South River City Zoning Code
§ 350-27
Off-street parking requirements.
A.
General parking requirements.
(1)
General provisions. Off-street parking, unloading, and service requirements of this section shall apply and govern all present and future zoning districts for permitted uses. Except as provided in this section, no application for a building permit shall be approved unless there is included with the plan for such building, improvement or use a site plan showing the required space reserved for off-street parking, unloading and service purposes. An occupancy permit shall not be issued unless the required off-street parking, unloading and service facilities have been provided in accordance with those shown on the approved plan, except that due to weather conditions paving is not possible, a permit may be issued, provided that a statement is attached to the permit specifying a specific period in which improvements shall be made. Such period of time is not to exceed 120 days. If improvements are not completed within the prescribed period of time, the permit is automatically revoked.
(a)
General location. In all nonresidential zones, off-street parking space may be located in the front, side and rear yards; provided, however, that no parking area shall be located nearer than five feet to any property line or 20 feet from any pavement line.
(b)
Connection to a public right-of-way. Each off-street parking, loading or service area shall be connected to a public street right-of-way by means of a driveway, and each parking space shall connect to an aisle providing access thereto.
(c)
Location of driveways. At the intersection of streets, no driveway shall be located closer than 25 feet to the intersection of the two curblines or within five feet of any property line.
(d)
Separation from walkways and streets. All off-street parking, loading and service areas shall be separated from walkways, sidewalks, streets, or alleys by appropriate protective devices.
(e)
Curbing. Curbing shall be constructed along all parking areas and shall be in accordance with Borough standards.
(f)
Means of accommodating the handicapped. Handicapped-accessible or barrier-free parking shall be provided in accordance with the requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act.
(g)
Parking provided on the same lot as main building. Off-street parking areas and appropriate access thereto shall be provided on the same lot as the main building to be served by such parking.
(i)
Joint parking facilities. The off-street parking and loading requirements for two or more neighboring uses, of the same or different types, may be satisfied by the allocation of the required number of spaces for each use in a common parking facility, provided that the number of off-street parking spaces is not less than the sum of individual requirements, and provided further that there be compliance with all other provisions of this chapter.
(j)
Buffer required when adjoining property is residential. Where off-street parking, loading or service areas are proposed to be located closer than 50 feet to a lot in any residential zoning district or to any lot upon which there exists a dwelling as a permitted use under these regulations, except where a county highway coincides or is located between the lot line and the residential district, and where such parking, loading or service areas are not entirely screened visually from such lot by an intervening building or structure, there shall be provided along the lot line a continuous screen of either masonry, hedging or similar materials or combinations thereof at least four feet, but not more than six feet, in height, so that lights of vehicles operating within such area will not shine upon neighboring residential properties. No such screen shall extend nearer to a street right-of-way line than the building line of the adjoining residential lot.
(k)
Use of off-street parking spaces for repair of vehicles. No off-street parking or loading area shall be used for the sale, repair, dismantling, servicing or storage of any vehicle, equipment, materials or supplies, except that no more than one vehicle which is being repaired or reconstructed may be stored on a lot in any residential zone, provided that said vehicle is registered in the name of a legal occupant of the premises where it is stored.
(l)
Waiver of parking requirements. If any applicant can clearly demonstrate to the appropriate board that, because of the nature of his operation or use, the parking requirements of this section are unnecessary or excessive, the board shall have the power to waive the construction of up to 50% of the required number of spaces, provided that an area sufficient in size to accommodate the waived parking is reserved and delineated on the site plan as potential parking.
B.
Minimum off-street parking requirements for particular uses are as follows:
Uses | Required Number of Parking Spaces | |
|---|---|---|
Automotive service stations, repair garages and body shops | 3 for each bay, plus 1 for each fueling position, plus 1 for each employee | |
Banks and savings institutions | 1 for each 100 square feet of floor area exclusive of service areas or 10 for each teller window, whichever is greater | |
Houses of worship | At least 1 for each 4 seats or 1 for each 100 inches of seating space when benches rather than seats are used | |
Clubs, lodges, fraternal or service organizations/institutions | 1 for every 200 square feet of floor area | |
Grocery stores, food markets and supermarkets | 1 per 100 square feet of gross floor area | |
Delicatessens and bakeries | 1 per 250 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 per employee | |
Barbershops and beauty shops | 3 for each beautician and barber or 1 for each 150 square feet of gross floor area and 1 per employee, whichever is greater | |
Other retail commercial or personal service uses not specifically listed elsewhere in this section | 1 for each 150 square feet of floor area where the floor area does not exceed 2,000 square feet; 1 for each 175 square feet of floor area where the floor area shall exceed 2,000 square feet | |
Places of public assembly or theaters | 1 for each 2 seats, except where a specific amount of seating is undetermined, then 1 shall be required for each 75 square feet of assemblage area | |
Educational and training schools (nonprofit or commercial) | 1 for each employee, plus 1 for each seat or 1 for each 150 square feet of classroom and laboratories used for instructional purposes, whichever is greater | |
Funeral homes and mortuaries | 1 for each 4 seats in the chapel, plus 1 for each funeral vehicle, plus those spaces associated with residential use of the structure if such use exists | |
Home professional offices (exclusive of a dentist or physician) | A minimum of 4 in addition to those required for the residential use, plus additional facilities as required by the Planning Board on a case-by-case basis | |
Laboratory and research uses | 1 for each 300 square feet of gross floor area | |
Manufacturing uses | 1 for each employee on the maximum shift or 1 for each 500 square feet of gross floor area, whichever is greater | |
Medical or dental clinics or offices, including home professional offices | 5 for each doctor or dentist plus 1 for each 250 square feet of gross floor area | |
Motels, hotels, motor lodges and rooming houses | 1 for each room and, in addition, compliance with the requirements for each particular additional use located on the property, such as restaurants, eating and drinking establishments, retail stores, etc. | |
Nursing homes | 1 for each 3 beds, plus 1 for each full-time employee | |
General offices | 1 for every 200 square feet of floor area | |
Restaurants, eating and drinking establishments and catering halls | 1 for each 2.5 seats provided for patron use or 1 space for each 75 square feet of retail space exclusive of utility rooms, whichever is greater | |
Shopping centers with greater that 5,000 square feet of retail area | 6 for each 1,000 square feet of floor area or fraction thereof | |
Theaters | 1 for each 3 seats | |
Wholesale establishments, warehouses, furniture stores | 1 for each 500 square feet of floor area |
C.
Minimum required number of loading/unloading berths. One loading berth shall be provided for any nonresidential use greater than 2,500 square feet. Spaces smaller than 2,500 square feet shall be exempt from providing a loading space. Facilities greater than 10,000 square feet shall provide one space per 10,000 square feet.
D.
Minimum design standards.
(1)
Size of required parking spaces.
(a)
Standard parking spaces shall be nine feet in width and 18 feet in length.
(b)
Parallel curb parking spaces shall measure eight feet in width and 22 feet in length.
(c)
All angled off-street parking spaces shall measure not less than 19 feet in length by nine feet in width; width shall be measured perpendicular to side stall markings.
(2)
Required size of loading/unloading berths. A loading berth shall have a minimum width of 12 feet and a minimum fifteen-foot overhead clearance. The length of the loading berth shall be such that the horizontal distance from the front of a dock for back-in parking to the limiting boundary of the loading and unloading area shall be not less than twice the overall length of the longest vehicle expected to use the facility, but not less than 40 feet in any case.
(3)
General location. In all nonresidential zones, no parking or loading area shall be located nearer than five feet to any property line.
(4)
Requirements for combined uses. The number of off-street parking spaces or loading berths required by land or buildings used for two or more purposes shall be the sum of the requirements for the various individual uses.
(5)
Parking provided on the same lot as main building. Off-street parking areas and appropriate access thereto shall be provided on the same lot as the main building to be served by such parking, except that the off-street parking requirements for two or more nonresidential neighboring uses may be satisfied by the allocation of the required number of spaces for each use in a common parking facility, provided that the number of off-street parking spaces is not less than the sum of individual requirements, and provided that an easement is provided for such common usage and access.
(6)
Connection to a public right-of-way. Each off-street parking, loading or service area shall be connected to a public street right-of-way by means of a driveway, and each parking space shall connect to an aisle providing access thereto.
(7)
Size of nonresidential driveways. All interior driveways, exclusive of curb-return radii, shall have the following widths: 12 feet for one-way traffic, 18 feet for two-way traffic with no parking, and 24 feet for all others.
(8)
Location of curb cuts. At street intersections, curb cuts shall be set back not less than 20 feet from the intersection of the two curblines, or such lines extended, and shall be set back not less than five feet from the intersection of two property lines, or such lines extended. Between the curb returns for any two driveways serving the same property, there shall be at least 25 feet of curb, except that this distance may be reduced to as little as five feet where it is demonstrated that restricted frontage makes this necessary in order to provide adequate driveways (not more than two) for the property.
(9)
Size of aisles. The width of all aisles providing direct access to individual parking stalls shall be in accordance with the requirements set forth below. Only one-way traffic shall be permitted in aisles serving parking spaces placed at an angle other than 90°.
Parking Angle (degrees) | Aisle Width (feet) | |
|---|---|---|
0 (parallel parking) | 12 | |
30 | 12 | |
45 | 14 | |
60 | 18 | |
90 (perpendicular parking) | 24 |
(10)
Surfacing details. All off-street parking areas and loading/unloading areas shall be surfaced with bituminous concrete pavement in the following thicknesses:
(a)
Individual residential driveways shall be paved with 1 1/2 inches FABC-1 over four inches of quarry process stone and bearing on a suitable subgrade.
(b)
Light traffic areas and car parking stalls shall be paved with 1 1/2 inches FABC-1 over three inches bituminous stabilized base course bearing on a suitable compacted subgrade approved by the Borough Engineer.
(c)
Moderate traffic areas for single-unit trucks shall be paved with two inches FABC-1 over four inches bituminous stabilized base course bearing on a compaction subgrade approved by the Borough Engineer.
(d)
Heavy industrial traffic areas used by large truck units shall be paved with two inches FABC-1 over five inches bituminous stabilized base course bearing on a suitable compacted subgrade approved by the Borough Engineer.
(11)
Grading, drainage and maintenance. Off-street parking areas shall be suitably graded and drained with a minimum grade of 0.5% and a maximum grade of 6%. All such areas shall at all times be maintained at the expense of the owners thereof.
(12)
Curbing shall be constructed along all parking areas and shall be in accordance with Borough standards.
(13)
Means of accommodating the handicapped shall be required in all off-street parking areas.
(14)
Lighting for night use. Adequate lighting shall be provided if the off-street parking facilities are used at night. Lighting should provide a minimum of two footcandles at intersections and a total average illumination of one footcandle throughout the parking area. Such lighting shall be arranged and installed so as not to create a hazard or nuisance to adjoining properties or the traveling public due to reflection or glare.
(15)
Pavement markings and signs. Each off-street parking space shall be clearly marked by painted lines, being a minimum of two inches wide, and pavement directional arrows or signs shall be provided wherever necessary.
(16)
Buffer required when adjoining property is residential. Where off-street parking, loading or service areas are proposed to be located closer than 50 feet to a lot in any residential zoning district or to any lot upon which there exists a dwelling as a permitted use under these regulations, except where a county highway coincides or is located between the lot line and the residential district, and where such parking, loading or service areas are not entirely screened visually from such lot by an intervening building or structure, there shall be provided along the lot line a minimum five-foot continuous screen of either masonry wall, solid woven fencing, evergreen hedging or similar materials or combinations thereof at least four feet, but not more than six feet, in height, so that lights of vehicles operating within such area will not shine upon neighboring residential properties. No such screen shall extend nearer to a street right-of-way line than the building line of the adjoining residential lot.
(17)
Prohibited parking in residential zones.
[Added 8-9-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-06]
(a)
All commercially registered vehicles having a gross vehicle weight rating in excess of 14,000 pounds with a model year older than 2014 are prohibited from parking on private property in a residential zone, except as authorized by § 193-10, and excluding commercially registered pickup trucks as set forth in Subsection D(17)(b).
(b)
Commercially registered pickup trucks having 14,000 pounds gross vehicle weight or less with an additional 5,000 pounds for trailer use (Class 4 vehicles) based on the manufacturer's vehicle specifications are permitted to park on private property in a residential zone. Commercially registered pickup trucks, of any weight, which have a trailer, compressor, any sort of tow behind, ladders, forms and/or any other material on overhang racks are prohibited from parking on private property in any residential zone, except as authorized by § 193-10.
(c)
All box trucks, cabover trucks, chassis cab trucks, concrete mixer trucks, dump trucks, flatbed trucks, semi-tractor-trailer trucks and platform trucks are prohibited from parking on private property in a residential zone, except as authorized by § 193-10.
(d)
All school buses registered as Type A which transports 10 to 16 passengers, Type B which transport 10 to 54 passengers, Type C which transports 10 to 54 passengers and/or Type D which transports 10 to 54 passengers are prohibited from parking on private property in a residential zone, except as authorized by § 193-10.
[Added 4-22-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-13]
(18)
Parking of the following vehicles and equipment shall not be permitted on any street or highway within the Borough of South River:
(a)
All construction equipment.
(b)
Trucks and trailers, loaded or unloaded, buses and other commercial vehicles with linear measurements greater than any one of the following: 20 feet in length or seven feet in width, excluding rearview mirrors, or eight feet in height, excluding radio antenna, and all cabs or tractors capable of pulling a trailer and commercial low trucks. The foregoing shall not be applicable to vehicles in the course of making deliveries or rendering necessary services requested by an adjacent resident or vehicles utilized for maintenance or repair of public utilities or other construction within the public right-of-way. Trailers intended or used for dwelling space, offices, storage or any other residential, commercial or industrial purposes are also prohibited, except that nothing herein contained is intended to prohibit the use of trailers for transportation or as construction offices or for storage of materials and supplies on a job site during the period of construction.
(c)
Trailers, boat trailers, camp cars, campers or equivalent vehicles, whether self-propelled or otherwise, used or intended for use as a conveyance upon public streets or highways and whether or not designed, constructed or reconstructed or added to by means of accessories, sheds or tents in such manner as to permit the occupancy thereof as a dwelling or sleeping place for one or more persons or having no foundation other than wheels, jacks or skirtings so arranged as to be integral with or portable by said trailer, boat trailer, camp car, camper or equivalent vehicle, for a period in excess of 12 hours. Nothing contained herein is intended to prohibit the parking of vehicles commonly known as pickup trucks, with or without caps.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection E, PEP Program, added 9-10-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-20, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 8-23-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-13.
E.
Electric vehicle service equipment (EVSE) and Make-Ready parking spaces.
[Added 3-21-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-11]
(1)
Purpose. The purpose of this subsection is to promote and encourage the use of electric vehicles by requiring the safe and efficient installation of EVSE and Make-Ready parking spaces through municipal parking regulations and other standards. EVSE and Make-Ready parking spaces will support the state's transition to an electric transportation sector, reducing automobile air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, and stormwater runoff contaminants. The goals are to:
(a)
Provide adequate and convenient EVSE and Make-Ready parking spaces to serve the needs of the traveling public.
(b)
Provide opportunities for residents to have safe and efficient personal EVSE located at or near their place of residence.
(c)
Provide the opportunity for nonresidential uses to supply EVSE to their customers and employees.
(d)
Create standard criteria to encourage and promote safe, efficient, and cost-effective electric vehicle charging opportunities in all zones and settings for convenience of service to those that use electric vehicles.
(2) CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY CHARGING LEVEL(a) (b) (c) ELECTRIC VEHICLE ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY/SERVICE EQUIPMENT OR (EVSE) MAKE-READY PARKING SPACE PRIVATE EVSE PUBLICLY-ACCESSIBLE EVSE
Definitions.
As used in this subsection, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
The certificate provided for in N.J.A.C. 5:23-2, indicating that the construction authorized by the construction permit has been completed in accordance with the construction permit, the act and the regulations. See "State Uniform Construction Code Act," P.L.1975, c.217 (N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et seq.) and regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
The amount of voltage provided to charge an electric vehicle varies depending on the type of EVSE as follows:
Level 1 operates on a 15 to 20 amp breaker on a 120 volt AC circuit.
Level 2 operates on a 40 to 100 amp breaker on a 208 or 240 volt AC circuit.
Direct-current fast charger (DCFC) operates on a 60 amp or higher breaker on a 480 volt or higher three phase circuit with special grounding equipment. DCFC stations can also be referred to as rapid charging stations that are typically characterized by industrial grade electrical outlets that allow for faster recharging of electric vehicles.
Any vehicle that is licensed and registered for operation on public and private highways, roads, and streets; and operates either partially or exclusively using an electric motor powered by an externally charged on-board battery.
The equipment, including the cables, cords, conductors, connectors, couplers, enclosures, attachment plugs, power outlets, power electronics, transformer, switchgear, switches and controls, network interfaces, point-of-sale equipment, and associated apparatus designed and used for the purpose of transferring energy from the electric supply system to a plug-in electric vehicle. "EVSE" may deliver either alternating current or, consistent with fast charging equipment standards, direct current electricity. "EVSE" is synonymous with "electric vehicle charging station."
The pre-wiring of electrical infrastructure at a parking space, or set of parking spaces, to facilitate easy and cost-efficient future installation of Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment or Electric Vehicle Service Equipment, including, but not limited to, Level Two EVSE and direct current fast chargers. Make-Ready includes expenses related to service panels, junction boxes, conduit, wiring, and other components necessary to make a particular location able to accommodate Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment or Electric Vehicle Service Equipment on a "plug and play" basis. "Make-Ready" is synonymous with the term "charger ready," as used in P.L.2019, c.362 (N.J.S.A. 48:25-1 et al.).
EVSE that has restricted access to specific users (e.g., single- and two-family homes, executive parking fleet parking with no access to the general public).
EVSE that is publicly available (e.g., park and ride, public parking lots and garages, on-street parking, shopping center parking, nonreserved parking in multifamily parking lots, etc.).
(3)
Approvals and permits.
(a)
An application for development submitted solely for the installation of EVSE or Make-Ready parking spaces shall be considered a permitted accessory use and permitted accessory structure in all zoning or use districts and shall not require a variance pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70.
(c)
All EVSE and Make-Ready parking spaces shall be subject to applicable local and/or Department of Community Affairs permit and inspection requirements.
(d)
The Zoning Officer shall enforce all signage and installation requirements described in this subsection. Failure to meet the requirements in this subsection shall be subject to the same enforcement and penalty provisions as other violations of the Borough of South River's land use regulations.
(e)
An application for development for the installation of EVSE or Make-Ready spaces at an existing gasoline service station, an existing retail establishment, or any other existing building shall not be subject to site plan or other Land Use Board review, shall not require variance relief pursuant to N.J.S.A.40:55D-1 et seq., or any other law, rule, or regulation, and shall be approved through the issuance of a zoning permit by the administrative officer, provided the application meets the following requirements:
[1]
The proposed installation does not violate bulk requirements applicable to the property or the conditions of the original final approval of the site plan or subsequent approvals for the existing gasoline service station, retail establishment, or other existing building;
[2]
All other conditions of prior approvals for the gasoline service station, the existing retail establishment, or any other existing building continue to be met; and
[3]
The proposed installation complies with the construction codes adopted in or promulgated pursuant to the "State Uniform Construction Code Act," P.L.1975, c.217 (N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et seq.), any safety standards concerning the installation, and any state rule or regulation concerning electric vehicle charging stations.
(f)
An application pursuant to Subsection E(3)(e) above shall be deemed complete if:
[1]
The application, including the permit fee and all necessary documentation, is determined to be complete,
[2]
A notice of incompleteness is not provided within 20 days after the filing of the application, or
[3]
A one-time written correction notice is not issued by the Zoning Officer within 20 days after filing of the application detailing all deficiencies in the application and identifying any additional information explicitly necessary to complete a review of the permit application.
(g)
EVSE and Make-Ready parking spaces installed at a gasoline service station, an existing retail establishment, or any other existing building shall be subject to applicable local and/or Department of Community Affairs inspection requirements.
(h)
A permitting application solely for the installation of electric vehicle supply equipment permitted as an accessory use shall not be subject to review based on parking requirements.
(4)
Requirements for of new installation of EVSE and make-ready parking spaces.
(a)
As a condition of preliminary site plan approval, for each application involving a multiple dwelling with five or more units of dwelling space, which shall include a multiple dwelling that is held under a condominium or cooperative form of ownership, a mutual housing corporation, or a mixed-use development, the developer or owner, as applicable, shall:
[1]
Prepare as Make-Ready parking spaces at least 15% of the required off-street parking spaces, and install EVSE in at least 1/3 of the 15% of Make-Ready parking spaces;
[2]
Within three years following the date of the issuance of the certificate of occupancy, install EVSE in an additional 1/3 of the original 15% of Make-Ready parking spaces; and
[3]
Within six years following the date of the issuance of the certificate of occupancy, install EVSE in the final 1/3 of the original 15% of Make-Ready parking spaces.
[4]
Throughout the installation of EVSE in the Make-Ready parking spaces, at least 5% of the electric vehicle supply equipment shall be accessible for people with disabilities.
[5]
Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to restrict the ability to install electric vehicle supply equipment or Make-Ready parking spaces at a faster or more expansive rate than as required above.
(b)
As a condition of preliminary site plan approval, each application involving a parking lot or garage not covered in Subsection E(4)(a) above shall:
[1]
Install at least one Make-Ready parking space if there will be 50 or fewer off-street parking spaces.
[2]
Install at least two Make-Ready parking spaces if there will be 51 to 75 off-street parking spaces.
[3]
Install at least three Make-Ready parking spaces if there will be 76 to 100 off-street parking spaces.
[4]
Install at least four Make-Ready parking spaces, at least one of which shall be accessible for people with disabilities, if there will be 101 to 150 off-street parking spaces.
[5]
Install at least 4% of the total parking spaces as Make-Ready parking spaces, at least 5% of which shall be accessible for people with disabilities, if there will be more than 150 off-street parking spaces.
[6]
In lieu of installing Make-Ready parking spaces, a parking lot or garage may install EVSE to satisfy the requirements of this subsection.
[7]
Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to restrict the ability to install electric vehicle supply equipment or Make-Ready parking spaces at a faster or more expansive rate than as required above.
[8]
Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, a retailer that provides 25 or fewer off-street parking spaces or the developer or owner of a single-family home shall not be required to provide or install any electric vehicle supply equipment or Make-Ready parking spaces.
(5)
Minimum parking requirements.
(a)
All parking spaces with EVSE and Make-Ready equipment shall be included in the calculation of minimum required parking spaces, pursuant to § 350-27; Off-street parking.
(b)
A parking space prepared with EVSE or Make-Ready equipment shall count as at least two parking spaces for the purpose of complying with a minimum parking space requirement. This shall result in a reduction of no more than 10% of the total required parking.
(c)
All parking space calculations for EVSE and Make-Ready equipment shall be rounded up to the next full parking space.
(6)
Design standards for all new EVSE and make-ready parking spaces.
(a)
Setback and accessibility.
[1]
When new construction is proposed, via Subsection E(4) above, and since EVSE and Make-Ready equipment is considered an accessory use, all EVSE and Make-Ready equipment, including charging stations and transformers, shall be set back from all property lines the accessory setback requirement of a minimum of five feet and shall not encroach into any required buffer area.
[2]
Each EVSE or Make-Ready parking stall that is not accessible for people with disabilities shall be not less than nine feet wide or 18 feet in length.
[3]
Each EVSE or Make-Ready parking space that is accessible for people with disabilities shall comply with the sizing of accessible parking space requirements in the Uniform Construction Code, N.J.A.C. 5:23, and other applicable accessibility standards.
[4]
To the extent practical, the location of accessible parking spaces for people with disabilities with EVSE and Make-Ready equipment shall comply with the general accessibility requirements of the Uniform Construction Code, N.J.A.C. 5:23, and other applicable accessibility standards.
(b)
Parking enforcement.
[1]
Publicly accessible EVSE shall be reserved for parking and charging electric vehicles only. Electric vehicles shall be connected to the EVSE.
[2]
Electric vehicles may be parked in any parking space designated for parking, subject to the restrictions that would apply to any other vehicle that would park in that space.
[3]
At publicly accessible EVSE locations, pursuant to NJSA 40:48-2, parking spaces shall be monitored by the municipality's police department and enforced in the same manner as any other parking. It shall be a violation of this section to park or stand a nonelectric vehicle in such a space, or to park an electric vehicle in such a space when it is not connected to the EVSE. Any nonelectric vehicle parked or standing in a EVSE parking space or any electric vehicle parked and not connected to the EVSE shall be is subject to fine and/or impoundment of the offending vehicle as described in the general penalty provisions of Chapter 193, Vehicles and Traffic.
[4]
Signage indicating the penalties for violations shall comply with Subsection E(6)(d) below. Any vehicle parked in such a space shall make the appropriate payment for the space and observe the time limit for the underlying parking area, if applicable.
[5]
At private EVSE locations, the use of EVSE shall be monitored by the property owner or designee.
[6]
All EVSE and Make-Ready parking spaces shall be subject to applicable local and/or Department of Community Affairs permit and inspection requirements.
(c)
Safety.
[1]
Installation of EVSE and Make-Ready parking spaces shall meet the electrical sub-code of the Uniform Construction Code, N.J.A.C. 5:23-3.16.
[2]
Each publicly accessible EVSE shall be located at a parking space that is designated for electric vehicles only and identified by green painted pavement and/or curb markings, a green painted charging pictograph symbol, and appropriate signage pursuant to Subsection E(6)(d), Signs.
[3]
Where EVSE is installed, adequate site lighting and landscaping shall be provided in accordance with Chapter 350 Zoning.
[4]
Adequate EVSE protection such as concrete-filled steel bollards shall be used to protect publicly accessible EVSE equipment. Nonmountable curbing may be used in lieu of bollards if the EVSE is setback a minimum of 24 inches from the face of the curb. Any standalone EVSE bollards should be three feet to four feet high with concrete footings placed to protect the EVSE from accidental impact and to prevent damage from equipment used for snow removal.
[5]
EVSE outlets and connector devices shall be no less than 36 inches and no higher than 48 inches from the ground or pavement surface where mounted. Equipment mounted on pedestals, lighting posts, bollards, or other devices shall be designated and located as to not impede pedestrian travel, create trip hazards on sidewalks, or impede snow removal.
[6]
Each EVSE shall incorporate a cord management system or method to minimize the potential for cable entanglement, user injury, or connector damage. Cords shall be retractable or have a place to hang the connector and cord a safe and sufficient distance above the ground or pavement surface. Any cords connecting the charger to a vehicle shall be configured so that they do not cross a driveway, sidewalk, or passenger unloading area.
[7]
Where EVSE is provided within a pedestrian circulation area, such as a sidewalk or other accessible route to a building entrance, the EVSE shall be located so as not to interfere with accessibility requirements of the Uniform Construction Code, N.J.A.C. 5:23, and other applicable accessibility standards.
[8]
Publicly accessible EVSEs shall be maintained in all respects, including the functioning of the equipment. A twenty-four-hour on-call contact shall be provided on the equipment for reporting problems with the equipment or access to it. To allow for maintenance and notification, the Borough of South River shall require the owners/designee of publicly accessible EVSE to provide information on the EVSE's geographic location, date of installation, equipment type and model, and owner contact information.
(d)
Signs.
[1]
Publicly accessible EVSE shall have posted regulatory signs, as identified in this section, allowing only charging electric vehicles to park in such spaces. For purposes of this section, "charging" means that an electric vehicle is parked at an EVSE and is connected to the EVSE. If time limits or vehicle removal provisions are to be enforced, regulatory signs including parking restrictions shall be installed immediately adjacent to, and visible from the EVSE. For private EVSE, installation of signs and sign text is at the discretion of the owner.
[2]
All regulatory signs shall comply with visibility, legibility, size, shape, color, and reflectivity requirements contained within the Federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices as published by the Federal Highway Administration.
[3]
Wayfinding or directional signs, if necessary, may be permitted at appropriate decision points to effectively guide motorists to the EVSE parking space(s) and shall be subject to § 350-26, Signs.
[4]
In addition to the signage described above, the following information shall be available on the EVSE or posted at or adjacent to all publicly accessible EVSE parking spaces:
[5]
The Zoning Officer shall enforce all signage and installation requirements described in this subsection. Failure to meet the requirements in this subsection shall be subject to the same enforcement and penalty provisions as other violations of the Land Use ordinances of the Borough of South River.
(e)
Usage fees.
[1]
For publicly accessible municipal EVSE, in addition to any parking fees, the fee to use parking spaces within the municipality identified as EVSE spaces shall be set by the Borough of South River in § 155-11, Fees.
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Private EVSE: Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to preclude a private owner/designee of an EVSE from collecting a fee for the use of the EVSE, in accordance with applicable state and federal regulations. Fees shall be available on the EVSE or posted at or adjacent to the EVSE parking space.