Residential Zone Districts Provision shall be made for at least two off-street parking spaces one of which may be a garage. for each dwelling unit hereafter erected Driveways and parking areas shall be constructed in accordance with subsection 13-19 6 Non-residential uses permitted in residential zone districts shall provide the number of parking spaces required by the specific use as prescribed in subsection 13-19 2 Provisions relating to the parking and storage of recreational vehicles shall be in accordance with requirements specified in subsection 13-19 5

For all new buildings or uses or additions to existing buildings or uses in the nonresidential zones and for nonresidential buildings and uses in the residential zone districts, them shall be provided the number of off-street parking spaces required by the specific use in accordance with the following schedule

Any building containing more than one use shall meet the combined parking space requirements for all uses in the building Any change in use within a building shall be required to meet the minimum parking requirements for the new use

If it can be clearly demonstrated that because of the peculiar nature of any use all of 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 required parking area shall be shown on the site plan so that it will be available in the event future conditions should so require

a General requirements Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, all nonresidential off-street parking and loading areas shall meet the following requirements

1 All off-street parking areas other than residential parking areas shall be paved with bituminous concrete two inches thick after compaction, on a stable base four inches thick after compaction where curbs are provided In the event that curbing is not provided, the area shall be paved with bituminous concrete two inches thick after compaction on a stable base six inches thick after compaction Such paved areas shall be approved by the municipal engineer.

2 All parking and loading areas shall be graded and equipped with adequate drainage facilities as approved by the municipal engineer.

3. All parking and loading spaces shall be appropriately marked with painted lines.

4 Any lighting in connection with off-street parking shall be so arranged and shielded as to reflect the light downward away from adjoining streets or properties

5. 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

6. The off-street parking area shall be effectively screened on any side which adjoins or faces premises situated in any residential zone, by a fence or wall not less than four nor more than six feet in height, 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 planning board The fence as required by this section may be waived by the planning board if, in the board's judgment, because of topographic or other unusual conditions, said fence is not necessary to screen adjoining residential property

7 Except as hereinafter provided, off-street parking as required for any use shall be provided on the same lot with said use

8 Off-street parking areas shall be used solely for the parking of passenger automobiles and no commercial repair work or service of any kind shall be conducted on the parking lot nor shall such lots be used for the parking of disabled, dismantled, inoperable or unregistered vehicles

9. No signs other than "entrance", "exit", or conditions of use signs shall be maintained.

10. Parking areas shall be enclosed by concrete curbing six inches above the paved surface and, unless otherwise required by this chapter, located at least five feet from any property line or nearest structural wall of a building, except that in the commercial zones parking areas may be constructed up to the property line which abuts a parking area on property in the commercial zones and further provided proper access and circulation between the two parking areas is provided

11 All parking areas shall be designed with service aisles to meet the following standards

In addition there shall be a minimum distance between parallel parking spaces of six feet when found necessary to provide convenient access.

12. All portions of the property not used for off-street parking shall be attractively landscaped with grass lawns, trees and shrubs as approved by the planning board.

13 All off-street parking areas shall be subject to the approval of the planning board to insure their adequacy, relation to traffic safety and protection of the adjacent properties,

OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING

b Highway commercial zone off-street parking exceptions Any owner or group of owners of a business building or buildings in the highway commercial zone may jointly sponsor off-street 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 the other requirements of this chapter and further provided that any participating use is no farther from the parking area than 300 feet.

In all zones for every 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 off-street loading spaces in relation to floor area as follows

Recreational vehicles, including boats, boat trailers, snowmobiles and snowmobile trailers, as well as campers, tent campers, motor homes, trailers and travel trailers, may be parked in any zone subject, however, to the following restrictions and regulations

a The area, exclusive of garage area, that may be used for storage of such recreational vehicles shall not exceed seven percent of the total lot area or 400 square feet, whichever is less

b. Off street parking provided for and utilized by recreational vehicles shall be in addition to any other parking provisions required by this chapter.

c Horse trailers may be considered as a recreational vehicle where horses and/or ponies for riding purposes are kept in connection with single family residence use on the premises as a permitted accessory use

Driveways and parking areas shall be constructed and paved in accordance with the provisions of section 19-2 of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of Wantage

The township clerk is hereby directed to give notice at least ten. days prior to the hearing on the adoption of this section to the County Planning Board and to all others entitled thereto pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A-4055D-15 Upon the adoption of this section after public hearing thereon. the township clerk is further directed to publish notice of the passage thereof and to file a copy of this section as finally adopted with the Sussex County Planning Board as required by N J S A. 40 55D-16