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.

Each parking space shall consist of not less than an average of 270 square feet of usable area for each motor vehicle, including interior driveways, driveways connecting the garage or parking space, with a street or alley. Notwithstanding the above, all parking spaces shall be ample in size for the vehicles for which use is intended. The net parking space per vehicle shall not be less than nine feet wide and 18 feet long. Outdoor parking space, and the approaches thereto, shall be paved, or covered with gravel or cinders. Such outdoor parking spaces shall not be used to satisfy any open space requirements of the lot on which it is located.

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.

Parking spaces may be located on a lot other than that containing the principal use with the approval of the Zoning Hearing Board provided a written agreement approved by the Borough Solicitor and accepted by the Borough Council, shall be filed with the application for a zoning permit.

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, such as crushed stone or equivalent concrete or bituminous concrete surface, and shall be so arranged as to provide for orderly and safe parking and storage of vehicles.

Lighting. Any lighting used to illuminate any off-street parking shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from adjoining premises and public rights-of-way.

There shall be adequate provision for ingress and egress to all parking and loading spaces designed for use by employees, customers, delivery services, salespeople 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 per lane of traffic, and not less than 18 feet in width in all cases where the access is to storage areas or loading and unloading spaces required hereunder. There shall not be more than two means of access from a lot onto a public highway, and each shall be no more than 35 feet wide. If only one is provided, it shall be not more than 50 feet wide. Driveways for residential uses shall not be constructed closer than three feet to any lot line.

Residential. At least two off-street parking spaces must be provided for each dwelling unit in single- or two-family dwellings. Dwellings with three or more units must have a minimum of 1 1/2 spaces for each dwelling unit.

Commercial.

Neighborhood groceries.

Standards.

Parking facilities required for R-4 High-Rise Residential.

Signs advertising the sale or rental of the premises upon which they are erected, when erected by the owner or broker or any other person interested in the sale or rental of such premises, may be erected and maintained, provided:

Signs indicating the location and direction of premises available for or in process of development, but not erected upon such premises and having inscribed thereon the name of the owner, developer, builder, or agent may be erected and maintained, provided:

Signs bearing the word "sold" or the word "rented" with the name of the persons effecting the sale or rental may be erected and maintained, provided the conditions in § 500-28B(1) are complied with.

Signs of mechanics, painters, and other artisans may be erected and maintained during the period such persons are performing the work on the premises on which such signs are erected, provided:

Trespassing signs, or signs indicating the private nature of a driveway or property, provided that the size of any sign shall not exceed two square feet.

Signs of schools, colleges, churches, hospitals, sanitariums, or other institutions of a similar nature may be erected and maintained, provided:

Signs advertising home occupations shall not be larger than 12 inches by 24 inches, and may include the name, occupation, and logo type or trade mark, if appropriate, of the practitioner. Such signs shall not be illuminated, with the exception of medical offices during the hours such offices are open for the care of patients.

Signs advertising the sale of farm products when permitted by this chapter, provided:

Official traffic and street name signs when erected by or with the written approval of the Borough Council.

Signs necessary for the identification, operation or protection of public utility facilities and municipal uses; however, all general regulations, § 500-28D, shall apply to such signs.

Signs must be constructed of durable material, maintained in good condition, and not allowed to become dilapidated.

No sign shall be placed in such a position that it will cause danger to traffic on a street by obscuring the view.

No sign, other than an official traffic sign, shall be erected within the right-of-way lines of any street, unless authorized by the Borough Council for a special purpose.

No sign shall project over a public sidewalk area more than 18 inches.

Overhead signs shall be at least nine feet high, measured from the ground or pavement to the bottom-most part of the sign.

No sign shall exceed 20 feet in height.

No permit shall be required for the erection, alteration, or maintenance of any sign as provided for in § 500-28B.

A permit shall be required for the erection or alteration of business identification signs.

Advertising painted upon, or displayed upon, a barn or other building or structure shall be regarded as an advertising signboard and the regulations pertaining thereto shall apply.

Each sign shall be removed when the circumstances leading to its erection no longer apply. At no time shall there be more than one sign on each street frontage.

In all districts only those signs referring directly to materials or products made, sold, or displayed on the premises shall be permitted, except as otherwise noted. Such signs shall comply with all other requirements, as stated herein, for the district in which they are erected.

Temporary signs advertising a sale or event sponsored by a civic or religious group, provided that such signs shall not be displayed in excess of one month and shall be removed promptly after the event.

Business signs may be erected and maintained provided that:

Any sign by reason of its intensity, color, location, or movement that may interfere with traffic lights, signals or other controls, or abrogate public safety shall not be permitted in any district.

No light shall be higher than five feet above the maximum building height on which the light is erected.

Billboards or advertising signs.

All lighting shall be shielded and shall be designed so that it does not reflect or beam onto adjacent properties. No lighting shall be permitted which is of so great an intensity as to constitute a nuisance to neighboring properties.

No light shall be higher than five feet above the maximum building height on which the light is erected.

The pool is intended and is to be used solely for the enjoyment of the occupants of a principal use of the property on which it is located.

It may be located only in the rear yard or side yard of the property on which it is an accessory use.

It may not be located, including any walks, or paved areas or accessory structures adjacent thereto, closer than 10 feet to any property line of the property on which located.

Any in-ground swimming pool and aboveground or inflatable swimming pools containing more than 23 inches of water shall be surrounded by a fence, wall, similar enclosure, or otherwise protected as to prevent uncontrolled access by children from any street or adjacent properties. Said barrier shall not be less than four feet in height and shall be so constructed as to have no openings, holes, or gaps larger than two inches in any dimension or have a tarp or similar cover covering the pool to prevent entry when not occupied.

An aboveground or on-ground pool need not be enclosed by a fence or wall so long as the ladder to said pool is removed or locked in the upright position to prevent access to said pool when it is not in use.

Any swimming pool having electrical power within 10 feet of said pool shall assure that the electrical power source is GFI protected.

The then-current Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code guidelines for swimming pool safety are hereby incorporated by reference as if fully set forth and shall be fully enforceable by the Borough.

Inflatable pools containing 23 inches of water or less shall be exempt from the provisions of §§ 500-19 through 500-26.

Public Bathing Law, 1931, June 23, P.L. 899 and amendments thereto, 35 P.S. § 672.

Chapter 4, Article 442, Rules and Regulations, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Health, adopted October 30, 1959, and amendments thereto.

Any lawful use of a structure or land existing at the effective date of this chapter may be continued although such use does not conform to the provisions of this chapter.

Continuation of use of a structure or land shall not be permitted if the use was unlawfully established as a nonconforming use under any previous zoning ordinance for the Borough of Avis.

A nonconforming use of a building may be extended throughout the building if no structural alterations are made therein, provided that such extension may include structural alterations when authorized as a special exception when the Zoning Hearing Board finds that such structural alterations will not adversely affect adjoining property.

A nonconforming use or a nonconforming structure may be extended on the lot after the prohibitory provision took effect, but not in violation of the area and yard requirements of the district in which such structure or premises are located, or in violation of the use regulations which would apply to the nonconforming use or structure if the same were located in an area permitting the use. The more restrictive yard requirement shall apply.

In an I-1 District, a nonconforming use may be on a lot occupied by such use and held in single and/or separate ownership at the effective date of this chapter.

In all but I-1 Districts, a nonconforming use may be extended upon a lot occupied by such use and held in single and/or separate ownership at the effective date of this chapter when authorized as a special exception, provided that such extension does not replace a conforming use, does not violate the yard and coverage requirements of the zone in which the nonconforming use exists, and, regardless of changes in lot coverage, a proposed expansion shall not exceed 50%.

In any district in which single-family houses are permitted, a single-family house and customary accessory building may be erected on any lot of record in existence at the effective date of this chapter regardless of the date of ownership.

This provision shall apply even though such lot fails to meet requirements of side, front or rear yards or the minimum lot area requirements applicable in the district in which the lot is located. In no case shall the percentage of lot coverage exceed 60%.

Normal maintenance of a building or other structure containing a nonconforming use is permitted, including necessary nonstructural repairs and incidental alterations not extending the nonconforming use, except as otherwise provided herein.

A building or other structure containing residential nonconforming uses may be altered in any way to improve interior livability, provided that no structural alterations shall be made which would increase the number of dwelling units or the bulk of the building.

Any nonconforming building or structure damaged, destroyed by fire, explosion, act of God or any other cause not within the control of the owner, not greater than 80% of its existing floor area or volume, may be restored, reconstructed or used as before, provided that the volume of such use, building or structure shall not exceed the volume which existed prior to such damage, and that it may be completed within one year of such events.

If a nonconforming use of a building or land ceases for a period of one year or more, subsequent use of such building or land shall be in conformity with the provisions of this chapter.

Abandonment regulations shall not apply to the I-1 Industrial District.

All fences shall not exceed eight feet in height except as provided herein or by a variance from the Zoning Hearing Board.

All fences shall be maintained in good repair.

In no case shall fences prevent safe access from a dwelling in case of disaster.

All fences can be set on the property line only if the property has been surveyed.

All sidewalks within the right-of-way shall be of concrete construction and be four feet in width.

The exact placement of the sidewalk shall be set back from the roadway as specified by the Borough Council.

The precise construction details shall be governed by resolution of Borough Council.

Shrubs shall be planted no closer than two feet to side property lines. Shrubs may be planted on property line at front and rear of lots.

Trees shall be planted no closer than seven feet from any property line.