A.
Procedure. An applicant for a building permit for a new or an enlarged
building, structure, or use, shall include a plot plan, certified
by a professional licensed surveyor, engineer, or landscape architect,
drawn to scale and fully dimensioned, showing any off-street parking
or loading facilities to be provided in compliance with the requirements
of this chapter.
B.
Extent of control. The off-street parking and land requirements of
this chapter apply as follows:
(1)
All buildings and structures erected, or added to, and all land
uses initiated after the effective date of this chapter shall provide
accessory off-street parking or loading facilities as required for
the use therein.
(2)
Any building or structure erected or modified prior to or after
the effective date of this chapter which results in a decrease in
the number of dwelling units, gross floor area, seating capacity,
number of employee or other measurement specifically set forth for
the required off-street parking or loading facilities, and when said
decrease lessens the requirements for off-street parking or loading
through the application of the provisions of this chapter, the number
of off-street parking and loading facilities may be decreased in accordance
with the provisions of this article. This includes surfacing requirements.
(3)
All parking areas established prior to the effective date of
this chapter, but not in conformance with all provisions of this article,
are allowed to continue as previously laid out. When there is a change
or alteration to an existing parking area, the affected portion shall
be altered in accordance with all provisions of this article. Accessory
off-street parking and loading spaces in existence on the effective
date of this chapter may not be reduced in number unless the remaining
off-street parking equals or exceeds all provisions of this article
for equivalent new construction of the current use and building size.
(4)
Any change in use or in size of an existing building that would
require a greater number of off-street parking spaces than the previous
use or size shall provide additional off-street parking in accordance
with this article. If the number of additional required parking spaces
results in more than a 25% increase in the total number of parking
spaces currently provided on the lot, or requires the addition of
at least three more spaces, whichever is greater, then all existing
parking is also required to equal or exceed all provisions of this
article, including surfacing.
(5)
Parking space requirements for the expansion of existing buildings
or uses, or for an additional structure on a developed lot, shall
be determined by combining the requirements for all existing uses
and all new development using the parking space requirements set forth
in Tables 460-1103A and 460-1103B of this chapter.
An off-street parking space is an area to be used for the storage
or parking of passenger automobiles or commercial vehicles, accessible
from private driveways or aisles, laid out in accordance with the
standards of this section. Parking areas in all zoning districts shall
comply with the following standards:
A.
Size.
(1)
Each off-street parking space shall have an area of at least
162 square feet and shall be minimum of nine feet in width and 18
feet in length exclusive of driveways, aisles or ramps and shall be
maintained free from obstruction. All multifamily and nonresidential
parking areas shall be designed to provide sufficient turnaround areas
so that vehicles are not required to back onto the cartway of any
public street.
(2)
Off-street parking areas shall be designed in accordance with
the following minimum standards:
|
Parking Angle
(degrees)
|
Aisle Width
(feet)
|
|---|---|
|
45
|
12
|
|
60
|
18
|
|
90
|
22 (2-way)
|
B.
Access.
(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 areas. Access to off-street parking areas shall be
limited to the means of ingress and egress described by this section.
In no case shall a parking lot have unrestricted access along the
length of a street. Street frontage along the entire width of the
lot or development shall be curbed to restrict access except for access
driveways to the lot or development. 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.
(2)
Access drives entering state highways shall be subject to a
highway occupancy permit issued by the Pennsylvania Department of
Transportation (PennDOT). Access drives entering county roads must
obtain the required permits before a building permit can be issued.
Access drives entering Township streets shall be subject to a Township
driveway permit required by Ordinance No. _____ of the Township.[1] The developer shall submit evidence of the receipt of
the necessary permits prior to obtaining a building permit.
[1]
Editor's Note: So in original.
C.
Parking areas serving residential dwellings. Parking requirements
for single-family, two-family and townhouse dwellings shall be met
by providing the required spaces in an enclosed garage or on a private
driveway on the lot. Parking for garden apartments shall be provided
in a paved, striped and curbed off-street parking area. Visitors'
parking areas shall be provided in all multifamily developments and
shall be laid out in such fashion to provide convenient access to
each dwelling unit.
D.
Driveways.
(1)
Parking facilities shall be designed according to the following
requirements for vehicular access to a street or alley:
|
Type of Street Opening
|
Width Requirements
(feet)
|
|---|---|
|
2-way drives
|
20 to 24
|
|
1-way drives
|
10 to 12
|
|
Maximum
|
35
|
(2)
There shall be at least 15 feet between driveways at the street
line and at lease five feet between a driveway and a fire hydrant,
catch basin or property line. There shall be at least 40 feet between
a driveway and the right-of-way line of an intersecting street.
(3)
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 driveway's intersection with
the street right-of-way line.
E.
Location of parking areas. Required parking spaces shall be located
on the same lot with the principal use. 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 edge of the right-of-way.
F.
Signs. No signs shall be displayed in any parking area within any residential district, except for directional signs which are limited to two for each point of approved ingress and egress. All signs in other parking areas shall conform to Article XII of this chapter.
G.
Striping. All parking spaces in paved areas shall be properly marked
by durable white or yellow paint in stripes a minimum of four inches
wide and extending the length of the parking space. Striping must
be maintained to keep parking lot designations identifiable.
H.
Required setbacks. Every parking space shall be designed so that
vehicles cannot extend beyond the perimeter of the parking space onto
adjacent properties or public right-of-ways. All parking spaces shall
be designed so that vehicles do not extend over sidewalks or damage
any wall, vegetation or other obstruction.
I.
Screening and landscaping. All off-street parking areas with more
than 10 required parking spaces shall be landscaped with a minimum
of one tree 2 1/2 inches DBH (diameter at breast height) for
each five parking spaces. These trees shall be placed in such a fashion
to provide shade and screening of the parking area. If landscaping
is required by other provisions of this chapter in the yard area containing
the parking area, then the trees required herein may be counted as
part of the required landscaping for that yard.
J.
Planting strip. Wherever a parking lot abuts onto a public street,
walkway or alley, a grass or landscaped planting strip measuring at
least five feet in width shall be installed from the improved cart-way
to the front property line. Retaining walls and any other walls to
be built along abutting property may be constructed subject to the
approval of the Borough Engineer. 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 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.
K.
Surfacing. With the exception of home occupations, single-family
dwellings and two-family dwellings, all parking areas and access drives
shall have a paved concrete or bituminous surface of adequate thickness
to support the weight of fully loaded vehicles which customarily park
or travel on it, and shall be graded with positive drainage to dispose
of surface water.
L.
Lighting. All parking areas in commercial, business and industrial
districts shall be suitably illuminated for night use. 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.
Lighting standards shall be located not more than 80 feet apart and
the lighting system shall furnish an average minimum of 2.0 footcandles
during hours of operation.
M.
Stormwater management. All paved parking areas shall be designed
so that stormwater runoff shall not adversely affect adjacent properties
or flow onto walkways in such a way or quantity that would be detrimental
to the other properties or walkways. The method of stormwater management
and the design of the proposed facilities shall be subject to review
and recommendation by the Township Engineer and approval by the Township
Supervisors.
N.
Wheel stops. Wheel stops shall be provided along boundaries of adjoining
properties, public rights-of-way or landscaped areas unless curbs
are provided in that portion of the parking lot.
O.
Dead-end aisles. Dead-end aisles in off-street parking areas shall
be designed according to the following minimum standards:
|
Dead-End Aisle, Turnaround Requirements
| |
|---|---|
|
Dimension
|
Requirements
(feet)
|
|
Depth of turnaround area
|
13
|
|
Width of turnaround area
|
25
|
P.
Shopping cart returns. One shopping cart return is required for every
10,000 square feet of floor area in retail stores regularly using
shopping carts. Shopping cart returns shall measure nine by 18 feet,
provide fencing or similar containment on three sides, and be identified
by an above-grade sign.
A.
Minimum requirements for off-street parking spaces.
(1)
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. When the calculation of required parking
spaces results in a requirement of a fractional parking space, any
fraction equal to or greater than 1/2 shall be counted as one parking
space. Where more than one use exists on a lot, parking requirements
for each use shall be provided or, where applicable, the shared parking
provisions of this section may be utilized.
(2)
The following table of parking requirements specifies the number
of spaces required for various categories of uses in any zoning district:
|
Table 460-1103A, Required Parking Spaces for Residential Uses
| |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Off-Street Parking Spaces
| |||||
|
Housing Type
|
1-BR
|
2-BR
|
3-BR
|
4-BR
|
5-BR or more
|
|
Single-family
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
|
Townhouse*
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2.5
|
3
|
|
Garden apartment*
|
1.5
|
2
|
2
|
2.5
|
3
|
|
Mobile home parks
|
1.5
|
1.5
|
1.5
|
1.5
|
1.5
|
|
*
|
Also include one space for every two dwelling units for visitor
parking. Visitor parking shall be located within a minimum of 300
feet from the units they are intended to serve. Visitor parking areas
shall be distributed throughout the development.
|
|
Table 460-1102B, Required Parking Spaces for Business, Commercial,
Home Occupation Uses
| |
|---|---|
|
Auto service stations
|
3 for each bay plus 1 for each 2 employees
|
|
Auto sales and service, factory authorized equipment sales
|
1 for each 500 square feet of gross floor area plus 1 per employee
|
|
Banks and offices
|
1 for each 250 square feet of net leasable floor area
|
|
Bowling alleys
|
4 per alley
|
|
Cemeteries
|
1 for each 3 seats in a chapel or other place of public assembly
|
|
Churches
|
1 for each 4 seats
|
|
Community building, social hall, dance hall, club or lodge
|
1 for each 50 square feet of public floor area
|
|
Day-care center
|
1 for each staff member plus 4 visitors
|
|
Food stores and supermarkets
|
1 for each 200 square feet of gross floor area
|
|
Funeral homes and mortuaries
|
25 for the first parlor plus 10 for each additional parlor
|
|
Furniture stores
|
1 for each 400 square feet of gross floor area
|
|
Group homes
|
5 per group home
|
|
Home occupation and day care home
|
2 spaces in addition to the spaces required for the dwelling
|
|
Hospitals
|
1 for each bed plus 1 per employee and staff on peak shift
|
|
Hotels and motels
|
1 for each guest room plus 1 for each 80 square feet of floor
area accessible to the public, including corridors, lobbies, shops,
restaurants, and the like
|
|
Industrial and manufacturing establishments, warehouses, wholesale
establishments
|
1 per employee on 2 largest shifts combined
|
|
Light manufacturing; light manufacturing (high-technology industries)
[Added 4-14-2020 by Ord.
No. 4-2020] |
See "industrial and manufacturing establishments, warehouses,
wholesale establishments"
|
|
Medical and dental offices and clinics
|
5 for each doctor and each professional staff who perform patient
services independent from the doctor, such as hygienists, X-ray technicians,
therapists and similar staff
|
|
Nursing homes
|
1 for each 3 beds
|
|
Personal care boarding home
|
1 for each full-time staff plus 1 for every 3 residents
|
|
Quasi-public or commercial golf courses
|
4 per hole plus 1 per employee
|
|
Restaurants, fast-service and full-service
|
1 for each 50 square feet of gross floor area plus 1 for each
employee on peak shift
|
|
Retail stores
|
1 for each 200 square feet of net leasable floor areas
|
|
Roadside farm stands
|
A minimum of 3 spaces or 1 space for each 50 square feet of
sales and display area, whichever is greater
|
|
Roller rinks
|
1 for each 200 square feet of gross floor area
|
|
Schools, elementary and middle high school
|
1 for each teacher and staff plus 1 for each four classroom
plus 1 for each 4 high school students
|
|
Self-storage and mini warehouses
|
6 spaces at the leasing office or caretaker's quarters
|
|
Sports arena, stadium, theater, assembly hall
|
1 for each 3 seats
|
|
Swimming pools, public
|
1 for each 50 square feet of surface water area
|
|
Taverns and nightclubs
|
1 for each patron seat
|
|
All other uses
|
1 or each 300 square feet of floor area or 1 for each 2 proposed
patrons or occupants, at maximum permitted occupancy, whichever is
greater
|
B.
Shared parking. In order to accommodate the usage of the same parking
spaces for two or more different land uses the required number of
parking spaces may be reduced subject to the requirements of this
section as recommended by the Planning Commissions and approved by
the Board of Supervisors. Subsequent changes in land uses within the
mixed-use development shall require a new occupancy permit and proof
that sufficient parking will be available.
(1)
The number of required parking spaces for mixed uses shall be
computed as follows:
(a)
Determine the minimum amount of parking required for each land
use as though it were a separate use.
(b)
Using the table below, determine the number of spaces required
by each use according to the various time periods by multiplying each
use by the corresponding percentage of use for that time period.
(c)
Calculate the total number of spaces needed for each time period.
(d)
The time period with the highest number of parking spaces required
for the sum of the uses is the number of parking spaces required.
|
Table 460-1102C, Parking Requirements for Mixed Use Developments
| ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Weekday
|
Weekend
| |||
|
Type of Uses
|
Daytime
|
Evening
|
Daytime
|
Evening
|
|
Office/industrial
|
100%
|
10%
|
10%
|
5%
|
|
Retail
|
60%
|
90%
|
100%
|
70%
|
|
Hotel
|
75%
|
100%
|
75%
|
100%
|
|
Restaurant
|
75%
|
100%
|
100%
|
100%
|
|
Entertainment/recreational
|
40%
|
100%
|
80%
|
100%
|
(2)
To apply for shared parking, a table must be submitted for approval
showing usage and gross floor area according to the above five use
categories. The amount of required parking must then be tabulated
by use and time period. The time period requiring the highest number
of parking must then be indicated.
(3)
Uses that do not fit into any of the categories shown in the
above table cannot utilize shared parking.
Accessible parking spaces for the physical challenged shall
be provided for multiple-family and nonresidential uses according
to the requirements of this section.
A.
Minimum number of spaces. The minimum number of accessible parking
spaces shall be provided in accordance with Table 460-1104.
|
Table 460-1104, Accessible Parking Requirements
| |
|---|---|
|
Total Parking Spaces in Lot
|
Minimum Accessible Spaces
|
|
1 to 25
|
1
|
|
26 to 50
|
2
|
|
51 to 75
|
3
|
|
76 to 100
|
4
|
|
101 to 150
|
5
|
|
151 to 200
|
6
|
|
201 to 300
|
7
|
|
301 to 400
|
9
|
|
401 to 500
|
9
|
|
501 to 1,000
|
2% of Total
|
|
Over 1,000
|
20, plus 1 per 100 over 1,000
|
B.
Van accessible parking spaces. A minimum of 25% of the required accessible
parking spaces shall be van accessible with at least one van accessible
space in each multifamily and nonresidential parking lot.
C.
Design. Design of accessible spaces shall be completed in accordance
with the Americans with Disabilities Act Architectural Guidelines
and include the following:
(1)
Accessible parking spaces serving a particular building shall
be located on the shortest accessible route of travel from the parking
spaces to the structure. In parking facilities not serving a particular
structure, accessible parking shall be located on the shortest accessible
route of travel to an accessible pedestrian entrance of the parking
facility.
(2)
Accessible parking spaces shall be at least eight feet wide.
(3)
One parking access aisle of no less than five feet in width
shall be provided for each accessible parking space. A parking access
aisle may be shared between two accessible parking spaces. Access
aisles shall be clearly designated and identifiable by line painting,
curbing, and other similar means. The access aisles shall be a part
of the accessible route to the building or facility entrance. The
accessible route shall measure at lease three feet in width.
(4)
Van accessible parking spaces shall be at least eight feet wide
with an access aisle of no less than eight feet in width.
(5)
Parking spaces and access aisles shall be level with surface
slopes not exceeding 2% in all directions.
(6)
Accessible parking spaces shall be designated as reserved by
a sign showing the symbol of accessibility. Such signs shall be located
so as not to be obscured by a vehicle parked in the space.
An off-street loading space shall be a hard-surfaced area of
land, open or enclosed, other than a street or public way, used principally
for the standing, loading or unloading of motor trucks, tractors and
trailers so as to avoid undue interference with the public use of
streets and alleys. A loading space shall be of adequate size to suit
the specific use, exclusive of access aisles and maneuvering space.
A.
Size. Each loading berth shall be at least 50 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.
B.
Access. Loading berths shall be designed to provide sufficient turnaround
area so that vehicles are not required to back onto collector or arterial
roads and the design shall be subject to review and approval by the
Township Engineer. Loading berths shall be direct access to a driveway
and shall be maintained free from obstruction.
C.
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. No permitted or required loading
space shall be closer than 50 feet to any property in a residential
district unless completely enclosed by a building walls or an ornamental
fence or wall or by combination thereof not less than six feet in
height. No permitted or required loading space shall be located within
25 feet of the nearest point of intersection of any two streets. Loading
space open to the sky may be located in any required yards.
D.
Screening. Loading berths shall be screened by a six-foot hedge,
wall or opaque fence on all sides which face residential use or a
residential zoning district.
E.
Surfacing. All loading areas shall have a paved concrete a bituminous
surface, graded with positive drainage to dispose of surface water.
F.
Lighting. Any lighting used to illuminate loading areas shall be
designed to reflect away from any property adjoining residential use
or residential district classification and away from any street or
highway.
In all zoning districts, every use which requires the receipt
or distribution of material or merchandise by vehicle shall provide
off-street loading berths in accordance with the following requirements
per square feet of gross floor area of building listed below.
|
Table 460-1106, Off-Street Loading Berth Requirements
| ||
|---|---|---|
|
Use
|
1st Berth
|
2nd Berth
|
|
Industrial
| ||
|
Manufacturing
|
5,000
|
40,000
|
|
Warehouse
|
5,000
|
40,000
|
|
Storage
|
10,000
|
25,000
|
|
Commercial
| ||
|
Wholesale
|
10,000
|
40,000
|
|
Retail
|
10,000
|
20,000
|
|
Service
|
20,000
|
40,000
|
|
Amusement
|
10,000
|
100,000
|
|
Restaurant
|
10,000
|
25,000
|
|
Funeral homes
|
10,000
|
100,000
|
|
Residential
| ||
|
Apartment
|
25,000
|
100,000
|
|
Institutional
| ||
|
Schools
|
10,000
|
100,000
|
|
Hospitals
|
10,000
|
100,000
|
|
Public buildings
| ||
|
Auditoriums
|
10,000
|
100,000
|
|
Arenas
|
10,000
|
100,000
|
A.
All residential districts.
(1)
Two off-duty/personal use commercial vehicles per property or
one regular length school bus.
(2)
No additional commercial vehicles are permitted in the R-1,
R-2 and R-3 zones unless located within a completely enclosed building.
(3)
No hazardous/explosive materials may be stored and/or contained
within the commercial vehicle when vehicle is off duty/personal use.
B.
Exceptions.
(1)
This section shall not be construed as to prevent the temporary
parking of emergency vehicles, delivery trucks, moving vans and similar
vehicles used for delivery of goods and services nor the parking of
commercial vehicles at an active job site or staging area with the
appropriate permits and/or documentation.
(2)
All businesses with proper approval to operate within residential
districts must also have approval for the location of additional commercial
vehicles on the property.
(3)
This section shall not apply for the temporary parking/moving
of commercial vehicles from a building/garage and/or driveway.
(4)
Temporary placement is allowed and shall refer to placement
for less than 10 days within the calendar year of a commercial vehicle
beyond the amount allowable by Township Code. Temporary parking in
excess of 10 days shall be permitted in residential zones upon application
and registration with the Zoning Officer for a temporary parking permit
which may be issued for a period not to exceed an additional 20 days
total within a calendar year. Said permit shall be specific to said
commercial vehicle. No property shall be entitled to more than two
temporary parking permits in a calendar year. Additional parking shall
require conditional use approval.
