No application for a zoning certificate, in conjunction with an application for a building permit for the construction or substantial reconstruction of any principal building, shall be approved unless there is included with the plan for such building a site plan showing the number of off-street parking spaces (community garage or parking area as in § 300-100 or private lots as noted herein) to be provided in connection with such construction or reconstruction in accordance with the regulations set forth herein.
A.
Off-street parking lots are permitted in all zoning districts, provided that a permanent screen wall, fence or planting be installed adjacent to properties in R Districts not served by subject lots. (See Subsection G hereof.) All off-street parking lots may be enclosed by an open fabric fence approved by the Planning Commission. Such lots shall be provided with bumper guards where appropriate, surfaced with asphalt or concrete, served by concrete driveways between street property lines and curblines, graded to drain to a catch basin attached to a municipal storm sewer when sites are over 10,000 square feet and have lights properly shielded to prevent glare upon adjacent properties in R Districts (see other provisions of this section).
(1)
The required site plans shall show the location of all of the buildings
and/or structures upon the lot, the location of driveways, the location
of screen walls, fences, or planting and all appropriate dimensions.
Driveways shall be no wider than 25 feet and measured perpendicular
to the center lines of streets or roadways. No driveway shall be within
15 feet of another driveway at the street line or of the curbline
of an intersecting street, nor within five feet of another driveway
at the street line or the curbline of an intersecting street, nor
within five feet of a fire hydrant, a catch basin or the open end
of a cul-de-sac.
(2)
All parking spaces must be located within 300 feet of the structures
served. However, for places of assembly, 500 feet will be acceptable.
(3)
Any deviation from the approved plans shall constitute a violation
of this chapter.
B.
The minimum number of off-street parking spaces to be provided for
every new or substantially reconstructed building shall be as follows:[1]
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Residential Uses
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Spaces
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One-family dwelling
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2 spaces per dwelling unit
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Two-family dwelling
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2 spaces per dwelling unit
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Townhouses and garden apartments
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2 spaces per dwelling unit
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High-rise apartments
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1.5 spaces per dwelling unit
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(1)
On a lot occupied by only a one-family dwelling, a minor garage or
minor parking area may be established in the rear yard, provided that
the garage or parking area shall be no closer than 50 feet to any
front street.
(2)
Public, semipublic, institutional and related uses.
[Amended 11-6-2023 by Ord. No. 7-2023]
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Public, Semipublic, Institutional and Related Uses
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Spaces
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Church, temple or other place of worship
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1 space for every 5 seats provided in the principal place of
worship, but no less than 1 space for each family of the congregation
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Hospital or rest home
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1 space for every 2 beds and each 2 employees on the maximum
working shift
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Nursery, junior high school or elementary school
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1 space for every 2 maximum employees on the premises at any
1 time plus provisions for off-street loading of vehicles transporting
students
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High school
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1 space for every 2 maximum employees on the premises at any
1 time
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All schools
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1 space for every 5 seats in the auditorium or principal place
of assembly, plus provisions for off-street loading of vehicles transporting
students; additional spaces for students as required by the Zoning
Hearing Board
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Major Commercial and Uses Related Uses Other than Those
Listed
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In C-1, C-2 and C-3 Districts
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1 space for every 200 square feet of gross floor area
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In M District
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1 space for every 1.5 hourly employees on the maximum working
shift, plus 1 space per salaried employee
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Independent Major Commercial Uses
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Automobile sales, flower and plant nurseries, lumber and building
supplies
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1 space for every 600 square feet of floor area and outdoor
display area
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Automobile (car) wash
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1 space for each 2 employees plus 5 spaces for each vehicle
which can be accommodated in washing lines at the same time
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Drive-in business
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1 space per 2 patrons capable of being accommodated at peak
business hours; this will be determined on 5 square feet of sales
area per customer
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Home occupations and personal services
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1 space for each patron that could possibly be served at one
time
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Mortician or funeral home
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5 spaces for each chapel or parlor room plus 1 space for each
vehicle maintained on the premises, but no fewer than 12 spaces
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Motel, hotel, fraternity or sorority boarding house or rooming
house, dormitory
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1 space for each sleeping room, employee and manager or 1 space
for every 100 square feet of ground floor area, which ever results
in the greater requirement
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Gasoline service station
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5 spaces per station at minimum
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Other independent major commercial uses
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1 space for every 200 square feet of floor area.
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Cultural and Entertainment Uses
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Establishments handling sale and consumption of food on the
premises, retail business and personal service establishments (restaurants,
barbers and beauty shops)
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1 space for every 50 square feet of floor area devoted to patron
use, plus 1 space per maximum number of employees
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Bowling alleys
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5 spaces for each lane plus 1 space for every 2 employees
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Theater or stadium
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1 space for every 4 seats
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Other recreation and entertainment
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A sufficient number of spaces as determined by the Board to
accommodate the vehicles of the average maximum number of employees
and users of the facility at any 1 time but no less than 1 space per
75 square feet of floor space
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Business and Professional Offices
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Medical and dental
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5 spaces for every doctor or dentist engaged on the premises,
plus 1 space per each person employed at any time on the premises
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Other business and professional offices
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1 space for every 200 square feet of floor area
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Light Industrial
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Medical marijuana dispensary
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1 space for every 200 square feet of floor space
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Medical marijuana grower/processor
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1 space for every 2 employees on the maximum working shift
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Research and development and other uses permitted in the Industrial
and Business District
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1 space for every 1.5 maximum employees on the premises at any
1 time
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Minimum in all zoning districts for each and all uses
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1 space per each 4 residents, 3 employees or 2 patrons
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C.
When determination of off-street parking results in a requirement
of a fractional space, any fraction shall be counted as one parking
space.
D.
For the purpose of this section, one automobile parking space shall
be assumed to be 180 square feet of area, exclusive of adequate interior
driveways or entrance and exit driveways to connect the parking space
with a public street or alley. Units shall be a minimum of nine feet
by 20 feet with a twenty-foot lane for ninety-degree parking.
E.
No open space established as off-street parking shall be encroached
upon by building storage or any other use, nor shall the parking space
be reduced in any way except upon the approval of the Zoning Hearing
Board and then only after proof that the off-street spaces provided
are no longer needed by reason of the reduction in floor area, seating
capacity or other factors controlling the regulation of such parking
areas as established in this section.
F.
All off-street parking shall be located on the site or conveniently
close to the principal building which is being served by the parking.
At any time that such parking becomes continually unavailable as a
general parking area, the permit for the building or buildings built
in connection with such parking areas shall be cancelled and become
void.
G.
All open parking areas containing more than four parking spaces shall be effectively screened on each side abutting a residential district by a five-foot-high wall, solid fence or a densely planted compact hedge of deciduous shrubs or evergreens which shall be at least four feet high at time of planting. (See § 300-93.) Planting screens shall be suitably protected from damage by automobiles. Such required screenings shall conform with the yard setback requirements of the zoning district or, in zoning districts where parking is permitted in a portion of a yard, the required screening wall, fence or planting shall immediately abut the portion of a yard which is devoted to parking. Any yard area between a wall, fence or screen shielding an off-street parking area and a residential district property line shall be planted and maintained in good condition.
H.
Each required off-street parking space shall open directly upon an
aisle or drive of such design as to provide safe and efficient means
of vehicular access to a street in a manner which will least interfere
with traffic movements. No driveway across public property or curb
shall exceed a width of 25 feet.
I.
All open off-street parking spaces, except for a one or two-family
dwelling, shall be improved with a bituminous or other dust-free surface.
J.
All parking areas in commercial districts shall be suitably illuminated
when night use is proposed. Any lighting used to illuminate parking
areas shall be directed away from property in a residential district.
K.
All garage or other space within buildings or in basements or open
space on the roofs of buildings, allocated for the parking of vehicles,
shall be considered as part of the off-street parking facilities and
may be included in computing the area requirements as outlined in
this section.
L.
Community parking spaces or garages may be used for required parking
spaces.
M.
All parking spaces shall have immovable concrete curbs or bumpers
placed at the front of the space; the portion of a parked vehicle
extending beyond such bumper or curb shall be considered as part of
the parking space area. No vehicle or part thereof shall be parked
in a public right-of-way so as to obscure vision of passing traffic
or impede pedestrian movement; parked vehicles or parts thereof are
prohibited on required sidewalks. (See illustration No. 10 of Appendix
A.[2]) Parallel parking spaces shall be exempt from the front
bumper or curb requirement. Parking spaces accessible from the front
and rear shall not be exempt from the bumper requirement when front
access is not directly from a major street or access is through an
area required for landscaping or fencing. (See Illustration No. 11
of Appendix A.) Residential parking spaces may be located in required
yards, and, if possible and advisable, should be more than five feet
from any adjacent property line or right-of-way line for the purpose
of providing an area for snow removal and to prevent direct drainage
onto property of others, and in no case shall parking be permitted
in or on required sidewalks. Nonresidential parking spaces may be
located in required yards, but shall be more than 7 1/2 feet
from any adjacent property line or minor street right-of-way line
and 15 feet from any major street right-of-way line.
[2]
Editor's Note: Appendix A is on file in the City offices.
N.
Nonparallel parking spaces requiring the backing of a vehicle immediately
onto a public street shall be prohibited.
O.
(1)
Clear sight triangle areas. To provide clear sight triangle areas
of unobstructed vision at street and driveway intersections nothing
shall be erected, placed, planted or allowed in such a manner as to
impede vision of pedestrian or vehicular traffic as provided in PennDOT
Publication 201, Engineering and Traffic Studies.
(2)
The clear sight triangle areas are defined as follows:
(a)
Driveway. The two triangular areas on either side of a driveway
formed by the intersection of the street right-of-way line with the
center line of the driveway and a line joining points along such lines
20 feet from the point of intersection of these lines.
(b)
Corners. The triangular area formed by the intersection of the
two street right-of-way lines extended and a line joining points along
such lines 25 feet from the point of intersection of the right-of-way
lines.
(3)
In addition to the driveway opening requirements, driveway consolidation
or adjacent uses along major streets and left-hand turn lanes shall
be encouraged by the Zoning Officer in conjunction with the appropriate
roadway authority.
A.
No application for a zoning certificate or building permit for the
construction or substantial reconstruction of any principal building
shall be approved unless there is included with the plan for such
building a plot plan showing the amount of off-street loading space
to be provided in connection with such construction or reconstruction
in accordance with the regulations set forth in this section.
B.
The following number of off-street loading berths shall be required
for the building types and sizes listed. Unless otherwise specified,
a loading berth shall be at least 50 feet in length and 12 feet in
width, exclusive of aisle and maneuvering space; with all uses receiving
goods, there shall be no less than one space for every 20,000 square
feet of total floor area.
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Building Type
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Floor Area
(square feet)
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Number of Loading Berths Required
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Apartment building
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Less than 50,000
50,000 to 200,000
More than 200,000
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0
1
1 for each 200,000 or fraction thereof
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Hospitals, public buildings, recreation buildings and similar
uses
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Less than 10,000
10,000 to 100,000
More than 100,000
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0
1
1 for each 100,000 or fraction thereof
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Light industrial research and related uses
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Less than 2,000
2,000 to 40,000
40,000 to 100,000;
More than 100,000
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0
1
2 (includes 1 berth 14 feet x 50 feet) plus 1 for each additional
100,000 or fraction thereof (includes at least 1 berth 14 feet x 50
feet)
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Retail establishments
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Less than 2,000
2,000 to 5,000
5,000 to 25,000
25,000 to 40,000
40,000 to 100,000
100,000 to 250,000
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0
1
2
3 (includes 1 berth 14 feet x 50 feet)
4 (includes 1 berth 14 feet x 50 feet)
5 (includes 1 berth 14 feet x 50 feet)
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C.
All required loading berths shall be located on the same zoning lot
as the use served. No permitted or required loading space shall be
located within 30 feet of a point of intersection of any two streets.
No loading berth shall be located in a required yard abutting a street
or property in another zoning district. Such loading areas shall be
oriented to the rear of the building where possible and screened by
fence, wall or planting from any adjacent R Districts and as approved
by Planning Commission.
D.
Each required off-street loading space shall be designed with appropriate
means of vehicular access to a street in a manner which will least
interfere with traffic movements.
E.
All drives and loading berths shall be surfaced with a bituminous
or other dust-free surface.
F.
No motor vehicle repair work or service shall be permitted in conjunction
with loading space.
G.
Space allocated to off-street loading shall not be used to satisfy
the space requirements for off-street parking.
H.
For uses which generate truck traffic other than those listed in
these section, off-street loading space shall be provided as determined
to be necessary by the Zoning Hearing Board.
