A. 
Off-street parking shall be provided for all uses of land, structures and building as well as for any expansions or change of such uses in accordance with the requirements of this article.
B. 
Off-street loading space shall be provided for all commercial and industrial uses as well as for any expansion of such uses or changes in use requiring the regular delivery or shipping of goods, merchandise or equipment to the site by trucks, in accordance with the requirements of this article.
All required parking or loading spaces shall be located on the same zoning lot as the principal uses it serves, except as provided below.
A. 
In lieu of actual construction of required on-site parking spaces, all or any portion of the off-street parking required in this article may be provided by satellite parking, particularly in the C-B-R District. Required parking for use(s) on a zoning lot may be located on another zoning lot, either by itself or combined with parking for other uses, subject to certification by the Planning Commission, if the following requirements have been met:
(1) 
The use being served by the off-site parking shall be a permitted principal use, as provided for in this chapter, in the zoning district within which the zoning lot containing such parking is located.
(2) 
The off-site parking spaces shall be located within 300 feet walking distance of a public entrance to the structure or zoning lot containing the use for which such spaces are required. A safe, direct, attractive, lighted and convenient pedestrian route shall exist or be provided between the off-site parking and the use being served.
(3) 
Parking facilities shall be designed to connect with similar facilities on adjacent zoning lots, where appropriate, to eliminate the need to use abutting street(s) for cross movements.
B. 
Curbed islands shall be required at the ends of and between parking aisles for traffic control and drainage control for all new nonresidential development in excess of 10,000 gross square feet.
C. 
Except for single-family dwellings and two-family dwellings, all parking spaces shall be delineated with painted lines.
D. 
Parking lots shall be sloped not less than 1/2% nor more than 6% toward a storm drain if the lot is paved. When the slope extends downhill from the edge of a parking lot, the edge shall be protected by a curb or stop bar. Stormwater on a paved lot shall be collected in the lot and directed to a storm inlet or a recognized drainageway or watercourse.
E. 
Parking lots shall be set back from side and rear property lines at least two feet and from front lot lines at least five feet.
F. 
Where a parking lot designed for more than eight vehicles abuts residential properties, the parking lot shall be screened along the common property line by a hedge, fence or wall of not less than four feet in height. In lieu of the hedge, fence or wall screen, the Planning Commission may approve a natural change in grade along property lines as the required screening.
A. 
Single-family dwellings and two-family dwellings shall be exempt from the requirements of this section.
B. 
Parking facilities designed to accommodate 10 or more vehicles shall provide, as part of the required number of parking spaces, one handicapped parking space for every 50 parking spaces, or fraction thereof. Such spaces shall be defined with pavement marking and a sign and clearly reserved for exclusive use by handicapped persons.
C. 
Each required handicapped parking space shall be 10 feet by 20 feet. In addition, each space shall be adjacent to a five-foot-wide access aisle. The access aisle may be shared by two handicapped spaces by being placed between them. However, one out of every four required handicapped parking spaces shall be van accessible and have an adjacent access aisle of eight feet instead of five feet.
D. 
Handicapped parking spaces shall be located in areas of less than five-percent slope in any direction.
E. 
All required handicapped spaces shall be constructed in compliance with the UCC codes.
A. 
Off-street parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with the requirements of the table below for any land use which is instituted or enlarged after the effective date of this chapter.
B. 
Each parking space shall be nine feet by 18 feet in size. Spaces shall be so arranged as to permit the ingress, egress and regress of a vehicle to each space without the requirement of moving any other vehicle in order to do so.
C. 
Required parking spaces shall be located on the same lot as the use for which they are provided or on an adjacent lot which is guaranteed for the use of off-street parking for the life of the use for which the parking is provided. Such guarantee shall be in the form of a formal legal agreement, such as a long-term lease or deed restriction, and shall be subject to the approval of the Borough Council.
D. 
Where more than one use occupies a given lot, building or structure, the Zoning Officer may require off-street parking which is equal to the sum of required spaces for each such use.
E. 
In any district, in connection with every building or building group or part thereof hereafter erected which is to be occupied by manufacturing or commercial uses or other nonresidential uses which rely upon the delivery or distribution of materials or merchandise, there shall be provided and maintained on the same lot with such building off-street loading berths in accordance with the following minimum standards:
(1) 
Each loading space shall be not less than 15 feet in width and 40 feet in length and shall have a minimum clearance of 14 vertical feet and may occupy all or any part of required setback area.
F. 
Development and maintenance of parking areas and structures and loading areas. Structures used as a parking garage or loading areas, including a commercial parking lot, shall be developed and maintained in accordance with the following requirements. Plans for such areas shall be submitted to the Zoning Officer to comply with the following regulations:
(1) 
Off-street parking areas or structures and off-street loading areas shall be effectively screened by a fence or hedge. The screening shall be on the sides which adjoin, abut, are adjacent to, or face premises situated in any residential zone or institutional buildings.
(2) 
No off-street loading area or parking area or part thereof shall be closer than 10 feet to any dwelling, school, hospital or institution for human care located on an adjoining or adjacent lot.
(3) 
Any off-street parking area or off-street loading area shall be surfaced with an asphaltic or portland cement pavement or similar durable and dustless surface. All areas shall be marked so as to provide for the orderly and safe loading, parking and storage of automobiles or trucks.
(4) 
Any lighting used to illuminate any off-street parking or loading area shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from adjoining premises or traffic areas.
(5) 
Off-street parking facilities for multifamily structures containing four or more families shall be adequately lighted.
(6) 
Parking shall be permitted on the roof of any structure designed for such purpose, provided a four-foot wall is constructed around the perimeter of the roof.
The following situations are exempted from the paved parking requirements.
A. 
A parking lot used only for occasional use. (Occasional use is a use that occurs on two or fewer days per week.)
B. 
When a proposed development is temporary in nature, the Planning Commission may exempt the development from the paved parking requirements of this section. The duration of the exception shall not exceed six calendar months and shall be included as a condition of the approved zoning permit.
A. 
In the instance where a change of use does not involve any building enlargement of an existing building or building(s), constructed before the effective date of this chapter, and the parking requirements that would be applicable as a result of the proposed change cannot be satisfied on such lot because there is not sufficient area available on the lot that can practically be used for parking, then the developer need only comply with the requirements to the extent that: a) parking space is practically available on the lot where the development is located; and b) if satellite parking space is not available, then it shall be a continuing condition of the permit authorizing development on such lot that the developer obtain satellite parking when it does become reasonably available.
B. 
The minimum number of spaces required may be adjusted by the Planning Commission when it has been determined that the reductions are necessary to preserve a healthy tree or trees with a twelve-inch or greater diameter from being damaged or removed and where the site plan provides for the retention of said tree or trees. Off-street parking requirements for developments on currently vacant parcels on Main Street shall be waived.
Table 3
Table of Parking Requirements
Land Use
Minimum Off-Street Parking Requirements
Adult-oriented business
5 spaces per 1,000 square feet of GFA
Group day-care home
1 space per employee plus 1 space per 5 clients
Group home
1 space per employee plus 1 space per 5 residents (or, if residents are unable to drive, 1 space per 1,000 square feet of gross living area)
Hardware store
2 spaces per 1,000 square feet of GFA
Home occupation
dwelling unit's requirements
Industrial park
1 space per employee plus 1 space per vehicle used in the operation of the industry plus 10 customer/visitor spaces
Industrial supply sales establishment
2 spaces per 1,000 square feet GFA and 1 space per employee
Industry, heavy
1 space per employee plus 1 space per vehicle used in the operation of the industry plus 5 customers/visitor spaces
Industry, light
1 space per employee plus 1 space per vehicle used in the operation of the industry plus 5 customer/visitor spaces
Instructional studio
3 spaces per 1,000 square feet
Loft apartment
1 space per unit (recommended, but may be waived by Borough Council)
Mobile home park
2 per dwelling unit
Nursing home
1 space per 4 beds and 1 space per employee
Office building
3 spaces per 1,000 square feet of net floor area up to 20,000 square feet plus 2 spaces per 1,000 square feet
Organization, charitable/fraternal/social
1 space for each 4 persons at maximum capacity
Outdoor storage shed, private
dwelling unit's requirements
Personal care home
1 space per employee plus 1 space per 5 residents (or, if residents are unable to drive, 1 space per 1,000 square feet of gross living area)
Personal service establishment
3 spaces per 1,000 square feet of GFA plus 1 per employee
Professional service establishment
3 spaces per 1,000 square feet of GFA plus 1 per employee
Public park/playground
1 space per 1,000 square feet of indoor area or 15 spaces per acre of outdoor area
Recreational facility, private
1 space per 1,000 square feet of indoor area or 15 spaces per acre of outdoor area
Restaurant/bar
1 space per 3 seats plus 1 space per 2 employees
Residential low density
1 off-street parking space per dwelling unit. A property owner without off-street parking available shall be allowed to park 1 vehicle in the rear of his home in the grass. Rental property owners must provide 1 parking space per tenant.
Residential medium density
a property owner without off-street parking available shall be allowed to park 1 vehicle in the rear of his home in the grass. Rental property owners must provide 1 parking space per tenant.
Residential high density
a property owner without off-street parking available shall be allowed to park 1 vehicle in the rear of his home in the grass. Rental property owners must provide 1 parking space per tenant.
Retail establishment
3 spaces per 1,000 square feet of GFA
Snack bar/shop
1 space per 50 square feet seating area plus 1 space per 2 employees
Theater/performing arts venue
1 space for each 4 persons at maximum capacity
GFA: Gross Floor Area