Keyport City Zoning Code
§ 25-1-18
OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS.
[Ord. No. 13-90;Ord. No. 16-08]
a.
Requirements. In all districts, in connection with every manufacturing, business, institutional, recreational, residential or any other use, there shall be provided, at the time any building or structure is erected, except in the GC district, off-street parking spaces in accordance with the requirements set forth herein.
1.
Number of parking spaces required. The number of off-street parking spaces required shall be as set forth in Table I below in accordance with the definition of "floor area."
In the case of any building, structure or premises which is not specifically mentioned herein, the Board of Adjustment shall determine the amount of off-street parking required.
2.
Size. Each off-street parking space shall have a minimum area of 180 square feet (nine feet by 20 feet) exclusive of access drives and aisles and shall be of usable shape and condition. Except in the case of dwellings, no parking and area provided hereunder shall be required for fewer than four spaces.
3.
Access. There shall be adequate provision for ingress and egress to all parking spaces. Access drives or driveways shall be no less than 15 feet for ingress or egress and 24 feet wide for both ingress and egress. Except for single-family dwellings, an access drive shall not be closer than 50 feet to any street intersection.
4.
Location. All permitted and required accessory off-street parking and loading spaces, open or enclosed, shall be located on or immediately adjacent to the same zone lot as the use to which such spaces are accessory, except that such space may be provided within a radius of 300 feet from the lot boundary, and provided further that these spaces are provided off the site in accordance with Tables 1 and 2 below. Such spaces shall be in the same ownership as the use to which they are accessory and shall be subject to deed restrictions filed with the Registrar of Monmouth County, binding the owner and his heirs and all successors to maintain the number of spaces available throughout the life of such use.
5.
Screening and landscaping. Off-street parking and loading areas for four or more vehicles shall be effectively screened by a fence or hedge as provided in § 25-1-14.6 on the side or sides adjoining or abutting an R District.
6.
Minimum distances and setbacks. Off-street parking and loading facilities for four or more spaces shall not be closer than five feet to any R-zoned lot or any street right-of-way line.
7.
Surfacing. Any off-street parking or loading area for four or more spaces should be surfaced with an asphaltic or Portland cement pavement or similar durable and dustless surface. All areas should be marked so as to provide for the orderly and safe loading, parking and storage of self-propelled vehicles.
8.
Lighting. All lighting used to illuminate any off-street parking or loading area shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from adjoining residential premises.
9.
Drainage. Any off-street parking and loading area shall be graded and drained so as to dispose of all surface water without detriment to surrounding uses.
b.
Parking for churches, synagogues, and other houses of worship. The number of required off-street parking spaces may be eliminated or reduced if there exists within 500 feet of the church, synagogue or other house of worship, public or private parking lots containing a sufficient number of off-street parking spaces to satisfy the requirements of Table 1 below. The church, synagogue or other house of worship must provide the difference if the number of parking spaces in the private or public lots is below the number required by Table 1 below. Any spaces provided in public or private lots shall be shown to be available for worshippers on the day or days of greatest use.
c.
Off-street loading. In a district, in connection with every building, group or part thereof hereafter erected, which is to be occupied by industrial or commercial uses or distribution by vehicles of material or merchandise there shall be provided and maintained on the same lot with such building off-street loading berths in accordance with requirements of Table 2 below.
Each loading space shall not be less than 10 feet in width, 35 feet in length, and have a minimum clearance of 14 feet, may occupy all or any part of any required yard, except the front yard. No off-street loading spaces shall be permitted where the truck or trailer shall extend upon the street right-of-way.
d.
Joint facilities for parking or loading. Off-street parking and loading facilities for separate uses may be provided jointly if the total number of spaces so provided is not less than the sum of the separate requirements for each use and provided that all regulations governing the location of accessory spaces in relation to the use served are adhered to. Further, no accessory space or portion thereof shall serve as a required space for more than one use unless otherwise approved by the Board of Adjustment in accordance with the purpose and procedures set forth herein.
e.
Parking areas and garages.
1.
Location of exits and entrances. Commercial parking areas of garages for 25 or more motor vehicles shall not have an entrance exit for vehicles within 100 feet along the same side of a street on which is located a school, public playground, church, hospital, public library or institution for dependents or for children except where such property is in another block or on another street on which the zone lot does not abut. Such access shall not be closer to the intersection of any two streets than 50 feet.
2.
Work area. In an establishment where motor vehicles are serviced or repaired, all repair operations shall be conducted within a building.
f.
Overnight parking. No commercial vehicle shall be parked out of doors overnight in any residential zone except as hereinafter set forth:
1.
Not more than one vehicle of not more than three-quarter-ton manufacturer's rated capacity may be garaged on each lot in a residential zone.
2.
If garage space is not available, the commercial vehicle shall be parked in a driveway or parking area not nearer than 20 feet of the front property line.
3.
No tractor trailer of more than 18 feet shall be parked between a house and sidewalk, except where the driveway passes in front of the house.
g.
Parking deficiency. If off-street parking requirements are not met as provided in this chapter of the Code of the Borough of Keyport, the developer must:
1.
Obtain approval of a parking space variance subject to the provisions of the applicable land use regulation and in the event a variance is granted:
2.
Contribute to the Borough in an amount in accordance with the "Parking Deficiency Schedule."
3.
Said contribution will be due at the time each certificate of occupancy is issued.
Parking Deficiency Schedule | |
|---|---|
Deficiency | Cost Per Space |
1 to 5 | $1,000 |
6 to 10 | $1,500 |
11 to 15 | $2,000 |
16 to 20 | $2,500 |
21 and above | $3,000 |
Example: A 22-space deficiency requires $5,000 for spaces 1 through 5, plus $7,500 for spaces 6 through 10, plus $10,000 for spaces 11 through 15, plus $12,500 for spaces 16 through 20, plus $6,000 for spaces 21 through 22, for a total of contribution of $41,000. |
h.
Off-street parking and loading requirements.
Table 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements | ||
Uses | Minimum Required Off-Street Parking Spaces | |
1. | Bowling alleys | 5 parking spaces for each alley |
2. | Churches, synagogues, and houses of worship | 1 permanent space for each 4 permanent seats. When individual seats are not provided, each 20 inches of benches shall be considered 1 seat |
3. | Community buildings, country clubs, social halls, lodges, fraternal organizations and similar uses | 1 for each 200 square feet of floor area occupied by all principal and accessory structures |
4. | Doctors and dentists | 4 spaces per doctor, plus 1 space for each employee |
5. | Motels | 1 per unit, plus 1 per employee |
6. | Funeral homes and mortuaries | 15 parking spaces for visitors |
7. | Hospital, nursing and convalescing homes | 1 for each 3 beds |
8. | Hotels | 1 per unit, plus 1 per employee |
9. | Manufacturing, industrial and general commercial uses not otherwise specified herein | 1 for each 1,000 square feet of floor area, plus 1 for each 2 employees in the maximum working shift |
10. | Offices | 1 space for every 400 feet of rentable floor area |
11. | Restaurants, bars and nightclubs | 1 for each 4 seats or 1 space per 75 square feet of floor area open to the public, whichever the greater |
12. | Retail stores, store groups, shops, etc. | 1 for each 300 square feet of floor area where the floor area shall exceed 1,000 square feet |
13. | Wholesale establishments or warehouses | 1 for each 2 employees in maximum shift; the total parking area shall not be less than 25% of the building floor area |
i.
Minimum required off-street loading berths.
Table 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
Minimum Required Off-Street Loading Berths | ||
Use | Square Feet of Total Floor Area | Number of Berths |
Offices; motels | From 10,000 – 25,000 | 1 |
Retail, commercial | From 25,000 – 40,000 | 2 |
Wholesale, manufacturing | From 40,000 – 60,000 | 3 |
Storage and miscellaneous uses | From 60,000 – 100,000 | 4 |
For each additional 50,000 or fraction thereof | 1 additional | |
Planning Board may waive any portion of the off-street loading space based upon demonstrating that such is not required for the specific use or uses.