[Ord. 275, 2/9/2000, § 701 as amended by Ord. 290,
3/9/2005, § 2; and by Ord. 379, 2/8/2017]
1.
Requirement.
A.
Each use established, enlarged, or altered in any district shall
provide and satisfactorily maintain off-street parking spaces in accordance
with Table 27-701.1 and the regulations of this Part.
B.
Uses not specifically listed in Table 27-701.1 shall comply with
the requirements for the most similar use listed in Table 27-701.1.
C.
Where a proposed use contains or includes more than one type of use
(regardless of whether each use is listed in Table 27-701.1 or is
an unlisted use), the number of parking spaces required shall be the
sum of the parking requirements for each separate use.
D.
Where the computation of required parking spaces results in a fractional
number, the fraction of one-quarter or more shall be counted as one.
2.
Conditional Reduction in Off-Street Parking Areas.
A.
B.
The Zoning Hearing Board may permit a reduction, through a variance of the number of parking spaces to be initially developed as required by Subsection 1, provided each of the following conditions are satisfied:
(1)
The applicant shall demonstrate to the Board, using existing and projected five years employment, customer or other relevant data, that a reduction in the off street parking spaces to be initially developed as required by Subsection 1 is warranted.
(2)
Plans of Parking Lot.
(a)
The applicant shall submit plans of the parking lot(s) which designate a layout for the total number of parking spaces needed to comply with the parking requirement in Subsection 1.
(b)
The plans shall clearly designate which of these parking spaces
are proposed for immediate use and which spaces are proposed to be
conditionally reserved for potential future use.
(c)
The portion of the required parking spaces conditionally reserved
for potential future use shall not be within areas for required buffer
yards, setbacks, or areas which would otherwise be unsuitable for
parking spaces due to the physical characteristics of the land or
other requirements of this Chapter.
(d)
Areas conditionally reserved for potential future use shall
be attractively landscaped and remain in open space.
(3)
Agreement With Township.
(a)
The applicant shall enter into an agreement with the Township
requiring the applicant to:
1)
Maintain each conditionally reserved area as attractively landscaped
open space as determined by the Board after site plan review.
2)
Convert some or all of the conditionally reserved area to additional
off street parking if at any time the Board finds (based upon the
results of field investigations and recommendations of the Township
Engineer) that additional parking is needed.
(b)
This agreement shall be recorded to the deed as a covenant running
with the land.
[Amended by Ord. No. 388, 6/13/2018 ]
Table 27-701.1
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Off-Street Parking Requirements
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Use
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One Off-Street Parking Space Required For Each
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Plus One Off-Street Parking Space Required For Each
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A.
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Agricultural Uses
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1.
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Agriculture
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Employee
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2.
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Animal Hospital/Veterinarian
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Employee
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0.25 doctor (4 spaces per doctor)
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3.
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Animal Husbandry
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Employee
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4.
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Greenhouse/Nursery
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Employee[1] minimum of 5 parking spaces
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5.
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Kennel
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Employee
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4–12 animals of capacity minimum of 4 parking spaces
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6.
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Riding Stable
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Employee
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4 animals of capacity minimum of 4 parking spaces
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7.
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Seasonal Roadside Produce Stand
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Employee
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150 square feet[2]
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B.
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Residential Uses
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1.
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Dwelling with
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3
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Bedrooms or Less
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0.5 dwelling unit (2 spaces per dwelling unit)
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—
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4
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Bedrooms or More
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0.33 dwelling unit (3 spaces per dwelling unit)
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—
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2.
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Home Occupation
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150 square feet[3]
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Nonresident employee
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3.
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Housing for the Elderly
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1 parking space for every 1 dwelling unit or rental unit
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2 employees on shift rental units of highest employment
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4.
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Rooming/Boarding House; Fraternity; and Other Similar places
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0.5 dwelling unit or rental unit
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1 space for each employee
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5.
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Bed-and-Breakfast
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Rentable room
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Nonresident employee on shift of highest employment and the
proprietor of the bed-and-breakfast
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6.
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Short-Term Residential Rental(s)
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.5 dwelling unit (2 spaces per dwelling unit)
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Bedroom rented out
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C.
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Public or Private Recreational Uses
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1.
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Indoor Recreation (Bowling Alley; Membership Club)
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45 square feet[4]
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1 parking unit for each employee
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2.
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Theater; Auditorium
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1 parking space for every 3 seats
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1 parking unit for each employee
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3.
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Library; Community Center
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1 parking space for every 300 square feet
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1 parking unit for every employee
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4.
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Outdoor Recreation (Golf Course, Ball fields, Stadium)
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4 persons of total designed capacity
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1 parking unit for every employee
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D.
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Institutional and Educational Uses
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1.
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Churches or other Places of Worship
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40 inches of pew or bench or every 4 seats
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1 parking unit for every employee
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2.
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Hospital/Nursing Home
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2 beds/4 beds
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Staff or visiting doctor plus 1 space for each 2 employees on
shift of highest employment
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3.
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Day-Care Facility/Nursery
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6 children
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Employee
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4.
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Adult Life Care
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Rental unit
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2 employees on shift of highest employment
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5.
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Medical or Dental Office
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0.25 doctor
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4 spaces employee clinic per doctor
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6.
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School
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1 Faculty and other
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4 students aged 16 years full-time employees or older
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7.
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Utility Substation
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Vehicle normally required to service such facility
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—
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8.
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Coileges, Universities, Technical or Fine Arts School and Post-Secondary
Schools
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Faculty member and each employee
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1.5 students who attend class at peak time
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E.
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Retail and Commercial Service Uses
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1.
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Auto, Taxi, Bus, Gas/Service/Repair
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0.5 service bay (2 spaces per bay)
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Employee on shift of highest employment
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2.
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Auto, Recreational Vehicle or Boat Sales
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10 vehicles on display
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Employee on shift of highest employment
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3.
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Banks, Savings & Loan, Other Financial Institution
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150 square feet[5]
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Employment on shift of highest employment
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4.
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Fast Food Restaurant
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1 for every employee on shift of 2 seats highest employment
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5.
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Funeral Home
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4 seats for patron use
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Employee on shift of highest employment
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6.
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Hotel/Motel
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Rental unit
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Employee on shift of highest employment
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7.
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Laundromat
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3 washing or dry-cleaning machines
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Employee on shift of highest employment
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8.
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Office with Floor Area
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400 square feet or Less
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150 square feet[6]
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—
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More than 400 square feet
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135 square feet[7]
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—
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9.
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Personal Service Business (Barber Shops, Photo Shops, Appliance
Repair)
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150 square feet[8]
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Employee on shift of highest employment
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10.
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Restaurant, Tavern
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1 for every 3 seat
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Employee on shift of highest employment
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11.
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Retail Store, General Merchandise Store convenience store, video
store, gasoline retail center, adult store
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150 square feet[9]
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2 employees on shift of highest employment
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12.
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Shopping Center of more than 100,00 SF of Gross Floor Area[10]
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250 square feet[11]
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—
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13.
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Shopping Center of more than 100,000 SF of Gross Floor Area[12]
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225 square feet[13]
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—
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14.
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Brewery
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100 square feet
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Employee on shift of highest employment.
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15.
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Brew Pub
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100 square feet
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Employee on shift of highest employment.
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16.
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Microbrewery
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100 square feet
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Employee on shift of highest employment.
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17.
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Distillery
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100 square feet
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Employee on shift of highest employment.
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18.
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Microdistillery
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2 seats in tasting room or public area
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Employee on shift of highest employment.
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19.
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Winery
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100 square feet
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Employee on shift of highest employment
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20.
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Public Special Event Use Accessory to a Brewery, Brew Pub, Distillery,
Microbrewery, Microdistillery, Vineyard or Winery use.
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100 square feet
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Employee on shift of highest employment
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F.
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Industrial, Wholesale and Warehouse Uses
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1.
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Industrial, Wholesale
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1 employees on the largest shift
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Company vehicle based at the plant motor freight or truck terminal
warehousing units
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[1]
Note: Of all area occupied by equipment, furnishings, or inventory
accessible to customers or patrons, but not including corridors, toilet
rooms and other such accessory rooms as may be provided.
[2]
Note: Of all area occupied by equipment, furnishings, or inventory
accessible to customers or patrons, but not including corridors, toilet
rooms and other such accessory rooms as may be provided.
[3]
Note: Of all area occupied by equipment, furnishings, or inventory
accessible to customers or patrons, but not including corridors, toilet
rooms and other such accessory rooms as may be provided.
[4]
Note: Of all area occupied by equipment, furnishings, or inventory
accessible to customers or patrons, but not including corridors, toilet
rooms and other such accessory rooms as may be provided.
[5]
Note: Of all area occupied by equipment, furnishings, or inventory
accessible to customers or patrons, but not including corridors, toilet
rooms and other such accessory rooms as may be provided.
[6]
Note: Of all area occupied by equipment, furnishings or inventory
accessible to employees, but not including corridors, toilet rooms,
and other such accessory rooms as may be provided.
[7]
Note: Of all area occupied by equipment, furnishings or inventory
accessible to employees, but not including corridors, toilet rooms,
and other such accessory rooms as may be provided.
[8]
Note: Of all area occupied by equipment, furnishings, or inventory
accessible to customers or patrons, but not including corridors, toilet
rooms and other such accessory rooms as may be provided.
[9]
Note: Of all area occupied by equipment, furnishings, or inventory
accessible to customers or patrons, but not including corridors, toilet
rooms and other such accessory rooms as may be provided.
[10]
Note: Only that portion of seasonal attached outdoor garden
centers which exceeds 25% of the principal store shall be included
in this gross floor area calculation. Parking for structures which
typically are constructed on shopping center sites as individual outbuildings
such as restaurants, banks, etc., shall be accounted for separately
based upon the requirements of this Chapter, for their proposed use.
[11]
Note: Only that portion of seasonal attached outdoor garden
centers which exceeds 25% of the principal store shall be included
in this gross floor area calculation. Parking for structures which
typically are constructed on shopping center sites as individual outbuildings
such as restaurants, banks, etc., shall be accounted for separately
based upon the requirements of this Chapter, for their proposed use.
[12]
Only that portion of seasonal attached outdoor garden centers
which exceeds 25% of the principal store shall be included in this
gross floor area calculation. Parking for structures which typically
are constructed on shopping center sites as individual outbuildings
such as restaurants, banks, etc., shall be accounted for separately
based upon the requirements of this Chapter, for their proposed use.
[13]
Only that portion of seasonal attached outdoor garden centers
which exceeds 25% of the principal store shall be included in this
gross floor area calculation. Parking for structures which typically
are constructed on shopping center sites as individual outbuildings
such as restaurants, banks, etc., shall be accounted for separately
based upon the requirements of this Chapter, for their proposed use.
[Ord. 275, 2/9/2000, § 702]
1.
Existing Parking. Structures and uses in existence at the effective
date of this Chapter shall not be subject to the requirements of this
Part; provided, that the kind or extent of use is not changed and
that any parking facility now serving such structures or uses shall
not in the future be reduced to an amount less than that required
by this Chapter.
2.
Changes in Use. Whenever a building or use (including those specified in Subsection 1) is changed or enlarged in floor area, number of employees, number of dwellings, seating capacity or otherwise to create a need, based upon the requirements of § 27-701 for an increase of 10% or more in the number of existing parking spaces, the number of additional spaces to be provided shall be based upon the incremental change or enlargement so required.
3.
Continuing Character of Obligation.
A.
All required parking facilities shall be provided and maintained
so long as the use which the facilities were designed to serve still
exists.
B.
Off-street parking facilities shall not be reduced in total extent
except when such reduction is in conformity with the requirements
of this Part in conjunction with a change in the nature of the use.
4.
Conflict With Other Uses. No parking area shall be used for any other
use that interferes with its availability for the parking need it
is required to serve.
5.
Location of Parking Spaces. Required off-street parking spaces shall
be on the same lot or premises with the principal use served, except
that in the Village Center District such spaces may be within 300
feet walking distance of the principal use.
6.
Joint Use. In the Village Center District, two or more uses may provide
for required parking in a common parking lot, provided that the total
number of spaces in such lot shall not be less than the sum of the
spaces required for each use individually and provided such parking
lot is within 300 feet walking distance of all of the principal uses
served by such lot.
7.
Parking of Commercial Vehicles. No more than one commercial motor
vehicle with more than six wheels may park on a residential lot within
the Suburban Residential, Planned Residential, Village Residential
and Village Center Districts.
[Ord. 275, 2/9/2000, § 703; as amended by Ord.
290, 3/9/2005, § 3; and by Ord. 325, 9/12/2007, §§ 9–12]
1.
General Requirements.
A.
Every parking facility shall be designed so that its use does not
constitute a nuisance, hazard, or unreasonable impediment to traffic.
B.
Every parking area shall be arranged for orderly, safe movement.
C.
No parking area shall be designed to require or encourage parked
vehicles to back into a public street in order to leave a parking
space, except those of a single-family or two-family dwelling where
these dwellings obtain access from a local road.
D.
Every parking area 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, except those of a single-family
or two-family dwelling.
E.
No parking area shall be located in a required buffer yard, or within
an existing or future street right-of-way.
F.
All parking areas shall comply with the latest federal standards
for handicap parking as developed by the American National Standards
Institute (ANSI).
G.
Parking facilities, including access drives and driveways shall be located at least 10 feet from the side and/or rear lot line or shall be screened from neighboring properties by a solid fence or planting screen at least four feet in height, excluding access drives and driveways built pursuant to § 27-406, Subsection 1E.
H.
Adequate circulation shall be available for trucks the size expected
to service the facility. Every parking area shall be designed so that
the trucks can reach the loading/unloading areas without crossing
parking spaces. The lanes and aisles shall be of adequate width to
accommodate the trucks.
2.
3.
Aisles.
A.
Each aisle providing access to stalls for one-way traffic only shall
be at least the minimum aisle width specified as follows:
Angle of Parking
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Minimum Aisle Width
(feet)
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Parallel
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12
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30°
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12
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45°
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14
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60°
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18
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90°
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20
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B.
Each aisle providing access to stalls for two-way traffic shall be
at least 25 feet in width.
C.
No aisle shall exceed 200 feet in length.
4.
Access Drives and Driveways.
A.
Each access drive shall have a minimum width of 12 feet and maximum
width of 15 feet at the street line for one-way use only and a minimum
width of 20 feet and maximum width of 30 feet at the street line for
two-way use.
B.
Adequate provisions shall be made to maintain uninterrupted parallel
drainage along a public street at the point of driveway or access
drive entry.
C.
At least 50 feet shall be provided between any two access drives
along one street for one lot.
D.
No access drive or driveway shall be less than 30 feet from any street
intersection.
5.
Grading, Surface Drainage. Except for areas that are landscaped and
so maintained, all portions of required parking facilities, including
driveways, shall be graded, surfaced with asphalt or other suitable
material, and drained to the extent necessary to prevent dust, erosion,
or excessive water flow across streets or adjoining properties.
7.
Landscaping.
A.
All areas not serving as parking spaces, aisles, access drives or
pedestrian walkways shall be permanently landscaped and maintained.
B.
Except where entrance and exit drives cross street lines, all parking
areas for any purpose other than single-family residences and two-family
residences shall be physically separated from any public street by
a raised curb or landscaped berm and an area not less than 10 feet
in depth (measured from the future ultimate right-of-way line) which
shall be permanently landscaped and maintained.
C.
Any parking lot that would include more than 50 parking spaces shall
be required to provide landscaped areas within the paved area. The
required landscaped area shall be equal to a minimum of 5% of the
total paved area. A maximum of 25 consecutive and contiguous parking
spaces in a row shall be allowed without being separated by a landscaped
area.
(1)
One deciduous tree shall be required for every 3,000 square feet of paved area on the tract. This number of trees shall be in addition to any trees required by any other section of this Chapter or by the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance [Chapter 22]. It is the intent that at least one of the required deciduous trees shall be placed in each landscaped area, unless stormwater ground recharge areas or other conflicts exist.
8.
Screening. Any area of six or more spaces which is not within a building
and abuts or is across a street from any lot in a Suburban Residential,
Planned Residential or Village Residential District, shall be provided
with a suitable fence, wall, or evergreen planting at least four feet
in height, designed to screen visibility and headlight glare from
such residential lot.
[Ord. 275, 2/9/2000, § 704]
1.
General Requirements. Each use shall provide off-street loading facilities
sufficient to accommodate the maximum demand generated by the use
(as determined by the Zoning Officer or another applicable review
agent for the Township), which comply with the regulations contained
in this Section.
2.
Design and Layout of Off-Street Loading Facilities. Off-street loading
facilities shall be designed to conform to the following specifications:
A.
Each off-street loading and unloading space shall be at least 14
feet in width by 75 feet in depth.
B.
Each space shall have sufficient maneuvering room separate from other
parking to eliminate traffic conflicts within off street loading and
parking areas.
C.
Each space shall be located entirely on the lot being served and
be so located that each space and all maneuvering room is outside
of required buffer areas, yard areas, and rights-of-way.
D.
An appropriate means of access to a street or alley shall be provided
that the maximum width of driveways (measured at the street lot line)
shall be 35 feet and that the minimum width shall be 20 feet.
E.
All off street loading and unloading spaces, maneuvering areas, driveways,
and entrance ways shall be graded, surfaced with asphalt or other
suitable material and drained to the satisfaction of the Township
Engineer to the extent necessary to prevent nuisances of dust, erosion,
or excessive water flow across public ways and to protect adjoining
property.
F.
No such facilities shall be designed or used in any manner so as
to constitute a nuisance, a hazard, or an unreasonable impediment
to traffic.