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 lot space located off the public right-of-way.
B. 
Outdoor parking spaces and the approaches thereto shall be paved. Preexisting driveways in a condition of deterioration causing any hazards (i.e., clogging of, or damages to, Borough storm drains, streets and/or rights-of-way) must be paved. No vehicles may be parked over growing grass. Any new construction or any enlargements added to existing outdoor parking spaces must be paved with either concrete, macadam or pavers. Before any work is performed, the homeowner and/or contractor must contact Pennsylvania One Call.
C. 
A garage or carport may be located wholly or partly inside the walls of the principal building; the garage shall conform to all accessory 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. 
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or authority to perform any work without a building permit. A permit must be secured from the Code Enforcement Office.
A. 
Any of the following buildings hereafter erected and any building hereafter converted into one of the following buildings and any open area hereafter used for commercial purposes shall be provided with not less than minimum parking spaces as set forth below, which spaces shall be readily accessible to, and within a reasonable distance from, the buildings served thereby. Such spaces shall be on the same lot as the principal building or open area, except when otherwise authorized as a special exception, conforming to the following regulations.
B. 
Off-street parking space requirements.
Uses
Required Parking Spaces
Single- and two-family dwellings
1 for each family or dwelling unit
Home occupation dwellings
1 in addition to the required off-street parking space number for the dwelling
Multiple dwellings
1 space per dwelling unit
Hotels, motels, tourist houses, boarding and lodging houses
1 space for each guest room
Churches and schools
1 for each 3.5 seats in an auditorium or 1 for each 17 classroom seats, whichever is greater
Community buildings and social halls
1 for each 100 square feet of floor area
Dance halls, swimming pools, roller rinks, clubs, lodges and other similar places
1 for each 100 square feet of floor area or of water area in swimming pool
Sports arenas, auditoriums, theaters, assembly halls
1 for each 3.5 seats
Bowling alleys
5 for each alley
Restaurants, taverns, and nightclubs
1 for each 2.5 seats
Retail stores and shops
1 for each 120 square feet of floor area
Food supermarkets
1 for each 200 square feet of floor area
Funeral homes, mortuaries
5 for each parlor
Furniture or appliance stores
1 for each 200 square feet of floor area
Banks or professional offices fraction thereof
1 for each 200 square feet of floor area
Service stations
2 for each service bay
Manufacturing plants, research or testing laboratories, bottling plants
1 for each 1,000 square feet of floor area, plus 1 for each 2 employees in the maximum working shift, the total parking area shall not be less than 25% of the building floor area
Medical and dental offices
5 spaces for each doctor or dentist
Hospitals, nursing and convalescing homes
1 for each 3 beds, plus 1 for each employee
Open areas used for commercial purposes
At least 1 parking space for each 1,500 square feet of area or fraction thereof
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. 
That 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.
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 10 feet wide and 20 feet long.
B. 
In all districts, except for single-family dwellings, there shall be no less than 20 feet of open space between the curbline or edge of any parking area and the outside wall of any building.
C. 
Parking lot dimensions shall be no less than those listed in the following table:
Aisle Width
Angle of Parking
(degrees)
Parking Bay Width
(feet)
Depth from Curb*
(feet)
One-Way
(feet)
Two-Way
(feet)
90°
10
20
24
24
60°
10
22
18
20
45°
10
21
15
20
30°
10
19
12
20
NOTES:
*
Depth 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.
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 the 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 90° 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. 
Setback for parking areas shall be provided as follows:
(1) 
All parking spaces and access drives shall be at least 20 feet from any multiple-dwelling building, commercial building and industrial building on the lot.
(2) 
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.
(3) 
Except at entrances 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 a public or private street 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. 
A structure or planting material shall be provided of sufficient height and density to screen off-street parking lots from the public street's view and from the ground level of adjoining residential districts.
A. 
The area of the parking lot, including driveways, shall be graded, surfaced with asphalt or other suitable material and drained to the satisfaction of the Municipal 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 luminaries 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 and 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.