet of floor area; one space for every additional 1,000 square feet of floor area | ||
Automobile laundry or car wash | 2 spaces for each washing bay | ||
Automobile sales [Amended 2-18-1998 by Ord. No. R-294] | 1 space for each 5,000 square feet of lot area; | ||
1 space for each employee | |||
Automobile service station | 3 spaces for each service bay, plus 1 space for each service vehicle | ||
Bar, restaurant [Amended 6-29-1994 by Ord. No. R-58; 10-19-1994 by Ord. No. R-84; 12-2-1998 by Ord. No. R-357] | 1 space for each 4 seats or | ||
1 space for 16 square feet of customer service area, whichever is greater and 1 space per every additional 4 patrons permitted pursuant to increased occupancy load | |||
Clinic, medical office [Amended 3-3-1999 by Ord. No. R-371] | 1 space for each 800 square feet of floor area | ||
Club | 1 space for each 400 square feet of floor area | ||
College | 1 space for every 3 beds in all dormitories or sorority or fraternity houses on campus; all other uses per § 196-14F | ||
Commercial repair garage | 3 spaces for each bay | ||
Commercial indoor recreation [Amended 6-29-1994 by Ord. No. R-58; 2-18-1998 by Ord. No. R-294] | |||
Bowling alley | 2 spaces per alley | ||
Racquet sports | 2 spaces per court | ||
Skating rink | 1 space per 200 square feet | ||
Gyms, health clubs | 1 space per 1,000 square feet | ||
Educational facility | 2 spaces per classroom | ||
Funeral home, mortuary | 6 spaces per viewing room | ||
Hospital, nursing home [Amended 3-3-1999 by Ord. No. R-371] | 1 space for every 8 beds | ||
Hotel, motel | 1 space per rentable unit, plus additional spaces for facilities, such as restaurants, serving the public | ||
Instructional use [Amended 6-29-1994 by Ord. No. R-58] | 1 space per 400 square feet of instructional area | ||
Loft building [Amended 3-3-1999 by Ord. No. R-371] | 1 space per dwelling unit, other uses per use table | ||
Lumberyard | 1 space per 2,000 square feet of storage area | ||
Manufacturing, processing or assembly of materials | 1 space per 1,500 square feet of gross floor area | ||
Marina | 1 space per berth | ||
Nursery school | 1 space for every 2 employees | ||
Office, professional or business | 1 space per 400 square feet of gross floor area | ||
Planned unit development | |||
Residential | 1 space per dwelling unit | ||
Nonresidential [Added 4-21-1999 by Ord. No. R-378] | 1 space per 400 square feet of gross floor area | ||
Public buildings, including libraries | 1 space for each 400 square feet of office area, plus 1 space per 1,000 square feet for other uses. | ||
Research laboratory | 1 space for each 400 square feet of gross floor area | ||
Residential buildings [Amended 2-18-1998 by Ord. No. R-294] | None required for first 5 units; 1 space per dwelling unit after first 5 units | ||
Retail business or service | 1 space per 400 square feet of gross floor area | ||
Senior citizen housing [Added 2-18-1998 by Ord. No. R-294] | 1 space per 4 dwelling units | ||
Shipping terminal | 1 space per 5,000 square feet of gross storage area | ||
Warehouse | 1 space per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area | ||
§ 196-45 Minimum loading facility requirements.
[Amended 9-6-1995 by Ord. No. R-141; 2-18-1998 by Ord. No. R-294]
Minimum off-street loading facility requirements shall be provided when the development reaches the minimum square footage listed under "First;" and additional berths shall be provided for each additional unit of gross floor area shown in the column titled "Next" as follows:
Minimum Gross Floor Area in Square Feet | ||
|---|---|---|
Use | First | Next |
Funeral home, mortuary | 10,000 | 90,000 |
Hospital | 10,000 | 90,000 |
Manufacturing process and assembly | 5,000 | 35,000 |
Marina | 5,000 | 35,000 |
Shipping terminal | 10,000 | 15,000 |
Warehouse 5,000 | 35,000 | |
Planned unit development | ||
Commercial (single store, 25,000 square feet or more) | 25,000 | 10,000 |
Retail business, service, restaurant | One designated loading zone or berth per block | |
Other uses see table above | ||