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The site was reviewed with respect to the site access and on-site circulation design. As previously noted, access to the site will be provided via a new full movement driveway along South Hope Chapel Road. The site will be served by aisles ranging from 24' to 26' for two-way movements, which allows for full site circulation for the anticipated vehicle mix on-site and satisfies the Ordinance requirement of 24'.
It is proposed to provide 63 parking spaces, inclusive of 7 electric vehicle make ready spaces and 3 handicap spaces in support of The Project. The Ordinance sets forth a parking requirement of 1 parking space per 200 SF for professional office uses. This equates to a parking requirement of 75 parking spaces for the proposed 14,979 SF of office use. As per the current Municipal Land Use Law (MLUL) (N.J.A.C. 40:55-D), electric vehicle charging stations count as two spaces for the purposes of complying with parking supply requirements, up to a maximum reduction of 10% of the requirement. As such, a credit of 7 parking spaces is applied to the parking requirement, resulting in an Ordinance requirement of 68 parking spaces. Consequently, the Ordinance parking requirements are not satisfied and a variance is required.
It should be noted that ITE identifies a peak parking demand of 1.95 spaces per 1000 SF for the office buildings within their publication Parking Generation, 6th Edition. This equates to a total demand for the site of 29 spaces, which is exceeded as designed. As such, the Board can feel comfortable that the proposed parking supply will be sufficient to support the anticipated demand of the project and the variance can be granted.
The proposed 90-degree parking stalls are 9'x18', which satisfies the Ordinance requirement of 9'x18' for perpendicular parking spaces.
Based upon the detailed analyses as documented herein, the following findings are noted:
The proposed 14,979 SF office is anticipated to generate 33 entering trips and 4 exiting trips during the weekday morning peak hour, 7 entering trips and 39 exiting trips during the weekday evening peak hour, and 7 entering trips and 6 exiting trips during the Saturday midday peak hour.
Access to the site will be provided via a new full movement driveway along South Hope Chapel Road.
As proposed, The Project's site driveway and internal circulation have been designed to provide for safe and efficient movement of the anticipated vehicle mix.
The proposed parking supply and design is sufficient to support the projected demand of The Project.