Secaucus City Zoning Code
ARTICLE IV
Parking Requirements
§ 135-10 Commercial uses.
The following are parking requirements for commercial uses:
Use | Required Parking Spaces |
|---|---|
Drive-in restaurant | 1 for every 3 persons, based upon maximum occupancy |
Bank | 1 for every 400 square feet of floor area |
Retail sales | 1 for every 400 square feet of selling area |
Offices | 1 for each 500 square feet of floor area |
Hotel/motel | 1 for each rental unit and additional spaces for restaurants, etc. |
Restaurant | 1 for every 3 persons, based upon maximum occupancy |
Theater | 1 for every 4 seats |
§ 135-11 Industrial uses.
The following are parking requirements for industrial uses:
Use | Required Parking Spaces |
|---|---|
Manufacturing and warehousing | 1 for every 2 employees at maximum employment on premises or 1 for every 800 square feet of floor area, whichever is greater |
Trucking and cartage establishments | 1 for every 2 employees, in addition to the space necessary for storage of tractors and trailers |
§ 135-12 Parking for other uses.
The following are parking requirements for other uses:
Use | Required Parking Spaces |
|---|---|
Houses of worship | 1 for every 8 seats; or, 1 for every 176 lineal inches of pew; or, 1 for every 96 sf. of floor space devoted to active worship participation where no seating or tables are provided. |
Health club | 1 for every 3 persons, based upon maximum utilization of facilities. |
Single-family and duplex dwelling | 2 for every dwelling unit. |
Multi-family dwelling | 2 for every dwelling unit; and one visitor space per four units. |
Senior citizen mid-rise and high rise | 1 per every 2 dwelling units. |
§ 135-12.1 Parking design standards.
A.
All sites within the Town of Secaucus shall be provided with adequate parking facilities for residents, visitors, employees and customers, including but not limited to access ways, driveways, drive aisles, internal parking lot collectors, loading areas, parking bays, parking garages and pedestrian walkways sufficient to ensure the safe and efficient movement of people, vehicles, and goods.
B.
Parking stall dimensions. The following parking space sizes shall apply to all parking areas:
(1)
Residential uses: 9' x 18'.
(2)
Office and industrial uses: 9' x 18'.
(3)
Government and institutional uses: 9' x 18'.
(5)
Handicapped parking spaces.
(a)
Van accessible spaces: 16' x 18'.
(b)
Other spaces: 13' x 18'.
(c)
Van accessible spaces shall be striped with an eight foot wide loading area. Other handicapped spaces with a five foot wide loading area. Paired handicapped spaces may share a loading area. Van accessible spaces shall be provided at the ratio of one such space for each eight standard handicapped spaces.
(d)
Additional handicapped parking provisions. Provision of parking facilities for handicapped persons shall be in accordance with the requirements of the Barrier-Free Sub-code of the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code, N.J.A.C. 5:23-7.13 and 5:23-7.14, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities.
(6)
Parallel spaces: 9' x 23'.
(7)
Bus spaces: 10' x 40'.
(8)
Tractor-trailer: 12' x 60'.
C.
Location of parking spaces. Required off-street parking shall be located on the same lot or premises as the use served except in the following cases:
(1)
When it is determined during site plan review that the requirements for on-site or off-street parking cannot be met on site because of existing conditions, the location and adequacy of off-site parking spaces to service the use shall be specified as determined by the board of jurisdiction.
(2)
A cooperative parking arrangement between nonresidential uses on different lots or premises has been approved by the board of jurisdiction.
D.
Separation from street. Where parking is allowed between the front building line and the streetline by the approving authority, a curbed landscaped island or raised median separating the public street and/or sidewalks from the parking area shall be provided meeting the following standards:
E.
No parking shall be permitted in any required buffer area.
F.
No parking of vehicles shall be permitted in designated fire lanes, streets, nonresidential driveways, landscaped areas, aisles, sidewalks, or turning areas.
G.
Aisle requirements. Access to off-street parking shall include driveways and aisles such that each vehicle shall be able to proceed to and from each parking stall without necessitating the movement of another vehicle, except where stacked spaces are permitted by the board of jurisdiction for uses utilizing vehicle storage. Aisles providing access to off-street parking areas shall have the following minimum dimensions:
Angle of Parking Space | One-Way Aisle (feet) | Two-Way Aisle (feet) |
|---|---|---|
90° | 24 | 24 |
60° | 18 | 24 |
45° | 15 | 24 |
Parallel | 12 | 20 |
Where the angle of parking is different on both sides of the aisle, the larger aisle width shall prevail.
H.
Pavement requirements. All driveways, parking lots and loading areas shall be paved with a durable dustless surface as provided below:
(2)
All other uses.
(a)
Areas of ingress or egress, loading and unloading areas, major interior driveways or access aisles and other areas likely to experience heavy traffic shall be prepared with 4 inches of soil aggregate I-5 and paved with not less than 4 inches of compacted base course of plant mixed bituminous stabilized base course, Mix I-2, constructed in layers of not more than 2 inches compacted thickness and prepared and constructed in accordance with Sections 208, 209, and 304 of New Jersey Department of Transportation Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction (1989) and amendments thereto. A minimum of 2 inch thick compacted wearing surface of bituminous concrete (FABC Mix I-5) shall be constructed thereon in accordance with Section 404, of the aforesaid Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction.
(b)
Parking stall areas and other areas likely to experience similar light traffic shall be prepared with 4 inches of soil aggregate I-5 and shall be paved with not less than 3 inches of compacted base course of plant mixed bituminous stabilized base course, Mix I-2, prepared and constructed in accordance with Section 304, Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction. A minimum of a 2 inch thick compacted wearing surface of bituminous concrete (FABC Mix I-5) shall be constructed thereon in accordance with Section 404.
(c)
Where the subgrade conditions of proposed parking and loading are wet, contain unacceptable levels of organic matter or of such a nature that surfacing would be inadvisable without first treating the subgrade, the treatment of the subgrade shall be made in the following manner: The areas shall be excavated to a suitable depth below the proposed finished grade and filled with suitable subgrade material as determined by the Municipal Engineer. Where required by the Municipal Engineer, a system of underdrains, or an alternate solution approved by the Municipal Engineer, shall be constructed beneath the surface of the parking area and connected to a suitable drain. After the sub-base material has been properly placed and compacted, and proof rolled with a 10 ton, three-wheel steel roller, the parking area surfacing material, as described heretofore, shall be spread thereon. All work shall be in accordance with Sections 208 and 209 of the Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction.
(d)
Loading areas for trucks shall be constructed of either the heavy use pavement standard in Subsection G(2)(a), or of a 6-inch thick pad of NJDOT Class B, concrete on a stabilized sub-base reinforced with No. 5 reinforcement bars at 12 inches on center in two directions, set perpendicular to each other.
(e)
All parking areas shall have a minimum slope of 1.5% over land and 0.75% in a curbed gutter line.
(f)
All driveways shall have a minimum slope of 1.5% pitched towards the roadway. A maximum slope of 10% is permitted provided that a leveling area with a maximum slope of 4% is located for the first 20 feet at the roadway and at the garage.
(g)
Alternate pavement designs may be approved by the Municipal Engineer.
I.
Delineation of parking spaces and traffic signs.
(1)
Parking space pavement markings shall consist of a 4-inch wide stripe of white traffic paint, thermoplastic or other suitable material meeting NJDOT specifications. Blue stripping and handicapped symbol shall be used for handicapped spaces. Alternate colors may be used for other specialty spaces. Parking space delineation shall not be required for residential driveways unless for a multi-family use.
(2)
All other traffic control striping, markings, and signage shall conform to the latest edition of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, published by the USDOT Federal Highway Administration.
J.
Curbing.
(1)
Concrete or Belgian block curbing shall be required around the perimeter of all parking and traffic circulation areas, and landscape islands within parking lots to control traffic, drainage, and to protect the edge of pavement.
(2)
Curbing shall conform to the design specifications of N.J.A.C. 5:21-4.3 (RSIS) as they may be amended or superseded.
K.
Driveway requirements for multi-family and non-residential uses.
(1)
Access points from any one lot crossing the street line shall be limited to a maximum of two along the frontage of any single street. The centerlines of any separate access points shall be spaced at least 65 feet apart, shall handle no more than two directions of traffic; shall be at least 10 feet from any side or rear property lines; and shall be set back from the street line of any intersecting street at least 35 feet or 1/2 the lot frontage, whichever is greater, except that in no case need the setback distance exceed 200 feet.
(2)
All entrance and exit drives shall be designed to accommodate the turning movements of an AASHTO WB-40 design vehicle, without encroaching on opposing lanes of traffic on public streets. A reduced design standard may be allowed when it can be demonstrated that larger vehicles will not access the site at a specific driveway; e.g., for multi-family developments.
(3)
Two-way entrance and exit drives shall have a minimum width of 24 feet and a maximum width of 36 feet. One-way drives shall have a minimum width of 18 feet and a maximum width of 22 feet.
(4)
The board of jurisdiction may require that contiguous parcels with similar uses have reciprocal cross easements to reduce the number of entrance and exits on public streets that may be imposed unilaterally on a single site.