Hopewell City Zoning Code
§ 12-15.4
Other Provisions and Requirements.
a.
Truck loading and unloading facilities and space, and adequate access thereto, shall be provided on the property in other than the front yard area in sufficient amount to permit the transfer of goods in other than a public street.
b.
Off-street parking facilities shall not be located within 20 feet of the boundary of a residential zone unless screened by a solid fence and a landscape buffer of at least 10 feet in depth.
Off-street parking facilities shall be located at the rear or side of buildings; parking areas in excess of 20 cars shall contain internal landscaping, including at least one tree per four spaces and designated pedestrian walkways.
c.
As a minimum, the uses enumerated below shall provide the specified number of parking spaces with suitable means for ingress and egress:
1.
Dwellings. Two spaces for each dwelling unit of the family type and one for each rented room. This space requirement may be reduced by the number of spaces provided in private garages. Driveways may be used as required parking spaces for single-family dwellings.
2.
Churches and Other Similar Public Meeting Places. One space for each four seats.
3.
Club Houses. One space for each two members.
4.
Other Public Buildings. One space for each 400 square feet of total floor area.
5.
(Reserved)
6.
Residential Professional Offices. One space for each 100 square feet of total floor area devoted to such use, but in no case less than three such spaces in addition to the spaces required for the dwelling.
7.
Retail Business or Personal Service Establishment. One space for each 200 square feet of total floor area in excess of 1,400 square feet of total floor area devoted to such use. In the case of several such uses sharing a common parking area, such multiple uses shall be considered a single use for the purpose of determining parking need.
8.
Theaters and Other Places of Public Assembly. Theaters and other similar places of public assembly shall provide off-street parking at the rate of one space for each three seats plus one space for each employee.
9.
Business and Professional Offices, Banks and Financial Institutions. One space for each 250 square feet of total floor area.
10.
Off-Street Parking Requirements for a Combination of Uses in the Same Structure or Related Structures. The parking requirements for each use shall be computed separately and then added together to determine the total number of required spaces. In all questionable cases, or for uses not enumerated, the planning board shall determine the required number of spaces, utilizing as a guide the requirements for the uses which are specifically enumerated.