Off-street parking spaces shall be provided and satisfactorily maintained for each use as defined in Article
IV, in accordance with the following requirements.
A. Agricultural and forestry uses.
(1) Commercial nursery or greenhouse (§
275-13A): one off-street parking space for each employee, plus one space per 500 square feet of indoor retail sales area, if applicable.
(2) Keeping of dogs for commercial purposes (§
275-13B): one off-street parking space for each employee, plus one space per 500 square feet of indoor retail sales area, if applicable.
(3) Forestry (§
275-13C): one off-street parking space for each employee.
B. Residential uses.
(1) Detached dwelling (§
275-14A): two off-street parking spaces per dwelling unit.
(2) Detached dwelling cluster (§
275-14B): two off-street parking spaces per dwelling unit.
(3) Two-family dwelling (§
275-14C): two off-street parking spaces per dwelling unit.
(4) Multifamily dwelling (§
275-14D): two off-street parking spaces per dwelling unit.
(5) Townhouse dwelling (§
275-14E): two off-street parking spaces per dwelling unit.
(6) Residential conversion (§
275-14F): one off-street parking space per dwelling unit.
(7) Dwelling in combination with a business (§
275-14G): one off-street parking space per dwelling unit, plus parking requirements for the nonresidential use(s) shall be met in addition to this.
(8) Bed-and-breakfast (§
275-14H): one off-street space for each guest room, plus one for each employee.
(10)
Mobile home park (§
275-14J): two off-street parking spaces per dwelling unit.
(11)
Age-qualified housing (§
275-14K): One off-street parking space for every dwelling unit.
(12)
Traditional neighborhood development (§
275-14L): two off-street parking spaces per dwelling unit.
(13)
Planned residential development (§
275-14M): two off-street parking spaces per dwelling unit.
C. Institutional, recreational, and educational uses.
(1) Religious use (§
275-15A): one parking space per five seats, or at least one space for every 300 square feet of floor area intended to be used by patrons, guests, members, parishioners, clients or customers, whichever requires the greater number of off-street parking spaces, plus one space per two employees on the premises at any one time.
(2)
(a)
Kindergarten, elementary school, junior high
school: one off-street parking space for each faculty member and employee,
plus one space per two classrooms or offices.
(b)
Senior high school: one off-street parking space
per faculty member and employee, plus one space per four students
at projected building capacity.
(3) Library/museum (§
275-15C): one space per five seats, or at least one space for every 300 square feet of floor area intended to be used by patrons, guests, members, clients or customers, whichever requires the greater number of off-street parking spaces, plus one space per two employees on the premises at any one time.
(4) Day-care center (§
275-15D): one off-street parking space for each teacher, administrator, and maintenance employee plus one space for every five persons that can be accommodated at the center.
(5) Public recreational facility (§
275-15E): in accordance with needs as determined by the Borough Council.
(6) Private club (§
275-15F): one space per five seats, or at least one space for every 300 square feet of floor area intended to be used by patrons, guests, members, clients or customers, whichever requires the greater number of off-street parking spaces, plus one space per two employees on the premises at any one time.
(7) Nursing home (§
275-15G): one off-street parking space for each patient or client bed.
(8) Personal care facility (§
275-15H): one off-street parking space for each patient or client bed.
(9) Nonfamily community residential facility (§
275-15I): See §
275-15I(5) of this chapter for parking requirements.
(10)
Event center (§
275-15J): See parking requirements for Subsection
K below.
(11) Emergency services (§
275-15K): one space for every emergency vehicle, plus one space for every 300 square feet of any community room.
[Added 4-26-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-04]
(12)
Interpretive center (§
275-15L): one space for every 300 square feet of floor area intended to be used by patrons, guests, members, clients or customers.
[Added 12-19-2017 by Ord.
No. 2017-06]
D. Business and office uses.
(1) Business office (§
275-16A): one off-street parking space for every 300 square feet, or fraction thereof, of gross floor area devoted to office use.
(2) Government office (§
275-16B): one off-street parking space for every 300 square feet, or fraction thereof, of gross floor area devoted to office use.
(3) Veterinary office (§
275-16C): one off-street parking space for every 300 square feet, or fraction thereof, of gross floor area devoted to office use.
(4) Medical office (§
275-16D): one off-street parking space for every 200 square feet, or fraction thereof, of gross floor area devoted to office use.
E. Retail and consumer services uses.
(1) Retail shop (§
275-17A): one space for every 400 square feet of gross use area, including the area outside a building that is used for sales, seating, display, or other activities associated with the use.
(2) Service business (§
275-17B): one space for every 400 square feet of gross use area, including the area outside a building that is used for sales, seating, display, or other activities associated with the use.
(3) Repair service (§
275-17C): one space for every 400 square feet of gross floor area, including the area outside a building that is used for sales, seating, display, or other activities associated with the use.
(4) Restaurant (§
275-17D), formula restaurant (§
275-17R), and village restaurant (§ 275-175): one space for every 100 square feet of gross use area used for seating or service or one space for each five seats, whichever is greater, plus one additional space for each employee on site at any one time. Gross use area shall include all areas outside a building used for seating or service.
[Amended 6-15-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-03]
(5) Restaurant with drive-through service (§
275-17E): one off-street parking space for each four seats provided for patron use, plus one additional space for each employee on site at any one time.
(6) Mortuary or funeral home (§
275-17F): one off-street parking space for each four seats provided for patron use, plus one additional space for each employee.
(7) Commercial recreation (§
275-17G): one off-street parking space for each four seats provided for patron use, plus one additional space for each employee.
(8) Theater (§
275-17H): one off-street parking space for each four seats provided for patron use, plus one additional space for each employee.
(9) Inn (§
275-17I): one off-street parking space for each rental room or suite, plus one space for each two employees.
(10)
Vehicle sales and automotive service (§
275-17J): two off-street parking spaces for each service bay plus one for each employee on site.
(11)
Shopping center (§
275-17K): one space for every 300 square feet of gross floor area, including an area outside a building that is used for sales, seating, display, or other activities associated with the use.
(12)
Retail food shop (§
275-17L): one space for every 400 square feet of gross use area, including the area outside a building that is used for sales, seating, display, or other activities associated with the use.
(13)
Commercial school (§
275-17M): one space for every 400 square feet of gross use area, including the area outside a building that is used for sales, seating, display, or other activities associated with the use.
(14)
Convenience store (§
275-17N): one off-street space per 200 square feet of gross use area.
(15)
Limited personal service (§
275-17O): one space for every 400 square feet of gross use area, including the area outside a building that is used for sales, seating, display, or other activities associated with the use.
(16)
Financial establishment (§
275-17P): one off-street parking space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area used or intended to be used for servicing customers.
(17)
Indoor athletic club (§
275-17Q): one off-street space for every three persons of permitted maximum occupancy for indoor facilities, as established by the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code.
(18) Market (§
275-17T): one space for every 800 square feet of gross floor area, including an area outside a building that is used for sales, seating, display, or other activities associated with the use.
[Added 3-15-2016 by Ord.
No. 2016-01]
F. Automotive services uses.
(2) Motor vehicle gasoline station (§
275-18B): one off-street parking space for every 300 square feet of gross floor area, or two off-street parking spaces for each service bay, whichever is greater, plus one space for each employee. Off-street parking spaces are not to be part of, nor interfere with, the accessways to the pumps.
(3) Motor vehicle service center/repair shop (§
275-18C): one off-street parking space for every 300 square feet of gross floor area, or two off-street parking spaces for each service bay, whichever is greater, plus one space for each employee.
G. Transportation facilities and utilities.
(1) Railway station/railway service (§
275-19A): one space for each employee working at the site; additional parking for customers or visitors shall be determined on the basis of a parking study and needs analysis prepared by a qualified traffic engineer, approved by the Borough, at the expense of the applicant.
(2) Utilities (§
275-19B): one parking space for each employee working at the site at a given time.
H. Telecommunications uses.
(1) Telecommunications facilities (§
275-20A): one parking space for each employee working at the site at a given time.
I. Industrial uses.
(1) Warehousing (§
275-21A): one off-street parking space for each 500 square feet of total floor area, plus one off-street parking space for each company vehicle normally stored on the premises.
(2) Contractors (§
275-21B): one off-street parking space for each 500 square feet of total floor area, plus one off-street parking space for each company vehicle normally stored on the premises.
J. Accessory uses.
(1) No-impact home occupation (§
275-22A): No additional parking spaces are required other than the spaces required for the dwelling unit.
(2) Accessory office (§
275-22B): one off-street parking space per 300 square feet of floor area in addition to spaces otherwise required for the principal use.
(3) Uses set forth in §
275-22C,
D and
E: The additional parking spaces required for these accessory uses shall meet the parking standards of this chapter for the principal use of a property.
K. Combined development uses (§
275-23):
[Amended 6-11-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-03]
(1) Coordinated development use (§
275-23A).
(a)
All requirements of Article
VIII, Off-Street Parking, of Chapter
275 of the Code shall be satisfied for individual uses, except that the total number of parking spaces required for all uses may be reduced if the proposed uses have different use characteristics and the reduction of total required spaces is associated with specific uses having peak parking at different times of the day as proven by the applicant through traffic studies to the satisfaction of the Borough Council. The traffic study shall be prepared by a qualified traffic engineer approved by the Borough. Every requested reduction must be demonstrated with projected employment, customer, resident, or other relevant data. Any future change in the proportion of uses accompanying the coordinated development use shall require a conditional use, including revised analysis of the need for off-street parking.
(b)
In addition, one off-street parking space shall
be required for each 50 square feet of total floor area devoted to
any banquet facilities, gift shops, entertainment or conference facilities,
events centers, taverns, newspaper or periodical stands, or any other
accessory use on the premises.
The design standards specified in the New Hope
Borough Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance shall be required for all off-street parking facilities
of three or more vehicles built after the effective date of this chapter.