Off-street parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with
the specifications in this article in any district whenever any new
use is established or existing use is enlarged.
Parking areas in all zoning districts shall comply with the
following standards:
A.
Size. Each off-street parking space shall have an area of not less
than 180 square feet, exclusive of access drives or aisles, shall
have minimum dimensions of nine feet in width and 20 feet in length
and shall be maintained free from obstruction. Parking areas shall
be designed to provide sufficient turnaround area so that vehicles
are not required to back onto the cartway of any public street.
B.
Design. The minimum dimensions of aisles and driveways shall be as
follows:
(1)
Minimum width of aisles providing two-way travel shall be 24
feet.
(2)
Minimum width of aisles providing one-way travel shall vary
with the angle of parking, as follows:
|
Angle
|
Aisle Width
(feet)
|
|---|---|
|
Parallel
|
12
|
|
30°
|
14
|
|
45°
|
16
|
|
60°
|
20
|
(4)
Adequate sight distance shall be provided, subject to review
and approval by the Township Engineer. Driveways shall not exceed
a slope of 10% within 12 feet of the street right-of-way line.
C.
Access. Access to parking areas shall be provided in accordance with
the following requirements:
(1)
Where an existing lot does not adjoin a public or private street,
alley or easement of access, an access drive shall be provided leading
to the parking area.
(2)
Access to off-street parking areas shall be limited to well
defined locations, and in no case shall there be unrestricted access
along the length of a street. In any district, other than a residential
district, the street frontage shall be curbed to restrict access to
the lot, except where access drives are proposed.
(3)
The number of access drives from a single lot or development
to any public street shall not exceed two for every 400 feet of street
frontage.
(4)
Except on corner lots, access drives shall be located at least
200 feet from the intersection of any two street right-of-way lines.
Where a site has frontage on more than one street, access shall be
provided from the street with the lower traffic volume, if physically
practical.
(5)
Access drives entering state highways are subject to a highway
occupancy permit issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
(PennDOT). Access drives entering Township streets shall be subject
to a driveway permit.
(6)
Each parking space shall have access directly to a driveway.
Interior circulation of traffic shall be designed so that no driveway
providing access to parking spaces shall be used as a through street.
Interior traffic circulation shall be designed to ensure safety and
access by emergency vehicles.
D.
Joint use of facilities. Two or more uses may provide the required
parking in a common parking lot, if the total spaces provided are
not less than the sum of the spaces required for each use individually.
However, the number of spaces required in a common parking facility
may be reduced below the total as a use by special exception to be
granted by the Zoning Hearing Board, provided that it can be demonstrated
that the hours or days of operation or peak parking needed for the
uses are so different that a lower total will provide adequately for
all uses served by the facility.
E.
Safety requirements. The Board of Supervisors shall consider whether
safety requirements are warranted to reduce traffic hazards which
endanger public safety. The developer shall be responsible for construction
of any required islands, acceleration, deceleration or turning lanes
and shall bear the cost of installing any required traffic control
devices, signs or pavement markings within and adjoining the boundaries
of the development site.
F.
Marking. In paved parking areas which contain five or more spaces,
all parking spaces shall be clearly delineated by painted lines or
markers. All parking spaces shall be provided with bumper guards or
wheel stops for safety or protection to adjacent structures or landscaped
areas. All vehicular entrances and exits to parking areas shall be
clearly marked for all conditions. Handicapped parking shall be appropriately
marked by signage.
G.
Location of parking areas.
(1)
Required parking spaces shall be located on the same lot with
the principal use.
(2)
No parking area containing more than five parking spaces shall
be located closer than 10 feet to any adjoining property line and
parking authorized in front yards shall be located at least 10 feet
from the street right-of-way line.
H.
Screening and landscaping.
(1)
Parking areas containing more than five parking spaces shall be effectively screened by Buffer Area C, as defined by § 200-703B of this chapter, along any property line that adjoins a residential use or residential zoning district classification.
(2)
In addition, a planting strip at least five feet wide shall
be provided between the edge of the right-of-way and any parking area
authorized in any yard which fronts on a street. Planting strips between
the right-of-way and the parking area shall be suitably landscaped
and maintained in grass, ground cover or other landscaping material
not in excess of three feet in height which shall not obstruct visibility
for traffic entering or leaving the lot or traveling on the public
street.
I.
Surfacing. All parking areas and access drives shall be improved
with a dust-free, all-weather surface.
J.
Lighting. Any lighting used to illuminate off-street parking areas
shall be designed to reflect the light away from the adjoining premises
of any residential zoning district or residential use and away from
any streets or highways. The lighting system shall furnish an average
minimum of 2.0 footcandles during hours of operation.
K.
Stormwater management. All paved parking areas shall be designed so that stormwater runoff shall not adversely affect adjacent properties. The method of stormwater management and the design of the proposed facilities shall be subject to the requirements of Chapter 178, Subdivision and Land Development,[1] and to review and recommendation by the Township Engineer.
Any new use or change of use in any zoning district shall comply
with the following minimum requirements for the provision of off-street
parking spaces:
A.
When the calculation of required parking spaces results in a requirement
of a fractional parking space, any fraction shall be counted as one
parking space.
B.
Where more than one use exists on a lot, parking requirements for
each use shall be provided.
C.
The Table of Parking Requirements (Table 5) specifies the number
of spaces required for various categories of uses in any zoning district.
D.
All other uses shall provide one space for each three occupants at
maximum permitted occupancy or one space for each 300 square feet
of gross floor area, whichever is greater.
In all zoning districts, whenever a new use is established or
an existing use is structurally altered, converted or enlarged, off-street
loading spaces shall be provided in accordance with the requirements
of this section.
A.
Off-street loading design.
(1)
Size. Each loading berth shall be at least 65 feet in length
and 12 feet in width with an overhead clearance of 14 feet. The area
used for loading berths shall not be used to satisfy parking area
requirements and shall not block any driveway used for circulation
through the site.
(2)
Access. Loading berths shall be designed to provide sufficient
turnaround area so that vehicles are not required to back onto public
streets and the design shall be subject to review and approval by
the Township Engineer. Loading berths shall have direct access to
a driveway and shall be maintained free from obstruction.
(3)
Location. All loading berths shall be located on the same lot
with the principal use they are intended to serve. No loading berth
shall be located in a required front yard. Loading berths shall be
located at least 30 feet from the nearest point of intersection of
any two streets.
(4)
Screening. Loading berths shall be screened by a six-foot-high
dense, compact evergreen hedge, opaque fence or wall on all sides
which face residential use or zoning district classification.
(5)
Surfacing. All loading berths shall have a paved, concrete or
bituminous surface, graded with positive drainage to dispose of surface
water.
(6)
Lighting. Any lighting used to illuminate loading berths shall
be designed to reflect from any adjoining residential use or zoning
classification and away from any street or highway.
B.
Off-street loading requirements. In all zoning districts, every use
which requires the receipt or distribution, by tractor-trailer, of
material or merchandise, shall provide off-street loading berths in
accordance with the following requirements:
(1)
Department stores, freight terminals, industrial or manufacturing
establishments, retail or wholesale stores, personal or business service
establishments, storage warehouses or any similar uses which receive
deliveries:
|
Gross Floor Area
(square feet)
|
Number of Berths Required
|
|---|---|
|
Under 10,000
|
None
|
|
10,000 to 19,999
|
1
|
|
20,000 to 39,999
|
2
|
|
40,000 to 65,000
|
3
|
|
For each additional 20,000
|
1 additional
|
(2)
Auditoriums, convention or exhibit halls, sports arenas, hotels,
office buildings, restaurants, nursing homes, hospitals, schools,
apartment buildings, public buildings and similar uses which receive
deliveries by tractor-trailer:
|
Gross Floor Area
(square feet)
|
Number of Berths Required
|
|---|---|
|
Under 40,000
|
None
|
|
40,000 to 59,999
|
1
|
|
60,000 to 99,999
|
2
|
|
100,000 to 160,000
|
3
|
|
Over 160,000
|
4
|
C.
In addition to required off-street parking and loading facilities,
adequate storage areas for vehicles awaiting loading and unloading
shall be provided. Under no circumstances shall vehicles be stored
on or block access to a public right-of-way.
