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South Toms River City Zoning Code

§ 26-14.4

General Requirements for Off-Street Parking Areas.

[1975 Code § 13-10.4; Ord. No. 8-13 § 13.0]
No building permit or certificate of occupancy as required herein shall be issued by the Construction Official for any construction or alteration of a building, the use of land or change in use in a nonresidential zone until a site plan shall have been submitted to the Land Use Board as hereinafter provided and the Land Use Board shall have ascertained that all of the following requirements will be complied with:
a. 
All off-street parking areas shall be surfaced with an asphalt, bituminous, or cement binder pavement which shall be graded and drained to dispose of all surface water as approved by the Borough Engineer.
b. 
The off-street parking area shall be effectively screened on any side which adjoins or faces premises situated in any residence zone by a fence or wall not less than four or more than six feet in height, maintained in good condition, provided, however, that a screening of hedge or other natural landscaping may be substituted for the required fence or wall if approved by the Land Use Board.
c. 
All off-street parking areas shall be used solely for the parking of motor vehicles and no commercial repair work or service of any kind shall be conducted on such parking lot. No sign, other than entrance, exit, ownership, and condition of use signs shall be maintained.
d. 
Off-street parking facilities as accessory to any use permitted in a residence zone shall be provided on the same lot with the permitted principal building.
e. 
Off-street parking facilities as required by this section shall be provided on the same lot with the permitted principal building. In the C-N, SED, MU and MR Zones, off-street areas for nonresidential uses are permitted in the residential zones which are contiguous to the abovementioned zones, provided that the parking area is on the same side of the street and in the same block as the principal use.
f. 
Any owner or group of owners of a business building may jointly sponsor off-street parking facilities, provided the area of the parking facilities equals the total parking area requirements of each owner participating therein, and further provided that such jointly sponsored facilities comply with all other requirements of this section. In addition, all entrances and exits shall be recorded as permanent easements or rights-of-way.
g. 
Those portions of the property which are not used for off-street parking shall be attractively planted with trees, shrubs, plants in size and number, and grass lawns, as may be required by the Land Use Board. Special plantings or fences as may be required by the Land Use Board shall be provided along the zone boundary lines so that parking areas shall not be visible from the adjoining or adjacent residential properties. Those portions of the property which are landscaped as required by this paragraph shall be adequately maintained by the owner, keeping all plantings alive and healthy, or replaced.
h. 
In addition to the other requirements of this section, the following regulations shall be complied with in the SED and MU Zones;
1. 
Each entrance to and exit from a parking lot shall be at least 50 feet distance from any adjacent property located in any residence zone and the location and design of entrances, exits, surfacing, landscaping, marking and lighting shall be subject to the approval of the Land Use Board to insure adequate relation to traffic safety and protection of the adjacent residence area.
2. 
The required parking areas are permitted in abutting residential zones provided the parking area does not extend more than 150 feet into the residential zone and further provided the parking area must extend continuously from the parking areas in the SED and MU Zones.
i. 
All parking areas shall be designed with service aisles to meet the following standards:
Parallel to 30° angle parking - 12-foot aisle width
31° to 45° angle parking - 14-foot aisle width
46° to 60° angle parking - 18-foot aisle width
61° to 90° angle parking and access drives - 24-foot aisle width
Only one-way traffic circulation shall be permitted in 12, 14 and 18-foot aisle width
j. 
Lines showing the proper width and depth of parking spaces as required by this section shall be painted on the parking surface and shall be maintained at all times.
k. 
All new used or expansion of existing uses in nonresidential zones shall be required to provide curbs, sidewalks and shade trees within the street right-of-way. All such facilities shall be installed in accordance with Borough specifications.
l. 
The amount of off-street parking area to be paved may be reduced by the Land Use Board if it can be clearly demonstrated by the applicant that such additional parking area is not necessary. However, the entire amount of unpaved parking area must at all times be made available for parking in the event that future conditions should so require.
m. 
No certificate of occupancy shall be issued unless, at time of completion, the off-street parking area fully complies with all of the Land Use Board's requirements, as certified in writing by the Land Use Board.
n. 
A parking space shall be an area 10 feet wide and 20 feet long. It shall not be located in any passageway or driveway giving access to the premises upon which the parking is located nor shall it be so located as to require special effort, attention or skill in order to be utilized. That is, a parking space shall be so located on the site as to be easily utilized by the average driver.