West Long Branch City Zoning Code
§ 18-7.4
Off-Street Parking, Loading and Unloading Regulations.
[Ord. #513; Ord. No. O-07-17 § 1; Ord. No. O-08-7, S XI; Ord. No. O-2015-4 § 9]
a.
Off-Street Parking.
1.
Off-street parking space shall be provided as further specified in this Chapter, and shall be furnished with necessary passageways and driveways. All such space shall be deemed to be required space on the lot on which it is situated, and shall not be encroached upon or reduced in any manner. All parking areas, passageways, and driveways (except when provided in connection with one family residences) shall be surfaced with a dustless, durable, all-weather pavement, clearly marked for car spaces, shall be adequately drained, and shall be adequately buffered, all subject to the approval of the Borough Engineer. Aisle widths and access drives shall not exceed twenty-five (25') feet in width without a specific determination by the Borough Engineer that the excess width is needed to accommodate the proposed use.
2.
A site plan shall be filed with zoning permit application where off-street parking facilities are required or permitted under the provisions of this ordinance in connection with the use or uses for which the application is being made.
3.
Parking areas may be located in any yard space for commercial use and in any yard but the front yard for other uses, and shall be adequately buffered in accordance with the site plan recommendations of the Borough Engineer and Planning Board.
4.
No commercial motor vehicle shall be parked or stored anywhere on public streets or private property in an R-22, R-15, R-10, MF-1, SH-1 or RP District, unhoused or visible from a public street or any neighboring property, except when the vehicle is being used in the transaction of business with the owner or occupant of the property. Commercial motor vehicles shall include all vehicles in excess of 7,000 pounds gross vehicle weight, except recreational vehicles as regulated in paragraph 5 following, and all trucks or vans with a pay load or capacity in excess of one ton. No display vehicles for commercial purposes shall remain in any district for longer than a 24 hour period.
5.
Recreational vehicles (excepting conventional passenger automobiles) whether self-propelled, towed, truck mounted or licensed as a passenger vehicle, which include but are not limited to all sizes and descriptions of trailers, campers, boats, and buses, shall not be parked outdoors in any zone except that a resident may park such vehicle on said resident's premises for a period not to exceed 24 hours for the purpose of loading or unloading such vehicle. Recreational vehicles which are less than nine (9') feet x twenty-two (22') feet, however, shall be permitted to be parked outdoors on a resident's premises provided the vehicle is parked in a side or rear yard area and is set back a minimum of five (5') feet from the side and rear lot line. Upon registration with the Police Department, permission for temporary parking of the above vehicles may be granted for a period not to exceed seven days to nonresidents of the Borough, provided said vehicles are not occupied while parked on the subject premises.
6.
Not more than two driveways, of not less than twenty (20') feet or more than thirty (30') feet in width, used as a means of ingress and egress for nonresidential off-street parking areas shall be permitted for each two hundred (200') feet of frontage upon a public street, nor shall any driveway be located closer than fifty (50') feet to the intersection of two public streets.
7.
All parking areas and appurtenant passageways and driveways serving commercial uses shall be illuminated adequately during the hours between sunset and sunrise when the use is in operation. Adequate shielding shall be provided by commercial uses to protect adjacent residential zones from the glare of such illumination.
8.
Required Off-Street Parking Space.
(a)
Residential uses shall conform with the parking requirements in N.J.A.C. 5:21, Residential Site Improvement Standards.
(b)
Motels—one and one-tenth (1 1/10) parking space per sleeping or dwelling unit.
(c)
Barber and beauty shops—one and one-half (1 1/2) parking space per beauty chair or barber chair.
(d)
Financial institutions, and medical professional offices—one parking space for every 150 square feet of floor area or major fraction thereof.
(e)
Retail and service stores, except when otherwise specifically covered herein—one parking space for every 200 square feet of floor area or major fraction thereof.
(f)
Stores for the retail sale of furniture or appliances—one parking space for every 500 square feet of floor area or major fraction thereof.
(g)
Supermarkets, self-service food stores—one parking space for every 150 square feet of floor area or major fraction thereof.
(h)
Houses of worship—one parking space for every three seats.
(i)
Motor vehicle sales and service—one parking space for every 200 square feet of floor area or fraction thereof.
(j)
Restaurants, cafeterias, taverns, bars (indoor service only)—one parking space for every two seats for customers, or one parking space for every two persons who may legally be admitted therein at one time under the State Fire Prevention Laws, whichever is greater.
(k)
Bowling alleys—five parking spaces for every bowling lane.
(l)
Auditoriums, theatres, stadiums, assembly halls, and similar places of public assembly, including all secondary schools and college buildings having fixed seating facilities—(1) parking space for every three seats in the main assembly unit.
(m)
Mortuaries and funeral homes—(1) parking space for every 50 square feet of floor area in the slumber rooms, parlors or individual funeral service rooms.
(n)
Public utility installations—one parking space for each employee and each company vehicle.
(o)
Planned commercial shopping center—one parking space for each 200 square feet of gross floor space.
(p)
Industrial manufacturing establishment—one parking space per eight hundred (800') feet.
(q)
Warehousing—one parking space per 5,000 square feet.
(r)
Offices, other than medical professional—one parking space per 250 square feet.
(s)
Educational Services: one parking space per three seats for classrooms or labs; one parking space per four beds for dormitories and residence halls; one parking space per 250 square feet for offices and all other uses.
[Ord. No. O-2015-4 § 9]
(t)
Diagnostic Imaging Centers and Home Health Care Centers — one parking space per 150 square feet.
[Ord. No. O-2015-4 § 9]
(u)
Business and Professional Organizations — one parking space per 250 square feet.
[Ord. No. O-2015-4 § 9]
9.
Handicapped Parking and Passenger Loading Requirements.
(a)
Accessible Parking Spaces. Accessible parking and passenger loading shall be provided in accordance with the New Jersey Barrier Free Subcode. Where required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities (ADAAG), parking lots or parking garages shall have at least the number of accessible parking spaces for the handicapped as set forth below:
ADAAG ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES | |
|---|---|
Total Spaces in Lot | Required Number of Accessible Spaces |
1 to 25 | 1 |
26 to 50 | 2 |
51 to 75 | 3 |
76 to 100 | 4 |
101 to 150 | 5 |
151 to 200 | 6 |
201 to 300 | 7 |
301 to 400 | 8 |
401 to 500 | 9 |
501 to 1000 | 2 percent (%) of total |
1001 and over | 20 plus 1 for each 100 spaces over 1000 |
(b)
Medical care facilities. At facilities providing medical care and other services for persons with mobility impairments, parking spaces for the handicapped shall be provided in accordance with the table in paragraph (a) above except as follows:
(1)
Outpatient units and facilities: Ten percent of the total number of parking spaces provided serving each such outpatient unit or facility;
(2)
Units and facilities that specialize in treatment or services for persons with mobility impairments: 20% of the total number of parking spaces provided serving each such unit or facility.
(c)
Valet parking. Valet parking facilities shall provide a passenger loading zone in compliance with ADAAG located on an accessible route to the entrance of the facility.
(d)
Location. Accessible parking spaces serving a particular building shall be located on the shortest accessible route of travel from adjacent parking to an accessible entrance. In parking facilities that do not serve a particular building, accessible parking shall be located on the shortest accessible route of travel to an accessible pedestrian entrance of the parking facility. In buildings with multiple accessible entrances with adjacent parking, accessible parking spaces shall be dispersed and located closest to the accessible entrances.
(e)
Parking spaces. Accessible parking spaces shall be at least ninety-six (96") inches (2440 mm) wide. Parking access aisles shall be part of an accessible route to the building or facility entrance and shall comply with ADAAG for an Accessible Route. Two accessible parking spaces may share a common access aisle (see ADAAG Figure 9). Parked vehicle overhangs shall not reduce the clear width of an accessible route. Parking spaces and access aisles shall be level with surface slopes not exceeding 1:50 (2%) in all directions
(f)
Signage. Accessible parking spaces shall be designated as reserved by a sign showing the symbol of accessibility in accordance with ADAAG. Spaces complying with paragraph (a) above shall have an additional sign "Van-Accessible" mounted below the symbol of accessibility. Such signs shall be located so they cannot be obscured by a vehicle parked in the space.
 International Symbol of Accessibility Proportions on a Grid Background |  International Symbol of Display Conditions[1] |
[1]
The symbol contrast shall be light on dark, or dark on light
(g)
Vertical clearance. Provide minimum vertical clearance of one hundred fourteen (114") inches (2895 mm) at accessible passenger loading zones and along at least one vehicle access route to such areas from site entrance(s) and exit(s). At parking spaces complying with ADAAG requirements, provide a minimum vertical clearance of ninety-eight (98") inches (2490 mm) at the parking space and along at least one vehicle access route to such spaces from site entrance(s) and exit(s).
(h)
Passenger loading zones. Passenger loading zones shall provide an access aisle at least sixty (60") inches (1525 mm) wide and twenty (20') feet (240") inches (6100 mm) long adjacent and parallel to the vehicle pull-up space (see ADAAG Figure 10). If there are curbs between the access aisle and the vehicle pull-up space, then a curb ramp complying with the ADAAG shall be provided. Vehicle standing spaces and access aisles shall be level with surface slopes not exceeding 1:50 (2%) in all directions. Passenger loading zones required to be accessible by the ADA shall comply with requirements of the ADAAG.
ADAAG Figure 9 DIMENSIONS OF ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES  |
The access aisle shall be a minimum of 60 inches (1525 mm) wide for cars or a minimum of 96 inches (2440 mm) wide for vans. The accessible route connected to the access aisle at the front of the parking spaces shall be a minimum of 36 inches (915 mm). |
ADAAG Figure 10 ACCESS AISLE AT PASSENGER LOADING  |
An access aisle is required at a passenger loading zone which is 240 inches (6100 mm) minimum, measured parallel to the vehicle pull-up area, and 60 inches (1525 mm) minimum, measured perpendicular to the vehicle area. This aisle must be clear of obstructions and at the same level as the vehicle area. |
b.
Off-Street Loading and Unloading.
1.
For every building, structure or part thereof having over 5,000 square feet of gross building area erected and occupied for commerce, dry cleaning, places of public assembly, industry and other similar uses involved in the receipt and distribution by vehicles of materials or merchandise, there shall be provided and permanently maintained adequate space for standing, loading and unloading services in order to avoid undue interference with the public use of streets or alleys. Every building, structure or addition thereto having a use which complies with the above definition shall be provided with at least one truck standing, loading and unloading space on the premises not less than twelve (12') feet in width, thirty-five (35') feet in length, and fourteen (14') feet in height, in the rear of the building only. One additional truck space of these dimensions shall be provided for every additional 20,000 square feet or fraction thereof, of gross area in the building.
2.
Access to a truck standing, loading and unloading space shall be provided directly from a public street or alley or from any right-of-way that will not interfere with public convenience, and that will permit orderly and safe movement of truck vehicles.
3.
Loading space as required under this section shall be provided as area in addition to off-street parking space and shall not be considered as supplying off-street parking space.
4.
Off-street loading and unloading areas shall be surfaced with a dustless, durable, all-weather pavement which shall be adequately drained and adequately screened and buffered, all subject to the approval of the Borough Engineer.
5.
Off-street loading and unloading areas shall be located in side or rear yards only.