Montville Township City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XXVI
Off-Street Parking and Loading
§ 230-203 Off-street parking space requirements.
A.
For all new buildings and uses and additions to existing buildings and uses, there shall be provided the minimum number of off-street parking spaces specified in Schedule E, Off-Street Parking Requirements, included at the end of this chapter, unless otherwise specified in this chapter.
B.
All off-street parking facilities shall be designed and constructed in accordance with Article X. Any deviation from the off-street parking requirements included therein shall require variance relief.
[Amended 12-9-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-33]
D.
Off-street parking areas shall be used solely for the parking of passenger automobiles, and no commercial repair work or service of any kind shall be conducted on the parking lot, nor shall such lots be used for the parking of disabled, dismantled, inoperable or unregistered vehicles.
E.
Off-street parking of vehicles shall be prohibited anywhere other than designated parking lots, parking garages and driveways.
§ 230-204 Off-street loading requirements.
A.
At least one off-street loading space shall be maintained on the premises for every building or use requiring the receipt or distribution of materials or merchandise in vehicles. However, the number of off-street loading spaces shall not exceed the number related to the floor area of the building in accordance with the following schedule:
Floor Area (square feet) | Number of Spaces | |
|---|---|---|
10,000 or less | 1 | |
10,000 to 20,000 | 2 | |
20,000 to 50,000 | 3 | |
50,000 to 100,000 | 4 | |
Each additional 50,000 or part thereof | 1 |
B.
Trucks and other delivery and shipping vehicles shall not be parked in loading spaces except during the course of loading and unloading operations; provided, however, that overnight parking of such vehicles is permitted, but only when loading and unloading operations are not conducted during overnight hours.
§ 230-205 Delivery and service vehicles.
Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 230-156 and 230-204, the outdoor parking in the open of delivery and service vehicles used in connection with a permitted nonresidential activity shall be permitted, subject to the following limitations:
A.
Any such delivery or service vehicle shall be self-contained and completely self-propelled with a single rear axle and a maximum overall length of 20 feet.
B.
There shall be no more than the greater of one such vehicle in open parking for each 10,000 square feet of gross floor area devoted to the nonresidential use.
C.
The sizes of such parking spaces shall be adequate for the vehicles so accommodated.
D.
Said parking space shall be in addition to the minimum number of spaces required in accordance with Schedule E, Off-Street Parking Requirements, included at the end of this chapter.
E.
Said parking space shall be located in a side or rear yard only, but in no case in a front yard or in a side yard adjoining a street.