Mahwah City Zoning Code
§ 24-3.7
Off-Street Parking and Loading.
[Amended 10-15-2020 by Ord. No. 1916; 3-10-2022 by Ord. No. 1958]
a.
Off-Street Parking and Loading Spaces Required. In all districts, in connection with every industrial, business, institutional, recreational or residential or any other use, there shall be provided, at the time any building or structure is erected or is enlarged or increased in capacity, off-street parking and loading spaces for automobiles and other vehicles in accordance with the requirements set forth in Chapter 22, Site Plan Review, § 22-6.2, Off-Street Parking, and § 22-6.3, Off-Street Loading, and with the New Jersey Residential Site Improvement Standards (N.J.A.C. 5:21-1.1) for residential uses. Such facilities shall be completed prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy. In cases where site plan approval is not required, the standards established herein shall prevail.
b.
Joint Facilities. 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 (1) use unless otherwise approved by the Board as provided in Chapter 22, Site Plan Review.
c.
Maintenance of Off-Street Parking and Loading Areas. Every parcel of land hereafter used as a public or private off-street parking or loading area shall be maintained in good condition, free of hazards and deterioration. All pavement areas, sidewalks, curbs, drainage facilities, lighting, bumpers, guardrails, markings, signs, landscaping and other improvements shall be maintained in workable, safe and good condition.
d.
Off-Site Parking Facilities. All permitted and required accessory off-street parking spaces, open or enclosed, shall be located on the same zone lot as the use to which such spaces are accessory, except that such spaces may be provided elsewhere but shall be provided within a radius of no greater distance than four hundred (400') feet from that lot, and provided further that required spaces are provided off the site in accordance with the provisions set forth herein or in Chapter 22, Site Plan Review, and that such spaces shall be in the same ownership as the use to which they are accessory and shall be subject to deed restrictions filed in the office of the County Clerk in Bergen County, binding the owner and their heirs and/or assigns to maintain the required number of spaces available throughout the life of such use, and such spaces shall conform to all regulations of the district in which they are located.
e.
Off-Street Parking Residential Zones.
1.
Residential structures shall comply with the off-street parking requirements of the Residential Site Improvement Standards (N.J.A.C. 5:21-1.1).
2.
Commercial vehicles with a gross vehicle weight exceeding ten thousand (10,000) lbs., including buses used or designated for public conveyance of any nature, shall not be parked out of doors overnight in any residential zone in the Township.
(a)
Commercial vehicle is defined as any motor driven vehicle used or designed to be used for commercial purposes on the highways or roadways or in construction, whether or not the vehicles are registered as, and bear commercial type license plates.
(b)
Not more than one commercial vehicle may be kept on any one family or two family lot. The one permitted shall not exceed a vehicle gross vehicle weight of ten thousand (10,000) lbs. and must be used by a resident of the premises. The permitted vehicle must be parked a minimum of ten (10') feet from all property lines of the premises.
3.
In parking lots of townhouse, apartment, or other multifamily developments, commercial vehicles may be parked overnight provided that:
(a)
Each vehicle does not have a gross vehicle weight exceeding ten thousand (10,000) lbs.;
(b)
The vehicle is used by a resident of the premises;
(c)
Not more than one commercial vehicle may be parked by the residents of any unit; and
(d)
The vehicle is parked a minimum of ten (10') feet from the nearest building and ten (10') feet from all property lines.
4.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to vehicles regulated by Chapter 11 of the Township Code entitled "Trailers and Trailer Parks".
5.
Recreational vehicles (RVs), boats, and commercial landscaping equipment and commercial trailers that do not meet the requirements of paragraph 2 above, that are stored on a residential property shall be stored on sand, gravel, or pavement, behind the front yard setback line, and no less than ten (10') feet from the side and rear property lines. Any such vehicle stored in accordance with this section shall not be occupied and shall not be provided with utility connections other than for the maintenance of such vehicle.
