Lafayette City Zoning Code
§ 13-13G.8
Off-Street Parking, Driveways and On-Site Circulation.
[Added 7-6-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-16]
a.
IMF residential rental apartment development is subject to the NJDCA Residential Site Improvements Standards (RSIS); however, the addition of residential development to existing non-residential development on site with associated parking presents the opportunity for shared parking, which is desirable to reduce the amount of impervious coverage from requiring parking in accordance with applicable residential and non-residential parking requirements.
b.
Calculations shall be provided for all required parking in accordance with ordinance requirements for non-residential parking and the RSIS.
1.
A parking plan identifying spaces required to meet the total residential and nonresidential parking requirements for the site shall be provided that includes and clearly delineates:
(a)
Parking spaces that respond to ordinance parking standards for non-residential development.
(b)
Parking spaces that respond to the RSIS requirement for parking.
(c)
Shared parking opportunities on the site plan, which shall include clearly delineated notations identifying the three categories of parking (1) residential; (2) non-residential; and (3) shared parking.
(d)
The Land Use Board may approve a banked parking configuration.
(e)
The Land Use Board may approve a number of parking spaces less than the total number of residential and nonresidential parking spaces required based on shared parking opportunities.
c.
Parking for all apartments shall be provided in proximity and adjacent to the apartments for convenient resident access.
1.
There shall be one designated parking space per apartment that is located within 100 feet of the front door of the building that is in closest proximity to the apartment for which the parking space is designated. The space(s) need not be assigned to an individual tenant; however, the parking plan shall demonstrate that this requirement can be met.
d.
Driveways and parking areas for the apartment buildings shall be clearly marked with directional signs to separate residential apartment traffic from nonresidential interior on-site traffic circulation, except where shared use of driveways and parking is approved by the Board.
e.
Interior driveway access shall be designed to discourage cut-through traffic between Routes 15 and 94.
f.
All off-street parking areas and internal roadways shall be paved, bounded by permanent curbing and constructed in accordance with Township road specifications; provided, however, that, upon recommendation of the Land Use Board Engineer, the requirement of curbing may be waived or modified when found not to be needed for control of storm water, protection of pavement edge or for similar functional purposes, and further provided that pavement construction shall be sufficient for traffic.
1.
Parking areas shall be located at least 16 feet away from a rental apartment building and 50 feet from a tract boundary.
2.
Except as otherwise provided in the New Jersey Residential Site Improvement Standards, internal roadways and drive aisles shall be at least 24 feet in width for two-way traffic and 12 feet in width for one-way traffic.
3.
Sidewalks shall be provided along at least one side of any internal road serving residential development and shall provide a pedestrian connection to walking path(s) that shall be provided for the use and enjoyment of the residents.
4.
Public right-of-way frontage shall be improved with pedestrian sidewalk and curb. A planting strip with a minimum width of three feet shall be provided between the curb and sidewalk.
g.
Parking areas shall be appropriately landscaped to minimize off site headlight glare impacts to adjoining residential uses and to soften lighting impacts and the view of parked vehicles from adjoining residential uses within the tract.