Off-street parking space shall be provided as further specified in this chapter and shall be furnished with necessary passageways and driveways. All such space shall be deemed to be required space on the lot on which it is situated and shall not be encroached upon or reduced in any manner. All parking areas, passageways and driveways (except when provided in connection with one-family and two-family residences) shall be surfaced with a dustless, durable, all-weather pavement, clearly marked for car spaces and shall be adequately drained, subject to the approval of the Planning Board. Landscaping consisting of attractive trees, shrubs, plants and grass lawns shall be required and planted in accordance with the site plans. Special buffer planting shall be provided along the side and rear property lines so as to provide protection to adjacent properties when such lot lines abut residential zones or uses. The buffer area shall adhere to the provisions of Article XXVI.

None of the off-street parking facilities that are required in this chapter shall be required for any existing building or use, unless said building or use shall be enlarged, in which case the provisions of this chapter shall apply only to the enlarged portions of the building or use. If the use is to be changed, the provisions of this chapter shall apply to the new use.

The collective use of an off-street parking area by two or more buildings or uses located on adjacent lots is permitted, provided that the total of such facilities shall not be less than the sum required of the various buildings or uses computed separately, and further provided that the land upon which the collective facilities are located is owned or leased by one or more or the collective users. The exception to this provision is the TMU Zone where such parking is specifically permitted.

No display vehicles or trailer devices for commercial purposes shall remain in any district for longer than a twenty-four-hour period.

Parking areas may be located in any rear or side yard, but may not be located in any required front yard area except where specifically permitted elsewhere in this chapter.

Parking spaces, driveways and aisles shall be clearly marked and delineated. For safety and fire-fighting purposes, free access between adjacent parking areas shall be provided.

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 sagging conditions, potholes, cracked pavement, 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, the Mayor and Council may authorize repairs to be made at the owner's expense if, in the Mayor and Council's opinion, conditions constitute a hazard to the safety and welfare of the Township residents and visitors or may revoke the owner's certificate of occupancy and require property to be vacated.

All parking areas and appurtenant passageways and driveways shall be illuminated adequately during the hours between sunset and sunrise when the use is in operation. Adequate shielding shall be provided to protect adjacent residential zones from the glare of such illumination and from that of automobile headlights.

Not more than two driveways used as a means of ingress or egress for off-street parking areas shall be permitted for each 300 feet of frontage on a public street, nor shall any driveway be located closer than 100 feet to the intersection of two public streets.

All parking areas for 20 or more vehicles shall be landscaped with hedging and/or shade trees of a type and quantity approved by the Planning Board.

All parking areas for 10 or more vehicles shall have artificial lighting that will provide an adequate lighting level throughout the parking area. Freestanding light poles shall be no higher than the height of the highest principal building served by the parking area plus five feet.

Required parking area shall be provided within 150 feet of all uses. It shall be measured from the nearest point of public entrance to the building that such facility is required to serve. All parking spaces located at the rear of any commercial use shall have public access to rear entrances and exits.

Traffic patterns shall be reviewed with regard to ingress and egress, as well as the internal system of vehicular and pedestrian movement, so as to avoid congestion, provide adequate space for maneuvering into parking spaces, provide for the safety of pedestrians going to and from buildings and parking areas and the separation of truck traffic serving the uses from pedestrian traffic.

Truck loading and unloading areas shall be provided in sufficient amount to permit the transfer of goods and products on other than a public street or public parking area.

For every building, structure or part thereof having over 5,000 square feet of gross building area erected and occupied for commerce, hospital, laundry, dry cleaning, places of public and quasi-public assembly, industry and other similar uses involved in the receipt and distribution by vehicles of materials or merchandise, there shall be provided and permanently maintained adequate space for standing, loading and unloading services in order to avoid undue interference with the public use of streets or alleys. Every building, structure or addition thereto having a use which complies with the above definitions shall be provided with at least one truck standing, loading and unloading space on the premises, not less than 12 feet in width, 35 feet in length and 14 feet in height. Such buildings that contain in excess of 25,000 square feet of gross building area will be required to provide additional off-street loading spaces as determined by the Planning Board during site plan review.

Access to truck standing, loading and unloading space shall be provided directly from a public street or alley or from any right-of-way that will not interfere with public convenience and will permit orderly and safe movement of truck vehicles.

Loading spaces as required under this section shall be provided in addition to off-street parking space and shall not be considered as supplying off-street parking space.

Whenever an off-street loading and unloading area shall be located next to a residential zone, said loading and unloading area shall be suitably screened and buffered subject to approval by the Planning Board and in accordance with the requirements of Article XXVI.

No off-street loading and unloading area shall be permitted in any required front yard area.

Parking space size. Each off-street parking space shall measure not less than nine feet wide and not less than 18 feet deep, exclusive of access drives and aisles, except that parallel curb parking spaces shall be nine feet wide and 23 feet deep. Except in the case of one-family dwellings, no parking areas provided hereunder shall be established for less than four spaces.

Access aisles and driveways.

Sidewalks and curbing.

One-family, two-family, duplex, mobile home and townhouse dwellings: two off-street parking spaces per dwelling unit. The required parking spaces may be within an enclosed garage, or vehicles may be parked on an improved surface maintained in a weed-free condition. Off-street parking is not permitted on grass surfaces in any front, side or rear yards.

The following types of vehicles are prohibited from being parked on any lot zoned for residential purposes, as well as on both sides of the street in front of any residential use or directly across the street from any residential use, except when engaged in providing emergency repair services or actively engaged in moving the residents of the premises:

Industrial manufacturing, research plants and warehouses.

Commercial, retail, general office and other nonresidential uses.