[Amended 3-3-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-2]
Handicapped parking and related facilities shall
conform to the requirements of Pennsylvania Act 235, the Universal
Accessibility Act, as amended. In addition, the following regulations shall apply, unless
superseded by further amendments to the aforementioned Act and its
rules and regulations:
A. In any parking area where the total number of parking
spaces exceeds five, a minimum of one space for each 25 total spaces
or fraction thereof shall be designed and designated for physically
handicapped persons. Number of spaces: Any parking lot including four
or more off-street parking spaces shall include a minimum of one handicapped
space. The following number of handicapped spaces shall be provided,
unless a revised regulation is officially established under the Federal
Americans with Disabilities Act:
[Amended 2-20-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-01]
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Total number of parking Spaces on Lot
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Required Minimum Number/ Percent of handicapped
Parking Spaces
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1 to 25
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1
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26 to 50
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2
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51 to 75
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3
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76 to 100
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4
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101 to 150
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5
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151 to 200
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6
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201 to 300
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7
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301 to 400
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8
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401 to 500
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9
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501 to 1,000
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2% of required number of spaces
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1,001 or more
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20, plus 1% of required number of spaces over
1,000
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B. Location. Handicapped parking spaces shall be located
where they would result in the shortest reasonable accessible distance
to a handicapped-accessible building entrance. Curb cuts shall be
provided as needed to provide an accessible route from the handicapped
spaces to an accessible entrance.
C. Minimum size. Each required handicapped parking space
shall be eight feet by 18 feet. In addition, each space shall be adjacent
to a five-feet-wide access aisle. Such access aisle may be shared
by two handicapped spaces by being placed between them. However, one
out of every eight required handicapped parking spaces shall have
an adjacent access aisle of eight feet width instead of five feet.
D. Slope. Handicapped parking spaces shall be located
in areas of less than 2% slope in any direction.
E. Marking. All required handicapped spaces shall be
well-marked by clearly visible signs and pavement markings. Blue paint
is recommended.
F. Paving. Handicapped parking spaces and adjacent areas
needed to access them with a wheelchair shall be covered with a smooth
surface that is usable with a wheelchair.
The following shall be the minimum number of
off-street parking spaces required for each land use, activity, building,
or structure permitted by this chapter. When the determination of
the number of off-street parking spaces results in a requirement of
a fractional space, any fraction of 1/2 space or less should be disregarded
and any fraction over 1/2 space shall count as one space. Parking
spaces required on the basis of building floor area shall apply to
gross leasable area as defined by this chapter, unless otherwise specified.
Parking spaces required on an employee basis shall be based on the
projected maximum number of employees on duty or residing, or both,
on the premises at any one time, which would include any overlap of
employees at a change of shift.
A. Residential and lodging uses.
(1)
Single-family and two-family dwellings: Three
parking spaces for each dwelling unit. The Board of Supervisors may
require that a street include sufficient paved width to allow on-street
parking along one or both sides of the street if determined to be
necessary to meet parking needs.
[Amended 3-3-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-2]
(2)
Mobile homes: two parking spaces per dwelling
unit.
(3)
Townhouses, apartments, and similar multifamily
dwellings: 2.5 parking spaces per dwelling unit, 0.5 spaces of which
may be located in convenient overflow areas for guests. The allowable
parking for apartments designed for and exclusively occupied by individuals
over the age of 55 may be reduced to 1.5 parking spaces per household
with the specific approval of the Board of Supervisors. Garage parking
spaces serving a townhouse or apartment shall only count as 0.5 parking
spaces. The Board of Supervisors may require that a street include
sufficient paved width to allow on-street parking along one or both
sides of the street if determined to be necessary to meet parking
needs.
[Amended 5-3-1999 by Ord. No. 99-2; 3-3-2003 by Ord. No.
2003-2]
(4)
Motel, hotel: 1.2 parking spaces for each sleeping
room or suite offered for tourist accommodation. Additional parking
spaces shall be provided, equal to 60% of that which is required by
this section, for restaurants or places of assembly which are available
for use by the general public but are located within the hotel or
motel.
(5)
Nursing home: 1.5 parking spaces for every two
beds that can be provided at maximum design capacity of the facility.
(6)
Residential care facilities.
[Amended 2-5-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-3]
(a)
With 20% or more of the total bed count dedicated
to residents requiring continual health-care services: 1.0 spaces
for every five resident beds or 1.0 spaces for every four dwelling
units, whichever is greater.
(b)
With less than 20% of the total bed count dedicated
to residents requiring continual health care: 1.0 space for every
three resident beds or 2.0 spaces for every five dwelling units, whichever
is greater.
(7)
Adult community development: Two off-street
parking spaces shall be required for each dwelling unit. However,
in the case of townhouse dwellings, an average of 0.5 spaces per dwelling
unit may be located along interior streets in locations that are convenient
to the dwellings being served, provided that the street is of sufficient
width.
[Added 5-3-1999 by Ord. No. 99-2]
(8)
Continuing care retirement community (CCRC):
In a CCRC, off-street parking shall be provided in clear proximity
to each use being served as follows:
[Added 9-15-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-1]
(a)
One parking space shall be provided for each
employee on the largest shift; plus
(b)
One parking space for every four assisted living
residences; plus
(c)
One parking space for every five beds in a nursing
facility; plus
(d)
Parking spaces for each independent living residence
in an apartment structure in the amount of1.3; plus
(e)
Two parking spaces for each independent living
residence in a single-family, two-family or townhouse structure; plus
(f)
Additional reserve or overflow parking or parking
for guests and visitors as required by the Board as a condition of
conditional use approval, based upon evidence demonstrating the need
therefor.
B. Retail and service uses.
[Amended 3-3-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-2]
(1)
Indoor retail businesses: Parking or storage space for all vehicles used in the conduct of business, plus five parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of floor area of rooms accessible to customers. For a shopping center, see §
170-1709.
[Amended 2-20-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-01]
(2)
Theaters, recreation centers, swimming pools,
skating rinks, and other public or private recreation and amusement
facilities:
(a)
One parking space for every three customers
(or patrons), computed on the basis of maximum servicing capacity
at any one time, as shall be determined by the Township, plus one
additional space for every two persons regularly employed on the premises
at a peak period of use.
(b)
Specific provisions over and above this standard
may be required for uses, such as movie theaters, involving successive
changes of patrons with a corresponding overlap in parking required.
(3)
Bowling alleys: Five parking spaces per lane.
(4)
Banks, credit unions, and related retail financial
service organizations:
(a)
One parking space per 75 square feet of floor
area devoted to customer service and related circulation; plus
(b)
Parking for the balance of the facility used
for office purposes at a ratio of one parking space per 225 square
feet of gross leasable area.
(5)
Restaurant or similar use:
(a)
One space per three seats; or
(b)
One space per 100 square feet of total floor
area, whichever yields the greater number of spaces.
(6)
Carry-out, drive-in, drive-through, or other
fast-food restaurant:
(a)
Twenty-four parking spaces for every 1,000 square
feet of gross leasable area, plus two parking spaces for every three
employees.
(b)
Fast-food restaurants providing drive-through
window service shall be sited in such a manner that at least 10 vehicles
can stand in line awaiting such service without blocking access to
otherwise required parking spaces.
[Amended 2-20-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-01]
(7)
Automobile service stations: Parking or storage
space for all vehicles used directly in the conduct of the business,
plus:
(a)
One parking space for each gas dispenser;
(b)
Three spaces for each service bay or similar
facility; and
(c)
One space for every two persons employed on
the premises.
(8)
Grocery store or supermarket: Six spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross leasable area, unless part of a shopping center containing an additional 50,000 square feet or more of retail space, in which case this requirement shall be considered to be met through compliance with the overall shopping center requirements, as stipulated in §
170-1709.
[Amended 2-20-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-01]
(9)
Funeral home:
(a)
One space for every four seats available for
persons attending memorial services; or
(b)
One space for every 50 square feet of gross
leasable floor area, whichever yields the greater number of spaces.
(10)
Automobile sales:
(a)
Spaces for parking of vehicles for sale or lease,
which shall not be required to meet minimum dimension and aisle width
requirements.
(b)
One space for customer parking for every 25
vehicles offered for sale or lease.
(d)
Four spaces for every service bay or similar
facility.
C. Offices.
(1)
General offices (including office campus as provided in Article
XII): One parking space per 200 square feet of gross floor area for business, professional, governmental, or institutional offices, including associated storage areas for files, equipment, or office supplies, but excluding medical or dental offices.
(2)
Medical or dental offices: One off-street parking
space shall be provided per 150 square feet of gross habitable floor
area.
[Amended 9-15-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-1; 4-4-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-03]
D. Industrial and warehouse uses: One parking space for
each employee on the shift of greatest employment, or one space for
every 500 square feet of gross floor area, whichever yields the greater
number of spaces.
E. Community service uses and places of assembly.
(1)
General places of assembly: All theaters, auditoriums,
churches, and other similar places of assembly, including those associated
with public or private educational institutions, shall provide at
least two parking spaces per five seats of the assembly or meeting
space at maximum capacity. The maximum capacity shall be determined
as allowed by applicable Fire Code or Building Code standards.
(2)
University, college, academy, or similar institution
of higher learning: One parking space for each resident student and
each faculty or staff residence on the site, plus two parking spaces
for each five seats occupied at maximum capacity, in combination,
of any assembly hall, auditorium, stadium, gymnasium, or other places
of assembly on the campus.
(3)
Schools:
(a)
Private vocational or similar adult trade school
or training center: One space per student.
(b)
Elementary school, nursery school, day-care
center: One space per 15 students.
(c)
Middle or junior high school: One space per
10 students, plus one space per 10 fixed seats in an auditorium.
(d)
High school: One space per four students, plus
one space per 10 fixed seats in an auditorium.
F. Miscellaneous uses.
(1)
Libraries, museums, galleries, and similar uses:
Parking or storage space for all vehicles used directly in the operation
of such establishment, plus four parking spaces for each 1,000 square
feet of total floor area.
(2)
Private clubs, lodges, or other organizations
of a fraternal, civic, union-related, religious, or similar nature:
One parking space for each four members, or one space per 50 square
feet used for assembly, dining, meetings, or other specific use of
the club facilities, whichever yields the greater number of spaces,
plus one additional parking space for every two persons regularly
employed on the premises.
(3)
Hospitals and rehabilitative services centers:
0.85 spaces per employee on duty at any one shift change or 0.65 spaces
per full-time equivalent total employment, whichever yields the greater
number of spaces, plus additional parking spaces for visitors on the
basis of 0.6 spaces per bed.
[Amended 9-15-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-1]
(4)
Research and development facility: One parking
space per 350 square feet of gross leasable area occupied by research
and development uses such as laboratories and testing facilities.
G. Other uses. The Board shall determine with which of
the preceding categories of parking regulation any unlisted use shall
comply.
[Amended 12-16-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-6; 2-20-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-01]
A. The parking spaces required by §
170-1705 may be reduced when two or more uses on abutting lots share a parking area, subject to the following conditions:
(1)
That some portion of the shared off-street parking area lies
within 200 feet of an entrance, regularly used by patrons, into the
buildings served by the shared parking facilities.
(2)
Pedestrian facilities comply with current standards for accessibility and §
149-916.
(3)
Access and parking easements are prepared and recorded for each
property affected by the shared parking.
B. The minimum amount of shared parking required shall be based on the application of the below percentages to the parking required for each land use as per §
170-1705.
Use
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Weekday
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Weekend
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9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
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6:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.
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12:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
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9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
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6:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.
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12:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
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Offices
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100%
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10%
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5%
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10%
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5%
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5%
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Retail and service uses
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60%
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90%
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5%
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100%
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70%
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5%
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Hotel/motel
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60%
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100%
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100%
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60%
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100%
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100%
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Restaurant
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50%
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100%
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10%
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80%
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100%
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10%
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Entertainment
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40%
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100%
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10%
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80%
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100%
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10%
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Other uses
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The Board shall determine with which of the preceding categories
any unlisted use shall comply.
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C. The applicant shall execute a written declaration that provides, in relevant part, that the minimum amount of shared parking required, based on the application of the percentages contained in §
170-1706B, shall be maintained at all times. The Township Solicitor shall review the declaration, as to form, content, and execution, which shall be finally approved by the Board of Supervisors. A draft of the declaration shall be submitted with the application for a building permit, and the final version of the declaration shall be retained by the Township and made a part of the property file.
D. Shared or common parking lots shall be provided with appropriate
signage indicating the buildings and/or uses for which the spaces
have been made available.
[Amended 2-20-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-01]
The number of parking spaces to be constructed may be up to
30% less than the number required herein only where the following
conditions are met to the satisfaction of the Township:
A. Evidence is submitted firmly documenting that the special nature
of the proposed occupancy or use of the building requires less parking
area or fewer spaces than that required by this article.
B. The land development plan submitted by the applicant indicates that
the location and layout of 50% of the required parking area deemed
unnecessary at the time of application can and will be constructed
on the surface of the site, according to the requirements of this
article, in the event that the Township determines at any time that
this parking is necessary and in the interest of the public health,
safety, and welfare.
C. In no event shall that authorized portion of the required parking
area which is not to be constructed, but reserved for possible future
use, be counted as open space or other unpaved area required by other
provisions of this chapter.
D. The parking reserve area shall be designed so that any required minimum
area of vegetative cover would be maintained in the event that the
parking reserve area, is subsequently developed.
E. The parking reserve area shall be landscaped according to an approved plan and in accordance with §
170-1507 of this chapter.
F. The parking reserve area shall have no building, whether temporary
or permanent, erected on it at any time.
G. Prior to approving a change of use or other modification that results
in a requirement for greater total off-street parking, the applicant
must demonstrate continued compliance with this article.
In addition to the Schedule of Required Parking, §
170-1705A(1), the following regulations shall apply to single-family residential dwellings:
A. Use of residential parking facilities. Parking facilities
accessory to a residential use in any district shall be used solely
for the parking of passenger automobiles and not more than one commercial
vehicle of not more than two tons' gross weight utilized by occupants
of the dwelling to which such facilities are accessory, or by guests
of such occupants.
[Amended 5-2-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-4]
B. A garage may be located wholly or partly inside the
walls of the principal building, or may be attached to the outer walls.
If separated from the principal building, the garage shall conform
to all accessory building requirements.
C. Areas devoted to surface parking may occupy no more than 50% of any required front, side, or rear yard, and shall comply with §
170-1701D of this chapter.
[Amended 2-20-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-01]
D. Parking spaces shall have a dust-free, all-weather
surface; this requirement shall be met by paving unless otherwise
approved by the Board of Supervisors. Pervious surfaces such as porous
paving, concrete lattice blocks, or gravel may be substituted if approved
by the Board, e.g., for reserve or overflow parking. Pervious surfaces
shall be the only permitted means of providing parking in areas subject
to floodplain regulations.
[Amended 9-5-2017 by Ord.
No. 2017-3]
E. Parking areas shall have a minimum slope of 1% in
any direction to provide for drainage, and a maximum slope of 5% in
any direction for safety, user convenience, and stormwater management.
Adequate space shall be provided to accommodate
the loading and unloading of trucks, tractors, and trailers servicing
any commercial, industrial, or large-scale residential or institutional
use. Loading berth space which is utilized for the location of trash
collection or compaction units shall be provided for and shall be
in addition to the loading space requirements provided in this section.
A. Area of loading berths or spaces.
(1)
A required off-street loading berth to be utilized
in conjunction with any use requiring tractor trailer delivery shall
be at least 12 feet in width and at least 65 feet in length, exclusive
of aisle and maneuver space, and shall have a vertical clearance of
at least 14 feet.
(2)
Required loading spaces to serve commercial
uses and other facilities with similar needs shall be at least 12
feet in width and at least 35 feet in length, and may be located parallel
to the building served.
B. Access to loading area. Each required off-street loading
space or berth shall be afforded appropriate means of vehicular access
to a street, highway, or alley in a manner which will least interfere
with traffic movement.
C. Surfacing. All open off-street loading areas shall
be improved with a compacted select gravel base and surfaced with
an all-weather dustless material, suitably designed for the intended
use to a standard approved by the Township Engineer.
D. Screening. All loading berths or spaces and truck circulation areas which abut a residential district shall be set back at least 100 feet therefrom unless they are completely screened therefrom by building walls, or a solid fence, wall, or landscaping, or any combination thereof, not less than six feet in height. In no case shall such spaces or berths be closer than 35 feet therefrom. Screening shall further comply with the standards of §
170-1508 of this chapter.
E. Number of spaces.
(1)
Buildings with commercial, industrial, or storage
use which exceed 6,000 square feet of gross leasable area shall be
provided with a minimum of one off-street loading berth.
(2)
Commercial or other uses which do not exceed
6,000 square feet of gross leasable area, and which involve regular
deliveries as part of their operation, shall be provided with a minimum
of one off-street loading space.
F. Location. Loading and unloading areas shall not be
located between the building setback line and the street line. No
delivery vehicle shall park on any sidewalk. Adequate space shall
be provided to accommodate the loading and unloading of trucks, tractors,
and trailers servicing any commercial, industrial, or large-scale
residential or institutional use. Loading berth space which is utilized
for the location of trash collection or compaction units shall be
provided for and shall be in addition to the loading space requirements
provided in this section.
[Amended 3-3-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-2]