Allentown City Zoning Code
§ 28-10.10.1
Parking Standards.
[Added 4-20-2021 by Ord. No. 03-2021]
a.
At the time of construction, enlargement, alteration or increase of capacity, or change in the use of any building, structure or property in the Borough, there shall be provided improved and usable off-street parking spaces in accordance with the requirements specified in this subsection.
b.
None of the off-street parking facilities shall be required for any existing building or use unless such building or use is enlarged or expanded in which case the provisions of this chapter shall apply only to the enlarged portion of the building or use.
c.
Parking facilities may be located in any yard area in all zones unless otherwise provided for in this chapter. In single-family residential zones, any parking facilities with a capacity of more than four vehicles shall be permitted only in a side or rear yard.
d.
No required off-street parking area shall be encroached upon by any buildings, open storage, or any other uses than the parking of motor vehicles.
e.
No parking spaces, access drive or aisle shall be located closer than 10 feet to any street line, or closer than five feet to any side or rear property line, or within any required buffer area.
f.
All off-street parking spaces, aisles, and access drives shall be graded, paved in accordance with pavement and drainage standards established in § 28-11, Improvements of the Land Development Regulations.
g.
The surface of pavement in any parking area with a capacity of more than four vehicles shall be marked with solid white or yellow painted lines in such a manner as to indicate each individual parking stall and the direction of traffic flow in each access drive and aisle.
h.
No ingress or egress drive shall enter upon a public road or highway at a point closer than 50 feet to any street intersection or closer than 30 feet to any other access drive on the same property or any other property. These distances shall be measured between the curbline or the pavement edge nearest to the other drive or road in question.
i.
In the Multifamily residential zone, ingress and egress drives shall have a width of at least 12 feet for one-way drives, and at least 20 feet for two-way drives. No ingress or egress drive shall have a width greater than 30 feet.
j.
Aisles providing direct access to parking stalls shall have minimum widths as specified herein:
1.
For sixty-one-degree parking up to and including 90° parking: 24 feet.
2.
For forty-six-degree parking to sixty-one-degree parking: 16 feet.
3.
Only one-way traffic shall be permitted in aisles providing access to other than 90° parking stalls, except that two-way traffic may be permitted in aisles serving parallel parking spaces, provided the aisles have a minimum width of 18 feet.
k.
In the case of mixed or multiple uses on a single property, the total requirements of off- street parking spaces shall be in the sum of the requirements of all the various uses computed separately.
l.
The parking areas of adjacent properties may be interconnected by not more than two driveways having a width of not less than 20 feet nor more than 30 feet.
m.
No lawn area, buffer strip or other unpaved area shall be used for the parking of motor vehicles except on an emergency basis. If the minimum required parking areas do not prove sufficient to accommodate all vehicles parking the property, such additional parking spaces shall be provided as to permit all vehicles to park on a paved area in accordance with the standards established in this section.
n.
Parking spaces shall be a minimum of nine feet by 18 feet and shall be striped with four-inch striping.
o.
Parking spaces for handicapped vehicles shall comply with the design and user access requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Parking spaces at the ends of parking aisles which abut grassed or landscaped islands shall provide for an additional width of one foot or provide for decorative access surface at the level of the grassed or landscaped island (such as pavers, grass-crete) for vehicular passengers.
p.
Minimum Parking Spaces. The following minimum parking standards shall apply.
PARKING STANDARDS Borough of Allentown | |
|---|---|
Land Use Category | Parking Standard |
Residential Uses | Shall conform with the parking requirements in N.J.A.C. 5:21, Residential Site Improvement Standards |
Retail and Service Stores except where otherwise specified | 1/250 square feet |
Banks, Financial and business offices/professional offices | 1/250 square feet |
Medical/dental offices | 1/250 square feet |
Restaurants, cafeterias, taverns, bars (indoor) | 1/for each 4 seats (customers) + 1/for every 2 employees |
Personal Service Uses (Not Specified) | 1/250 square feet |
Barber and beauty shops | 1.5 space/per chair + 1.0 space for each employee |
Retail sale of furniture, appliances, hardware | 1/500 square feet |
Supermarkets, self-service food stores | 1/200 square feet |
Auditoriums, houses of worship, libraries, theatres, stadiums, assembly halls and similar places of assembly | 1/per 4 persons who may be legally admitted |
Nursing homes and similar institutional uses | 1/4 beds + 1/every 2 employees in largest working shift |
Assisted Living | Min. 0.5 per D.U + 1 space every shift 2 employees max. |
Health Clubs, gymnasiums and similar uses | 1/100 square feet + 1 per employee |
Recreation centers, clubs and service organizations | 1/300 square feet |
Parks and outdoor recreation sites | 5 spaces/each gross acre of land up to 50 acres; and 1 per gross acre of land above 50 acres |
Mortuaries and funeral homes | 1/50 square feet floor area in the slumber rooms, parlors or individual funeral service rooms |
School for the arts — educational services | 1 space for each 2 faculty plus full-time employee, plus 1 space for each 5 students in attendance at 1 time |
Diagnostic Imaging Centers and Home Health Care Centers | 1/150 square feet |
Mixed Uses | If there are 2 or more uses on 1 lot it shall be the aggregate of the required number of parking spaces for each use, computed separately |
Public Utility | 5 spaces; and 1 for every 1 truck or vehicle stored on premises |
If any uses are proposed that are not specified within the parking standards the number of parking spaces shall be determined by the Board on the basis of the number of persons to be employed or reside in or visit said building and the anticipated use by residents, visitors, or patrons of transportation modes other than private automobiles. | |
q.
Shared Parking. Reduction of the required number of parking spaces may be permitted by the Board, upon demonstration that shared parking is feasible, likely, and adequate. Nothing in the above requirements shall be construed to prevent the employment of shared parking.
r.
Off-Site Shared Parking. For parcels that cannot accommodate all or a portion of their required parking spaces, the differential parking requirement may be shifted to an adjacent property determined by the Zoning Officer to have parking in excess of zoning requirements or parking that is demonstrated to be unused during normal hours of operation. This would require the submission of a memorandum of agreement between the two property owners, which demonstrates the shifting of parking spaces from one site to an adjacent site.
s.
Off-Street Loading and Unloading Provisions.
1.
For every building, structure, or part thereof having over 3,000 square feet of gross building area erected and occupied for commerce, hotel, hospital, laundry, dry cleaning, places of public assembly, industry and other similar uses involved in the receipt and distribution by vehicles of materials or merchandise there shall be provided and permanently maintained adequate space for standing, loading and unloading services in order to avoid undue interference with the public use of streets or alleys. Every building structure or addition thereto having a use which complies with the above definition shall be provided with at least one truck standing, loading and unloading space on the premises not less than 12 feet in width, 35 feet in length and 14 feet in height.
2.
Access to truck standing, loading and unloading space shall be provided directly from a public street or alley or from any right of way that will not interfere with public convenience and that will permit orderly and safe movement of truck vehicles.
3.
Loading space as required under this subsection shall be provided as area in addition to off-street parking space and shall not be considered as supplying off-street parking space unless waived by the Planning Board on site plan review.
4.
Off-street loading and unloading areas shall be paved and adequately drained, all subject to approval of the Borough Engineer.