[Amended 7-13-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-5]
A. Off-street parking.
(1) General requirement. In all districts, off-street parking spaces
shall be provided as set forth below. The number of parking spaces
required for mixed uses shall be the sum of the spaces required for
individual uses computed separately. Such spaces shall have a net
area of 180 square feet (nine feet by 20 feet) per individual parking
stall; however, the total parking area provided shall include a gross
floor area of 270 square feet per parking stall, in order to allow
room for aisles and interior driveways.
[Amended 6-9-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-04]
(2) Location.
(a)
Parking spaces shall be located on the same lot as the principal
use building they are intended to serve, or on another lot within
300 feet which is owned or leased by the owner or lessee of the lot
where the principal use is located.
(b)
Outdoor parking areas may be located in the front, rear or side
yard of any building they are required to serve, provided that all
stored vehicles are screened by appropriate plantings from the view
of adjoining properties and from the public right-of-way.
(c)
Outdoor parking areas may also be provided on the roofs of buildings
especially designed to support such use.
(d)
Sheltered parking areas may be located in carports attached
to the walls of the principal use building, or in garages within,
attached to or separated from the principal use building. The space
above an underground garage which has been constructed below a yard
or court shall be considered part of the open space of the lot on
which it is located.
(3) Drainage and surfacing. All off-street parking areas shall be graded
and sewered, as necessary, to provide for adequate drainage. Such
areas shall also be provided with a durable and dustless surface,
such as gravel, asphalt or concrete, to provide for the safe storage
and smooth transit of vehicles.
(4) Arrangement and marking. Individual parking stalls shall be clearly
demarcated by visible pavement markings and arranged in a pattern
which allows safe and convenient access to each stall, including adequate
space for the backing and turning of vehicles where such maneuvers
are necessary.
(5) Ingress and egress. Entrance and exit driveways intended for use
by two-way traffic shall be at least 20 feet wide. Driveways intended
for one-way traffic shall be at least 10 feet wide in conjunction
with single-family and two-family residential uses, and 12 feet wide
in conjunction with all other uses. In no case shall a driveway or
access point be more than 40 feet wide. No driveway or access point
shall be located closer than 50 feet to the nearest right-of-way line
of any intersecting street or highway.
(6) Requirements in connection with various uses.
(a)
Residential off-street parking requirements:
[1]
Single-family detached (including mobile homes), single-family
semidetached, two-family detached, and two-family semidetached: two
parking spaces for each family unit. NOTE: An attached or unattached
garage or carport on the premises, or that portion of the driveway
not included in the public right-of-way, may be considered as parking
space.
[2]
Residential conversion units shall be provided with a minimum
of one parking space per dwelling unit.
[3]
Boarding or rooming houses, hotels, motels, and bed-and-breakfasts
shall provide at least one parking space for each guest room and one
for the resident manager. If a restaurant in connection with the above
is open to the public, the off-street parking facilities shall not
be less than those required for restaurants, in addition to those
required for guest rooms.
[4]
Short-term rentals shall provide at least one parking space
for each bedroom.
[Amended 3-11-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-01]
[5]
Townhouses, garden apartments and other apartment structures
shall provide a minimum of 1.5 parking spaces per dwelling unit.
[Added 3-11-2021 by Ord.
No. 2021-01]
[6]
The parking spaces shall be accessed directly by a Borough or
state road, or by a driveway serving the above-mentioned uses. Access
shall not be through and/or across a parking space located on a Borough
or state road.
[Added 3-11-2021 by Ord.
No. 2021-01]
(b)
Commercial off-street parking requirements:
[1]
Theaters, auditoriums, churches, schools, stadiums, or any other
place of public or private assembly: at least one parking space for
each three seats provided for public or private assembly. This requirement
shall not apply to such use in the C-3 Local Commercial District.
[2]
Retail stores and other places for trade or business: one vehicle
space for each 200 square feet of floor area for public use. This
requirement shall not apply to such use in the C-3 Local Commercial
District.
[3]
Food markets and grocery stores: one vehicle parking space for
each 100 square feet of floor area for public use. This requirement
shall not apply to such use in the C-3 Local Commercial District.
[4]
Restaurants, tearooms, and cafeterias: one vehicle space for
each 50 square feet of floor area or fraction thereof. This requirement
shall not apply to such use in the C-3 Local Commercial District.
[5]
Bowling alleys: five vehicle spaces for each alley.
[6]
Office buildings (including municipal and County government
offices): At least one parking space for each 200 square feet of floor
area or fraction thereof. This requirement shall not apply to such
use in the C-3 Local Commercial District.
[7]
Public garages, automobile, and gasoline service stations: at
least one space for each 200 square feet of floor area, or fraction
thereof, devoted to repair or service facilities, and one space for
each employee on the largest shift. This shall be in addition to the
space allocated for the normal storage of motor vehicles. No parking
shall be permitted on the public right-of-way.
[8]
Hospitals: at least one parking space for each three beds. Such
spaces shall be in addition to those necessary for doctors, administrative
personnel and other regular employees. One parking space shall be
provided for each employee on the largest shift.
[9]
Nursing homes and personal care homes: at least one parking
space for each three beds. Such spaces shall be in addition to those
necessary for doctors, administrative personnel and other regular
employees. One parking space shall be provided for each employee on
the largest shift. This requirement shall not apply to such use in
the C-3 Local Commercial District.
[10]
Other commercial buildings: at least one parking space for each
300 square feet of floor area, or fraction thereof, except when otherwise
authorized as a special exception consistent with the principals set
forth herein for comparable buildings. This requirement shall not
apply to such use in the C-3 Local Commercial District.
[11]
Drive-in dairies and restaurants: one parking space for every
25 square feet of floor area. No parking will be permitted in the
public right-of-way.
[12]
Dance halls, studios, roller rinks, clubs, lodges, and other
similar places: at least one parking space for each 200 square feet
of floor area. This requirement shall not apply to such use in the
C-3 Local Commercial District.
[13]
Public swimming pools: at least one parking space for each three
persons for whom facilities for dressing are provided; or at least
one parking space for every 12 square feet of water surface, including
areas for swimming, wading, and diving, whichever requirement is the
greater.
[14]
Open areas used for commercial purposes:
[a] Golf driving ranges: at least one parking space
for each tee provided.
[b] Miniature golf: at least two parking spaces for
each hole.
[c] Other open areas: at least one parking space for
each 2,500 square feet of area or fraction thereof.
[15]
Mortuaries, funeral homes, and undertaking establishments: 25
parking spaces for each such use.
[16] Shopping centers: five parking spaces for every
1,000 square feet of retail or other commercial development.
(c)
Industrial off-street parking requirements: For industrial and
manufacturing establishments, truck terminals and wholesale warehouses,
one parking space shall be required for each employee on the largest
shift, plus 10 spaces for nonemployees.
B. Loading and unloading space.
(1) In addition to the off-street parking space required above, any building
erected, converted or enlarged in any district for commercial, office
building, manufacturing, wholesale, hospital or similar uses shall
provide adequate off-street areas for loading and unloading of vehicles.
The minimum size loading space shall be 50 feet in depth, and 12 feet
in width, with an overhead clearance of 14 feet. This requirement
shall not apply to such use in the C-3 General Commercial District.
(2) All commercial and industrial establishments shall provide loading
and unloading and commercial vehicle storage space adequate for their
needs. This required space will be provided in addition to established
requirements for patron and employee parking. This requirement shall
not apply to such use in the C-3 Local Commercial District.
(3) In no case where a building is erected, converted or enlarged for
commercial, manufacturing, or business purposes shall the public rights-of-way
be used for loading or unloading of materials. This requirement shall
not apply to such use in the C-3 Local Commercial District.
(a)
Requirements. Off-street loading and unloading spaces shall meet the requirements for drainage and surfacing, arrangement and marking, lighting and ingress and egress stated in Subsection
A above.
(b)
Location. Off-street loading and unloading areas shall be located
on the same lot as the principal use they are intended to serve. They
shall be screened from the view of adjoining properties and the public
right-of-way.