Township of Montour, PA OFF-STREET PARKING, MANEUVERING AND LOADING

[Ord. 5/9/1972, § 800; as amended by Ord. 11/10/1988A, § 1; by Ord. 12/12/1991B, § 23; and by Ord. 9/9/2004, § 22]

Required Spaces. Off-street parking spaces shall be provided and satisfactorily maintained for safe utilization, unobstructed access, and proper drainage in accordance with the following provisions for each land use and building which, after the effective date of this chapter and amendments thereto, is erected, enlarged or altered for use for any of the following purposes in any district.

Reference Section	Use
27-402(1)	Agriculture: 1 off-street parking space for each employee.
27-402(2); 27402(8)(A)	Residential Uses: 2 off-street parking spaces for each dwelling unit, plus 1 for each bed in an authorized rooming house or group home/group care facility. A variance of the requirement for 1 space per bed may be considered for a group home/group care facility or residential treatment facility, but 1 space per employee and visiting treatment personnel shall be provided.
27-402(3)(B)	Churches: 1 space for each 50 square feet of gross floor area used or intended to be used for service to patrons, guests or members, plus 1 additional space for each full-time employee.
27-402(3)(C),(D); 27-402(5)	Schools: 1 off-street parking space for each faculty member and employee, plus 1 space per 2 classrooms and offices, plus 1 space per 10 students of projected building capacity for high school or post-high school education.
27-402(3)(E)	Cultural Facilities: 1 space per 5 seats or 1 space per 250 square feet of gross floor area where no seats are provided.
27-402(3)(F)	Municipal Building: As required by the governing body.
27-402(3)(G), (H), (I)	Recreational Facilities and Golf Courses: 1 off-street parking space for each 3 persons of total capacity.
27-402(3)(J)	Private Club or Lodge: 1 space for every 5 members of total capacity or at least 1 space for each 50 square feet of gross floor area used or intended to be used for service to customers, patrons, clients, guests or members, whichever requires the greater number of spaces, plus 1 additional space for each full-time and each 2 part-time employee(s).
27-402(3)(K)	Licensed Hospital: 1 off-street parking space for each patient or inmate bed, plus at least 1 additional space for each staff and visiting doctor, plus 1 additional space for each employee (including nurses) on the 2 major shifts.
27-402(3)(L)	Nursing Home: 1 off-street parking space for every 6 patient beds, plus at least 1 additional space for each staff and visiting doctor, plus 1 additional space for each employee (including nurses) on the 2 major shifts.
27-402(4)(A), (B), (C)	Business, Professional or Governmental Offices: 1 off-street parking space for each 300 square feet of gross floor area.
27-402(4)(E), (F)	Medical or Veterinary Office: 7 off-street parking spaces per doctor or 5 per doctor plus 2 for each treatment room or treatment chair, whichever is greater.
27-402(4)(D)	Banks; Retail, Personal and Repair Services: 1 off-street parking space for each 100 square feet of gross area used or intended to be used for servicing customers, plus 1 off-street space at each drive-up service facility plus 3 off-street waiting spaces for each drive-window or automatic teller machine lane plus adequate off-street maneuvering area to safely approach each lane and wait clear of any moving traffic lanes.
27-402(5)(D)	Eating Place (for the sale and consumption of food and beverages without drive-in and counter service): 1 parking space for each 50 square feet of total floor area, plus 1 additional space for each full-time and each 2 part-time employee(s).
27-402(5)(E)	Eating Place (for the sale and consumption of food and beverages with some drive-in and counter service): 1 parking space for every 2 seats or 1 space for every 100 square feet of gross floor area, whichever is larger, plus no less than 5 spaces for every 100 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 additional space for each full-time and each 2 part-time employee(s).
27-402(5)(E)	Eating Place (for the sale and consumption of food and beverages with only drive-in or counter service): no less than 6 parking spaces for each 100 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 additional space for each full-time and each 2 part-time employee(s).
27-402(5)(H)	Public Entertainment Facility: 1 parking space for each 2 seats provided for patron use or at least 1 space for each 50 square feet of gross floor area used or intended to be used in the operation of the establishment (including support functions and storage), whichever requires the greater number of off-street parking spaces, plus 1 additional space for each full-time and each 2 part-time employee(s).
27-402(5)(I)	Motel/Hotel: 1 off-street parking space for each rental room or suite, plus 1 additional space for each full-time employee.
27-402(5)(K), (L)	Automotive Service: 1 off-street parking space for every 300 square feet of gross floor area or 4 spaces for each service bay, whichever is larger, plus 1 space for each employee on the maximum shift. Said off-street parking spaces are not to be a part of nor interfere with service accessways.
27-402(5)(M)	Automotive Sales or Rental: 1 parking space for each 100 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 additional space for each full-time and each 2 part-time employee(s).
27-402(5)(N); 27402(8)(D)	As required by the individual uses involved.
27-402(6)(A)	Fire Station: 4 off-street parking spaces for each fire truck where no community room is a part of the building; where a community room is provided, 2 spaces for each fire truck, plus 1 space for each 100 square feet of gross floor area.
27-402(6)(B), (C,) (D)	Utility Station: 1 off-street parking space for each vehicle normally required to service such facility.
27-402(6)(E)	As required by the governing body.
27-402(7)	Industrial Uses: 3 off-street parking spaces for every 4 employees on the largest shift, including office and salaried personnel, plus 1 space for each company vehicle normally stored on the premises.
27-402(8)(B)	Home Occupation: 2 off-street parking spaces in addition to spaces otherwise required or 1 space for each 100 square feet of floor space devoted to such use, whichever is greater.
27-402(8)(C)	Drive-In Stand: A sufficient number of off-street parking spaces to accommodate the maximum number of vehicles stopping at any one time but in no case fewer than 3 such spaces.
27-402(2)(I); 27-402(5)(A); 27-402(6)(F); 27-402(8)(E), (F), (G), (H), (I), (J)	None required.

Existing Parking. Structures and uses in existence at the date of adoption 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 such requirements.

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 § 27-800(1), the total additional parking required for the alteration, change or extension shall be provided in accordance with the requirements of that section.

Conflict with Other Uses. No parking area shall be used for any use that interferes with its availability for the parking need it is required to serve.

Continuing Obligation.

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 shall not be reduced in total extent after their provision, except upon the approval of the Zoning Hearing Board and then only after proof that, by reason of diminution in floor area, seating area, the number of employees or change in other factors controlling the regulation of the number of parking spaces, such reduction is in conformity with the requirements of this Part. Reasonable precautions are to be taken by the owner or sponsor of particular uses to ensure the availability of required facilities for the employees or other persons whom the facilities are designed to serve. They shall at no time constitute a nuisance, hazard or unreasonable impediment to traffic.

For parking areas of three or more vehicles, the area not landscaped and so maintained, including driveways, shall be graded, surfaced with asphalt or other suitable 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. All off-street parking spaces shall be marked so as to indicate their location.

Joint Use. Two or more uses may provide for required parking in a common parking lot if the total space provided is 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 this total only as a special exception under Part 11 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.

Fractional Spaces. Where the computation of required parking space results in a fractional number, any fraction of the next highest number shall be counted as one.

Location of Spaces. Required off-street parking spaces shall be on the same lot or premises with the use served.

Design Standards. Design standards included in § 22-503 of Chapter 22, Subdivision and Land Development, shall be considered minimum requirements for the purposes of this chapter, except where a cluster design development has been specifically approved by the Township and only for those specific adjustments to the design standards as are expressly approved for that particular cluster development.

[Amended 9/13/2007]

10.

Maneuvering Area. All off-street parking spaces shall be located and designed so as to be accessible safely with all parking and unparking or related movements conducted upon the permitted premises without disruption to pedestrian or vehicular movements.

Gross Floor Area (square feet)	Berths Required
6,000 to 20,000	1
20,000 to 80,000	2
80,000 to and over	2 plus one 1 additional berth in each additional 60,000 square feet