A.
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.
C.
All multifamily, commercial, public/semipublic, institutional and
industrial uses shall provide handicapped parking spaces in accordance
with the Americans with Disabilities Act[1] Accessibilities Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities
developed by the United States Architectural and Transportation Barriers
Compliance Board. The applicant shall certify in writing or plan note
that a zoning permit application and/or subdivision and/or land development
plan complies with all relevant ADA requirements.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.
D.
In the Residential and Suburban Residential Zoning Districts, no
part of any minimum front yard setback shall be used for parking purposes,
except that the driveway area located within the front yard setback
may be used for off-street parking.
E.
For nonresidential uses, parking may be permitted no closer than
15 feet from the street right-of-way line.
F.
The parking of any nonmotorized vehicle (including boats and trailers)
or any motorized vehicle not having a current and valid registration
and inspection certificate is prohibited within any street right-of-way.
G.
Parking shall be calculated for each individual use.
Any of the following permitted uses or buildings hereafter established,
erected or enlarged; any use or building hereafter converted into
one or more of the following uses; and any open space hereafter used
shall be provided with not less than the minimum off-street parking
spaces as set forth below, together with adequate access drives, driveways
or other means of circulation and access to and from a street right-of-way.
However, in no case shall the minimum number of off-street parking
spaces be less than two.
B.
Change in requirements. Whenever there is an alteration of a building
or a change or extension of a use that increases the parking requirements,
the additional parking required for the alteration, change or extension
shall be provided in accordance with the requirements of this article.
C.
Conflict with other uses. No parking area shall be used for any use
that interferes with its availability for the parking need it is required
to serve.
D.
Continuing obligation. All required parking facilities shall be provided
and maintained so long as the use exists which the facilities were
designed to serve. Reasonable precautions are to be taken by the property
owner or business owner to assure the availability of required facilities
for the employees or other persons for whom the parking areas are
designed to serve. The property owner or business owner shall ensure
that the parking area at no time constitutes a nuisance, hazard or
unreasonable impediment to traffic.
E.
Drainage, surfacing and maintenance.
(1)
The area of parking lots where there is no truck traffic, including driveways, shall be graded, surfaced with a paved, dust-free surface, and drained in accordance with the standards set forth in Article V of Chapter 235, Subdivision and Land Development, and/or any applicable Township construction and materials specifications.[1]Alternate pavement sections, including concrete, can be
considered if properly designed and then approved by the Township
Engineer.
(2)
Parking areas shall be kept clean and free from rubbish and
debris.
(3)
In all cases, such drainage, surfacing and maintenance activities
and plans shall conform to other applicable Township codes and ordinances.
F.
Ghost parking. Ghost parking, which shall include areas of required parking facilities that may remain unpaved, leveled and stabilized in a grass condition, but that also may be constructed with other pervious surfaces acceptable to the Township Engineer and/or as provided in Article V of Chapter 235, Subdivision and Land Development, and/or any applicable Township construction and materials specifications,[2] so as to provide for overflow parking for other, seasonal
or event peak times, shall be permitted subject to the following:
(1)
The applicant shall submit a plan showing all required parking spaces, aisles and/or accessways, landscaping and buffer areas, designed in strict conformance with all other requirements of Article XX of this chapter; and
(a)
All those parking-related improvements and facilities that are
to be constructed.
(b)
All ghost parking spaces which shall be delineated on the plan
and designated as "reserved for future use," required to meet the
minimum number of required parking spaces but otherwise not to be
constructed in full compliance with the requirements of this chapter.
(2)
Ghost parking spaces shall not exceed 20% or more of the minimum
required parking spaces.
(3)
All areas designated as ghost parking shall not count toward
any open space requirements.
(4)
The applicant shall enter into an agreement with the Township
agreeing to design and construct all parking-related improvements,
including all related stormwater management improvements, which have
not been previously constructed within six months of notification
from the Township. Such agreement shall be in a form acceptable to
the Township Solicitor.
G.
Computation of spaces. Where the computation of required parking
spaces results in a fractional number, any fraction shall be counted
as one full space.
H.
Location of spaces.
(1)
Every required parking space 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 vehicle, except for spaces
serving single-family or two-family dwellings.
(2)
Backing onto a street right-of-way. No parking area shall be
designed to require or encourage parked vehicles to back into a public
street right-of-way in order to leave a parking space, except for
a single-family or two-family dwelling with its access onto a local
street right-of-way or parking court. In any event, parking spaces
may back onto an alley.
(3)
Parking spaces for a multifamily dwelling building(s) and nonresidential
uses (except agricultural and forestry uses) shall be readily accessible
to the building(s) served. Such space shall be in the same zoning
district as the principal building or use, and conform to the following
requirements:
(a)
Required parking spaces shall be located within 100 feet of
the principal building or use when located on the same side of the
street.
(b)
Required parking spaces shall be located within 300 feet of
the principal building or use when linked to a pedestrian trail or
sidewalk when located on the same side of the street.
(c)
Fifty percent of the required parking spaces may be located
across a collector or local street with the following conditions:
[1]
Crosswalks shall be provided in order to ensure safe pedestrian
access to and from the parking area.
[2]
Safety lighting shall be provided at the crosswalk to illuminate
the cross area when the parking area is used in early morning or at
night.
[3]
A pedestrian crossing sign in accordance with the most recent
versions of PennDOT Publications 68 and 236 shall be provided on each
side of the road.
[4]
Parking lots located across a street shall be safe for pedestrian
use. To ensure safety, the design of the crosswalk shall consider
the speed limit, sight distance, visibility, road conditions and other
safety factors. In the event that the crosswalk is deemed to be unsafe,
the Zoning Officer shall not permit parking areas across a street.
[5]
In the event that the crosswalk becomes a safety hazard due
to increased traffic, adjacent development, the change of street classification
or other circumstances that will affect pedestrian safety, the parking
lot shall be abandoned. It is the responsibility of the applicant
to provide and secure an alternative location for the parking spaces
that were lost due to the abandonment.
(d)
The distances specified herein shall be measured from the nearest
point of the parking lot to the nearest point of the principal building
or use that the parking lot is required to serve.
(4)
The applicant for a zoning permit or use certificate shall submit,
with his application, a legal document approved by the Township Solicitor
that subjects such parcels of land to parking uses in connection with
the principal use to which it is accessory. Prior to the issuance
of a zoning permit, the Zoning Officer shall cause such legal documents
to be recorded in the office of the York County Recorder of Deeds.
K.
Trees.
(1)
Standards for shade trees for parking areas shall be provided in accordance with Chapter 235, Subdivision and Land Development.
(2)
Contiguous properties. When a parking lot abuts any property within the Residential and Suburban Residential Zoning Districts, or any property used principally for residential purposes, Level 2 screening in accordance with Part 10 of this chapter shall be provided along the entire property line abutting the residential zone/property.
A.
The minimum dimensions of parking facilities to be provided shall
be as follows.
(1)
In all zoning districts, noncompact parking spaces (nonparking
lot) per vehicle shall be not less than 10 feet wide and 20 feet long.
[Amended 4-20-2010 by Ord. No. 2-2010]
(2)
Parking lot space and aisle dimensions shall not be less than
those listed in the following table:
[Amended 4-20-2010 by Ord. No. 2-2010]
|
Parking
|
Aisle Width
| |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Angle of Parking
(degrees)
|
Stall Width
(feet)
|
Stall Depth*
(feet)
|
One-Way
(feet)
|
Two-Way
(feet)
|
|
90°
|
10
|
20
|
25
|
25
|
|
60°
|
10
|
20
|
24
|
24
|
|
45°
|
10
|
20
|
18
|
24
|
|
30°
|
10
|
19
|
16
|
24
|
|
Parallel
|
9
|
22
|
16
|
20
|
|
NOTES:
| |
|---|---|
|
*
|
Depth of parking space is the measurement from the curb or edge
of the parking space toward the interior portion of the space to be
occupied by a parked vehicle and not including any part of the aisle
or driveway.
|
(3)
All dead-end parking lots shall be designed to provide sufficient
backup area for the end parking spaces of the parking area. This shall
include designing the end spaces to prevent backing up into an aisle,
other than the one on which the end space directly accesses.
(4)
Where more than 10 parking spaces are required, a maximum of
40% of the parking spaces may be provided for compact vehicles. Each
compact parking space shall be not less than eight feet wide by 17
feet long. All compact parking spaces shall be located in the same
area and be marked to indicate spaces designated for compact parking.
(5)
Trucks and trailers.
(a)
A turning movement analysis for truck traffic flow on site shall
be provided for all sites proposing truck parking.
(b)
Where truck parking spaces or trailer parking spaces are provided
and/or required, parking space and aisle dimensions shall not be less
than listed in the following table:
|
Parking
|
Aisle Width
| |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Angle of Parking
(degrees)
|
Stall Width
(feet)
|
Stall Depth*
(feet)
|
One-Way
(feet)
|
Two-Way
(feet)
|
|
90°
|
12
|
60
|
75
|
75
|
|
60°
|
12
|
60
|
56
|
60
|
|
45°
|
12
|
60
|
41
|
60
|
|
30°
|
12
|
60
|
36
|
60
|
|
NOTES:
| |
|---|---|
|
*
|
Depth of parking space is the measurement from the curb or edge
of the parking space toward the interior portion of the space to be
occupied by a parked vehicle and not including any part of the aisle
or driveway.
|
B.
Setbacks for parking areas shall be provided as follows:
(1)
All parking spaces and access drives shall be located at least
10 feet from any multifamily dwelling building(s) and other nonresidential
uses (except agricultural and forestry uses) located on the lot. The
ten-foot setback between the parking area and building shall be for
the purpose of providing a pedestrian access walkway and perimeter
landscaping.
(2)
All parking spaces and access drives shall be at least eight feet from any side or rear lot line, except where buffer yards are required, in which case the standards set forth in Article XXIII of this chapter shall apply. The required setback shall not include screening.
(3)
No off-street parking area shall be located within a public
right-of-way.
C.
Curbing. Curbing is important for safe and efficient parking areas.
(1)
Curbing within a parking lot may be required in a land development
if determined necessary by the Township Engineer to:
(a)
Channelize and control vehicular movement in a safe manner through
the parking area.
(b)
Direct stormwater and drainage within the parking area.
(c)
Define parking areas.
(d)
Delineate and/or protect perimeter and interior landscaped areas
from vehicles.
(e)
Separate vehicle movement from pedestrian movement as necessary
for safety.
(3)
Construction specifications for curbing to be installed in parking
areas shall be submitted with the land development application.
(4)
Where curbs are provided in a parking lot, the minimum curb
radii shall be five-foot radius curvature and shall be required for
all curblines. However, larger curb radii may be designed when necessary
for trucks, buses, and similar large vehicles.
D.
Delineation of off-street parking spaces. All paved off-street parking
space shall be marked with paint or other methods so as to indicate
their location.
Automobile parking lots are for the sole purposes of accommodating
the passenger vehicles of persons associated with the use that requires
them. Parking lots shall not be used for the following:
A.
The sale, display or storage of automobiles or other merchandise;
B.
Parking/storage of vehicles accessory to the use;
C.
Performing services (including services to vehicles);
D.
Loading and unloading purposes, except during hours when business
operations are suspended;
E.
Temporary storage units and waste disposal (e.g., pallets, cardboard);
or
F.
Recreational vehicle parking (when occupants not in store).
[Amended 4-20-2010 by Ord. No. 2-2010]
Except as provided in § 270-198, pertaining to shared parking, the following table lists required numbers of parking spaces by use type. Any use involving a combination of several uses shall provide the total number of spaces required for each individual use:
|
Type of Use
|
Minimum Number of Parking Spaces
|
|---|---|
|
Agricultural and Forestry Uses
| |
|
Agribusiness
|
1 per nonresident farm employee
|
|
Agriculture, (excluding agribusiness)
|
1 per nonresident farm employee
|
|
Forestry
|
1 per employee
|
|
Greenhouse or horticultural nursery
|
1 per 1,000 square feet of retail sales area
|
|
Nature preserve and wildlife sanctuary
|
1 for each acre devoted to the use
|
|
Riding school
|
1 for every 2 stalls, plus 1 per every 4 seats of spectator
seating
|
|
Residential Uses
| |
|
Apartment conversion
|
3 per each dwelling unit
|
|
Dwelling, multifamily
|
3.5 per dwelling unit. Of these spaces, at least 2 must be provided
on the same individual lot as the principal dwelling unit, and the
remaining 1.5 may be provided within common parking lots, provided
all spaces required are within 300 feet of the unit served. In addition,
for developments containing more than 6 multifamily dwellings there
shall be provided off-street parking/storage space for boats, travel
trailers, tent campers, and trailers used to transport recreation
vehicles. Such space shall be provided at a minimum rate of 100 square
feet per dwelling unit and shall be placed at only 1 location which
is no less than 50 feet from any dwelling unit. Such storage space
shall be screened from all dwellings.
|
|
Dwelling, single-family detached
|
3 per dwelling unit
|
|
Dwelling, single-family semidetached
|
4.5 per dwelling unit. Such parking spaces can take the form
of private driveways or garages and/or common parking lots. Of these
spaces, at least 3 must be provided on the same individual lot as
the principal dwelling unit, and the remaining 1.5 may be provided
within common parking lots, provided all spaces required are within
300 feet of the unit served. In addition, for developments containing
more than 6 two-family, single-family attached and/or multifamily
dwellings, there shall be provided off-street parking/storage space
for boats, travel trailers, tent campers, and trailers used to transport
recreation vehicles. Such space shall be provided at a minimum rate
of 100 square feet per dwelling unit and shall be placed at only 1
location that is no less than 50 feet from any dwelling unit. Such
storage space shall be screened from all dwellings.
|
|
Dwelling, single-family attached
|
4.5 per dwelling unit. Such parking spaces can take the form
of private driveways or garages and/or common parking lots. Of these
spaces, at least 3 must be provided on the same individual lot as
the principal dwelling unit, and the remaining 1.5 may be provided
within common parking lots, provided all spaces required are within
300 feet of the unit served. In addition, for developments containing
more than 6 two-family, single-family attached and/or multifamily
dwellings, there shall be provided off-street parking/storage space
for boats, travel trailers, tent campers, and trailers used to transport
recreation vehicles. Such space shall be provided at a minimum rate
of 100 square feet per dwelling unit and shall be placed at only 1
location that is no less than 50 feet from any dwelling unit. Such
storage space shall be screened from all dwellings.
|
|
Dwelling, two-family
|
3 per dwelling unit
|
|
Group home
|
2 per dwelling unit, plus 1 per each employee
|
|
Mobile home park
|
See Part 7
|
|
Two-family conversions
|
2 per dwelling unit
|
|
Age-restricted housing
|
Total required parking to be determined via the sum total of
the combination of several uses providing the total number of spaces
required for each individual use.
|
|
Institutional Uses
| |
|
Cemeteries
|
1 per employee
|
|
Club room, club grounds and meeting halls
|
1 for every 200 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 per
each employee on 2 largest shifts (i.e., sum total of all employees
on the 2 largest shifts)
|
|
Hospital
|
1 for every 1 1/2 beds (i.e., 2 per 3 beds), plus 6 per
doctor, plus 1 per employee support staff
|
|
Nursing, rest or retirement homes
|
1 for every 1 1/2 beds (i.e., 2 per 3 beds), plus 6 per
doctor, plus 1 per employee support staff
|
|
Place of worship
|
1 for every 4 seats or 200 square feet of gross floor area,
whichever is larger
|
|
Life-care community
|
Total required parking to be determined via the sum total of
the combination of several uses providing the total number of spaces
required for each individual use.
|
|
Public/Semipublic Uses
| |
|
Emergency services
|
1 for every 400 square feet, plus 1 per stored vehicle
|
|
Essential services
|
1 for every 400 square feet, plus 1 per stored vehicle
|
|
Governmental facility or use other than Township-owned
|
1 for every 400 square feet of office space, plus 1 for every
50 square feet of assembly area, meeting room, conference, etc.
|
|
Museums, art galleries, cultural centers, community centers,
libraries
|
1 for every 400 square feet of gross floor area
|
|
Municipal uses
|
1 for every 400 square feet of office space, plus 1 for every
50 square feet of assembly area, meeting room, conference, etc.
|
|
Parks and playgrounds
|
4 per acre or portion thereof
|
|
Other public uses
|
1 for every 400 square feet of office space, plus 1 for every
50 square feet of assembly area, meeting room, conference, etc.
|
|
Schools, private and public (below 10th grade, including kindergarten)
|
1 for every 6 students enrolled, plus 1 per teacher
|
|
Schools, private and public (10th grade and above, including
colleges)
|
1 for every 3 students enrolled, plus 1 per teacher
|
|
School, vocational-mechanical trade
|
1 for every 1 1/2 students enrolled (i.e., 2 per 3 students)
|
|
Theater and auditorium, banquet, conference, and meeting facilities:
and other such places of public assembly
|
1 for every 200 square feet, but not less than 1 per every 2
seats
|
|
Commercial Uses
| |
|
Adult-related uses
|
1 for every 100 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 per
each employee on the largest shift
|
|
Airport, heliport
|
1 for every 4 air vehicles stored outside
|
|
Animal hospitals
|
1 for every 400 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 per
employee
|
|
Automobile or gasoline service stations
|
1 for every 400 square feet of gross floor and ground area devoted
to repair and service facilities in addition to areas normally devoted
to automobile storage, plus 1 per employee on the largest shift. Spaces
at the gasoline pump(s) shall not count towards the parking requirement.
|
|
Automobile, mobile home, and similar motor vehicle sales
|
1 for every 1,000 square feet of gross floor area and ground
area devoted to repair and service facilities
|
|
Automobile, mobile home, and similar motor vehicle repair/service
|
1 for every 1,000 square feet of gross indoor and outdoor display
areas
|
|
Business and/or industry park
|
1 for every 200 square feet of gross floor area
|
|
Campgrounds
|
1 per campsite, plus 1 per employee, plus 1/2 of the spaces
normally required for accessory uses listed elsewhere within this
schedule
|
|
Automobile washing (car wash)
|
1 for each employee on the largest shift
|
|
Communication antenna, equipment building and tower
|
1 for each employee on the largest shift, but in no case less
than 2 total spaces
|
|
Convenience stores
|
1 for every 200 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 per
employee on the 2 largest shifts (i.e., sum total of all employees
on the 2 largest shifts). Spaces at the gasoline pump(s) shall not
count towards the parking requirement.
|
|
Day-care, commercial
|
1 for every 6 students enrolled, plus 1 per teacher
|
|
Farm-related businesses
|
1 for each employee, but not less than 4 spaces
|
|
Financial institutions
|
1 for every 200 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 per
employee
|
|
Funeral homes
|
1 for every 100 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 per
each employee, plus 1 per each piece mobile equipment, such as hearses
and automobiles
|
|
Golf course
|
1 for each 1/8 hole (i.e., 8 per hole), plus 1 per employee,
plus 1/2 of the spaces normally required for accessory uses listed
elsewhere within this schedule
|
|
Health and fitness clubs
|
1 for every 100 square feet of gross floor area
|
|
Hotel
|
1 for each guest sleeping room, plus 1 per each employee on
2 largest shifts, (i.e., sum total of all employees on the 2 largest
shifts), plus 3/4 of the spaces normally required for accessory uses
listed elsewhere within this schedule
|
|
Indoor commercial recreational facilities
|
1 for every 200 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 for
each employee
|
|
Indoor shooting range
|
1 for each 1/2 target (i.e., 2 per target), plus 1 per employee
|
|
Kennels
|
1 for every 400 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 per
employee
|
|
Medical or dental clinic
|
1 for each 1/6 physician and/or dentist (i.e., 6 per physician
and/or dentist)
|
|
Motel
|
1 for each guest sleeping room, plus 1 per each employee on
2 largest shifts (i.e., sum total of all employees on the 2 largest
shifts), plus 3/4 of the spaces normally required for accessory uses
listed elsewhere within this schedule
|
|
Nightclub
|
1 for every 100 square feet of floor area, plus 1 per employee
on the largest shift
|
|
Office
|
1 for every 300 square feet of gross floor area
|
|
Other commercial buildings and uses
|
1 for every 400 square feet of gross floor area
|
|
Outdoor commercial recreation facilities
|
1 for every 200 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 for
each employee; or if completely outside of a structure, 1 per each
3 users at maximum utilization, plus 1 for each employee
|
|
Outdoor shooting range
|
1 for each 1/2 target (i.e., 2 per target), plus 1 per employee
|
|
Personal service business
|
1 for every 300 square feet of gross floor area
|
|
Restaurant, drive-through
|
1 for every 2 seats, plus 1 per each employee on the 2 largest
shifts (i.e., sum total of all employees on the 2 largest shifts)
or if no seating is provided, 1 per 60 square feet of gross floor
area, but with a minimum of 10 spaces
|
|
Restaurant, fast-food
|
1 for every 2 seats, plus 1 per each employee on the 2 largest
shifts (i.e., sum total of all employees on the 2 largest shifts)
|
|
Restaurant
|
1 space for every 2 seats, plus 1 space per each employee on
the 2 largest shifts (i.e., sum total of all employees on the 2 largest
shifts)
|
|
Retail store or shop
|
1 space for every 200 square feet of gross floor area, plus
1 space per each employee on 2 largest shifts (i.e., sum total of
all employees on the 2 largest shifts)
|
|
School, commercial
|
1 space for every 2 students enrolled, plus 1 space per teacher
|
|
Shopping center
|
1 space for every 200 square feet of gross floor area
|
|
Tavern
|
1 space for every 100 square feet of floor area, plus 1 space
per employee on the largest shift
|
|
Veterinarian's offices
|
1 space for every 500 square feet of gross floor area
|
|
Recreation Uses
| |
|
Amusement arcades
|
1 space for every 80 square feet of gross floor area
|
|
Athletic fields
|
1 space for every 4 seats of spectator seating; however, if
no spectator seating is provided, a temporary parking area shall be
provided on the site. Such area must provide sufficient numbers of
spaces to serve all users of the site, and include a fence delineating
such parking area
|
|
Bowling alleys, billiards rooms
|
1 space for each 1/4 lane/table (i.e., 4 per lane/table) and
1 per every 2 employees
|
|
Golf driving ranges
|
1 per tee and 1 per employee
|
|
Miniature golf courses
|
1 for each 1/2 hole (i.e., 2 per hole) and 1 per employee
|
|
Picnic areas
|
1 space per table
|
|
Skating rinks
|
1 space for every 4 persons of legal occupancy
|
|
Swimming pools (other than 1 accessory to a residential development)
|
1 space for every 4 persons of legal occupancy
|
|
Tennis or racquetball clubs
|
1 space for each 1/4 court (i.e., 4 spaces per court) plus 1
per employee plus 50% of the spaces normally required for accessory
uses
|
|
Industrial Uses
| |
|
Heavy industrial uses
|
1 for each employee on each of the 2 largest shifts (i.e., sum
total of all employees on the 2 largest shifts), or 1 per employee
and at least 1 per every 1,000 square feet of gross floor area, whichever
is the greatest number
|
|
Junkyards
|
1 for each 1/2 acre, plus 1 per employee
|
|
Light industrial uses including the manufacturing, assembling,
converting, finishing, processing, packaging, storage, wholesaling
and repair (where applicable) of the following:
|
1 for each employee on each of the 2 largest shifts (i.e., sum
total of all employees on the 2 largest shifts), or 1 per employee
and at least 1 per every 1,000 square feet of gross floor area, whichever
is the greatest number
|
|
Mini storage/self-storage facility
|
1 for every 25 units, plus 1 per 250 square feet of office space,
plus 2 per any resident manager
|
|
Mineral extraction and recovery operation
|
1 for each employee on the largest shift
|
|
Sawmills and lumberyards
|
1 for each employee on the largest shift
|
|
Solid waste disposal and/or processing facilities
|
1 for each employee on the largest shift, or 1 for every 1,000
square feet of gross floor area, whichever is greater
|
|
Warehousing and wholesale trade establishments
|
1 for every 1,000 square feet of gross floor area of the building
up to 20,000 square feet, plus 1 for every 2,000 square feet gross
floor area of the building up to between 20,000 square feet and 40,000
square feet, plus 1 for every 3,000 square feet of gross floor area
of the building in excess of 40,000 square feet. In addition to the
off-street parking requirements and when there are 10 or more loading
berths provided, trailer parking spaces shall be provided at 1 trailer
parking space for every 4 loading berths.
|
|
Accessory Uses
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Accessory uses customarily incidental to the permitted uses
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According to spaces normally required for similar type or accessory
uses listed elsewhere within this schedule
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Bed-and-breakfast inns
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1 per sleeping room, plus 1 for each 1/2 dwelling unit (i.e.,
2 per dwelling unit)
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Day care, accessory
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1 for each 1/2 dwelling unit (i.e., 2 per dwelling unit), plus
1 space per each nonresident employee
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Day care, family
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1 for each 1/2 dwelling unit (i.e., 2 per dwelling unit), plus
1 per each nonresident employee
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ECHO housing
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Per ECHO housing unit
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Farm occupations
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1 for each 1/2 dwelling unit (i.e., 2 per dwelling unit)
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Home occupations
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1 for each 1/2 dwelling unit (i.e., 2 per dwelling unit), plus
1 per each nonresident employee, plus 1 per potential patron on site
at 1 time
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No-impact home occupations
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1 for each 1/2 dwelling unit (i.e., 2 per dwelling unit)
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Roadside stand
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1 for every 50 feet of gross floor area (minimum 2 spaces)
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Rural occupations
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1 for each 1/2 dwelling unit (i.e., 2 per dwelling unit), plus
1 per potential patron on site at 1 time
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A.
Shared off-street parking may be used between two or more uses to satisfy all or a portion of the minimum off-street parking requirements set forth in Article XX of this chapter.
B.
Shared off-street parking is permitted between different categories
of uses or uses with different hours of operation.
C.
The use(s) for which the request is being made for shared parking
shall be located within 800 feet of the off-street parking facility
(surface parking lot or garage).
D.
The reductions to parking permitted through shared use of off-street
parking shall be determined as a percentage of the minimum required
off-street parking requirements, as modified by the reductions permitted
below.
E.
An agreement providing for the shared use of off-street parking,
executed by the parties involved, shall be filed with the application
for development. Shared parking privileges shall continue in effect
only as long as the agreement, binding on all parties, remains in
force. If the agreement is no longer in force, parking shall be provided
as otherwise required by Part 9.
F.
Calculation of parking requirements for shared parking between different
categories of uses, uses with different hours of operation, and uses
of the same type.
(1)
Shared off-street parking for different categories of uses.
(a)
Establishments constituting different categories of use may
share off-street parking as follows:
[1]
If an office use and a retail sales and service use share off-street
parking, the parking requirement for the retail sales and service
use may be reduced by 20%, provided that the reduction shall not exceed
the minimum parking requirement for the office use.
[2]
If a residential use shares off-street parking with a retail
sales and service use other than hotel and lodging uses, eating and
drinking establishments or entertainment uses, the parking requirement
for the residential use may be reduced by 30%, provided that the reduction
does not exceed the minimum parking requirement for the retail sales
and service use.
[3]
If an office and a residential use share off-street parking,
the parking requirement for the residential use may be reduced by
50%, provided that the reduction shall not exceed the minimum parking
requirement for the office use.
(2)
Shared off-street parking for uses with different hours of operation.
(a)
For the purposes of this article, the following uses shall be
considered daytime uses, operating anytime between the hours 7:01
a.m. and 5:59 p.m., Monday through Friday only:
[1]
Offices.
[2]
Retail sales and services, except restaurants, drive-in restaurants,
fast-food restaurants, taverns, and other eating and drinking establishments,
and/or health and fitness clubs and other entertainment uses.
[3]
Other similar primarily daytime uses, as determined by the Zoning
Officer.
(b)
For the purposes of this article, the following uses shall be
considered nighttime uses, operating anytime between the hours of
6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., and/or Saturday and Sunday uses:
[1]
Places of worship and related use facility.
[2]
Theaters, auditoriums, commercial recreation facilities and
other indoor entertainment uses.
[3]
Restaurants, drive-in restaurants, fast-food restaurants, taverns,
and other eating and drinking establishments.
[4]
Other similar primarily nighttime or Sunday uses, as determined
by the Zoning Officer.
(c)
The Zoning Officer may authorize the use of up to 90% of the
required off-street parking for a daytime use to serve as the required
parking provided for a nighttime or Sunday use and vice versa, except
that this may be increased to 100% when the nighttime or Sunday use
is a place of worship or related use facility. The applicant shall
demonstrate that there is no substantial conflict in the principal
operating hours of the uses for which the sharing of off-street parking
is proposed.
(3)
Shared off-street parking for uses of the same type.
(a)
The Zoning Officer may authorize shared off-street parking arrangements
between two or more commercial uses having the same or overlapping
operating hours, allowing reductions in the total minimum number of
required off-street parking spaces as follows:
[1]
Up to a twenty-percent reduction in the total minimum number
of required off-street parking spaces for four or more separate establishments.
[2]
A fifteen-percent reduction in the total minimum number of required
spaces for three establishments.
[3]
A ten-percent reduction in the total minimum number of required
spaces for two establishments.
(b)
No reductions to the parking requirement shall be made if the
proposed business establishments have previously received a reduction
through the provisions for shared off-street parking under this section.
(c)
The establishments for which the application is being made for
shared off-street parking shall be located within 800 feet of the
off-street parking facility. The off-street parking facility shall
be located within the same zoning district.
(d)
The reductions to parking requirements allowed through shared off-street parking and on-street parking spaces credited in this article shall be determined as a percentage of the minimum requirements as stated in § 270-197 of this chapter.
(e)
New business establishments seeking to meet parking requirements
by becoming part of an existing shared off-street parking arrangement
shall provide the Zoning Officer with an amendment to the agreement
stating their inclusion in the shared off-street parking facility
or area.
G.
Written agreement between property owners to share parking.
(1)
Where an application for development for which shared parking
is proposed includes two or more separately owned properties, and
the Zoning Officer has made a determination of the minimum number
of required parking spaces for each of the applicable properties and
uses, the Zoning Officer shall require that the owners of the properties
enter into a legal agreement with the Township guaranteeing access
to, use of, and management of designated shared parking spaces. The
agreement shall be in a recordable form approved by the Township Solicitor,
included as a condition of the approval and enforceable by the Township.
(2)
Where an application for a zoning permit for which shared parking
is proposed includes two or more properties owned by the same property
owner, and the Zoning Officer has made a determination of the minimum
number of required parking spaces for the applicable properties and
uses, the Zoning Officer shall require that the owner of the properties
enter into a legal agreement with the Township guaranteeing access
to, use of, and management of designated shared parking spaces. The
agreement shall be in a recordable form acceptable to the Township,
included as a condition of the approval and enforceable by the Township.
H.
Shared parking plan.
(1)
As part of the application for development, the Township may
require an applicant who plans to incorporate shared off-street parking
to submit a shared off-street parking plan. A shared parking plan
includes one or more of the following:
(a)
A site plan showing parking spaces intended for shared off-street
parking and their proximity to the uses they will serve, as well as
those on-street parking spaces abutting the frontage of the lots being
developed.
(b)
A signage plan that directs drivers to the most convenient off-street
parking areas for each particular use or group of uses, if such distinctions
can be made.
(c)
A pedestrian circulation plan that shows connections and sidewalks
between off-street parking areas, land uses and buildings.
(2)
The shared off-street parking plan shall satisfy the following
standards, as applicable:
(a)
Shared off-street parking spaces for residential units must
be located within 300 feet of the dwelling unit entrances they serve.
(b)
Shared off-street parking spaces at nonresidential uses must
be located within 500 feet of the principal building entrances of
all shared uses. However, up to 20% of the spaces may be located more
than 500 feet, but less than 1,000 feet, from the principal building
entrances.
(c)
Clearly delineated and direct pedestrian connections must be
provided from the shared parking area(s) to the building entrances.
(d)
Pedestrians shall not be required to cross an arterial street
to access shared parking facilities, except at a signalized intersection
along a clearly delineated pedestrian pathway.
