[Ord. No. 77-1, § 2; Ord. No. 82-30, § 4]
Off-street parking spaces, open or enclosed, may be provided accessory to any use; provided, that no automobile service, repair or fuelling shall be provided, except in SB districts.
[Ord. No. 77-1, § 2; Ord. No. 78-26, § 12, Ord. No. 81-30, § 1; Ord. No. 82-30, § 4]
(a)
A parking space shall be either a standard size parking space or a compact size space. A standard size parking space shall contain 1071 square feet of area with minimum width and minimum length of nine feet and 19 feet respectively when constructed at 90° to the travel aisle. A compact size parking space shall contain 115 square feet of area with minimum width and minimum length of 7 1/2 feet and 15 feet respectively when constructed at 90° to the travel aisle. When parking spaces are constructed at an angle of other than 90° to the travel aisle, the minimum area for standard size and compact size space shall apply and the design shall be subject to the approval of the borough engineer.
(b)
Areas counted as parking spaces include any private garage, carport or other paved off-street area available for parking, other than a driveway; except, that in the cases of one-family and two-family dwelling, and secondary residence buildings, driveway space not in the front yard may be counted as parking spaces.
(c)
Parking spaces shall not be provided within a required front yard. If in a rear or side yard, parking spaces shall not be located within four feet of any lot line.
(d)
Unobstructed access to and from a street shall be provided.
(e)
Non-illuminated identification and directional signs shall have an area of not more than six square feet per sign. The number of signs shall be limited to such as are essential for the purpose, as determined by the development enforcement officer. All compact size parking spaces shall be identified with a sign reading "small car(s) only" or its equivalent.
(f)
The allowable number of compact size parking spaces is as follows:
(1)
In parking areas and parking structures of less than 100 spaces, a maximum of 15% of such spaces may be designed as compact spaces,
(2)
In parking areas and parking structures of greater than 100 spaces, a maximum of 30% of such spaces may be designed as compact spaces,
(3)
In parking structures, the maximum percentages of parking spaces designed as compact spaces may be increased without limitation by the planning board subject to a finding during the course of a conditional use review that a greater percentage of compact automobiles exists and are planned for in the future which may utilize said spaces and that in the physical design of the parking structure, an advantage exists for such an increased percentage of compact spaces.
The location and design of compact spaces within each parking area and parking structure shall be subject to the approval of the borough engineer who may allow the maximum number of such spaces only when the site will permit proper space for access and maneuvering.
[Ord. No. 77-1, § 2; Ord. No. 82-30, § 4]
(a)
Required parking spaces shall be provided upon the same lot as the use to which they are accessory or within 400 feet of such lot, measured by straight line from the nearest of such spaces. All parking spaces located on a different lot from the use to which they are accessory shall be permanently established for such accessory use as follows: Deed restrictions approved by the borough attorney shall be placed upon them and filed with the county clerk, binding an owner and his heirs and assigns to maintain the required number of spaces available, either for the entire life of the use to which they are accessory or until such spaces are provided elsewhere.
(b)
When a use is located on a lot which is partly in one district and partly in another district, parking spaces for such lot may be located without regard to district lines; provided, that no such parking spaces shall be located in any R1, R2, R3 or R4 district, unless the use to which they are accessory is permitted in such district or is approved by the board of adjustment as a decision upon a special question.
Editor's Note: Former section B17A-389, Required parking spaces - Waiver by board of adjustment, previously codified herein and containing portions of Ordinance No. 80-17, was repealed in its entirety by Ord. No. 2002-20.
[Ord. No. 77-1, § 2; Ord. No. 81-13, § 5; Ord. No. 82-30, § 4; Ord. No. 90-27, § 15; Ord. No. 2004-3A, § I]
The following provisions unless otherwise indicated shall apply to all parking lots with more than 10 spaces. Two or more parking lots on the same tax lot (or lots, if under common ownership) which contain a total of 10 or more spaces and are separated by a distance of less than 150 feet shall be treated as a lot with 10 or more spaces for purposes of this section.
(a)
All off-street parking lots with more than 10 spaces shall be graded, paved, landscaped, lighted and maintained by the owner, in accordance with site plan approval, if any, first duly obtained in accordance with this section and other applicable requirements of this chapter.
(b)
No entrance or exit for any parking lot with more than 10 spaces shall be located within 50 feet of the intersection of any two street lines. However, the board of adjustment may authorize minor adjustments in this rule, in accordance with section B17A-209 and upon a finding by the planning board in the course of conditional use review that a location closer to an intersection is not hazardous to pedestrian or vehicular traffic and is essential to the proper functioning of the parking lot. Driveways providing access to parking lots with more than 10 spaces and parking garages in an E district shall not pass through any residential district before connecting to a street. For such lots and garages, no more than 320 vehicles may enter or exit by way of a single driveway onto a public street during any one hour, and the party proposing such lots and garages shall submit a traffic analysis to the board or officer of jurisdiction demonstrating compliance with this provision.
(c)
Off-street parking lots with more than 10 spaces shall have planting strips at least four feet in width around the perimeter of the parking area. Such planting strips shall be interrupted only at points of ingress and egress and where the parking area or access drive abuts a building on the same lot. The board of jurisdiction, or the zoning officer if there is no site plan review, shall require that the design of parking areas and the plantings to be placed upon these parking areas shall be adequate to screen the parking area from the view of the street or any adjoining lots and to achieve the maximum amount of green space consistent with the parking requirement. This shall be accomplished by the installation and maintenance of a solid planting of contiguous evergreen shrubs. Plantings shall be of a size and type and shall be spaced so as to achieve a visible barrier within three growing seasons and shall be at least six feet high when planted. The plantings shall include an appropriate number of shade trees. Dead or dying plantings shall be replaced as soon as is practicable. If such lot abuts a gasoline service station or another parking lot with more than 10 spaces, the planning board may modify or waive this requirement for such abutting portion of the lot. The board or officer of jurisdiction may permit a suitable screening wall or fence upon determining that plantings are impracticable or inappropriate. When required screening cannot be accomplished in a manner consistent with sight triangle requirements, the maximum amount of screening consistent with such requirements shall be put in place.
However, when such parking lot is a corner lot at a street intersection in an R1, R2, R3, or R4 district, within the triangle formed by the curb lines of such lot and a line drawn between points on each curb line 40 feet distant from their point of intersection, such wall, fence or planting shall be no more than three feet higher than the center line of the street within the triangle formed by the curb lines of such lot and a line drawn between points on each curb line 40 feet distant from their point of intersection, as required in section B17A-379.
(d)
In E districts, off-street parking lots with more than 10 spaces and access drives for such lots and for parking garages shall be set back at least 25 feet from public rights-of-way and residential district boundary lines except that access drives may be located within the setback area where necessary to connect the parking area with the public right-of-way; and in the E4 district off-street parking lots shall be set back at least 50 feet from an adjacent residential district not separated from the E4 district by a public or private street. The setback area shall be landscaped its full width and in such a manner to screen the parking lot and access drive so that it is not visible from such rights-of-way and boundary lines. This shall be accomplished by the installation and maintenance of a solid planting of contiguous evergreen shrubs. Plantings shall be of a size and type and shall be spaced so as to achieve a visible barrier within three growing seasons and shall be at least six feet high when planted. An appropriate number of shade trees not in the visual barrier shall also be provided. Dead or dying plantings shall be replaced as soon as is practicable. The board or officer of jurisdiction may permit a suitable screening wall or fence upon determining that plantings are impracticable or inappropriate and may, in addition to plantings, require a wall or fence if necessary to fully screen the parking area and access drive from adjoining residential districts. When required screening cannot be accomplished in a manner consistent with sight triangle requirements, the maximum amount of screening consistent with such requirements shall be put in place.
(e)
Lighting for parking lots shall be arranged so as to avoid reflection and glare toward any R1, R2, R3 or R4 district or residential use and shall be shielded so that light is not cast directly into such districts or uses.
(f)
Adequate security measures shall be taken for the protection of persons and vehicles in parking lots and garages.
(g)
Off-street parking lots with 25 or more spaces shall have shade trees planted to the extent of at least one tree for each 3.4 parking spaces or fraction thereof in an arrangement that assures that all spaces are shaded to the extent possible. Such trees shall be large, spreading-type shade trees acceptable to the board or officer of jurisdiction and shall at the time of planting have a caliper of at least 2 1/2 inches. They shall be properly maintained, and all dead or dying trees shall be replaced as soon as is practicable.
(h)
The requirements set forth in subsections (c) to (g) hereof shall apply to any parking lot approved after the effective date of this ordinance. They shall also apply to any existing parking lot whenever a 10% or greater increase in the square footage of buildings or impervious cover located on the same lot is approved after the effective date of this ordinance.
(i)
Subject to the conditions set forth below, "stacked parking" shall be permitted in any existing parking garage with 100 or more parking spaces located in the CB district provided the stacked parking plan has been reviewed and received site plan approval as an administrative waiver under section B17A-174. Staff may also seek the comments of the borough fire official.
"Stacked parking" is defined as parking spaces created by a parking arrangement which would not be available in a parking arrangement satisfying the stall width and aisle requirements or for which a variance has been granted.
(1)
The review of the stacked parking plan shall be based on the criteria of section B17A-193 of the Borough Land Use Code and the other provisions of this section B17A-390(i).
(2)
All applications for stacked parking shall comply with and include the following:
a.
At no time shall any fire lane, entrance or exit be blocked or used for stacked parking.
b.
At least one attendant, dedicated to moving vehicles and with the ability and authority to move the vehicle, must be in attendance whenever one or more vehicle is parked in a stacked parking space. This provision may be waived for approved parking areas assigned for use by registered parkers from the same residential or commercial unit.
c.
A certification from a qualified engineer or architect that the existing structure has the structural capacity to accommodate the additional weight associated with stacked parking.
d.
Stacked parking operations shall not interfere with traffic flow and general public access along, in or out of dedicated right-of-way and private drives, nor shall the public right-of-way be used for drop-off, pickup or storage purposes.
e.
The applicant must demonstrate that the parking garage facility will have easily accessible self-parking areas available to the general public that do not conflict with stacked parking areas.
f.
A sketch plan showing the existing parking layout including aisle width, stall dimensions and the location of all entrances and exits.
g.
The proposed parking layout plan indicating both stacked parking spaces and parking spaces available to the general public that are not stacked. The proposed parking layout must also include aisle width, parking stall dimensions and all entrances, exits and fire lanes.
h.
An operations narrative describing how the stacked parking will operate including hours of operation, days of the week and staffing levels.
(3)
A nonrefundable fee of $300 shall be paid to cover the cost of processing the application. An escrow fee of $1,500 shall be paid to cover the cost of professional services, including but not limited to engineering, zoning, professional planning, legal and other expenses connected with the review of the submitted materials. The provisions of section B17A-36(b) shall apply.
(4)
Approvals granted under this section shall be valid for two years and thereafter subject to annual review to insure that the stacked parking operations are in compliance with the approved or amended plan.
[Ord. No. 77-1, § 2; Ord. No. 78-26, § 13; Ord. No. 82-30, § 4]
Off-street loading berths, open or enclosed, are permitted accessory to any use, except one-family and two-family dwellings and secondary residence buildings.
[Ord. No. 77-1, § 2; Ord. No. 82-30, § 4; Ord. No. 90-27, § 16]
(a)
Each required loading berth shall be at least 12 feet wide and 33 feet long and shall have a minimum clear height of 14 feet.
(b)
Unobstructed access to and from a street, with a minimum width of at least 12 feet, shall be provided. Such access may be combined with access to a parking facility.
(c)
No entrance or exit for any loading berth shall be located within 50 feet of the intersection of any two street lines.
(d)
All permitted or required loading berths shall be on the same lot as the use to which they are accessory; except, that loading berths may be provided in spaces designed to serve jointly two or more establishments, whether or not located on the same lot; provided, that the number of required loading berths in such joint facilities shall be not less than the total required for all such establishments, and subject to a finding by the planning board, in the course of conditional use review, that any such joint facility is in conformity with the intent of this chapter.
(e)
When a use is located on a lot which is partly in one district and partly in another district, loading berths may be located without regard to district lines; provided, that no such loading berth shall be located in any R1, R2, R3 or R4 district, unless the use to which it is accessory is permitted in such district or upon conditional use approval by the board of adjustment or planning board.
(f)
No open off-street loading berth shall be located in a required front yard but, where feasible, shall be in the rear of the building.
(g)
All off-street loading areas shall be set back at least 25 feet from public rights-of-way and from residential district boundary lines. The setback area shall be landscaped its full width and in such a manner to screen the loading area so that it is not visible from such rights-of-way and boundary lines.
[Ord. No. 77-1, § 2; Ord. No. 82-30, § 4; Ord. No. 97-2, § I; Ord. No. 2001-2, § I]
(a)
Inoperable, unregistered or uninspected motor vehicles shall not be stored on private land or premises for more than five days after receipt of a warning notice from the borough, except in enclosed garages.
(b)
Except for canoes and open boats of under 15 feet in length, boats shall not be stored for more than 48 hours, except in enclosed garages.
(c)
Trucks and other business vehicles of over one-half ton capacity shall not be parked overnight, except in enclosed garages or in off-street parking facilities which are located in RO, RB, NB, CB or SB districts.
(d)
In R1, R2, R3 and R4 districts, vehicles which are used for business purposes and which can be readily identified as such, such as a truck of any size or a passenger vehicle displaying business signs, may not be parked overnight, except in enclosed garages.