Piscataway, NJ Zoning Ordinance

Piscataway City Zoning Code

§ 21-1101

General Off-Street Parking and Loading Regulations.

[1972 Code §§ 21-1101 — 21-1101.6]

The following regulations shall apply:

§ 21-1101.1	(Reserved)
§ 21-1101.2	Parking lots for the accommodation of motor vehicles, loading and unloading facilities, or the outdoor storage of mechanical equipment or materials in bulk, shall not be located nearer to any Residential Zone than 50 feet. Parking may be located in the front yard area but no closer than 10 feet to the street line in Business Zones and no closer than 25 feet to the street line in industrial zones. In any case, not more than 1/2 of the required parking area shall be located in the front yard. Landscaping for front yard parking areas shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 24, Site Plan Review. All loading and storage areas, and front yard parking areas shall be buffered from view of the street and adjacent properties by use of a planted screen, and be properly maintained and free from rubbish and debris at all times. The Planning Board will attempt, wherever possible, to reduce the parking in order to reduce the impact of storm water runoff. Further, the Planning Board may require storm water retention basins on site in order to reduce the impact of storm water runoff caused by the parking pavement.
§ 21-1101.3	Automobile parking space, all passageways and driveways and all off-street loading designed for permanent use shall be paved with a hard surface.
§ 21-1101.4	Off-street parking shall be provided for the loading and unloading of all goods and materials in connection with the use of any building. Such activity shall be buffered from view of the street and adjacent residential areas, in accordance with buffer zone requirements, by use of a planted screen. All such areas shall be properly maintained and free of rubbish and debris at all times.
§ 21-1101.5	Access roads between commercial and industrial properties and public rights-of-way shall be paved with a hard surface and shall be at least 15 feet in width and no greater than 30 feet in width where they intersect with actual public rights-of-way. Access roads shall be at least 35 feet from any intersection with a public road measured from the street line of the intersecting public road.
§ 21-1101.6	In any nonresidential district, no private driveway or local street shall be designed so as to attract traffic to a local residential street to reach a collector or major street as designated on the adopted Piscataway Township Master Plan.

Piscataway City Zoning Code

§ 21-1101

General Off-Street Parking and Loading Regulations.

[1972 Code §§ 21-1101 — 21-1101.6]

The following regulations shall apply:

§ 21-1101.1	(Reserved)
§ 21-1101.2	Parking lots for the accommodation of motor vehicles, loading and unloading facilities, or the outdoor storage of mechanical equipment or materials in bulk, shall not be located nearer to any Residential Zone than 50 feet. Parking may be located in the front yard area but no closer than 10 feet to the street line in Business Zones and no closer than 25 feet to the street line in industrial zones. In any case, not more than 1/2 of the required parking area shall be located in the front yard. Landscaping for front yard parking areas shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 24, Site Plan Review. All loading and storage areas, and front yard parking areas shall be buffered from view of the street and adjacent properties by use of a planted screen, and be properly maintained and free from rubbish and debris at all times. The Planning Board will attempt, wherever possible, to reduce the parking in order to reduce the impact of storm water runoff. Further, the Planning Board may require storm water retention basins on site in order to reduce the impact of storm water runoff caused by the parking pavement.
§ 21-1101.3	Automobile parking space, all passageways and driveways and all off-street loading designed for permanent use shall be paved with a hard surface.
§ 21-1101.4	Off-street parking shall be provided for the loading and unloading of all goods and materials in connection with the use of any building. Such activity shall be buffered from view of the street and adjacent residential areas, in accordance with buffer zone requirements, by use of a planted screen. All such areas shall be properly maintained and free of rubbish and debris at all times.
§ 21-1101.5	Access roads between commercial and industrial properties and public rights-of-way shall be paved with a hard surface and shall be at least 15 feet in width and no greater than 30 feet in width where they intersect with actual public rights-of-way. Access roads shall be at least 35 feet from any intersection with a public road measured from the street line of the intersecting public road.
§ 21-1101.6	In any nonresidential district, no private driveway or local street shall be designed so as to attract traffic to a local residential street to reach a collector or major street as designated on the adopted Piscataway Township Master Plan.