[Ord. 1998-5, 7/20/1998, § 8.100; as amended by
Ord. 2004-3, 5/4/2004, §§ 3 — 6]
1.
Off-Street Parking Space Requirement. Off-street parking spaces shall
be provided, as set forth in Schedule 27-VI whenever any building
is erected, enlarged, converted or is otherwise required. The parking
requirements shall apply to the entire land use activity including
preexisting uses plus proposed uses. The total required parking for
mixed uses shall be the sum of requirements for the individual uses
computed separately.
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Such spaces shall have dimensions in accordance with the table
in Subsection 2C of this section, exclusive of aisles, access and
driveways, shall have adequate and well designed access points and
shall be located on the same lot as the use to which they are accessory
or within a radius of 400 feet. Reasonable and appropriate off-street
parking requirements for structures and uses not listed in Schedule
27-VI shall be determined by the Supervisors upon recommendation of
the Commission after due consideration is given to parking needs of
such uses.
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A.
Change 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 of this section, the total additional parking
required for the alteration, change, or extension shall be provided
prior to issuance of an occupancy permit. The applicant must demonstrate
the ability to provide any required additional parking before the
zoning permit for the change of use will be approved.
B.
Shared Parking. Shared parking shall be a conditional use subject
to the following conditions:
(1)
The applicant for shared parking shall submit a written report
on the feasibility of shared parking including:
(a)
Description of parking demand of each land use activity to be
served indicating how the parking demand will be non-concurrent.
(b)
The relationship of shared parking to land use activities being
served are within acceptable walking distances.
(c)
The various providers of parking and business or non-business
users of parking are mutually agreeable to the terms of the shared
parking proposed.
(d)
Each party to the shared parking agreement shall reserve sufficient
land on their parcel for the maximum number of parking spaces required
by their land use activity as per Schedule 27-VI of this chapter.
(2)
Only adjacent, contiguous properties are eligible for shared
use parking.
(3)
The number of required shared parking spaces shall be calculated
according to Schedule 27-VI, footnote (d), for multiple facility uses.
(4)
The Township requires a developer's agreement between all
landowner providers and users of shared off-street parking. If lease
of space are involved, then those leases shall also reflect the developer
agreement terms and conditions.
(5)
Shared parking shall not be used for parcels located on opposite
sides of a major or minor arterial street.
C.
Continuing Character of Obligation. All required parking facilities
shall be provided and maintained so long as the use, which the facilities
were designed to serve exists. Off-street parking facilities shall
not be reduced unless by reason of decrease in floor area, seating
area, the number of employees, or change in other factors controlling
the regulation of the number of parking spaces, and such reduction
is in conformity with the requirements of this Part. Reasonable precautions
shall be taken by the owner to assure the availability of required
facilities to the employees or other persons whom the facilities are
designed to serve. Such facilities shall be designated and used in
such a manner as not to constitute a nuisance, hazard, or unreasonable
impediment to traffic.
D.
Reduction in Required Parking. Notwithstanding the standards found
in Schedule 27-VI, the amount of parking required therein and the
size of spaces may be modified by the Board of Supervisors in connection
with any application involving combinations of uses, multi-purpose
facilities, very large enterprises, or other special situations relating
to use and occupancy. Such modifications shall be based on consideration
of the following factors:
(1)
Industry studies of parking needs for the type of use proposed
or actual case-study comparisons for projects of similar character.
The Planning Commission or Board of Supervisors may require the developer
or applicant to gather and submit such data in support of its proposed
parking provisions.
(2)
The characteristics of the proposed customers, residents, occupants,
or visitors to a given facility.
(3)
The expected occupancy rates, traffic levels, and numbers of
employees in connection with any enterprise and the degree to which
these directly relate to parking requirements.
(4)
Recommendations, if any, from other public agencies or information
sources.
(5)
The likelihood that parking will be shared with adjoining facilities,
the availability of sufficient on-street parking, the impact of daily
peak visitations or use periods on demand, and the hours of operation
as compared to other neighborhood activities.
(6)
The availability of space for additional parking to the quantity
required by Schedule 27-VI in the event that changes in tenants or
use result in a need for additional parking area.
(7)
Any decrease in parking under this section shall require an
equal or greater increase in opened space or landscaped area.
2.
Off-Street Parking Design Standards. The design standards specified
below shall be required for all off-street parking facilities with
a capacity of three or more vehicles:
A.
Location of Parking Spaces. Required off-street parking spaces shall
be located on the same lot as the use to which they are accessory,
or within a radius of 400 feet of the principal use served and within
the same zoning district as the principal use.
Off-street parking space may be developed on any required side,
front, or rear yard, but not within any required buffer yard.
B.
Access to Parking Space. Each parking lot shall have adequate and
well designed ingress and egress. For the purpose of servicing any
property held under single or separate ownership, entrance or exit
drives crossing the street lot line shall be limited to two along
the frontage of any single street. The spacing between these two drives
shall be no closer than 50 feet where they are one-way drives and
no closer than 200 feet where they are two-way drives. These access
points shall be limited to well-defined points and shall be so designed
to provide maximum safety for other adjoining or nearby uses.
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Unless otherwise required or permitted by PennDOT, the width
of entrance and exit drives shall be:
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C.
Parking Lot Dimensions. Parking lot dimensions shall be no less than
those listed in the following table:
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Required Parking Lot Dimensions
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Parking Width
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Stall Depth*
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Minimum Aisle Width
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Angle of Parking
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(At Curb Line)
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(Curb to Aisle)
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One-Way
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Two-Way
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90°
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9.00 feet
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19.0 feet
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22 feet
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24 feet
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60°
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10.40 feet
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21.0 feet
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18 feet
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22 feet
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45°
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12.75 feet
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19.8 feet
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15 feet
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20 feet
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30°
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18.00 feet
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17.3 feet
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12 feet
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20 feet
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Parallel
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20.00 feet
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9.0 feet
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12 feet
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20 feet
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The stall depth shall be measured perpendicular or radial to
the aisle.
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D.
Parking Lot Layout. All off-street parking spaces shall be arranged
and marked so as to indicate their location for the orderly and safe
movement, loading, parking and storage of vehicles.
Parking areas shall be designated so that each vehicle may proceed
to and from the parking space provided for it without requiring the
moving of any other vehicle.
Pavement markings for parking stalls of 10 feet or wider may
be painted with a single line. For stalls less than 10 feet wide,
the pavement marking shall be in the shape of elongated "U" or hairpin
shape. The outside width of each hairpin marking shall be 18 inches
wide.
E.
Lighting. Lighting shall be provided in accordance with standards
of the Illuminating Engineer Society (IES). Parking areas to be adequately
illuminated for use by more than three cars after dark.
F.
Parking and Loading Space Lot Paving Materials and Drainage. For parking areas of three or more vehicles, the area not landscaped and so maintained, including driveways, shall be graded, surfaced with a dustless, durable all-weather pavement parking surface, and drained to the extent necessary to prevent dust, erosion, or excessive water flow across streets or adjoining property in accordance with the Township Subdivision and Land Development requirements [Chapter 22].
G.
Development of Parking and Loading Spaces. All off-street parking
and loading areas, with the exception of those required for single-family
two-family residential, shall conform with the following:
(1)
Off-street parking and loading lots may be developed on any
required side, front or rear yard, but not closer than 16 feet to
any street pavement except that this may be reduced to eight feet
by the Zoning Hearing Board if certain conditions established by the
Planning Commission review are met. One of these conditions shall
include satisfactory provision of screening and/or landscaping.
H.
Shopping Cart Corrals. Shopping cart corrals shall be provided at
a rate of one corral for every 25 parking spaces and shall be distributed
equally throughout the parking lot. Shopping cart corrals or other
shopping cart storage areas shall not interfere with or encroach into
parking lot spaces, aisles, or other vehicular of pedestrian travel
ways.
3.
Off-Street Loading. Every building or structure used for business,
trade, or industry shall provide space as herein indicated for the
loading and unloading of vehicles off the street. Off-street loading
and unloading space shall be in addition to the requirements for off-street
parking space. Off-street loading and unloading space shall not be
used, designed, intended, or constructed to be used in the manner
to obstruct or interfere with the free use of any street or adjoining
property.
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The following minimum off-street loading and unloading space
requirements for specific uses where required shall be provided:
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A.
Every building or structure, lot or land hereafter put to a nonresidential
use or existing building or structure enlarged for a nonresidential
use, shall provide one off-street truck loading space for the first
10,000 square feet of gross floor area plus a minimum on one additional
off-street truck loading area for each additional 40,000 square feet
of gross floor area or part thereof.
B.
Each required space shall be no less than 12 feet in width, 35 feet
in length, with fourteen-foot overhead clearance exclusive of drives
and maneuvering space and located entirely on the property being served,
except in the case of tractor trailer spaces, which must be at least
14 feet in width and 60 feet in depth.
C.
There shall be appropriate means of access to a street as well as
adequate maneuvering space.
D.
Such facilities shall be designed and used in such a manner as to
not constitute at any time a nuisance or a hazard or unreasonable
impediment to traffic.
E.
The Board of Supervisors, based on a Planning Commission recommendation,
may determine when tractor trailer spaces are required, taking into
consideration location, site development, and proposed uses.
4.
Fire Lane Standard. Fire lanes shall be provided in accordance with
the following standards:
A.
Designation. The Zoning Officer shall require and designate public
or private fire lanes as deemed necessary for the efficient operation
of fire apparatus. Fire lanes shall have a minimum width of 18 feet
(5,486mm).
B.
Obstruction. Designated fire lanes shall be maintained free of obstructions
and vehicles and shall be identified in an approved manner.
C.
Maintenance. All designated fire lane signs or markings shall be
maintained in a clean and legible condition at all times and replaced
when necessary to ensure adequate visibility.
