A. 
For uses that are not specifically identified in the categories listed in this section, the Zoning Officer shall determine which listed use is most similar to the proposed use and the parking space requirement for that listed use will apply.
B. 
Off-street parking and loading space as required in this section shall be provided for all new buildings and structures and for additions to existing buildings or structures. The word "addition," as used above, shall include any alterations intended to enlarge or increase capacity by adding or creating dwelling units, floor area or seats.
C. 
In the case of multiple uses simultaneously occurring in the same building or shopping center, the total number of required parking or loading spaces shall be the sum of the required spaces for each of the uses computed separately. For uses occupying the same space, the total number of required parking spaces shall be based on the most restrictive use.
D. 
Minimum parking requirements shall be as stated in this chart.
[Amended 4-22-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-04; 7-26-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-07]
Minimum Parking Space Requirements
Residential Uses
All residential dwellings (except accessory dwelling units)
2 spaces per dwelling unit
Accessory dwelling units
1 space per dwelling unit
Bed-and-breakfast inn
1 space for each guest bedroom and 1 space for the operator
Boardinghouse
1 space per guest room
Assisted living facility
1 space for each staff member plus 1 space for every 2 residents. Additionally, 1 space shall be provided for each vehicle used in connection with the facility.
Home occupation
If the occupation requires any customers and/or clients to visit the premises, at least 2 spaces in addition to the spaces required for the dwelling unit shall be provided Spaces provided for the home occupation shall not be "stacked." A stacked parking space is any space that is located behind another pace and is not directly accessible from a driveway or aisle
Commercial Uses
Personal service businesses (e.g., salons, barbershops, dry cleaners, laundromat, pet grooming)
3.5 spaces per 1,000 gross square feet
Financial institutions
3.5 spaces per 1,000 gross square feet
Carpet and furniture showrooms
1.25 spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross showroom floor area. Each store shall have a minimum of 4 spaces.
Child day-care center and child day-care home
1 space for each staff member plus 1 space per 10 children. A facility located in a family residence must also provide required parking for a dwelling unit
Adult day-care center
1 space for each staff member plus 1 space per 10 clients
Hotel and motel
1 space for each room or suite and 1 space per 2 employees. Banquet and meeting rooms shall provide 6 spaces per 1,000 square feet of seating area. Restaurants are figured separately.
Retail/commercial use, including shopping centers
4.5 spaces per 1,000 gross square feet
Open-air businesses, such as plant nurseries, flea markets and similar uses
1 space per 1,000 feet of display area, plus 1 space per employee. If a building exists in conjunction with the outdoor use, then additional parking shall be provided based on the use of the building and the minimum parking required by this article for that use
Mini storage facility
1 space for every 50 storage units, plus 4 spaces for permanent on-site managers with a minimum of 8 spaces for all facilities, regardless of size
Mixed use
Shared or combined parking standards shall be used to calculate needed parking. This calculation is based upon the gross leasable area for each shop or business and does not include atriums, foyers, hallways, courts, maintenance areas, etc. See § 325-117
Mortuary and funeral parlor
1 space per 75 square feet of assembly area or 13 stalls per 1,000 square feet of gross area, whichever is greater
Offices: general or professional
3.5 spaces per 1,000 square feet gross floor area
Offices: medical or dental (includes clinics)
4 spaces per 1,000 gross square feet
Animal hospital
4 spaces per 1,000 gross square feet
Gasoline service station (including a neighborhood convenience store)
5.5 spaces per 1,000 gross square feet, plus 1 space per pump, plus 6 stacking spaces for waiting vehicles. The paved area serving each pump may be counted towards the minimum parking requirements if said paved area meets the minimum parking space dimensional requirements for parallel parking spaces as stated in § 325-116R
Gasoline service station (without a neighborhood convenience store)
1 space per pump, plus 6 stacking spaces for waiting vehicles. The paved area serving each pump may be counted towards the minimum parking requirements said paved area meets the minimum parking space dimensional requirements for parallel parking spaces as stated in § 325-116R
Quick vehicle servicing
5 spaces per 1,000 gross square feet
Automatic car wash
6 spaces per wash lane
Motor vehicle, boat and trailer sales, rental and showroom
2 spaces per 1,000 gross square feet with a minimum of 4 spaces. Required parking is in addition to vehicle stock storage and display spaces and any spaces required for vehicle repair services below
Vehicle repair
2 spaces per 1,000 gross square feet
Restaurant Uses
Restaurant, bar and other eating and drinking establishments without drive-through service
10 spaces per 1,000 gross square feet
Restaurant with drive-through service
15 spaces per 1,000 gross square feet plus 1 lane for each drive-up window with stacking space for 6 vehicles before the menu board
Industrial Uses
Manufacturing use (including greenhouses and nurseries without retail sales)
1 space per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
Warehouse
0.5 space per 1,000 gross square feet
Institutional Uses
Elementary and middle schools
1.5 spaces per class room, plus:
(1)
One bus loading space for every 100 students or portion thereof;
(2)
One automobile passenger loading zone.
(3)
Public assembly areas, such as auditoriums, stadiums, etc., shall be considered a separate use.
High school
The greater of:
1 space per 3 students, or
The total spaces required for the on-site public assembly area with the largest parking requirement. Plus one bus loading space for every 100 students or portion thereof
College
0.75 space for each student and staff, plus the total spaces required for on-site conference or meeting facilities
Vocational schools
1 space for each student and staff, plus the total spaces required for on-site conference or meeting facilities
Hospital, skilled nursing facility, hospice care home, and mental health facility
1 space per 2 beds, plus 1 space for every 2 employees on the largest shift
Library and museum
3.5 spaces per 1,000 square feet of public floor area
Places of Assembly
Church
1 space per 4 seats or 1 space per 6 feet of bench or other seating. Six spaces/1,000 square feet of assembly area where seats or pews are not provided, or when circumstances warrant increased parking, such as a church which attracts a large, regional congregation or one which has multiple functions
Private or public club or lodge
6 spaces per 1,000 gross square feet
Stadiums
1 space per 3 seats
Theater and auditorium
1 space per 3 fixed seats or permitted occupants' seats not fixed. If the theater or auditorium is a component of a larger commercial development, the above parking standard may be modified to account for shared or combined parking
Recreational Uses
Bowling alley
5 spaces per bowling lane
Casino and gambling facility
0.5 space per every live gaming seat
1 space per every 5 employees for maximum projected work shift (excluding employees of the accessory uses set forth in § 325-168.1J)
Nightclub
6 spaces per 1,000 gross square feet
Golf course
6 spaces per hole, plus 1 space per driving range tee
Health club, skating rink and other commercial recreational uses
5 spaces per 1,000 gross square feet
E. 
Handicapped. Accessible spaces shall be provided according to the Americans with Disabilities Act.
An applicant may reduce the number of parking spaces required by § 325-114 in accordance with the following:
A. 
Total required parking spaces shall be shown on the plan in accordance with this article.
B. 
A reduction in number of spaces may be provided to fit the proposed use as follows:
(1) 
An agreement on a form furnished by the Township shall be submitted setting forth the proposed initial parking. Owner may add needed parking up to the maximum spaces as shown on the original parking layout at any time without further land development.
(2) 
Land developer shall include language on the plan to indicate the existence of this agreement.
(3) 
Stormwater designs for the maximum number of parking spaces permitted shall be required and all required parking spaces shall be shown on the plan prior to plan approval. The area designated for potential future parking shall be designed and landscaped as required by § 325-116 of this article so that, if the parking is increased in the future, the required islands will be defined. Concrete curbing shall not be required until such time as the future potential parking is installed.
(4) 
In order to construct fewer parking spaces than would be required by § 325-114, the following tables may be used to determine the amount of the required parking that must be installed initially. The intensity factor, developed from the previous parking requirements, shall be used as a multiplier which will indicate the minimum parking that must be provided and built on the site prior to occupancy of any building. The residual (one minus intensity factor) parking must be shown on the plan as a note that shall be binding on all heirs, owners, successors in title, etc., as a recordable instrument, indicating that, upon six months' notice, the owner shall complete the full amount of parking as shown in the recorded layout of the land development plan.
(5) 
If at any time the Township determines that the reduced amount of parking is insufficient to meet the needs of the use, the Township will direct the owner to provide additional parking up to the amount of the proposed initial required parking. Parking for a use shall be insufficient if patrons, employees, suppliers, or others entering the premises are parking on the street, on neighboring properties, or in areas that are not officially sanctioned parking spaces as shown on the approved plan. This does not include parking in approved overflow areas.
(6) 
For all uses not listed in the following tables, the intensity factor shall be 0.75.
Intensity Table 1
Land Use
Intensity Factor
Restaurants and theaters
0.75
Places of public or private assembly, including theaters, auditoriums, churches, schools, stadiums
0.75
Bars and other similar uses
0.75
Food markets and grocery stores
0.75
Hospitals, assisted living and skilled nursing facilities
0.75
Private clubs
0.75
Intensity Table 2
Land Use
Intensity Factor
Retail stores and other places for trade or business
0.7
Gasoline service stations, including neighborhood convenience stores
0.7
Industrial and manufacturing establishments, truck terminals, and wholesale warehouses
0.7
Intensity Table 3
Land Use
Intensity Factor
General and professional office buildings
0.65
Open-air-type business uses, including auto and boat sales, plant nurseries, flea markets and similar uses
0.65
Hotels and motels
0.65
Mini-warehouses
0.65
Bowling centers
0.65
Miniature golf
0.65
Intensity Table 4
Land Use
Intensity Factor
Dental and medical offices/clinics
0.60
Nursing homes and mortuaries
0.60
Golf driving range
0.60
Automobile, vehicle garage
0.60
Laundromats
0.60
Drive-through facilities
0.60
Drive-in facilities
0.60
Automatic car wash
0.60
A. 
Off-street parking, loading, and unloading facilities shall be provided to lessen congestion in the streets. The facilities required herein shall be available 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 lot space located off the public right-of-way. Except in the case of single-family and two-family dwellings, the general layout shall be such that there will be no need for motorists to back over a public right-of-way.
B. 
A garage or carport may be located wholly or partly inside the walls of the principal building or attached to the outer walls. If separated from the principal building, the garage shall conform to all accessory building requirements. The garage may be constructed under a yard or court. The space above an underground garage shall be deemed to be part of the open space of the lot on which it is located.
C. 
Parking spaces may be located on a lot other than that containing the principal use as a special exception.
D. 
Parking area reservation. All off-street parking areas shall be reserved and used for automobile parking only, with no sales, dead storage, repair work, dismantling or servicing of any kind in all districts. The parking of one commercial vehicle up to one-ton vehicle weight classification is permitted in residential districts, if needed by an individual for his livelihood for a business not conducted on the premises.
E. 
Existing off-street parking or loading facilities provided at the effective date of this article and actually being used at that time in connection with the operation of an existing use shall not be reduced below the minimum required in this article.
F. 
Whenever the existing use of a building, structure or land shall hereafter be changed to a new use, parking and loading facilities shall be provided as required for such new use. However, if the said building or structure was erected or the use of land established prior to the effective date of this article, additional parking or loading facilities are mandatory only in the amount by which the requirements for the new use would exceed those for the existing use.
G. 
All parking spaces shall be ample in size for the vehicles for which use is intended. The net parking space per vehicle shall be not less than nine feet wide and 18 feet long. Outdoor parking space and the approaches thereto shall be paved with concrete, brick pavers or bituminous surface. Such outdoor parking spaces shall not be used to satisfy any open space requirements of the lot on which they are located.
H. 
There shall be adequate provisions for ingress and egress to all parking and loading spaces designed for use by employees, customers, delivery services, sales people and/or the general public. Where a parking or loading area does not abut on a public right-of-way or private alley or easement of access, there shall be provided an access drive per lane of traffic not less than 12 feet in width, suitably graded and surfaced. In all cases where the access is to storage areas or loading and unloading spaces required hereunder, an access drive not less than 18 feet in width, suitably graded and surfaced, shall be provided. All traffic aisle ways separating parking spaces shall be a minimum of 24 feet in width. By using angled parking with one-way aisles as identified in Subsection Q below, a reduction in aisle-way width is allowed.
I. 
The number of access drives and driveways shall not exceed the following:
[Amended 4-22-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-04]
(1) 
For commercial and industrial access drives: one per lot on any one street frontage less than 80 feet in width at the street right-of-way.
(2) 
For residential driveways: one per lot.
J. 
In parking area of 1/2 acre or more, a minimum of 5% of the total area of the parking lot shall be devoted to landscaping within the interior of the parking area. The landscaping shall include flowering trees, shade trees and shrubs to enhance the surrounding buildings and parking lot. Landscaping islands defined by concrete curbing shall be attractively spaced throughout the parking lot to aid in defining site access, drives and general traffic movement.
K. 
Surfacing. Any off-street parking area shall be graded for proper drainage, and shall be surfaced so as to provide a durable and dustless surface, and shall be paved with concrete or bituminous surface, and shall be so arranged as to provide for orderly and safe parking and storage of vehicles. Parking lots in excess of six spaces shall be clearly striped and meet the following criteria:
(1) 
Bituminous pavement shall have the following cross section:
(a) 
One-and-one-half-inch ID-2 wearing course.
(b) 
Three-inch ID-2 binder course.
(c) 
Six-inch 2A modified stone base course.
(2) 
Concrete pavement shall have the following cross section:
(a) 
Four-inch 3000 PSI concrete minimum.
(b) 
Six-inch 2A modified stone base course.
(3) 
Alternative surfacing methods may be utilized in the residual parking areas, subject to review and approval of the Township Engineer and the Board of Supervisors. A maintenance agreement for such alternative surfacing methods must be agreed upon between the applicant and the Board of Supervisors.
L. 
Detailed plans identifying parking lot lighting shall be provided. These plans shall include the location and type of light standards, fixture and illumination specifications. The illumination of the parking or building area shall be restricted to the property of the applicant and shall not cause or create any glare, reflection or illumination upon any roadway or adjoining property. It will be necessary to address the lighting of all driveways and to demonstrate that they will be lighted to identify and provide safe access. Light standards of a low-silhouette type are suggested for the adequate lighting of driveways. Light standards of this type identifying driveways may be erected within five feet of the street right-of-way and shall not exceed 10 feet in height. All other light standards and fixtures shall not exceed 30 feet in height and shall not be located in the public right-of-way.
M. 
Parking area screening. Landscaping and buffer yards shall be provided around all off-street parking areas in accordance with Chapter 289, Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance.
N. 
Parking lot interior landscaping. All surface parking lots of 20 spaces or more shall have shade trees with a minimum caliper of 2.5 inches. One shade tree per 12 spaces is required in planting islands, where space permits, or diamonds evenly spaced throughout the parking lot.
[Amended 4-22-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-04]
(1) 
Planting islands. Planting islands shall be a minimum of four feet wide, and shall be parallel to the parking space. The islands shall be protected by curbing or bollards. Each planting island shall contain at least one shade tree plus ground cover to cover the entire area.
(2) 
Planting diamonds. Planting diamonds, which can be designed and located so that they do not reduce the number of parking spaces provided in a parking lot, shall be a minimum of five feet by five feet and placed at the intersection of four parking spaces. Each planting diamond shall contain at least one shade tree plus ground cover to cover the entire area. Trees with fruit of any kind shall be prohibited in planting diamonds.
O. 
All parking rows shall have curbed terminal landscaped islands no less than 10 feet by 18 feet. Landscaping requirements same as Subsection N.
P. 
All parking lots shall be curbed. For infiltration and water quality purposes, curbing may be eliminated if the developer can show approved and accepted methods of water quality and infiltration techniques being in place. In cases where curbing is eliminated, another method of vehicle control shall be employed (i.e., wheel stops, berms). The Township Engineer should determine the applicability of the infiltration and water quality techniques proposed. Bituminous curbing is not acceptable.
Q. 
Angled parking will be permitted. The minimum dimensions for angled parking layouts are shown below.
Parking Angle
(x degrees)
Stall Length
a
Aisle Dimension
b
Skew Width
c
30°
16 feet, 10 inches
11 feet
18 feet
45°
19 feet
13 feet
12 feet, 9 inches
60°
17 feet
18 feet
10 feet, 5 inches
90°
18 feet
24 feet
N/A
(1) 
Angled parking at less than 90° utilizes one-way traffic circulation.
(2) 
Ninety-degree angled parking shall have the following minimum dimensions and may utilize two-way operation.
R. 
For parallel parking, the dimensions of the parking stall shall be not less than nine feet wide and 18 feet long.
S. 
When deemed necessary to permit safe ingress and egress, acceleration and deceleration lanes paralleling the street shall be installed at the expense of the property owners in accordance with AASHTO (American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Manual, latest edition).
T. 
Access to the public highway or street shall be controlled in the interest of public safety. The off-street parking, loading and service areas shall not be within any yard area other than those specified by this article.
(1) 
Parking may be located within the front yard of Commercial Highway Districts and Flexible Development Districts, provided a buffer yard and landscaping is provided in accordance with the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance (Chapter 289). This landscaped strip shall be parallel to the street and shall be measured from the inward edge of the sidewalk toward the building.
[Amended 10-9-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-07]
(2) 
Parking may be located within side and rear yards of the Mixed-Use, Commercial Highway, and Neighborhood Commercial Districts, provided it does not encroach upon any required buffer yard.
(3) 
Parking, loading and service areas may not be located within any required yard of the General Industrial District.
(4) 
Access drives shall not open upon any public right-of-way where the sight distance in either direction along the public thoroughfare would be less than 500 feet when the posted speed limit exceeds 35 miles per hour; however, when the posted speed limit is 35 miles per hour or less, the sight distance requirement may be reduced to 250 feet.
U. 
In addition to the off-street parking space required above, any building erected, converted or enlarged for any nonresidential use shall provide adequate off-street areas for loading and unloading of vehicles. The minimum size loading space shall be 50 feet in depth, 12 feet in width, with an overhead clearance of 14 feet. All commercial and industrial establishments shall provide loading and unloading and commercial vehicle storage space adequate for their needs. This required space will be provided in addition to established requirements for patron and employee parking.
V. 
General safety requirement, sight distance. Driveways shall be located in safe relationship to sight distance and barriers to vision and shall not exceed a slope of 10% within 12 feet of the street line. Where drives enter a bank through a cut, unless a retaining wall is used, the shoulders of the cut shall be graded to not more than 1/2 foot vertical to one foot horizontal within 10 feet of the point the drive intersects with the right-of-way.
W. 
Submission of plans. A scaled drawing of proposed off-street parking and loading areas, access drives and walks shall be submitted as part of the required plot plan.
A. 
Applicants shall be required to show that shared parking facilities are located within 500 feet of all primary entry areas to each use.
B. 
A shared parking agreement which involves a contractual agreement between users is required. A shared parking agreement allows users an opportunity, if they choose, to redesign parking lots to be more efficient in serving multiple users. This may consist of making new curb cuts between parking lots, restriping lots, or redesigning internal traffic circulation and pedestrian walkways. The shared parking agreement shall:
(1) 
Have a minimum term of 20 years;
(2) 
Be approved by the Township Solicitor; and
(3) 
Be in a form suitable for recording.
C. 
The minimum amount of shared parking required shall be calculated according to the following formula (See also the chart for Shared Parking Calculations in this § 325-117):
(1) 
Calculate the minimum amount of parking required for each land use as if it were a separate use per § 325-114.
(2) 
To determine peak requirements, multiply the minimum parking required for each proposed land use by the corresponding percentage in the chart in § 325-117 for each of the six time periods.
(3) 
Calculate the column total for each of the six time periods.
(4) 
The column total with the highest value shall be the minimum parking requirement.
(5) 
Calculations submitted by the applicant shall be verified by the Township Engineer and Zoning Officer.
Shared Parking Calculations
Uses
Monday - Friday
Saturday and Sunday
8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m. - Midnight
Midnight - 8:00 a.m.
8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m. - Midnight
Midnight - 8:00 a.m.
Residential
60%
100%
100%
80%
100%
100%
Office
100%
10%
5%
5%
5%
5%
Commercial
90%
80%
5%
100%
60%
5%
Hotel
70%
100%
100%
70%
100%
100%
Restaurant
70%
100%
10%
70%
100%
20%
Movie theater
40%
80%
10%
80%
100%
10%
Recreation
40%
100%
10%
80%
100%
50%
Institutional
100%
40%
5%
10%
10%
5%
House of worship
20%
40%
5%
100%
50%
5%
Shared parking calculation example:
Mixed-use development with:
3,000 square feet of retail
5,000 square feet of office
10 apartment dwellings
Use of shared parking reduces required spaces from 51 to 41. (See calculations below.)
Parking Required for Each Use Separately
Use
Parking Required per § 325-114
Spaces Required
10 apartment dwellings
2/DU
20
5,000 square feet office
3.5/1,000 square feet
17.5
3,000 square feet retail
4.5/1,000 square feet
13.5
51 total
Parking Required under Shared Parking Calculation
Monday - Friday
Saturday and Sunday
Uses
8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m. - Midnight
Midnight - 8:00 a.m.
8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m. - Midnight
Midnight - 8:00 a.m.
Residential
0.6
x 20
12
1
x 20
20
1
x 20
20
0.8
x 20
16
1
x 20
20
1
x 20
20
Office
1
x 17.5
17.5
0.1
x 17.5
1.75
0.05
x 17.5
0.875
0.05
x 17.5
0.875
0.05
x 17.5
0.875
0.05
x 17.5
0.875
Commercial
0.9
x 12.5
11.25
0.8
x 13.5
10.8
0.05
x 13.5
0.675
1
x 13.5
13.5
0.6
x 13.5
8.1
0.05
x 13.5
0.675
Total spaces
40.75
32.55
21.55
30.38
28.98
21.55
Rounding up to the next whole number, a minimum of 41 parking spaces is required in this example.