Off-street parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with
the specifications in this Article in any Zoning District whenever
any new use is established or any existing use is enlarged.
Parking areas in all Zoning Districts shall comply with the
following standards:
1101.1
Design:
Each off-street parking space shall have an area of not less
than one hundred sixty-two (162) square feet, exclusive of access
drives or aisles and shall have minimum dimensions of nine (9) feet
in width and eighteen (18) feet in length. Handicapped parking spaces
shall have an area of not less than two hundred sixty-six (266) square
feet, exclusive of access drives or aisles and shall have minimum
dimensions of fourteen (14) feet in width and nineteen (19) feet in
length. Van accessible spaces shall be at least seventeen (17) feet
in width.
Single lane driveways which provide access to parking areas
shall be a minimum of twelve (12) feet wide; two lane driveways shall
be a minimum of twenty-four (24) feet wide. One-way aisles accessing
parking spaces shall be a minimum of eighteen (18) feet wide. Two-way
aisles between parking spaces shall be a minimum of twenty-four (24)
feet wide.
Parking spaces shall be aligned at no less than 60°. If
parking spaces are aligned at less than 90°, the aisles accessing
the parking spaces shall be restricted to one-way traffic and the
parking spaces shall be designed for head-in parking only.
The maximum permissible slope of any parking area, including
all aisles and driveways, shall be seven percent (7%). If parking
spaces are provided in areas which exceed five percent (5%) slope,
all parking spaces shall be parallel to the contour lines of the area.
1101.2
Handicapped Parking:
Handicapped Parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with
the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and
the PA Department of Labor and Industry.
1101.3
Parking Area Traffic Control:
All parking areas which are laid out in more than two (2) rows
of parking stalls shall have traffic control structures erected thereon
in locations where deemed necessary by the Planning Commission for
the safe and efficient flow of internal vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
Such structures shall consist of curbs, sidewalks or parking aisle
separators, extending not less than six (6) inches above the finished
surface of the lot, or planted and landscaped areas, or other equivalent
devices as may be approved by the Planning Commission. Any such planted
area shall be protected by poured concrete curbing to prevent vehicle
encroachment thereon.
1101.4
Access:
Access to parking areas shall be provided in accordance with
the following requirements:
a.
Where an existing lot does not adjoin a public or private street,
alley or easement of access, an access drive shall be provided leading
to the parking area.
b.
Access to off-street parking areas shall be limited to defined driveway
locations, and in no case shall there be unrestricted access along
the length of a street. In any Zoning District, other than a Residential
District, the street frontage shall be curbed to restrict access to
the lot, except where access drives are proposed.
c.
The number of access drives from a single lot or development to any
public street shall not exceed two (2) for every four hundred (400)
feet of street frontage.
d.
Access drives entering State highways are subject to a Highway Occupancy
Permit issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (Penn
DOT). Access drives entering County roads are subject to approval
by the Allegheny County Department of Public Works. Access to Borough
streets shall be graded to conform to existing topography and shall
be designed so that drainage will not adversely impact the street
or adjacent properties.
e.
Each parking space shall have access directly to an aisle. Interior
circulation of traffic shall be designed so that no aisle providing
access to parking spaces shall be used as a through street. Interior
traffic circulation shall be designed to ensure safety and access
by emergency vehicles.
1101.5
Safety Requirements.
Borough Council upon recommendation of the Planning Commission
and Borough Engineer, shall consider whether safety requirements are
warranted to reduce traffic hazards which endanger public safety.
The developer shall be responsible for construction of any required
islands, acceleration, deceleration or turning lanes and shall bear
the cost of installing any required traffic control devices, signs
or pavement markings on public streets within and adjacent to the
boundaries of the development site.
1101.6
Marking:
In parking areas which contain five (5) or more spaces, all
parking spaces shall be clearly delineated by painted lines or markers.
Parking spaces shall be provided with bumper guards or wheel stops,
where necessary, for safety or protection to adjacent structures,
walkways, roadways or landscaped areas. All vehicular entrances and
exits to parking areas shall be clearly marked for all conditions.
Short-term visitor parking spaces shall be differentiated from long-term
employee parking spaces by suitable markings. Handicapped parking
shall be appropriately marked.
1101.7
Parking Areas Serving Residential Dwellings:
Parking requirements for all single family, two family and townhouse
dwellings shall be met by providing the required spaces in an enclosed
garage or on a private driveway or a parking pad on the lot surfaced
in accordance with § 1101.12. Parking for garden apartments
shall be provided in a paved, striped and curbed off-street parking
area.
Parking pads and driveways serving single family, two family
and townhouse dwellings may be paved to the property line, when a
driveway leading to the parking pad exists along the property line.
All other parking pads shall not be paved closer to the property line
than three (3) feet.
Driveways serving residential dwellings shall have a minimum
width of eight (8) feet and a maximum width of twenty (20) feet and
shall not exceed fifteen percent (15%) slope.
Garages in joint ownership, having party walls along common
property lines, shall be permitted provided each space served by a
paved driveway is separate ownership or an easement or other agreement
for a shared driveway is recorded with the deed.
1101.8
Parking Areas Serving Uses Other Than Residential Dwellings:
Parking requirements for all uses other than residential dwellings
shall be met by providing a paved, striped and curbed off-street parking
area designed in accordance with the requirements of this Article.
1101.9
Location of Parking Areas:
Required parking spaces shall be located on the same lot with
the principal use, unless approved by Borough Council upon recommendation
of the Planning Commission, provided the off-site parking area is
located within three hundred (300) feet of the structure or building
which it is intended to serve.
1101.10
Setback of Parking Areas:
No parking area containing more than five (5) parking spaces
shall be located closer than ten (10) feet to any adjacent property
line. Parking shall not be permitted in the required front yard in
any "S" Conservancy or "R" Residential Zoning District. Parking shall
be permitted in the required front yard in any "C" Zoning District
provided the parking shall be located at least five (5) feet from
the public street right-of-way line.
1101.11
Screening and Landscaping:
Parking areas containing more than five (5) parking spaces shall
be effectively screened by a compact evergreen hedge at least six
(6) feet in height along any property line which adjoins any dwelling
in an S, R-1 or R-2 Zoning District.
In addition, a planting strip at least five (5) feet wide shall
be provided between the edge of the right-of-way and any parking area
authorized in any yard which fronts on a street. Planting strips between
the right-of-way and the parking area shall be suitably landscaped
and maintained in grass, ground cover or other landscaping material
not in excess of three (3) feet in height which shall not obstruct
visibility for traffic entering or leaving the lot or travelling on
the public street.
In the S, R-1 and R-2 Zoning Districts, all required front,
side and rear yards shall be maintained in lawns and shall be planted
as required by § 1402.9 and shall not be used for vehicle
parking except to the extent that parking or storage of a passenger
motor vehicle is permitted in an approved driveway. Nor shall vehicles
of any type be parked between the building and the front property
line, unless upon an approved driveway or parking area.
In parking areas containing more than twenty (20) spaces, at
least five percent (5%) of the interior parking area shall be landscaped
with plantings and one (1) tree for each ten (10) parking spaces shall
be installed.
1101.12
Surfacing:
All parking areas and access drives shall have a paved surface
as required by this Subsection and shall be graded with positive drainage
to dispose of surface water in a manner that shall not affect adjacent
properties.
a.
In "S" and "R" Districts: Driveways and parking areas shall be paved
with asphalt, concrete, brick, interlocking stone or equivalent material.
b.
In "C", "P" and "I" Districts, all driveways and parking areas accessory
to all authorized uses shall have an eight (8) inch base with an asphalt
or concrete top of two (2) inch minimum, or a design of higher strength.
1101.13
Lighting:
Any lighting used to illuminate off-street parking areas shall
be designed to reflect the light away from the adjacent premises and
away from any streets or highways. The lighting system proposed to
illuminate parking areas accessory to multifamily or non-residential
uses shall furnish an average minimum of 1.0 foot candle distributed
throughout the site during hours of operation.
Any new use or change of use in any Zoning District shall comply
with the following minimum requirements for the provision of off-street
parking spaces.
1102.1
Calculation of Requirements:
When the calculation of required parking spaces results in a
requirement of a fractional parking space, any fraction shall be counted
as one (1) parking space.
1102.2
Multiple Uses on a Lot:
Where more than one (1) use exists on a lot, parking requirements
for each use shall be provided.
1102.4
Parking Requirements.
The following table of parking requirements specifies the number
of spaces required for various categories of uses in any Zoning District:
|
Use
|
Parking Spaces Required
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Dwelling, Single Family or Two Family
|
Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit.
| |
|
Dwelling, Townhouse or Garden Apartment
|
Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit plus 0.5 space per dwelling
unit for visitors.
| |
|
Dwelling Operated as Part of an Educational, Religious or Philanthropic
Institution
|
One (1) space for each resident plus one (1) space for each
employee on peak shift.
| |
|
Sexually Oriented Businesses
|
One (1) space for each thirty (30) square feet of net floor
area plus one (1) space for each employee, including performers.
| |
|
Banks and Financial Institutions
|
One (1) space per 300 sq. ft. of net floor area plus one (1)
space for each employee on peak shift plus five (5) off-street waiting
spaces for each drive-in window.
| |
|
Bowling Alleys
|
Five (5) spaces for each alley.
| |
|
Medical Offices, Clinics
|
One (1) space for each staff plus three (3) spaces for each
examining or treatment room or other patient service position.
| |
|
Community Club
|
One (1) space for each 300 sq. ft. of floor area devoted to
offices and one (1) space for each 100 square feet of floor area devoted
to meeting or social rooms.
| |
|
Churches
|
One (1) space for each four (4) seats or eighty (80) lineal
inches of pew, or if there are no pews or seats, one (1) per fifteen
(15) sq. ft. of floor area used for assembly.
| |
|
Community Service Institution
|
One (1) space for each employee on peak shift plus one (1) space
for each 300 sq. ft. of gross floor area
| |
|
Day Care Center
|
One (1) space for each teacher and/or employee on peak shift
plus one (1) space for each six (6) students.
| |
|
Eating and Drinking Establishments
|
One (1) space for each seventy-five (75) sq. ft. of net floor
area plus one (1) space for each employee on peak working shift.
| |
|
Firehouse
|
One (1) space for each 300 sq. ft. of floor area devoted to
office plus one (1) space for each 100 sq. ft. of floor area used
as a meeting room or social hall, excluding any area devoted to kitchen
facilities.
| |
|
Golf Courses
|
Eight (8) spaces for each hole plus one (1) space for each employee.
| |
|
Home Occupation
|
As determined by the Zoning Hearing Board in granting the use
by special exception.
| |
|
Hotel/Motel
|
One (1) space per employee on peak shift plus one (1) space
per sleeping unit.
| |
|
Retail Stores
|
One (1) space for each 250 sq. ft. of floor area used for retail
trade.
| |
|
Offices, Business and Professional
|
One (1) space for every 300 sq. ft. of gross floor area.
| |
|
Offices, Medical
|
One (1) space for each 175 sq. ft. of gross floor area
| |
|
Personal Services
|
One (1)space for each 250 sq. ft. of net floor area.
| |
|
Business Services
|
One (1) space for each 250 sq. ft. of net floor area plus one
(1) space for each employee on peak shift.
| |
|
Public Buildings, not otherwise specified
|
One (1) space for each 150 sq. ft. of gross floor area devoted
to office use plus one (1) space for each 100 sq. ft. of floor area
devoted to public visitation or assembly.
| |
|
Public Utility Buildings
|
One (1) space per employee on peak shift plus one (1) space
for each service vehicle stored on lot.
| |
|
Radio or TV Broadcast Station
|
One (1) space for each employee plus one (1) space for each
studio.
| |
|
Schools, Elementary and Junior High
|
One (1) space for each employee or faculty member or one (1)
space for each four (4) seats in an auditorium or gymnasium, whichever
is greater.
| |
|
Schools, Nursery
|
One (1) space for each teacher and/or employee on peak shift
plus one (1) space for each six (6) students.
| |
|
Schools, Secondary
|
One (1) space for each employee or faculty member plus one (1)
space for each ten (10) students.
| |
|
Schools, Post Secondary and Commercial
|
One (1) space for each employee or faculty member plus one (1)
space for each three (3) students.
| |
|
Automobile Service Stations, all classes
|
Four (4) spaces for each bay plus one (1) space for each employee
on peak shift plus one (1) space for each business vehicle.
| |
|
Private or Public Parking Garage
|
No additional parking is required beyond the number of spaces
provided in the garage.
| |
|
Indoor Recreational Facilities
|
One (1) space for each two (2) persons authorized by the Borough
Building Code to occupy the premises at maximum permitted occupancy.
| |
|
Outdoor Recreational Facilities
|
One (1) space for each employee on peak shift plus one (1) space
for every three (3) spectator seats plus one (1) space for each playing
position or team member fielded at any one (1) time
| |
|
Swimming Pools, Public or Commercial
|
One (1) space for each 50 sq. ft. of surface water area.
| |
|
Tennis, Racquetball and Handball Courts
|
One (1) space per employee plus four (4) spaces for each court.
| |
|
Theater, Auditorium, Gymnasium
|
One (1) space per four (4) seats.
| |
|
Vehicle Sales, Rental and Service; Car Wash
|
One (1) space for each employee on peak shift plus three (3)
spaces for each repair bay plus one (1) space for each 500 sq. ft.
of showroom floor area plus one (1) space for each vehicle stored
on site
| |
|
Veterinary Clinic
|
One (1) space for each doctor and each employee plus four (4)
spaces for each examining and treatment room.
| |
|
Mini-Warehouse/Self-Storage
|
Two (2) spaces for manager's quarters plus one (1) space for
each ten (10) storage units equally distributed throughout the storage
area plus one (1) space for each twenty-five (25) storage units located
near the manager's quarters to be used by prospective clients.
| |
|
Warehousing, Wholesaling and Distribution, Motor Freight Terminal
|
One (1) space per employee on peak shift or one (1) space per
2,500 sq. ft. of floor area of building, whichever is greater, plus
a minimum of five (5) visitor spaces.
| |
|
Manufacturing
|
One (1) space per employee on peak shift or one (1) space per
1,500 sq. ft. of floor area of building, whichever is greater, plus
one (1) visitor space per twenty-five (25) employees.
| |
|
Research Laboratory
|
One (1) space for each 300 sq. ft. of floor area devoted to
offices plus one (1) space for each 1,000 sq. ft. devoted to laboratories
or pilot manufacturing.
| |
|
Any Use Not Specifically Listed
|
One (1) space for each 300 sq. ft. of gross floor area of building
or one (1) space for each three (3) persons authorized to occupy the
building or site at maximum permitted occupancy, whichever is greater.
|
In all Zoning Districts, whenever a new use is established or
an existing use is structurally altered, converted or enlarged, and
that use requires the receipt or distribution by tractor-trailer of
material or merchandise, off-street loading spaces shall be provided
in accordance with the requirements of this Section.
1103.1
Off-street Loading Design:
a.
Size: Each loading berth shall be at least sixty-five (65) feet in
length and twelve (12) feet in width with an overhead clearance of
fourteen (14) feet. The area used for loading berths shall not be
used to satisfy parking area requirements and shall not block any
driveway used for circulation through the site.
b.
Access: Loading berths shall be designed to provide sufficient turnaround
area so that vehicles are not required to back onto public streets
and the design shall be subject to review and approval by the Borough
Engineer. Loading berths shall have direct access to a driveway and
shall be maintained free from obstruction. Under no circumstances
shall vehicles waiting to load or unload be parked on or block access
to a public right-of-way.
c.
Location: All loading berths shall be located on the same lot with
the principal use they are intended to serve. No loading berth shall
be located in a required front yard. Loading berths shall be located
at least thirth (30) feet from the nearest point of intersection of
any two (2) streets.
d.
Screening: Loading berths shall be screened by a six (6) foot hedge,
wall or opaque fence on all sides which face residential use or an
"S" Conservancy or "R" Residential Zoning District classifications.
e.
Surfacing: All loading berths shall have a paved, concrete or bituminous
surface, graded with positive drainage to dispose of surface water.
f.
Lighting: Any lighting used to illuminate loading berths shall be
designed to reflect away from any adjacent residential use or zoning
classification and away from any street or highway.
1103.2
Off-street Loading Requirements:
In all Zoning Districts, every use which requires the receipt
or distribution, by tractor-trailer, of material or merchandise, shall
provide off-street loading berths in accordance with the following
requirements:
|
Gross Floor Area
|
Number of Berths Required
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Under 40,000 sq. ft.
|
None
| |
|
40,000 to 59,999 sq. ft.
|
1 berth
| |
|
60,000 to 79,999 sq. ft.
|
2 berths
| |
|
80,000 to 100,000 sq. ft.
|
3 berths
| |
|
For each additional 50,000 sq. ft.
|
1 additional berth
|
