[Amended 6-14-1984 by Ord. No. 632; 7-28-1992 by Ord. No. 728; 1-10-2023 by Ord. No. 924]
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 the minimum number of off-street parking spaces set forth below, together with adequate driveways, parking aisles, and street access. The required parking spaces shall measure at least nine feet wide by 18 feet long and shall be surfaced so as to be usable for parking at all time.
Dwelling
2 spaces per dwelling unit except as noted in the ARU District
Housing for the elderly or personal care facilities
1/2 space per dwelling unit
Retail store, retail shops, and personal service shops
1 space per 250 square feet of gross floor area
Restaurant, dine-in service
1 space per 80 square feet of gross floor area
Restaurant, take-out service only
1 space per 250 square feet of gross floor area
Office
1 space per 275 square feet of gross floor area
Bank or other financial institution
1 space per 275 square feet of gross floor area
Medical/dental office or office or similar practitioner
5 spaces per first treatment room plus 3 spaces for each additional treatment room
Hotel, motel, rooming house or tourist home
1 spaces per rental unit plus 1 space per employee on the largest shift
Theater, auditorium, indoor recreational facility, or other place of public assemblage
1 space per 4 seats (or stacked chairs) plus 1 space per employee on largest shift
Community center, library, museum
1 space per 800 square feet of floor area devoted to public use
Institutional home, nursing home
1 space per 10 occupants plus 1 space per employee on largest shift
Club
1 space per 15 square feet of floor area devoted to public use plus 1 space per employee on largest shift
Day-care facility
1 space per employee
Industry or warehouse
1 space per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area or 1 space per employee on largest shift, whichever is greater
Other commercial uses not listed above
1 space per 250 square feet of gross floor area
[Amended 8-9-2016 by Ord. No. 883]
Off-street parking facilities existing at the effective date of this chapter or off-street parking facilities provided to comply with the provisions of this chapter shall not subsequently be reduced below the requirements of this chapter, except in accordance with the requirements of § 475-117 herein.
A. 
CB District. If a pedestrian entrance to the use(s) being served is located within a four-hundred-foot radius of an existing public parking lot or structure of more than 30 parking spaces, then the following reductions in required off-street parking spaces shall be allowed within buildings that existed as of the date of enactment of this section:
[Added 8-9-2016 by Ord. No. 883]
(1) 
Off-street parking shall not be required for commercial uses within such an existing building.
(2) 
Off-street parking shall not be required for a maximum of one or two upper-story dwelling units above the street frontage within such an existing building.
[Amended 7-28-1992 by Ord. No. 728; 1-10-2023 by Ord. No. 924]
A. 
In the R-1 and R-5 Zoning Districts, parking is not permitted in the front yard unless located directly in front of the garage doors. In the R-2, R-3, R-4, O-R Office Residence District, HB Highway Business District, and in the CB Central Business District, no off-street parking facilities shall be permitted in front yard areas.
B. 
Parking areas shall be located at least five feet from the property lines.
C. 
Driveways shall be permitted in front yards, provided they are not used for off-street parking. Driveways shall be at least five feet from property lines.
In the case of mixed or multiple uses within a single structure or building or on the same lot, including permitted accessory uses, the amount of off-street parking required shall be determined by the sum of the requirements of the various uses computed separately in accordance with § 475-113 herein, except where the applicant(s) qualifies under the provisions of § 475-117, below.
[Amended 7-28-1992 by Ord. No. 728]
The owners of two or more adjacent lots may elect to share common parking facilities according to the following requirements:
A. 
An application to do so shall be filed jointly by all affected lot owners with the Borough Zoning Officer and shall be accompanied by a plan showing the location of all proposed parking, parking reserve areas, and accessways as well as all buildings which shall use the common parking area.
B. 
The aggregate number of parking areas required for all uses which share the common parking area may be reduced up to a maximum of 30% if the applicants can demonstrate that a greater efficiency is achieved by joint use of such a facility or that other circumstances, such as complimentary hours of operation, warrant such reduction.
C. 
For purposes of determining the number and location of accessways pursuant to § 475-121 herein, the entire area devoted to common parking shall be considered as one parking lot.
D. 
Some portion of the common parking area shall be within 200 feet of an entrance, regularly used by patrons, into each use served by the common parking area.
E. 
An application to permit shared common parking shall be contingent upon each lot owner obtaining any necessary access easements and right-of-way.
[Amended 7-28-1992 by Ord. No. 728]
Parking areas for nonresidential uses, including common parking facilities shared by two or more adjacent uses pursuant to § 475-117 herein, may include a designated "parking reserve area" according to the following requirements:
A. 
The application shall be filed by the affected lot owner(s) with the Borough Zoning Officer and shall be accompanied by a plan showing the location of all proposed paving, parking reserve areas, accessways, and buildings.
B. 
A maximum of 35% of the aggregate number of spaces required according to the provisions of § 475-113 herein, may be incorporated in a parking reserve area if the applicant(s) can demonstrate that the demand for parking generated by the proposed development will be less than that required.
C. 
Regardless of the number of spaces actually developed, a parking area to accommodate the aggregate number of parking spaces normally required shall be fully designed, including stormwater control facilities, and the area which is proposed to be eliminated shall be shown as "parking reserve area." Such area shall be required to be developed as designed if and when the Borough Council determines.
D. 
The parking area shall be so designed that the maximum impervious coverage would not be exceeded in the event the entire parking area, including reserve areas, is subsequently developed.
E. 
The parking reserve area so created shall be utilized as green area set aside for the growing of vegetation, including trees, bushes, grass, flowers, plants. Green area may include walkways for nonvehicular traffic only. The green area so created shall not constitute a portion of the green areas otherwise required by this chapter or any other ordinance or regulation of the Borough.
[Amended 7-28-1992 by Ord. No. 728]
All nonresidential parking lots shall be operated and maintained in accordance with the following provisions:
A. 
They shall not be used for the sale, repair or dismantling of any vehicles, equipment, materials, or supplies, except where such uses are incidental to a permitted nonresidential use as specified in this chapter.
B. 
They shall be properly graded for drainage, surfaced with concrete, asphaltic concrete, asphalt, or any dust-free surfacing approved by the Borough Engineer and maintained in good condition, free from weeds, dust, trash, or debris.
C. 
They shall be provided with entrances and exits so located to minimize traffic congestion and the effect of headlight glare.
D. 
They shall be provided with wheel or bumper guards so located and arranged that no part of any parked vehicles will extend beyond the boundaries of the parking lot.
E. 
Lighting facilities shall be so arranged that they neither unreasonably nor unnecessarily disturb occupants of adjacent residential properties nor interfere with traffic by either location or glare.
F. 
A planting strip at least five feet in width shall be provided along each property line which is opposite or adjacent to a residential district or structure, on which shall be planted hedge, evergreens, or other suitable shrubbery, so arranged as to minimize noise, glare and dust from all parking facilities.
G. 
There shall be no more than one attendant shelter building containing not more than 50 square feet of gross floor area and set back a distance of not less than 20 feet from any boundary of the parking lot which abuts a residential district.
In any district, adequate off-street space for the loading and unloading of goods and materials shall be provided, taking into consideration the size and proposed use of the building or premises. The adequacy of such loading and unloading spaces shall be determined by the governing body on the basis of the following factors:
A. 
Ingress and egress to adjacent street, alley, lane or driveway.
B. 
Location in relation to vehicular circulation in adjacent areas.
C. 
The nature of the establishment and its required schedule of loading and unloading. Two or more establishments may be permitted to use a common loading and unloading facility provided the Borough Council deems it necessary or advisable.
The following access regulations shall apply to all lots developed for multifamily residential or nonresidential purposes:
A. 
Driveways leading onto a public street shall be paved and shall measure no less than 12 feet in width for one-directional access or 24 feet in width for two-directional access.
B. 
For lots other than corner lots which have less than 100 feet of frontage, a maximum of one accessway to a public street shall be permitted.
C. 
For any lot or group of two or more lots which share parking facilities pursuant to the requirements of § 475-117 herein, no more than two points of access may be permitted onto each street on which the lot(s) abut.
D. 
Corner lots, or groups of lots with shared parking that front onto two streets, shall not have two points of access onto one street and none on the other, unless the placement of an access point onto the other street would create a traffic hazard or unduly impact existing residential development. Two points of access onto one street shall be permitted if one or two points of access are provided onto the other street. In addition, where the lot or group of lots front onto two streets of differing classification, as defined in Chapter 420, Subdivision and Land Development, the developer may elect to place two points of access on the street of lesser classification, with none on the other fronting street, if the lot or group of lots has more than 100 feet of frontage on the road of lesser classification and so doing would not create a hazardous traffic situation or unduly impact existing residential development.
E. 
Driveways shall be spaced a minimum of 50 feet on center on any lot or group of two or more lots which share parking facilities pursuant to the requirements of § 475-117 herein. In addition, driveways shall be spaced a minimum of 50 feet on center from existing driveways on adjacent properties whenever feasible. When this is not possible, common drives and/or the use of common parking facilities shall be encouraged.