Bill Text: NJ S2974 | 2024-2025 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Reduces parking spaces required in Statewide site improvement standards at residential developments relative to development's proximity to public transportation.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-03-18 - Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee [S2974 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2024-S2974-Introduced.html
Sponsored by:
Senator PAUL A. SARLO
District 36 (Bergen and Passaic)
SYNOPSIS
Reduces parking spaces required in Statewide site improvement standards at residential developments relative to development's proximity to public transportation.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning Statewide site improvement standards and required parking spaces within certain proximities to public transportation and supplementing P.L.1993, c.32 (C.40:55D-40.1 et seq.).
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the Commissioner of Community Affairs shall adopt regulations, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), implementing the following reductions in the maximum required on- and off-street parking spaces in the Statewide site improvement standards:
(1) a 20 percent reduction in required parking spaces between one mile and one-half mile of:
(a) public transportation service;
(b) five or more motorbus regular routes operated pursuant to P.L.1979, c.150 (C.27:25-1 et seq.); or
(c) a roadway within a municipality with at least 15 roadside bus stops for motorbus regular routes operated pursuant to P.L.1979, c.150 (C.27:25-1 et seq.);
(2) a 30 percent reduction in required parking spaces between one-half mile and one-quarter mile of:
(a) public transportation service;
(b) five or more motorbus regular routes operated pursuant to P.L.1979, c.150 (C.27:25-1 et seq.); or
(c) a roadway within a municipality with at least 15 roadside bus stops for motorbus regular routes operated pursuant to P.L.1979, c.150 (C.27:25-1 et seq.);
(3) a 50 percent reduction in required parking spaces within one-quarter mile of:
(a) public transportation service;
(b) five or more motorbus regular routes operated pursuant to P.L.1979, c.150 (C.27:25-1 et seq.); or
(c) a roadway within a municipality with at least 15 roadside bus stops for motorbus regular routes operated pursuant to P.L.1979, c.150 (C.27:25-1 et seq.).
b. As used in this section:
"Ferry passenger service" shall have the same meaning as provided in subsection h. of subsection 3 of P.L.1979, c.150 (C.27:25-3);
"Motorbus regular route
service" shall have the same meaning as provided in subsection b. of section 3
of P.L.1979, c.150 (C.27:25-3);
"Public transportation service" means rail passenger service and motorbus regular route service stations and terminals operated by the New Jersey Transit Corporation, established pursuant to P.L.1979, c.150 (C.27:25-1 et seq.), and ferry passenger service terminals.
"Rail passenger service" shall have the same meaning as provided in subsection g. of section 3 of P.L.1979, c.150 (C.27:25-3).
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill requires the Commissioner of Community Affairs to adopt regulations implementing certain reductions in the maximum required on- and off-street parking spaces in the Statewide site improvement standards by 20, 30, and 50 percent depending on a residential development's proximity to certain public transportation services.
