West Cape May City Zoning Code
§ 27-27.3
Parking Requirements.
[Ord. No. 130-88 A16 § 3; Ord. No. 153-89 § 3; Ord. No. 396-07 § 31; Ord. No. 428-09 § 27-27.3; Ord. No. 539-2018; amended 9-23-2020 by Ord. No. 586-20]
All uses shall provide adequate off-street parking. The following is the minimum number of spaces required for each particular category of use:
Use | Number of Spaces |
|---|---|
Residential dwelling unit in R-1, C-1, C-2, C-3 | See RSIS, N.J.A.C. 5:21-4.14 |
Residential dwelling unit in all other zones | See RSIS, N.J.A.C. 5:21-4.14 |
Bed & Breakfast, guest house, hotel, motel | 1 space per unit, plus one space for owner/manager |
Campground | 1 space per unit plus 1 space for each employee |
Mobile home park | 1 space per unit plus 1 space for each employee |
Farms | 3 |
Banks and offices | 1 space per 400 square feet of floor area |
Retail businesses | 1 space per 300 square feet of floor area |
Restaurant | 1 space for each 6 seats or 1 space per 150 square feet of total restaurant floor area (including outdoor dining area), whichever is greater. |
Medical offices | 1 space per 150 square feet of floor area |
Personal service shops | 1 parking space per 400 square feet of floor area |
Laundry, self-service | One space per 400 square feet of floor area |
Liquor stores | 1 space per 300 square feet of floor area. Liquor stores shall also provide one truck loading and unloading area for every 10,000 square feet, or part thereof, of gross floor area. Each truck area shall be adjacent to the store, and shall be 14 feet wide by 60 feet long (14'x 60'). |
Breweries/Distilleries | 1 space for each 6 seats or 1 space per 150 square feet of total floor area (including outdoor seating area), whichever is greater. |
Where the applicant proposes a commercial use not specified above, applicant shall be required to present evidence to the Planning Board that the proposed development contains sufficient parking spaces.
Mixed Uses — If two or more uses are conducted on one lot, the minimum required number of parking spaces shall be the sum of the required parking spaces for each use.
Applications for nonresidential development may include the following alternatives to on-site parking to be considered by the Planning Board. These alternatives are not available if new construction is proposed.
a.
Contribution to Dedicated Parking Fund. In the event that an applicant has insufficient land for 100% of the required off-street parking spaces based on the proposed use or uses of the site, the Planning Board may still approve the application conditioned upon the applicant installing the parking spaces for which there is sufficient land and making a contribution for each additional parking space omitted, up to the required number, to a Borough Parking Fund maintained by the Borough specifically for the periodic purchase, lease, acquisition or maintenance of off-street parking lots to serve the Borough. The contribution for each parking space shall be paid prior to issuance of a building permit or, at the option of the applicant at the time of approval, in installments over a five-year period, with the first payment due prior to the issuance of the building permit and additional payments due on the annual anniversary of the first payment. Payments not received by the Borough on the anniversary due date shall be delinquent and added to the tax liability of the property owner subject to penalty and interest. Upon sale of the property, any unpaid portion of the contribution will be payable in full.
Contributions are required as follows:
# of Spaces | 1 x Contribution/ Space | 5-Year Payment Contribution/Space |
|---|---|---|
First 5 spaces | $5,000/each space | $1,200/each space/year |
Each additional space in excess of 5 spaces | $3,000/each space | $800/each space/year |
b.
Off-site parking spaces within five hundred (500') feet walking distance of a primary pedestrian entrance to the site being developed may be provided through ownership or lease of the lot where the parking is proposed. Proof of ownership or lease is required.
Driveways may be utilized to satisfy these parking requirements for one- and two-family dwellings only.
Off-street parking spaces shall be not less than nine (9') feet by eighteen (18') feet in size. Drive aisles shall be a minimum of ten (10') feet in width.
All parking spaces, driveways and drive aisles shall be designed and situated so as to provide safe and convenient access. Pervious surfaces such as pervious or grass pavers, are encouraged. Where stone or gravel is used, raised borders such as landscape planters shall be used to keep material contained in parking area. Access drives and walkways shall be of a stable material such as concrete, asphalt or pavers.
Parking areas for commercial or mixed use that border a residential use or residential zone, shall be screened and buffered as stated in Subsection 27-27.8, Buffering. Such buffering shall be at least four (4') feet in width and four (4') feet in height and of a dense evergreen or similar species as may be determined by the Planning Board in connection with site plan review. See Landscaping and Vegetation § 27-36 of this chapter.
When site plan review is required, parking areas shall be in conformance with lighting standards set forth in the Borough's site plan regulations.
For all properties in all districts, ground level lighting shall be used wherever possible. Lighting shall not exceed twelve (12') from grade, and shall be shielded downward.
In the C-1 Broadway/Historic zoning district, except for restaurants and B&B's, guest houses and hotel/motels providing greater than six units (including owners quarters if present), parking requirements shall be waived for pre- existing structures, except in the case of new construction (expansion of existing structure or entirely new structure).
In the C-1 Broadway zoning district, parking areas are prohibited in the front yard. In the C-3 Sunset zoning district, parking areas are prohibited in the front yard and side yards.
Garages fronting on a street in all districts for all uses shall have a minimum setback of twenty (20') from the property line.
Curb cuts for driveways require zoning approval, and are permitted at a maximum width of twelve (12') where one space is required, and twenty-four (24') where two spaces are required.