Mine Hill Township City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XXV
Off-Street Parking, Loading and Unloading
§ 310-187 General requirements.
In all zones, in connection with every business, institution, recreational, manufacturing, research laboratory, public building, hospital, church or any other use, there shall be provided at the time any building or structure is erected, enlarged or increased in capacity off-street parking spaces and loading and unloading areas in accordance with the requirements set forth herein in this article. Such facilities shall be completed prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy. All off-street parking facilities for four or more vehicles shall be subject to site plan review. The standards set forth herein shall not apply to single-family detached structures.
§ 310-188 Plan and design standards.
A.
Parking areas (for four or more vehicles) and access to this parking shall be designed and planned in accordance with accepted engineering and parking design principles.
B.
No parking area, driveway, aisle or other impervious improvement shall be permitted to intrude into the buffer zone of any development, and there shall be no parking area permitted in the minimum required front yard of any lot in the C Zone.
C.
All parking areas shall be graded and drainage structures installed to effectively carry off surface waters. Parking areas shall be paved, and all improvements shall be constructed and installed in accordance with good engineering practices as required by the Township Engineer and Township standards, as set forth in § 310-89F and in other regulations of the Township.
D.
For reasons of safety, all parking areas shall be lighted, but all lighting shall be designed and operated so as not to reflect or shine directly on adjacent properties. Lighting shall be installed and maintained as required in the performance standards of this section.
E.
Parking spaces, driveways and aisles shall be clearly marked and delineated with a four-inch-wide painted white line and repainted from time to time as required by the Zoning Officer. For safety and firefighting purposes, direct through access between adjacent parking areas shall be provided.
F.
All parking areas in excess of one acre in size shall be buffered in accordance with § 310-89F. At least 5% of the area of parking lots other than buffer areas shall be landscaped. All parking areas in excess of one acre shall have 20% of the area landscaped.
G.
Concrete or granite block curbing as determined by the Planning Board shall be installed along parking lot perimeters, sidewalks, access drives, driveways and to protect landscaping if required. Bumper guards shall not be considered as curbing but may be used as wheel stops where appropriate. Utility poles or railroad ties shall not be used as curbs or bumper guards.
H.
Each off-street parking space shall measure not less than nine feet by 18 feet, exclusive of access drives and aisles, except that parallel curb parking spaces shall be eight feet by 25 feet. No parking areas provided hereunder shall be established for less than four spaces.
I.
No access drive, driveway, pathway or any other means of egress or ingress shall be located in any SF Zone to provide access to uses other than those permitted in any such SF Zone.
K.
All driveways and accessways shall be six feet wider than the minimum required widths at the right-of-way line and be maintained for this width for a distance of at least 30 feet into the lot and be tapered gradually to meet the minimum width.
L.
Sidewalks with a minimum width of four feet, exclusive of car overhang, shall be provided in all parking areas for 24 or more vehicles, between parking areas and principal structures, along aisles and driveways, and wherever pedestrian traffic shall occur. Sidewalks shall be raised six inches above the parking area, except where crossing streets or driveways, and curbed as a protection to pedestrians using the walks.
§ 310-189 Joint facilities.
Any two or more nonresidential establishments may collectively join in providing the required off-street parking spaces, provided that the total of such parking facilities shall equal the sum of the required parking for each participating establishment. All required parking spaces shall be on the same block and within 400 feet of the entrances of each of the participating establishments. A legal agreement ensuring that the facility will be available to all participants shall be approved by the Planning Board Attorney before approval of joint parking.
§ 310-190 Location of parking facilities.
A.
Parking facilities shall be located on the same lot as the principal structure, except if space for the required off-street parking is not available on the same lot, off-street parking may be provided on the same block within 400 feet of the entrance of the use or structure, providing that a legal agreement ensuring that the parking will be available so long as the principal use remains shall be approved by the Planning Board Attorney.
B.
Whenever parking is provided in the rear of any nonresidential structure or use, suitable rear entrance to the structure or use shall be provided.
C.
Parking areas shall be used solely for the parking of automobiles, and no repair work, new or used car storage or storage of merchandise may be conducted in a parking area.
D.
No parking shall be permitted on access roads, aisles or driveways.
E.
Electric Vehicle Supply/Service Equipment (EVSE) and Make-Ready Parking Spaces shall be provided as required by N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.20 and shall be located outdoors rather than within parking garages.
[Added 5-30-2024 by Ord. No. 05-24]
§ 310-191 Responsibilities of owners.
It shall be the responsibility of the owner of the property to maintain all off-street parking, loading and unloading areas, driveways, aisles and accessways in good condition, free of litter and refuse, pot holes, cracked pavement, ice, snow or other seasonal hazards, etc. All lighting, bumpers, markings, signs, drainage and landscaping shall be similarly kept in workable, safe and good condition. If the owner fails to undertake repairs, after proper notification by the Building Inspector or Zoning Officer, the governing body may authorize repairs to be made at the owner's expense if, in the governing body's opinion, conditions constitute a hazard to the safety and welfare of the Township residents and visitors.
§ 310-192 Off-street loading and unloading.
A.
All nonresidential uses with 5,000 square feet or more of building area shall have provision for off-street loading and unloading.
B.
All such spaces shall be designed and planned in accordance with generally accepted engineering principles and be approved by the Township Engineer and by the Planning Board as a part of site plan review.
§ 310-193 Planning Board waiver.
Because of unique topographical, horticultural, soils, or similar natural or man-made conditions, the Planning Board, under site plan review, may waive one or more design requirements of this article.
§ 310-194 Schedule of minimum requirements for off-street parking.
It is the intent to require all uses to provide for adequate off-street parking for tenants, employees, clients and visitors. The following standards are expected to meet this objective. In the event evidence is presented that a particular use or establishment will require more off-street parking spaces than required by ordinance, the Planning Board, under site plan review, may require that additional off-street spaces be provided.
A.
In the event the number of required parking spaces results in a fraction of space, one more parking space shall be provided.
B.
In cases of uses not specifically mentioned, the Planning Board shall determine the number of spaces required after review and recommendation by the Planning Board consultant and/or the Township Engineer.
C.
In the event of a mixed use, the required off-street parking shall be the sum of the required off-street parking for each use.
D.
If an applicant can demonstrate that a particular use does not require all the required off-street parking at the time of approval, the Planning Board may authorize up to 25% of the required off-street parking to be landscaped and maintained as a parking reserve. Said parking reserve shall be converted into parking (paved and in full conformance with this section) at such time as the Planning Board determines that the need exists. However, the computations for total impervious coverage as required for the zone shall include the area offered for parking reserve.
Minimum Off-Street Parking Requirements | ||
|---|---|---|
Use | At Least 1 Space for Each | |
Automobile and gasoline service station | 0.3 bay, plus 1 for each service vehicle | |
Automobile sales establishment; flower or plant nursery; landscape gardeners business having retail sales space | 1,000 square feet of building area used for such purposes | |
Auction houses | 1 space per 2 patron seats provided or 1 space per 50 square feet of gross floor area, whichever is greater | |
Church, synagogue or other places of worship | 3 seats | |
Club, lodge or fraternal organization | 200 square feet of gross floor area | |
Commercial or personal service establishment | 200 square feet of gross floor area | |
Dwelling, 1- and 2-family | 0.5 dwelling unit | |
Educational institution, public or private | Employee, including teachers and administration; sufficient off-street spaces for the safe and convenient loading and unloading of students; additional facilities for student parking, taking into consideration the total number of students driving automobiles The requirements for a stadium, gymnasium and auditorium use shall be in addition to the above requirements | |
Hospital, medical and dental clinics and other facilities | 400 square feet of gross floor area | |
Hospital pharmacies | 250 square feet of gross floor area | |
Hotel and motel convention center | 0.75 guest or sleeping rooms | |
Indoor commercial recreation | 3 persons that the facilities are designed to accommodate when fully utilized (if they can be measured in such a manner; for example, bowling alleys, tennis courts or exercise stations), plus 1 space per 200 square feet of gross floor area not associated with the recreation facility | |
Light industrial or manufacturing establishment | 100 square feet of gross floor area; 1 space per 450 square feet of office space | |
Medical or dental practitioner's office | 0.25 professional person occupying or using each office, plus an additional space for each employee | |
Mortuary or funeral home | 150 square feet of building area and 1 additional space for each funeral vehicle | |
Nursing home | Each bed | |
Private club | 200 square feet of gross floor area | |
Professional home office and home occupation | 150 square feet of office and reception space | |
Publicly owned or operated building and use, such as library, museum or post office | 200 square feet of gross floor space | |
Restaurant or tavern (no live entertainment) | 2 seats devoted to service or for each 75 square feet of gross floor area, whichever is greater | |
Restaurant or tavern (with live entertainment) | 20 square feet of gross floor area | |
General office | 250 square feet of gross floor area | |
Theater, auditorium, indoor sports arenas | 3 seats or 100 square feet of gross floor area, whichever is greater | |
Wholesale store, motor vehicle establishment, furniture store | 350 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 for each employee on the maximum shift | |
§ 310-195 Parking of commercial vehicles in residential districts.
Overnight parking of commercial vehicles is prohibited in residential districts with the exception of vehicles on operating farms where the vehicles are kept at least 300 feet from any adjoining residence, and except as follows:
A.
A commercial automobile, station wagon, van and pickup truck may be kept overnight on a single-family lot, provided such commercial vehicle does not exceed 10,000 pounds' gross vehicle weight, exceed 22 feet in length, and have more than two axles.
B.
No van, truck, tractor-trailer or vehicle having more than two axles shall be kept overnight on a residential lot.
C.
A commercial vehicle shall not be stored out of doors on residential premises unless it can perform safely and effectively at the function for which it is intended or can be made so at a cost not exceeding the value of the equipment in its existing state. In no case shall any such equipment be so stored for a period of more than six months if not in condition for safe and efficient performance of the function for which it is intended.
§ 310-196 Parking of major recreation vehicles.
Major recreation vehicles, including travel trailers, pickup campers or coaches, motorized dwellings, tent trailers, boats and boat trailers and similar vehicles, whether self-powered or attached, are permitted in the side yards and rear yards in residential districts in accordance with the following:
A.
A major recreation vehicle may be kept overnight on an owner-occupied single-family lot. No more than one such vehicle is permitted for each lot.
B.
No major recreational vehicle shall be parked or stored on any lot in a residential district where it causes or creates a safety hazard to pedestrian or vehicular traffic. No such equipment shall be used for living, sleeping or housekeeping purposes.
C.
No major recreational vehicle shall be stored out of doors on residential premises unless it is in condition for safe and effective performance of the function for which it is intended or can be made so at a cost not exceeding the value of the equipment. In no case shall any such vehicle be so stored for a period of more than six months if not in condition for safe and efficient performance of the function for which it is intended.
D.
Corner lots shall be considered as having two front yards. The vehicles may not be parked in either of the front yards of corner lots.