It is the intent of this article to:
A.
Allow flexibility in addressing parking, loading and access by permitting
construction of a reduced number of parking spaces under appropriate
conditions.
B.
Set reasonable standards and provide reasonable controls to assure
sufficient parking capacity for the uses or potential uses of land
in the Borough.
C.
Prevent hazards to public safety caused by the intrusion of parking
upon public rights-of-way.
B.
Pedestrian access. Safe provisions for pedestrian access to and through
a parking lot shall be required.
C.
Exterior lighting. All exterior lighting shall be designed to prevent
glare onto adjacent properties. Surface parking areas and pedestrian
pathways need to be clearly marked and well lit. Lighting should be
sufficient for security and identification without allowing light
to trespass onto adjacent sites. The height of fixtures shall be a
maximum of 20 feet for parking lots and 14 feet for pedestrian walkways
and shall comply with the Borough's Revitalization Master Plan,
where applicable.
D.
Vehicular access. Vehicular access to surface parking shall be from
an alley or side street where possible.
E.
Location of surface parking. Parking shall be set back 10 feet from
the street right-of-way or property line.
F.
Parking space dimensions. A required off-street parking space shall
be nine feet in width and 18 feet in length exclusive of any access
drives, aisles or columns.
G.
Interconnected parking areas. New parking areas on abutting nonresidential
lots should be interconnected by access driveways. Each nonresidential
lot shall provide cross-access easements for its parking areas and
access driveways, guaranteeing access to adjacent lots for future
connections. Interconnections shall be logically placed and easily
identifiable to ensure convenient traffic flow.
H.
For the purposes of this section, a required motor vehicle parking
space shall consist of not less than 162 square feet of usable area,
shall have dimensions of not less than nine feet in width and 18 feet
in length, exclusive of aisles, driveways and maneuvering areas, and
shall be suitable for the parking of a motor vehicle. Spaces in parking
lots, wherever possible, shall be physically separated from a street
or sidewalk by a barrier or buffer area and shall have access to a
street or alley by way of an approved curb opening. Aisle space between
rows of parked vehicles shall be not less than 24 feet for 90°
parking and not less than 20 feet for 60° (or less) parking. In
lots without a parking attendant, spaces for customers and clients
shall be located with free access to exit aisles. Outdoor parking
spaces, and the approaches thereto, shall be paved or covered with
gravel or cinders to a minimum depth of two inches. Such outdoor parking
space shall be deemed to be part of the open space on the lot on which
it is located.
Parking space requirements by use or multiple uses on a site shall follow the standards found in the Table 5 below or follow the standards from § 181-74, On-site parking reduction by special exception.
Existing off-street parking facilities provided at the effective
date of this article and actually being used at that date for the
parking of vehicles in connection with the operation of an existing
building or use shall not be reduced until a time when the building
or use is changed. The new building or use will be required to comply
with the standards herein.
Parking lots containing more than 10 parking spaces shall provide
one bicycle parking space for every 10 parking spaces in bike racks
in close proximity to the building entrance.
No more than 120% of the required minimum parking is permitted.
Recognizing that parking is a significant problem in the commercial
areas of Jenkintown, the provision of alternative parking solutions
may be a more practical way of meeting the parking needs for the nonresidential
uses in the Town Center (TC), Neighborhood Commercial Residential
(NCR) and Gateway (G) Districts. For each nonresidential use in these
zoning districts, the Borough Council can approve a reduction in the
number of required spaces provided on site up to 100% by a special
exception. Parking can be reduced up to 100% if the necessary requirements
are met by one of the following or a combination of the following
criteria. Parking spaces shall only be counted once.
Recognizing that the TC, NCR and G Districts are already largely
built out; that lot sizes and shapes cannot be easily altered to meet
modern commercial needs; that the demolition of buildings in the commercial
core to provide parking is in conflict with the intent to preserve
the existing character and streetscapes of these districts, meeting
all parking requirements on site or adjacent to the subject property
may not be feasible.
A.
If a new use or change in use cannot meet the minimum on-site parking requirements for a proposed property or use in the TC, NCR or G Districts, Borough Council may allow the payment of a fee in lieu of parking per parking space through an annual zoning use permit to meet all or part of the reduction allowed in § 181-74, On-site parking reduction by special exception.
(1)
The fee shall be payable in accordance with the Borough Council's
administrative policies for zoning use permits.
B.
The fee in lieu shall be an annual fee per space for each parking
space reduction requested. The fee amount shall be in accordance with
a fee schedule adopted from time to time by resolution of the Borough
Council upon the enactment or as such schedule may be amended by resolution
of the Borough Council. Said fee schedule will be kept on file at
Borough Hall.
(1)
The amount of said fee in lieu shall be based on the estimated cost
of renting a parking space within the Borough of Jenkintown at the
time of adoption of the fee resolution.
(2)
Said fee in lieu and all interest earned thereon shall be placed
in the Borough Parking Fund, which shall be held in an interest-bearing
account in a bank authorized to receive deposits of Borough funds.
(3)
The fee shall be collected when a land development agreement is finalized
or, if no land development agreement is required, before final building
permits are issued, and annually from thereon.
C.
The Borough Parking Fund shall be used for:
(1)
Planning, land acquisition, engineering and design, development,
construction and financing of a new parking facility;
(2)
Nonroutine capital repairs, expansion and debt service on an existing
municipal parking facility; or
(3)
Reducing the need for parking serving these zoning districts by improving
transit, pedestrian and/or bicycle access to the area.
Shared parking is permitted for two or more properties to provide
the parking spaces required when two or more establishments share
the same parking area, whether on the same lot or abutting lots, subject
to the following conditions:
A.
A shared parking agreement (for two uses) or a shared parking district
(for more than two uses), which involves a contractual agreement between
users, is required and recorded. A shared parking agreement allows
users an opportunity, if they choose, to redesign parking lots to
be more efficient in serving multiple users. This may consist of making
new curb cuts between parking lots, restriping lots, or redesigning
internal traffic circulation and pedestrian walkways.
B.
That some portion of the shared parking area lies within 750 feet
from a regularly used entrance into the building served by the shared
parking arrangement.
C.
That sufficient area shall be set aside for the remainder of the required spaces, according to § 181-74, On-site parking reduction by special exception, above.
D.
The minimum amount of shared parking required shall be calculated
according to the following formula (see Table 4 below):
(1)
Calculate the minimum amount of parking required for each land use
as if it were a separate use.
(2)
To determine peak parking requirements, multiply the minimum parking
required for each proposed land use by the corresponding percentage
in the table below for each of the six time periods.
(3)
Calculate the column total for each of the six time periods.
(4)
The column (time period) with the highest value shall be the minimum
parking requirement.
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Table 4
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Shared Parking Calculation Table
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Monday to Friday
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Saturday and Sunday
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Uses
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8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
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6:00 p.m. to Midnight
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Midnight to 8:00 a.m.
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8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
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6:00 p.m. to Midnight
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Midnight to 8:00 a.m.
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Residential
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60%
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100%
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100%
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80%
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100%
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100%
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Office
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100%
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10%
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5%
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5%
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5%
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5%
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Commercial
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90%
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80%
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5%
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100%
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60%
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5%
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Hotel
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70%
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100%
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100%
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70%
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100%
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100%
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Restaurant
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70%
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100%
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10%
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70%
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100%
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20%
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Movie Theater
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40%
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80%
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10%
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80%
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100%
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10%
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Entertainment
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40%
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100%
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10%
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80%
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100%
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50%
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Institutional (nonreligious institution)
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100%
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40%
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5%
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10%
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10%
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5%
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Religious Institution
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20%
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40%
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5%
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100%
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50%
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5%
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If spaces are leased or licensed, Jenkintown Borough shall require
proof of the leasing or licensing arrangement and use of the spaces
to be kept on file in the Borough Hall. Proof of ongoing leases or
licenses and use of the spaces will be required to be updated annually.
Parking spaces designated for one use shall never be used to satisfy
parking requirements for another use.
The following standards shall apply when any existing use or
structure is proposed for an addition or expansion that increases
the unit(s) of measurement (such as number of dwelling units, gross
or leasable floor area, seating capacity, building or portion of building
maximum occupancy/capacity, or number of employees) used for computing
the required parking facilities for that use.
A.
When a lawful building or use not meeting the requirements for motor vehicle parking is increased in gross floor area by 50% or less, then only the addition shall be required to meet the standards of this Article XIV. The existing building or use is not required to come into compliance with the standards of this Article XIV.
B.
When a lawful building or use not meeting the requirements for motor vehicle parking is increased in gross floor area by more than 50%, then both the existing building or use and the addition shall be required to meet the standards of this Article XIV. This provision shall be cumulative and shall apply to any single or group of successive increases that occur after the effective date of this Article XIV.
A parking structure must conform to all setback, height, bulk
and landscaping requirements for buildings within the district in
which it is located. Parking structures are a conditional use only
in the Town Center. Neighborhood Commercial Residential, and Gateway
Districts.
A.
Where possible, vehicular access to parking garages shall be taken
from alleys or driveways off the street or located behind or to the
side of a building. No vehicular access shall be taken from York Road.
B.
For structures located on York Road, retail storefronts or other
business uses on the street level shall be required for 100% of the
frontage on York Road. These retail and service spaces shall incorporate
display windows, canopies/awnings, and recessed entrance doors to
enhance the parking structure.
(1)
Entrances and/or exits to parking structures on York Road shall be
allowed only where Borough Council determines that this is the only
frontage reasonably available for such entrances and/or exits. In
such cases, 100% of the first-floor frontage shall still be maintained
for walk-in retail and service uses, excluding the vehicular and pedestrian
accessways.
C.
When the parking garage is situated with one or more of its facades
facing a street other than York Road, 100% of the first-floor frontage
of each street-facing facade shall be maintained for walk-in retail
and service uses, excluding the minimum area necessary for vehicular
and pedestrian accessways to such garage structure. These retail and
service spaces shall incorporate display windows, canopies/awnings,
and recessed entrance doors to enhance the parking structure.
D.
Utilitarian appearances of parking structures are not permitted.
Structures shall have design treatments such as colonnades, arcades,
awnings, landscaping, street furniture, and other public amenities
to create the appearance of an occupied building. Blank walls are
not permitted.
E.
Cars shall be visually screened from adjacent buildings and the street,
and such screening shall be in keeping with the rest of the building's
architectural style and materials. Any portion of a parking garage
that fronts a street shall have all openings (second story and above)
screened along the entire facade of such structure. Screening techniques
may include the use of display windows, decorative grillwork, decorative
glass, decorative masonry or a combination of these methods or similar
methods so as to ensure that vehicles within the garage are screened
from the view of cars and pedestrians.
F.
Deck structure visible from the street must be horizontal rather
than sloping.
G.
Parking structure facades that are visible to the public shall consist
of high-quality materials such as brick, concrete banding, glass block
banding or other materials characteristic of the Borough's architecture.
Upper levels must use articulation or fenestration treatments that
break up the massing of the garage and/or add visual interest.
A.
For new construction, service and loading areas must be to the side
and rear of the building. Loading docks shall not be on the main street
and shall be visually screened from the street and pedestrianways.
The Borough Zoning Officer shall have the authority to designate the
area considered to be the main street.
B.
The location and size of loading areas shall be adequate for the
safe maneuvering and parking of trucks, so that ingress and egress
can occur on the lot without backing out onto a public street.
C.
Loading areas shall be lit to provide security and safety; however,
lighting shall be shielded to prevent glare onto adjacent properties.
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Table 5
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Borough Parking Standards
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Uses
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Residential Districts
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Town Center District
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Neighborhood Commercial Residential District
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Gateway Commercial District
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Residential
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Apartments (2nd story and above)
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1/unit if existing building; 1.5/unit if new building
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1/unit if existing building; 1.5/unit if new building
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Apartment building
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1.5/unit
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1.5/unit
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Attached dwelling/townhome
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2/dwelling unit
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Single-family detached dwelling
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2/dwelling unit
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Single-family semidetached dwelling/twin
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2/dwelling unit
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Two-family detached dwelling/duplex
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2/dwelling unit
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Other Residential
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Artist live/work unit
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1/dwelling unit
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1/dwelling unit
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Commercial
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Artisan manufacturing (hand tools only; e.g., ceramic or jewelry)
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No parking is required for the first 450 GFA devoted to sales/service;
thereafter 1/300 GFA devoted to sales/service plus 1/employee per
largest shift
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No parking is required for the first 450 GFA devoted to sales/service;
thereafter 1/300 GFA devoted to sales/service plus 1/employee per
largest shift
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Bank or financial institution, excluding drive-throughs
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1/400 square feet net floor area
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1/400 square feet net floor area
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1/250 square feet net floor area
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Bar or tavern
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1/100 square feet patron floor plus 1/employee per largest shift
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1/100 square feet patron floor plus 1/employee per largest shift
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1/100 square feet patron floor plus 1/employee per largest shift
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Bed-and-breakfast
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1/guest room plus 2/primary dwelling
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1/guest room plus 2/primary dwelling
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Business or professional office (including doctor or dentist)
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1/750 square feet gross floor area
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1/750 square feet gross floor area
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1/300 square feet gross floor area
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Club or fraternal organization
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1/100 square feet gross floor area
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1/100 square feet gross floor area
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Convenience store without fuel pumps
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1/200 square feet gross floor area
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Day-care center
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1/employee per largest shift plus 1/10 pupils
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Gallery and/or museum
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1/850 square feet gross floor area
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1/850 square feet gross floor area
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Health club and/or gym
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1/250 square feet gross floor area
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1/250 square feet gross floor area
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Hotel/bed-and-breakfast
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1/rented unit plus 1/200 square feet gross floor area in common
or public use plus 1/employee on largest shift
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1/rented unit plus 1/200 square feet gross floor area in common
or public use plus 1/employee on largest shift
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Indoor entertainment, sports-/theater-related and motion-picture
theater
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1/10 seats
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1/10 seats
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1/100 square feet gross floor area or 1/5 seats, whichever is
greater
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Laundromat
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1/300 square feet gross floor area
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Motel
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1/rented unit plus 1/employee per largest shift
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Nursery and/or greenhouse
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1/300 square feet gross floor area
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Personal service shop
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No parking is required for the first 450 GFA devoted to sales/service;
thereafter 1/300 GFA devoted to sales/service, plus 1/employee per
largest shift
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No parking is required for the first 450 GFA devoted to sales/service;
thereafter 1/300 GFA devoted to sales/service, plus 1/employee per
largest shift
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1/300 square feet gross floor area
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Restaurant, excluding drive-through
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No parking is required for the first 400 GFA devoted to sales/service;
thereafter 1/400 GFA devoted to sales/service, plus 1/employee per
largest shift
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No parking is required for the first 400 GFA devoted to sales/service;
thereafter 1/400 GFA devoted to sales/service, plus 1/employee per
largest shift
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1/100 square feet of patron floor area plus 1/employee per largest
shift
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Retail store and business service
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No parking is required for the first 450 GFA devoted to sales/service;
thereafter 1/300 GFA devoted to sales/service, plus 1/employee per
largest shift
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No parking is required for the first 450 GFA devoted to sales/service;
thereafter 1/300 GFA devoted to sales/service, plus 1/employee per
largest shift
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1/300 square feet gross floor area
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Shopping center
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1/250 square feet gross floor area
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Studios for dance, art, music, yoga, etc.
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1/800 square feet gross floor area
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1/800 square feet gross floor area
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1/800 square feet gross floor area
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Undertaking establishment and funeral home
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The greater of 1/4 seats or 1/50 square feet gross floor area
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The greater of 1/4 seats or 1/50 square feet gross floor area
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Other Uses
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School
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1/employee plus 1/classroom
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1/employee plus 1/classroom
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Municipal use, community center, or library
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1/850 square feet gross floor area
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1/850 square feet gross floor area
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1/850 square feet gross floor area
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1/850 square feet gross floor area
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Religious institution and ancillary use
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1/5 seats
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1/5 seats
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