Lyndhurst City Zoning Code
§ 21-7.8
Standards for Site Plans.
[Ord. No. 2067]
The developer shall observe the following standards and principles in the design of any subdivision or site plan and the municipal agency and all reviewing agencies and officials shall be guided by these standards in reviewing any subdivision or site plan.
a.
Off-Street Parking.
1.
The municipal agency shall approve the most appropriate location on the site for the proposed parking area, in view of the size and topography of the property, considerations of safety and aesthetics, the requirement of adequate buffer and the elimination of glare, dust and noise caused by traffic. There shall be provided for each building subject to this chapter the number and size of off-street parking spaces as required by the Zoning Ordinance.
2.
If off-site, off-street parking is contemplated, the municipal agency shall determine what provisions, if any, are required for the safe and adequate circulation of pedestrians between the parking area and the property.
3.
The parking plan shall provide adequate access to and egress from each parking space and shall provide for safe and adequate circulation of pedestrians and vehicles. The width of all aisles or driveways providing direct access to four or more individual parking stalls shall be in accordance with the following requirements:
Parking Angle (Degrees) | Aisle Width (Feet) |
|---|---|
0° (parallel parking) | 12 |
30° | 11 |
45° | 13 |
60° | 18 |
90° (perpendicular parking) | 24 |
Where possible, only one-way traffic shall be permitted in aisles or driveways providing direct access to spaces placed at an angle of other than 90° to the aisles or driveway. Any such aisle or driveway providing two-way traffic shall be at least 24 feet in width. |
4.
Off-street parking areas shall be designed to prevent the maneuvering of vehicles into or out of parking spaces within any portion of an entrance driveway that is within the right-of-way line of any street. Off-street parking areas shall be designed so as to avoid the necessity of vehicles backing onto any street from the site. One-, two- and three-family dwellings shall be exempt from the provisions of this paragraph.
5.
Where an off-street parking plan for the site in question is shown on the Lyndhurst Master Plan, the municipal agency shall require that the parking plan conform as closely as is practicable to the master plan. Where immediate conformance is not practicable the municipal agency shall require that the parking plan be adaptable to future conformance to the master plan.
b.
Access Driveways.
1.
Driveway Location. All entrance and exit driveways shall be located so as to afford maximum safety to and minimum disruption of traffic on the street. Where practicable, no part of any driveway entrance or exit to a public street shall be closer than 50 feet to the intersection of the street lot lines of two intersecting streets.
Where the frontage of the lot is too narrow to permit the above distance, the driveway shall be located as far from the intersection as possible.
2.
Traffic Signs. To facilitate the safe and efficient movement of traffic into and out of a site, the municipal agency may require the installation of specified directional regulatory or advisory signs or pavement markings at designated locations on the site or on the right-of-way. Such signs shall be of a size, color and design specified in accordance with the "Uniform Manual of Traffic Control Devices".
c.
Customer Service Areas. In addition to the parking spaces required under Section 21-8, any use such as a bank or gasoline station that provides or expects to provide temporary stopping space or maneuvering space for vehicles of patrons seeking service while seated in a vehicle, shall show such space on the site plan. A gasoline station shall provide at least two stopping spaces per pump. A bank shall provide at least five stopping spaces per drive-in teller station. All such stopping spaces shall be located so as not to block any entrance or exit driveway, unless such driveway is designed for the exclusive use of cars patronizing a drive-in bank window. Stopping spaces shall be at least 20 feet long and eight feet wide and shall be located entirely within the confines of the lot.
d.
Sidewalks. Sidewalks shall connect the main entrance of each building with the street or with the interior road giving access to the building. Interior roads giving access to buildings shall have a sidewalk on at least one side of such road. Sidewalks shall further be provided where needed to protect the safety of pedestrians.
e.
Sidewalks in the Street Right-of-Way. In residential zones a sidewalk of a minimum of 44 inches and a maximum of 52 inches is to be placed with a minimum distance of three feet between the sidewalk and curb line or where there are sidewalks already in place on abutting properties, must conform to same.
f.
Landscaping.
1.
In residential zones the area between the curb line and the sidewalk area is required to be landscaped with live plant materials and with a tree planted a minimum of one tree for every 40 feet of lot frontage. In business or industrial zones a minimum of one tree for every 25 feet of lot frontage is required either in the street right-of-way or within 10 feet of the right-of-way.
2.
In all districts all areas not utilized for building, parking, loading, ingress, egress, patios, tennis courts or swimming pools or pedestrian walkways shall be attractively landscaped with live plant or organic material.
Existing trees of six inch caliper or over shall not be removed unless they are so located as to interfere unduly with construction. No tree, hedge or shrub over three feet in height shall be located or maintained within a 25 foot radius of a lot corner formed by two intersecting street lines.
g.
Paving and Curbs. Paving of interior roadways, driveways and sidewalks, shall be of bituminous concrete or other dustless durable, all-weather pavement. Curbs shall be concrete and shall be adequate in size and location to direct surface water runoff away from neighboring properties and toward approved drainage systems. Construction of all roadways, driveways, curbs and sidewalks shall be in accordance with any specifications heretofore or hereafter established for these purposes by or pursuant to township ordinance. Paved areas within a lot shall be maintained so as to be free of holes and ruts.
h.
Drainage - Surface Runoff. Provisions shall be made for safe and adequate drainage of the surface runoff waters in and from the premises so that flooding and erosion of the development and the property of others will be prevented.
i.
Sewage Disposal and Water Supply. Provisions shall be made in accordance with applicable regulations of all boards and bodies with jurisdiction over the collection and disposal of sewage and the supply of water, respectively. If the municipal agency deems necessary, approval may be withheld until the board of health and/or the township engineer have certified that the sanitary and water supply systems have been designed to their satisfaction.
j.
Buffer Strips, Fencing and Screening. The site plan shall indicate buffer strips and planting strips as required by the Zoning Ordinance of the Township of Lyndhurst as it may be amended from time to time, or by or pursuant to any other township ordinance. In the event the municipal agency shall determine that additional buffer strips or planting strips are required to protect public areas or neighboring properties from adverse effects of the proposed building or addition, the agency may require such additional buffer or planting strips. Provision shall be made for the protection, fencing and screening of such portions of the property as the municipal agency may deem necessary for the safety and welfare of those persons most likely to be exposed to the property.
k.
Garbage and Refuse. Provision shall be made for the indoor or enclosed storage of garbage and refuse. In multiple dwellings provision shall be made to conform to Lyndhurst Recycling Program. Sufficient space in appropriate location must be provided for separation, storage and pickup of recyclable items.[1]
l.
Outdoor Storage. Outdoor storage, when permitted by the Lyndhurst Zoning Ordinance or by variance of the board of adjustment, shall be permitted only in areas of the lot approved by the municipal agency. Such areas, as nearly as may be practicable, shall be shielded from public view and protected by adequate fencing or screening.
m.
Retaining Walls. Retaining walls shall be designed to be safe and adequate for the purpose intended.
n.
Performance Standards. Any use requiring site plan approval shall conform to the performance standards of the Lyndhurst Zoning Ordinance. Satisfactory evidence of conformance shall be presented to the municipal agency with the development application. The agency may obtain expert advice, at the expense of the applicant, regarding compliance with the performance standards where there is reasonable doubt that a proposed development will conform.
o.
Additional Measures. The municipal agency may require provision of such additional measures as it deems necessary to protect public areas or neighboring properties from adverse effects of the proposed development which would be harmful to health, safety, conservation of property values and general welfare.