1. 
This section sets minimum standards for off-street parking for new construction and expansion or changes to existing uses. The purpose of this section is to ensure that uses have a minimum level of on-street and off-street parking to avoid congestion on surrounding streets.
2. 
Parking dimensions. Off-street parking spaces shall have minimum dimensions as established in Table 4 - Parking Dimensions and Aisle Width.
Table 4 — Parking Dimensions and Aisle Width
Minimum Parking Spaces and Aisle Dimensions
Parking Angle
(degrees)
Aisle Width Dimension A
Stall Depth Dimension B
Stall Width Dimension C
30°
11 feet 0 inches
17 feet 9 1/2 inches
18 feet 0 inches
45°
13 feet 0 inches
20 feet 6 inches
12 feet 9 inches
60°
18 feet 0 inches
21 feet 10 inches
10 feet 4 1/2 inches
70°
19 feet 0 inches
21 feet 10 1/2 inches
9 feet 7 inches
80°
24 feet 0 inches
21 feet 3 inches
9 feet 1 1/2 inches
90°
24 feet 0 inches
18 feet 0 inches
9 feet 0 inches
3. 
The minimum width of aisles internal to a parking lot or structure shall be as prescribed in Table 4 — Parking Dimensions and Aisle Widths, provided that aisles having two-way traffic are required to provide a width of 24 feet regardless of angle of parking.
1. 
The following regulations apply to parking areas in nonresidential (MU, TND-MU, TND-C, C) zoning districts.
A. 
Internal driveway system. All off-street parking lots with greater than five parking spaces shall include a separate internal driveway system which connects individual aisles to a public ROW. The purpose of the internal driveway system is to facilitate pedestrian and vehicular circulation, creating an interconnected circulation network.
1) 
Internal driveways shall be provided to permit on-site access to all parking and loading facilities and to permit emergency vehicle access.
2) 
Internal driveway systems shall be designed to connect into adjacent properties, where practical. The Borough may require an easement be placed on the property to allow for future connection to the adjacent properties.
B. 
Joint access to abutting parcels shall be provided wherever practical. This will result in the development of shared parking areas at vehicular access points.
C. 
All parking areas containing three or more parking spaces shall include a turnaround that is designed and located so that vehicles can enter and exit the parking area without backing onto a public ROW.
D. 
Except as otherwise permitted, off-street parking facilities shall be located on the lots on which the use or structure for which they are provided is located.
E. 
The end of each parking bay shall have an end cap island of at least five feet in width. The end cap island area shall not be used in meeting required minimum parking space or travel aisle dimensions.
F. 
All off-street spaces shall be adequately marked as required by the Borough construction standards.
G. 
All off-street spaces shall be constructed of an approved all-weather surface to provide safe and convenient access in all seasons. Said all-weather surface shall be constructed only of concrete, asphalt, or brick or other pervious paved surface approved by the Borough Engineer.
H. 
Parking lot landscaping. All off-street parking lots shall include landscaping as required by the Borough SALDO.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 219, Subdivision and Land Development.
I. 
Parking lot curbs. All off-street parking lots, including loading areas, service areas, and driveways, shall be curbed. All curbing shall be constructed only of concrete, asphalt, or other material approved by the Borough Engineer.
J. 
Parking lot lighting. All off-street parking lots shall include lighting as required by the Borough SALDO.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 219, Subdivision and Land Development.
2. 
Accessible parking requirements shall meet the standards of the most recently adopted Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code (UCC), as may be amended from time to time.
The minimum parking ratio standards apply to all zoning districts (with the exception of TND districts) for any application for land development and/or change of use except as may be modified in the provisions of this chapter. Table 5 Parking Ratios establishes the minimum numbers of parking spaces required for the uses indicated. Parking requirements may be met by one or more of a combination of the following methods:
1. 
On-site parking. A use shall provide the minimum number of required spaces for all uses located on the lot or site pursuant to Table 5 - Parking Ratios. Only spaces that are designed consistent with this section are counted toward the minimum parking required. The following provisions apply when providing the minimum number of required on-site parking spaces:
2. 
Required parking for single-family dwellings may be stacked and do not require separate access to each required space.
3. 
No part of a parking or loading space required for any building to comply with this chapter shall be included as part of a parking or loading space required for another building.
4. 
Spaces at gasoline pumps and bays for auto repair/service are not counted toward the minimum parking required.
5. 
Shared parking. Parking spaces required under this section may be provided cooperatively for two or more uses on a site as shared subject to the requirements of this section. Off-street parking requirements of a given use may be met with off-site, off-street parking facilities of another use when, and if, all of the following conditions are met:
A. 
The off-site, off-street parking facilities are located on adjacent parcels and are located within 100 feet of the proposed uses.
B. 
The parking demands of the individual uses, as determined by the Zoning Officer, based upon minimum off-street parking requirements, are such that the total parking demand of all the uses at any one time is less than the total parking stalls required.
C. 
A written agreement between the owners and lessees is executed in perpetuity and recorded at the Borough Office. Should the lease expire or otherwise terminate, the use for which the off-site parking was provided shall be considered in violation of its zoning approval and shall be subject to revocation.
D. 
The applicant shall provide calculations that demonstrate the individual and combined parking demands for the proposed shared parking uses during the following time periods:
1) 
Weekday daytime.
2) 
Weekday evening.
3) 
Weekend daytime.
4) 
Weekend evening.
E. 
An application for approval of a shared parking plan shall be filed with the Zoning Officer by the owner of the land area to be included within the cooperative parking plan, the owner or owners of all structures then existing on such land.
Table 5 - Parking Ratios
Land Use/Activity
Minimum Vehicle Spaces
Adult businesses
Determined by parking needs analysis
After-hours club
1 per 3 seats
Agricultural urban, principal
None except 1 per 300 square feet of gross area of building used for sale of products produced on the premises
Ambulance station
1 per employee plus 1 per 300 square feet of gross floor area
Amphitheater
Determined by parking needs analysis
Amusement arcade
Determined by parking needs analysis
Animal day care/groomer
1 per 600 square feet of gross floor area plus 1 per employee
Animal shelter
1 per employee
Animal veterinarian services/hospital
1 per each 400 square feet of floor area
Art gallery
1 per each 300 square feet of gross floor area
Arts and craft studio
1 per each 300 square feet of gross floor area
Assisted living facility
1 per 3 rooms and 1 per employee
Life care community
1 per 3 rooms
Retirement housing facility
1 per 3 dwelling units
Bakery, retail
1 per 300 square feet of gross floor area
Banquet facility
1 per 300 square feet of gross floor area
Bar/nightclub
1 per 3 seats
Bed-and-breakfast Inn
1 per guest room and 2 spaces for owner
Cafe/coffee shop
1 per 300 square feet of gross floor area
Car wash
1 per 375 square feet gross floor area, including service bays, wash tunnels, and retail areas
Casino and gaming facilities
Determined by parking needs analysis
Cemeteries and mausoleums
1 per each employee and ample accessways to the cemetery sections so as to allow parking on the accessway for gravesite services and visitations
Community center
1 per 300 square feet gross floor area
Community garden
None
Conference/training center
Contractor's office/yard
3 per 1,000 square feet gross floor area
Convenience store
1 per 300 square feet gross floor area
Conversion dwellings
1 per dwelling unit
Correctional institution
Day care, adult
1 per employee
Day care, child
1 per employee
Distribution center
1 per 1,000 square feet gross floor area
Dwelling types:
Duplex
1 per dwelling unit
Mobile home
1 per dwelling unit
Multifamily dwellings
1 per dwelling unit
Quadruplex
1 per dwelling unit
Single-family
1 per dwelling unit
Townhomes
1 per dwelling unit
Entertainment facility, indoor
10 per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
Essential services
None
Farmers market
1 per 300 square feet gross floor area
Financial institution
1 per 300 square feet gross floor area
Fire station
1 per each 5 volunteer personnel on normal shift plus 1 per 300 square feet usable office space
Forestry
None
Funeral home
1 per 5 seats
Gas/fuel station/service center
1 per 375 square feet gross floor area including service bays, wash tunnels and retail areas
Greenhouses/nurseries
1 per 375 square feet gross floor area
Grocery store
1 per each 300 square feet of gross floor area
Group care facility
1 per 3 rooms plus 1 for each employee per shift
Group home
1 for each employee
Home occupation business
Combined total for the dwelling type plus the nonresidential use
Hospital
1 for every 5 beds plus 1 for each employee
Hotel
1 per room plus 1 space per employee and 1 per 800 square feet of public meeting area
Independent living facility
Determined by parking needs analysis
House of worship
1 per 6 seats
Kennel
1 per each employee on the maximum shift and 1 per each 300 square feet of area devoted to the kennel area
Landscape contractor
Determined by parking needs analysis
Laundry facility
1 per 300 square feet gross floor area
Library
1 per 300 square feet of gross floor area
Lodging facility
1 per room plus 1 space per employee and 1 per 800 square feet of public meeting area
Manufacturing, light
Manufacturing, heavy
Medical clinic
1 per 300 square feet of gross floor area
Medical marijuana dispensary
1 per 300 square feet of gross floor area
Medical marijuana grower/processor
1 per 800 square feet of gross floor area
Medical offices
1 space per employee, plus 2 spaces per doctor or practitioner on duty at any given time
Medical research facility
1 per 500 square feet gross floor area
Methadone treatment facility
1 per each 300 square feet of gross floor area
Microbrewery
1 per 300 square feet of gross floor area
Microdistillery
1 per 300 square feet of gross floor area
Mixed use
Combined total for the dwelling type plus the nonresidential use
Motel
1 per room plus 1 space per employee
Nature preserve
None
Nursing home
1 per 4 rooms plus 1 per each employee per shift
Offices, business, professional, government
1 per each 300 square feet gross floor area
Oil and gas well/pad
1 per employee plus 1 per facility vehicle
Park
Determined by parking needs analysis
Pawn shop
1 per 300 square feet gross floor area
Personal services
1 per 300 square feet gross floor area
Pharmacy
1 per 300 square feet gross floor area
Private club
1 per 300 square feet gross floor area
Recreation - indoor
1 per employee plus spaces required to satisfy projected peak parking needs
Recreation - outdoor
1 per employee plus spaces required to satisfy projected peak parking needs
Research and development
1 per 500 square feet gross floor area
Residence in combination with business
1 per dwelling plus the nonresidential use
Restaurant
1 per 300 square feet gross floor area
Restaurant, drive-in
1 per 300 square feet gross floor area
Retail store
1 per 300 square feet gross floor area
School
Determined as per parking needs analysis
Self-storage facility
1 per 20 storage units plus 3 for management staff
Shopping center
1 per 300 square feet gross floor area
Solar energy facility
None
Storage yard
1 per employee on peak shift, plus 1 per 300 square feet of gross floor area used for office or administrative functions
Studio, art, music, photography
1 per 300 square feet gross floor area
Supply yard
1 per employee on peak shift, plus 1 per 300 square feet of gross floor area used for office or administrative functions
Tattoo parlor
1 per 300 square feet gross floor area plus 1 per employee
Theater including movie, indoor
10 per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
Theater, including movie drive-in
Parking study
Vehicle repair and service
1 per repair bay and 1 per each employee
Vehicle sales/service
1 per each 2,000 square feet of lot area for employee and customer parking (excludes vehicle display area)
Veterinary hospital
1 per employee plus 5 additional spaces for customers
Veterinary office
1 per employee plus 5 additional spaces for customers
Warehousing
1 per employee on peak shift, plus 1 per 300 square feet of gross floor area used for office or administrative functions
Wind energy facility
None
Wireless communications facilities
1 per service employee
Intent. All new nonresidential buildings shall provide required off-street loading berths in accordance with this chapter. In all zoning districts, whenever a new construction is proposed, off-street loading berths shall be provided for any new nonresidential building 25,000 square feet or over and any change of use that requires deliveries more frequent than once per day in accordance with the requirements of this section.
1. 
Off-street loading design.
A. 
Size. Each loading berth shall be at least 65 feet in length and 12 feet in width with an overhead clearance of 14 feet. The area used for loading berths shall not be used to satisfy parking area requirements and shall not block any driveway used for circulation through the site.
B. 
Access. Loading berths shall be designed to provide sufficient turnaround area so that vehicles are not required to back onto public streets and the design shall be subject to review and approval by the Borough Engineer. Loading berths shall have direct access to a driveway and shall be maintained free from obstruction.
C. 
Location. All loading berths shall be located on the same lot with the principal use they are intended to serve. No loading berth shall be located in a required front yard. Loading berths shall be located at least 30 feet from the nearest point of intersection of any two streets.
D. 
Screening. Loading berths shall be screened when facing any residential use or residential zoning district.
E. 
Surfacing. All loading berths shall have a paved, concrete, or bituminous surface, graded with positive drainage to dispose of surface water.
F. 
Lighting. Any lighting used to illuminate loading berths shall be shielded from any adjoining residential use or zoning district and away from any street or highway.
2. 
Off-street loading requirements. In all zoning districts, every use which requires the receipt or distribution, by tractor-trailer, of material or merchandise, shall provide off-street loading berths.