Automobiles. Each perpendicular or angle off-street parking space shall occupy a rectangular area of not less than nine feet in width and 18 feet in depth exclusive of access drives and aisles, except that parking spaces for the physically handicapped shall be 12 feet wide. Parallel parking spaces shall occupy a rectangular area 10 feet by 23 feet.

Other vehicles.

When off-street parking is provided in connection with a use which will assign or can control the utilization of parking areas (for example, employee-only parking areas), the Planning Board may approve separate parking areas for subcompact vehicles having a length of less than 17 feet and a width of six feet or less. Within such areas, the Planning Board may approve the reduction of stall size to a width of 8 1/2 feet and a length of 17 feet. Appropriate signing and marking shall be required. The number of parking stalls which may be designed for subcompact vehicles shall be determined by the Planning Board based upon documentation submitted by the applicant.

Aisles from which cars directly enter or leave parking spaces shall not be less than 24 feet wide for perpendicular parking or for parking at any angle greater than 60° and 20 feet wide for sixty-degree-angle parking, except that all two-way aisles shall be a minimum of 24 feet wide.

Only angle parking stalls or parallel parking stalls shall be used with one-way aisles.

Entrance and exit drives shall have a minimum width of 18 feet for those designed for one-way traffic and 24 feet for those carrying two-way traffic.

Parking areas for 25 or more cars and access drives for all parking areas on major thoroughfares or major arterial highways shall provide curbed return radii of not less than 15 feet for all right-turn movements and left-turn access from one-way streets and concrete aprons on entrance and exit drives.

Parking areas for less than 25 cars may utilize concrete aprons without curb returns at entrance and exit drives which are not located on a minor arterial or principal arterial highway.

Parking areas for less than 50 cars, which the Planning Board determines are not likely to be utilized by heavy truck traffic or drive-up window service, may be paved with two inches of pavement, Type FABC-1, over a six-inch gravel base, all in accordance with the specifications contained in § 348-8.22.

In parking areas for between 50 cars and 100 cars, access drives and aisles shall provide a minimum surface of not less than 1 1/2 inches of pavement, Type FABC-1, a minimum stabilized base course of not less than two inches and a dense aggregate base course of six inches in conformance with the standards of § 348-8.22. Alternate design specifications may be approved subject to approval by the Toms River Township Engineer.

*Parking areas in residential zones and the Village Office Zone for uses other than single-family and two-family dwellings may be located in the rear or side yard, but may not be located in any required front yard setback.[2]

No area shall be used for parking unless it is large enough to provide for at least three contiguous stalls.

Where parking is permitted between the front building line and the street line, whether by this chapter or variance, a safety island or raised median separating the public street from the parking area shall be provided in accordance with the following minimum requirements (see Figures 5 and 6[3]):

*All required parking spaces and facilities shall be located on the same lot or parcel as the structure or use it shall serve. In the case of nonresidential uses, parking facilities may be provided on other lots or parcels within a radius of 1,000 feet from the boundary of the lot containing the use to which said parking spaces and facilities are accessory, provided that said lots are a permitted accessory use for the nonresidential use in the zone where they are located and are in the same ownership as the lot containing the principal use and subject to deed restrictions binding the owner and his heirs, successors and assigns to maintain the required number of spaces available and required facilities throughout the life of such use.[4]

Required parking spaces for the physically handicapped should be located to provide convenient access to building entrances by way of depressed curbs and ramps in accordance with federal and state regulations and § 348-8.38 entitled, "Handicapped facilities" of this chapter.

In the R-40A, R-40B, R-40E, R-40W, R-B-1, R-B-2, R-B-3, R-B-4, R-B-5, R-B-6, and R-B-7 Residential Zones, all residential uses shall provide off-street parking as provided for in § 348-8.20O(15), having an access of a minimum of nine feet and a maximum of 18 feet in width. The access drive shall be designated on each lot by curb cuts for areas having curbing and by a driveway apron where there are no curbs, subject to the discretion of the Township Engineer based on sound engineering practices. More than one driveway is allowed on a street frontage provided the aggregate width of the driveways shall not exceed 18 feet, and a parking space is provided on the street in a location acceptable to the Township Engineer. When the owner of the property has not designated an access drive, it shall be assumed to be located on the side of the structure having the greatest side yard setback and shall be considered to be a ten-foot drive in width. Properties located on streets with a right-of-way width of less than 30 feet, or which adjoin a street frontage where parking is prohibited, shall not be bound by these driveway width restrictions. See the related provisions of § 348-8.11.1.

A safety island where parking is provided in the front yard area.

A five-foot unbroken landscaping strip along side and rear property lines. The five-foot landscaping strips shall have the same minimum planting requirements as safety islands, except that:

Not more than one two-way access drive or two one-way access drives shall be permitted on any street.

Where possible, access drives shall not be located closer than 100 feet to the nearest right-of-way line of an intersecting street.

No parking stall shall be located to require a vehicle to back into any portion of the right-of-way in order to enter or exit the parking stall.

All parking areas for 10 or more vehicles shall have artificial lighting that will provide a minimum lighting level of 0.5 horizontal footcandle throughout the parking area and access drives. For multifamily uses, such lights shall be operated from dusk to dawn and for all other uses when the site or structure is occupied. Freestanding light poles shall be no higher than the height of the highest principal building plus five feet. Shielding shall be required where necessary to prevent glare upon adjacent properties or streets.

Dead-end parking circulation aisles which do not provide continuous flow through the parking field/area is prohibited.

Islands separating parking stalls from circulation and entrance/exit drives shall be at least 10 feet wide.

All the minimum design standards for small parking areas.

All entrance drives shall extend a minimum distance of 100 feet back from the street curbline or to an access aisle.

All exit drives shall extend a minimum distance of 60 feet back from the street curb or to a major access aisle.

No parking stalls shall utilize the required entrance and exit drives or major circulation drives as access aisles.

Wherever feasible, access drives located along one-way streets or divided highways shall be separate one-way drives. Said drives shall be located so that vehicles enter the parking area at the beginning of the property and exit at the far end of the property unless other considerations, such as a median opening, dictate otherwise.

Access drives shall not be located closer than 100 feet to the nearest right-of-way line of an intersecting street, except that for uses such as shopping centers which, in the opinion of the Planning Board, will generate large traffic volumes, access drives shall not be located closer than 200 feet to the nearest right-of-way line of an intersecting street.

No driveway shall be located less than 10 feet from the side property line or within 30 feet of an existing drive, whichever is greater.

Properties having a frontage in excess of 500 feet on any one street shall be permitted two-way and one-way access drives providing for not more than two entrance and two exit movements on the street. Properties having a frontage in excess of 1,000 feet on any one street may be permitted to have additional access drives subject to the approval of the Planning Board.

Where the Planning Board determines that the total number of off-street parking spaces required by this chapter may not be immediately required for a particular use, it may permit a staged development plan which requires that only a portion of the parking area, but not less than 65% of the required spaces, be completed initially, subject to the following regulations:

They shall have a minimum width of 10 feet.

They shall be seeded and topsoiled. The use of maintenance-free material other than seeding and topsoil may be permitted if the same provides a safe and attractive alternative.

Unless otherwise approved by the Planning Board, they shall be planted with deciduous trees of two-inch diameter at breast height with a maximum distance between trees at ground level of 40 feet. All trees shall be planted in a dormant state and in accordance with the appropriate requirements of § 348-8.4. The area between trees shall be planted with a minimum of three evergreen-type shrubs.

The depth of perpendicular or angled parking stalls which abut a landscaped dividing strip shall be measured from a point two feet outside the face of the curb for perpendicular spaces or angled spaces greater than 60° and three feet outside the face of the curb for sixty-degree-angle spaces.

In the event that parking is proposed on a lot or site having a slope greater than 10%, regardless of size, it shall be terraced, utilizing retaining walls or properly reinforced embankment slopes, and providing for adequate safety, stability and drainage. At no time should an embankment slope that is not reinforced, or any other earthen material having a greater elevation than the adjacent parking area, have a slope exceeding a ratio of three to one.

When retaining walls, terraces, embankment slopes or similar types of earthen retaining devices are necessitated adjacent to or within the parking area, they shall be kept in good repair or otherwise maintained so as to keep the parking area free of debris and dirt.

Automotive repair garage or body shop: four parking spaces for each service bay but no less than one space for each 400 square feet of gross floor area.

Automotive sales and service: one parking space for each 400 square feet of gross floor area shall be provided for customer and employee parking. These areas shall be in addition to areas utilized for display and storage of vehicles. Site plans shall specify which parking spaces are designated for customers, employees, display and storage.

Automotive service station: four parking spaces for each service bay, exclusive of vehicle service area. In no instance shall there be less than five off-street parking spaces.

Banks, savings and loan associations and similar financial institutions: one parking space for each 300 square feet of gross floor area.

Barber and beauty shop: three parking spaces for each chair (if known), but not less than one parking space per 200 square feet of gross floor area.

Bowling alley: four parking spaces for each alley. Other commercial uses within the same building will be computed separately in accordance with this section.

Business offices: one parking space for each 250 square feet of gross floor area.

Car washes: five parking spaces for employees plus off-street storage (stacking) space equal to at least five times the number of cars that can be in the wash process at one time. For self-wash or self-service car washes, the requirement for employee parking shall be eliminated.

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Convalescent home, nursing home, rest home: one parking space for each two beds based on its licensed bed capacity.

Convenience stores and similar self-service food markets: one parking space for each 175 square feet of gross floor area.

All places of assembly, to include a meeting room, place of worship, assembly or exhibition hall, community center, library, museum, art gallery, community club, private club or lodge, or theater: one parking space for each 100 square feet of gross floor area.

Dwellings: Parking requirements for dwellings shall be in accordance with the Residential Site Improvement Standards, N.J.A.C. 5:21 et seq., with the following exceptions;

Dental or medical professional offices: one parking space for each 150 square feet of gross floor area.

Drive-in restaurant: one parking space for each 30 square feet of gross floor area.

Driving range, miniature golf: one parking space for each tee or hole.

Farmers' market, auction market: one parking space for each 1,000 square feet of land area in the site.

Furniture and appliance stores or similar types of uses requiring large amounts of storage: one parking space for each 400 square feet up to 4,000 square feet, plus one parking space for each 800 square feet of gross floor area above 4,000 square feet.

Government office: to be determined by the Planning Board, except that governmental offices within privately owned buildings shall provide a minimum of one parking space for each 250 square feet of gross floor area.

Hardware and auto supply stores: one parking space for each 250 square feet of gross floor area.

Hospital (general, mental, sanatorium): one parking space for each two beds based on its licensed capacity.

Hotel, motel: one parking space for each rental unit. Each commercial use within the building shall be computed separately according to the requirements for such use set forth herein. The Planning Board may allow up to 50% of the required parking for commercial uses in the hotel or motel to be satisfied by guest room parking.

Laundromats or similar coin-operated cleaning: one parking space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area.

Manufacturing or industrial establishment, research or testing laboratory, bottling plant or similar uses: one parking space for each 500 square feet of gross floor area.

Marina, boatyard, boat sales: one parking space for each two boat slips. where no boat slips exist, there shall be one space for each 300 square feet of gross floor area.

Mortuary, funeral home: one parking space for every 100 square feet of gross floor area.

Nursery schools, day camps, adult or child-care centers. day nurseries or similar uses: one parking space per each 100 square feet of gross floor area, except as otherwise provided for in N.J.S.A. 40: 55D-66a through 40:55D-66.7a.

Professional office: one parking space for each 250 square feet of gross floor area.

Public and private utilities, electrical substation, gas regulator, waterworks, pumping station and similar facilities: to be determined by the Planning Board based on the specific need of the use.

Restaurant, cafe or diner providing seating for more than 12 patrons: one parking space for each three seats.

Restaurants with bars, cocktail lounges, nightclubs: one parking space for each two seats, but no less than one space for each 75 square feet of gross floor area.

Recreation facilities: those not specifically mentioned herein shall be determined by the Planning Board.

Retail stores, except as otherwise specified: on parking space for each 225 square feet of gross floor area.

Studio (art, music, dance, gymnastics and similar for the purpose of giving instruction rather than shows or exhibitions): one parking space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area.

Schools:

Shopping centers: four parking spaces for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area for centers having less than 400,000 square feet. Shopping centers having 400,000 square feet or more shall provide parking at the rate of 4.5 spaces for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area. If more than 5% of the enclosed gross floor area of any shopping center is occupied by malls, lobbies, corridors, heating plants or other space not utilized for direct commercial purposes which, in the opinion of the Planning Board, will not generate a need for parking, the Planning Board shall allow the parking required to be based on the gross leasable area of the shopping center at the above rate. The "gross leasable area," for the purposes of this chapter, shall be defined as the total floor area designed for tenant occupancy and exclusive use, including basements, mezzanines and upper floors. See parking standard for theatres.

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Veterinary clinics or hospitals or animal care facilities: one parking space for each 400 square feet of gross floor area.

Warehouse, wholesale, machinery or large equipment sales: one parking space for each 1,500 square feet of gross floor area, plus one parking space for each vehicle used in connection with the business.

Continuing-care retirement community, health car and long-term residential health care facilities: one space per independent living unit and one space per six health care beds, and one space per 10 independent living units for visitor parking. Parking for such uses shall be the cumulative total of all the above requirements.

Senior Citizen Affordable Housing - 1 Zone: 1.25 spaces per dwelling unit.

Senior Citizen Affordable Housing - 2 zone: 0.75 space per dwelling unit, with provision for additional parking to a maximum of 1.25 spaces per unit if required in the future.

Gymnasiums, fitness facilities and similar physical training facilities: the greater of: a) one per two exercise machines, one per game court, one per 50 square feet of open exercise area; or b) one space per 200 square feet of gross floor area.

Where fractional spaces result, the required number shall be construed to be the nearest whole number.

The parking space requirements for a use not specifically mentioned herein shall be the same as required for a use of similar nature as determined by the Toms River Township Planning Board based upon that use enumerated herein which is most similar to the proposed use. If there is no use enumerated herein having sufficient similarity to the use proposed to enable the Planning Board to establish rational parking requirements, the Planning Board may, in its discretion, direct the applicant to furnish the Planning Board with such data as may be necessary to enable the Planning Board to establish rational parking requirements.

Nothing in the above requirements shall be construed to prevent the joint use of off-street parking facilities by two or more uses on the same site, provided that the total of such spaces shall not be less than the sum of the requirements for various individual uses computed separately by the above requirements.

No part of off-street parking required by a structure or use shall be included as part of an off-street parking requirement of another use unless substantial proof and assurances are presented and it is determined by the Planning Board that the use of this parking will not be simultaneous.

Basement and cellar areas in nonresidential buildings deed restricted for storage and/or utility purposes only shall not be included in gross floor area or gross leasable area calculations for parking purposes.

Accessory off-street parking within buildings and underground is only permitted where specified in Article X, Zoning District Regulations.

Parking is not permitted in the portion of the first floor (or of any basement or cellar not entirely below ground) extending 30 feet back from the building line facing any street. Such area shall be utilized for a permitted principal use in the zone district in which the building is located.

Notwithstanding the above, in a building on a corner lot, parking is permitted in the front portion of the first floor (or basement or cellar not entirely below ground) facing the street with the lower traffic function. Along the street frontage, such parking shall be concealed with facade materials comparable to those used on the remainder of the building. To the extent practical, eye-level fenestration with translucent, but not transparent, glass shall be provided, or the portion of the building devoted to parking shall be screened in accordance with the requirements of § 348-8.4B.

To the extent practical, the vehicular entrance to the internal parking shall be situated at a rear or side elevation of the building (for example, from a rear service alley or an adjoining side street). However, a vehicular entrance to the parking lot on the front elevation is preferable to the interruption of the street wall by a driveway adjoining the side of a building. Notwithstanding the above, vehicular entrances to parking, including side driveways, are prohibited in the Village Business Zone on Washington Street and on Main Street south of Legion Court. Vehicular access to parking within buildings on these streets shall be provided only from rear or side streets or rear alleys.

The total capacity of the common facility shall be the sum of the requirements of each individual use, except that said total capacity may be reduced by the approving agency, providing the applicant provides credible evidence to the satisfaction of the approving agency that the peak parking demand of the two or more uses sharing such a facility do not coincide, and that the accumulated parking demand at any one time of the two or more uses sharing the facility shall not exceed the total capacity of the facility. Such evidence shall indicate the use of the facility by residents, employees, customers and visitors on both weekdays and weekends, and both during the day and overnight.

In cases where the capacity of the common facility is reduced based on the criteria in Subsection R(1) above, the applicant shall submit a shared parking analysis prepared by a licensed engineer in the State of New Jersey, with expertise in the field of transportation engineering.

Where parking is shared between two separate properties, the owners of the properties shall file with the Township a contractual agreement approved by the Township's Administrative Officer providing for the shared parking use. The agreement shall be recorded on the title records of each affected property.

Shared parking facilities serving uses not on the same lot as the parking facility shall be subject to the following limitations:

The site plan shall clearly indicate both that portion of the parking area to be initially paved and the total parking needed to provide the number of spaces required.

The site plan shall provide for adequate drainage of both the partial and total parking areas in accordance with the drainage, lighting and landscaping sections of this section.

The portion of the parking area not to be paved initially shall be landscaped in accordance with this section.

Separate from the performance bond, a temporary land-banked parking bond will be provided for the full value of the outstanding parking for a two-year period. Prior to the expiration of the two-year period, the applicant may either install the additional parking shown on the site plan and apply for release of the temporary land-banked parking bond, or, apply for an administrative hearing to the board of jurisdiction for release of the temporary land-banked parking bond based on the current functionality of the site.

Any change of use on a site for which the board of jurisdiction has approved land-banked parking, which requires more parking spaces than are provided on the site plan, shall require submission of a new site plan.