[Ord. No. 2025-2410, 8/12/2025; Ord. No. 2026-2424, 3/10/2026]
1. General. Off-street, on-site parking shall be provided to meet the demand for all proposed uses on a property. Off-site parking may be considered when located on a separate parcel in accordance with the following conditions:
A. The separate parcel containing the required parking shall be within 500 feet, measured perpendicularly between all property boundaries containing the project and the off-site supply.
B. The separate parcel containing the required parking is under the same ownership as the subject property, or a parking agreement shall be drafted, executed and recorded so that if sold, it will pass to any subsequent owners of the parcel containing the required parking. The agreement shall be subject to the review and approval by the Borough Solicitor and Council.
2. Parking Demand and Impact Study. An impact study is intended to enable the Borough to assess the feasibility and adequacy of supply as well as potential off-site impacts of a proposal.
A. Applicability. Except where specifically stated to the contrary in this Part, off-street parking facilities and/or a parking demand and impact study shall be provided whenever:
(1) A building is constructed or a new use is established.
(2) The use of an existing building is changed to a use requiring more parking, as determined by the Borough.
(3) An existing building is altered so as to increase the amount of parking required, as determined by the Borough.
B. Preparation of Study. The Traffic Impact Study shall be prepared by a qualified professional traffic engineer holding a current Professional Engineer (P.E.) license issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in accordance with accepted traffic-engineering standards, with the cost borne by the applicant.
C. A Parking Demand and Impact Study shall not be required for residential developments consisting of four or less dwellings. For residential developments consisting of four or less dwellings, the following off-street parking requirements shall apply:
Land Use | Required Off-Street Parking |
|---|
Single-family detached | 2 spaces per dwelling unit |
Two-family (twin/duplex) | Efficiency and one-bedroom unit Minimum: 1.0 per dwelling unit |
Two or more bedroom unit Minimum: 2 per dwelling unit |
Townhouse | 2 spaces per dwelling unit |
Triplex | Efficiency and one-bedroom unit Minimum: 1.0 per dwelling unit |
Two or more bedroom unit Minimum: 2 per dwelling unit |
Multifamily | Efficiency and one-bedroom unit Minimum: 1.0 per dwelling unit |
Two or more bedroom unit Minimum: 2 per dwelling unit |
Accessory dwelling unit | 1 space |
3. Parking Requirement Adjustments for Individual Uses. The Borough may make adjustments to minimum parking requirement for an individual applicant through the following conditions:
A. Shared Parking. An applicant shall be entitled to reduce its minimum parking requirement, provided that the applicant can demonstrate that it has entered into an agreement to share parking in a shared parking facility, that is contiguous to the tract, with other developments.
B. Adjustment Based on Proximity to Transit. An applicant shall be entitled to reduce its minimum parking requirement by 10% for projects located within 600 feet of any transit station. A transit station does not include a bus stop.
C. Town Center Zoning District. Off-street parking is not required for uses occupying buildings with frontage along any of the following: Main Street, Gay Street, and Bridge Street east of Church Street.
4. Design. The design and layout of parking facilities for all projects are subject to the approval of the Borough Zoning Officer, and/or Planning Commission and Borough Council.
A. Front yard parking is prohibited.
B. Vehicular access to properties shall not be provided through a front yard when alley access is available.
C. When visible from and parallel to a street, all garage doors, carports or similar shall be set back at least 20 feet from the primary facade of buildings.
D. When parking in the rear yard for single-family detached dwelling and twin dwelling lots with no alley access requires excessive paving and a resultant increase in impervious coverage and decrease in usable rear yard occurs, alternative parking designs may be permitted as follows:
(1) When garages are proposed, they may be detached and located in the rear yard or between the principal buildings or may be attached to the principal buildings, subject to compliance with Subsection
4C above.
(2) When no garages are proposed, parking shall be aside buildings and designed and laid out for parking that prevents vehicular parking in a front or rear yard.
E. Multifamily dwellings shall not be permitted to count stacked parking spaces toward the required parking amount for such use.
F. Except as otherwise provided by Section
22-417 of the Borough Ordinances, each parking space shall be rectangular in dimension (i.e., corner angles of 90-degrees) with a width of not less than nine feet and a length of not less than 18 feet.
5. Electric Vehicle Parking.
A. EVCS are permitted in every zoning district when accessory to the primary permitted use. EVCS located on lots dedicated to residential uses shall be designated as private restricted use only.
B. If the primary use of the parcel is the retail electric charging of vehicles, then the use shall be considered an automobile sales and services use for zoning purposes and shall comply with the regulations associated with said use. Installation shall be located in zoning districts which permit such uses.
C. Except when located in conjunction with single-family dwellings, EVCS shall be reserved for parking and charging of electric vehicles only.
D. EVCS located within parking lots or garages may be included in the calculation of the minimum required parking spaces.
E. All electric vehicle parking shall comply with §
22-417, Subsection
7.
