West Caldwell City Zoning Code
§ 20-23.5
Design Criteria.
[Ord. No. 890 § 20-23.5; Ord. No. 1419 § 35; Ord. No. 1464 § 13; Ord. No. 1488 § 15; Ord. No. 1729 § 7]
All parking areas shall be designed in accordance with the following design criteria and to the satisfaction of the Township Engineer and the Township agency may require that such designs be certified by a licensed professional engineer:
a.
All off-street parking areas shall be paved with bituminous concrete in accordance with the following minimum standards. Unless otherwise indicated, criteria apply only to nonresidence zone districts.
1.
In residence zone districts, all parking areas shall be paved with a minimum of 1 1/2 inches of New Jersey Mix No. 5 over a four-inch base of quarry process stone, all over a compacted earth sub-base.
2.
Areas serving only automobiles and light duty trucks shall be paved with a four-inch quarry process sub-base, a three-inch New Jersey Mix No. 1 Base Course and a two-inch New Jersey Mix No. 5 Surface Course, unless a lighter design is substantiated by the applicant's engineer.
3.
A truck parking or loading area and all driveways serving same shall be paved with a six-inch quarry process sub-base, a five-inch New Jersey Mix No. 1 Base Course and a two-inch New Jersey Mix No. 4 or No. 5 Surface Course, unless a lighter design is substantiated by the applicant's engineer.
b.
The perimeter of all parking areas shall be bounded by granite block curb with a minimum face height of six inches.
c.
Off-street loading spaces shall have a minimum width of 10 feet and a minimum length of 45 feet in M Zone Districts and 25 feet in B Zone Districts. The loading area shall be of such size as to permit the safe and efficient movement of trucks and vehicles without interference with any parking areas, and to prevent the necessity for any vehicle to back into or out of a public street.
d.
Parking space and aisle dimensions shall be as follows:
Parking Angle Degrees | Min. Space Width | Min. Space Length | Min. Aisle Width |
|---|---|---|---|
90 | 10 feet | 20 feet | 25 feet |
60 | 10 feet | 20 feet | 18 feet |
45 | 10 feet | 20 feet | 15 feet |
30 | 10 feet | 20 feet | 15 feet |
0 | 9 feet | 25 feet | 15 feet |
Parking space width may be reduced by 10% within parking areas serving employees only in the B-1, B-3 and M Zone Districts, provided such spaces are so designated and are located in segregated, contiguous areas. In the B-2 Zone District, at least 75% of all parking provided shall comply with the minimum parking space and aisle dimensions set forth herein: the remainder may be reduced by up to 10% in either width or length, but not both, provided such spaces are located in contiguous areas and, to the extent practicable, at or near the perimeter of the property. No reduction in the aisle width shall be permitted. |
In addition, parking spaces in any parking area adjacent to a landscaped area or pedestrian walkway and where the parking angle is 45° or greater may be reduced to 17 1/2 feet in length, provided the width of the landscaped area or pedestrian walkway shall be increased by a three-foot wide transition area to permit vehicle overhang without disturbing landscaping or without affecting pedestrian safety, as applicable, and further provided that any such overhang transition areas shall conform to the setback requirements of Subsection 20-23.3g. |
e.
In all zone districts, driveways shall be designed to permit safe and efficient ingress and egress from a public street. Any vertical curve shall be sufficiently flat to prevent the dragging of any vehicle undercarriage.
f.
All parking spaces in the B Zone Districts shall be marked with a double line two feet on center, and the width of such parking spaces shall be measured as the distance between the midpoints of such double lines. All other spaces may be marked with a single line. Lines shall be four inches wide of white or yellow reflective paint.
g.
The maximum grade permitted shall be 4% in a direction parallel to the parking spaces and 6% perpendicular to the parking spaces.