This section sets minimum standards for off-street requirements for new construction and expansion of or changes to existing uses. The purpose of this section is to ensure that uses have a minimum level of on-street and off-street parking to avoid congestion on surrounding streets.
A. 
Applicability. The minimum parking ratio standards apply to all zoning districts except as may be modified in the provisions of this chapter.
B. 
Uses not identified. The Zoning Officer shall determine the parking requirement for uses that do not correspond to the categories listed in Table 14. In such instances, the applicant shall provide adequate information by which the proposal can be reviewed, which includes but may not necessarily be limited to the following:
(1) 
Type of uses;
(2) 
Number of employees;
(3) 
Building design capacity;
(4) 
Square feet of sales area and service area;
(5) 
Parking spaces proposed on site;
(6) 
Parking spaces provided elsewhere; and
(7) 
Hours of operation.
C. 
Multiple uses. Where the application identifies accessory or multiple uses within a structure or multiple structures, the minimum standards shall apply to each use or structure. This provision does not apply where the applicant has sought and secured approval under the shared parking requirements of this chapter.
D. 
Fractional measurements. When units or measurements determining the number of required off-street parking spaces result in a fractional space, then such fraction equal or greater than 0.5 shall require a full off-street parking space.
E. 
Floor area measurement. Floor area and GFA are synonymous for purposes of this chapter (see the definition of "gross floor area").[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See the definition of "floor area, gross," in § 260-202.
Table 14 establishes the minimum numbers of parking spaces required for the uses indicated except as may be modified by this section. Parking requirements may be met by one or more of a combination of the following methods:
A. 
On-site parking. A use shall provide the minimum number of required spaces for all uses located on the lot or site pursuant to Table 14. Only spaces that are designed consistent with this section are counted toward the minimum parking required. The following provisions apply when providing the minimum number of required on-site parking spaces:
(1) 
Required parking for single-family (attached or detached) dwellings may be stacked and do not require separate access to each required space.
(2) 
The parking requirements for uses as identified in Table 14 are modified in accordance with this section for all uses located in CBD Zoning District. All existing structures in the CBD which are renovated shall not be required to provide on-site parking. New structures or buildings proposed in the CBD Zoning District shall be required to provide 33% of the required number of spaces identified in Table 14 on site. New structures or buildings may further reduce the required on-site parking below 33% of the required spaces identified in Table 14 if it is adequately demonstrated there is sufficient public parking in the vicinity of the proposed structure and authorized by the Borough during the subdivision or land development approval based on a parking study provided by the applicant.
(3) 
The parking requirements for uses as identified in Table 14 are modified in accordance with this section for all uses located in the MU District. Lots less than 5,000 square feet in the MU Zoning District shall qualify for the same parking modifications identified in § 260-603A(2) for uses in the CBD. Uses proposed on lots greater than 5,000 square feet in the MU District shall be permitted to reduce the required number of parking spaces identified in Table 14 by 50%.
(4) 
The parking requirements identified in Table 14 are modified in accordance with this section for residential uses in the R-1 and R-2 Zoning Districts. Residential uses located in the R-1 and R-2 Districts are required one parking space per unit.
(5) 
The parking requirements identified in Table 14 are modified in accordance with this section for single family residential uses in the R-3 Zoning District. Single-family residential uses located in the R-3 District are required one parking space per unit.
(6) 
No part of a parking or loading space required for any building to comply with this chapter shall be included as part of a parking or loading space required for another building.
B. 
Shared parking.
(1) 
Parking spaces required under this section may be provided cooperatively for two or more uses in a development or for two or more individual uses as shared subject to the requirements of this section.
(2) 
Off-street parking requirements of a given use may be met with off-site, off-street parking facilities of another use when and if all of the following conditions are met:
(a) 
The off-site, off-street parking facilities are within 300 feet of the property.
(b) 
The parking demands of the individual uses, as determined by the Zoning Officer, based upon minimum off-street parking requirements, are such that the total parking demand of all the uses at any one time is less than the total parking stalls required.
(c) 
A written agreement between the owners and lessees is executed for a minimum of 10 years, approved by the Zoning Officer as provided in this section. Should the lease expire or otherwise terminate, the use for which the off-site parking was provided shall be considered in violation of its zoning approval and shall be subject to revocation. Continuation or expansion of the use shall be prohibited unless the use is brought into compliance with the parking regulations of this chapter.
(d) 
An application for approval of a shared parking plan shall be filed with the Zoning Officer by the owner of the land area to be included within the cooperative parking plan, the owner or owners of all structures then existing on such land area, and all parties having a legal interest in such land area and structures. Sufficient evidence to establish the status of applicants as owners of parties in interest shall be provided. The application shall include plans showing the location of the uses or structures for which off-street parking facilities are required, the location of the off-street parking facilities, and the schedule of times used by those sharing parking in common. In the event the application also requires a subdivision or land development approval, the shared parking agreement requires approval of the Planning Commission and Borough Council.
A. 
Off-street parking spaces shall have a width of nine feet. Stall depth shall have the minimum established in, exclusive of access or maneuvering area, ramps, and other appurtenances. The minimum width of access aisles internal to a parking lot or structure shall be as prescribed in Figure 12. Aisles having two-way traffic are required to provide a width of 25 feet regardless of angle of parking.
B. 
Required off-street parking spaces shall conform to the following:
(1) 
All off-street loading spaces shall be adequately marked and shall be constructed of an approved all-weather surface to provide safe and convenient access in all seasons. Said all-weather surface shall be constructed of concrete, asphalt, brick or alternative pervious pavement systems. The applicant may propose an alternative pervious pavement in lieu of the required surface types. When an applicant proposes a pervious pavement treatment, such surface shall be reviewed and approved by the Borough Engineer. Pervious pavement treatments are only permissible when using engineering designed systems intended for such use.
(2) 
The construction of all spaces shall be subject to inspection and approval by the Borough Engineer, concerning the materials of construction and specification of construction, prior to, during and after the completion of construction of such spaces.
(3) 
Residential uses in the R-1S, R-1 and R-2 Zoning Districts and single-family uses in all other zoning districts are permitted to use parking strips as an alternative to the surface requirements for off-street parking requirements.
(4) 
A parking pad shall not be permitted in the required front yard in any residential district.
Figure 12, Parking Dimension Standards
A. 
Internal driveway system. All off-street parking lots with greater than 200 parking spaces shall include a separate internal access drive system which separates aisleways which access individual parking spaces from the overall internal access driveway system. The purpose of the internal driveway system is to facilitate pedestrian and vehicular circulation, creating an interconnected circulation network.
B. 
Internal driveway systems shall be designed to stub into adjacent properties, where practical. The Borough may require an easement be placed on the property to allow for future connection to the adjacent properties.
Accessible parking requirements. Accessible parking spaces for the physically challenged shall be provided for multiple-family and nonresidential uses as follows:
A. 
Minimum number of spaces. The minimum number of required accessible parking spaces shall be as follows:
Table 13, Total Accessible Parking Spaces
Total Parking Spaces in Lot
Minimum Number of Accessible Spaces
1 to 25
1
26 to 50
2
51 to 75
3
76 to 100
4
101 to 150
5
151 to 200
6
201 to 300
7
301 to 400
8
401 to 500
9
501 to 1,000
2% of total
Over 1,000
20, plus 1 per 100 over 1,000
B. 
A minimum of 25% of the required accessible parking spaces shall be van accessible. The minimum number of van accessible parking spaces shall be one.
C. 
Design. Design of accessible spaces shall be completed in accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act Architectural Guidelines and include the following:
(1) 
Accessible parking spaces serving a particular building shall be located on the shortest accessible route of travel from adjacent parking to an accessible structure. In parking facilities not serving a particular structure, accessible parking shall be located on the shortest accessible route of travel to an accessible pedestrian entrance of the parking facility.
(2) 
One parking access aisle of no less than five feet in width shall be provided for each accessible parking space and shall be a part of the accessible route of no less than three feet in width to the building or facility entrance. A parking access aisle may be shared between two accessible parking spaces. Access aisles shall be clearly designated and identifiable by line painting, curbing, and other similar means.
(3) 
Van accessible parking spaces shall be at least nine feet wide with an access aisle of no less than eight feet in width.
(4) 
Parking spaces and access aisles shall be level with surface slopes not exceeding 2% in all directions.
(5) 
Accessible parking spaces shall be designated as reserved by a sign showing the symbol of accessibility. Such signs shall be located so as not to be obscured by a vehicle parked in the space.
All parking areas containing three or more parking spaces shall include a turnaround that is designed and located so that vehicles can enter and exit the parking area without backing onto a public right-of-way.
Except as otherwise permitted, off-street parking facilities shall be located on the lots on which the use or structure for which they are provided is located.
Table 14, Parking Spaces
Land Use/Activity
Minimum Number of Vehicle Spaces
Residential buildings
Dormitories
1 per 2 beds
Duplex
2 per dwelling unit
Group home
1 for every three beds plus one for each employee
Life care or continuing care services
1 per every 3 rooms plus one for each employee
Manufactured housing, residential design
2 per dwelling unit
Mobile home park
2 per dwelling unit
Multifamily dwellings
1 per dwelling unit
Retirement housing facility
1 per three dwelling units
Single-family attached dwellings
2 per dwelling unit
Single-family detached dwellings
2 per dwelling unit
Townhouses
2 per dwelling unit
Hotels, motels, or other accommodation
Bed-and-breakfast
1 per guest room and 2 spaces for owner
Beverage distributor
1 per 300 square feet GFA
Hotel, motel
1 per room and 1 per 800 square feet of public meeting area and restaurant space
Rooming house and boardinghouse
1 per guest room plus 2 spaces for owner's portion
Commercial
Adult business
Parking demand analysis
After-hours club
1 per 200 square feet GFA
Airport
1 per 4 seating accommodations for waiting passengers plus 1 per each 2 employees
Amusement arcade
1 per video game or amusement device
Amusement park
1 per 600 square feet outdoor recreation area
Animal cemetery
1 per acre, but not less than 5 spaces
Auditorium
1 per each 2 seats in the main seating area
Automobile repair and service
3 per repair bay and 1 per each employee
Bakery
1 per 300 square feet GFA
Bookstore
1 per 300 square feet GFA
Carpet cleaning
1 per 300 square feet GFA
Car rental
1 per 375 square feet GFA of sales and service building
Car wash
1 per 375 square feet GFA, including service bays, wash tunnels, and retail areas
Catering
1 per 300 square feet GFA
Cemetery and mausoleums
1 per each employee and ample accessways to the cemetery sections so as to allow parking on the accessway for gravesite services and visitations
Communication antenna
1 per service employee
Conference center
1 per 6 seats or 1 per 30 square feet GFA if no permanent seats
Convenience store
1 per 300 square feet GFA
Craft studio
1 per each 200 square feet of floor area
Custom printing
1 per 300 square feet GFA
Department stores
1 per 300 square feet GFA
Drive-through facilities
1 per 250 square feet GFA
Drugstore
1 per each 200 square feet of floor area
Exercise club
1 per 300 square feet GFA
Financial institution
1 per 300 square feet GFA
Flea market
1 per 300 square feet of outdoor display area
Funeral home
1 per 4 seats
Garden center
1 per 1,000 square feet
Gas station
1 per 375 square feet GFA, including service bays, wash tunnels and retail areas
Golf course
6 per hole
Hardware store
1 per each 200 square feet of floor area
Kennel
1 per each employee on the maximum shift and 1 per each 200 square feet of area devoted to the kennel area
Laundromat
1 per 300 square feet GFA
Lumberyard
1 per 375 square feet GFA of sales and service building
Manufactured home sales
1 per 300 square feet GFA of sales building
Nightclub
1 per 2 seats
Office, business and professional
1 per each 300 square feet of floor area
Pawnshop
1 per each 200 square feet of floor area
Personal services
1 per each 200 square feet of floor area
Post office
1 per employee
Recording studio
1 per 300 square feet GFA
Restaurant
1 per 75 square feet GFA
Restaurant, drive-through
1 per 75 square feet GFA
Retail sales and service
1 per each 200 square feet of floor area
Self-storage
1 per 600 square feet GFA
Shopping center
1 per 300 square feet GFA
Tattoo parlor
1 per 300 square feet GFA
Tavern or bar
1 per 2 seats
Vehicle/boat/equipment sales
1 per each 2,000 square feet of lot area for employee and customer parking (excludes vehicle display area)
Veterinarian office
1 per each 400 square feet of floor area
Warehouse/discount store
1 per 300 square feet GFA
Industrial
Asphalt plant
1 per employee on max shift
Automotive wrecking and graveyards, salvage yards, and junkyards
1 per employee
Construction-related businesses
1 per 1,000 square feet GFA
Laboratory or specialized industrial facility
1 per 300 square feet GFA
Large area distribution or transit warehouse
1 per 1,000 square feet GFA
Light industrial structures and facilities
1 per 1,000 square feet GFA
Mini warehouse
4 spaces plus 2 for manager's quarters
Process plants (metals, chemicals, etc.)
1 per 300 square feet GFA
Recycling business
1 per employee
Refrigerated warehouse and cold storage
1 per 1,000 square feet GFA
Tank farms
1 per 1,000 square feet GFA
Warehouse and storage services
1 per 1,000 square feet GFA
Public assembly
Amphitheater
1 per 6 seats or 1 per 30 square feet of GFA if no permanent seats
Amusement, sports, or recreation establishment (not specifically enumerated)
1 per 6 seats or 1 per 30 square feet of GFA if no permanent seats
Arcade
1 per game table, video game, amusement device
Bowling, billiards, pool, etc.
2 per lane
Clubs and lodges
1 per 3 persons
Community center
1 per 300 square feet GFA
Drive-in theaters
None
Exhibition, convention, or conference structure
1 per 1,000 square feet GFA
Fitness, recreational sports, gym, or athletic club
1.5 per 1,000 square feet GFA
Indoor theater
1 per 6 seats
Miniature golf establishment
1 per hole
Place of worship
1 per 8 seats
Racetrack
1 per 6 seats or 1 per 30 square feet of GFA if no permanent seats
Skating rinks
5 per 1,000 square feet GFA
Sports stadium or arena
1 per 6 seats or 1 per 30 square feet of GFA if no permanent seats
Institutional or community facility
Animal hospital
1 per employee
Aquarium/zoo facility
1 per 1,000 square feet GFA
Assisted living facilities
1 per 3 rooms
College or university facility
1 per 4 students
Community food services
1 per 250 square feet GFA
Day-care center
1 per 375 square feet GFA
Exhibitions and art galleries
1 per 400 square feet GFA
Group care facility
1 per 3 rooms
Hospital building
1 per 400 square feet GFA
Public clinic, medical
1 per each 200 square feet of floor area
Medical and dental offices
1 per each 150 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 per employee, plus four per doctor or practitioner
Methadone treatment center
1 per each 200 square feet of floor area
Nursing home
1 per 3 rooms
School
1 per classroom
Trade or specialty school
1 per 200 feet
Government uses
Ambulance facility
1 per employee plus 1 per 200 square feet GFA
Correctional or rehabilitation facility
1 per employee on maximum shift, 1 per service vehicle
Emergency operation center
1 per employee
Fire station
1 per employee plus 1 per each 3 volunteer personnel on normal shift plus 1 per 200 square feet usable office space
Library
1 per 300 GFA
Magistrate office
1 per 300 square feet GFA
Municipal building
1 per 300 square feet GFA
Park
Parking demand analysis
Police station
1 per employee plus 1 per each 3 volunteer personnel on normal shift plus 1 per 200 square feet usable office space
Salt storage facility
None
Transportation-related facilities
Airport control tower
None
Airport maintenance and hangar facility
None
Airport terminal
1 per 4 seating accommodations for waiting passengers plus 1 per each 2 employees
Automobile parking facilities
None
Bus or truck maintenance facility
None
Bus terminal
1 per employee plus spaces required to satisfy projected peak parking needs
Courier and messenger services
None
Heliport facility
1 per 4 seating accommodations for waiting passengers plus 1 per each 2 employees
Taxi and limousine service
None
Towing and other road services
None
Truck or freight transportation services
None
Utility uses
Co-location: communications facility
1 per service employee
Essential facilities
None
Gas or electric power generation facility
1 per employee
Hazardous waste collection
1 per employee
Hazardous waste treatment and disposal
1 per employee
Incinerator or similar facility
1 per employee
Radio, television, or wireless transmitter
1 per service employee
Railroad facility
1 per employee
Sewer treatment plan
1 per employee
Solid waste transfer station
1 per employee
Solid waste combustor or incinerator
1 per employee
Solid waste landfill facility
1 per employee
Telecommunications facilities
1 per service
Utility structures on right-of-way
None
Wastewater storage or pumping station facility; lift stations
1 per employee
Water supply pump station
1 per employee
Water supply-related facility
1 per employee
Water tank (elevated, at grade, underground)
1 per service employee
Water treatment and purification facility
1 per employee
Weather stations or transmitters
1 per employee
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting
Animal production, including slaughter
1 per 300 square feet GFA
Farmers market
1 per 300 square feet GFA
Forestry and logging
None
Grain silos and other storage structure for grains and agricultural products
1 per 300 square feet GFA
Greenhouses/nurseries
1 per 375 square feet GFA
Hatcheries and poultry houses
1 per 300 square feet GFA
Kennels and other canine-related facilities
1 per 300 square feet GFA
Livestock pens or hog houses
1 per 300 square feet GFA
Stables and other equine-related facilities
1 per 300 square feet GFA
Mining and extraction establishments
Coal
1 per employee plus 1 per facility vehicle
Metals (iron, copper, etc.)
1 per employee plus 1 per facility vehicle
Natural gas compressor station
1 per employee plus 1 per facility vehicle
Natural gas processing plant
1 per employee plus 1 per facility vehicle
Nonmetallic mining
1 per employee plus 1 per facility vehicle
Oil or gas well
1 per employee plus 1 per facility vehicle
Quarrying and stone cutting
1 per employee plus 1 per facility vehicle
Intent. All nonresidential buildings shall provide required off-street loading berths in accordance with this chapter. Off-street loading and unloading requirements apply in all zoning districts except for the CBD and MU, which are not required to provide facilities in accordance with this section. In all other districts, whenever a new use is established or an existing use is structurally altered, converted or enlarged, off-street loading berths shall be provided in accordance with the requirements of this section.
A. 
Off-street loading design.
(1) 
Size. Each loading berth shall be at least 65 feet in length and 12 feet in width with an overhead clearance of 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.
(2) 
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.
(3) 
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 30 feet from the nearest point of intersection of any two streets.
(4) 
Screening. Loading berths shall be screened by providing a Buffer Yard C in accordance with Article V when facing any residential use or residential zoning district.
(5) 
Surfacing. All loading berths shall have a paved, concrete or bituminous surface, graded with positive drainage to dispose of surface water.
(6) 
Lighting. Any lighting used to illuminate loading berths shall be shielded from any adjoining residential use or zoning district and away from any street or highway.
B. 
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:
(1) 
Department stores, freight terminals, industrial or manufacturing establishments, retail or wholesale stores, personal or business service establishments, storage warehouses or any similar uses which receive deliveries:
Table 15, Berths Required (Retail, Industrial or Manufacturing)
Gross Floor Area
(square feet)
Number of Berths Required
Under 10,000
None
10,000 to 19,999
1
20,000 to 39,999
2
40,000 to 65,000
3
For each additional 20,000
1 additional
(2) 
Auditoriums, convention or exhibit halls, sports arenas, hotels, office buildings, restaurants, nursing homes, hospitals, schools, apartment buildings, public buildings and similar uses which receive deliveries by tractor-trailer:
Table 16, Berths Required (Auditoriums, Convention Halls, Office Buildings)
Gross Floor Area
(square feet)
Number of Berths Required
Under 40,000
None
40,000 to 59,999
1
60,000 to 99,999
2
100,000 to 160,000
3
Over 160,000
4
(3) 
Any other business that is expected to have deliveries from large vehicles not specifically identified herein may be required to provide loading berths in compliance with this section at the discretion of the Borough.
(4) 
In addition to required off-street parking and loading facilities, adequate storage areas for vehicles awaiting loading and unloading shall be provided. Under no circumstances shall vehicles be stored on or block access to a public right-of- way.