[Amended 1-23-2017 by Ord. No. 425; 7-8-2024 by Ord. No. 462]
A. 
Requirement.
(1) 
Each use established, enlarged or altered in any district shall provide and satisfactorily maintain off-street parking spaces in accordance with Table 7.1 and the regulations of this chapter.
(2) 
Uses not specifically listed in Table 7.1 shall comply with the requirements for the most similar use listed in Table 7.1.
(3) 
Where a proposed use contains or includes more than one type of use (regardless of whether each use is listed in Table 7.1 or is an unlisted use), or where a single use involves two or more activities that have separate and distinct parking demands, the number of parking spaces required shall be the sum of the parking requirements for each separate use or activity, except where such proposed use complies with the provisions of § 450-702G pertaining to common parking areas.
(4) 
Where the computation of required parking spaces results in a fractional number, the fraction of 1/4 (0.25) or more shall be counted as one.
Table 7.1
Off-Street Parking Requirements
Category
Number Of Required Off-Street Parking Spaces***
AGRICULTURAL USES
Agriculture
1 per employee
Animal hospital/veterinarian
1 per employee + 4 per doctor
Animal husbandry
1 per employee
Greenhouse/nursery (retail)
1 per employee + 1 per 120 square feet*
Kennel
1 per employee + 1 per 4 animals of capacity
Seasonal roadside produce stand
1 per employee + 1 per 120 square feet**
Stable or riding academy, commercial
1 per employee + 1 per 4 animals of capacity
RESIDENTIAL USES
Apartments, Garden or Upper Level
See § 450-324B(44)(e)
Dwelling, 3 bedrooms or less
2 per dwelling unit
Dwelling, 4 bedrooms or more
3 per dwelling unit
Group Home
1 per each employee on largest shift + 1 space per resident, unless the applicant proves the home will be limited to persons who are unable, or not permitted to drive
Home occupation
1 per 200 square feet of floor area accessible to customers* + 1 per each nonresident employee, to a maximum of 3 spaces in addition to those required for the dwelling unit
Housing for the elderly
1 per 2 dwelling units + 1 per each employee on largest shift
Rooming/boarding house, fraternity and other similar places
1 per roomer/boarder + 1 per each rental unit + 1 for each employee
CERTAIN USES WITHIN A MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT
Garden apartment
2 per apartment unit, unless located within an approved mixed-use development having a tract size greater than 50 acres (see § 450-324B(67)(t)[1])
Retail and commercial portion of a mixed-use development having a tract size greater than 50 acres
5 per 1,000 SF** (see additional parking requirements under § 450-324)
RECREATIONAL USES
Bowling alley
4 per lane + 1 per employee on largest shift
Community center
1 per 200 square feet** or 1 per 4 seats, whichever shall require more spaces
Health club
1 per 200 square feet** + 1 per employee on largest shift
Library
4 per 1,000 square feet* + 1 per employee
Indoor recreation, including membership club
1 per 45 square feet of floor area accessible to customers* +1 per each employee on largest shift
Outdoor recreation (ballfields, golf course)
1 per 3 persons of design capacity + 1 per each employee on largest shift
Swimming or tennis club
1 per 4 persons of maximum occupancy + 1 per each employee on largest shift
Stadium
1 per 3 seats + 1 per employee on largest shift
Theater or auditorium
1 per 3 seats + 1 per employee on largest shift
INSTITUTIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL USES
Ambulatory surgical center
1 per 600 square feet**
College or university, with dormitories
1 per 2 students + 1 per employee on largest shift
College, without dormitories
1 per student + 1 per staff member/employee
Conference/training center
1 per 3 seats + 1 per employee
Convalescent or nursing home
1 per 2 beds + 1 per employee on largest shift
Cultural center
1 per 500 square feet** + 1 per employee (indoor facility) or 1 per 4,000 square feet of lot area dedicated to use + 1 per employee (outdoor facility)
Hospital/medical center
1 per bed + 1 per employee
Hospital staff dormitory
1 per resident + 1 per employee on largest shift
Medical or dental office/clinic
4 per person engaged in practice + 1 per employee (including doctor)
Medical laboratory
1 per 250 square feet**
Nursery school or day-care center, including adult day care
1 per employee + 1 per 6 children or persons being cared for at the facility
Patient hostel
1 per guest room + 1 per employee on largest shift
Places of worship
1 per 3 seats + 1 per employee
School, elementary/middle/Jr. high
2 per administrative employee + 1.5 per additional employee + 0.25 per gymnasium and auditorium seat
School, high
1 per employee + 1 per every 3 students accommodated at one time
Treatment center
1 per each employee on largest shift + 1 space per resident, unless the applicant proves the treatment center will be limited to persons who are unable, or not permitted to drive
Utility substation
1 per vehicle required to service such facility
RETAIL AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES USES
Adult bookstore
1 per 100 square feet** + 1 per employee
Auto, recreational or boat sales
1 per 10 vehicles/RVs/boats on display + 1 per each employee
Bed-and-breakfast
1 per guest unit + 1 per employee on largest shift
Casino or gaming establishment
1.5 per gaming position + 1 per employee
Fast food restaurant or fast food restaurant with drive-through (with seating)
1 per 2 seats + 1 per 2 employees on largest shift + 3 for takeout from restaurant
Fast food restaurant or fast food restaurant with drive through (without seating)
1 per 80 square feet** + 1 per employee on largest shift
Financial establishment
1 per 250 square feet** + 1 per employee
Food stand
1 per 20 square feet** + 1 per employee
Furniture store
1 per 750 square feet**
Funeral home
1 per 50 square feet** + 1 per employee
Hotel/motel
1 per guest unit + 1 per employee on largest shift. Parking for any associated restaurant, nightclub, conference/training, recreation or other use shall be calculated separately
Laundromat
1 per 3 machines + 1 per each employee
Nightclub
1 per 30 square feet** + 1 per employee on largest shift or 1 per 2 persons of maximum occupancy + 1 per employee on largest shift, whichever shall require more spaces
Office, less than 400 square feet
1 per 150 square feet**
Office, more than 400 square feet
1 per 250 square feet**
Off-track betting parlor
1 per 40 square feet** + 1 per employee on largest shift or 1 per 2 persons of maximum occupancy + 1 per employee on largest shift, whichever shall require more spaces
Open air retail
1 per 1,500 square feet of lot area dedicated to use
Personal service business
1 per 150 square feet* + 1 per employee
Restaurant
1 per 3 seats + 1 per employee on largest shift
Tavern
1 per 3 seats + 1 per employee on largest shift or 1 per 3 persons of maximum occupancy + 1 per employee on largest shift, whichever shall require more spaces
Retail/general merchandise store
1 per 200 square feet** + 1 per employee
Shopping center
5 per 1,000 square feet** (see additional parking requirements under § 450-324)
Vocational school
1 per student + 1 per staff member/employee
INDUSTRIAL, WHOLESALE AND WAREHOUSING USES
Industrial, manufacturing or warehousing uses
1 per each employee on 2 largest successive shifts
*
Of all floor area occupied by equipment, furnishings or inventory accessible to customers or patrons, but not including corridors, toilet rooms and other such accessory rooms as may be provided.
**
Gross floor area.
***
In addition to the required off-street parking spaces, a day care or any interior service and convenience uses that involve a day care shall have one off-street stacking space for every 10 participants in the day care, which shall be in accordance with the Drive-through off-street stacking space regulations of § 450-707.
A. 
General. Parking space layout and requirements shall be adequate for the intended use.
B. 
Existing parking. Structures and uses in existence at the effective date of this chapter shall not be subject to the requirements of this chapter provided that the kind of use is not changed and that any parking facility now serving such structures or uses shall not in the future be reduced to an amount less than that required by this chapter.
C. 
Changes in use.
(1) 
The required number of parking spaces may be affected by changes or enlargements in floor area, number of dwellings, type of use, number of employees, seating capacity or other applicable criteria.
(2) 
The parking requirements for § 450-701 shall be used to determine if additional parking is needed. If the requirement after the change would be greater than 110% of what is currently provided, then the use shall provide the additional parking prior to receiving an occupancy permit.
D. 
Continuing character of obligation.
(1) 
All required parking facilities shall be provided and maintained so long as the use which the facilities were designed to serve still exists.
(2) 
Off-street parking facilities shall not be reduced in total extent except when such reduction is in conformity with the requirements of this chapter in conjunction with a change in the nature of the use.
E. 
Conflict with other uses. No parking area shall be used for any other use that interferes with its availability for the parking need it is required to serve.
F. 
Location of parking spaces. Required off-street parking spaces shall be on the same lot or premises with the principal use served, except where off-site parking is permitted as a conditional use or where common parking lots are permitted.
G. 
Joint use. In the commercial and mixed use areas, two or more buildings, properties or uses may provide for required parking in a common parking lot. The total number of spaces in such lot shall not be less than the sum of spaces required for each building, property or use individually; however, the total number of spaces may be reduced by the Board of Supervisors in accordance with the following provisions:
(1) 
The applicant for such common parking shall provide sufficient evidence to justify the requested reduction in parking based upon accepted planning and engineering practice. The applicant must show that the peak parking demand and operating hours for each use are suitable for a common parking facility.
(2) 
The applicant for such common parking shall follow the following procedure to determine the required number of parking spaces:
(a) 
The minimum number of parking spaces shall be determined separately for each building, property or use by time period. That number shall be based upon the requirements of Table 7.1 multiplied by the percentages shown in the following table:
Use
Weekday
Weekend
1:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m.
(percent)
7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
(percent)
6:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
(percent)
1:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m.
(percent)
7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
(percent)
6:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
(percent)
Residential
100
60
90
100
80
90
Office
5
100
10
5
15
5
Commercial/retail
5
80
90
5
100
70
Hotel
100
70
100
100
70
100
Restaurant (not 24 hr.)
20
60
100
30
50
100
Restaurant associated with hotel
10
50
60
100
50
60
Entertainment/recreation (theaters, bowling allies, cocktail lounges, taverns and similar)
10
40
100
30
80
100
Day-care facilities
5
100
10
5
20
5
All other
100
100
100
100
100
100
(b) 
The total number of parking spaces required for each time period shall be the sum of the requirements for each building, property or use for that time period.
(c) 
The minimum number of parking spaces provided shall not be less than the greatest total resulting for any time period.
(3) 
Such parking lot shall be within 300 feet walking distance of all of the principal uses served by such lot.
(4) 
If a lower total is approved, no change in use shall thereafter be permitted without further evidence that the parking will remain adequate in the future, and if said evidence is not satisfactory, then additional parking shall be provided before a change in use is authorized.
(5) 
Evidence of continued availability of common or shared parking facilities, such as a written agreement, shall be provided.
(6) 
The applicant shall demonstrate that adequate pedestrian access will be provided between the proposed facility and the buildings, properties or uses being served.
H. 
Parking of commercial vehicles. No more than one commercial motor vehicle with more than six wheels may park on a residential lot within the RS, MDS, LDS, SS and U Districts.
I. 
Recreational vehicles. Overnight parking of recreational vehicle, motor homes or campers shall be permitted on nonresidential parking lots only within a campground or a recreational vehicle sales area.
J. 
Unlicensed vehicles. Vehicles without current license plates or valid inspections, including boats and trailers, shall not be parked or stored along any public or private street or alley, or upon any residentially zoned property outside the rear yard area or garage. The number of such vehicles parked within the rear yard area shall be as provided for in the provisions of the Township's Property Maintenance Code. The duration for which such vehicles shall be permitted within the rear yard shall not exceed 90 days.
K. 
Vehicle repair. Except for emergency repairs, no repair to or maintenance of vehicles shall be permitted in any parking lot or street.
L. 
Temporary seating. Where parking requirements are determined by the number of seats and temporary seats are provided, the number of parking spaces to be provided shall be based upon the capacity for temporary seats in normal usage.
M. 
Off-site parking. Where off-street parking is permitted by conditional use approval to be located on a separate lot from the permitted principal use, the number of required off-street parking spaces may be met by off-site or remote parking spaces. Off-site parking facilities shall comply with the following provisions.
(1) 
Off-site or remote parking facilities shall be located within 200 feet of the parcel containing the principal use.
(2) 
Walking paths between the off-site or remote parking facilities and the principal use shall not cross streets.
(3) 
The applicant shall demonstrate a copy of a written contract or agreement with the owner of the property upon which the off-site parking facility is located, granting the applicant use of said property. Conditional use approval of off-site or remote parking shall expire upon the expiration of such contract or agreement.
(4) 
Such off-site parking facilities shall comply with all other applicable provisions of this section.
N. 
All off-street parking facilities shall comply with the applicable ADA standards.
O. 
Parking reduction. Where an applicant believes that the requirements for the number of parking spaces are inappropriate for a proposed use or shared parking arrangement, a Special Exception Application for a Parking Reduction may be submitted at the applicant's expense. The Township Board may authorize, by special exception, a reduction in the number of parking spaces required, in accordance with the provisions of § 450-805B of this chapter. Such special exception shall be granted only when an applicant provides compelling evidence that the requirements, as applied to the particular use, would exceed the minimum necessary to adequately serve the customers, clients, visitors and employees.
(1) 
Such application shall include a Parking Reduction Study, prepared by a qualified professional, that shall, at a minimum, include the following:
(a) 
A narrative discussion of the type of use and an explanation of why such use is unique from a parking needs standpoint.
(b) 
Computation of the number of parking spaces required by the regulations using the standard parking provisions, as well as the reduced number requested by the applicant.
(c) 
Anticipated number of employees, parking counts from similar land uses, amount of time a typical user parks at the site, possibility of shared parking between one or more adjacent land uses, peak period parking demand information, and any additional relevant information requested by the Township.
(d) 
Basic traffic generation data such as numbers of anticipated vehicles entering and exiting the site at peak hours. This should include data derived from the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) or similar uses at other sites.
(e) 
Proposed parking reduction techniques including parking/traffic mitigation measures such as car pools/vanpools, varied workshifts, remote parking facilities, company-operated buses or shuttles and employee incentives for utilizing alternate modes of transportation.
(f) 
Existing or proposed public transit facilities available to the site and the availability of potential pedestrian or bicycle access to the site.
(g) 
An estimate of the impact of actual parking demand exceeding the estimated demand, along with its impact upon on-street parking and parking lots not owned or controlled by the applicant. Measures to mitigate these impacts must be included.
(h) 
A Site Plan showing the layout, extent and dimensions of the proposed parking facilities along with any other pertinent information required under § 450-409C, Site plan requirements. Where a proposal constitutes a "land development" (as defined in Chapter 400, Subdivision and Land Development), the sketch or preliminary plan may be submitted to serve as the required Site Plan.
(i) 
If deemed necessary by the Board, the Site Plan shall show an area identified as Reserved Parking. The applicant shall demonstrate that the size of this area is suitable for the number of parking spaces that would be required to comply with the standard parking requirements without reduction. The Site Plan shall show that this area shall be landscaped and maintained by the applicant. In evaluating the need for a reserve parking area, the Board may take into account:
[1] 
The ability of the applicant to provide a reserve parking area based upon the subject property's size and configuration.
[2] 
Whether the proposal is for a new building or for a new use to be established within an existing unused or partially unused building.
[3] 
The potential impact of increased on-street parking upon nearby properties and streets.
[4] 
The character of the neighborhood within which the subject property is located.
[5] 
The amount of the reduction requested by the applicant and the percentage of the required parking spaces.
[6] 
Any other factors deemed pertinent by the Board.
(2) 
Five copies of an application for a reduction in the amount of required parking shall be submitted to the Township. The Township staff shall forward the application to the following:
(a) 
Board.
(b) 
Board of Supervisors.
(c) 
Township Planning Commission.
(d) 
Township Engineer and/or Township Consulting Engineer.
(e) 
Township Zoning Officer.
(3) 
Such application shall include all information specified for a zoning permit application and any other information necessary to allow the Board to determine that all requirements of this chapter have been met. The applicant shall be responsible for all pertinent costs incurred for the review of the application.
(4) 
The Zoning hearing conducted for a special exception for a reduction in parking shall be in accordance with the provisions of § 450-807 of this chapter, including those provisions for public notice.
(5) 
The Township Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors shall receive a copy of the application and shall have 30 days to review and make comments and a recommendation at their discretion.
(6) 
Where the Board requires a reserve parking area, the applicant shall enter into a performance agreement with the Township which allows the reduction in parking until such time that demand for a greater number of parking spaces is reached or a change of use or occupancy occurs. The performance agreement shall:
(a) 
Require annual parking demand monitoring reports which will note any changes in use, occupancy or demand for additional parking.
(b) 
Require conversion of all or a portion of the reserve area to a fully functioning parking area at such time that the Township Board of Supervisors deems that it is warranted based upon changes in use, occupancy or parking demand, or when it has been determined that the actual parking demand has exceeded the parking demand estimated in the Parking Reduction Study. Such reserve parking area shall be paved pursuant to the applicable Township regulations, within the time specified by the Township.
(c) 
Provide penalties for failure to comply with terms of approval of the parking reduction.
(7) 
The granting of a special exception for a reduction in the number of required parking spaces does not exempt an applicant from compliance with all other provisions of this Chapter 450, Zoning, and Chapter 400, Subdivision of Land and Development, of the Code of the Township of Spring.
(8) 
A reduction in parking shall be valid only insofar as the specific land use for which it was approved remains unchanged, including, but not limited to, tenancy, hours of operation, clientele served, services or goods offered and mix of activities within the use.
A. 
General requirements.
(1) 
Every parking facility shall be designed so that its use does not constitute a nuisance, hazard or unreasonable impediment to traffic.
(2) 
Every parking area shall be arranged for orderly, safe movement.
(3) 
No parking area shall be designed to require or encourage parked vehicles to back into a public street in order to leave a parking space, except those of a single-family or two-family dwelling.
(4) 
Every parking area shall be designed so that each motor vehicle may proceed to and from the parking space provided for it without requiring the moving of any other motor vehicle, except those of single-family or two-family dwelling.
(5) 
No parking area shall be located in a required buffer yard.
(6) 
No parking area shall be located within 10 feet of a septic system absorption area.
(7) 
All common parking areas and access drives shall be surfaced with asphalt or other appropriate material approved by the Township, shall be graded to provide convenient vehicular access and proper drainage and shall be maintained in usable condition. The maximum grade of areas for parking shall not exceed 6%. Surface water shall not be concentrated onto streets, sidewalks or other lots.
(8) 
All dead-end parking areas shall be designed to provide sufficient backup area for the end stalls of the parking area.
(9) 
Parking areas and interior accessways shall be designed so as to prevent the blocking of vehicles entering or leaving the site.
B. 
Parking spaces located within the Penn Avenue Overlay District
(1) 
Each parking space shall have a stall width of at least 9.5 feet.
(2) 
Each parking space shall have a stall depth of:
(a) 
At least 18 feet for all angle parking.
(b) 
At least 22 feet for parallel parking.
C. 
Parking spaces not located within the Penn Avenue Overlay District.
(1) 
Each parking space shall have a stall width of at least 10 feet.
(2) 
Each parking space shall have a stall depth of:
(a) 
At least 20 feet for all angle parking.
(b) 
At least 22 feet for parallel parking.
(3) 
All spaces shall be marked in parking areas so as to indicate their location, except those of a single-family or two-family dwelling.
D. 
Aisles.
(1) 
Each aisle providing access to stalls for one-way traffic only shall be at least the minimum aisle width specified as follows:
Angle of Parking
Minimum Aisle Width
(feet)
Parallel
12
30°
12
45°
14
60°
18
90°
20
(2) 
Each aisle providing access to stalls for two-way traffic shall be at least 24 feet in width.
(3) 
No aisle shall exceed 200 feet in length.
E. 
Grading, surface drainage. Except for areas that are landscaped and so maintained, all portions of required parking facilities, including driveways and access drives, shall be graded, surfaced with asphalt or other appropriate material approved by the Township, and drained to the extent necessary to prevent dust, erosion or excessive water flow across streets or adjoining properties.
F. 
Nighttime illumination.
(1) 
Any parking area designed for use by six or more cars after dusk shall be adequately illuminated.
(2) 
All lighting fixtures used to illuminate parking areas shall be arranged to prevent glare into public streets and adjoining properties.
(3) 
Parking lots serving residential uses shall, as a minimum, be illuminated over their entire surface to 0.5 average maintained footcandles (5.4 avg. maintained lux).
(4) 
Parking lots serving commercial and industrial uses shall, as a minimum, be illuminated over their entire surface to 1.0 average maintained footcandles (10.8 avg. maintained lux).
A. 
General requirements.
(1) 
Adequate provisions shall be made to maintain uninterrupted parallel drainage along a public street at the point of driveway or access drive entry. No driveway or access drive shall be constructed in such a way as to create a drainage problem to an adjacent property or public street.
(2) 
Where access is to a state road, a State Highway Occupancy Permit shall be obtained.
(3) 
Where access drives and driveways are proposed as part of subdivision or land development, the provisions of Chapter 400, Subdivision and Land Development, shall also be met.
(4) 
Access drives and driveways shall be designed so as to prevent the blocking of vehicles entering or leaving the site.
(5) 
Provisions shall be made for safe and efficient ingress and egress to and from public streets and highways, without undue congestion to or interference with normal traffic flow within the Township.
(6) 
All streets and accessways shall conform to the specifications determined by the Township Engineer and the requirements of Chapter 400, Subdivision and Land Development. Provision shall be made for adequate signalization, turn, standby and deceleration lanes and similar facilities where deemed necessary by the Township Engineer, after receiving any input or requirements of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
B. 
Design standards.
(1) 
Each access drive shall have a minimum width of 12 feet and maximum width of 15 feet at the street line for one-way use only and a minimum width of 24 feet and maximum width of 35 feet at the street line for two-way use.
(2) 
Grades of access drives shall not exceed 10% and grades of driveways shall not exceed 12%; however, in both cases the initial 20 feet from the edge of the cartway shall not exceed 5%.
(3) 
Uses fronting on an arterial or collector street. The following requirements apply to any use fronting on an arterial or collector street:
(a) 
Each use that has 100 feet of frontage shall have a maximum of one access drive or driveway onto each such street. Each use that has 100 feet or more of frontage shall be permitted to have a second access drive or driveway onto each such street, provided that all appropriate separation distances and sightlines otherwise required in this chapter are met. In addition to the above, one additional access drive or driveway unto each such street is permitted for each 150 feet of frontage beyond the original 100 feet. Where practicable, access to parking areas shall be provided by a common service drive in order to avoid direct access to an arterial or collector street.
(b) 
A minimum separation distance of 150 feet along street frontage is required between any newly created private entrance or exit driveway or access drive serving a commercial or industrial use and any existing public street that intersects the fronting street. The separation distance shall be measured from the center line of the driveway or access drive and closest right-of-way line of the street.
(c) 
Large developments. In the case of any development intended to involve more than five commercial or industrial buildings or lots, or more than 10 acres of commercial, industrial, garden apartment or townhouse uses, each point of vehicular access to and from a public street shall be located at least 200 feet from the intersection of any public street right-of-way lines, provided that such point of vehicular access which converts a "T" intersection into an intersection of two streets which cross one another shall be permitted. The separation distance shall be measured from the center line of the vehicular access and the closest right-of-way line of the street.
(4) 
At least 50 feet shall be provided between any two access drives along one street for one lot.
(5) 
No access drive or driveway shall be less than 30 feet from any street intersection. The separation distance shall be measured from the center line of the driveway or access drive and closest right-of-way line of the street.
(6) 
No driveways or access drives shall be within two feet of any property line unless such driveway or access drive is shared by an adjacent house.
(7) 
Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, no driveway shall be constructed so that there is more than one entrance to a street unless entrances are separated by a distance of 200 feet.
(8) 
No driveway or access drive shall be constructed or maintained which does not meet the following regulations:
(a) 
Entrance to the street shall be at an angle of 75° to 105° with the intersecting street.
(b) 
The driveway or access drive between the right-of-way of the street and the cartway shall be paved.
(c) 
All curb cuts shall be properly constructed to Township standards when curbing is provided; if curbing is not provided, then adequate drainage provisions shall be provided as determined by the Township Engineer.
(9) 
All driveways, aisles, maneuvering spaces, vehicular service areas or spaces between or about buildings, other than those related to a dwelling, shall be adequately illuminated during night hours of use at no cost to the Township, in accordance with the provisions of § 450-703F.
A. 
General requirements. Each use shall provide paved off-street loading facilities sufficient to accommodate the maximum demand generated by the use, which comply with the regulations contained in § 450-705.
B. 
The number and size of off-street loading spaces shall be appropriate for the use to be conducted on the premises and sufficient to accommodate all vehicles serving the use. Off-street loading spaces shall comply with the following provisions:
(1) 
Loading docks shall be provided for all uses that require the loading of any truck requiring a CDL or that contain in excess of 20,000 square feet of gross floor area in an area under single lease or ownership.
(2) 
No repair work or servicing of vehicles, except for emergency repairs, shall be conducted in a loading area.
(3) 
The number of required off-street loading spaces shall be determined as follows:
Category
Number of Required Off-Street Loading Spaces
Commercial
1 per 10,000 square feet of gross floor area.
Industrial
1 per 20,000 square feet of gross floor area.
(4) 
Deviations from the above-required number of off-street loading spaces may be permitted by the Zoning Officer if, when a zoning approval or building permit is applied for, the application shall show all provisions for off-street loading and include supporting data (number, frequency and size of vehicles which will use the loading facilities), which justify the number and size of the spaces provided. Number and size of spaces provided shall be approved by the Zoning Officer unless otherwise indicated in this section.
C. 
Design and layout of off-street loading facilities. Off-street loading facilities shall be designed to conform to the following specifications:
(1) 
The requirements of this section shall apply to all new industrial, commercial, office and mixed-use developments and to all expansions of such existing uses resulting in an increase in gross floor area of 20% or more from the effective date of this chapter.
(2) 
Each off-street loading and unloading space shall be at least 14 feet in width by 75 feet in depth and shall have a clear height of no less than 14 feet.
(3) 
Off-street loading areas shall be completely contained upon the site of the building served and shall neither occupy nor infringe upon any parking spaces, traffic lanes within a parking area, driveways, access drives or street rights-of-way.
(4) 
A planting screen in accordance with the requirements of § 450-405I shall be provided between loading areas and any existing residential use.
(5) 
Each space shall have sufficient maneuvering room separate from other parking to eliminate traffic conflicts within off-street loading and parking areas.
(6) 
Each space shall be located entirely on the lot being served and be so located that each space and all maneuvering room is outside of required buffer areas, yard areas and rights-of-way.
(7) 
An appropriate means of access to a street or alley shall be provided that the maximum width of driveways (measured at the street lot line) shall be 35 feet and that the minimum width shall be 24 feet.
(8) 
All off-street loading and unloading spaces, maneuvering areas, driveways and entranceways shall be graded, surfaced with asphalt or other suitable material and drained to the satisfaction of the Township Engineer to the extent necessary to prevent nuisances of dust, erosion or excessive water flow across public ways and to protect adjoining property.
(9) 
No such facilities shall be designed or used in any manner so as to constitute a nuisance, a hazard or an unreasonable impediment to traffic.
(10) 
Any loading docks or truck maneuvering areas shall be placed in such locations that are the maximum distance possible from any adjacent residential district and from existing residences. Buildings and loading docks shall be located and oriented, to the greatest extent practicable, so that the loading docks shall be located along walls that do not face adjoining residences or residential districts. It shall be the applicant's responsibility to demonstrate compliance with these requirements.
(11) 
All such facilities shall comply with the lighting requirements of § 450-703F and the landscaping requirements of § 450-706.
A. 
All areas not serving as parking spaces, aisles, access drives or pedestrian walkways shall be covered with an all-season groundcover and be well maintained.
B. 
Except where entrance and exit drives cross street lines, all parking areas for any purpose other than single-family residences and two-family residences shall be physically separated from any public street by a raised curb or landscaped berm and an area not less than 10 feet in depth (measured from the right-of-way line) which shall be covered with an all-season groundcover and maintained.
C. 
Any lot that would include more than 30 parking spaces shall be required to provide landscaped areas within the paved area. This required landscaped area shall be equal to a minimum of 10% of the total paved area. Such landscaped areas shall be configured to promote pedestrian safety by defining walkways, to enhance motorist safety by defining traffic lanes and discouraging cross-lot taxiing, to act as a barrier against wind-borne debris and dust, to provide shade moderating microclimatic conditions, to reduce the volume and velocity of stormwater runoff and to enhance the appearance of the parking areas.
D. 
One deciduous tree of a minimum caliper of 1 1/2 inches shall be required for every 18 required off-street parking spaces. The trees shall be of species acceptable to the Planning Commission.
E. 
A substantial proportion of the trees required by this section should be planted within the parking lot within protected islands. Required trees are also encouraged to be planted in highly visible locations, especially between parking areas and major streets.
F. 
The landscaped areas shall not obstruct sight distances for motorists or pedestrians, nor shall such landscaping create any potential hazard to public safety.
G. 
Each individual plot of landscaping within a parking lot shall occupy an area of not less than 180 square feet and shall have no side dimension of less than five feet.
H. 
Landscaped areas shall be protected from the encroachment of vehicles by use of curbing, wheel stops, bollards, fencing or other approved barriers.
A. 
General provisions. The purpose of off-street stacking space regulations is to promote public safety by alleviating on-site and off-site traffic congestion from the operation of a facility which utilizes a drive-through service unit. Any use having a drive-through service unit shall provide the required off-street stacking area on-site and shall locate the drive-through facilities in such a way as to ensure that on-site and off-site traffic conflicts, hazards and congestion are avoided. Each drive-through service unit shall provide the stacking spaces as follows:
(1) 
Each stacking space shall be not less than 8 1/2 feet in width and 17 1/2 feet in length, with additional spaces for necessary turning and maneuvering.
(2) 
The area required for stacking spaces shall be exclusive of and in addition to any required parking space, loading space, driveway, access drive or aisle, unless otherwise permitted.
(3) 
A parking space at any component of a drive-through service unit (window, menu board, order station, or service bay) shall be considered to be a stacking space.
(4) 
Any area reserved for stacking spaces shall not double as a circulation drive or maneuvering area.
(5) 
Sites with stacking spaces shall include an exclusive bypass aisle, drive or other circulation area in the parking lot design to allow vehicles to bypass the stacking area.
(6) 
Any component of a drive-through service unit may project up to one foot into the stacking area.
(7) 
Drive-through service units may contain more than one component part. Service units may contain such components as menu board(s), pay windows, and food-service pickup windows. To determine the number of off-street stacking spaces located before a service unit, the final component of the service unit shall be used in determining the location of the off-street stacking spaces. In the case of car washes, the final component of a service unit is the entrance to the car wash building itself.
(8) 
Where a single drive-through lane serves more than one drive-through service unit, the minimum number of stacking spaces provided shall equal the combined total required for each service unit.
B. 
Required stacking spaces.
(1) 
Car wash:
(a) 
Self-service or hand wash. Three spaces before the final component of each service unit; two spaces at the exit of each unit.
(b) 
Semi- or fully automatic. Ten spaces before the final component of each service unit; two spaces at the exit of each unit.
(2) 
Drive-in (outdoor) theater. Before the ticket service window or area, stacking space shall be equal to 20% of the total off-street parking capacity of the theater. The in-bound reservoir area shall not connect or conflict in any way with the exit drives.
(3) 
Restaurants or Financial Establishments (including ATMs).
(a) 
One drive-through service unit. Six spaces before the final component of the service unit; two spaces at the exit of the unit.
(b) 
For each additional drive-through service unit. Four spaces before the final component of each additional service unit; one space at the exit of each unit.
(c) 
The number of stacking spaces required above shall be considered minimums. The Township may require additional stacking spaces when they are deemed necessary to comply with the general provisions of this section.
(d) 
Where an applicant can provide compelling evidence that fewer than the required number of stacking spaces would adequately serve a drive-through establishment, the number of required stacking spaces may by special exception be reduced by the Board.
(4) 
All other facilities utilizing a drive-through service unit, including, but not limited to, laundry and dry cleaning stations, photo drop-off/pick-up stations, automobile oil change or lubrication facilities: Three spaces before the final component of the service unit; one space at the exit of each service unit.