[Ord. No. 2015-03, 6/3/2015]
Off-street parking and loading facilities shall be provided to lessen congestion, to enhance safety, and to decrease the parking burden on and within the public rights-of-way, and to provide adequate screening and buffering of off-street parking areas. The facilities required herein shall be available for the residents, occupants, patrons, or employees of the particular business or use for which such facilities are provided.
[Ord. No. 2015-03, 6/3/2015]
1. 
Any building or other structure erected, altered or used and any lot used or occupied for any of the following purposes shall be provided with minimum off-street parking spaces as set forth below, together with accessways, driveways or other means of circulation and access to and from a public street, meeting PennDOT or Township regulations.
2. 
Off-street parking and loading areas must be provided according to the regulations of this Part.
3. 
(Reserved)[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection 3, regarding parking and loading/unloading, was repealed by Ord. No. 2023-05, 11/1/2023.
4. 
All commercial, industrial and institutional parking areas shall provide landscaping, buffering, and screening in accordance with this Part, standards for specific uses in Part 14 of this chapter, the Township's Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance,[2] and applicable sections of the Township's Construction Specifications Manual.
[2]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 22, Subdivision and Land Development.
5. 
Unless otherwise stated, parking is allowed in the front, side and rear yards of structures in all zoning districts.
6. 
The parking of any nonmotorized vehicle (including recreational vehicles and utility trailers) or any motorized vehicle not having a current and valid registration and inspection certificate is prohibited within any street right-of-way.
[Amended by Ord. No. 2023-05, 11/1/2023]
7. 
Parking shall be calculated for each individual use.
8. 
All multifamily, commercial, public/semipublic, institutional and industrial uses shall provide handicapped parking spaces in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibilities Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities developed by the U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board. The applicant shall certify in writing or plan note that a zoning permit application and/or subdivision and/or land development plan complies with all relevant ADA requirements.
[Ord. No. 2015-03, 6/3/2015]
1. 
All agriculture and related uses shall provide off-street parking at the ratio shown in the following table.
Agricultural Uses
Number of Required Off-Street Parking Spaces
Agriculture; agribusinesses
1 space per employee on largest shift
Farm market and farm co-op
1 space per 200 square feet retail floor area plus 1 space per employee
Farm processing establishment
1 space per 200 square feet gross floor area plus 1 space per employee
Feed and grain mills
1 space per 200 square feet retail floor area plus 1 space per employee
Hunting and fishing preserve
1 space for each 3 users at maximum utilization plus 1 space per employee
Intensive agricultural operation (CAO or CAFO)
1 space per employee on largest shift
Produce stand
1 space per 200 square feet gross floor area plus 1 space per employee
Stockyard
1 space per employee on largest shift
Stable
1 per employee plus 1 per 4 animals of capacity
Wildlife preserves/refuge
1 space per employee on largest shift
Winery
1 space per 200 square feet retail floor area plus 1 space per employee
[Ord. No. 2015-03, 6/3/2015]
1. 
All residential uses shall provide off-street parking at the ratio shown in the following table.
2. 
For the purpose of this chapter, in residential districts when one or two parking spaces are required for dwellings, a driveway off the public right-of-way may be considered as parking spaces. Covered carports and enclosed garages are not considered a parking space.
[Amended by Ord. No. 2020-01, 8/5/2020; and by Ord. No. 2023-05, 11/1/2023]
Residential Uses
Number of Required Off-Street Parking Spaces
Accessory dwelling unit
2 spaces per dwelling unit
Active adult development
3 off-street spaces per dwelling, which may be located in a driveway or off-street parking area
Bed-and-breakfast
2 spaces per dwelling unit plus 1 space per guest room plus 1 space per employee not residing in bed-and-breakfast
Caretaker/watchman dwelling
2 spaces per dwelling unit
Conversion apartments
2 spaces per dwelling unit
Dwelling, single-family detached
2 spaces per dwelling unit
Dwelling, semidetached
2 spaces per dwelling unit
Group home
1 space per every 2 residents plus 1 space per employee or supervisory person
[Amended by Ord. No. 2021-03, 10/6/2021]
Group quarters
1 space per guest room plus 1 space per employee
Home business (no-impact)
As required for dwelling
Home occupations
Spaces per dwelling requirements plus 1 space per employee plus not less than 2 spaces for visitors, except doctors/dentists then 3 spaces for visitors
Hotel or motel
1 space per guest room plus 1 space per employee plus restaurant and meeting (banquet) requirements if affiliated with use
Mobile home park (see Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance)
2 spaces per dwelling unit
Multifamily or single-family attached dwelling
2 spaces per dwelling unit
Rooming house/boarding home
1 space per guest room plus 1 space per employee/owner
Recreational lodge
1 space per guest room plus 1 space per employee/owner plus restaurant requirements if restaurant affiliated with use
Tenant dwelling
2 space per dwelling unit
[Ord. No. 2015-03, 6/3/2015]
1. 
All institutional uses shall provide off-street parking at the ratio shown in the following table.
Institutional Uses
Number of Required Off-Street Parking Spaces
Adult day-care center
1 space per employee plus 1 space per 10 adults plus 3 drop-off spaces
Child day care center
1 space per employee plus 3 drop-off spaces
Community center (includes assembly and meeting rooms for public/private assembly)
1 space per 4 seats or 1 space per 750 square feet gross floor area, whichever is greater plus 1 space per nonresident employee
Community treatment facility
1 space per employee plus 1 space per 50 square feet client space
Camp and campground
1 space per 5 persons total capacity; 1 space per RV stand plus 1 space per employee
Club
1 space per 3 people of total capacity plus 1 space per employee or operator
Correctional facility
1 space per employee plus 1 space per 10 inmates
Cultural facility
1 space per 4 seats or 1 space per 750 square feet gross floor area, whichever is greater plus 1 space per nonresident employee
Emergency services (police, fire, EMS)
Fire stations: 4 spaces per fire truck without community room or 2 spaces per fire truck plus 1 space per 100 square feet gross floor area with community room
Family day-care home
Spaces as required for dwelling plus 1 space per nonresident employee plus 1 drop-off space
Golf course
8 spaces per tee plus 1 space per employee or operator plus 100% of spaces required for accessory uses
Hospital
1 space per 3 beds plus 2 spaces per 3 employees on largest shift plus 50% of employees on that shift
House of worship
1 space per 4 seats or 1 space per 750 square feet gross floor area, whichever is greater plus 1 space per nonresident employee
Mortuary/funeral home
1 space per 4 seats or 1 space per 750 square feet gross floor area, whichever is greater plus 3 spaces per nonresident employee
Municipal buildings
1 space per 400 square feet office space plus 1 space per 200 gross square feet assembly or meeting room area or 1 space per 4 seats; whichever is greater
Nursery school
1 space per faculty member and employee plus 1 space per 2 classrooms;
Nursing home/personal care home
1 space per 3 beds plus 2 spaces per 3 employees on largest shift plus 50% of employees on that shift
Parks and playgrounds
1 space per 5,000 square feet recreation area
Public event (see Temporary Use)
1 space per 5 persons total capacity; 1 space per RV stand plus 1 space per employee
Recreational facility (indoor)
1 space per 4 seats or 1 space per 750 square feet gross floor area, whichever is greater plus 1 space per nonresident employee
Recreational facility (outdoor)
1 space per 5 persons total capacity plus 1 space per employee
Schools, commercial
1 space per faculty member and employee plus 1 space per 3 students
Schools, public and private
1 space per faculty member and employee plus 1 space per 2 classrooms; for high school or college: 1 space per faculty member and employee plus 1 space per 10 students of projected building capacity
[Ord. No. 2015-03, 6/3/2015]
1. 
All commercial uses shall provide off-street parking at the ratio shown in the following table.
[Amended by Ord. No. 2020-01, 8/5/2020; and by Ord. No. 2023-05, 11/1/2023]
Commercial Uses
Number of Required Off-Street Parking Spaces
Adult-oriented facility
1 space per 100 square feet gross floor area plus 1 space per employee
ATV/ORV recreation facility
(See "Racetrack")
Auction house
1 space per 100 square feet of gross floor area
Automotive dealership, service and repair
1 space per 300 square feet of floor area devoted to service facilities or 2 spaces per service bay, whichever is larger, plus 1 space per 100 square feet gross floor area devoted to sales facilities or usage plus 1 space per employee. Vehicle/merchandise display area shall not be located in a street right-of-way and must be located on an impervious surface area
Beverage distribution/sale
1 space per 200 square feet retail sales area plus 1 space per employee
Business or professional office
1 space per 200 square feet office floor area
Business service establishment
1 space per 400 gross square feet
Convenience store
1 space per 100 square feet gross floor area plus 1 space per employee
Crematorium
1 space per employee on largest shift
Entertainment activity or facility
1 space per 4 seats or 3 spaces per 100 square feet gross floor area, whichever requires the greater number of spaces plus 1 space per employee on largest shift
Equipment services and sales, farm, outdoor power and heavy equipment
1 space per 300 square feet of floor area devoted to service facilities or 2 spaces per service bay, whichever is larger, plus 1 space per 100 square feet gross floor area devoted to sales facilities or usage plus 1 space per employee
Financial institution (bank)
4 spaces per 1,000 square feet gross floor area
Gambling establishment
1 space per 2 persons maximum capacity plus 1 space per employee
Junkyard, automobile recycling center
1 space per acre plus 1 space per employee; minimum 5 spaces
Kennel
1 space per 400 square feet gross floor area plus 1 space per employee
Landfill, resource recovery facility
1 space per employee on largest shift
Laundry or dry cleaning
1 space per 400 square feet gross floor area
Lodge, recreation or vacation
1 space per guest room plus 1 space per employee/owner plus restaurant requirements if restaurant affiliated with use
Medical laboratory or clinic
4 spaces per doctor plus 1 space per each additional employee
Mixed-use building
Spaces as required per uses
Personal service facility
1 space per 200 square feet gross floor area plus 1 space per employee
Public service office
1 space per 200 square feet office floor area
Racetrack, automobile or horse
1 space per 3 persons total capacity plus 1 space per employee, exclusive of pit and service areas
Repair shop
1 space per 400 square feet gross floor area
Restaurants
1 space per 4 seats or 1 space per 100 square feet gross floor area, whichever is greater, plus 1 space per employee
Retail store
1 space per 200 square feet retail floor area plus 1 space per employee
Sawmill
1 space per employee on largest shift
Shooting range (outdoor)
1 space per target or throwing machine plus 1 space per employee
Shopping center
5.5 spaces per 1,000 square feet retail floor area
Storage, general
Parking for individual storage units shall be provided by parking driving lanes adjacent to building
Tavern
See "Restaurants"
Temporary uses and structures
1 space per 5 persons total capacity
Theater
1 space per 2 fixed seats
Veterinarian or animal hospital
1 space per 200 square feet gross floor area plus 1 space per employee
Warehousing and distribution
1 space per 3,000 gross square feet up to 100,000 square feet; 1 space per 5,000 gross square feet over 100,000 square feet
2. 
Open Areas Used for Commercial Purposes: At least one parking space for each 1,500 square feet of area or portion thereof.
[Ord. No. 2015-03, 6/3/2015]
1. 
All transportation and utility uses shall provide off-street parking at the ratio shown in the following table.
[Amended by Ord. No. 2020-01, 8/5/2020]
Transportation and Utility Uses
Number of Required Off-Street Parking Spaces
Airport, or heliport facilities
1 space per 4 aircraft stored; minimum 1 space per use
Communication facility or tower
1 space per employee; minimum 1 space per use
Electric generating facility
1 space per employee on largest shift
Helipad
1 space per 4 aircraft stored; minimum 1 space per use
Public utility
1 space per vehicle normally required to service facility
Transportation and motor freight terminals
1 space per 2 seats in terminal plus 1 space per employee on largest shift plus 50% of that shift
[Ord. No. 2015-03, 6/3/2015]
1. 
For all industrial uses, there must be provided enough parking spaces to accommodate the total number of employees on largest shift plus 50% of that shift, less management and office staff.
[Ord. No. 2015-03, 6/3/2015]
For uses that are not specifically identified in this section, the Zoning Officer shall determine which specified use is most similar to the proposed use and the parking space requirement for that use shall apply.
[Ord. No. 2015-03, 6/3/2015]
Required parking for a use may be located on a remote site provided all of the following conditions are met:
1. 
Both the primary use and the off-site parking area are located in a zoning district which allows the use; and
2. 
On-street parking has been maximized; and
3. 
All required handicapped accessible and loading spaces are provided for on-site; and
4. 
There has been executed a written agreement between the owners of the use, the owners of the remote site and the Township guaranteeing the availability of and the maintenance of the remote parking area for the life of the primary use.
5. 
The off-site parking area shall not be further from the principal use than 100 feet for a commercial use, 200 feet for a residential use, and 300 feet for an industrial or utility use.
6. 
Required off-street parking spaces shall be on the same lot or premises for all institutional uses.
[Ord. No. 2015-03, 6/3/2015]
A reduction in the number of required off-street parking spaces may be approved for mixed-used developments, such as strip shopping centers and enclosed shopping malls, in the Commercial, Interchange and/or Industrial Districts provided that all of the following requirements are met: (See § 27-1617, Joint Use, herein, for mixed-use or multiple occupancy building uses.)
1. 
The applicant has submitted a study that clearly demonstrates the feasibility of a shared parking lot. The study shall establish the overall peak parking demand, traffic loads and impacts for each of the buildings, use characteristics of each of the buildings (including tenant mix, type, size, allocation, days and hours of operation, peak parking demand per building and use, anticipated rate of turn over, and total vehicle movements); and
2. 
The proposed buildings, structures or uses are on the same site or a remote parking plan has been approved consistent with the requirements of § 27-1610; and
3. 
Overall parking requirements have not been reduced by more than 25%; and
4. 
The impact of the shared parking is consistent with the intent and purpose of the district; and
5. 
A written agreement has been executed between the record owners of all of the buildings, structures or uses involved and all of the parking areas involved guaranteeing the availability of all parking areas including remote parking areas for the life of the proposed buildings, structures and/or uses.
[Ord. No. 2015-03, 6/3/2015]
Structures and uses in existence at the effective date of this chapter shall not be subject to the requirements of this Part so long as the kind or extent of use is not changed, provided any parking facility now serving such structures or uses shall not in the future be reduced below the off-street parking requirements of this Part.
[Ord. No. 2015-03, 6/3/2015]
Whenever there is an alteration of a structure or a change or extension of a use that increases the parking requirements according to the standards of this Part, the total additional parking required for the alteration, change or extension shall be provided in accordance with the requirements of that section.
[Ord. No. 2015-03, 6/3/2015]
1. 
No parking area shall be used for any use that interferes with its availability for the parking need it is required to serve.
2. 
Parking spaces and loading areas shall not be used for:
A. 
The sale, display, or storage of merchandise, goods, or materials;
B. 
The storage or repair of vehicles or equipment;
C. 
Refuse disposal or containment;
D. 
Shopping cart storage;
E. 
Temporary events as provided for in § 27-1403.
[Ord. No. 2015-03, 6/3/2015]
1. 
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 may only be reduced by reason of a reduction in floor area, seating area, the number of employees or change in other factors controlling the regulation of the number of parking spaces, and only with the approval of the Shrewsbury Township Zoning Hearing Board.
2. 
Parking lots shall at no time constitute a nuisance, hazard or unreasonable impediment to traffic and shall at all times be kept clean and free from rubbish and debris.
[Ord. No. 2015-03, 6/3/2015]
Two or more uses may provide for required parking in a common parking lot if one of the following is met:
1. 
The uses are part of a mixed use of mixed occupancy development as provided for in Part 14 of this chapter (See § 27-1611 herein, Shared Parking, for shopping center and shopping mall uses); or
2. 
The number of spaces required in a common parking facility may be reduced below this total as a special exception under Part 19 of this chapter if it can be demonstrated to the Zoning Hearing Board 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.
[Ord. No. 2015-03, 6/3/2015]
Where the computation of required parking spaces results in a fractional number, such fraction shall be resolved to the next highest whole number.
[Ord. No. 2015-03, 6/3/2015]
1. 
All public parking areas shall be lighted during operating hours after sunset as approved by the Township Engineer.
2. 
All light standards shall be located on the raised parking islands and not on the parking surface.
3. 
Any lighting used to illuminate off-street parking or loading areas shall be arranged so that the direct rays from the luminaries will not fall beyond the property line.
4. 
All outdoor lighting shall comply with § 27-1515 of this chapter.
[Ord. No. 2015-03, 6/3/2015]
In addition to the following requirements, all parking lots shall comply with applicable provisions in the Shrewsbury Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 22, Subdivision and Land Development.
[Ord. No. 2015-03, 6/3/2015]
1. 
The layout of every parking lot shall be such as to permit safe and efficient internal circulation in accordance with accepted traffic engineering principles and standards.
2. 
All dead-end parking lots shall be designed to provide a minimum of 10 feet of back-up area for the end stalls of the parking lot.
3. 
Parking lots 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 and without backing onto any public street.
4. 
No portion of a parking space or loading area shall extend into or encroach upon any street right-of-way, access drive, or any other public way.
5. 
Head-in or back-out parking into any public right-of-way or over any sidewalk shall not be permitted, except for single-family dwellings, semidetached dwellings, and row dwellings on local streets and culs-de-sac. Head-in or back-out parking shall be prohibited in all cases on all arterial streets, collector streets, and state highways.
6. 
All parking spaces and loading areas shall be located outside any required open space, buffer, screen, or landscaped area. Parking spaces shall be located at least 10 feet from any building, structure, property line, or right-of-way, except a residential garage. Loading areas shall be located at least 10 feet from any property line or right-of-way.
7. 
All parking areas shall have a sidewalk, no less than four feet in width, separating the parking area from the primary building.
8. 
All parking areas for multifamily residential, commercial, industrial and institutional uses shall provide a snow storage area containing 100 square feet of storage area per 1,000 square feet of plowed area along with any required stormwater management areas.
[Ord. No. 2015-03, 6/3/2015]
At no time shall angle or perpendicular parking be permitted along public streets. All parking lots and bays permitting parking, other than parallel, shall be physically separated from the street and confined by curbing.
[Ord. No. 2015-03, 6/3/2015]
1. 
Parking space and aisle dimensions (in feet) shall be no less than those listed in the table below and provided for in the Shrewsbury Township Construction Specifications Manual:
Angle of Parking
Parking Space Width
(feet)
Space Depth
Aisles
One-Way
(feet)
Two-Way
(feet)
One-Way
(feet)
Two-Way
(feet)
90°
10
20
20
22
22
60°
10
23
20
18
NA
45°
13
26
21
18
NA
Parallel
8
22
22
12
20
NOTE: All handicap spaces must meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) regulations.
2. 
Angled parking less than 90° may only be used in conjunction with one-way aisles.
[Ord. No. 2015-03, 6/3/2015]
1. 
All parking lots with 10 or more spaces shall provide landscaped areas within the paved area in accordance to the following standards and the requirements set forth in the Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 22, Subdivision and Land Development.
[Ord. No. 2015-03, 6/3/2015]
All parking areas located greater than 200 feet from the intended land use, and on the same parcel, shall be provided with clearly delineated pedestrian walkways. Such walkways may occupy portions of the landscaped areas and be interrupted by necessary vehicular travel lanes. Wheelchair ramps meeting ADA requirements shall be provided.
[Ord. No. 2015-03, 6/3/2015]
1. 
All parking lots shall be set back from any street line in conformance with the applicable zoning district building setback or yard requirements, unless planted and screened in accordance with § 27-1506 of this chapter; in which case, such setbacks may be reduced to 10 feet.
2. 
In all zoning districts, no less than 10 feet of open space shall be provided between the edge of any parking lot and the outside wall of any principal building other than a residential garage, unless otherwise specifically stated elsewhere in this chapter.
[Ord. No. 2015-03, 6/3/2015]
Parking lots for six or more vehicles, accessory to any institutional, commercial, industrial or utility/transportation use and located in, or immediately adjacent, to a residential district or residences, shall be screened in accordance with the Township's Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance on each side which faces a residential use or district.
[Ord. No. 2015-03, 6/3/2015]
1. 
For parking areas of six or more vehicles, the area not landscaped and so maintained, including driveways, shall be graded, surfaced with asphalt, concrete or other durable paving material and drained to the extent necessary to prevent dust, erosion or excessive water flow across streets or adjoining property.
2. 
All off-street parking spaces shall be marked by painted lines to indicate their location.
3. 
Parking areas shall be designed and improved to achieve full compliance with all of the requirements of the Shrewsbury Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance,[1] which requirements are incorporated herein by reference.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 22, Subdivision and Land Development.
[Ord. No. 2015-03, 6/3/2015]
No less than a five-foot radius of curvature shall be permitted for all curblines in all parking lots.
[Ord. No. 2015-03, 6/3/2015]
1. 
The minimum vehicle stacking for on-site entrance and exit lanes between the parking lot and public street for shopping centers, recreation areas, retail areas, schools, hospitals, and other similar uses shall be 200 feet.
2. 
A stacking distance of less than 200 feet for these uses may be approved with the submission of a traffic study and supporting documentation and the recommendation of the Township Engineer.
3. 
No internal parking lot access drives shall access the required entrance and exit lanes within the minimum stacking distance.
4. 
The minimum vehicle stacking for pad sites within a parking lot for entrance and exit lanes between the parking lot access drive and pad site shall be 40 feet.
5. 
The minimum vehicle stacking for drive-up or drive through uses shall be as follows:
Type
Minimum Stacking
(feet)
Measured From
Drive-up bank teller
60
Teller window
Drive-up ATM
60
ATM
Drive-up restaurant
120
Order window
Automatic car wash
100
Entrance
Self-service car wash
40
Entrance
Service station
60
Center of pump island
See the Construction and Material Specifications manual for additional construction details and examples.
[Ord. No. 2015-03, 6/3/2015]
1. 
Except as otherwise set forth in Part 14, 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, one off-street loading berth or parking space shall be provided for the initial 20,000 square feet, plus one additional berth or space for each 60,000 square feet above 20,000 square feet.
2. 
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.
3. 
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. They may, however, be reduced in number after their provision by special exception under Part 19 of this chapter, if it can be demonstrated to the Zoning Hearing Board that the lesser number of spaces/berths will adequately serve the facility.
[Ord. No. 2015-03, 6/3/2015]
Off-street loading facilities shall be designed to conform to the following specifications:
1. 
Each required space or berth shall be not less than 12 feet in width, 65 feet in length and 14 feet in height, exclusive of driveways and maneuvering space and located entirely on the lot being served.
2. 
There shall be appropriate means of access to a street or alley, as well as adequate maneuvering space.
3. 
The setback provisions of this chapter shall be met when applicable.
4. 
Off-street loading areas, spaces and berths, including driveways, shall be graded, surfaced with asphalt, concrete or other durable paving material and drained to the satisfaction of the Zoning Officer to the extent necessary to prevent dust, erosion or excessive water flow across streets or adjoining property.
[Ord. No. 2015-03, 6/3/2015]
1. 
No building shall hereafter be erected or altered unless there is unobstructed vehicle access to the parking area of the main building.
2. 
Such access shall comply with the width requirements set forth in § 27-1636 herein, and shall extend from the main building or structure to a public right-of-way or private street or lane.
3. 
Pursuant the provisions set forth in § 27-404 of this chapter, contiguous lots in the Agricultural District shall share a common point of access.
4. 
Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, all nonresidential and non-agricultural uses shall provide access via a street or roadway that meets the standards for collector or arterial roadways as designated by the Township's Comprehensive Plan.
[Ord. No. 2015-03, 6/3/2015]
Whenever required and/or provided under the provisions of this chapter, all driveways shall be designed according to the following standards:
1. 
Except in the case of single- and semidetached dwellings fronting on local streets, the general layout shall be such that there will be no need for motorists to back onto public rights-of-way.
2. 
Width of Access. The maximum width of driveways and sidewalk openings measured at the street lot line shall be 35 feet; the minimum width shall be 20 feet for two-way use and 12 feet for one-way use.
3. 
Number of Access Points. Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, the number of driveways shall not exceed two per lot on any one street frontage.
4. 
Location. Driveways shall not cross the street right-of-way line:
A. 
Within 40 feet of the street right-of-way line of an intersecting street and in no case less than 10 feet from the point of tangency when the intersecting street lines are joined by a curve; notwithstanding the above and when deemed reasonably necessary for safety by the Township, this dimension shall be increased for driveways to shopping centers, other commercial, industrial, public or institutional uses.
B. 
Within five feet of a fire hydrant, catch basin, or drain inlet.
C. 
Within 40 feet of a driveway on the same lot, excepting in the case of where dual driveways are deemed necessary to permit safe ingress and egress, this dimension may be reduced to not less than six feet between two access drives.
D. 
In residential districts within three feet of a property line and in all other districts within 20 feet of a property line, unless two adjoining property owners mutually agree in a legally recorded instrument to a common driveway.
E. 
Safety. Access to the public highway or street shall be controlled in the interest of public safety. The off-street parking, loading, and service areas on all properties used for any purpose other than single-family residences required by this Part shall be physically separated from the highway or street by a curb, pipe rail, or fence and a planting strip.
F. 
Site Distance. Driveways shall be located in safe relationship to site distance according to the provisions in the Township's Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance.[1] Barriers to vision (natural or man-made) shall not obstruct the safe site distance. (Poles and posts less than one foot in diameter and objects less than three feet in height are not considered to be barriers to vision.)
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 22, Subdivision and Land Development.
G. 
Slope. Driveways shall not exceed a slope of 5% within 25 feet of the street right-of-way line, unless specifically approved by Shrewsbury Township after a site review at the cost of the property owner in which case increased slopes not exceeding 12% may be permitted.
H. 
Design and Construction. All driveways must be designed and constructed in compliance with the requirements of the Shrewsbury Township Driveway Ordinance[2] and Construction and Materials Specifications manual.
[2]
Editor's Notes: See Ch. 21, Streets and Sidewalks, Part 1, Driveways.
I. 
Submission of Plans. A scaled drawing of proposed off-street parking and loading areas, driveways, and walks, shall be submitted as part of any required land development plan. Any plan requiring access onto a state highway shall be approved by PennDOT in addition to Township approval.
J. 
In the event of divergence between state and local rulings, the regulations of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania shall prevail.