Phillipsburg City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VII
Parking, Loading and Driveways
§ 625-25 General requirements.
No land shall be used and no building shall be erected, enlarged or converted to a new use with greater parking requirements in any zone unless paved, off-street parking and loading facilities are provided in accordance with the following requirements and provisions:
A.
Garages shall be included in off-street parking space calculations.
B.
Where multiple uses are present in the same structure, but such uses do not occur concurrently, parking shall be provided for the use having greatest intensity. When the uses occur currently, space shall be provided for all uses.
C.
Nonresidential off-street parking and loading facilities shall be screened pursuant to Article IV on any side which adjoins or faces premises situated in any residential zone.
D.
Off-street parking, loading and driveway facilities shall be located on the same tract with the principal building to which they are an accessory use.
E.
Off-street parking, loading and driveway areas shall be used solely for their intended use, and no commercial repair work or service of any kind shall be conducted thereon. Such facilities shall be planned for convenient access and for safety of pedestrians and vehicles. In the interest of safety, such facilities shall have adequate means of access to and egress from a street.
F.
Required parking facilities shall be completed prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
G.
Parking areas and access to parking areas shall be planned and designed in accordance with accepted engineering parking design principals such as those contained in Special Report No. 125 of the Highway Research Board of the National Academy of Science, entitled "Parking Principals" (1971), Washington, D.C., except as modified by requirements contained herein and the design standards for site plan review of the site plan regulations.
H.
All plans shall be reviewed by the Town Engineer, and his recommendations shall be forwarded to the Board for its review pursuant to the regulations and procedures governing site plan review.
I.
Parking areas shall be landscaped in accordance with the design standards for site plan review to minimize nuisance factors to adjacent properties and for aesthetic reasons. They shall be drained and paved in accordance with good engineering and construction practices as required by the Town Engineer and Town specifications.
J.
Parking spaces, driveways and aisles shall be clearly marked and delineated. For safety and fire-fighting purposes, direct through-access between adjacent parking areas shall be provided.
§ 625-26 Parking area, location, size and aisle requirements.
A.
Parking facilities shall be provided only in areas where principal or accessory buildings may be built in the R-75, R-50, B-1, B-2, B-3 and B-4 Zones.
B.
Parking facilities may be provided in the front, rear and side yard setbacks in the I-1 and I-2 Zones.
C.
A parking space for one passenger automobile shall accommodate an inscribed rectangle having a minimum length of 18 feet and a minimum width of nine feet. Parking spaces abutting a curb need only be 18 feet in length, provided that a two-foot clear area, in addition to any required sidewalks, is maintained behind the curb.
[Amended 9-1-2009 by Ord. No. O:2009-16]
D.
Aisles from which vehicles directly enter or leave parking spaces shall meet the following standards:
(1)
Parallel parking: twelve-foot aisle width (one-way traffic).
(2)
Thirty-degree angle parking: twelve-foot aisle width (one-way traffic).
(3)
Forty-five-degree angle parking: fourteen-foot aisle width (one-way traffic).
(4)
Sixty-degree angle parking: seventeen-foot aisle width (one-way traffic).
(5)
Ninety-degree angle parking: twenty-five-foot aisle width (two-way traffic).
E.
To prevent any part of any vehicle using the driveway from projecting over or crossing the public sidewalk, except at the point designated, there shall be installed a suitable barrier, approved by the Municipal Engineer.
§ 625-27 Off-premises parking.
Off-premises parking shall satisfy the requirements of this section under the following conditions.
A.
Required spaces are within 500 feet of the entrance of the use or structure.
B.
The off-premises space must be held by the same owner in fee simple title as the owner of the use or structure or the required parking can be provided in public lots or quasi-public lots or in private lots. In any case, an easement shall be obtained ensuring that the parking will be available for at least 20 years; such easement will be approved by the Board Attorney and shall be filed with the County Clerk.
C.
The land encumbered by such easement may not be alienated from the parent parcel or devoted to other use, so long as the parking requirements of this chapter are in effect.
§ 625-28 Driveway; location.
A.
A driveway must extend to a garage, carport or parking area.
B.
A driveway must extend a sufficient distance beyond the front setback line, for all intended parking spaces to completely clear said front setback line. Single-family residential property owners may utilize the driveway within the front yard setback line for one required off-street parking space unless the property is a corner lot. If the property is a corner lot, then a vehicle may be parked within the street-side setback line but not within the corner sight triangle.
C.
Where the property is located at an intersection of two streets, no driveway or any part thereof which is intended to serve said property shall be closer than 25 feet to the edge of the pavement of the intersection roadway.
D.
A maximum of two driveways are permitted for a lot with a frontage of 150 feet or less. Where the lot frontage exceeds 150 feet, an additional driveway may be constructed thereon. The distance between driveways at the curbline shall be not less than 40 feet.
E.
The curb for the driveway shall be cut only at the front of the property for which the driveway is to be used.
F.
A driveway shall be deemed to have been abandoned either by closing the entrance to the property or by changing the use of the property in such a way as to no longer make the driveway necessary. It shall be the duty of the property owner to have the driveway removed and the sidewalk and curb restored to the line and grade of the adjoining sidewalk and curb.
G.
Driveways in single-family detached developments shall exit only onto interior access streets, except where this can be shown by the developer to be impractical and he receives the approval of the Municipal Engineer and the appropriate board.
§ 625-29 Use of driveways. [1]
A.
It shall be unlawful for the owner of any property to use or permit to be used any part of any public sidewalk abutting his property for vehicle ingress or egress to the same, except over an approved driveway.
B.
It shall be unlawful for any owner or occupant of any property to erect or permit to be erected any wooden or metal ramp from the gutter line to the top of the curb.
C.
It shall be unlawful for any person to place dirt, ashes, bituminous concrete, concrete, drain pipes or other material in the gutter for the purpose of building up an approach for a driveway.
D.
It shall be unlawful, in the case of nonresidential driveways, to permit surface or roof-drainage water to flow over that portion of the driveway that is on the public right-of-way.
§ 625-30 Driveway size.
A.
Residential driveway width measured at any point on the sidewalk shall not exceed 12 feet for a single driveway or 20 feet for a double driveway and/or joint driveway. The width of the driveway apron at the curbline shall not exceed 18 feet for a single driveway. In the event that it is not separated from the curb by a planting strip at any point along the frontage of the property, then the point at which the driveway width shall be measured will be determined by the Municipal Engineer in accordance with good engineering practices.
B.
Nonresidential driveway width shall not exceed 30 feet at the property line and 40 feet at the curbline.
§ 625-31 Off-street loading space requirements.
In all districts, for every building or use requiring the receipt or distribution in vehicles of materials or merchandise, there shall be designated and maintained on the same premises at least one loading space.
A.
New construction. New construction shall be required to provide off-street loading spaces at the rate below. Each such off-street loading space shall be not less than 15 feet wide, 45 feet long and 14 feet high and have direct and usable access to a street or alley.
B.
Existing facilities. Existing facilities shall meet the requirements for new construction wherever feasible. In any case, facilities required to provide loading areas shall designate an area or areas for the loading and unloading of delivery trucks and other vehicles and for the servicing by refuse collection, fuel and other service vehicles so that these areas can be used without blocking or interfering with the use of the accessways, automobile parking areas or pedestrian walkways.
C.
Number of loading spaces required. Loading spaces shall be required as follows:
Floor Area (square feet) | Number of Spaces | |
|---|---|---|
Less than 8,000 | 1 | |
8,000 to 25,000 | 2 | |
25,000 to 50,000 | 3 | |
50,000 to 100,000 | 4 | |
100,000 to 250,000 | 5 |
§ 625-32 Parking space requirements.
A.
Residential uses. For each dwelling unit hereafter erected, off-street parking spaces shall be provided as required below. Garages provided for the assigned use by a specific dwelling unit may count for 100% of the required parking for single-family detached and two-family units and 75% of the required parking for other attached or multifamily units.
Housing Unit Type | Spaces Per Unit | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Single-family detached | 2.0 | ||
Two-family | 2.0 | ||
Garden apartment/townhouse: | |||
1 bedroom | 1.5 | ||
2 or more bedrooms | 2.0 | ||
Senior citizen | 1.0 | ||
B.
Nonresidential uses. Nonresidential uses shall provide parking spaces in accordance with the schedule and subject to the additional provisions given below. "Floor area" refers to net floor area.
(1)
Required parking spaces. Parking spaces shall be required as follows:
[Amended 2-16-2021 by Ord. No. O:2021-01]
Use | Number of Spaces | |
|---|---|---|
Boarding- and rooming houses | 1 per tenant | |
Church, auditorium, theater | 1 for each 3 seats | |
Funeral home | 10 for each slumber room | |
Retail stores, shops or similar establishments, personal services establishments, banks | 1 for each employee at peak shift plus 2 for each 1,000 square feet for neighborhood shops; 1 for each 200 square feet for all others | |
Restaurants and taverns | 1 for each 3 seats; or 1 for each 50 square feet of floor area where no seating is provided | |
Business, professional and executive offices other than physician and dental | 1 for each 200 square feet of floor area | |
Recreation facilities | 1.5 for each person accommodated in maximum play | |
Motor vehicle service stations and garages | 1 for each employee for peak shift, plus 2 for each bay or work station | |
Hotels/motels | 1 for each employee for peak shift, plus 1 for each room or unit | |
Manufacturing, research | 1 for each 500 square feet of floor area | |
Warehouse, storage building | 1 for each 1,000 square feet of floor area | |
Physician and dental | 1 for each 150 square feet of floor area | |
Flea market/antique mall | 1 for each employee at peak shift plus 1 for each 250 square feet of vendor stalls; 1 for each 200 square feet of all others |
(2)
New construction. New construction shall be required to meet the parking requirements above as off-street parking spaces either on the same lot as the proposed construction or on a separate lot under the same ownership and within 500 feet of the proposed construction site.
(3)
Additions or enlargements of existing facilities. Additions to existing buildings or enlargements to existing uses shall be required to meet the parking requirements above for the addition or enlargement as off-street parking spaces either on the same lot as the proposed addition or enlargement or on a separate lot under the same ownership and within 500 feet of the site. Where all or most (at least 75%) of the parking spaces for the existing building or use are provided off-site as on-street or shared parking (municipal or other type of parking lot) and additional parking cannot be provided on-site, the applicant shall submit a parking plan for review and approval, indicating how the additional parking will be provided.
(4)
Change of use. For any change of use that results in an increase in the parking need, the applicant shall submit a parking plan for review and approval, indicating how the additional parking will be provided. Where the change of use results in no increase in parking requirements, a parking plan will not be required.
(5)
Multiple uses. Any building or tract containing more than one use shall meet the combined parking space requirements for each use, except where the applicant can provide proof that the uses are complementary and that the parking can serve more than one use without conflict. (Example: daytime business, nighttime residential.)
(6)
Standards for exceptions.
(a)
Parking space requirements for a use not listed above shall be determined by the Planning Board on the basis of similar uses and the specific nature of the proposed use.
(b)
The Planning or Zoning Board[1] may require a greater number of spaces than required above if, due to the nature of the use, a greater number of spaces is likely to be needed.
[1]
Editor's Note: Ordinance No. O:2014-09, adopted 4-1-2014, dissolved the Zoning Board of Adjustment and vested the Planning Board with the powers and duties and functions of the Zoning Board of Adjustment pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-25(c)(1).
(c)
If it can be clearly demonstrated that, because of the nature of any use, all of the required parking is not necessary, the Planning or Zoning Board[2] may permit a reduction in the amount of parking, provided that the applicant submits a parking plan which shows how the additional required parking will be provided in the event that it is needed in the future.
[2]
Editor's Note: Ordinance No. O:2014-09, adopted 4-1-2014, dissolved the Zoning Board of Adjustment and vested the Planning Board with the powers and duties and functions of the Zoning Board of Adjustment pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-25(c)(1).
§ 625-33 Parking, loading and driveway construction requirements. [1]
A.
The apron and sidewalk portion of the driveway shall be constructed of four inches of three-fourths-inch clean crushed stone and six inches of three-thousand-five-hundred-pounds-per-square-inch concrete.
B.
Bituminous concrete parking areas and driveways for single-, two- or three-family residential properties shall be constructed of six inches of three-fourths-inch quarry process stone subbase and two inches of bituminous concrete surface course (FABC) as a minimum. Parking areas and driveways for other uses, except industrial, shall be constructed of four inches of three-fourths-inch quarry process stone subbase, four inches of bituminous stabilized base course (BSBC) and 1 1/2 inches of bituminous concrete surface course (FABC) as a minimum. Parking areas and driveways for industrial uses shall be as approved by the Town Engineer.
C.
Concrete driveways and parking areas shall be constructed of a six-inch thickness of Class C concrete with welded wire mesh installed on suitable subgrade. If the subgrade is not suitable, a four-inch thickness of gravel shall be installed prior to the placement of the Class C concrete with welded mesh. Parking areas and driveways for industrial uses shall be as approved by the Town Engineer.
D.
Upon the recommendation of the Town Engineer that a property normally requiring bituminous concrete parking areas and driveways, in accordance with standard Town specifications, requires an alternate surface material due to objective engineering standards, the standards of this § 625-33 may be waived upon application to the Board.
E.
Brick or pavers may be used for driveway and parking area construction.