An application for a building permit for a new or enlarged building,
structure or use shall include therewith a plot plan, meeting the
requirements of § 270-79C and showing all existing and proposed
off-street parking and loading facilities to be provided in compliance
with the requirements of this chapter.
Off-street parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with
the specifications in this article in any zoning district whenever
any new use is established or for the new portion whenever any existing
use is enlarged.
The off-street parking and loading requirements shall be as
follows:
A.
All buildings and structures erected and all land uses initiated
after the effective date of this chapter shall provide accessory off-street
parking or loading facilities as required hereinafter for the use
thereof.
B.
Existing off-street parking may be reduced when a building is altered
to decrease the number of dwelling units, gross floor area, seating
capacity, number of employees, or other unit of measure as specified
hereinafter for required off-street parking or loading facilities
and if this alteration results in a reduction in the off-street parking
required by this chapter.
C.
Existing off-street parking shall be increased when a building is
altered to increase the number of dwelling units, gross floor area,
seating capacity, number of employees, or other unit of measure as
specified hereinafter for required off-street parking or loading facilities
and if this alteration results in a increase in the off-street parking
required by this chapter.
D.
An off-street parking space shall have a minimum width of nine feet
and a minimum depth of 18 feet. These dimensions are exclusive of
driveways aisles and other circulation areas.
E.
Driveways and drive aisles between two rows of cars shall be a minimum
of 24 feet. One-way aisles for angled parking which is at least 45°
to the drive aisle may be reduced to 16 feet in width.
F.
Off-street parking areas and access drives leading to the parking
areas shall be graded for proper drainage and shall be paved with
a permanent surface, such as bituminous asphalt paving, poured-in-place
concrete, brick, stone or precast concrete pavers. Off-street parking
areas which are used for the storage of vehicles and are not accessible
to the general public shall be graded for proper drainage and shall
be paved with an all-weather surface, such as crushed stone or slag
which has been properly graded, choked, and compacted.
G.
Any parking lot lighting devices used to generally illuminate the
parking lot shall be of a cutoff type and shall be arranged so that
there is no light spillage or glare onto any adjoining property or
public right-of-way. The lamp type shall be harmonious with the character
of the neighborhood.
H.
All off-street parking spaces shall be provided on the site of the
principal structure which they are intended to serve. Conditional
use may be made by Council in the event the off-street parking is
on an immediately adjoining site.
I.
Off-street parking shall be at least five feet from a public right-of-way.
This buffer shall be planted with grass, shrubbery, hedges, trees
or other landscape barrier to transition the view into the parking
area. In the event this setback is in conflict with other provisions
in this chapter, the greater requirements shall apply.
J.
When two or more uses are located in one building or structure, or
when two or more uses are located in more than one building on one
property, off-street parking spaces equal to the sum of the separate
requirements for each use shall be provided.
K.
Handicapped parking spaces shall be provided at the ratio of one
space for required off-street parking areas with less than 30 spaces
and one space for each 30 spaces, or portion thereof, thereafter (unless
the building occupancy warrants a greater ratio of handicapped parking
spaces). Handicapped spaces shall meet ADA regulations. The international
symbol for handicapped spaces shall be clearly painted in the space
no less than 18 inches high, and the space shall also be conspicuously
posted. The spaces shall be located at the shortest possible distance
to the handicapped access to the building. This chapter shall not
lessen the requirements that the federal ADA regulations may impose.
L.
When the determination of required off-street parking spaces is calculated,
any fraction of a space shall be rounded up to the next whole space.
M.
Accessory off-street parking and loading spaces in existence on the
effective date of this chapter may not be reduced in number unless
already exceeding the requirements of this section for equivalent
new construction; in which event, said spaces shall not be reduced
below the number required herein for such equivalent new construction.
N.
Any application for the reduction of off-street parking or loading
spaces shall be accompanied by a site plan and application as if for
new site plan approval. (See § 270-79, Site plans.)
O.
When any existing public facility, such as a church, school, or library,
expands or changes use of an existing structure, the parking requirement
of this chapter may be met if it is shown that sufficient available
public or private parking lot(s) exists within 500 feet of the expanding
public facility and, in the instance of private parking, that the
public facility can enter into lease for said parking lots for a term
of no less than 25 years.
Accessory parking facilities provided elsewhere other than on
the same zoning lot with the principal use served in accordance with
the requirements below may be located in any zoning district except
as follows:
A.
No parking facilities serving any commercial or industrial district
shall be located in a residential district, except parking facilities
serving a commercial or overlay district may be located in a residential
district if the parking facility is adjacent to the commercial structure,
on adjoining property, or adjacent but divided by a public easement,
and any lighting of said parking area is turned off no later than
10:00 p.m.
B.
No land shall be used for commercial or industrial truck-loading,
storage or parking activities in any residential district. Such activities
are permitted in commercial districts only when normally attendant
to the conduct of the commercial activity as established in the occupancy
and in no other case.
C.
In all zoning districts, the loading and unloading of trucks and
all other vehicles shall be conducted in such a manner that no part
of the vehicle or the operations of loading and unloading shall extend
onto the adjacent sidewalk or the roadway, or in any other manner
hindering or impeding the use thereof. Exceptions to this requirement
shall be made only in instances where physical development of facilities
established prior to the effective date of this chapter will not permit
compliance.
A.
Tables for required off-street parking and loading. Requirements
governing the number and location of off-street loading facilities
in relation to the use property are established hereinafter in subsections
of this chapter. The off-street parking and loading requirements for
any use not specified herein shall be the same as for a similar specified
use, as determined as hereinafter.
B.
Floor area. The term "floor area," as employed in this off-street
parking and loading article, shall mean the gross floor areas of a
building (other than basement areas that have no occupancy use or
garage areas not related to the primary use of the structure); this
is to the exterior of the skin or to the center of a party wall.
A.
Table of Minimum Parking.
| Zoning District | Requirements | |
|---|---|---|
| R-1 and R-2 | A minimum of 2 off-street parking stalls per family unit. In addition, parking facilities shall be provided for all permitted accessory uses as specified in Article V of this chapter. | |
| R-3 | A minimum of 2.5 off-street parking stalls per family unit. In addition, parking facilities shall be provided for all permitted accessory uses as specified in Article V. | |
| R-4 | A minimum of 1.5 off-street parking stalls for a high-rise residential structure, and a minimum of 2 off-street parking stalls for all other uses. | |
| C | Retail and service activities: 1 space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 each for every 500 square feet of sales area. | |
| Offices; banks: 1 off-street space for each 200 square feet of net office area. | ||
| Places of assembly: 1 off-street space for each 6 seats. | ||
| L-I, H-I and O-1 | Parking and storage space for all vehicles used directly in the conduct of such industrial use, plus 1 parking space for every 500 square feet of industrial use and 1 space for every 200 square feet of gross office; parallel parking spaces located adjacent to public roads shall be included in the necessary calculations. |
B.
The Planning Commission may recommend and/or the Borough Council
approve an alternative lesser parking requirement for R-4 Zoning Districts
if a parking study developed by a professional traffic engineer, as
paid for and provided to the Borough by the developer of the proposed
construction or renovation, establishes that a lesser amount of parking
will be sufficient to meet the public health and safety objectives
of this chapter, with the adoption of such lesser parking requirements
being at the sole discretion of the Planning Commission and/or the
Borough Council.
A.
Off-street loading spaces shall be provided in accordance with the
specifications in this section in any nonresidential zoning district
whenever any new use is established or for the new portion whenever
any existing use is enlarged. The term "off-street loading" shall
include both "loading" and "unloading."
B.
Off-street loading spaces in conjunction with industrial districts
shall have a minimum rectangular dimension of 12 feet in width and
55 feet in length. Off-street loading spaces in conjunction with commercial
districts shall have a minimum rectangular dimension of 12 feet in
width and 30 feet in length.
C.
Off-street loading spaces shall be located in areas which will not
impede traffic on public streets. At no time may loading vehicles
obstruct traffic on a public thoroughfare.
D.
Off-street loading areas and access drives leading to the loading
area shall be graded for proper drainage and shall be paved with a
permanent surface, such as bituminous asphalt paving, poured-in-place
concrete, brick, stone or precast concrete pavers, or other surfaces
as approved by Council. In the event that construction occurs at a
time of the year that paving is impossible, the owner shall provide
written assurance to the Zoning Officer that paving will occur as
soon as weather permits.
E.
Any lighting devices used to illuminate the loading area or activities
shall be arranged so that there is no light spillage or glare onto
any adjoining property or public right-of-way.
F.
Parking facilities shall be provided for zoning districts as specified
herewith.
H.
Council may have the ability to alter the number or character of
loading spaces when it can be demonstrated that the requirements are
in character with a specific or proposed use now and in the future.
