A.
Off-street parking facilities shall be provided to
lessen congestion in the streets. The facilities required herein shall
be available to patrons throughout the hours of operation of the particular
business or use for which such facilities are provided. As used herein,
the term "parking space" includes either covered garage space or uncovered
parking space located off the public right-of-way.
B.
Outdoor parking space shall be deemed to be part of
the open space of the lot on which it is located.
C.
A garage or carport may be located wholly or partly
inside the walls of the principal building or attached to the outer
walls. If separated from the principal building, the garage shall
conform to all accessory or building requirements. The garage may
be constructed under a yard or court, provided that the level of such
yard or court shall conform to the general level of the other yards
or courts on the lot. The space above an underground garage shall
be deemed to be part of the open space of the lot on which it is located.
D.
A garage shall not be included for off-street parking
calculations for single-family attached dwellings.
[Added 5-18-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-11]
E.
Recreational
vehicles shall not be used as a dwelling place, living abode, or sleeping
place while parked or stored on any lot.
[Added 2-13-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-05]
[Amended 1-27-1988 by Ord. No. 88-2; 10-12-1994 by Ord. No.
94-12; 10-28-1996 by Ord. No. 96-10]
A.
Any of the following buildings hereafter erected (or
enlarged) and any building hereafter converted into one of the following
buildings and any open area hereafter used for commercial or industrial
purposes shall be provided with not fewer than the minimum parking
spaces as set forth below:
[Amended 5-18-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-11; 10-19-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-18; 8-9-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-15; 12-10-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-17]
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Off-Street Parking Space Requirements
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Uses
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Required Parking Spaces
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Automobile sales and service garages
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1 for each 400 square feet of floor area
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Banks or professional offices, except medical
and dental offices
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1 for each 200 square feet of floor area
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Bowling alleys
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5 for each alley
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Churches Coin-operated laundry
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Sufficient spaces for 25% of the seating capacity
located in the main sanctuary 1 for each 5 or fewer washers and 1
for each 5 or fewer dryers
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Community buildings, social halls, dance halls,
pool halls, swimming pools, roller rinks, clubs, lodges and other
similar places and other similar commercial buildings
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1 for each 100 square feet of floor area or
water area in swimming pool
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Driving ranges and miniature golf
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1 for each tee
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Dwellings
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2 per each family or dwelling
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Elderly housing
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For each unit with 1 bedroom, the requirement
shall be 1 off-street parking space. For each unit with 2 bedrooms,
the requirement shall be at least 1.5 off-street parking spaces (rounded
up to the nearest whole number). For each unit with bedrooms in excess
of 2, the requirement shall be two off-street parking spaces per unit.
At such time the occu- pancy of the housing no longer meets the elderly
housing definition, parking shall be provided in accordance with other
applicable requirements of the Borough of Chambersburg.
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Establishments for the sale and consumption
on the premises of alcoholic beverages, food or refreshments (having
more than 2,000 square feet of floor area)
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10, plus 1 for each 125 square feet of floor
area over 2,000 square feet
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Establishments having less than 2,000 square
feet of floor area
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10
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Food supermarkets
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1 for each 200 square feet of floor area
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Funeral homes or mortuaries
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5 for each parlor
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Furniture or appliance stores
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1 for each 200 square feet of floor area
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Hospitals and nursing and convalescing homes
and group homes
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1 for each 3 beds, plus 1 for each employee
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Hotels, motels, tourist houses and boardinghouses
and lodging houses
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1 for each guest room, except for boardinghouses
and lodging houses which require 1 for each guest room or for every
2 separately paying guests. In addition, if provision is made for
the sale and consumption on the premises of alcoholic beverages, food
or refreshments, 10 additional spaces plus 1 for each 125 square feet
of floor area over 2,000 square feet that is used for the sale and
consumption of alcoholic beverages, food or refreshments.
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Manufacturing plants, plants
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1 for each 1,000 square feet of research or
testing working shift. The total parking area shall be less than 25%
of the building floor area.
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Medical and dental offices
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5 for each doctor or dentist
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Personal service establishments
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1 for each 100 square feet of floor area open
to the public
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Public libraries and museums
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1 for each 200 square feet of area open to the
public
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Retail stores
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1 for each 200 square feet of area open to the
public
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Schools (elementary)
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2 for each classroom, plus 1 for each noninstruction
position, plus 1 for each 5 seats in any auditorium, gym or place
of assembly
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Schools (secondary)
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4 for each classroom, plus 1 for each noninstruction
position, plus 1 for each 5 seats in any auditorium, gym, stadium
or place of assembly
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Sports arenas, auditoriums, theaters and assembly
halls
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1 for each 3.5 seats
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Trailer sales or monument sales or auctions
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1 for each 2,500 square feet of lot area
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Wholesale establishment or warehouse
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1 for each 2 employees on maximum shift. The
total parking area shall be not less than 25% of the building floor
area.
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B.
When units or measurements determining the number
of required parking spaces result in requirements of a fractional
space, any fraction up to and including 1/2 shall be disregarded,
and fractions over 1/2 shall require one parking space. In the case
(except the case of a church) of a use not specifically mentioned,
the requirement for a similar use which is so mentioned shall apply.
C.
However, in the case of developments such as shopping
centers or other commercial centers which would be required to provide
more than 50 off-street parking spaces, the developer must set aside
space to accommodate 100% of the area necessary to provide the parking
requirements established by this chapter, but, upon the request of
the developer, if agreed by the Borough, the developer may be permitted
to set aside space to accommodate 100% of the area necessary to provide
the parking requirements established by this chapter but not be required
to construct more than 80% of the required parking spaces. In the
event the developer is permitted to construct fewer than the required
parking spaces, the remainder of the parking area set aside must be
kept free of all construction and be planted and maintained as a grassy
area. The Borough may require construction of the remaining parking
spaces at any time by the then owner of the premises upon giving the
owner not less than six months' advance written notice. In the event
of the granting of the waiver herein described, the fact of the grant
as well as the requirement that the owner maintain the space set aside
as a level grass area and that the Borough has reserved the right
to require construction of the remaining parking spaces upon six months'
notice to the owner of the site must be reflected in a note appearing
on the subdivision or site development plans recorded.
[Added 4-26-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-7]
Parking spaces for multiple-dwelling buildings
or commercial or industrial uses shall be readily accessible to and
within a reasonable distance from the buildings served thereby. Such
spaces shall be on the same lot and in the same zoning district as
the principal building or open area, except when otherwise authorized
as a special exception, conforming to the following regulations:
A.
The required parking spaces shall be situated within
600 feet of the principal building or open space in question.
B.
Such spaces shall be in the same ownership as the
principal use to which they are accessory and shall be subject to
deed restrictions, acceptable to the Zoning Hearing Board, binding
the owner and his heirs or assigns to maintain the required number
of parking spaces throughout the life of the principal use.
[Amended 5-22-1991 by Ord. No. 91-5]
The minimum dimensions of parking facilities
to be provided shall be as follows:
A.
In all districts, net parking space per vehicle shall
be not less than nine feet wide and 16 feet long.
B.
Aside from a driveway leading to a dwelling, there
shall be no less than 10 feet of open space between the edge of any
off-street parking area and the outside wall of any building.
[Amended 5-18-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-11]
C.
Parking lot dimensions shall be not less than those
listed in the following table:
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Angle of Parking
(degrees)
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Parking Bay Width
(feet)
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Depth From Curb1
(feet)
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Aisle Width One-Way
(feet)
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Two-Way
(feet)
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90
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9
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16
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24
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24
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60
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9
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20
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18
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20
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45
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9
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19
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15
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20
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30
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9
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19
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12
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20
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NOTES:
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1Depth from curb
is the perpendicular measurement from the curb or edge of the parking
lot toward the interior portion of the lot to be occupied by the parked
vehicles and not including any part of the drive.
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D.
All dead-end parking lots shall be designed to provide
sufficient backup area for the end stalls of the parking area.
E.
Parking areas shall be designed so that each motor
vehicle may proceed to and from parking space provided for it without
requiring the moving of any other motor vehicle.
F.
The width of entrance and exit drives shall be a minimum
of 12 feet for one-way use only and a minimum of 20 feet for two-way
use, except where ninety-degree parking is used, in which case the
minimum shall be not less than 24 feet and a maximum of 24 feet at
the street line.
G.
The setback for parking areas shall be provided as
follows:
[Amended 5-18-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-11]
(1)
All parking spaces and access drives shall be at least
five feet from any exterior lot line, except where buffer yards are
required, in which case such parking spaces and access drives may
not encroach on the buffer yard area; and
(2)
Except at entrance and exit drives, parking areas
shall be physically separated from any public and/or private streets
by a minimum five-foot planting strip. In no case shall parking areas
be designed to require or encourage cars to back into public or private
streets in order to leave the parking areas.
H.
Separate parking areas on a parcel or development
shall be physically separated from one another by eight-foot planting
strips.
I.
For single-family attached dwellings, one of the following
off-street parking arrangements must be used:
[Added 5-18-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-11]
(1)
A paved driveway at least 10 feet in width to accommodate
front-to-rear parking bays in front of each dwelling that is accessed
from a public street with a Borough-approved curb cut and driveway
apron. The driveway must be designed to prohibit parked vehicles from
overhanging a sidewalk and driveway apron within the public right-of-way.
A paved driveway larger than 10 feet in width can be installed outside
the public right-of-way to accommodate additional parking bays and/or
a turnaround area.
(2)
A paved driveway at least 10 feet in width to accommodate
front-to-rear parking bays to the rear of each dwelling that is accessed
from an alley or private service drive as defined in the Subdivision
and Land Development Ordinance.[1] A paved driveway larger than 10 feet in width can be installed
to accommodate additional parking bays and/or a turnaround area.
J.
Landscaping
of parking lots. All parking lots with 20 or more spaces shall be
provided with interior landscaped areas equal to 10 square feet for
each parking space, excluding those spaces located directly along
the perimeter for which a planting strip has been provided.
[Added 9-18-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-15]
(1)
The
interior landscaping shall be provided within a parking lot island
having a minimum area of 144 square feet and shall have minimum dimensions
of nine feet by 16 feet (the minimum dimensions of a parking space).
(2)
The
interior parking lot landscaping shall be placed so as to delineate
driving lanes, define rows of parking, and generally mitigate the
visual impact of parking lots.
(3)
The
interior parking lot landscaping shall be composed of a combination
of ornamental vegetation or grass, shrubs, and trees. At least one
shade or ornamental tree shall be required for each 20 parking spaces,
and not less than one shade or ornamental tree shall be located within
each island planter.
A.
The area of the parking lots, including driveways,
shall be graded, surfaced with asphalt or other suitable material
and drained to the satisfaction of the Borough Engineer to the extent
necessary to prevent dust, erosion or excessive water flow across
streets or adjoining property.
B.
Parking areas shall be kept clean and free from rubbish
and debris.
Any lighting used to illuminate off-street parking
or loading areas shall be arranged so that the direct rays from the
lights will not fall on any residential district beyond the property
line.
A.
In addition to the off-street parking space required
above, all commercial and industrial establishments, hospitals or
sanitariums and other similar uses shall provide adequate off-street
area for loading and unloading of supplies to and from vehicles.
B.
At least one loading berth shall be provided; however,
should the gross floor area of the main building and buildings accessory
thereto used for commercial and/or industrial purposes exceed 10,000
square feet, one additional loading berth shall be provided for each
10,000 square feet of gross floor area. The off-street loading berth
shall be not less than 10 feet wide, 35 feet in length and 14 feet
in height.
C.
Hotels shall have at least one loading berth, with
an additional loading berth when the gross floor area exceeds 50,000
square feet.
On any corner lot in all districts, no building,
fence, wall, hedge or other structure or planting more than 3 1/2
feet in height (trees excepted) shall be erected or maintained within
the triangular area formed by the intersecting street right-of-way
lines and a straight line joining said street right-of-way lines at
points which are 30 feet distant from the point of intersection measured
along said street lines.
