Moorestown City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XXIII
Off-Street Parking Requirements
§ 180-73 Parking space requirements.
[Amended 5-22-1978 by Ord. No. 926; 6-8-1981 by Ord. No. 1082; 4-9-1984 by Ord. No. 1190; 11-12-1984 by Ord. No. 1231; 9-11-2000 by Ord. No. 1936-00; 7-28-2003 by Ord. No. 16-2003; 11-18-2019 by Ord. No. 34-2019; 5-10-2021 by Ord. No. 11-2021; 8-9-2021 by Ord. No. 19-2021]
Off-street parking space or spaces with adequate and safe means of access thereto and egress therefrom shall be provided, in accordance with the regulations hereinafter set forth, by the owner or occupant of every lot on which a building hereafter shall be erected, expanded or proposed for a change in use, which parking space or spaces shall be located on or near the lot on which the building is erected. The off-street parking requirements are established below for all zoning districts except BP-2 which is found in § 180-73B below entitled "Parking standards for Business Park 2 (BP-2) Zone."
A.
Off-street parking requirements (excepting BP-2 District).
Banks or financial institutions | 7 per drive-through stacking plus 3 per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area |
Breweries, wineries, distilleries (CRO)(CHS) | None |
Breweries, wineries, distilleries (other zones) | 1 per 100 square feet of tasting area and 1 per employee |
Clubs, lodges | 1 per 4 persons |
Commercial/retail | 4 per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area |
Convalescent home, skilled nursing | 1 per 6 beds plus 1 per each physician plus 1 per 4 employees |
Congregate care, assisted living facility | 1 per residential unit plus 1 per 4 beds in skilled nursing units plus one space for every 2 employees on largest shift |
Convenience store | 4 per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area |
Grocery store | 4 per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area |
Health club/gym | 5 per 1,000 square feet plus 1 employee |
Home occupation | 1 per 250 square feet devoted to business |
Hospital | 1 per 4 patient beds plus 1 per each physician plus 1 per 4 employees |
Hotel | 1 per guest room plus 1 for every 2 employees; any banquet hall, restaurant and/or bar shall be counted separately |
Industrial, manufacturing, research, testing laboratory, construction or similar use | 1 per 500 square feet of gross floor area |
Medical or dental office (freestanding building) | 5 per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area |
Medical or dental office (part of a larger shopping center) | 4 per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area |
Movie theaters, auditoriums | 1 per 4 seats |
Office, general/professional | 4 per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area |
Personal service establishment | 4 per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area |
Rehabilitation center | 1 per 4 patient beds plus 1 per each physician plus 1 per 4 employees |
Religious use (house of worship, church, synagogue, temple, etc.) | 1 per 4 seats |
Residential dwellings | Per Residential Site Improvement Standards |
Restaurant (CRO)(CHS) | None |
Restaurant (other zones) | 1 per 100 square feet |
Retail shopping center | 4 per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area |
Storage facilities | 1 per 5,000 square feet of gross floor area |
Studio (art, music, dance, etc., w/instruction) | 1 per 100 square feet of gross floor area |
Urgent care | 4 per each doctor or dentist plus 1 per 2 employees |
Veterinary or animal hospital | 1 per 400 square feet of gross floor area |
Warehouse | 1 per 5,000 square feet of gross floor area |
B.
Parking standards for Business Park-2 (BP-2) District.
(1)
Manufacturing, assembly or fabrication: one parking space for every 1,000 square feet of gross floor area.
(2)
Office, research, technical, construction and information: one parking space per every 500 square feet of gross floor area.
(3)
Warehouse and transportation: one parking space for every 5000 square feet of gross floor area.
(4)
Health and educational services: one parking space for each 250 square feet of floor area or portion thereof.
(5)
Separate loading zones are not required.
C.
General parking provisions.
(1)
Where six or more parking spaces are required, the size of such spaces and the aisles between the same shall be in accordance with the following schedule:
Parking Schedule | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A | B | C | D | E | F | G |
Parking Angle (degrees) | Stall Width (feet) | Stall To Curb (feet) | Aisle Width (feet) | Curb length Per Car (feet) | Width of Double Row Aisle (feet) | Between (feet) |
0 | 9 | 9.0 | 12.0 | 23.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 |
20 | 9 | 15.0 | 11.0 | 26.3 | 41.0 | 32.5 |
30 | 9 | 17.3 | 12.0 | 18.0 | 46.6 | 38.8 |
45 | 9 | 19.8 | 15.0 | 12.7 | 54.6 | 48.2 |
60 | 9 | 21.0 | 18.0 | 10.4 | 60.0 | 55.5 |
70 | 9 | 21.0 | 19.0 | 9.6 | 61.6 | 57.9 |
80 | 9 | 20.3 | 24.0 | 9.1 | 64.6 | 63.0 |
90 | 9 | 18.0 | 24.0 | 9.0 | 60.0 | 60.0 |
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(2)
Parking stalls and traffic flow directions shall be clearly marked and well maintained.
(3)
Commercial uses with common spaces.
(a)
In the case of any shopping center, shopping mall, multitenant office building or other permitted use where common spaces are provided within a building for tenants or customers, parking requirements shall be based on gross leasable area. All applications for site plan approval shall include a requirement of enforcement of applicable sections of N.J.S.A. 39, Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation.
(b)
In the case of single-occupancy or multiple-occupancy commercial office buildings, the following areas may be excluded in computing parking requirements: common areas, such as stairways, entrance foyers, cafeterias and washrooms, and specialized areas, such as vaults and areas for heating and air-conditioning equipment. In no case, however, shall the areas thus excluded exceed 10% of the gross floor area of the building.
(4)
Gross leasable area. For purposes of administering parking requirements, "gross leasable area" is the total floor area designed for tenant occupancy, expressed in square feet and measured from the center line of joint partitions and from outside wall faces.
(5)
Planted areas. Off-street parking lots for more than 10 vehicles shall include planted areas designed and planted in such a manner as not to create traffic hazards within such parking lots. A minimum of 100 square feet of planted area shall be provided for the first 30 parking spaces, plus 100 square feet of planting area for each 15 additional parking spaces, on a pro rata basis. Parking lots shall be so designed that not more than 15 parking spaces are placed in a continuous row without an intervening planting area of at least 100 square feet, provided that, at the time of site plan review, the Planning Board or Board of Adjustment may approve a modification in the above requirements with respect to location of planting areas where such modifications will result in improved design or preservation of natural features.
(6)
In all R-1, R-1-A, R-2, R-3, RLC and C Districts, parking spaces within the required front yard shall be limited to the area of the driveway or driveways authorized by § 180-88 hereof, provided that in C Commercial Districts, parking within the required front yard may be permitted as a conditional use only where such parking area is screened along the front and side property lines by a buffer area as defined in § 180-55F hereof. As provided in § 180-55C(4), the remaining portions of the required front yard areas shall be devoted to landscaping to screen views of vehicles and off-site headlight glare.
(7)
Every parking lot or area for off-street parking shall be separated from the street or highway by a raised curb, planting strip, wall or other suitable barrier against unchanneled motor vehicle entrance or exit, except for necessary accessways or exits, and the layout of such lot or area shall be not such as to require vehicles to back out into a street.
(8)
Parking spaces provided to serve accessory uses in residence districts and parking spaces provided to serve nonconforming commercial or industrial uses in residence districts shall be located behind the required front yard. Such parking spaces and all other permitted parking lots serving commercial uses but which adjoin a public right-of-way, access or easement or public buildings or uses or which adjoin or are located within residence districts shall be appropriately landscaped with a buffer area as defined in § 180-55F hereof.
(9)
The Planning Board or Board of Adjustment may authorize a reduction in parking spaces if it can be demonstrated that sufficient land is reserved and properly identified as such to meet the full requirement when the lot shall be fully developed. If it is determined that the reduced number of parking spaces proves to be inadequate, the Zoning Officer may require the construction of the reserved parking spaces to provide adequately for the building needs.
D.
Shared parking. Where an applicant persuasively demonstrates that two parking generators on adjoining lots have complementary parking demand peaks, the approving authority may permit up to a 50% reduction in the required total number of parking spaces otherwise required for the property under consideration by the approving authority. Applicants seeking such an adjustment shall utilize a recognized reference book, such as "Shared Parking," latest edition, published by the Urban Land Institute, or other suitable publication, in calculating the shared parking reduction on the required parking space number to be provided on-site.
E.
Loading and service areas. Adequate areas shall be provided in all nonresidential districts for the loading and unloading of delivery trucks and other vehicles, refuse collection, fuel, fire and other service vehicles. Such cases shall be paved in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 158, Land Development and Subdivision of Land. The minimum requirements for off-street loading berths shall be as follows:
Use | Gross Floor Area (Square Feet) |
|---|---|
Banks or financial institutions | 1 |
Commercial/retail | 1 every 20,000 square feet |
Convalescent home, skilled nursing, rehabilitation | 1 every 50 beds |
Congregate care, assisted living facility | 1 every 50 beds |
Convenience store | 1 |
Grocery store | 1 every 10,000 square feet |
Health club/gym | 1 every 50,000 square feet |
Hospital | 1 every 50 beds |
Hotel | 1 every 100 rooms |
Industrial, manufacturing, research, testing laboratory | 1 every 50,000 square feet |
Medical or dental office | 1 every 20,000 square feet |
Movie theaters | 1 every 12 screens |
Office, general/professional | 1 every 20,000 square feet |
Rehabilitation center | 1 every 50 beds |
Restaurant | 1 every 100 seats |
Retail shopping center | 1 every 20,000 square feet |
Warehouse | 1 every 50,000 square feet |
(1)
No loading area shall be located in any required buffer or screen.
(2)
No off-street loading and maneuvering areas will be located in any front yard or require any part of a street.
(3)
Loading spaces shall be located to directly serve the building for which the space is being provided.
(4)
Where loading areas are visible from public streets, public areas and residential uses, fences, walls, or landscape material shall be employed to screen the loading area.
§ 180-74 Reduction in parking space requirements.
A.
The municipal agency, based on technical data provided by the applicant, may reduce the number of on-site parking spaces required for senior citizen housing to a minimum of 25% of that required in § 180-73A above.
C.
Any reduction below 50% of the number of spaces required in § 180-73A above shall include a provision indicating where additional parking, up to 50% of the number of spaces required in § 180-73A, could be located if required at a later time. If the reduced number of parking spaces proves to be inadequate, the municipal agency may require an increase in the number of parking spaces to provide adequate parking for occupants, visitors and employees, up to 50% of the full amount required by § 180-73A.
[Amended 9-24-1984 by Ord. No. 1232]