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)
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Aisle Width
(feet)
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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. The developer shall submit evidence of the receipt of
the necessary permits prior to obtaining a building permit.
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
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Width Requirements
(feet)
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2-way drives
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20 to 24
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1-way drives
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10 to 12
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Maximum
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35
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(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
|
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Dimension
|
Requirements
(feet)
|
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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.
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
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Total Parking Spaces in Lot
|
Minimum Accessible Spaces
|
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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
|
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Use
|
1st Berth
|
2nd Berth
|
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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
|