Conestoga Township City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XV
Parking Regulations
§ 320-162 Purpose and intent.
It is the intent of these requirements that adequate off-street parking and loading facilities shall be provided for each use of land. Minimum requirements are based on the anticipated demand for parking created by each land use. These requirements shall apply to all districts, unless superseded in other sections of this chapter.
§ 320-163 Design requirements for parking spaces.
A.
Size. The size of a parking space for one passenger vehicle shall be not less than 200 unobstructed square feet of space, and shall be not less than 10 feet wide.
B.
Access. Except on residential lots, parking facilities shall be designed so that a vehicle may enter and exit the parking space without requiring the moving of any other vehicle; i.e., "stacked," or "tandem" parking spaces shall not be used to meet minimum parking requirements. Access drives shall not be considered to satisfy minimum parking requirements, except for driveways at single- and two-family dwellings. All driveways shall be constructed to permit vehicles to drive forwards into the road, instead of backing onto the road. Facilities providing more than 20 spaces in one location shall provide separate "in" and "out" lanes.
C.
Surface. Parking facilities shall be constructed with a bituminous, stone, concrete, or similar dustless material. Unless superseded in other parts of this chapter, all parking at commercial and retail facilities requiring more than 20 parking spaces shall be constructed with either a concrete or bituminous material.
D.
Location on same lot and separation from lot lines. All required parking spaces shall be located on the lot containing the land use for which it is providing parking, except as modified in § 320-163E below. Parking areas or driveways in residential districts shall not be located within five feet of a lot line, except when abutting a public roadway or when a joint-use driveway is used. Parking or driveways at nonresidential districts shall not be within 10 feet of a lot line. These distances shall not apply where a driveway abuts or provides access to a roadway.
E.
Location on other lots. Parking spaces may be placed on a lot located adjacent to the property for which it is providing parking spaces, subject to the following:
(1)
No required parking spaces shall be located more than 500 feet from the land use for which parking is being provided, and convenient and safe pedestrian access shall be provided between the lots.
(2)
The applicant shall demonstrate long-term control over the off-site parking area, such as by lease, ownership, or other similar agreement.
(3)
No off-site parking area shall be located in a Floodplain-Conservation District.
(4)
The same off-site parking space shall not be allocated to more than one user at a time, unless the applicant demonstrates that the demands for the off-site parking space do not occur at the same times.
(5)
The Township may require screening along all lot lines abutting residential areas.
§ 320-164 Off-street loading and unloading space.
Adequate off-street loading and unloading space shall be provided on the same premises for every use which involves the delivery or shipment of goods or other materials in bulk. This space shall be arranged so as not to interfere with the normal movement of traffic on the site and on the roadway. No roadway space shall be used for loading or unloading for any nonresidential use.
§ 320-165 Storage of vehicles.
Vehicles or trailers without current registrations and inspection stickers shall not be stored on any property for a period of more than 30 days, unless stored in an enclosed structure. This shall not apply to agricultural vehicles or implements, or vehicles that are in the process of being rebuilt provided that they are located in a side or rear yard and not less than 10 feet from all lot lines.
§ 320-166 Deferral of the installation of parking spaces.
The Board of Supervisors, in its sole discretion, may permit a portion of a parking area that is required for a proposed nonresidential land use according to § 320-165 to be held in reserve and not immediately constructed, subject to the following:
A.
The applicant for the nonresidential land use makes a request to reserve the parking spaces, in writing.
B.
The deferral of the installation of the required parking spaces shall not permit the land use to be enlarged or expanded in excess of any applicable bulk, lot size, setback, lot coverage, or other applicable regulation in this chapter. The size and extent of the land use shall not be affected by the reduction of the required parking.
C.
The applicant provides compelling evidence or reasons why the full amount of parking required in § 320-165 is not anticipated to be necessary during the normal and routine use of the site.
D.
The parking areas held in reserve are to be designed, graded, and located in such a way as to be conveniently constructed in the future with a minimum of disruption on the site, and are restricted from any other further development.
E.
The areas held in reserve are landscaped.
F.
The applicant, and all successors in interest in the site, agrees, in writing, to construct the reserved spaces in a timely manner upon direction by the Township.
§ 320-167 Land uses not identified in parking table.
When a proposed land use does not fall within any of the categories in Table 19, Minimum Parking Requirements, the Zoning Officer shall apply the parking requirements for the land use in Table 19 that is most similar to the proposed land use.
§ 320-168 Minimum parking requirements.
Not less than the following amounts of off-street parking areas shall be provided according to Table 19:
Table 19, Minimum Parking Requirements | |
|---|---|
Land Use or Activity | Minimum Parking Spaces |
Auditorium, place of assembly, and similar facility | 1 per each 3 seats of 1 per each 50 square feet of gross floor area, whichever is greater |
Auto sales and related facility | 1 per each 1,000 square feet of gross lot area |
Bed-and-breakfast, boardinghouse, motel, hotel | 1 per unit |
Campground | 1 per campsite |
Dwelling | 2 per dwelling |
Farm business or occupation | 5 per business or occupation |
Group home, lifecare facility and related facility | 1 1/2 per dwelling or bed |
Home occupation | 2 per occupation |
Hospital and similar facility | 4 per exam room |
Industrial use/manufacturing | 1 per each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area |
Office and similar commercial facility | 1 per each 400 gross square feet of floor area |
Recreation facility, interior | 1 per 1,000 square feet |
Recreation facility, exterior | 1 per 40,000 square feet |
Restaurant | 1 per each 200 gross square feet of floor area |
Retail facility | 1 per each 250 gross square feet of floor area |
School and similar facility | 1 1/2 per each instruction room |
Warehouse | 1 per each 2,000 gross square feet of floor area |
Uses not specifically mentioned | Adequate space to accommodate the daily average number of vehicles expected to use the facility |