A.

Off-street parking spaces shall be provided as specified in this chapter for any development, structure or use in the borough. In determining whether sufficient spaces have been provided, consideration shall be given to the necessity of providing areas for pedestrian use, emergency vehicles, driveways, loading areas, turning movements and landscaping within the parking area. Parking areas shall be required space in the lot on which they are situated and shall not be encroached upon or reduced in any way.

B.

Paving. All parking spaces except those for single-family detached dwellings shall be paved in accordance with the standards and specifications of the borough. Paved areas shall be surfaced with a durable, permanent and dustless surface and provided with drainage facilities subject to review and approval of the planning board and borough engineer. All spaces shall be clearly marked, and traffic control markings shall be included if required.

C.

None of the off-street parking facilities as required in this chapter shall be required for any existing building or use not now conforming to these requirements unless said building or use shall be enlarged, in which case the provisions of this chapter shall apply.

D.

All parking areas and access drives serving parking areas for any use except a single-family dwelling shall be adequately illuminated during the hours between sunset and sunrise. After 10:00 p.m. business uses may reduce this lighting to a minimum of forty (40) percent of the lights within the parking area.

E.

Lights within parking areas shall be shielded to prevent glare, the illumination of adjoining residential uses and traffic hazards on adjoining streets.

F.

Off-street parking areas shall be a minimum of ten (10) feet from the established curbline or shoulder of any street. On roads designated for widening by the borough, county or state, the parking area shall be a minimum of ten (10) feet from the future curbline.

G.

Where there is a change in the number of employees or visitors, use or size of any unit used in section 17.68.020 to calculate parking requirements and that change creates a need to increase the required off-street parking as required by this chapter, the developer, owner or proprietor of that use shall provide the additional off-street parking facilities within a reasonable period of time not to exceed six (6) months from the date on which the change generating the need for added parking occurs.

H.

In the case of mixed uses, the parking facilities required shall be the sum of the requirements for the various individual uses computed separately in accordance with section 17.68.020. Parking facilities for one use shall not be considered as providing the required parking facilities for any other use.

I.

Stall and driveway dimensions.

1.

The following list of stall and driveway dimensions shall be adhered to and considered the minimum:

2.

In parking areas containing twenty (20) or more spaces only ninety-degree parking shall be permitted unless, because of the exceptional narrowness, shape or topographic conditions of the lot, it is the determination of the planning board that another stall and driveway alignment should be utilized.

J.

Off-street parking areas shall be designed to prevent the maneuvering of vehicles within any portion of an entrance driveway or driveway lane that is within twenty (20) feet of the right-of-way lane of the street which provided ingress and/or egress.

K.

Intersections between driveways, aisles and access drives in parking areas shall be as nearly at right angles as is possible and in no case less than sixty (60) degrees.

L.

A curb, bumper block or similar abutment shall be installed along the perimeter of all parking areas to prevent erosion, damage to landscaped areas and encroachments on sidewalks, streets, driveways or alleys. Retaining walls shall be constructed where needed to prevent deterioration of the parking surface and erosion.

M.

All parking areas shall be provided with a drainage system subject to the review of the planning board and borough engineer.

N.

Off-street loading and delivery areas.

1.

Off-street loading and delivery areas shall be required for any use or activity which creates a need for the loading or delivery of goods or materials. Loading and delivery areas shall not be located in any area designated to be required to meet the off-street parking requirements of this chapter and shall not be encroached upon or reduced in any manner. In addition, all loading and delivery areas shall be paved in accordance with the standards and specifications of the borough and shall be surfaced with a durable, permanent and dustless surface and provided with drainage subject to the review and approval of the planning board and borough engineer. All loading areas shall be clearly marked and traffic control markings shall be included if required by the planning board.

2.

A minimum number of off-street loading and delivery areas shall be provided for each development as specified in the following schedule:

a.

For retail business uses: One (1) loading and delivery area not less than twelve (12) feet in width, thirty-five (35) feet in length and fourteen (14) feet in height.

b.

For any industrial use: One loading and delivery area not less than fourteen (14) feet in width, fifty-five (55) feet in length and fourteen (14) feet in height for any use of twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet or less, plus one (1) additional loading and delivery area having the dimensions listed in this subsection for each additional fifty thousand (50,000) square feet or fraction thereof.

3.

Screening. Any service areas (loading docks/storage areas) adjacent to connecting walkways or residential areas should be fully screened from view.

O.

In the C, O and SED districts parking should be located on the side or the rear of the building and designed in such a manner that it provides a positive street edge and a desirable pedestrian environment.

P.

Lighting. Connecting walkways should be equipped with lighting. Standards spaced a maximum of thirty (30) feet apart, and a minimum of sixteen (16) feet high are recommended. Bollard style lighting is also acceptable. Lighting design should provide sufficient lighting to assure the safety of pedestrian walks and vehicular crosswalks.

Q.

Landscaping. Parking areas should contain landscaping and pedestrian features that visually break up the parking lots.

R.

Screening. The perimeter of parking areas adjacent to streets and sidewalks should be screened with a low berm, wall, fence or similar feature a minimum of thirty (30) inches in height.

(Prior code § 105-82; Ord. No. 2007:14, 7-10-2007)

A.

All uses permitted by this chapter or permitted within the borough in any zone shall provide, as a minimum, the number of off-street parking spaces specified in the following schedule:

1.

For one-family and two-family dwellings: Two (2) parking spaces per dwelling unit.

2.

For townhouses, garden apartments, mid-rise apartments and high rise apartments: Two (2) parking spaces per unit.

3.

For motels and hotels: One (1) parking space for each room or suite, plus one (1) additional space for the owner or manager, plus additional space as required by this section for any accessory or supplementary use including restaurants, bars, ballrooms, and retail areas, plus one (1) additional space for each two (2) employees.

4.

For private clubs or lodges: One (1) space for every three (3) members, plus one (1) additional space for each two (2) employees of the club or lodge.

5.

For nursing homes, sanatoriums and convalescent homes: One (1) parking space for each two and one-half (2½) patient beds (exclusive of bassinets), plus one (1) additional space for each staff or visiting doctor, plus one (1) space for each two (2) employees including nurses on the shift of greatest employment. Loading and unloading spaces for ambulances and similar vehicles are not included in the spaces required herein.

6.

For medical or dental clinics: One (1) parking space per doctor engaged at the clinic, plus one (1) additional space for every two (2) employees, plus one (1) additional space for each examination room and one (1) space for every two hundred (200) square feet of waiting area.

7.

For mortuaries or funeral parlors: One (1) parking space for each official vehicle plus one (1) space for each family resident on the premises, plus one (1) additional space for each two (2) employees (other than resident on the premises), plus one (1) space for each thirty (30) square feet of floor area in the viewing rooms, slumber rooms, parlors or individual funeral service rooms. A minimum of thirty (30) parking spaces shall be required.

8.

For bowling alleys: Four (4) parking spaces for each alley, plus additional spaces equal in number to at least sixty (60) percent of the number of employees on all shifts.

9.

For theaters: One parking space for each three (3) seats, plus additional spaces equal in number to at least fifty (50) percent of the number of employees at the theater.

10.

For community centers, libraries, museums, convention halls, gymnasiums, skating rinks and civic organizations: Parking spaces equal in number to at least sixty (60) percent of the number of employees, plus one (1) parking space for every five (5) persons who may legally be admitted to the building at one (1) time under the state fire prevention laws.

11.

For auditoriums, stadiums, sports arenas or similar uses: One (1) parking space for three (3) seats, plus additional spaces equal in number to at least fifty (50) percent of the number of employees thereof. Where individual seats are not provided, each thirty (30) inches of benches or other similar seating shall be considered as one (1) seat for the purposes of determining the required number of parking spaces.

12.

For churches: One (1) parking space for each four (4) seats, plus one (1) additional space for each church official resident on the premises, plus additional spaces equal in number to at least fifty (50) percent of the number of permanent employees thereof. Where individual seats are not provided, each thirty (30) inches of benches or other similar seating shall be considered as one (1) seat for the purposes of determining the required number of parking spaces.

13.

For all schools: One (1) parking space for each employee, including teachers and administrators, plus off-street space for the safe and convenient loading and unloading of students, plus additional facilities for student parking at the high school level and above at the ratio of one (1) space for every fifteen (15) students.

14.

For restaurants, nightclubs, tearooms, lunch counters and the like: One (1) off-street parking space for each three (3) seats and one (1) off-street parking space for each two (2) employees on the shift of greatest employment.

15.

For roadside stands, filling stations, repair shops or other roadside service establishments: One (1) parking space for each two (2) employees, plus additional spaces for customers-motorists in the ratio of one (1) space for every ten (10) lineal feet of road frontage.

16.

For industrial or manufacturing establishments: One (1) parking space for every two (2) employees on the shift of greatest employment, plus one (1) parking space for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area in the buildings for use by visitors to the building or buildings.

17.

For office, professional or public buildings: One (1) parking space for each two hundred fifty (250) square feet of gross floor area.

18.

For general business, commercial and personal service establishments not specifically covered in this section: One (1) space for each two hundred fifty (250) square feet of gross floor area.

19.

For shopping centers and strip stores: Five and five-tenths (5 5/10 ) spaces per one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area.

20.

For automobile dealerships, wholesale stores, furniture stores, carpet stores and similar uses: One (1) space for each four hundred (400) square feet of gross floor area plus one (1) space for each employee on the maximum shift.

B.

For any use not listed on the schedule above, the developer shall submit an estimate of the parking requirements generated by his use. This estimate shall be prepared by a qualified engineer, traffic expert, planner or architect and shall refer to one (1) or more standards or studies identifying the parking demand for his use. The calculations in this estimate shall be subject to the review and approval of the borough engineer and planning board.

(Prior code § 105-83)

Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with and in the manner prescribed by this section and shall be separate and distinct from dedicated public streets and rights-of-ways. Off-street parking shall be provided, within group parking facilities used for the storage of motor vehicles. All parking spaces contained in a group parking facility shall have common access to a street. Off-street parking may be provided in an open parking area or within a building on the same lot to which it relates. Access to group parking areas shall be so located and designed as to draw a minimum of vehicular traffic to and through public streets in other districts having predominantly residential frontage. The entrances and exits for all group parking facilities shall be located not closer than one hundred (100) feet from the intersection of any two (2) or more streets. A parking space shall be held to be an area twenty (20) feet long and ten (10) feet wide unless full-time attendant parking is provided, in which case the parking spaces served by the attendants may be eighteen (18) feet long and eight (8) feet wide. All open parking areas which are located at grade or at roof level (not above two (2) floors) shall be screened from the view of adjoining residential districts, including such districts situated across a street, by either a six-foot (or wider) strip of evergreen shrubs or an opaque wall or barrier of fire-resistant material at least six (6) feet high, but not more than eight (8) feet above the floor or parking area. Such screening shall be maintained in good condition at all times, may be interrupted by normal entrances and exits and shall have no signs hung or attached thereto except customary traffic directional and control signs.

(Prior code § 105-84)

Driveways in a residential district shall be treated as an accessory use on a residential property and shall meet the area and yard requirements as set forth in Code section 17.48.030 for properties in an R-1 residential district and shall meet the requirements in section 17.68.040 for properties located in an R-2 and R-3 residential district. Specifically, all such driveways shall be set back a minimum of three (3) feet from the side yard property line and three (3) feet from the rear yard property line. No residential driveway shall exceed twenty (20) feet at its widest point. There shall be no front yard setback requirements for driveways in a residential district. The appropriate land use board may grant an exception from these requirements by appropriate application to the board.

(Ord. No. 2008:10, § 1, 8-12-2008)