South Bound Brook City Zoning Code

All off-street parking areas shall be surfaced with either a bituminous concrete pavement with a minimum five (5") inch bituminous concrete base and a two (2") inch asphalt wearing surface or a six (6") inch reinforced concrete pavement and 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;

All parking spaces within any parking area shall be clearly marked and maintained to show the parking arrangement within the parking area with "hairpin" striping;

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;

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 (5') feet in height, maintained in good condition, if required by the site plan approved by the Planning Board; provided, that such fence, wall or hedge may be waived by the Planning Board if, because of topographic or other extraordinary or exceptional conditions, the same shall not be necessary to protect any abutting or facing premises situated in any Residential Zone;

If any fence, wall or hedge shall have been required for any parking area under subparagraph d of this subsection, then the fence, wall or hedge shall be protected by a concrete curb or bumper guard, or the equivalent, which shall run parallel to the fence, wall or hedge, be at least five (5") inches in height above the paved surface adjacent to the fence, wall or hedge, and be sufficient distance therefor to protect the fence, wall or hedge from the impact of motor vehicles. Utility poles or railroad ties shall not be used to meet required curbing or bumper guards;

If any parking area shall have been permitted in any front yard the Planning Board shall have the power to require a concrete curb, bumper guard, or the equivalent, at least five (5") inches in height above the paved surface, along and parallel to any landscaped area in the front yard as sufficient to protect the same from the impact of motor vehicles;

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 signs 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;

Each and every off-street parking area shall be subject to site plan approval by the Planning Board. The Planning Board shall consider the effect of any parking area upon traffic safety and abutting properties and shall ascertain that all requirements of this chapter are met;

All required parking shall be provided on the same lot as the principal building the parking is serving;

Off-street parking is permitted in the rear yard. Off-street parking is permitted in the side yard provided no parking area shall be closer to the side property line than five (5') feet. Off-street parking is permitted in any front yard provided the parking is at no point closer to the front street property line than ten (10') feet.