Off-street parking, loading and unloading facilities shall be
provided to lessen congestion in the streets. The facilities required
herein shall be available 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 lot space located off or beyond the public
right-of-way.
A. Each parking space shall have an area of not less than 162 square feet (a parking space nine feet by 18 feet), whether inside or outside of a structure, for the temporary parking of automotive vehicles to be used exclusively as a parking space for one automobile vehicle unless otherwise noted in this chapter or the SALDO [Chapter
180].
B. Within all R Residential Districts, no parking area, except for a
residential driveway of no greater than 20 feet in width, may be developed
in any area between the principal street and the front of the dwelling.
All parking areas shall be in the rear or side of the dwelling.
C. 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
or court. The space above an underground garage shall be deemed to
be part of the open space of the lot on which it is located.
D. Parking spaces may be located on a lot other than that containing
the principal use with the approval of the Borough as a land development.
E. Surfacing. Any new or enlarged commercial, industrial or multi-family
off-street parking area shall be graded for proper drainage and natural
stormwater drainage and shall be surfaced so as to provide a durable
and dustless surface, such as concrete, bituminous, or unit paver
surface, and shall be so arranged as to provide for orderly and safe
parking and storage of vehicles. Permeable paving is encouraged. Stormwater
surface flow to swales, infiltration basins and rain gardens is preferred
over curbs and inlets.
F. Lighting. Any lighting used to illuminate any off-street parking
area shall be arranged to reflect the light away from adjoining premises
and public rights-of-way.
G. There shall be adequate provision for ingress and egress to all parking
and loading spaces designed for use by employees, customers, delivery
services, sales people and/or the general public as approved by the
Borough Council in the course of a land development plan approval.
Where a parking or loading area does not abut on a public right-of-way,
or private alley or easement of access, there shall be provided an
access drive of not less than 12 feet in width per lane of traffic
and not less than 18 feet in width in all cases where the access is
to storage areas or loading and unloading spaces required hereunder.
H. Combined spaces. When any lot contains two or more uses having different
parking requirements, the parking requirements for each use shall
apply to the extent of that use. Where it can be conclusively demonstrated
that one or more such uses will be generating a demand for parking
spaces primarily during periods when the other use or uses is not
or are not in operation, the Borough Council may reduce the total
parking spaces required for that use with the least requirement in
the course of a land development plan approval.
I. Multiple uses in single structure. When two or more uses that require
off-street parking spaces are located in a single structure, the separate
parking requirements for each use shall be applied.
J. Reduction of parking spaces. The Zoning Hearing Board may authorize
the reduction of the number and size of the off-street parking spaces
as a special exception in cases where they can justify a reduction
and still provide adequate parking facilities to serve the proposed
uses of the building and/or land.
K. Joint facilities. Required parking spaces, open or enclosed, may
be provided in spaces designated to serve jointly two or more establishments
whether or not located on the same lot, provided that the number of
required spaces in such joint facilities shall be not less than the
total required for all such establishments.
L. Off-street parking areas for more than five vehicles, and off-street
loading areas, shall be effectively screened on any side which adjoins
a residential district (see definition of "screening") or use. In
addition, there shall be a planting strip of at least five feet between
the front lot line and the parking lot. Such planting strip shall
be suitably landscaped and maintained.
M. Number of parking spaces required. The number of off-street parking
spaces required is set forth in Table 200-42A. Where the use of the
premises is not specifically mentioned, requirements for similar uses
shall apply. If no similar uses are mentioned, the parking requirements
shall be one space for each two proposed patrons and/or occupants
of that structure. Where more than one use exists on a lot, parking
regulations for each use must be met, unless it can be shown that
peak times will differ.
N. Alternative standards for the C-1 Commercial District. Any new development
in the C-1 Commercial District shall not be subject to parking or
loading standards, unless specifically required by conditional use
or special exception.
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Table 200-42A
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Parking Spaces Required
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Use
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Parking Spaces Required
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Residential
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Single-family dwelling
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2 per dwelling unit
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Family and group day care
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2 spaces for the dwelling and at least 1 additional space
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Multi-family dwelling
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1 per dwelling unit, for those units with one or two bedrooms,
2 per dwelling unit for those having three or more bedrooms, unless
limited to persons over the age of 55, then 1 space per dwelling unit
regardless of the number of bedrooms
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Institutional Uses
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Churches, auditoriums, indoor assembly places
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1 per each 3 seats or 1 per each 4 persons permitted in maximum
occupancy
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Stadiums, sports arenas and places of outdoor assembly
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1 per each 6 seats or 1 per each 4 persons permitted in maximum
occupancy
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Schools
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1 per each teacher and staff plus 1 for each 4 classrooms
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Nursing homes and personal care homes
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1 per each staff on the largest shift plus 1 per each 8 beds
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Hospitals
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1 per each staff on the largest shift plus 1 per each 6 beds
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Commercial Uses
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Auto sales and service, trailer sales, and similar outdoor sales
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1 per 5,000 square feet developed lot area for vehicle display
and 1 per 300 square feet customer service area to a required maximum
of 30 designated customer parking spaces
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Day care centers
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One space for every eight children under care and one space
for each employee on shift
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Convenience store/service stations
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1 per 200 square feet gross floor area
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Hotels/motels
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1 per guest room plus 1 per each employee on the largest shift
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Funeral home and mortuaries
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25 for the first parlor or viewing room, plus 10 per each additional
viewing room
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Indoor commercial recreation
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One per each 3 persons in maximum occupancy
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Outdoor commercial recreation
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1 per each 2,500 square feet of lot area developed and used
for the recreational activity
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Medical and dental office
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8 spaces per doctor
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Professional office and banks
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1 per each 250 square feet of gross floor area
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Furniture stores, building material and supply yards
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1 per each 800 square feet of gross floor area
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Eating and drinking places, bottle clubs and similar uses
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1 per each 2.5 patron seats
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Retail stores/shopping centers
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1 per each 400 square feet of gross floor area
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Fast food, drive through eating and drinking
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1 per each 2 patron seats
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Industrial Uses
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Business parks, light manufacturing, truck terminals and warehouses
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1 per each employee on largest shift plus 1 visitor space per
each 10,000 square feet gross floor area
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