Any building or other structure erected, altered or used or any lot used or occupied for any of the purposes set forth in § 405-1703 herein shall be provided with minimum off-street parking spaces as set forth below, together with adequate passageways or driveways or other means of circulation and access to and from a street or way.
[Amended 10-7-1992 by Ord. No. 1492]
A parking space shall consist of not less than
nine feet of width nor 18 feet of length of usable area, excluding
driveways. A garage may be counted as a parking space for the number
of vehicles it is capable of holding.
[Amended 10-7-1993 by Ord. No. 1492; 10-16-1996 by Ord. No. 1585 12-17-2003 by Ord. No. 1709]
A.
Single-family-dwelling driveways. Driveways shall
not be less than 10 feet wide.
B.
Single-family attached dwellings. Driveways shall
not be less than 10 feet in width. In the event that parking is located
to the rear of the attached dwelling units as a common parking area,
driveways for turnaround purposes and ingress and egress to the parking
spaces shall not be less than 16 feet in width.
[Added 10-16-1996 by Ord. No. 1585]
C.
Other driveways. Driveways within the parking lot
for turnaround purposes and ingress and egress to parking spaces shall
not be less than 24 feet wide.
[Amended 10-7-1993 by Ord. No. 1492]
D.
One-way driveways. The width of a driveway providing
ingress/egress to a street line may be reduced to 15 feet if the driveway
is designated and defined as one-way.
E.
Other requirements. All driveways shall meet the requirements
for driveways and access as set forth in the Lansdale Borough Subdivision
and Land Development Ordinance.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Borough's Subdivision and Land Development
Ordinance is on file and available for inspection or sale at Borough
offices.
A.
Residential uses. Not fewer than two off-street parking
spaces with proper access from the street or right-of-way shall be
provided for every family occupying a residential building which is
hereafter erected or converted to such use. The following types of
residential use shall provide off-street parking with proper access
from the street or right-of-way as set forth as follows:
(1)
Apartments and duplex dwellings. The total number
of parking and garage spaces shall not be less than two times the
number of apartments in the building or units in the building, and
not less than 1/2 of this number shall be in parking spaces not located
in a garage.
(3)
No common parking areas shall be permitted between
the street line and any building.
[Amended 10-16-1996 by Ord. No. 1585]
(4)
In the case of any single-family-dwelling residential
use where the lot frontage is 50 feet or less and the lot in question
abuts an alley, parking shall be allowed in that part of the side
yard area to the rear wall of the dwelling up to the side line of
the property. In all such cases, however, access to said parking area
shall be from the alley.
(5)
In any residential district where a single-family
dwelling has a one-car attached garage and an extension of the driveway
to said garage would infringe on side yard setback requirements, notwithstanding
the side yard infringement, the driveway may be extended in width
to a maximum of eight additional feet, parallel with the driveway,
to provide an additional off-street parking space, as long as the
extended parking area is located at least eight feet from each side
lot line of the property and it is not located in front of any portion
of the building used for dwelling purposes and as long as the depressed
curb opening is not increased in width. In all other cases, the extension
of the width of a driveway or construction of a turnaround area in
the front yard is prohibited; and provided, further, that the foregoing
extension of a driveway may not be made in the case of a dwelling
on a corner lot if the extended area would extend into the front yard
setback of the other street. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing,
this subsection shall not be construed to prohibit parking in the
existing driveway leading to a garage in use or to a one-car garage
discontinued in use.
(6)
No common parking area shall be permitted for
a distance of 20 feet from the rear of the building. The aforesaid
20 feet (or such greater amount as may be provided) shall be landscaped
in accordance with the Land Development/Subdivision Ordinance No.
1226.[2]
[Amended 10-16-1996 by Ord. No. 1585]
[2]
Editor's Note: The Borough's Subdivision and Land Development
Ordinance is on file and available for inspection or sale at Borough
offices.
(7)
Tourist, boarding- or rooming houses shall provide
one space for each guest bedroom.
B.
Nonresidential uses. Off-street parking, together
with proper access from a street or alley, shall be provided in the
amounts indicated below on any lot on which the following types of
uses are hereafter established:
(1)
Hospitals and sanitariums shall provide 1 1/2
spaces for every three beds.
(2)
Convalescent homes, nursing homes and homes
for the infirm or aged shall provide one parking space for every three
beds. (This provision shall not apply to retirement homes, which shall
have the same parking requirements as apartments.)
(3)
Restaurants, tearooms or places of business
dispensing alcoholic and malt beverages shall provide one space for
each 50 square feet of floor space devoted to customer use.
(4)
Retail stores, office buildings, recreational
establishments and banks.
(a)
Retail stores shall provide two parking spaces
plus one parking space for each 750 square feet of gross floor area
in excess of 1,000 square feet, exclusive of the basement if the basement
is not used for sale or display of merchandise.
(b)
Office buildings, recreational establishments,
wholesale establishments, studios, business schools and banks or similar
financial institutions (not including drive-in banking facilities)
shall provide at least one space for each 200 square feet of floor
area, exclusive of basement not used for business purposes.
(5)
Theaters, movie theaters, auditoriums, stadiums
or other places of public assemblage shall provide one space for every
four seats. Churches shall also provide one additional space for each
church official whose residence is on the premises. In a church, theater
or auditorium, if there are no seats but benches are provided, then
20 inches of the bench is similar to one seat and shall be considered
as one seat for determining requirements hereunder.
(6)
Department stores and supermarkets shall provide
one parking space for every 150 square feet of gross floor area.
(7)
Public garages and gasoline filling stations
shall provide at least three parking spaces, either within or without
the structure, for each 500 square feet of floor or ground area or
portion thereof devoted to repair or service facilities, which shall
be in addition to the space allocated to the normal storage of vehicles.
Automobile laundries and car-wash establishments, when permitted by
special exception, shall provide 20 parking spaces consisting of 4,000
square feet of waiting space for vehicles at or adjacent to the entrance
of the establishment on the same lot, and in addition they shall provide
eight spaces consisting of 1,600 square feet of drying space at the
exit of the establishment on the same lot. If the automobile laundry
or car wash is used in connection with any other use permitted under
this chapter, these spaces shall be in addition to those required
for that use.
(8)
For private, parochial or public elementary
or junior high schools, one space shall be provided for each employee
and one additional space for each classroom. For business schools
and colleges, one space shall be provided for each employee and one
additional space for each student. For private, parochial or public
high schools, one space shall be provided for each employee and one
additional space for each seven students enrolled.
(9)
Mortuaries, funeral homes, undertaking or embalming
establishments shall provide one space for each 100 square feet of
floor area devoted to assembly room purposes.
(10)
Other commercial and business uses for which
required parking is not specifically enumerated in this section shall
provide one parking space for every 200 square feet of gross floor
area or portion thereof, except when authorized as a special exception
consistent with the requirements set forth herein for comparable establishments.
(11)
Industrial establishments shall provide one
space for each employee or one space per 400 square feet of gross
floor area, whichever number shall be the greater.
[Amended 7-15-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-1939]
(a)
Borough Council may reduce, by conditional use approval, the
number of parking spaces required for industrial projects that meet
the following requirements:
(b)
As part of the conditional use approval process, an applicant
seeking a parking reduction under this subsection shall submit a parking
study from a licensed traffic engineer for the applicant: rendering
an expert opinion that less than the required number of parking spaces
is necessary to adequately service the proposed occupant(s) of an
industrial project, and providing credible data to substantiate this
opinion. Such data shall include ITE information, surveys of one or
more similar industrial establishments, and survey data from industrial
users at the subject project (if applicable). Tractor trailer long-term
storage spaces and loading dock spaces shall not count toward the
number of proposed parking spaces in the applicant's parking study.
(c)
Any parking reduction granted under this section shall be subject
to the following additional requirements:
[1]
The owner shall maintain a chart of all existing
occupants indicating the type of user and its projected parking usage
so as to confirm that the total parking required for the occupants
is no more than 90% of the total parking available to the occupants.
The owner shall update the chart each time an occupant changes in
the project and provide the chart to the Borough upon the Borough's
request.
[2]
The Borough Zoning Officer may inspect the project
and the parking usage from time to time, accompanied by a representative
of the owner. If the Zoning Officer determines that insufficient parking
is provided for the then-current occupants, then the Borough and the
owner shall work together in good faith to identify on-site solutions
reasonably available to the owner to remedy any such insufficient
parking.
[3]
The occupants of the project shall not utilize
on-street parking on public roads. All parking for the occupants must
be accommodated within the project.
[4]
The owner shall not lease unused parking areas
to businesses which are not located at the project.
(12)
Hotels and motels. Hotels and motels shall provide
1 1/2 parking spaces for each guest room offered for occupancy
by such hotel or motel. If a restaurant or other use is permitted
with a hotel or motel, then in that event parking regulations applicable
to restaurants shall be in addition to those required for the hotel
or motel.
[Added 10-4-2000 by Ord. No. 1661]
C.
No parking shall be permitted in the required front
yard.
[Amended 10-16-1996 by Ord. No. 1585]
D.
In addition to, and not in substitution of, that parking
otherwise required by this section, any use shall provide an additional
one parking space for each amusement game machine located for use
upon the premises.
[Added 2-6-1991 by Ord. No. 1439]
In addition to the parking spaces herein required
for theaters, schools, auditoriums, stadiums or any other places of
public assembly, restaurants, retail stores, office buildings, wholesale
establishments, public garages, automobile and gasoline service stations,
hospitals and sanitariums and other commercial buildings, sufficient
area, not less than 450 square feet, shall be provided inside or outside
the main building for the loading and unloading of freight or passengers.
[Amended 10-16-1996 by Ord. No. 1585; 9-6-2000 by Ord. No.
1658; 5-18-2005 by Ord. No. 1730]
Parking requirements as hereinabove set forth
are waived in the case of a retail sales type of business and studios
where a municipality owned off-street parking lot border is within
500 feet of the nearest property line. Additionally, parking requirements
as hereinabove set forth are waived in the case of a specialty restaurant
where a municipality owned off-street parking lot border is within
500 feet of the nearest property line.
Off-street parking facilities existing at the
effective date of this article shall not subsequently be reduced to
an amount less than required hereunder for a similar new building
or new use. Off-street parking facilities provided to comply with
the provisions of this article shall not subsequently be reduced below
the requirements of this article.
Whenever, after the date of this article, there
is a change in the number of employees or in the lawful use of the
premises or in any other unit of measurement specified in the foregoing
sections of this article, and whenever such change creates a need
for an increase in the number of off-street parking spaces as determined
by the requirements of this article, more off-street parking facilities
shall be provided within a reasonable time on the basis of the adjusted
needs as determined by this article. In the case of unusual hardship
arising out of the requirements of this section, recourse may be had
to the Zoning Hearing Board in the manner provided by law.
All off-street parking facilities shall be designed
with appropriate means of vehicular access to a street or alley as
well as maneuvering areas. No driveways or curb cuts in any district
shall exceed 30 feet in width, and detailed plans shall be submitted
to the Zoning Officer for approval for all curb cuts or driveway openings
before a permit may be obtained therefor.
A.
All parking areas shall be paved with an asphaltic
or concrete surface affording adequate drainage and shall have proper
guards where needed.
B.
Reserve parking. If the number of required parking
spaces is substantially larger than the number anticipated by the
applicant, the reserve parking option may be utilized to avoid unnecessary
paving, in accordance with the following criteria:
[Added 7-3-2002 by Ord. No. 1681]
(1)
The total number of spaces required under this
article may be reduced up to 25% by the Borough Council, upon the
recommendation of the Borough Planning Commission and the Engineer.
(2)
The applicant shall provide evidence of reduced
parking needs to the Borough Planning Commission and Engineer for
their review and recommendation.
(3)
A sufficient area must be set aside that meets
the requirements of this article and the Borough's Subdivision and
Land Development Ordinance[1] for construction of the remainder of the required spaces
if and when they are deemed necessary by the Borough Council. The
reserved area shall not count towards fulfillment of any required
open space, green space, landscaped or buffered areas. All stormwater
engineering shall be designed based on total parking requirements,
including reserve spaces.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Borough's Subdivision and Land Development
Ordinance is on file and available for inspection or sale at Borough
offices.
(4)
Parking capacity will be reevaluated by the
Borough Code Enforcement Officer should any change occur in the use,
ownership, size of building, or number of residents or employees.
Following reevaluation, the Borough Council may require construction
of additional parking spaces up to the maximum required by this article.
(5)
The applicant shall provide a financial guaranty
to cover the cost of engineering and installation of reserved parking
spaces for a period of 18 months following installation of initially
constructed spaces. The type and amount of the guaranty must be approved
by the Borough Council upon the recommendation of the Borough Solicitor
and Engineer.
Parking areas shall be used for motor vehicle
parking only. No sales, dead storage, repair work, dismantling or
servicing of any kind shall be permitted in parking areas.
If lighting is provided, it shall be arranged
to reflect away from a residential area and also away from any public
street or highway.
[Added 9-16-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-1942]
A.
AUTOMATED PARKING
MECHANICAL PARKING
All terms shall be interpreted as provided in Article II of this chapter unless such term is defined herein, in which case such term shall be interpreted as follows:
An automated parking system (APS) is a mechanical system
that provides for vehicle storage and retrieval within an enclosed,
multilevel parking structure in a space conserving configuration,
utilizing an automated mechanical system to transport vehicles to
and from parking spaces.
Mechanical devices or systems to park more vehicles in a
fixed amount of land area. This is accomplished by efficiently parking
vehicles vertically, one on top of another, by means of some lifting
mechanisms. This type of device is also referred to as a "parking
lift."
B.
Use of automated and mechanical parking.
(1)
Automated and mechanical parking systems shall only be permitted
in the following districts: the Downtown Business Overlay District
and the Transit-Oriented Design Overlay District.
(2)
Automated and mechanical parking systems shall be permitted
by conditional use subject to the following:
(a)
The property shall have frontage on a collector road or higher
classification.
(b)
The development shall be comprised of 100 units or more.
(c)
No more than 50% of the required parking shall utilize automated
or mechanical parking systems.
(d)
All automated and mechanical parking shall be located within
a building and shall not be visible from a street or alley.
(e)
Any mechanical parking system used shall be an automated valet-type
parking system. Access to the individual parking stalls within the
mechanical parking garage by residents or customers will be strictly
prohibited. Parking stalls or storage areas shall only be accessed
by qualified operators, technicians or emergency personnel.
(f)
The applicant shall provide a "through-put" study for review
or similar use and operation study for purposes of the proposed mechanical
parking system, which study shall be reviewed and approved by the
Borough's Parking Consultant during the land development process.
(g)
The applicant shall provide an emergency access plan that shall
be approved by the Borough's Fire Marshal.
(h)
The mechanical parking system shall comply with all applicable
state, federal and local codes, ordinances and statutes as currently
amended.
