The purposes of this article are to adequately provide for the
parking needs of all uses in the Borough, to reduce traffic congestion
on public streets by getting parking off streets, and to allow faster
emergency access. The secondary purposes include providing for special
parking needs of handicapped drivers and providing flexibility in
meeting the Borough's parking needs by methods such as common
parking arrangements.
A.
Off-street parking and loading provisions as set forth in this article
shall be required in all instances, except for the remodeling of existing
buildings as follows:
(1)
In the event of a change of an existing use in an existing building,
no additional off-street parking shall be required if the total floor
space does not increase or if the new use does not require any more
spaces under this article than the use it replaces.
(2)
On-street parking spaces immediately adjacent to the property line
of existing buildings may be used to count toward the requirements
of this article.
B.
All off-street parking and loading areas, whether required by this
article or not, shall be developed, maintained, and used in accordance
with the provisions set forth in this article.
A.
An off-street parking space shall have a dimension of nine feet by
20 feet.
B.
Parking lots with five or more spaces may designate up to 20% of
the spaces as compact spaces with dimensions of eight feet by 15 feet.
D.
Interior aisles or maneuvering lanes shall have a minimum width as
follows:
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Angle of Parking Space
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Parking Aisle Width
(feet)
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|---|---|
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Parallel
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12
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Less than 45°
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17
|
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60° to 45°
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19
|
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90° to 61°
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22
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E.
The minimum number of off-street parking spaces required is as follows:
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Type of Use
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Off-Street Parking Spaces Required
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Bicycle Parking Standard
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|---|---|---|---|
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Single-family dwellings (detached and twins)
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3 spaces
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Multifamily dwellings and townhouses:
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1 space per 4 dwelling units
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Efficiency
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1 space per dwelling unit
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1 bedroom
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1 space per dwelling unit
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2 bedrooms
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2 spaces per dwelling unit
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3 or more bedrooms
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3 spaces per dwelling unit
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Educational facilities:
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Nursery
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1 space per employee
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1 space per classroom
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Elementary
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1 space per teacher, 1 space for each 2 employees and administrative
personnel, and 1 space for each classroom, plus safe and convenient
loading and unloading of students
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2 spaces per 10 students
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|
High
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1 space for each teacher, employee, and administrative personnel,
plus 5 spaces for each classroom, plus safe and convenient loading
and unloading of students
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1 space per 20 students
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|
Business/trade school
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1 space per 250 square feet of gross floor area
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1 space per 20 students
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|
Professional offices or home occupations in a residential building
|
1 space per 250 square feet of gross floor area (in addition
to spaces required for the principal residential use of the building)
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Retail sales and service (not otherwise specified below)
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1 space per 250 square feet of gross floor area
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1 space per 500 square feet of gross floor area
| |
|
Supermarkets
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1 space per 125 square feet of gross floor area
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1 space per 20 vehicle spaces
| |
|
Furniture stores
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1 space per 500 square feet of gross floor area
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Automobile servicing and repair
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3 spaces per service bay
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Offices and banks
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1 space per 250 square feet of gross floor area
|
1 space per 20 vehicle spaces
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|
Industrial (not otherwise specified below)
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1 space per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 for
every employee on the shift of greatest employment
|
1 space per 30 vehicle spaces
| |
|
Warehouses, freight and trucking terminals, and wholesale businesses;
building contractors and building material suppliers
|
Same as for industrial uses above
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1 space per 30 vehicle spaces
| |
|
Research institutes or laboratories
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1 space for 750 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 for
every employee on the shift of greatest employment
|
1 space per 20 vehicle spaces
| |
|
Hotels and motels
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1 space per rentable room, plus 1 per 2 employees
|
1 space per 20 employees
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Restaurants:
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Sit-down
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1 space per 250 square feet of gross floor area
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1 space per 500 square feet of gross floor area
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Fast-food or carry-out
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1 space per 75 square feet of gross floor area
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1 space per 30 vehicle spaces
| |
|
Auditoriums, theaters, and similar places of public assembly
|
1 space per 5 seats
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1 space per 30 vehicle spaces
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|
Churches and other places of worship
|
1 space per 5 seats
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1 space per 30 vehicle spaces
| |
|
Libraries, museums, post offices, civic centers, and similar
establishments
|
1 space per 400 square feet of gross floor area
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1 space per 20 vehicle spaces
| |
|
Hospitals and convalescence or nursing homes
|
1 space per 3 beds, plus 1 per 2 staff persons or employees
from the largest shift
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1 space per 30 vehicle spaces
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|
Medical and dental offices and clinics
|
1 space per 100 square feet of waiting room space, plus 2 for
each practitioner
|
1 space per 30 vehicle spaces
| |
|
Private clubs
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1 space per 6 persons of total capacity
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1 space per 30 vehicle spaces
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|
Funeral homes
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1 space per 100 square feet of floor area in viewing rooms,
plus 1 for every 2 employees, exclusive of the requirement for the
resident family
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F.
The off-street parking requirements listed above in § 213-79E shall not apply to the C-1 District.
G.
Every required parking space shall have direct access from or to
a public street or alley.
H.
The layout of any parking area shall be designed to allow vehicles
to move forward when exiting onto a public street, except for the
following:
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990,
the following provisions shall apply:
A.
Parking areas having spaces for 10 or more vehicles shall include
paved handicapped accessible parking spaces.
B.
Accessible handicapped parking spaces shall be at least 15 feet wide,
including three feet of cross hatch.
C.
Handicap accessible parking spaces and access aisles shall not exceed
2% slope in all directions.
D.
Handicap accessible parking spaces shall be provided in the following
amounts relative to the total number of spaces provided in the parking
area:
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Total Parking Spaces in Lot
|
Required Accessible Spaces
|
|---|---|
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10 to 25
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1
|
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26 to 50
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2
|
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51 to 75
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3
|
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76 to 100
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4
|
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101 to 150
|
5
|
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151 to 200
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6
|
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201 to 300
|
7
|
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301 to 400
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8
|
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401 to 500
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9
|
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501 to 1,000
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2%
|
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1,001 and over
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20 plus 1 for each 100 over 1,000
|
A.
All off-street parking areas shall be properly graded and drained
to dispose of all surface water accumulations within the area.
B.
No surface water from any parking or loading area shall be permitted
to drain onto any adjoining property.
C.
Any parking area with egress directly onto a street 24 feet or wider
in the C-1 and C-2 Districts, in the Medical Campus District, or serving
multifamily dwellings with 12 units or more, shall be surfaced with
an asphalt, bituminous, cement, brick, or other properly bound pavement
so as to provide a durable and dustless surface. Other parking lots
may be surfaced with gravel or other dust-free surface.
D.
Curbs, bumper guards, bollards, or wheel stops shall be installed
in parking and loading areas where there is a protective fence, wall,
or hedge to ensure that vehicles will not strike them or obstruct
public rights-of-way.
Off-street areas used for special event parking or to accommodate
occasional overflow volume may be constructed of any dust-free, compacted,
pervious ground cover. The owner of the property shall be responsible
for the maintenance of such parking in a clean and dust-free condition.
Grass and mulch are examples of acceptable pervious ground cover.
A.
All parking areas for more than 10 vehicles serving business uses
and collective residential parking shall be adequately illuminated
during the hours between sunset and sunrise when the use is in operation.
Any lighting used to illuminate any off-street parking area shall
be so arranged or shielded to protect any adjacent residential premises
from the glare of the illumination.
B.
Fixtures shall be equipped with or be capable of being backfitted
with light directing devices such as shields, visors, or hoods when
necessary to redirect offending light distribution. Lights shall be
installed or aimed so that they do not project their output into the
window of a neighboring residence, an adjacent use, directly skyward,
or onto a roadway.
A.
Each separate use or group of buildings constructed and maintained
on a lot as a unified development shall have no more than two accessways
connecting a tract to any one street or highway for each 300 feet
of frontage.
B.
The accessway shall be from 10 feet to 20 feet wide in the C-1 and
C-2 Districts.
C.
In the C-1 and C-2 Districts, the accessway shall be onto a side
street at the rear of the property, not less than 30 feet from the
corner, unless this is physically not possible.
Parking lots may be located on a lot or parcel separate from
the nonresidential use they serve. Such remote lots shall be permitted
in the C-2 and the Industrial Districts only, provided that they are
located not more than 300 feet from the primary use, structure, or
parcel that they serve.
A.
Multiple buildings or uses may share parking lots to meet the required
parking spaces of this article, provided that the lot is owned by
one or more of the users.
B.
Before a parking lot may serve multiple users, a formal written agreement
containing a site plan and the number of spaces to be allocated to
each user shall be signed by all of the parties. A copy of this agreement
shall be kept on file by the Zoning Officer, who may revoke the zoning
permits of the users if the agreement is not maintained.
C.
In order to encourage the maximum use of Ridley Park's parking
lots, the following rules will govern:
(1)
If the applicants combine residential uses with nonresidential uses
having normal business hours between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., each
space may be counted for both uses.
(2)
If the applicants can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Borough
that the peak business hours for each use are substantially different,
such as an office having daytime hours combined with a restaurant
or bar having peak use in the evening. Each space may be counted for
both uses.
(3)
If the applicants' business hours are substantially the same,
or if the applicants are all residential uses, the total spaces required
shall be the total of all proposed uses.
All uses requiring regular shipments and deliveries shall provide
sufficient off-street areas for the standing, turning, loading, and
unloading of trucks so that the parking and maneuvering of trucks
on public streets will be avoided.
A.
Every building or use of land consisting of over 5,000 square feet
of gross area designed or used for commercial or industrial uses shall
be provided with a loading space as follows:
|
Total Gross Floor Area
(square feet)
|
Number of Loading Spaces Required
|
|---|---|
|
Between 5,001 and 15,000
|
1
|
|
15,000 to 50,000
|
2
|
|
50,000 to 100,000
|
3
|
|
Each additional 100,000
|
1 additional
|
See standards for parking structures as conditional uses in § 213-140.
Ridley Park's downtown and many of its traditional neighborhoods
were constructed in the era before automobiles became widely used.
Ridley Park's development pattern of closely spaced buildings,
often placed up against the street, give it the distinct neighborhood
feel and identity it enjoys today. To retain that special feel in
the automobile era, Ridley Park needs to accommodate cars without
demolishing buildings or otherwise destroying the character of its
areas when accommodating parking lots for commercial, office, and
apartment uses.
A.
Where it is physically possible, parking lots shall be located behind
buildings, so that buildings separate parking areas from the street.
In cases where this is not possible, parking may be located to the
side of the building. Parking shall be permitted in front of principal
buildings only where no other arrangement is feasible. However, the
owner/applicant must obtain a special exception to authorize parking
in front of the main building.
B.
Whenever a parking lot abuts a street, attempts should be made to
screen it through landscaping and screening. A four-foot tall fence
or wall may be permitted as a special exception, provided that it
is constructed of wood, brick, stone, vinyl designed to look like
wood, stucco over concrete block (capped with brick, slate, or stone),
ornamental iron or ornamental aluminum, steel, or vinyl designed to
look like iron.
All parking areas containing 10 or more parking spaces and all
loading areas shall be landscaped in accordance with the following
requirements:
A.
At least 5% of the interior area of the parking facility (excluding
parking structures) shall be landscaped. This does not include the
perimeter planting provided for beautification or to satisfy screening
requirements.
B.
Each planting area shall be at least 25 square feet in area and have
no dimension less than five feet.
C.
Each planting area shall contain at least one tree, and the facility
as a whole shall contain at least one tree for every 10 parking spaces.
D.
Trees used to satisfy parking lot landscaping requirements shall
be a minimum of three inches in caliper at planting and shall be suitable
for location in parking lots, as defined by the Ridley Park Borough
Shade Tree Commission.
E.
Existing trees shall be preserved wherever possible.
F.
Existing and new trees shall be protected by bollards, high curbs,
or other barriers sufficient to minimize damage.
G.
Extensive unbroken pavement areas in large at-grade open parking
facilities shall not be permitted. In parking lots containing 25 or
more spaces, a row shall contain no more than 15 contiguous parking
spaces without a densely planted landscaped planting area of at least
the dimensions of one parking space.
