A.
Existing parking. Structures and uses in existence at the date of adoption of this chapter shall not be subject to the requirements of this Part 17 so long as the use is not changed, provided that any parking facilities now serving such structures or uses shall not in the future be reduced below such requirements.
B.
Change in requirements. Whenever there is an alteration of a structure
or a change or expansion of a use which increases the gross floor
area of the existing structure by 30% or more, the total additional
parking required for the alteration, change or extension shall be
provided in addition to an adequate number of new spaces in order
that the minimum standard for spaces is met for the entire site or
parcel. Where the alteration or expansion is less than 30%, required
parking shall be provided to accommodate such alteration or expansion.
C.
Conflict with other uses. No parking area shall be used for any use
that interferes with its availability for the parking need it is required
to serve, except that it may be used for a stormwater retention basin
of a maximum depth of six inches.
D.
Continuing character of obligation. All required facilities shall
be provided and maintained so long as the use exists which the facilities
were designed to serve. Off-street parking facilities shall not be
reduced in total extent after their provision except upon the approval
of the Zoning Officer and then only after proof that, by reason of
diminution in floor area, seating area, the number of employees, or
change in other factors controlling the regulation of the number of
parking spaces, such reduction is in conformity with the requirements
of this Part 19. Reasonable precautions shall be taken by the owner
or sponsor of particular uses to assure the availability of required
facilities to the uses they are designed to serve. Such facilities
shall be designed and used in such a manner as to at no time constitute
a nuisance, a hazard, or an unreasonable impediment to traffic.
E.
Joint use.
(1)
Two or more uses may provide for required parking in a common
parking lot if the total number of spaces provided is not less than
the sum of the spaces required for each use individually.
(2)
Shared parking. Shared parking is permitted for development containing multiple principal uses or establishments notwithstanding and in accordance with § 27-1702 for off-site parking, where the minimum spaces in the lot utilizing such is computed as follows and in accordance with the following table:
(a)
Determine the minimum parking requirements in accordance with the table in § 27-1702 for each land use as if it were a separate use;
(b)
Multiply each amount by the corresponding percentages for each of the five time periods set forth in Columns A through D of the table in Subsection E(2)(e), "Calculating Parking for Mixed-Use Developments";
(c)
Calculate the total parking demand for each time period;
(d)
Select the column with the highest total and use this number
as the required minimum number of parking spaces.
(e)
Table for calculating parking for mixed-use developments:
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Calculating Parking for Mixed-Use Developments
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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Weekday
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Weekend
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A
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B
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C
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D
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Use
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Daytime
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Evening
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Daytime
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Evening
|
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Office/industrial
|
100%
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10%
|
10%
|
5%
|
|
Retail
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60%
|
90%
|
100%
|
70%
|
|
Hotel
|
75%
|
100%
|
75%
|
100%
|
|
Restaurant
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75%
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100%
|
100%
|
100%
|
|
Entertainment/ recreation
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40%
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100%
|
80%
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100%
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The following uses and minimum required parking spaces shall
be applicable:
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Use
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Requirement
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|---|---|
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Adult-oriented business
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Determined as per parking study
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|
Amusement establishment
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1 per 200 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 per employee
on peak shift
|
|
Automobile sales and rental
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1 per 200 feet of showroom area, plus 1 per employee on peak
shift, provided that a space is provided for each vehicle on display
in addition to the preceding
|
|
Automobile service
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1 space per 250 feet of gross floor area
|
|
Bank
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1 per 250 feet of gross floor area
|
|
Banquet facility
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1 for every 3 1/2 seats for areas with fixed seating, plus
1 for each 100 square feet of assembly area or display area without
fixed seating, plus 1 for every 2 employees on peak shift
|
|
Bed-and-breakfast
|
2 spaces, plus 1 space per guest bedroom
|
|
Bulk fuel storage
|
3 spaces, plus 1 per employee on peak shift
|
|
Catering services
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1 per 350 square feet of gross floor area
|
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Cemetery
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Determined as per parking study
|
|
Child day-care home
|
4 spaces
|
|
Church
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1 for every 4 seats in places of assembly
|
|
Commercial car wash
|
4 stacking spaces per either bay (self-serve car wash) or 4
standard parking spaces per bay, plus 1 space per employee on peak
shift for full-serve car wash
|
|
Commercial recreation facility
|
Determined as per parking study
|
|
Communications tower
|
2 spaces
|
|
Contractor's storage yard
|
2 spaces, plus 1 per employee on peak shift
|
|
Convenience store
|
1 per 150 square feet of gross floor area
|
|
Correctional institution
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Determined as per parking study
|
|
Day-care center
|
1 for each teacher, administrator or employee on a peak shift,
plus 1 for every 6 persons based on regulated maximum capacity
|
|
Distribution center
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1 per employee on peak shift, plus 1 per 200 square feet of
gross floor area used for office or administrative functions
|
|
Dwelling, duplex
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2 per dwelling unit
|
|
Dwelling, multifamily
|
1.5 per dwelling unit
|
|
Dwelling, single-family detached
|
2 per dwelling unit
|
|
Dwelling, townhouse
|
2 per dwelling unit
|
|
Flexible use development
|
Determined by establishment types specified in the remainder
of this table
|
|
Gas or service station
|
Parking or storage space for all vehicles used directly in the
conduct of the business, plus 1 parking space for each gas pump, 3
spaces for each grease rack or similar facility, and 1 space for every
2 persons employed on the premises at maximum employment on a single
shift
|
|
General rental center
|
1 per 250 square feet of gross floor area
|
|
Greenhouse
|
1 1/2 for every 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
|
|
Group care facility
|
1 for every 4 beds, plus 1 for each staff position during the
peak shift
|
|
Group home
|
1 per 3 residents and 1 per caregiver on peak shift
|
|
Group residential
|
Determined as per parking study
|
|
Heavy equipment rental/sale
|
1 per 200 feet of display area, plus 1 per employee on peak
shift, provided that a space is provided for each vehicle on display
in addition to the preceding
|
|
Heavy industrial
|
1 per employee on peak shift, plus 1 per 200 square feet of
gross floor area used for office or administrative functions
|
|
Home occupation
|
2 spaces
|
|
Hotel or motel
|
1 per sleeping room, plus 1 per employee on peak shift. A parking
study is required for other accessory functions that may serve patrons
other than hotel guests
|
|
Hospital
|
Determined as per parking study
|
|
Indoor entertainment recreation facilities
|
1 off-street parking space for each 5 persons which can be accommodated
at designed capacity, or at least 1 off-street parking space for each
50 square feet of gross floor area used or intended to be used for
service to customers, patrons, clients, guests, or members, whichever
requires the greater number of off-street parking spaces, plus 1 additional
space for each employee
|
|
Junkyard
|
1 per employee on peak shift, plus 1 per 200 square feet of
gross floor area used for office or administrative functions
|
|
Kennel
|
1 off-street parking space for each employee, plus 1 off-street
parking space for each 8 animals in capacity
|
|
Landscaping supply center
|
3 off-street parking spaces for each 4 employees on the largest
shift, or 1 off-street parking space for every 250 square feet of
gross floor area, whichever is greater, plus 1 off-street parking
space for each company vehicle normally stored on the premises
|
|
Light industrial
|
1 per employee on peak shift, plus 1 per 200 square feet of
gross floor area used for office or administrative functions
|
|
Massage establishment
|
1 space per 200 feet of gross floor area
|
|
Medical clinic
|
2 spaces per treatment room or chair (whichever is greater)
and 1 per doctor and/or employee on peak shift
|
|
Minor equipment and automotive repairs
|
1 space per 250 feet of gross floor area
|
|
Mobile home park
|
2 off-street parking spaces per dwelling unit, plus supplemental
parking at a ratio of 1 off-street parking space per 6 dwelling units,
to be centrally located
|
|
Municipal waste landfill
|
1 per employee on peak shift, plus 1 per 200 square feet of
gross floor area used for office or administrative functions
|
|
Natural gas compressor station
|
2 spaces
|
|
Natural gas processing plant
|
1 per employee on peak shift, plus 1 per 200 square feet of
gross floor area used for office or administrative functions
|
|
Nightclub
|
1 off-street parking space for each 4 square feet of net floor
area devoted to seating at stools or standing area, plus 1 off-street
parking space for each 50 square feet of net floor area devoted to
seating at tables with chairs
|
|
Noncommercial recreation facility
|
1 off-street parking space for each 2,500 square feet of outdoor
recreation area, or 1 off-street parking space for each 100 square
feet of gross floor area used or intended to be used for service to
patrons, whichever requires the greater number of off-street parking
spaces, plus 1 additional space for each employee
|
|
Oil and gas well operations/impoundment areas
|
2 spaces
|
|
Outdoor storage
|
1 per employee on peak shift, plus 1 per 200 square feet of
gross floor area used for office or administrative functions
|
|
Park, public or semipublic
|
Determined as per parking study
|
|
Personal services
|
1 off-street parking space for each 200 square feet of gross
floor area, plus 1 additional space for every employee
|
|
Professional office
|
1 off-street parking space for each 250 square feet of gross
floor area and for each 200 square feet of gross floor area for medical
offices
|
|
Recreational farms
|
3 spaces for each employee on peak shift
|
|
Recreational vehicle campground
|
1 off-street parking space per dwelling unit, plus supplemental
parking at a ratio of 1 off-street parking space per 6 dwelling units,
to be centrally located
|
|
Recycling center
|
A minimum of 3 spaces and 1 per employee on peak shift
|
|
Restaurant
|
1 off-street parking space for each 75 square feet of service
area, plus 1 additional off-street parking space for each employee
|
|
Retail sales and service
|
1 off-street parking space for each 250 square feet of gross
floor area, plus 1 additional space for every employee
|
|
School
|
Determined as per parking study
|
|
Self-storage facilities
|
1 per employee on peak shift, plus 1 per 200 square feet of
gross floor area used for office or administrative functions
|
|
Stable
|
1 off-street parking space for each employee, plus 1 off-street
parking space for each 4 animals in capacity
|
|
Township facilities
|
Determined as per parking study
|
|
Trade or vocational school
|
Determined as per parking study
|
|
Truck terminal
|
1 per employee on peak shift, plus 1 per 200 square feet of
gross floor area used for office or administrative functions
|
|
Veterinary office
|
4 spaces for every veterinarian and 1 space for each additional
employee
|
|
Warehouse
|
1 per employee on peak shift, plus 1 per 200 square feet of
gross floor area used for office or administrative functions
|
|
Wholesale use
|
1 per employee on peak shift, plus 1 per 200 square feet of
gross floor area used for office or administrative functions
|
|
Wind farm
|
Determined as per parking study
|
A.
The design standards specified below shall be required for all off-street parking facilities with a capacity of three or more vehicles built after the effective date of this chapter. Additional requirements and standards for vehicular parking facilities in Part 6, Design Standards, of the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance (Chapter 22) are also applicable. Americans With Disabilities Act requirements shall dictate the number and design of handicap spaces.
B.
The minimum dimensions of stalls and aisles shall be as follows:
(1)
Stall width shall be at least nine feet for all parking spaces and 10 feet in width for all principal uses bearing a general use class of "Retail or Service" or "Institutional" within Part 27, Use Authorization Table, of this chapter.
(2)
Stall depth shall be at least 18 feet for all parking spaces.
(3)
Minimum width of aisles providing access to stalls for one-way
traffic only, varying with the angle of the parking, shall be:
|
Angle of Parking
|
Minimum Aisle Width
(feet)
|
|---|---|
|
Parallel
|
12
|
|
30°
|
14
|
|
45°
|
16
|
|
60°
|
20
|
|
90°
|
24
|
(4)
Minimum width of aisles providing access to stalls for two-way
traffic shall be 24 feet.
C.
Parking areas shall be designed to permit each motor vehicle to proceed
to and from the parking space provided for it without requiring the
moving of any other motor vehicles. Parking areas shall be graded
to a maximum slope of 5%.
D.
The number and location of access drives for each lot shall comply with the requirements of the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance (Chapter 22), including but not limited to § 22-602K(7).
E.
In no case shall industrial or commercial parking areas be designed
to require or to encourage cars to back into a public or private street
in order to leave the lot.
F.
Landscaping design for nonresidential sites shall provide a planted
separation between off-site vehicle or pedestrian traffic and on-site
circulation as follows:
(1)
A planting strip which physically separates the abutting public or private street from the parking area shall be provided. The strip shall be installed and maintained in accordance with the standards of Chapter 22, Subdivision and Land Development.
(2)
Tire bumpers or concrete curbing shall be installed in the parking
area to prevent vehicle overhang of a sidewalk area.
G.
All parking areas for any purpose other than single-family residents
shall be physically separated from any public or private street by
a planting strip which shall be not less than 10 feet in depth. Tire
bumpers or concrete curb shall be installed so as to prevent vehicle
overhang of the sidewalk area. This ten-foot planting strip shall
be parallel to the street line and shall be measured from the street
right-of-way line.
H.
All lighting used to illuminate required parking spaces shall be so arranged that illumination levels are consistent with the performance standards of § 27-1513. Sharp cutoff luminaries shall be used in all cases.
I.
On land within a C or LI Zoning District which abuts any R District
boundary, the maximum height of freestanding exterior lighting standards
shall not exceed 17 feet. On all other parcels within the C or LI
Zoning District, freestanding exterior lighting standards shall not
exceed 25 feet in height.
J.
No other exterior lighting shall exceed 25 feet in height.
Off-street loading requirements as specified below shall be
provided on any lot on which a building exceeding 6,000 square feet
of gross floor area for business or industry is hereafter erected.
A.
Every retail establishment, storage warehouse or wholesale use, manufacturing
or light industrial use exceeding 6,000 square feet shall have at
least one off-street loading space. Where there is a combined gross
floor area of 20,000 square feet or more arranged, intended or designed
for such use, there shall be provided off-street truck loading or
unloading berths in accordance with the following table:
|
Square Feet of Combined Gross Floor Area Devoted to Each Use
|
Required Number of Berths
|
|---|---|
|
6,000 up to 19,999
|
1
|
|
20,000 up to 49,999
|
2
|
|
For each additional 50,000
|
1 additional berth
|
B.
Every auditorium, funeral home, bank, multifamily dwelling of 20
units or more, nursing home, personal storage facility, office building,
hospital, restaurant, factory outlet, hotel or motel and all other
nonresidential uses exceeding 6,000 square feet of gross floor area
shall have at least one off-street loading space. Where there is an
aggregate gross floor area of 30,000 square feet or more, arranged,
intended or designed for such use, there shall be provided off-street
truck loading and unloading berths in accordance with the following
table:
|
Square Feet of Aggregate Gross Floor Area Devoted to Each Use
|
Required Number of Berths
|
|---|---|
|
6,000 up to 29,999
|
1
|
|
30,000 up to 49,999
|
2
|
|
For each additional 50,000
|
1 additional berth
|
A.
Off-street loading facilities shall be designed to conform to the
following specifications:
(1)
Each required space shall be no less than 14 feet wide, 65 feet
long and 17 feet high, exclusive of drives and maneuvering space and
located entirely on the lot being served.
(2)
There shall be appropriate means of access to a street or alley
as well as adequate maneuvering space.
(3)
The maximum width of driveways and sidewalk openings measured
at the street lot line shall be 35 feet; the minimum width shall be
20 feet.
(4)
All accessory driveways and entranceways shall be graded, surfaced
and drained to the satisfaction of the Township Engineer, to the extent
necessary to prevent nuisance of dust, erosion or excessive water
flow across public or private ways.
(5)
Such facilities shall be designed and used in such a manner
that it will not constitute a nuisance, a hazard or an unreasonable
impediment to traffic at any time.
B.
All required loading facilities shall be provided and maintained
in accordance with the following requirements:
