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Wantage Township City Zoning Code

§ 13-7.6

Offstreet Parking and Loading Area Requirements.

a. 
Any building containing more than one use shall meet the combined parking space requirements for all uses of the building. Any change of the use within a building shall be required to meet the minimum parking requirements for the new use.
b. 
If it can be clearly demonstrated that because of the peculiar nature of any use, all the required parking is not necessary, the planning board may permit a reduction in the amount of parking area to be paved, provided, however, that the entire parking area shall be shown on the plans submitted so that it will be available in the event future conditions should so require.
c. 
All offstreet parking areas shall be constructed in accordance with the following specifications:
Base material - Minimum four inches of soil aggregate, type 5, Class "A".
Surface material - F.A.B.C. 1, two inches thick as per the New Jersey Department of Transportation specifications.
d. 
All parking and loading areas shall be graded and equipped with adequate drainage facilities as approved by the planning board.
e. 
All parking and loading spaces shall be appropriately marked with painted lines.
f. 
Any lighting in connection with offstreet parking shall be so arranged and shielded as to reflect the light downward away from adjoining street or property.
g. 
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.
h. 
All nonresidential parking areas shall be effectively screened on any side which adjoins or faces residential premises or open space by a fence or wall not less than four feet, nor more than six feet, in height and 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 board.
i. 
Except as hereinafter provided, parking, as necessary to any use, shall be provided on the same lot with said use.
j. 
No sign other than "entrance", "exit", or conditions of use shall be maintained.
k. 
All parking areas shall be designated 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 where found necessary to provide for convenient access.
l. 
Any owner, or group of owners, of a building or buildings, devoted to commercial uses 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 other requirements of this chapter, and further provided that any participating use is no farther from the parking area than 300 feet.
m. 
For every commercial building or use requiring the receipt or distribution in vehicles of materials or merchandise there shall be provided, on the same property with such building or use, one offstreet loading space for each building or use. Each loading space shall be at least 12 feet in width, 30 feet in length and have a fifteen-foot clearance above grade, provided however, that the planning board may require additional length of up to 55 feet, depending on the length of vehicles using said space. Such space shall be located in the side or rear yard only, but in no case, in a side yard adjoining a street.
n. 
For all apartments, townhouse and nonresidential structures, there shall be provided the number of offstreet parking spaces required by the specific use in accordance with the following schedule:
Use
Required Parking Spaces
Townhouses
2 for each dwelling unit
Garden apartments
1 1/2 for each dwelling unit
Retail store or service establishment; business and professional offices; banks and fiduciary institutions
1 for each 200 square feet of floor area
1 for each 200 square feet
Medical and dental offices or clinics
5 for each physician plus 1 for each employee, but not less than 1 for each 200 square feet of floor area
Luncheonette
1 for each 3 seats
o. 
Townhouse and garden apartment parking areas shall generally be located in the side or rear yards, at least 50 feet from any property line of any townhouse or garden apartment tract. However, the front yard of any such tract may be used for parking, provided, not more than half of the total number of parking spaces for the tract are located in the front yard, and provided further that in no event shall more than one-half of the area of the front yard be used for parking, driveways, and turning areas.
p. 
Parking spaces may be open, underground, or in separate garages or carports.
q. 
Each parking space shall be a minimum of 10 feet by 20 feet in size, and shall be so located that a standard size automobile may be parked without moving other parked vehicles.
r. 
Parking areas shall not contain direct access to streets, but shall be provided with access drives which shall be maintained free of parked vehicles.