[Amended 12-13-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-23]
A.
Accessory structures.
(1)
Accessory structures, which are not attached to a principal structure,
may be erected in accordance with the following restrictions:
(a)
No accessory structure is located closer than three feet to
the side and rear lot lines.
(b)
No accessory structure is located closer to the street than
the required front yard setback of the principal structure.
(c)
On corner lots, accessory structures shall not be located on
the side street side between the side street and the required front
yard setback line of structures fronting on the side street.
(2)
When an accessory structure is attached to the principal building,
it shall comply in all respects with the requirements of this chapter
applicable to the principal buildings.
(3)
When the accessory structure is to a principal structure in a commercial
zone, and the property abuts a residential zone, there shall be a
minimum side yard of 10 feet.
(4)
Accessory structures shall comply with front and side yard requirements
for the principal structure to which they are accessory, except an
accessory structure consisting of a garage may be constructed at the
same location as a garage that is removed.
(5)
Notwithstanding any other section of this chapter, in the event that
the property owner desires to replace an existing accessory structure,
including a private garage, or in the event a property owner who has
a nonconforming lot desires to erect an accessory structure including
a private garage, he or she may do so, provided the same is erected
no closer than 2 1/2 feet from an alley, whether the same is
on the back lot line or the side lot line. Also, under the conditions
of this section only, a private garage may be replaced by a larger
garage, provided that the same is no larger than 600 square feet whether
or not the same exceeds the lot coverage requirements otherwise required
for the zone in which the property is located.
B.
Prohibited accessory uses.
(1)
In any zone district other than commercial and/or industrial, none
of the following types of vehicles or equipment shall be parked or
stored on any lot, except in an enclosed garage:
(a)
Commercial or business vehicles and/or equipment, including
but not limited to buses, trucks or vans, designated Class III or
above by the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Code.
(b)
Construction vehicles or equipment may be parked on a lot while
construction is underway as long as a valid construction permit has
been issued to the property owner for such activity.
(c)
Business or commercial vehicles or equipment may be parked in
a residential zone during normal business hours for providing delivery
or service to a property in such area.
A.
Number of spaces.
(1)
An adequate number of off-street parking spaces shall be required
in all developments to accommodate residents, visitors, employees
and/or business invites, unless the same can be adequately satisfied
by public on-street and/or lot/garage facilities.
(2)
Residential parking. A one-car garage and driveway shall count as
2.0 off-street parking spaces, provided the driveway measures a minimum
of 18 feet in length between the face of the garage door and the sidewalk,
or 25 feet to the curbline. A two-car garage and driveway combination
shall count as 4.0 off-street parking spaces, provided the minimum
width of the driveway is 20 feet and its minimum length is as specified
above for a one-car garage.
(3)
The number of required off-street parking spaces for religious use,
hospital use, educational use, or any other charitable use, commercial
use, or professional building use may be eliminated or reduced if
there exists within a zone in which the above uses are permitted uses,
within 500 feet of that use, public on-street or off-street parking
spaces to satisfy the requirements of § 166-32A(5). The
above-enumerated uses must provide the difference if the number of
parking lots is below the number required in § 166-32A(5).
The spaces provided in the public or private parking lots must be
shown to be available for that use on the day or days of greatest
use by the above-enumerated uses.
(4)
Any nonresidential use not herein set forth expressly or by implication,
which shall hereafter be permitted or allowed by legislative act or
court decision shall be required to provide, at a minimum, one on-site
parking space per employee and one on-site parking space for each
100 square feet of gross floor area (if the public is invited on the
premises for sales of goods or services).
(5)
In addition to the requirements set forth below, any business that
owns, leases or uses a commercial vehicle or vehicles, or noncommercial
vehicles in a commercial manner, in the conduct of business activities
shall be required to have one parking space on the business site or
one on other property owned by the business within a commercial or
industrial zone for each commercial vehicle.
(6)
Off-street parking standards table:
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Use
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Number of Spaces
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Auto parts store
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1 for every 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
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Automobile sales
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1 per 3,000 square feet of development lot area
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Bank
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1 per 300 square feet of gross floor area
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Bank, drive-in
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1 for each employee
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Barbershop
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1, plus 1 per chair
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Beauty parlor
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1, plus 1 per chair
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Church or synagogue
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1 per 5 seats
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Club or lodge
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1 for each 4 occupants at its highest peak
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Convenience store and/or gas station/convenience store
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1 per 500 square feet of gross floor area
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Day-care center
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1 for each employee
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Funeral home
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1 per 4 seats, plus 1 per 2 employees, plus 1 reserved space
for each hearse, ambulance, or company vehicle
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Furniture store
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1 per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
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Gas station (only)
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1 for each employee
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Group home
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1 per 2 employees, plus 2 additional visitor spaces
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Hardware store
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1 per 600 square feet of gross area
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Health club
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1 per 100 square feet of gross floor area
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Hospital
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1 for every 2 beds
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Hotel and motel
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1 per every 2 units
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Laundromat
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1 per 2 washing machines
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Liquor store
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1 per 400 square feet of gross floor area
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Manufacturing
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1 for every 4 employees at highest shift peak
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Nursing/convalescent home
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1 for each employee plus 2 additional spaces
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Nursery/greenhouse
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1 per 400 square feet of gross floor area
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Office
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1 per 300 square feet of gross floor area
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Office, dental
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1 per dental chair, plus 1 space per employee
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Office, medical
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1 per examining room, plus 1 space per employee
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Personal care boardinghome/intermediate care facility
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1 for each employee, plus 2 additional spaces
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Photography studio
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1 for each 400 square feet of gross floor area
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Print shop
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1 per employee, plus 1 additional customer space
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Produce stand
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1 per employee, plus 1 additional customer space
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Repair shop
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1 per employee, plus 1 additional customer space
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Restaurant, bars and cafes
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1 for every 3 seats, plus 1 for each employee
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Residential, multifamily
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1 1/2 per dwelling unit
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Residential, single-family
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1 per dwelling unit
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Retail
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1 per 300 square feet of gross floor area
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School, dance
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1 per employee plus 1 for each 5 classrooms
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School, elementary
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1 per employee plus 1 for each 5 classrooms
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School, junior high
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1 per employee plus 1 for each 5 classrooms
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School, trade
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1 per employee plus 1 for each 5 students
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Stockyard
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1 per employee on largest shift
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Utility
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1 per employee plus 1 per facility vehicle
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Warehouse/wholesale
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1 per each employee
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B.
One off-street loading berth shall be provided for every new business
or industrial use or any additions to existing business or industrial
uses, with a floor area of more than 2,500 square feet; and one additional
berth shall be required for each additional 20,000 square feet of
floor area over the first 20,000 square feet of floor area. The following
provisions shall apply:
(1)
Access and space to maneuver shall be sufficient so that no truck
need back onto any public street nor across any public sidewalk.
(2)
All unloading vehicles shall be requested to be totally located on
the site during the loading/unloading process.
(3)
Additional loading berths may be waived by the Zoning Officer for
any additions to current structures, if the property owner can demonstrate
that the existing loading berths will adequately serve the facility
and the waiver will not create any additional hazard or inconvenience
to the traveling public, pedestrians or adjoining property owners.
C.
Cover requirements. All parking spaces shall have an inorganic, dustless
surface cover that will prevent erosion. "Dustless cover" shall mean
concrete, macadam, gravel or an inorganic substance that is a satisfactory
substitute as determined by the Zoning Officer.
D.
Phased parking. Where the total number of off-street parking spaces
required are not immediately required for a particular use, a staged
development plan may be permitted requiring that only a portion of
the parking area, but not less than 65% of the required spaces, be
completed initially, subject to the following regulations:
(1)
The site plan shall clearly indicate both that portion of the parking
area to be paved initially and the total parking needed to provide
the number of spaces required.
(2)
The site plan shall provide for adequate drainage of both the partial
and total parking areas.
(3)
The portion of the parking area not to be paved initially shall be
landscaped with a ground cover to prevent erosion. The ground cover
shall be appropriate for soil conditions, water availability and the
environment.
(4)
Performance guarantee; certificate of occupancy.
(a)
The applicant shall post a performance guarantee, which shall
reflect the cost of installing the additional parking facilities necessary
to provide the total number of parking spaces required.
(b)
In lieu of a permanent certificate of occupancy, a temporary
certificate of occupancy shall be issued for a period of two years.
Prior to the expiration of the two-year period, the applicant may
either install the additional parking shown on the site plan and apply
for issuance of a permanent certificate of occupancy, or apply to
the Zoning Hearing Board after the use has been in operation a minimum
of 18 months for a determination as to whether or not the initial
parking area provided is adequate.
(c)
If the Zoning Hearing Board determines that the parking facility
is adequate as originally constructed, the performance guarantees
shall be released and a permanent certificate of occupancy issued.
If, however, the Zoning Hearing Board determines that the partial
off-street parking area is not adequate, the applicant shall be required
to install the additional parking facilities in accordance with the
terms of the performance guarantees prior to issuance of a permanent
certificate of occupancy.
(5)
Any change of use on a site for which the Zoning Hearing Board may
have approved a partial paving of off-street parking areas to a use
which requires more parking spaces than are provided on the site shall
require submission of a new site plan.
F.
Off-street parking areas. The location, design and improvement standards
of this section shall apply to all off-street parking areas except
parking for hire, containing five or more parking spaces.
(1)
Off-street parking areas shall be oriented to and within a reasonable
walking distance of the buildings they are designed to serve.
(2)
Off-street parking areas shall be located so as to minimize their
adverse impact on the visual environment. To the maximum extent possible,
off-street parking areas shall not be visible from a public street.
(3)
Access to parking areas shall be designed so as not to obstruct free
flow of traffic. There shall be adequate provision for ingress to
and egress from all parking spaces to ensure ease of mobility, ample
clearance and safety of vehicles and pedestrians.
(4)
There shall be to the greatest extent possible safe, adequate, and
convenient arrangement of pedestrian pathways, bikeways, roads, driveways,
and off-street parking and loading spaces within off-street parking
areas. Streets, pedestrian walks, parking areas, and open space shall
be designed as integral parts of an overall site design which shall
be properly related to existing and proposed buildings, adjacent uses
and landscaped areas.
(5)
Off-street parking lots shall be located such that the access location
is not on the street side of any residential lot, and does not face
on to the street side of any other residential lot and is required
to be screened from view from adjacent property and right of ways,
with a visual barrier as defined in this section.
(6)
Access to parking garages and parking areas shall be designed to
ensure that entering and exiting vehicles do not disrupt vehicle and
pedestrian circulation patterns. At a minimum, all garage doors, ticket
machines or entrance gates shall be located so as to allow a minimum
of 20 feet clearance from sidewalks and street rights-of-way. Driveways
serving such parking areas shall be located at least 60 feet from
intersecting street rights-of-way, and joint access to abutting parcels
shall be provided wherever practical.
(7)
The width of all aisles providing direct access to individual parking
stalls shall be in accordance with the requirement specified below.
Only one-way traffic shall be permitted in aisles serving single-row
parking spaces placed at an angle other than 90°.
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Parking
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Aisle Width
(feet)
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30°
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12
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45°
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13
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60°
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18
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90°
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24
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(8)
Where sidewalks occur in parking areas, parked vehicles shall not
overhang the sidewalk. Wheel stops or curbing shall be installed to
protect walls, poles, structures, pedestrian walkways or landscaped
areas. Wheel stops should be placed within two to three feet from
the end of parking spaces.
(9)
All off-street parking and other vehicle circulation areas shall
be continuously maintained and designed to preclude free flow of stormwater
onto adjacent lots, properties, or public streets or ways.
(10)
Parking areas shall be suitably landscaped to minimize noise,
glare and other nuisance characteristics as well as to improve the
environment of the site and surrounding area. Large parking lots shall
be broken down into sections as appropriate for the type and size
of the development. Sections shall be separated by landscaped dividing
strips, berms and similar elements.
(11)
Off-street parking areas shall be landscaped and screened from
view in accordance with the following standards:
(a)
Required screening shall be provided in the form of new or existing
natural plantings, walls and fences, topographic changes, buildings,
horizontal separation, or a combination, according to the provisions
of this chapter. Landscape screening shall be a minimum depth of five
feet, and plant materials shall be a minimum height of 42 inches at
the time of planting. Evergreen plants or plants with dense structure
year-round shall be employed.
(b)
For parking lots with more than 50 parking spaces, a minimum
20 square feet of landscaping shall be provided for each parking space.
Required landscaping shall take the form of planter strips, landscaped
areas, or perimeter landscaping. The landscaping shall include at
least one tree for every 10 parking spaces. Landscaped areas shall
be dispersed throughout the parking lot. Planter strips, landscaped
areas, and perimeter landscaped areas shall have a minimum width of
five feet.
(12)
Fences and walls may be combined with landscaping to achieve
the required screening.
(a)
Walls or fences shall be compatible with architectural style
and building materials, shall be constructed of appropriate materials,
including, but not limited to iron grating, wood, stone, or brick,
and shall provide the required degree of opacity, durability and aesthetic
compatibility with the surrounding context. The finished side of a
fence or wall shall be placed on the outside of the fenced area.
(b)
Barbed wire and razor wire are not permitted.
(c)
Chain link fencing with slat inserts is permitted only in I-1
and I-2 Zoning Districts.
(d)
Walls greater than 40 feet in length shall incorporate some
form of visual relief, including, but not limited to, pattern breaks,
varying wall construction, vertical features such as columns, differing
construction materials, or a combination of the above.
(13)
Lighting.
(a)
Lighting shall be arranged and designed so that no source of
light is directed toward any lots zoned for residential use.
(b)
Lighting shall be designed to shield public streets and all
other adjacent lands from distracting glare, or hazardous interference
of any kind.
(c)
Vehicular use areas shall not be lighted at any time other than
the hours of operation of the use that the parking is intended to
serve, except for necessary security lighting.
G.
Use of transportation and parking alternatives.
(1)
Upon demonstration to the Zoning Hearing Board that effective alternatives
to automobile access are in effect, the Board may reduce, by not more
than 50%, the parking requirements otherwise prescribed for any use,
or combination of uses on the same or adjoining sites, to an extent
commensurate with the permanence, effectiveness and demonstrated reduction
in off-street parking demand effectuated by such alternative programs.
(2)
Alternative programs that may be considered by the Board under this
provision include, but are not limited to, the following:
(a)
Private vanpool operation.
(b)
Transit/vanpool fare subsidy.
(c)
Provision of subscription bus services.
(d)
Flexible work-hour schedule.
(e)
Capital improvement for transit services.
(f)
Preferential parking for carpools/vanpools.
(g)
Establishment of a transportation coordinator position to implement
carpool, vanpool, and transit programs.
(h)
Bicycle parking facilities.
H.
Electric vehicle infrastructure.
(1)
ACCESSIBLE ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION
BATTERY CHARGING STATION
BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLE
CHARGING LEVELS
ELECTRIC VEHICLE
ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION
ELECTRIC VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE
ELECTRIC VEHICLE PARKING SPACE
Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following definitions
shall apply.
An electric vehicle charging station where the battery charging
station is located within accessible reach of a barrier-free access
aisle and the electric vehicle.
An electrical component assembly or cluster of component
assemblies designed specifically to charge batteries within electric
vehicles.
Any vehicle that operates exclusively on electrical energy
from an off-board source that's stored in the vehicle's
batteries, and produces zero tailpipe emissions or pollution when
stationary or operating.
Standardized indicators of electrical force, or voltage,
at which an electric vehicle's battery is recharged. The terms
1, 2 and 3, are the most common charging levels, and include the following
specifications:
Any vehicle that is licensed and registered for operation
on public and private highways, roads, and streets; either partially
or exclusively, on electrical energy from the grid, or an off-board
source that is stored on-board via a battery for motive purpose. "Electric
vehicle" includes a battery electric vehicle and a plug-in hybrid
electric vehicle.
A public or private parking space that is served by battery
charging station equipment that has as its primary purpose the transfer
of electric energy (by conductive or inductive means) to a battery
or other energy storage device in an electric vehicle. An electric
vehicle charging station equipped with Level 1 or Level 2 charging
equipment is permitted outright as an accessory use to any principal
use.
Conduit/wiring, structures, machinery and equipment necessary
and integral to support an electric vehicle, including battery charging
stations and rapid charging stations.
Any marked parking space that identifies the use to be exclusively
for the parking of an electric vehicle.
(2)
Permitted locations: Charging stations shall be considered accessory
structures and allowed and encouraged in all districts, subject to
the requirements of this chapter:
(a)
Level 1 and Level 2 electric vehicle charging stations are permitted
in every zoning district when accessory to the primary permitted use.
Such stations located at one-family, multifamily and industrialized/manufactured
home park dwellings shall be designated as private restricted use
only. Installation shall be subject to permit approval administered
by Zoning Officer.
(b)
Level 3 electric vehicle charging stations are permitted in
the C and I Zoning Districts when accessory to the primary permitted
use. Installation is subject to permit approval.
(c)
If the primary use of the parcel is the retail electric charging
of vehicles, then the use shall be considered a gasoline service station
for zoning purposes. Installation shall be located in and subject
to approval in zoning districts which permit gasoline service stations.
(3)
General requirements:
(a)
An electric vehicle charging station space may be included in
the calculation for minimum required parking spaces required.
(b)
Public electric vehicle charging stations are reserved for parking
and charging electric vehicles only. Electric vehicles may be parked
in any space designated for public parking, subject to the restrictions
that would apply to any other vehicle that would park in that space.
(c)
The minimum width for a parking space for charging electric
vehicles is nine feet.
(d)
Maintenance. Electric vehicle charging stations shall be maintained
in all respects, including the functioning of the equipment. A phone
number or other contact information shall be provided on the equipment
for reporting when it is not functioning or other problems are encountered.
(e)
Usage fees. The property owner is not restricted from collecting
a service fee for the use of an electric vehicle charging station
made available to visitors of the property.
(f)
Lighting. Site lighting shall be provided where an electric
vehicle charging station is installed, unless charging is for daytime
purposes only.
(g)
Battery charging station outlets and connector devices shall
be regulated by state code.
(h)
Adequate battery charging station protection, such as concrete-filled
steel bollards shall be used. Curbing may be used in lieu of bollards,
if the battery charging station is setback a minimum of 24 inches
from the face of the curb.
(4)
Signage.
(a)
Regulatory signage including parking restrictions shall be regulated
by state code.
(b)
Information shall be posted identifying voltage and amperage
levels and any time of use, fees or safety information related to
the electric vehicle charging station.
(c)
Each electric vehicle charging station space must have signage
indicating that the space is exclusively for charging electric vehicles.
For purposes of this subsection "charging" means that an electric
vehicle is parked at an electric vehicle station and is connected
to the battery charging station equipment.
(d)
Restrictions shall be included on the signage, if removal provisions
are to be enforced.
A.
All major home occupations will require a home occupation
permit. All no-impact home-based business home occupations are considered
a permitted accessory use in all zoning districts.
B.
Criteria for no-impact home-based business. Use classified
as no-impact home-based business shall be permitted as uses within
all residential zones. The following regulations shall apply to all
no-impact home-based businesses.
(1)
The use shall be conducted entirely within the inhabitant's
dwelling and carried on by the inhabitant thereof and no others. This
business or commercial activity shall be conducted as an accessory
use which is clearly secondary to the use as a residential dwelling
and which involves no customer, client or patient traffic, whether
vehicular or pedestrian.
(2)
The use shall be clearly incidental and secondary
to the use of the dwelling for dwelling purposes, and the appearance
of the structure shall not be altered or the occupation within the
residence be conducted in a manner that would cause the premises to
differ from its residential character either by the use of colors,
materials, construction, lighting, signs, or the emission of offensive
odors, sounds or vibrations that carry beyond the dwelling premises.
(3)
No more than one room, or 25% of the dwelling, whichever
is greater, may be used for the home occupation.
(4)
There shall be no advertising, display or other indications
of a home occupation on the premises.
(5)
There shall not be conducted on the premises the business
of selling stocks of merchandise, supplies or products, provided that
orders previously made by telephone or at a sales party may be filled
on the premises as long as deliveries are made off the premises. That
is, direct sales of products on premises are not allowed.
(6)
There shall be no display, storage or sale of retail
goods and no stockpiling of inventory of a substantial nature either
on the interior or exterior of the premises.
(7)
No highly explosive or combustible material shall
be used or stored on the premises. No activity shall be allowed that
would interfere with radio or television transmission in the area,
nor shall there be any offensive noise, vibration, smoke, dust, odors,
heat or glare noticeable beyond the dwelling premises.
(8)
A home occupation shall not create greater vehicle
or pedestrian traffic than normal for the district in which it is
located.
(9)
Parties for the purpose of selling merchandise or
taking orders for the property owner's business shall not be held
at the property owner's residential premises.
(10)
No use of material or equipment not recognized
as being part of the normal practice of owning and maintaining a residence
shall be allowed.
(11)
Notwithstanding any provision contained herein
to the contrary, garage, basement yard, or other similar sales shall
not be allowed more than twice each year, and each sale shall not
last more than 72 consecutive hours.
(12)
Deliveries from commercial suppliers may not
be made more than once each week. All goods and/or inventory must
be brought to the premises by the owner thereof in a noncommercial
vehicle.
(13)
The business activity may not generate any solid
waste or sewage discharge, in volume or type, which is not normally
associated with residential use in the neighborhood.
C.
Set forth below is an illustrative list of permitted no-impact home-based businesses which may include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following occupation, all of which must comply with the provisions of Subsection B:
(1)
Artists and sculptors.
(2)
Authors and composers.
(3)
Home crafts for sale off-site.
(4)
Office facility of a salesperson, sales representative,
or manufacturer's representative, provided that no transactions are
made in person on the premises.
(5)
Preserving and home cooking for sale off-site.
(6)
Telephone solicitation work.
(7)
Internet sales.
D.
The following uses, by the nature of the investment
or operation, have a pronounced tendency, once started, to rapidly
increase beyond the limits permitted for home occupations and thereby
impair the use and value of a residentially zoned area for residence
purposes. Therefore, the uses specified below shall not be permitted
as a no-impact home-based business.
(1)
All uses prohibited as major home occupations.
(2)
Minor or major auto repair.
(3)
Barbershop.
(4)
Carpentry work.
(5)
Dance instruction.
(6)
Dental offices.
(7)
Medical offices.
(8)
Painting of vehicles, trailers or boats.
(9)
Photo developing, photo studios.
(10)
Private schools with organized classes.
(11)
Television repair.
(12)
Upholstering.
(13)
Beauty parlors.
(14)
Small engine repairs.
(15)
Welding shop.
(16)
Other similar uses.
E.
Criteria for major home occupations. Major home occupations
shall be permitted only in the R-2 Single-Family Residential Zone
and R-3 Single-Family and Multifamily Residential Zone as a special
exception. To this extent, the following criteria shall apply to the
granting of a major home occupation special exception by the Zoning
Hearing Board:
(1)
The use shall be conducted entirely within a dwelling
and carried on by the inhabitants thereof.
(2)
The use shall be clearly incidental and secondary
to the use of the dwelling for dwelling purposes, and the appearance
of the structure shall not be altered or the occupation within the
residence be conducted in a manner which would cause the premises
to differ from its residential character either by the use of colors,
materials, construction, lighting, signs or the emission of sounds,
noises or vibrations.
(3)
The total area used for such purposes (including storage)
shall not exceed the equivalent of 1/2 of the floor area, in square
feet, of the first floor of the user's dwelling unit, if any; otherwise,
the main floor of the dwelling unit.
(4)
There shall be no signs present on the property except
for one wall sign, not to exceed three square feet, indicating the
address and the occupant's name, for example: Joe Doe — Accountant.
(5)
There shall not be conducted on the premises the business
of selling stocks of merchandise, supplies or products, provided that
incidental retail sales may be made in connection with other permitted
home occupations. For example, a single-chair beauty parlor would
be allowed to sell combs, hair spray and other miscellaneous items
to customers; however, a dressmaker would be required to do only custom
work for specific clients and would not be allowed to develop stocks
of dresses for sale to the general public on-site.
(6)
There shall be no exterior storage on the premises
of material used in the home occupation, nor of any highly explosive
or combustible material. No activity shall be allowed which would
interfere with radio or television transmission in the area; nor shall
there be any offensive noise, vibration, smoke, dust, odors, heat
or glare noticeable at or beyond the exterior of the dwelling.
(7)
A major home occupation, including studios or rooms
for instruction, shall provide additional off-street parking areas
reasonably adequate to accommodate needs created by the major home
occupation of not less than one parking space for each 300 square
feet of floor area devoted to the home occupation and one space for
each of the noninhabitant employees.
(8)
Deliveries from commercial suppliers may not be made
more than once each week, and the deliveries shall not restrict traffic
circulation.
(9)
Parties for the purpose of selling merchandise or
taking orders for the property owner's business shall not be held
at the property owner's residential premises.
(10)
Notwithstanding any provision contained herein
to the contrary, garage, basement yard, and other similar sales shall
be permitted not more than once each month, and each sale shall not
last more than 48 consecutive hours.
(11)
No business activity shall be conducted on the
exterior of any structure on the subject premises.
(12)
The business activity may not generate any solid
waste or sewage discharge, in volume or type, which is not normally
associated with residential use in the neighborhood.
F.
Set forth below is an illustrative list of permitted major home occupations which shall include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following occupations, all of which must comply with Subsection E:
(1)
Any use allowed as a minor home occupation.
(2)
Beauty parlors and barbershops.
(3)
Photo developing.
(4)
Television and other electrical repairs, excluding
major appliances, such as refrigerators or stoves.
(5)
Small engine repairs, excluding major automobiles,
motorcycles and snowmobiles.
(6)
Upholstering.
(7)
Dressmaking.
(8)
Woodworking, excluding cabinetmaking.
(9)
Family day-care home.
(10)
Professional offices.
(11)
Individual tutoring.
(12)
Jewelry and watch repair.
(13)
Office facility of minister, rabbi or priest.
(14)
Sporting good repair.
G.
The following uses, by the nature of the investment
or operation, have a pronounced tendency, once started, to rapidly
increase beyond the limits permitted for home occupations and thereby
impair the use and value of a residentially zoned area for residence
purposes and are more suited to professional or business districts.
Therefore, the uses specified below shall not be permitted as home
occupations:
A.
Manufactured homes shall meet all requirements of
this chapter and other City ordinances relative to single-family dwellings
in the same land use district. In addition to the provision of the
Manufactured Homes Ordinance of the City of Latrobe[1] in effect, the following provisions shall also apply:
(1)
Manufactured homes shall be supported upon a peripheral
masonry or concrete foundation wall on a reinforced concrete footer
carried to a depth of at least three feet below finished grade.
(2)
Manufactured homes shall be placed on required foundations
within 30 days of arrival on the lot.
(3)
No manufactured home shall be occupied until it has
received an occupancy permit from the Zoning Officer, after all inspections
required by the Code Officer have been made, and connection to sewage
disposal and water supply systems have been verified. No manufactured
home shall be occupied unless its lot abuts a street which has been
improved to meet minimum City standards and approved. Any manufactured
home brought into the City after the passage of this chapter shall
be certified as meeting the requirements of the National Manufactured
Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act. The purpose of the
occupancy permit is to make certain that all Code Officer inspections
have occurred and that the manufactured home is connected to all appropriate
utilities. The issuance of this permit should not be construed or
implied that the manufactured home is safe for occupancy.
(4)
No manufactured home lacking toilet and washing facilities
or cooking and food storage facilities shall be permitted, nor shall
any self-propelled vehicles be used as living accommodations, or travel
trailers designed for temporary occupancy, be permitted for residential
purposes for a period exceeding 14 days.
B.
If there is any conflict between A(1) through (4)
and the Manufactured Homes Ordinance of the City of Latrobe, the higher
standard set forth shall be applicable.
Any property situate in the floodplain areaway within the City of Latrobe shall be subject to the Flood Prevention Ordinance, Chapter 127 of the Code of Ordinances. As between the Zoning Ordinance and the Flood Prevention Ordinance, the ordinance setting forth the higher standard (if there is a conflict) shall apply.
If a property is developed for nonresidential
use, and said property abuts or is adjacent to a residential use property,
the Zoning Officer or Zoning Hearing Board, in cases that come before
it, may require appropriate buffer yard or screening as a condition
to the issuance of an occupancy or building permit. Buffer yard/screening
shall include, but not be limited to, trees, vegetation, and or fencing
which restricts vision or light between the nonresidential use and
the residential use properties.
A.
A clear-sight triangle shall be maintained at all
intersections so that, measured along the center line, there shall
be a clear view from the point of intersection of the center line
according to the provisions of the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code then
in effect. No obstruction shall be permitted in this area above the
height of 2.5 feet. Clear-sight violations under the Pennsylvania
Vehicle Code shall be enforced by the Police Department of the City
of Latrobe.
B.
If two alleys perpendicularly abut a residential property, a three-foot setback from the corner of the alleys for visibility of traveling vehicles shall be maintained. The maximum height of the fence or other obstruction, in this instance, shall be four feet. Alternatively, the regulations set forth in this Subsection B shall not apply if the fence or other obstruction, is an open fence or open obstruction allowing for adequate line of sight visibility.
