[Ord. 281, 1/5/1976, Art. XI, § 11.1]
1.
Accessory off-street parking facilities, including access driveways,
shall be required in accordance with the provisions of this Part as
a condition precedent to the occupancy of such building or use. Facilities
shall be provided for the entire building or use:
[Ord. 281, 1/5/1976, Art. XI, § 11.2]
1.
All off-street parking facilities, or those required as accessory
to a use of proposed or altered building, shall continue unobstructed
in operation, shall not be used for automobile service or repair and
shall not be reduced below the required size as long as the main use
remains, unless an equivalent number of spaces is provided for such
use in another approved location.
2.
In order to insure the continued use for parking purposes of any
areas established therefor by persons who are not the owners thereof,
the Township Commissioners may require, before approval, evidence
in writing that the owner or owners of the land to be included in
such parking areas have by covenant agreed to allow the use of such
land for the required off-street parking; such covenant to be filed
for record with the Recorder of Lebanon County. Except for residential
uses, all off-street parking spaces may be provided within 300 feet
of the lot line of the principal building or structure.
[Ord. 281, 1/5/1976, Art. XI, § 11.3; as amended
by Ord. 364, 8/7/1994, § 193]
For the purpose of determining accessory off-street parking
requirements, definitions and standards shall be as follows:
An open or enclosed area accessible from a street for parking
of motor vehicles by owners, occupants, employees, customers or tenants
of the main building or use. Each parking space shall be not less
than nine feet wide and not less than 18 feet long, exclusive of all
drives, curbs, and turning space. The number of spaces shall be determined
from an accurate plan of the area.
The total area of all the floors measured from the exterior faces of the building (except the floor area used for storage or packaging of merchandise may be excluded), or, where set forth in the schedule in § 27-1104, "Schedule of Required Off-Street Parking Spaces," only the floor area used by a specific use.
The minimum number of spaces required by applying the schedule in § 27-1104, "Schedule of Required Off-Street Parking Spaces," to a specific building or group of buildings. Where the computation results in a fractional unit, one additional off-street parking space shall be provided.
The number of seating units installed or indicated, or each
24 lineal inches of benches, pews, or space for loose chairs or similar
seating facilities; spacing of rows shall be 30 inches on center.
[Ord. 281, 1/5/1976, Art. XI, § 11.4; as amended
by Ord. 485, 5/20/2013]
1.
Institutional.
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Building or Use
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Space Required
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|---|---|---|
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Civic and education; primary and secondary school; library;
places for public assembly
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1 space for each employee plus 1 space for each 6 seats in assembly
rooms
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Governmental; municipal building used for administrative functions
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1 space for each 200 square feet of office floor area plus 1
space for each 4 seats in assembly room
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Place of worship
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1 space for each 3 seats in principal assembly
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Welfare:
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Hospital
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1 space per 2 beds plus 1 space for each employee
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Health center
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1 space per 150 square feet floor area
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Home for the aging, nursing home
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1 space per each 4 guest rooms or apartment units plus 1 space
for each employee
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2.
Residential.
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Building or Use
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Space Required
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|---|---|
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One-, two-, and multi-family residences
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2 spaces per dwelling unit
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3.
Office Building.
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Building or Use
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Space Required
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|---|---|
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Medical and dental offices & clinics
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1 space per 150 square feet of floor area plus 1 space for each
doctor and density and employee
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Other offices
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1 space per 200 square feet of ground floor area; 1 space per
300 square feet of floor areas of upper floors
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Motel, hotel
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1 space per guest room or unit
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Mortuary
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1 space per 30 square feet of assembly rooms, or 1 space for
each 4 seats, whichever requires the greater number, but in no case
less than 20 spaces
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4.
Retail Business.
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Building or Use
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Space Required
|
|---|---|
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Retail stores, banks, service establishments
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1 space per 200 square feet of ground floor area; 1 space per
300 square feet of floor area of upper floors
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Eating places, bars, taverns
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1 space per 100 square feet of gross floor area, or 1 space
per 4 seats, whichever requires the greater number of spaces
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Club, lodge, or other assembly hall
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1 space per 4 seats in building
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Indoor theater
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1 space per 4 seats in building
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Dance hall, skating rink, swimming pool
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1 space per 50 square feet of area used for dancing, skating,
or swimming
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Bowling alley
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6 spaces per bowling lane
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Service and storage establishments
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1 space for every 2 employees on the combined employment of
the 2 largest successive shifts
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5.
Manufacturing.
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Building or Use
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Space Required
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|---|---|
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Executive offices, sales offices
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1 space per 200 square feet of executive and sales office floor
area
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Service and storage establishments, laboratories, manufacturing
plants, and other uses permitted in a manufacturing district
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1 space for every 2 employees on the combined employment of
the 2 largest successive shifts
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6.
Other Buildings or Uses. For a specific building or use not scheduled,
the Zoning Officer shall apply the unit of measurement of the above
schedule deemed to be most similar to the proposed building or use.
[Ord. 281, 1/5/1976, Art. XI, § 11.5]
A building containing one use shall provide the off-street parking
spaces as required for the specific use. A building or group of buildings
containing two or more uses, operating normally during the same hours,
and which have different off-street parking requirements, shall provide
spaces for not less than the sum of the spaces required for each use.
[Ord. 281, 1/5/1976, Art. XI, § 11.6]
Accessory parking facilities shall be located on the same lot
as the dwellings served. Each single-family, duplex, two-family and
multi-family dwelling shall have on its premises a private parking
space sufficient in capacity for the storage at one time of at least
two passenger automobiles for each dwelling unit on the premises.
[Ord. 281, 1/5/1976, Art. XI, § 11.7]
1.
The location and width of entrance and exit driveways to parking
facilities shall be planned to interfere as little as possible with
the use of nearby property and with pedestrian and vehicular traffic
on the nearest streets. The center line of the access driveways on
the frontage street shall be at least 35 feet from the right-of-way
line of the nearest intersecting street. Where there is more than
one driveway to a parking area, the driveways, whenever possible,
shall be limited to one-way travel either as an entrance to or exit
from the parking area. In no case shall there be more than two driveways
for each 100 feet of frontage on any street. In addition, no two such
driveways shall be closer to each other than 12 feet, and no driveway
shall be closer to a side property line than three feet, and no flare
shall cross an extended side property line. Entrances and exits shall
be limited to three lanes. The width of such entrances and exits,
measured at the street property line, shall conform with the following
schedule:
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Width
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|---|---|---|
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Minimum
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Maximum
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One Lane
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12
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14
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Two Lanes
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20
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28
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Three Lanes
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30
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40
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2.
In all cases, the radius of the edge of the driveway apron shall
be at least 15 feet so that a car entering or leaving may not obstruct
vehicles in other traffic lanes in the driveway or street.
[Ord. 281, 1/5/1976, Art. XI, § 11.8]
All parking areas, loading areas, and access driveways, except
for one- and two- family dwellings, shall have an asphalt, concrete,
or other similar hard surface, approved by the Township Commissioners.
Surface water shall not be permitted to discharge over on the public
sidewalks or roadways or onto other premises. The maximum grade of
the parking area shall not exceed 2%. Appropriate bumper guards or
curbs shall be provided in order to define parking spaces or limits
of paved areas and to prevent vehicles from projecting into required
yards. The Township Commissioners may require landscape features or
a fence between a parking or loading area and a side or rear lot line
of a residential use or district. All curbs and bumper guards shall
be constructed in accordance with standards established by the Township
Commissioners.
[Ord. 281, 1/5/1976, Art. XI, § 11.9]
Parking and loading areas shall be illuminated whenever necessary
to protect the public safety. Such illumination shall be so designed
and located that the light sources are shielded from adjoining residences
and residential streets, and shall not be of excessive brightness
or cause a glare hazardous to pedestrians or drivers.
[Ord. 281, 1/5/1976, Art. XI, § 11.10]
Detailed drawings of off-street parking and loading areas (except
for one- and two-family dwellings) shall be submitted to the Zoning
Officer for approval prior to their construction. The drawings shall
show each space, dimensions of driveways, aisles, and other features
required under the provisions of this chapter. In instances when the
drawings do not show full compliance with the requirements of the
chapter, the Zoning Officer shall reject the plans. The decision of
the Zoning Officer may be appealed to the Zoning Hearing Board who
may, in specific cases, when the size, shape, or location of the parking
or loading area is such that it is impractical to meet the strict
requirements of this chapter, vary the strict terms hereof in accordance
with the powers granted in this chapter.
