Hazleton City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VIII
Parking, Loading and Access
§ 575-801 Off-street parking.
B.
Size of off-street parking spaces.
(1)
Each off-street parking space shall have an area of not less than 162 square feet, being nine feet in width and 18 feet in length, exclusive of access drives or aisles.
(2)
Where 10 or more parking spaces are required, the area of each space shall not be less than 200 square feet, being 10 feet in width and 20 feet in length, exclusive of access drives or aisles.
C.
Minimum required number of off-street parking spaces. Each specific use shall have the minimum required number of off-street parking spaces as provided in the following Minimum Off-Street Parking Table:
[Amended 12-20-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-13]
Type of Use | Minimum Number of Spaces Required |
|---|---|
Residential Uses: | |
Single-family dwelling units | 2 spaces for each dwelling unit |
Two-family dwelling units | 2 spaces for each dwelling unit |
Multifamily dwelling units | 3 spaces plus 1 space for every bedroom when there are more than 3 |
Rooming or boarding house | 1 space for each bed |
Group or personal care homes | 1.5 spaces for each bedroom |
Home occupations | 1 space plus 2 spaces for the dwelling unit |
Other residential uses | 1.5 spaces for every unit/use |
Commercial Uses: | Minimum Number of Spaces Required |
Animal kennels | 1 space for every 5 animals, plus 1 space for each employee per shift |
Auditoriums, theaters or other places of public assembly | 1 space for every 3 seats |
Automobile or truck repairs or services | 1 space for each 400 square feet of total floor area |
Automobile wash | 4 spaces for each wash bay |
Automobile or truck sales | 1 space for each 500 square feet of display area whether indoor or outdoor |
Banks or financial institutions | 1 space for each 200 square feet of total floor area |
Clinics | 5 spaces for every practitioner, plus 1 space for each employee |
Convenience stores | 1 space for each 75 square feet of total floor area plus 2 paralleling spaces for each fuel-dispensing location |
Drive-in/-through businesses | 1 space for every 60 square feet of total floor area, plus 1 space for every 2 employees per shift |
Funeral homes | 1 space for every 50 square feet of total floor area |
Hospital | 1 space for every 3 beds |
Hotels or motels | 1 space for each guest sleeping room, plus 1 space for each employee per shift |
Nightclubs | 1 space for every 2 seats or possible occupants, plus 1 space for each employee |
Offices (general, professional or other) | 1 space for every 300 square feet of total floor area |
Personal and retail services | 1 space for every 300 square feet of total floor area |
Restaurants, taverns and brew pubs | 1 space for every 3 seats plus 1 space for each employee on the largest shift |
Other commercial uses | 1 space for every 400 square feet of total floor area |
Industrial Uses: | |
Heavy industrial uses | 1 space for every 5,000 square feet of total floor area, plus 1 space for each employee per shift |
Light industrial uses | 1 space for every 2,000 square feet of total floor area, plus 1 space for every 2 employees per shift |
Warehouses | 1 space for every 5,000 square feet of total floor area, plus 1 space for every 2 employees per shift |
Other industrial uses | 2 spaces for every employee on the largest shift, or 1 space for every 1,000 square feet of total floor area, whichever is greater |
Other Nonresidential Uses: | |
Churches or places of worship | 1 space for every 3 seats |
Public uses | 1 space for every 100 square feet of total floor area |
Public utility facilities | 2 spaces for each facility, plus 1 space for each employee |
Recreational uses (indoor or outdoor) | 1 space for every 4 possible occupants or spectator seats |
Schools (elementary/secondary) | 1 space for every 20 classroom seats |
Schools (other) | 1 space for every 5 classroom seats |
Social halls, clubs and lodges | 1 space for every 100 square feet of total floor area |
D.
Maximum number of off-street parking spaces. Each use group shall have the maximum number of off-street parking spaces as provided in the following Off-Street Parking Table:
Use Group | Maximum Number of Spaces |
|---|---|
Multifamily residential | 2 space for every unit and 1 guest space per 10 units |
Commercial uses | 125% of minimum number of spaces |
Industrial uses | 150% of minimum number of spaces |
Other nonresidential uses | 125% of minimum number of spaces |
E.
Use of certain residential areas in calculation of minimum number of off-street parking spaces. For single-family, two-family and multifamily dwelling units, parking areas in driveways and garages may be used in calculating the required number of minimum off-street parking spaces.
F.
Uses not addressed in the minimum off-street parking table. Any use not listed in the Minimum Off-Street Parking Table under Subsection C above shall provide a minimum of one off-street parking space for every 100 square feet of total floor area, plus one space for each employee unless the City Planning Commission recommends otherwise based upon a traffic study prepared by the applicant.
G.
Fractions of a space. When the required off-street parking computation results in any fraction, the fraction shall be construed to require another additional off-street parking space.
H.
Location of parking areas.
(1)
Off-street parking spaces for any type of use shall be located on the same lot as the principal use for which the off-street parking spaces are required.
(2)
Off-street parking spaces may be located on an adjoining lot held under the same ownership provided that the lot to be used for off-street parking and the lot on which the principal use is located are in the same zoning district and not less than 300 feet to the nearest lot line where the principal structure or use is located.
I.
Layout of parking spaces.
(1)
Off-street parking spaces shall be permitted in any yard area.
(2)
If the parking spaces are located in a side or front yard, then the off-street parking spaces shall be located not less than five feet to the nearest point of the property line.
(3)
Any nonresidential off-street parking area abutting a residentially zoned or used property (not owned by the owner of the nonresidential off-street parking area) shall be located not less than 15 feet from the residential property and screened under Article X of this chapter.
(4)
All off-street parking areas shall be designed, constructed and used so that all vehicular maneuvering is contained within the lot and no vehicle shall be permitted to back into or out onto any public right-of-way.
J.
Construction of parking areas. All required parking areas and spaces shall be paved with a concrete or bituminous paving material, and shall be properly graded and drained to dispose of all surface water properly under Chapter 424, Stormwater Management.
K.
Marking of spaces.
(1)
All signing and striping installations will be in conformance with the City's current standards or as otherwise deemed necessary by the City Engineer to ensure safe and efficient traffic flow in or about any parking area. Painted curbs (i.e., loading, passenger dropoff), cannot constitute a required parking space.
(2)
Vehicular parking spaces will be clearly outlined with a minimum of four-inch-wide lines painted on the surface of the parking area.
(3)
Parking spaces for the disabled will be striped and marked according to the applicable state standards.
L.
Lighting. All parking areas shall be adequately illuminated if designed for use by five or more vehicles after dusk.
M.
Electric vehicles. Every new use or building that requires a minimum of 100 parking spaces shall provide special parking areas to accommodate electric or other alternative fuel vehicles. Special parking spaces shall be provided where 100 or more parking spaces are required under the minimum off-street parking Table of § 575-801C of this chapter, or whenever the redesign of an existing parking lot with 250 or more spaces is proposed. When electric vehicle recharging areas are required under this section, the following development standards shall apply:
(1)
At least one separate meter panel for the sole purpose of electric vehicle recharging must be provided and sized to handle the required electric vehicle recharging spaces.
(2)
Photovoltaic or similar solar-powered facilities are encouraged to be integrated into the facility.
(3)
Service equipment, new or existing, of enough size and ampere capacity to accommodate the additional meter panels must be installed.
(4)
Overhead lighting must be adequate to allow proper and safe utilization of the recharging equipment.
N.
American With Disabilities Act (ADA) accessible parking spaces. When parking spaces are provided for self-parking by employees and visitors, or both, accessible parking spaces complying with the Americans With Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) shall be provided in each parking area in conformance with the following parking table:
Total Parking in Lot | Minimum Required Number of Accessible Spaces |
|---|---|
1 to 25 | 1 |
26 to 50 | 2 |
51 to 75 | 3 |
76 to 100 | 4 |
101 to 150 | 5 |
151 to 200 | 6 |
201 to 300 | 7 |
301 to 400 | 8 |
401 to 500 | 9 |
501 to 1,000 | 2% of total |
1,001 and over | 20 plus 1 for each 100 over 1,000 |
§ 575-802 Off-street loading spaces.
B.
Off-street loading spaces required. Every commercial, industrial or other nonresidential building, which requires the receipt or distribution by tractor trailer of goods, products, materials or merchandise, shall provide off-street loading space.
C.
Size of off-street loading spaces. Every required off-street loading space shall be not less than 40 feet in length, 12 feet in width, and provide an overhead vertical clearance of not less than 14 feet.
D.
Use of public right-of-way prohibited. In no case shall a public right-of-way be used for the loading or unloading.
E.
Minimum number of off-street loading spaces. A minimum number of off-street loading spaces must be provided for the following use group in the Off-Street Loading Space Table:
Type of Use: | Minimum Number of Spaces Required: |
|---|---|
Commercial uses | 1 space for every 20,000 square feet of total floor area |
Industrial or warehouse uses | 1 space for every 10,000 square feet of total floor area |
Other nonresidential or mixed uses | 1 space for every 15,000 square feet of total floor area |
F.
Location of off-street loading spaces. Off-street loading spaces shall not be permitted in any front yard. Off-street loading spaces when abutting a residentially zoned or used property, shall be located not less than 25 feet from the residential property and screened under Article X of this chapter.
G.
Layout of off-street loading spaces. All loading spaces shall be designed, constructed and used so that all vehicular maneuvering is contained within the lot and no vehicle shall be permitted to back into or out of the public right-of-way.
§ 575-803 Nonresidential access drives.
A.
Access drives required.
(1)
There shall be adequate ingress or egress to all parking spaces and loading spaces by way of an access drive leading to the off-street parking and loading areas.
(2)
Access drives to off-street parking and loading areas shall be limited to well-defined locations.
(3)
Buildings with truck-height loading docks shall be designed with at least one access drive approach capable of accommodating a forty-eight-foot wheel track turning radius.
B.
Number of access drives. The number of access drives intersecting with a street may not exceed the equivalent of one two-way access drive per each 300 feet of lot frontage and no more than a total of two two-way access drives per lot frontage.
C.
Location and layout of off-street loading spaces. Access drives shall be located and designed so as not to:
D.
Construction of access drives. All access drives (the entire length and width) shall be paved with a concrete or bituminous paving material.
E.
Width of driveway aisles. The minimum width of aisles providing access to parking spaces, with one-way traffic, varying with the angle of parking, shall be:
Angle of Parking | Minimum Aisle Width One-Way Traffic (feet) | Minimum Aisle Width Two-Way Traffic (feet) |
|---|---|---|
45° | 14 | 24 |
60° | 18 | 24 |
90° | 20 | 24 |
F.
Visibility at intersections.
(1)
A clear sight triangle shall be provided at all street and driveway intersections. Nothing shall be erected, placed or allowed to grow in a manner which obscures vision above the height of 2 1/2 feet and below 10 feet, measured from the center line grade of intersecting streets and driveways.
(2)
At street intersections, an isosceles triangle shall be established for a distance of 20 feet at each side of the point of intersection of the street right-of-way lines.
(3)
At driveway intersections with streets, an isosceles triangle shall be established for a distance of 20 feet at each side of the point of intersection of the street right-of-way line with the driveway edge of improved surface.
G.
Slopes. Access drives shall not exceed a slope of 4% within 75 feet of the intersecting street center line and 10% elsewhere.
H.
Setbacks. All access drives shall be set back at least:
I.
Alignment. Where applicable, a proposed access drive located on one side of a street shall be aligned so that it is directly across from an intersection or another access drive on the opposite side of the street.
J.
Sight obstructions prohibited. No person shall park a vehicle or place or construct any structure on a lot or street in such a manner as to obstruct the sight or ability of another motor vehicle to safely enter or exit an access drive.
§ 575-804 Residential access drives.
A.
Access required. Every residential dwelling constructed after the adoption of this chapter or any residential conversion intended to increase the number of dwelling units shall have access to or be located upon a lot adjacent to a public or private street.
B.
Maximum number of access drives per lot. No more than two residential access drive connections shall be permitted per lot frontage, and no more than three residential access drive connections shall be permitted per lot.
C.
Setbacks. Access drives shall not connect to a street within 20 feet of the right-of-way lines of any intersecting streets, within 10 feet of a fire hydrant and within five feet from an adjoining property line.
D.
Visibility at intersections.
(1)
A clear sight triangle shall be provided at all street and driveway intersections.
(2)
Nothing shall be erected, placed or allowed to grow in a manner which obscures vision above the height of 2 1/2 feet and below 10 feet, measured from the center-line grade of intersecting streets and driveways.
(3)
At street intersections, an isosceles triangle shall be established for a distance of 20 feet at each side of the point of intersection of the street right-of-way lines.
(4)
At driveway intersections with streets, an isosceles triangle shall be established for a distance of 20 feet at each side of the point of intersection of the street right-of-way line with the driveway edge of improved surface.
F.
Width. The width of an access drive may not be less than 10 feet nor more than 24 feet between the street right-of-way and street cartway.
G.
Drainage. An access drive shall be constructed in a manner consistent with the design, maintenance and drainage of the street to which it will connect.
H.
Vertical clearance. An access drive shall be clear of obstructions and vegetation to facilitate emergency vehicle access for a distance of at least 12 feet from a street line.
I.
Improvements. Access drives shall be paved with a concrete or bituminous paving material.
§ 575-805 Lot access.
A.
Every new principal use or building shall be on a lot with frontage along a public street or approved private street.
B.
Outparcel lots are permitted, provided that they have adequate vehicular access and are accompanied by a recorded cross-access easement agreement.
C.
The creation of new principal buildings and uses on a lot without adequate access are not permitted.
D.
The creation of a flag lot is prohibited.