North Caldwell City Zoning Code
§ 107-20
Parking and loading requirements.
A.
Off-street parking in residential districts. Provisions shall be made for one usable off-street parking space which shall be no less than 20 feet in length and 10 feet in width for each residence in an R-1 and R-2 Residential District. This shall be in addition to any garage requirement as set forth in this chapter. The parking requirement for any cluster zone shall be as set forth in the section of this article governing cluster development.
B.
Garages required for dwellings in certain districts. No building permit shall hereafter be granted for the erection of a new dwelling in the R-1 or R-2 Residence District and the R-1 or R-3 Residential Cluster Districts unless provisions have been made for the construction of a garage for not more than three motor vehicles nor less than two motor vehicles, connected by a driveway to the adjacent street, roadway or lane. No building hereafter constructed shall be constructed with any garage doorway facing the street, road or land facing the front of the dwelling, except in a Commercial, Industrial, R-2 Residence or Cluster District or except for good cause shown to the Municipal Agency. All garage requirements for cluster districts shall be as set forth in the provisions of this article concerning those districts.
C.
General regulations. All off-street parking areas for uses other than single-family residences shall meet all of the following requirements:
(1)
All off-street parking areas shall be surfaced with either a bituminous concrete pavement with a minimum four-inch crushed stone base and a two-inch wearing surface or a six-inch reinforced concrete pavement maintained in good condition and shall be so graded and drained as to dispose of all surface waters to the satisfaction of the Borough Engineer.
(2)
All parking spaces within any parking area shall be clearly marked and maintained to show the parking arrangement within said parking area.
(3)
All lighting for off-street parking areas shall be so arranged and shielded as to reflect the light downward and prevent any light from shining directly on adjoining streets, residential zones and residential buildings.
(4)
All parking areas shall be effectively screened on any side which abuts or faces any premises situated in any residential zone by a fence, wall or hedge at least five feet in height, maintained in good condition, if required by the site plan approved by the Municipal Agency; provided, however, that such fence, wall or hedge requirement may be waived by the Municipal Agency if, because of topographical or other extraordinary or exceptional conditions, the same shall not be necessary to shield any abutting or facing premises situated in any residential zone.
(5)
If any fence, wall or hedge shall have been required for any parking area under Subsection C(4) of this section, then the bottom of said fence, wall or hedge shall be at least five but not more than six inches in height above the paved surface adjacent to said fence, wall or hedge and shall be a sufficient distance therefrom to protect said fence, wall or hedge from the impact or motor vehicles. Utility poles or railroad ties shall not be used to meet required curbing or bumper guard requirements.
(6)
The Municipal Agency shall have the authority to require a concrete curb, bumper guard or the equivalent at least five inches in height above the paved surface along and parallel to any landscaped areas as sufficient to protect the same from the impact of motor vehicles.
(7)
All such parking areas shall be used only for the parking of automobiles. No commercial repair work or sales of any kind shall be conducted in any parking areas. No sign other than entrance, exit, identification and conditions of use signs shall be maintained in any parking area. No such sign shall be larger than four square feet in area. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to permit any required parking area to be used for the commercial storage of new or used motor vehicles by a new or used car dealer or motor vehicle rental agency.
(8)
Each and every off-street parking area shall be subject to site plan approval as described in Article IV of this chapter. The Municipal Agency shall consider the effect of any parking area upon traffic safety and the abutting properties and shall ascertain that all requirements of this chapter are met.
(9)
Off-street parking facilities shall be located as hereinafter specified in this article. Where a distance is specified, it shall be the distance measured from the nearest point of the parking facility to the nearest point of the building that such facility is required to serve. For all residential buildings, regardless of the district in which they may be located, and for all nonresidential buildings in residence zone districts, required parking shall be provided on the same lot with the building.
(10)
For the purpose of this article, a "parking space" is a rectangular space 10 feet wide and 20 feet long, either outdoors or enclosed within a structure, and used as accommodation for off-street motor vehicle parking with an area of not less than 200 square feet per vehicle, exclusive of access drives or aisles; provided, however, that a longitudinal (end-to-end) parking space is a rectangular space 10 feet wide and 25 feet long with an area of not less than 250 square feet, exclusive of access drives or aisles. All parking spaces shall be provided with adequate means of ingress and egress which shall be kept open and unobstructed at all times and which shall be designed to provide surface driveways or aisles to meet the following minimum standards:
Angle of Parking | Width (feet) |
|---|---|
Longitudinal (end-to-end) parking | 12 |
30° | 11 |
45° | 13 |
60° | 18 |
90° | 24 |
D.
Off-street parking in nonresidential districts. In all nonresidential zone districts, permitted residential uses shall be provided with two off-street parking spaces for each dwelling unit. For nonresidential uses in the nonresidential zone districts, off-street parking accommodations shall be furnished for all new buildings or additions to buildings as follows:
E.
Location of parking area in Office and Planned Industrial Park District; buffer zone.
(1)
The required off-street parking facility in all Office and P.I.P. Districts shall be in the rear of the front building line as now or hereafter established. Where any required off-street parking is provided by a garage or other covered space, the location of such garage or other covered space shall be in conformity with the zoning regulations relating to that zone and building area.
(2)
All off-street parking facilities in Office and P.I.P. Districts shall be surrounded, wheresoever possible, by a buffer zone. The width and plantings to be included in any buffer zone shall be subject to the approval of the Planning Board, giving due consideration to the nature of the facility, its location and its relationship to the surrounding area.
F.
Off-street loading space required in Office and Planned Industrial Park Districts. Every building or part thereof hereafter erected which is designed or intended to be occupied or used in any Office or P.I.P. District shall have on the premises with such building one off-street loading space. Such loading space shall be at least 12 feet in width and 40 feet in length and shall have a clearance of at least 14 feet above grade. Such loading space shall be located in any required side or rear yard and conform to § 107-20E(2) above.