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Wantage Township City Zoning Code

§ 13-19.3

Non-residential Offstreet Parking and Loading.

a. 
General requirements. Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, all nonresidential offstreet parking and loading areas shall meet the following requirements:
1. 
All offstreet parking areas other than residential parking areas shall be paved with bituminous concrete two inches thick after compaction, on a stable base four inches thick after compaction where curbs are provided. In the event that curbing is not provided, the area shall be paved with bituminous concrete two inches thick after compaction on a stable base six inches thick after compaction. Such paved areas shall be approved by the municipal engineer.
2. 
All parking and loading areas shall be graded and equipped with adequate drainage facilities as approved by the municipal engineer.
3. 
All parking and loading spaces shall be appropriately marked with painted lines.
4. 
Any lighting in connection with offstreet parking shall be so arranged and shielded as to reflect the light downward away from adjoining streets or properties.
5. 
All parking areas shall provide for adequate ingress and egress and safe and convenient traffic circulation. Access drives and aisles shall be of sufficient width to permit safe access to parking spaces and safe traffic movement.
6. 
The offstreet parking area shall be effectively screened on any side which adjoins or faces premises situated in any residential zone, by a fence or wall not less than four nor more than six feet in height, maintained in good condition provided, however, that a screening or hedge or other natural landscaping may be substituted for the required fence or wall if approved by the planning board. The fence as required by this section may be waived by the planning board if, in the board's judgment, because of topographic or other unusual conditions, said fence is not necessary to screen adjoining residential property.
7. 
Except as hereinafter provided, offstreet parking as required for any use shall be provided on the same lot with said use.
8. 
Offstreet parking areas shall be used solely for the parking of passenger automobiles and no commercial repair work or service of any kind shall be conducted on the parking lot nor shall such lots be used for the parking of disabled, dismantled, unoperable or unregistered vehicles.
9. 
No signs other than "entrance", "exit", or conditions of use signs shall be maintained.
10. 
Parking areas shall be enclosed by concrete curbing six inches above the paved surface and; unless otherwise required by this chapter, located at least five feet from any property line or nearest structural wall of a building, except that in the commercial zones parking areas may be constructed up to the property line which abuts a parking area on property in the commercial zones and further provided proper access and circulation between the two parking areas is provided.
11. 
All parking areas shall be designed with service aisles to meet the following standards:
Parallel parking
12 foot aisle width
30° angle parking
12 foot aisle width
45° angle parking
13 foot aisle width
60° angle parking
18 foot aisle width
90° angle parking
24 foot aisle width
In addition there shall be a minimum distance between parallel parking spaces of six feet when found necessary to provide convenient access.
12. 
All portions of the property not used for off-street parking shall be attractively landscaped with grass lawns, trees and shrubs as approved by the planning board.
13. 
All offstreet parking areas shall be subject to the approval of the planning board to insure their adequacy, relation to traffic safety and protection of the adjacent properties.
b. 
Highway commercial zone offstreet parking exceptions. Any owner or group of owners of a business building or buildings in the highway commercial zone may jointly sponsor offstreet parking facilities, provided that the area of the parking facilities equals the total parking area requirements of each owner, participating therein, that such jointly sponsored facilities comply with all the other requirements of this chapter and further provided that any participating use is no farther from the parking area than 300 feet.