Warren City Zoning Code
§ 16-24.4
Minimum Space Requirements for Off-Street Parking Areas; Use and Minimum Space Requirements.
[Ord. No. 93-24; Ord. No. 04-30, § 1]
a.
Automobile and Gasoline Service Station. At least one space for each service island and service bay, but in no case less than five spaces.
b.
Flower or Plant Nursery: Landscape Gardeners Business. At least one space for every 1,000 square feet of the building area not used for retail sales and one space for each 200 square feet of building area used for retail sales.
c.
Church, Hospital or Other Structure of Public Congregation. One per 250 square feet of gross floor area, with a minimum of one per 3.0 persons' capacity.
d.
Commercial Uses.
1.
Grocery store, food market and supermarkets: one space per 175 square feet of gross floor area.
2.
Delicatessen and bakery: one space per 200 square feet of gross floor area excluding storage space not accessible to general public.
3.
Barber shop and beauty shops; three spaces for each beautician (barber) station or one space for each 250 feet of gross floor area accessible to general public, whichever the greater.
4.
Other commercial uses not specifically listed elsewhere in this section: one space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area, finished for occupancy and one space for each 400 square feet of unfinished storage area.
e.
Residential.
Parking Requirements for Residential Land Usesa | |
|---|---|
Housing Unit Type/Sizeb | Parking Requirement |
Single-Family Detached | |
2 bedroom | 1.5 |
3 bedroom | 2.0 |
4 bedroom | 2.5c |
5 bedroom | 3.0 |
Garden Apartment | |
1 bedroom | 1.8 |
2 bedroom | 2.0c |
3 bedroom | 2.1 |
Townhouse | |
1 bedroom | 1.8 |
2 bedroom | 2.3c |
3 bedroom | 2.4 |
Retirement Community | Value shall be commensurate with the most appropriate housing unit type and size noted above that the retirement community resembles |
Assisted Living | 0.5 |
Notes: | ||
|---|---|---|
a | When determination of the required number of parking spaces results in a fractional space for the entire development, any fraction of 1/2 or less may be disregarded, while a fraction in excess of 1/2 shall be counted as 1 parking space. | |
b | Requirements for attached units (apartment/condominium/townhouse) include provisions for guest parking (0.5 spaces per dwelling unit). Guest parking must either be provided for on street or in common parking areas. | |
c | If applicant does not specify the number of bedrooms per unit, this parking requirement shall apply. | |
Source: | Modified and adapted from U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Public use File-New Jersey (cross-tabulation of vehicles by housing unit for units constructed 1975 to 1980). | |
Source: | Table 4.4 Residential Site Improvement Standards. | |
f.
Education and Training School or Institution: At least one space for each employee including teachers and administration, plus one space for each student or one space for each 100 square feet of classroom, laboratories or other space used for instructional purposes.
g.
Eleemosynary or Philanthropic Institution: One space for each employee or one space per one 150 square feet of gross floor area accessible to the general public whichever the greater.
h.
Furniture and Hardware Store: One space for each employee plus one space for each 350 square feet of gross floor area.
i.
Manufacturing Establishment: One space for each employee at the maximum shift or one space per 250 square feet of gross floor area, whichever the greater.
j.
Medical, Dental Practitioner's Office, Physical Therapist and Other Licensed Medical Service Professionals: Five spaces for each professional person, plus an additional space for each 200 square feet of gross floor.
k.
Mortuary or Funeral Home: One parking space for each five seats in the chapel, one additional space for each residential family and one additional space for each funeral vehicle or one space for each 200 square feet of floor area, whichever the greater.
l.
Hotel or Motel: One space for each room, plus one space for each employee and one space per 300 GFA for conference and restaurant areas.
m.
Office Building, Professional Building or Similar Uses: For uses not specified elsewhere:
Square Feet | Spaces/SF |
|---|---|
0 — 50,000 | 5.0 spaces/1,000 sf |
50,001 — 100,000 | 4.5 spaces/1,000 sf |
100,000 or greater | 4.0 spaces/1,000 sf |
n.
Recreation Indoor Exercise, Commercial, Other Than a Theater: One space for each 150 square feet of exercise floor area.
o.
Restaurant: At least one space for each three seats provided for patron use, or one space for each 75 square feet of retail space exclusive of utility rooms, bathroom(s) and kitchen, whichever the greater.
p.
Shopping Center: 5.0 spaces for 1,000 square feet of floor area or fraction thereof.
q.
Swimming Pool and/or Membership Recreation Facility Profit: One parking space per two family memberships or if no membership is required, one space per 1,000 square feet of developed recreation area.
r.
Theater: One parking space per four seats where the theater parking lot is contiguous with and shared with a parking lot of three or more other commercial facilities; one per three seats, if use is located by itself.
s.
Warehouse: One space per 5,000 square feet of storage area, plus one space for each employee or five spaces, whichever the greater.