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Maple Shade Township
City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XV

Off-Street Parking and Loading

§ 205-67 Off-street parking.

A. 
Minimum number of required spaces. The following number of off-street parking spaces shall be provided as set forth below. Unless otherwise specified herein, the parking requirement shall be based upon the gross floor area devoted to the individual component uses. The approving body, at its discretion, may require more than the number listed below.
Land Use
Minimum Number of Off-Street Parking Spaces Required
Automobile or truck sales
1 for each 400 square feet of showroom area, plus 1 per employee, plus 1 per inventory; where a showroom is not used, 1 per employee, plus a minimum of 10 for customers, plus 1 per inventory
Automobile service and repair
5 per service bay
Banks or other financial establishments
1 for each 200 square feet of floor area
Bowling alley
4 per alley
Car wash
8 per lane
Church or similar place of worship
1 for every 3 seats, plus 1 per church worship official or employee; if the number of seats is unknown, 1 for every 50 square feet of floor area
Club, lodge or fraternal organization
1 for every 3 seats
Convenience store
6 for each 1,000 square feet of floor area, but not less than 10
Day-care center
1 for each 600 square feet of floor area, plus 1 per employee; adequate maneuvering, stacking and drop-off/pick-up area shall also be provided
Funeral home
1 for every 3 seats devoted to assembly room purposes, but not less than 30
Home occupation
1 per employee not residing in the home
Hospital or nursing home
1 1/2 per bed
Hotel, motel, rooming or boarding home
1 per room, plus 1 per employee
Industrial, research or warehouse
1 per employee of largest shift; however, if reasonable employment data is not available, then not less than 1 for each 750 square feet of floor area
Laundromat
1 for every 3 machines
Lumber or contractor's yard
1 for every 5,000 square feet of yard area
Medical/dental office or clinic
1 for every 150 square feet of clinic floor area, but not less than 10
Office (general or professional)
1 for every 250 square feet of professional floor area
Off-site service business
1 per employee, plus 1 per business vehicle, plus 2, but not less than 5
Personal grooming service
1 for every 200 square feet of floor area
Residential
[Amended 10-2-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-13]
2 per unit (efficiency apartment) or 2 per unit (all other dwellings)
Restaurant
1 for every 3 seats, plus 1 for every 2 employees
Restaurant with bar or nightclub
1 for every 50 square feet of restaurant, plus 1 for every 30 square feet of bar or nightclub area
Retail store
5 for every 1,000 square feet of floor area, but not less than 5
Schools
Grade school: 1 per employee (staff and teachers), plus 10
High school: 1 per employee, plus 1 for every 5 students
Self-service storage facility
1 for every 10,000 square feet of floor area devoted to storage, plus 1 for every on-site employee, but not less than 5
Shopping center, supermarket, department store
6 for every 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
Theater, auditorium, stadium, or community center
1 for every 3 seats or 1 for every 50 square feet of floor area if fixed seats will not be used
Veterinarian hospital/office
6 for each exam room
All other commercial uses not specified above
6 for every 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
NOTES:
1.
Adequate queuing space shall be provided for drive-up windows so that lines will not form in aisles or onto public streets.
2.
If seating is provided by benches, bleachers or pews, one seat shall be considered as 24 inches.
3.
In all cases where the number of employees is used as a basis, it will be constructed as the number of employees on the maximum shift.
4.
Where a proposed site contains more than one use, the total parking requirements shall be the sum of the component parts.
B. 
Off-street parking.
[Amended 4-15-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-07]
(1) 
Parking stalls shall be a minimum size of nine feet wide and 18 feet in length, 23 feet in length when parallel spaces are used.
(2) 
Parking stalls shall be a minimum size of 10 feet wide and 18 feet in length wherever shopping carts or other wheeled conveyances are proposed for use and in all parking areas where individual parking stalls are not delineated.
C. 
Parking for the handicapped shall be provided in accordance with the barrier-free design regulations adopted by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs. This shall include all necessary signs, pavement markings, and appropriate barrier-free access to any building.
D. 
Access to off-street parking shall be by on-site aisles to permit each vehicle to proceed to and from each space without moving another vehicle. Parking spaces shall not be an extension of any street right-of-way.
E. 
Minimum aisle widths shall be as follows:
Angle of
Parking Space
One-WayAisle Width
(feet)
Two-Way
Aisle Width
(feet)
90°
N/A
25
60°
18
N/A
Parallel
15
20
F. 
Areas which will experience heavy traffic (e.g., loading and maneuvering areas, major driveways or any other area used frequently by heavy vehicles) shall be constructed with a minimum of five inches of hot mix asphalt base course and two inches of hot mix asphalt surface course on a compacted subbase. Areas subject to light traffic shall be constructed with a minimum of four inches of dense graded aggregate base course, three inches of hot mix asphalt base course and two inches of hot mix asphalt surface course on a compacted subbase. Where subbase conditions are wet or otherwise unsuitable, it shall be excavated to a depth of at least 12 inches below the subgrade and filled with a suitable material as determined by the Municipal Engineer. All parking, loading, and traffic circulation areas shall have concrete curbing around the perimeter for drainage control and traffic circulation unless waived by the approving body.
[Amended 4-15-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-07]
G. 
Buffers.
[Amended 4-15-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-07]
(1) 
Buffer areas and screening shall be required along all lot lines and street lines. Buffer areas shall be developed in an aesthetic manner for the primary purposes of screening views and reducing noise beyond the lot. No structure, activity, storage of materials or parking of vehicles shall be permitted in a buffer area. Subject to the review and approval of the Board, stormwater management facilities may be permitted in buffer areas, provided the required landscaping can be accommodated.
(2) 
Buffers may consist of solid fencing or wall screening in a landscaped area, evergreen tree or shrubbery screening in a landscaped area or a landscaped berm having maximum side slopes of 3:1. The use of native plants and low-maintenance landscaping that encourages minimal use of fertilizers and pesticides is encouraged. Preservation of all natural wooded areas is encouraged and may be utilized as part of the required buffer, provided that the growth is of a density and the area has sufficient width to serve the purpose of a buffer.
(3) 
Buffers shall be a minimum of 10 feet wide when adjacent to street lines and a minimum of 15 feet wide when adjacent to property lines, except at locations where cross-access driveways and walkways are provided. The required front yard buffer for the BD, HC, PD, and C Zones shall be a minimum of 20 feet in width.
(4) 
In the DB Zone where a proposed use is not adjacent to an existing residential use or residential zoning district, buffers shall be a minimum of five feet from rear and side property lines, except at locations where cross-access driveways and walkways are provided.
H. 
Sufficient lighting shall be provided for parking, loading and pedestrian areas to ensure safe movement of persons and vehicles and for security purposes. Parking lots or other areas of nighttime use shall be provided with suitable lighting fixtures such that a minimum illumination of 1.0 footcandle is maintained. The height of light standards shall be limited to the maximum height of structures permitted in the particular zoning district where they are located or 25 feet, whichever is less. Where lighting fixtures are proposed adjacent to an existing residential use or residential zoning district, shielding shall be provided to ensure that there will be no light spillage onto adjacent properties. No lighting may shine directly or reflect into windows or onto streets and driveways in such a manner as to interfere with driver vision.
[Amended 4-15-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-07]
I. 
Residential driveways.
[Added 4-15-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-07]
(1) 
Driveways for new single-family residential dwellings shall maintain a minimum setback distance of five feet from side property lines.
(2) 
Driveways for existing single-family residential dwellings may be constructed adjacent to the side property line; however, driveway construction shall not obstruct drainage or impact existing drainage patterns.

§ 205-68 Off-street loading and unloading.

A. 
Minimum number of required spaces. Adequate off-street loading and maneuvering space shall be provided as set forth below. The approving body, at its discretion, may require more than the number listed below:
Land Use
Minimum Number of Off-Street Loading Spaces Required
Auto or truck sales; industrial, research or warehouse; lumber or contractor's yard; supermarket or department store
0 to 10,000 square feet: 1 10,000 to 25,000 square feet: 1 Each additional 25,000 square feet or fraction: 1
Auto service or repair, car wash; day-care center; laundromat; off-site service business; residential; school; self-service storage facility; theater, auditorium, stadium or community center
None specifically required
All other uses listed in § 205-67A
0 to 10,000 square feet: 1 10,000 to 100,000 square feet: 1 Each additional 100,00 square feet or fraction: 1
B. 
Off-street loading spaces shall be a minimum of 12 feet wide and 60 feet in length, with 15 feet of vertical clearance.