Paramus, NJ Zoning Ordinance

[§§ 429-186—429-191 adopted 12-6-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-08]

§ 429-186 Parking requirements for nonresidential uses.

Parking requirements for all non-residential uses throughout the Borough shall be governed by this Article unless otherwise specified in a specific zone, in which event, the requirements set forth in the zone shall prevail.

§ 429-187 General requirements.

The size, location, elevation, layout and arrangement of the parking spaces required or provided or to be provided shall be subject to the terms and requirements of this Chapter and the provisions of Chapter 371, Site Plan Review. In the event of a conflict between this Chapter and the Site Plan Ordinance, the terms and requirements of this Chapter shall govern.

If more than one use or building is on a lot, the minimum off-street parking spaces shall be the sum total of all uses on the lot.

If a lot is used in common with another contiguous lot or lots, where ingress and egress for vehicles and pedestrians from one lot to the other lot is provided with parking facilities utilized in common between the several lots, then the minimum requirement shall be the sum total of all the uses on all the lots so used.

Wherever all or some of the minimum number of parking spaces required for any particular use are dependent upon the number of employees on the premises or dependent upon the number of persons on the premises, the requirement shall in each such case be deemed to mean the number of employees or persons on the premises at the same time during the time when such number is at its peak (i.e., the peak shift in an industry or the peak time of day and week in a school, etc.). All applications for site plan approval shall state the total number of such persons for purposes of determining any applicable parking requirement. The occupancy thereafter issued, which number shall be the limit of the number of employees permitted on the premises at the same time. Use of the premises by a greater number of employees at the same time than the number specified in the site plan or certificate of occupancy shall be a violation of this Chapter.

§ 429-188 Parking of commercial vehicles during non-business hours.

During non-business hours, all commercial vehicles shall be kept in such location so as to be out of visible view of the public in all cases, as the same shall be determined by the Building Department. Such commercial vehicles shall be in the rear of the business structure provided that the same does not face a residential zone.

§ 429-189 Minimum number of off-street parking spaces.

The minimum number of off-street parking spaces shall be as follows:

(1)

Movie theaters: 1 space for each 2.5 seats.

(2)

Auditoriums, theaters, houses of worship — 1 space for every 4 seats of fixed capacity or 1 space for each 45 square feet of floor areas available to patrons. Benches and pews shall be considered to have 1 seat for each 24 inches of linear seating space.

(3)

Offices, including non-medical professional offices — 3 spaces per 1000 square feet.

(4)

Retail — 5 spaces for 1000 leaseable square feet.

(5)

Restaurants/bars — 1 space per 3 seats plus 50% of the maximum number of employees during any one shift.

(6)

Medical, dental use — except in the HCC Zone which is governed by Section 429-126 - 1 space for each professional and employee together with 2 spaces for each examination room/dental chair or 1 space per 200 square feet of gross square feet, whichever is greater.

(7)

Bowling alley or billiard parlor — 5 spaces for each alley or table together with 1 space for each spectator seat.

(8)

Service stations — 1 space for every 200 square feet of any structure used for the repair of vehicles.

(9)

Funeral homes — 1 space per 30 square feet of floor area used for slumber rooms, viewing rooms, parlors and each funeral service room together with 1 space for each employee.

(10)

Hotels — 1 space per room together with 1 space for 50% of the employees during peak hours together with parking required for ancillary uses, such as restaurants, bars and banquet facilities.

(11)

Nursery schools, day care, child learning and adult day care centers — 1 space per 350 gross square feet plus 1 space for each employee during peak hours.

(12)

All other uses for which parking spaces are specifically set forth herein shall provide the minimum number of spaces for the use most similar set forth herein or, if none, recommended by industry accepted standards promulgated by the by the NJDOT and/or the Institute of Traffic Engineers.

§ 429-190 Nursery schools, child learning and adult day care centers.

Nursery schools, child learning and adult day care centers shall provide additional off-street areas for loading and unloading of school buses.

§ 429-191 Off-street loading zones.

The Land Use Board may require that a structure or building include one or more off-street loading areas at the rear of a building (but not facing a residential zone) as the same may be appropriate for the particular use.