[Ord. 88-7, 5/12/1988]
1. 
Off-street parking facilities shall be provided to lessen congestion in the streets. The facilities required herein shall be available to patrons throughout the hours of operation of the particular business or use for which such facilities are provided. As used herein, the term "parking space" includes either covered garage space or uncovered parking space located off the public right-of-way.
2. 
Parking spaces and the approaches thereto shall be stone, gravel, or paved surface. Outdoor parking spaces shall be deemed to be part of the open space of the lot on which it is located.
3. 
(Reserved)[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection 3, regarding average parking space size, was repealed by Ord. No. 2017-4, 11/16/2017.
4. 
A garage or carport may be located wholly or partly inside the walls of the principal building, or attached to the outer walls. If separated from the principal building, the garage shall conform to all accessory building requirements. The garage may be constructed under a yard provided that the level of such yard shall conform to the general level of the other yards on the lot. The space above an underground garage shall be deemed to be part of the open space of the lot on which it is located.
5. 
All commercial, institutional, public and industrial uses shall provide handicapped-accessible parking spaces in accordance with the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code.
[Amended by Ord. No. 2017-4, 11/16/2017]
[Ord. 88-7, 5/12/1988; as amended by Ord. 89-7, 8/17/1989, § 4; by Ord. 95-10, 10/19/1995, § 4; by Ord. 98-11, 7/16/1998, § 8; by Ord. 2003-1, 5/15/2003, § 10; by Ord. No. 2017-4, 11/16/2017; and by Ord. No. 2022-2, 6/16/2022]
Any of the following facilities hereafter erected or enlarged and any facility hereafter converted into one of the following facilities and any open area hereafter used shall be provided with not less than the minimum parking spaces as set forth below, together with adequate access ways, driveways or other means of circulation and access to and from a street.
Off-Street Parking Space Requirements.
Uses
Required Parking Spaces
1.
Automotive Sales and Service Garages
1 parking space for each 300 square feet of floor area devoted to service facilities or 2 spaces for each service bay whichever is greater, plus 1 space for each 200 square feet of floor area devoted to sales facilities or usage plus 1 space for each full-time employee.
2.
Automobile Wash
5 for each washing machine.
3.
Banks or Professional Offices
1 space for each 200 square feet of floor area.
4.
Bowling Alleys
5 spaces for each alley.
5.
Community Residence
1 space for every 2 residents plus 1 space for each employee in the maximum working shift.
6.
Dance Halls, Swimming Pools, Roller Rinks, Clubs, Lodges, and other similar uses.
1 space for each 100 square feet of floor area or of surface water area in swimming pool.
7.
Elderly Housing (Multiple Dwellings)
5 spaces per dwelling unit.
8.
Family Care and Group Care Facilities
1 space for every 2 residents plus 1 space for each employee in the maximum working shift.
9.
Family Day Care and Group Day Care Homes
1 space for each nonresident employee plus 1 space for passenger loading/unloading per 4 nonresident children.
10.
Food Markets and Convenience Stores
1 space for each 200 square feet of floor area.
11.
Funeral Homes, Mortuaries
1 parking space for each 50 square feet of floor area for use of memorial services, viewing area, business office and products display.
12.
Furniture or Appliance Stores
1 space for each 200 square feet of floor area.
13.
Home Occupations
1 space per 150 square feet or part thereof of floor area used for home occupation in addition to the requirement for the dwelling unit.
14.
Nursing and Convalescent Homes
1 space for every 3 beds, plus 1 space for each 2 employees in the maximum working shift plus 1 space for each staff doctor.
15.
Hotels, Motels, Boarding and Lodging/Rooming Houses, Bed and Breakfast Establishments
1 space for each guest room plus 1 space for each 2 employees in the working shift.
16.
Industrial Uses (mills, manufacturing or assembly plants, warehousing, laboratories, salvage yards, wholesale trade establishments
1 space for each 1,000 square feet of floor area, plus 1 space for each 2 employees in the maximum working shift. The total parking area shall not be less than 25% of the floor area.
17.
Medical Centers/Offices
5 spaces for each practitioner
18.
Multiple Dwellings
1.5 spaces per dwelling unit.
19.
Nursery Schools (Day Care Centers)
1 space for each employee and 1 space for passenger loading/unloading per 4 children.
20.
Places of public private assembly churches, community theaters, or similar meeting and assembly uses)
1 space for every 4 seats or 1 space for each 100 square feet of floor area where no seats are provided.
21.
Restaurants, Tea Rooms, Taverns, and Nightclubs
1 space for every 2 seats. In the C-CBD Zoning District, a minimum of 30% of required off-street parking must be provided, and in the C-RN Zoning District, a minimum of 70% of required off-street parking must be provided.
22.
Retail Stores and Shops
1 space for each 200 square feet of floor area. In the C-CBD Zoning District, a minimum of 30% of required off-street parking must be provided.
23.
Schools
1 space for each faculty member and employee plus 1 space for each 17 classroom seats.
24.
Single and Two-Family Dwellings
2 spaces per dwelling unit.
25.
Utility or Communication Station
1 space per vehicle normally required to service such facility.
26.
Personal Care Home
1 space for every 2 beds, plus 1 space for each 2 employees in a maximum working shift.
27.
Personal Service Shops
2 spaces for each chair and 1 space for every 2 employees on the largest shift.
28.
Laundromat
1 space for each 3 machines (washers or dryers)
29.
CBD Apartment
1 1/2 spaces for each apartment.
30.
Any use not specifically articulated in the general provisions of § 1702 shall provide a minimum of one off-street parking space for every 200 square feet of floor area dedicated to that use.
31.
Cigar shops and lounges
1 parking space for every 200 square feet of retail floor area and 1 parking space for every 2 lounge seats provided
32.
Mixed-use structures
1 1/2 parking spaces shall be provided for each residential unit, in addition to those required for the commercial use
33.
Smoke shops and tobacco stores
A minimum of 5 parking spaces plus 1 additional parking space for every 100 square feet of retail floor area over 700 square feet
[Ord. 88-7, 5/12/1988]
1. 
Existing Parking. Structures and uses existing on the effective date of this chapter shall not be subject to the requirements of § 27-1702 so long as the type or extent of use is not changed, provided that any parking facility now serving such structures or uses shall not in the future be reduced below such requirements.
[Amended by Ord. No. 2023-4, 4/20/2023]
2. 
Changes in Requirements. Whenever there is an alteration of a structure or a change or extension of a use which increases the parking requirements according to the standards, the total additional parking required for the alteration, change or extension shall be provided in accordance with the requirements of that section.
3. 
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.
4. 
Continuing Obligation. All required parking 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. Reasonable precautions are to be taken by the owner or sponsor of particular uses to assure the availability of required facilities for the employees or other persons whom the facilities are designed to serve. They shall at no time constitute a nuisance, hazard or unreasonable impediment to traffic.
5. 
Drainage, Surfacing and Maintenance.
A. 
The area of the parking lots, including driveways, shall be graded, surfaced with asphalt or other suitable material, and drained in accordance with Chapter 22 of the Hummelstown Borough Code of Ordinances.
B. 
Parking areas shall be kept clean and free from rubbish and debris.
C. 
In all cases, such drainage, surfacing, and maintenance activities and plans shall conform to other applicable codes and ordinances enacted by the Borough.
6. 
Joint Use. Two or more uses may provide for required parking in a common parking lot, if the total space provided is not less than the sum of the spaces required for each use individually. However, the number of spaces required in a common parking facility may be reduced below this total only as a conditional use, if it can be demonstrated to the Borough Council that the hours or days of peak parking needed for the uses are so different that a lower total will provide adequately for all uses served by the facility.
[Amended by Ord. No. 2017-4, 11/16/2017]
7. 
Computation of Spaces. Where the computation of required parking spaces results in a fractional number, any fraction shall be counted as one.
8. 
Single- and two-family residential off-street parking spaces, including those for home occupations, shall be provided on the same lot or premises with the use served, and be permitted to back onto public streets.
[Amended by Ord. No. 2017-4, 11/16/2017]
9. 
Lighting.
A. 
All public parking areas shall be adequately lighted during after dark operating hours. All light standards shall be located on raised parking islands and not on the parking surface.
B. 
Any lighting used to illuminate off-street parking or loading areas shall be shielded from any street or residential use.
[Ord. 88-7, 5/12/1988; as amended by Ord. 96-8, 12/19/1996, § 1]
1. 
The minimum dimensions of parking facilities to be provided shall be as follows:
A. 
(Reserved)[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection 1.A, regarding parking space dimensions, was repealed by Ord. No. 2017-04, 11/16/2017.
B. 
Parking lot dimensions shall be not less than those listed in the following table:
Parking
Aisle-Width
Angle of Parking
Stall Width
Stall Depth
One Way
Two Way
90 degrees
9'
18'
24'
24'
60 degrees
9'
18'
18'
20'
45 degrees
9'
18'
15'
20'
30 degrees
9'
18'
12'
20'
Parallel
8'
22'
12'
20'
*Depth of stall is the perpendicular measurement from curb or edge of the parking lot toward the interior portion of the lot to be occupied by the parking vehicles and not including any part of the drive.
C. 
All dead end parking lots shall be designed to provide sufficient back-up area for the end stalls of the parking area.
D. 
Parking areas shall be designed so that each motor vehicle may proceed to and from the parking space provided for it without requiring the moving of any other motor vehicle. Exception: one- and two-family homes, and including home occupations.
[Amended by Ord. No. 2017-4, 11/16/2017]
2. 
Setback for parking areas shall be provided as follows:
A. 
(Reserved)[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection 2.A, regarding parking space dimensions, was repealed by Ord. No. 2017-04, 11/16/2017.
B. 
All parking spaces and access drives shall be at least five feet from any exterior lot line, except where buffer yards are required in which case such parking spaces and access drives may not encroach on the buffer yard area.
C. 
No parking area shall be located within a public right-of-way.
3. 
Separation.
A. 
Except at entrance and exit drives, parking area shall be physically separated from any public and/or private streets by a minimum five foot planting strip.
B. 
In no case shall parking areas be designed to require or encourage cars to back into a public or private street in order to leave the parking areas.
C. 
All paved off-street parking spaces shall be marked so as to indicate their location.
D. 
Separate parking areas on a parcel or development shall be physically separated from one another by eight foot planting strips.
4. 
Buffer Yards.
A. 
Buffer yards and screening shall be required for parking lots for six or more vehicles located on a lot adjacent to a residential use and shall be provided on each side which faces a residential use. Such buffer yard and screening shall be in accordance with buffer yard standards set forth in Part 14 of this chapter. Buffer yards for such parking lots and parking areas may coincide with all required yard setbacks. A six-foot-high, opaque privacy fence may be substituted for the required buffer yard, as long as a five-foot setback between the parking area and all property lines is maintained. In such case, the fence should be located along the affected property line.
[Amended by Ord. No. 2017-4, 11/16/2017]
5. 
Curb Radius. No less than a five foot radius of curvature shall be permitted for all curb lines in all parking lots.
[Ord. 88-7, 5/12/1988]
1. 
Required Berths and Spaces.
A. 
For all institutional, commercial, industrial and utility/transportation uses whose principal buildings have an aggregate floor area exceeding 6,000 square feet, at least one off-street loading space shall be provided. Where there is an aggregate of 20,000 square feet or more of floor area, one off-street loading berth shall be provided for the initial 20,000 square feet plus one additional berth for each 60,000 square feet above 20,000 square feet.
B. 
Hotels shall have at least one loading berth, with an additional loading berth when the floor area exceeds 50,000 square feet.
C. 
For purposes of this chapter, off-street loading berths shall be distinguished from off-street loading spaces in that a berth shall have a platform or dock raised to the height of a truck bed whereas a space may off-load at ground level.
D. 
All off-street loading spaces and berths shall be provided and maintained so long as the use exists which the facilities were designed to serve.
2. 
Design Standards. Off-street loading facilities shall be designed to conform to the following specifications.
A. 
Each required berth shall be not less than 12 feet in width, 45 feet in length and 14 feet in height, exclusive of drives and maneuvering space and located entirely on the lot being served.
B. 
There shall be appropriate means of access to a street or alley, as well as adequate maneuvering space.
C. 
The maximum width of driveways and sidewalk openings measured at the street lot line shall be 40 feet; the minimum width shall be 20 feet.
D. 
All accessory driveways and entrance ways shall be graded, surfaced and drained in accordance with Chapter 22 of the Hummelstown Borough Code of Ordinances.