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.
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Table 3
Table of Parking Requirements
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Land Use
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Minimum Off-Street Parking Requirements
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Adult-oriented business
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5 spaces per 1,000 square feet of GFA
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Group day-care home
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1 space per employee plus 1 space per 5 clients
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Group home
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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)
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Hardware store
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2 spaces per 1,000 square feet of GFA
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Home occupation
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dwelling unit's requirements
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Industrial park
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1 space per employee plus 1 space per vehicle used in the operation
of the industry plus 10 customer/visitor spaces
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Industrial supply sales establishment
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2 spaces per 1,000 square feet GFA and 1 space per employee
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Industry, heavy
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1 space per employee plus 1 space per vehicle used in the operation
of the industry plus 5 customers/visitor spaces
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Industry, light
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1 space per employee plus 1 space per vehicle used in the operation
of the industry plus 5 customer/visitor spaces
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Instructional studio
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3 spaces per 1,000 square feet
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Loft apartment
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1 space per unit (recommended, but may be waived by Borough
Council)
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Mobile home park
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2 per dwelling unit
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Nursing home
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1 space per 4 beds and 1 space per employee
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Office building
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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
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Organization, charitable/fraternal/social
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1 space for each 4 persons at maximum capacity
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Outdoor storage shed, private
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dwelling unit's requirements
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Personal care home
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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)
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Personal service establishment
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3 spaces per 1,000 square feet of GFA plus 1 per employee
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Professional service establishment
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3 spaces per 1,000 square feet of GFA plus 1 per employee
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Public park/playground
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1 space per 1,000 square feet of indoor area or 15 spaces per
acre of outdoor area
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Recreational facility, private
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1 space per 1,000 square feet of indoor area or 15 spaces per
acre of outdoor area
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Restaurant/bar
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1 space per 3 seats plus 1 space per 2 employees
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Residential low density
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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.
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Residential medium density
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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.
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Residential high density
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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.
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Retail establishment
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3 spaces per 1,000 square feet of GFA
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Snack bar/shop
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1 space per 50 square feet seating area plus 1 space per 2 employees
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Theater/performing arts venue
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1 space for each 4 persons at maximum capacity
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GFA: Gross Floor Area
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