A.
Off-street parking facilities shall be provided to
lessen congestion in the streets. The facilities required herein shall
be available to patrons throughout the hours of operation of the particular
business or use for which such facilities are provided. As used herein,
the term "parking space" includes either covered garage space or uncovered
parking space located off the public right-of-way.
B.
Outdoor parking space shall be deemed to be part of
the open space of the lot upon which it is located.
C.
A garage or carport nay be located wholly or partly
inside the walls of the principal building, or attached to the outer
walls. If separated from the principal building, the garage shall
conform to all accessory building requirements. The garage may be
constructed under a yard provided that the level of such yard shall
conform to the general level of the other yards on the lot. The space
above an underground garage shall be deemed to be part of the open
space of the lot on which it is located.
D.
Off-street parking may not be permitted in the front
yard in residential districts.
Any of the following buildings hereafter erected
or enlarged and any building hereafter converted into one of the following
buildings and any open area hereafter used for commercial or industrial
purposes shall be provided with not less than the minimum parking
spaces as set forth below.
[Amended 3-6-2012 by Ord. No. 60]
A.
Residential.
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Uses
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Minimum Required Parking
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|---|---|---|
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Single and two-family dwellings
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2 spaces for each family or dwelling unit
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Multiple dwellings
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2 spaces per dwelling unit
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Hotels, motels, tourist houses, boarding- and
room lodging houses
|
1 space for each guest room plus 1 space for
each 2 employees in the maximum working shift
|
B.
Commercial.
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Uses
|
Minimum Required Parking
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Automobile wash
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5 spaces for each washing machine
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Automotive sales and service garages
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1 space for each 400 square feet of gross floor
area devoted to service facilities or 2 spaces for each service bay,
whichever is larger, plus 1 space for each 200 square feet of gross
floor area devoted to sales facilities or usage plus 1 space for each
full-time employee
| |
|
Banks or professional offices
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1 space for each 200 square feet of floor area
| |
|
Bowling alleys
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5 spaces for each alley
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Dance halls, fitness centers, swimming pools,
roller rinks, clubs, lodges, and other similar uses
|
1 space for each 100 square feet of floor area
or of water area in the swimming pool
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|
Driving ranges and miniature golf
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1 space for each tee
| |
|
Food markets and convenience stores
|
1 space for each 200 square feet of net retail
floor area
| |
|
Funeral homes, mortuaries
|
One parking space for each 50 square feet of
floor area for use of memorial services, viewing area, business office
and product displays
| |
|
Furniture or appliance stores
|
1 space for each 200 square feet of net retail
floor area
| |
|
Medical and dental offices
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5 spaces for each practitioner
| |
|
Office buildings
|
1 space for each 200 square feet of net retail
floor area
| |
|
Restaurants, cafes, and other similar places
serving food or beverages
|
1 space for every 2.5 seats
| |
|
Retail stores and shops
|
1 space for each 120 square feet of net retail
floor area
| |
|
Sports arenas, auditoriums, theaters, assembly
halls
|
1 space for each 3.5 seats
| |
|
Trailer or monument sales or auctions
|
1 space for each 2,500 square feet of lot area
|
C.
Industrial-manufacturing.
|
Uses
|
Minimum Required Parking
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Industrial-manufacturing plants, research or
testing laboratories, bottling plants, warehousing and wholesaling
establishments
|
1 space for each 1,000 square feet of floor
area, plus 1 space for each 2 employees in the maximum working shift;
the total parking area shall not be less than 25% of the building
floor area
| |
|
Truck terminals
|
1 space for each 10,000 square feet of floor area
|
D.
Public and semipublic areas.
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Uses
|
Minimum Required Parking
| |
|---|---|---|
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Churches and schools
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1 space for each 3.5 seats in the auditorium
or 1 space for each 17 classroom seats, whichever is greater
| |
|
Community buildings, social halls, fire stations,
ambulance service and municipal building
|
1 space for each 100 square feet of floor area,
not including garage areas
| |
|
Hospitals, nursing and convalescent homes
|
1 space for each 3 beds, plus 1 space for each
employee in maximum working shift
|
Parking spaces for multiple dwelling buildings,
commercial or industrial uses shall be readily accessible to, and
within a reasonable distance from, the buildings served thereby. Such
spaces shall be on the same lot and in the same zoning district as
the principal building or open area conforming to the following regulations:
A.
The required parking spaces shall be situated within
600 feet of the principal building or open space in question.
B.
Such spaces shall be in the same ownership as the
principal use to which they are accessory and shall be subject to
deed restrictions acceptable to the Zoning Hearing Board, binding
the owner and heirs or assigns to maintain the required number of
parking spaces throughout the life of the principal use.
The minimum dimensions of parking facilities
to be provided shall be as follows:
A.
In all districts, net parking spaces per vehicle shall
be not less than 10 feet wide and 20 feet long, except when more than
10 parking spaces are required, in which case a maximum of 25% of
the parking spaces may be provided for compact vehicles. Each compact
parking space shall not be less than eight feet wide by 18 feet long.
All compact parking spaces shall be arranged and located in the same
area and be marked to indicate spaces designated for compact parking.
[Amended 3-6-2012 by Ord. No. 60]
B.
In all districts except for single-family dwellings,
there shall be no less than 10 feet of open space between the curb
line or edge of any parking area and the outside wall of any building.
No parking area shall be located within a public right-of-way.
C.
Parking lot dimensions. Parking lot dimensions shall
be not less than those listed in the following table:
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Aisle-Width
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Angle of Parking
(degrees)
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Parking Stall Width
(feet)
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Stall Depth*
(feet)
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One-Way
(feet)
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Two-Way
(feet)
| |
|
90º
|
10
|
20
|
24
|
24
| |
|
50º
|
10
|
22
|
18
|
20
| |
|
45º
|
10
|
21
|
15
|
20
| |
|
30º
|
10
|
19
|
12
|
20
| |
|
NOTE:
* Depth from curb is the perpendicular measurement
from curb or edge of the parking lot toward the interior portion of
the lot to be occupied by the parking vehicles and not including any
part of the drive.
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D.
All dead-end parking lots shall be designed to provide
sufficient backup area for the end stalls of the parking area.
E.
Parking areas 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.
F.
The width of entrance and exit drives shall be a minimum
of 12 feet for one-way use only, a minimum of 20 feet for two-way
use (except where 90º parking is used, in which case the minimum
shall be not less than 24 feet).
G.
Setback for parking areas shall be provided as follows:
(1)
All parking spaces and access drives shall be
at least 10 feet from any multiple dwelling building, industrial building,
or commercial building on the lot;
(2)
All parking spaces and access drives shall be
at least five feet from any exterior lot line, except where buffer
yards are required in which case such parking spaces and access drives
may not encroach on the buffer yard area; and
(3)
Except at entrance and exit drives, parking
areas shall be physically separated from any public and/or private
streets by a minimum five-foot planting strip. In no case shall parking
areas be designed to require or encourage cars to back into a public
or private street in order to leave the parking area.
(4)
All off-street parking spaces shall be marked
so as to indicate their location.
H.
Separate parking areas on a parcel or development
shall be physically separated from one another by eight-foot planting
strips.
I.
A structure or planting material shall be provided
of sufficient height and density to screen off-street parking lots
from the public street and from the ground level of adjoining residential
districts.
Handicapped parking spaces shall be provided
all uses, with the exception of single- and two-family residential
uses, and shall comply with the location, size, marking, and ingress
and egress requirements set forth herein. Each reserved parking space
for the physically handicapped person shall be not less than 12 feet
wide. The number of accessible parking spaces required are as follows:
|
Total Parking in Lot
|
Required Number
of Accessible Spaces
|
|---|---|
|
Up to 25
|
1
|
|
26 to 50
|
2
|
|
51 to 75
|
3
|
|
76 to 100
|
4
|
|
101 to 150
|
5
|
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151 to 200
|
6
|
|
201 to 300
|
7
|
|
301 to 400
|
8
|
|
401 to 500
|
9
|
|
501 to 1,000
|
2% of total
|
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Over 1,000
|
20 plus 1 for each 100 over 1,000
|
A.
The area of the parking lots, including driveways,
shall be graded, surfaced with asphalt or other suitable material,
and drained to the satisfaction of the Municipal Engineer to the extent
necessary to prevent dust, erosion or excessive water flow across
streets or adjoining property.
B.
Parking areas shall be kept clean and free from rubbish
and debris.
C.
In all cases, such drainage, surfacing, and maintenance
activities and plans shall conform to other applicable codes and ordinances
enacted by the Township.
Any lighting used to illuminate off-street parking
or loading areas shall be arranged so that the direct rays from the
luminaries will not fall on any residence beyond the property line.
A.
In addition to the off-street parking space required
above, all commercial and industrial establishments, hospitals or
sanitariums, and other similar uses shall provide adequate off-street
area for loading and unloading of supplies to and from vehicles.
B.
At least one loading berth shall be provided; however,
should the gross floor area of the main building and buildings accessory
thereto used for commercial and/or industrial purposes exceed 10,000
square feet, one additional loading berth shall be provided for each
10,000 square feet of gross floor area. The off-street loading berth
shall be not less than 10 feet wide, 35 feet in length, and 14 feet
in height.
C.
Hotels shall have at least one loading berth, with
an additional loading berth when the floor area exceeds 50,000 square
feet.
Whenever there is an alteration of a structure
or a change or extension of a use which increases the parking requirements
according to the standards the total additional parking required for
the alteration, change or extension shall be provided in accordance
with the requirements of this article.
All required parking facilities shall be provided
and maintained so long as the use exists which the facilities were
designed to serve. Off-street parking facilities shall not be reduced
in total number of spaces or area after their provisions, except upon
the approval of the Zoning Hearing Board and then only after proof
that, by reason of diminution in floor area, seating area, number
of employees or change in other factors controlling the regulation
of the number of parking spaces, such reduction is in conformity with
the requirements of the article. Reasonable precautions are to be
taken by the owner or sponsor of particular uses to assure the availability
of required facilities constitute a nuisance, hazard or unreasonable
impediment to traffic.
