Any building or other structure erected, altered or used or any lot used or occupied for any of the purposes set forth in §
405-1703 herein shall be provided with minimum off-street parking spaces as set forth below, together with adequate passageways or driveways or other means of circulation and access to and from a street or way.
[Amended 10-7-1992 by Ord. No. 1492]
A parking space shall consist of not less than
nine feet of width nor 18 feet of length of usable area, excluding
driveways. A garage may be counted as a parking space for the number
of vehicles it is capable of holding.
[Amended 10-7-1993 by Ord. No. 1492; 10-16-1996 by Ord. No. 1585 12-17-2003 by Ord. No. 1709]
A. Single-family-dwelling driveways. Driveways shall
not be less than 10 feet wide.
B. Single-family attached dwellings. Driveways shall
not be less than 10 feet in width. In the event that parking is located
to the rear of the attached dwelling units as a common parking area,
driveways for turnaround purposes and ingress and egress to the parking
spaces shall not be less than 16 feet in width.
[Added 10-16-1996 by Ord. No. 1585]
C. Other driveways. Driveways within the parking lot
for turnaround purposes and ingress and egress to parking spaces shall
not be less than 24 feet wide.
[Amended 10-7-1993 by Ord. No. 1492]
D. One-way driveways. The width of a driveway providing
ingress/egress to a street line may be reduced to 15 feet if the driveway
is designated and defined as one-way.
E. Other requirements. All driveways shall meet the requirements
for driveways and access as set forth in the Lansdale Borough Subdivision
and Land Development Ordinance.
In addition to the parking spaces herein required
for theaters, schools, auditoriums, stadiums or any other places of
public assembly, restaurants, retail stores, office buildings, wholesale
establishments, public garages, automobile and gasoline service stations,
hospitals and sanitariums and other commercial buildings, sufficient
area, not less than 450 square feet, shall be provided inside or outside
the main building for the loading and unloading of freight or passengers.
[Amended 10-16-1996 by Ord. No. 1585; 9-6-2000 by Ord. No.
1658; 5-18-2005 by Ord. No. 1730]
Parking requirements as hereinabove set forth
are waived in the case of a retail sales type of business and studios
where a municipality owned off-street parking lot border is within
500 feet of the nearest property line. Additionally, parking requirements
as hereinabove set forth are waived in the case of a specialty restaurant
where a municipality owned off-street parking lot border is within
500 feet of the nearest property line.
Off-street parking facilities existing at the
effective date of this article shall not subsequently be reduced to
an amount less than required hereunder for a similar new building
or new use. Off-street parking facilities provided to comply with
the provisions of this article shall not subsequently be reduced below
the requirements of this article.
Whenever, after the date of this article, there
is a change in the number of employees or in the lawful use of the
premises or in any other unit of measurement specified in the foregoing
sections of this article, and whenever such change creates a need
for an increase in the number of off-street parking spaces as determined
by the requirements of this article, more off-street parking facilities
shall be provided within a reasonable time on the basis of the adjusted
needs as determined by this article. In the case of unusual hardship
arising out of the requirements of this section, recourse may be had
to the Zoning Hearing Board in the manner provided by law.
All off-street parking facilities shall be designed
with appropriate means of vehicular access to a street or alley as
well as maneuvering areas. No driveways or curb cuts in any district
shall exceed 30 feet in width, and detailed plans shall be submitted
to the Zoning Officer for approval for all curb cuts or driveway openings
before a permit may be obtained therefor.
Parking areas shall be used for motor vehicle
parking only. No sales, dead storage, repair work, dismantling or
servicing of any kind shall be permitted in parking areas.
If lighting is provided, it shall be arranged
to reflect away from a residential area and also away from any public
street or highway.
[Added 9-16-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-1942]
A. All terms shall be interpreted as provided in Article
II of this chapter unless such term is defined herein, in which case such term shall be interpreted as follows:
AUTOMATED PARKING
An automated parking system (APS) is a mechanical system
that provides for vehicle storage and retrieval within an enclosed,
multilevel parking structure in a space conserving configuration,
utilizing an automated mechanical system to transport vehicles to
and from parking spaces.
MECHANICAL PARKING
Mechanical devices or systems to park more vehicles in a
fixed amount of land area. This is accomplished by efficiently parking
vehicles vertically, one on top of another, by means of some lifting
mechanisms. This type of device is also referred to as a "parking
lift."
B. Use of automated and mechanical parking.
(1)
Automated and mechanical parking systems shall only be permitted
in the following districts: the Downtown Business Overlay District
and the Transit-Oriented Design Overlay District.
(2)
Automated and mechanical parking systems shall be permitted
by conditional use subject to the following:
(a)
The property shall have frontage on a collector road or higher
classification.
(b)
The development shall be comprised of 100 units or more.
(c)
No more than 50% of the required parking shall utilize automated
or mechanical parking systems.
(d)
All automated and mechanical parking shall be located within
a building and shall not be visible from a street or alley.
(e)
Any mechanical parking system used shall be an automated valet-type
parking system. Access to the individual parking stalls within the
mechanical parking garage by residents or customers will be strictly
prohibited. Parking stalls or storage areas shall only be accessed
by qualified operators, technicians or emergency personnel.
(f)
The applicant shall provide a "through-put" study for review
or similar use and operation study for purposes of the proposed mechanical
parking system, which study shall be reviewed and approved by the
Borough's Parking Consultant during the land development process.
(g)
The applicant shall provide an emergency access plan that shall
be approved by the Borough's Fire Marshal.
(h)
The mechanical parking system shall comply with all applicable
state, federal and local codes, ordinances and statutes as currently
amended.