Lock Haven City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XVIII
Off-Street Parking, Loading and Access
§ 410-105 General regulations.
A.
Required off-street parking, loading and unloading facilities shall be provided in accordance with the specifications in this article in all zoning districts, except that because of its developed nature and the location of alleys, on-street and public parking, off-street parking, loading, and unloading requirements shall not apply in the CBD Zoning District. 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 or beyond the public right-of-way.
B.
Design and location:
(1)
Size of parking spaces. Every parking space shall consist of not less than 171 square feet of usable area, exclusive of interior aisles, driveways, maneuvering areas, and access drives, and shall measure not less than nine feet in width and 19 feet in length. Minimum length for parallel parking 0° shall be 22 feet.
(2)
Access. The width of all aisles providing direct access to individual parking stalls shall be in accordance with the requirements set forth below. The minimum width of access aisles shall conform with the following requirements:
Aisle Width | ||
|---|---|---|
Parking Angle (degrees) | One-Way Traffic (feet) | Two-Way Traffic (feet) |
0° parallel parking | 12 | 20 |
30° | 12 | 20 |
45° | 13.5 | 20 |
60° | 18.5 | 20 |
90° perpendicular parking | 24 | 24 |
(3)
Location.
(a)
Off-street parking shall not be permitted in required front yards or in front of principal buildings in the CBD Zoning District, and shall only be permitted in required front yards or in front of principal single-family and two-family dwellings in residential zoning districts when located on paved driveways. Otherwise, off-street parking is permitted in required front yards and in front of principal buildings in all nonresidential zoning districts, provided required screening and buffering standards of Article XIX of this chapter are met.
(b)
Additional parking provisions for CBD Zoning District for both principal and accessory parking.
[1]
No new access drives or driveways shall be permitted along East Main Street between Jay Street and Mill Street.
[2]
Off-street surface parking lots shall not be located on corner lots, on or adjacent to the intersection of two streets.
[3]
Off-street surface parking lot access drives and/or driveways shall not extend more than 70 feet in width along any street frontage.
[4]
Off-street surface parking lots abutting public street rights-of-way, including alleys, shall be provided with a continuous, street-fronting, three-and-one-half-foot-high masonry wall or a perimeter planting at least five feet in depth measured from all sides of the parking area towards the property/street line with a mix of high- and low-level screening in accordance with Article XIX of this chapter. Wall breaks for driveways shall be not more than 24 feet in width.
(c)
Every required parking space shall be designed so that each motor vehicle may proceed to and from the parking space provided for it without requiring the moving of any other vehicle, except for spaces serving single-family or two-family dwellings.
(d)
All dead-end parking lots shall be designed to provide sufficient backup area for the end parking spaces of the parking area. This shall include designing the end spaces to prevent backing up into an aisle, other than the one on which the end space directly accesses.
(e)
Except for single-family or two-family dwellings with its access onto a local street right-of-way or parking court, no parking area shall be designed to require or encourage parked vehicles to back into a public street right-of-way, other than an alley, in order to leave a parking space.
(f)
Except in the residential and CBD zoning districts or as provided in § 410-106B of this chapter pertaining to shared parking, parking spaces may be located on a lot other than that containing the principal building or use with the approval as a special exception from the Zoning Hearing Board. Such spaces shall be readily accessible to the building or use served, be located in the same zoning district as the principal building or use, and conform to the following requirements:
[1]
Required parking spaces shall be located within 150 feet of the principal building or use when located on the same side of the street.
[2]
Required parking spaces shall be located within 500 feet of the principal building or use when linked to a public sidewalk when located on the same side of the street.
[3]
The distances specified herein shall be measured from the nearest point of the parking lot to the nearest point of the principal building or use that the parking lot is required to serve.
[4]
The applicant for a zoning permit or use certificate shall submit, with his application, a legal document approved by the City that subjects such parcels of land to parking uses in connection with the principal use to which it is accessory, guaranteeing the spaces are provided during all of the years the use is in operation. Prior to the issuance of a zoning permit, the Zoning Officer shall cause such legal documents to be recorded in the office of the Clinton County Recorder of Deeds.
(4)
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.
(5)
Setback, buffer and screening.
(a)
All parking spaces, interior aisles, driveways, maneuvering areas, and access drives shall be located at least five feet from any buildings located on the lot. The five-foot corridor thus established between the parking area and building shall be for the purpose of providing a pedestrian access walkway.
(b)
All parking spaces, interior isles, driveways, maneuvering areas, and access drives for multifamily residential and nonresidential uses shall be at least five feet from any exterior lot line, except where buffer yards are required, in which case, such parking spaces may not encroach on the buffer yard area.
(c)
No off-street parking area shall be located within a public right-of-way.
(d)
In addition to buffering and screening in accordance with Article XIX of this chapter, screening must be provided as a view-restrictive screen of any parking area of five or more spaces, and adjacent residential use or zoning district, public right-of-way, and any on-premises building to screen first floor windows of said building from the parking area.
(6)
Parking lot landscaping.
(a)
One deciduous tree shall be required for every 15 new off-street parking spaces.
(b)
If a lot will include 30 or more new parking spaces, landscaped islands shall be provided within automobile parking areas. Otherwise, the trees may be planted around the parking area.
(c)
Trees required by this section shall meet the following standards:
[1]
Type of trees permitted. Required trees shall be chosen from the following list of approved tree species native to or appropriate for Central Pennsylvania, unless the applicant proves to the satisfaction of the Zoning Officer that another type of tree would shade paved areas, be resistant to disease, road salt and air pollution and be attractive.
Botanic Name | Common Name |
|---|---|
Acer platanoides | Norway maple |
Celtis occidentalis | Common hackberry |
Fraxinus Pennsylvania | Green ash |
Ginkgo biloba fastigiata | Maiden hair tree (male only) |
Gleditsia triacanthos | Honeylocust |
Liquidambar styraciflua | Sweet gum |
Quercus | All species of oaks |
Sophora japonica | Scholar tree/pagoda tree |
Ulmus hybrids | Homestead or Sapporo autumn gold |
Ulmus parvifolia | Chinese or lacebark elm |
Zelkova serrata | Zelkova |
[2]
Quality of trees. Required trees shall be of symmetrical growth and free of insect pests and disease.
[3]
Minimum size. The trunk diameter (measured at a height of six inches above the finished grade level) shall be a minimum of two inches or greater.
(7)
Surfacing and marking. Any new or enlarged commercial, industrial, or residential 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 concrete or bituminous concrete surface, and shall be so arranged as to provide for orderly and safe parking and storage of vehicles. The first 10 feet of private property from the public right-of-way shall be surfaced with concrete or bituminous concrete. All such paved parking spaces shall be marked with paint, provided with wheel stops/bumpers, or other methods so as to indicate their location. Alternative pavement sections may be considered if properly designed and then approved by the City Engineer.
(8)
Lighting. All on-site outdoor lighting of off-street parking areas shall be designed to prevent glare to adjoining properties and public right-of-way by employing hooded, shielded, or screened fixtures that confine glare to the site, rather than the area around it.
(9)
Off-street parking interconnections for parking lots with nonresidential and multifamily residential uses.
(a)
Where nonresidential and/or multifamily residential parking lots abut another nonresidential and/or multifamily residential parking lot, they shall be interconnected via internal vehicular connections to one another or connection via a rear alley.
(b)
Each nonresidential and/or multifamily residential parking lot shall provide cross-access easements for its parking areas and access drives guaranteeing access to abutting nonresidential and/or multifamily residential parking lots. Interconnections shall be logically placed and easily identifiable to ensure convenient traffic flow.
(10)
There shall be adequate provision for ingress and egress to all parking and loading spaces designed to be used by employees, customers, delivery services, sales people and/or the general public.
(11)
Handicap parking spaces shall be provided as required by state law.
§ 410-106 Parking reductions.
Except for uses in the residential and CBD zoning districts, this section is a means to meet the minimum off-street parking requirement for uses by alternative means other than providing on-site, off-street parking, in accordance with the following provisions:
A.
The use has on-street parking, at a ratio of one parking space for each 22 feet of existing lot frontage uninterrupted (not within five feet of a fire hydrant, curb cut for a sidewalk, driveway or access drive) and directly in front of the building.
B.
The use is utilizing shared parking in accordance with the following:
(1)
Users of shared parking facilities shall be required to show shared parking is reasonably close in proximity to each use in accordance with the following standards:
(a)
Less than 100 feet. For people with disabilities, deliveries, and loading, emergency services, fast-food service type restaurant, and convenience store.
(b)
Less than 600 feet. For residents, grocery stores, business and professional services and medical/dental clinics, hospitals.
(c)
Less than 1,000 feet. For general retail sales and services, sit-down service type restaurant, taverns/bars, employees, social/fraternal organizations/lodges, places of worship, schools, municipal uses, parks.
(2)
If parking is to be shared by uses located on two or more lots, an agreement in a form acceptable to the City must be presented assuring use of the required parking spaces until or unless the required parking spaces are located on the same lot as the use they serve.
(3)
The minimum amount of shared parking required to be calculated according to the following:
(a)
Calculate the minimum amount of off-street parking required for each use as if it were a separate use.
(b)
To determine the peak parking requirements, multiply the minimum parking required for each proposed use by the corresponding percentage in the table below for each of the six time periods:
Monday through Friday | Saturday and Sunday | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Uses | 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. | 6:00 p.m. to Midnight | Midnight to 8:00 a.m. | 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. | 6:00 p.m. to Midnight | Midnight to 8:00 a.m. |
Residential | 60% | 100% | 100% | 80% | 100% | 100% |
Office | 100% | 10% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% |
Retail sales/services | 90% | 80% | 5% | 100% | 60% | 5% |
Hotel | 70% | 100% | 100% | 70% | 100% | 100% |
Restaurant | 70% | 100% | 10% | 70% | 100% | 20% |
Theater/place of assembly | 40% | 80% | 10% | 80% | 100% | 10% |
Entertainment (include social/fraternal) | 40% | 100% | 10% | 80% | 100% | 50% |
Public/institutional/ school (non-place of worship) | 100% | 40% | 5% | 10% | 10% | 5% |
Places of worship | 20% | 40% | 5% | 100% | 50% | 5% |
(c)
Calculate the column total for each of the six time periods.
(d)
The column total (time period) with the highest value shall be the minimum parking requirement.
C.
The use is utilizing overflow parking reservation in accordance with the following: overflow parking reservation, which shall include areas of required parking facilities that may remain unpaved, leveled and stabilized in a grass condition, but that also may be constructed with other pervious surfaces acceptable to the City, so as to provide for overflow parking for other, seasonal or event peak times, shall be permitted, subject to the following:
(1)
The applicant shall submit a plan showing all required parking spaces, interior driveways, maneuvering areas, access drives, and buffer areas, designed in strict conformance with all other requirements of Article XVIII and this chapter, and:
(a)
All those parking related improvements and facilities that are to be constructed.
(b)
All overflow parking reservation spaces which shall be delineated on the plan and designated as "reserved for future use," required to meet the minimum number of required parking spaces but otherwise not to be constructed in full compliance with the requirements of the chapter.
(2)
Overflow parking reservation spaces shall not exceed 20% or more of the minimum required parking spaces.
(3)
All areas designated as overflow parking reservation shall not count toward any open space or yard requirements.
(4)
The applicant shall enter into an agreement with the City agreeing to design and construct all parking related improvements, including all related stormwater management improvements, which have not been previously constructed within six months of notification from the City. Such agreement shall be in a form acceptable to the City.
§ 410-107 Parking facilities required.
[Amended 10-18-2010 by Ord. No. 863; 5-16-2011 by Ord. No. 880; 7-11-2016 by Ord. No. 955; 4-2-2018 by Ord. No. 986; 3-17-2025 by Ord. No. 2025-02]
Off-street parking facilities shall be provided to lessen congestion in the streets. Except as provided in § 410-106B, pertaining to shared parking, and § 410-105, regarding the CBD Zoning District, any structure or building hereafter erected, converted or enlarged for any of the following permitted uses, or if there is any change or expansion in use of the premises, off-street parking shall be provided with not less than the minimum required spaces, as set forth in the following table. Any use or building involving a combination of several uses shall provide the total number of spaces required for each individual use. Said spaces shall be readily accessible to the uses served thereby. Fractional numbers greater than or equal to 1/2 of parking spaces shall be increased to the next whole number.
Permitted Use | Minimum Parking Requirements |
|---|---|
Adult-related uses | 1 space per 200 square feet of gross floor area, plus (1 space) per each employee on the largest shift |
Aircraft assembly and rehabilitation | 1 space per 750 square feet of gross floor area |
Aircraft maintenance and storage hangar | 1 space per 4 hangar bays, plus 1 space per employee on the largest shift |
Aircraft sales | 1 space per 15 motor-powered and non-motor-powered aircraft, plus 1 space per employee |
Airport | Required spaces shall be provided in accordance with this schedule for applicable airport-related uses |
Airport office | 1 per 400 square feet of gross floor area |
Airport parking | N/A |
Airport runway/taxiway | N/A |
Airport service facility | 1 space per employee on the largest shift |
Airport terminal | 1 space per 5,000 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 space per employee on the largest shirt |
Airport traffic control facility | 1 space per facility |
Animal hospital/veterinarian clinic | 1 space for every 15 animals based on maximum animal capacity, plus 6 spaces per veterinarian |
Automobile service station | 2 spaces for each 1 service bay area, plus 1 space for each 1 fuel pump, plus 1 space for each employee on the largest shift. Required off-street parking may be provided at gasoline pumps at a ratio of not more than 2 spaces per each pump (1 on each side) and not more than 1 space per each indoor service bay area |
Automobile, heavy equipment and similar motor vehicle rental and sales | 1 space per 15 vehicles or units of heavy equipment, plus 1 space per employee |
Automotive vehicle repair center | 2 spaces for each 1 service bay area, plus 1 space for each employee on the largest shift. Required off-street parking may be provided at gasoline pumps at a ratio of not more than 2 spaces per each pump (1 on each side) and not more than 1 space per each indoor service bay area |
Automotive wrecking, junk, scrap storage and sales establishments | 1 space per 1/2 acre, plus 1 space per employee |
Bank | 1 space per 300 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 space per employee on the largest shift |
Bed-and-breakfast | 2 parking spaces for the principal residence plus 1 parking space for each bedroom available as a temporary abiding place |
Boarding houses | 1 1/2 spaces per guest/sleeping room, plus 1 space per employee |
Business service | 1 space per 300 square feet of gross floor area |
Car wash | 1 space per 500 square feet of gross floor area of office space, plus additional spaces as set forth in Article XX |
Cemetery | 1 space per employee |
Coffee house | 1 space for each 150 square feet of gross floor area, excluding kitchen and storage areas |
Commercial recreation, indoor | 1 space per 200 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 space for each employee on the largest shift |
Commercial recreation, outdoor | 1 space per 200 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 space for each employee on the largest shift; or if completely outside of a structure/building, 1 space per each 3 users at maximum capacity or utilization, plus 1 space for each employee on the largest shift |
Communication antenna | 1 space per each employee on the largest shift |
Communication tower | 1 space per each employee on the largest shift, but in no case less than 2 total spaces |
Contractor's yard | 1 space per 750 square feet of gross floor area of office space/administrative space, plus 1 per employee on the largest shift |
Convenience store, general | 1 space per 100 square feet of retail sale and display floor area |
Convenience store, neighborhood | 1 space per 175 square feet of retail sale and display floor area |
Correctional facility | 1 space per each 10 cells, plus 1 space for each employee on the largest shift |
Crafts or artisan studio | 1 space per 200 square feet of gross floor area, plus (1 space) per each employee on the largest shift |
Criminal housing facility | 1 space for every employee on the largest shift and 1 space for every resident; an additional 1 space for every 4 beds will be required for visitors |
Day care, commercial | 1 per 6 children enrolled, plus 1 space per employee on the largest shift |
Day care, family | 2 parking spaces for the principal residence, plus 1 parking space for every nonresident employee and 2 parking spaces for patron use |
Dwelling, multifamily | 3 spaces per each dwelling unit |
Dwelling, multifamily (as part of an age-qualified housing project or a veteran housing project) | 0.75 spaces per dwelling unit (rounded up to the nearest whole space), plus 1 space per 10 dwelling units for visitors, plus 1 space per employee on the largest shift plus 1 additional space for employees or service providers |
Dwelling, residential conversion for multiple dwellings | 3 spaces per each dwelling unit |
Dwelling, single-family attached | 2 spaces per dwelling unit |
Dwelling, single-family detached | 2 spaces per dwelling unit |
Dwelling, single-family semidetached | 2 spaces per dwelling unit |
Dwelling, two-family | 2 spaces per dwelling unit |
Dwelling, two-family conversions | 2 spaces per dwelling unit |
Dwelling, upper floor apartment dwelling units above permitted nonresidential use | 2 parking spaces per dwelling unit, except in the Central Business District |
Emergency services | 1 space for each 400 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 space per stored vehicle |
Food service | 1 space per 750 square feet of gross floor area |
Forestry | 1 space per employee on the largest shift |
Funeral homes | 1 space per 4 seats in viewing areas, plus 1 space per each employee, plus 1 space per each piece mobile equipment, such as hearses and automobiles |
Golf course | 4 spaces per hole, plus 1 space per employee on the largest shift, plus 1/2 of the spaces normally required for accessory uses listed elsewhere within this schedule |
Halfway house | 1 space for every employee on the largest shift and 1 space for every resident; an additional 1 space for every 4 beds will be required for visitors |
Health and fitness clubs | 1 space per 125 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 space per employee on the largest shift |
Home improvement center, lumber, or building materials sales facility | 1 space per 300 square feet of indoor gross floor area, plus 1 space per 500 square feet of outdoor gross floor area accessible to the public, plus 1 space per employee on the largest shift |
Home occupation | 2 parking spaces for the principal residence, plus 1 parking space for every nonresident employee and 2 parking spaces for patron use |
Hospital | 1 space per 3 beds, plus 1 space for each employee on the largest shift |
Hotel | 1 space per guest sleeping room, plus 1 space per each employee on largest shift, plus 3/4 of the spaces normally required for accessory uses listed elsewhere within this schedule |
Industrial, general | 1 space for every 800 square feet of total floor area, plus 1 space for every 25 employees |
Industrial, light | 1 space for every 800 square feet of total floor area, plus 1 space for every 25 employees |
Kennel, commercial | 1 space for every 15 animals based on maximum animal capacity, plus (1 space) per employee |
Landscaping center/nursery | 1 space per 1,000 square feet of retail sales area |
Laundromat | 1 space per each 3 washing machines |
Library | 1 space per 400 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 space for each employee on the largest shift |
Licensed group home | 1 space per 2 beds, plus 1 space for each employee on the largest shift |
Licensed group residence | 1 space per resident based on maximum occupancy, plus 1 space for guest parking for each 4 residents based on maximum occupancy |
Massage therapy | 1 space per 200 feet of gross floor area |
Mini-storage/self-storage facility | 1 space per 25 units, plus 1 space for each employee |
Mobile home park | See Article XX |
Motel | 1 space per guest sleeping room, plus 1 space per each employee on largest shift, plus 3/4 of the spaces normally required for accessory uses listed elsewhere within this schedule |
Neighborhood retail/service (other than convenience store, neighborhood) | |
Nursing home | 1 space per 5 beds, plus 1 space for each employee on the largest shift |
Office, business | 1 space per 400 square feet of gross floor area |
Office/clinic, medical | 5 spaces for each 1 doctor or dentist, plus 1 space per employee |
Other commercial/office buildings and uses | 1 space per 400 square feet of gross floor, plus 1 space per employee |
Parking compound | 1 space for each employee on the largest shift |
Parks, playgrounds and playfields | 5 spaces per 1 acre or portion thereof |
Personal care center | 1 space for every employee on the largest shift and 1 space for every resident; an additional 1 space for every 4 beds will be required for visitors |
Personal care home | 1 space per 5 beds, plus 1 space for each employee on the largest shift |
Personal service business | 1 space per 300 square feet of gross floor area |
Place of assembly | 1 space per 3 seats based on maximum seating capacity, or 1 space per 250 square feet of gross floor area, whichever is larger |
Place of worship | 1 space per 3 seats based on maximum seating capacity, or 1 space per 250 square feet of gross floor area, whichever is larger |
Post office | 1 space per 200 square feet of gross floor of public area, plus 1 space per employee on largest shift |
Private club rooms, lodges, and social halls | 1 space per 200 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 space for each employee on the largest shift |
Public/private works facility | 1 space for each 400 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 space per stored vehicle |
Public building | 1 space for each employee on the largest shift, plus 1 space per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area |
Rail yard | 1 space per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area of office space, plus 1 space per employee on the largest shift |
Recycling collection point, public | 1 space per container for each type of material stored |
Research and development | 1 space per 400 square feet of gross floor area |
Restaurant | 1 space per 50 square feet of floor area available to the public, plus 1 space per each employee on the largest shift |
Retail business | 1 space per 200 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 space per each employee on the largest shift |
School, commercial | 1 space per 2 students enrolled, plus 1 space per employee on the largest shift |
Schools, private and public (elementary and middle school) | 1 space for each 30 students enrolled, plus 1 space per employee, plus 1 space for each 30 seats for auditorium, gymnasium, or multipurpose room |
Shopping center | 200 square feet of gross floor area |
Tavern/bar | 1 space per 50 square feet of floor area available to the public, plus 1 space per each employee on the largest shift |
Theater | 1 space per 3 seats based on maximum seating capacity, or 1 space per 250 square feet of gross floor area, whichever is larger |
Treatment center | 1 space for every employee on the largest shift and 1 space for every resident; an additional 1 space for every 4 beds will be required for visitors |
Truck repair/service center | 2 spaces for each 1 service bay area, plus 1 space for each 1 fuel pump, plus 1 space for each employee on the largest shift. Required off-street parking may be provided at gasoline pumps at a ratio of not more than 2 spaces per each pump (1 on each side) and not more than 1 space per each indoor service bay area. |
Truck stop/travel plaza | 1 space for every 75 square feet of floor area available to the public in a restaurant/café, plus 1 space for every employee on the largest shift. In addition, 1 space for every 125 square feet of retail sale and display area for a convenience store within the premises. |
Truck terminal | 1 space per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area of the building up to 20,000 square feet, plus 1 space for each 2,000 square feet gross floor area of the building up between 20,000 square feet and 40,000 square feet, plus 1 space for each 3,000 square feet gross floor area of the building in excess of 40,000 square feet. In addition to the off-street parking requirements and when there are 10 or more loading berths provided, trailer parking spaces shall be provided at 1 trailer parking space for each 4 loading berths. |
University housing | 1 space per 2 occupants, plus 1 guest space for every 10 dwelling units, plus 1 space for each employee on the largest shift of the on-site management |
University/college | 1 parking space for every students enrolled excluding students housed on campus, plus 1 space for every employee, plus 1 space for every 10 seats in an auditorium, gymnasium and stadium, plus 1 space for every 2 occupants in a dormitory or university housing, plus 1 guest space for every 10 dwelling units, plus 1 space for each employee on the largest shift of the on-site management if not provided by an employee of the university or foundation. Property owned by the college or university that is not contiguous with main campus must provide parking on the site that is not contiguous with the main campus as follows: 1 parking space for every five classroom seats and 1 parking space for every 200 square feet of floor area for office space provided. |
Warehousing and wholesale trade establishments | 1 space per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area of the building up to 20,000 square feet, plus (1 space) for each 2,000 square feet gross floor area of the building up between 20,000 square feet and 40,000 square feet, plus (1 space) for each 3,000 square feet gross floor area of the building in excess of 40,000 square feet. In addition to the off-street parking requirements and when there are 10 or more loading berths provided, trailer parking spaces shall be provided at 1 trailer parking space for each 4 loading berths. |
§ 410-108 Prohibited uses of a parking lot.
Off-street parking lots are for the sole purposes of accommodating the passenger vehicles of persons associated with the use that requires them. Parking lots shall not be used for the following:
A.
The sale, display or storage of automobiles or other merchandise;
B.
Parking/storage of vehicles accessory to the use;
C.
Performing services (including services to vehicles);
D.
Loading and unloading purposes, except during hours when business operations are suspended;
E.
Temporary storage units and trash/waste disposal (e.g., pallets, cardboard); or
F.
Recreational vehicle parking (when vehicles not in store).
§ 410-109 Off-street loading and unloading space requirements.
Off-street loading berths, open or enclosed, are permitted accessory to any use (except single- or two-family residences and uses within the CBD Zoning District), subject to the following minimum provisions:
A.
Accessory off-street loading berths for any use requiring receipt or distribution by vehicles of material or merchandise shall be provided in accordance with the table below. Any land which is developed as a unit under single ownership and control shall be considered a single lot for the purpose of these minimum loading requirements.
Use | One Berth for Each | One Additional Berth for Each |
|---|---|---|
For a public library, museum or similar quasi-public institution or governmental/public building, hospital, nursing home, institution for children or the aged or school | 10,000 square feet of floor area | Additional 25,000 square feet or fraction thereof |
For buildings with professional, governmental or business offices or laboratory establishments | 10,000 to 25,000 square feet of floor area | Additional 25,000 square feet or fraction thereof up to 100,000 square feet, plus an additional berth for each additional 50,000 square feet or fraction thereof over 100,000 square feet |
For buildings with offices and retail sales and service establishments | 8,000 to 25,000 square feet of floor area | Additional 25,000 square feet of floor area or fraction thereof so used |
For funeral homes | Use (shall be at least 10 feet wide, 20 feet long and 14 feet high) | |
For hotels and motels | For each 25,000 square feet of floor area | |
For manufacturing, wholesale and storage uses | For 5,000 to 10,000 square feet of floor area in such use | Additional 20,000 square feet of floor area or fraction thereof so used |
B.
Size of spaces. Each required loading berth shall be at least 10 feet wide, 35 feet long, and 15 feet high, and for warehouse buildings or buildings accommodating tractor trailer, the minimum off-street loading/unloading space size shall be increased to 12 feet wide and 70 feet long, except as required in Subsection E.
C.
Location and access.
(1)
Unobstructed access, at least 10 feet wide, to and from a street shall be provided. Such access may be combined with access to a parking lot. All permitted or required loading berths shall be on the same lot as the use to which they are accessory. No entrance or exit for any off-street parking area shall be located within 35 feet of any street intersection. No off-street loading berth shall be located in any front yard. Required off-street parking space shall not be used for loading and unloading purposes, except during hours when business operations are suspended.
(2)
All areas for the loading and unloading of vehicles and for the servicing of establishments or shops shall have adequate and unobstructed access from a street, access drive, service driveway or alley and shall be so arranged that they may be used without blocking or otherwise interfering with the use of automobile accessways, parking facilities, fire lanes or sidewalks.
(3)
All loading and unloading areas shall be designed so vehicles using the loading and unloading spaces are not required to aback into a public street, other than an alley.
D.
Surfacing. All open off-street loading/unloading spaces shall be improved with a compacted base, surfaced with bituminous concrete or cement concrete pavement of adequate thickness to support the weight of a fully loaded vehicle.
E.
The Zoning Hearing Board may waive or reduce unloading requirements in certain situations, such as proof that the business is of such a nature that deliveries are infrequent or during off hours or made by vehicles smaller than tractor trailers.
§ 410-110 Maintenance of off-street parking and loading areas.
Every parcel of land hereafter used as a public or private off-street parking or loading area shall be maintained in good condition free of hazards and deterioration. All pavement areas, sidewalks, curbs, drainage facilities, lighting, bumpers, guardrails, markings, signs, bicycle parking devices, landscaping and other improvements shall be maintained in workable, safe and good condition.
§ 410-111 Access to lots, off-street parking, and loading areas.
In addition to any requirements in Chapter 352, Subdivision and Land Development, and Chapter 346, Street and Sidewalks, and PennDOT standards regarding access to lots via access drives, driveways, and curb cuts in all new driveways, access drives and curb cuts shall comply with the following provisions. Access to and from all off-street parking, loading and vehicle service areas along public rights-of-way shall consist of well-defined separate or common entrances and exits and shall comply with the following provisions:
A.
Access.
(1)
Lot access shall be provided to the street of lesser classification when there is more than one street classification involved; this provision specifically includes alleys.
(2)
Lot access shall generally be provided at the rear of lots for lots abutting alleys.
(3)
Lot access shall generally not be taken from the front of the property for lots abutting alleys.
(4)
New curb cuts shall generally be prohibited along a public street (other than an alley) for lots abutting alleys.
(5)
No new access drives or driveways shall be permitted along East Main Street, between Jay Street and Mill Street.
B.
Residential driveway regulations. All single-family and two-family dwelling driveways shall conform to the following:
(1)
The number of driveways may not exceed two per lot on a street frontage.
(2)
Driveways shall be a minimum of 10 feet, and shall not exceed 20 feet at the right-of-way line, excluding driveway radii.
(3)
Driveways must be located in safe relationship to sight distance and barriers to vision. The drive may not exceed a slope of 4% within 50 feet of the street right-of-way line. Where a drive enters a bank through a cut, the shoulders of the cut may not exceed 50% in slope within 25 feet of the point the drive intersects the right-of-way.
(4)
A clear sight triangle in conformance with this chapter shall be provided for driveways.
C.
Multifamily residential and nonresidential access drive requirements.
(1)
Number per lot. Except as specified elsewhere, the number of access drives intersecting with each street shall not exceed two per lot or street frontage.
(2)
Setbacks. All access drives shall be set back at least:
(a)
Thirty five feet from any other access drive or driveway located upon the same lot.
(b)
Five feet from any side and/or rear property lines; however, this setback shall be excluded along the property line when a parking interconnections in accordance with § 410-105A for joint parking lot if shared by adjoining uses.
(c)
Thirty-five feet from the nearest curbline of any intersecting public street or highway.
(d)
Access drive width. Access drives shall provide a twelve-foot-wide cartway for each lane of travel. However, in no case shall any access drive cartway be less than 18 feet wide.
Number of Lanes | Direction of Travel | Required Access Drive Width (feet) |
|---|---|---|
1 | 1-way | 12* |
2 | 1-way or 2-way | 24* |
3 | 1-way or 2-way | 12 per lane* |
NOTE: | |
|---|---|
* | Unless a different standard is required by PennDOT for an entrance to a state road, or the applicant proves to the satisfaction of the Zoning Officer that a wider width is needed for tractor-trailer trucks. |
D.
Driveway/access drive angle.
(1)
Two-way operation. Driveways used for two-way operation shall intersect the road at an angle to as near 90° as site conditions will permit and in no case will be less than 60°.
(2)
One-way operation. Driveways used by vehicles in one direction of travel (right turn only) shall not form an angle smaller than 45° with a road, unless acceleration and deceleration lanes are provided.
E.
In no case shall there be unrestricted access along a public street, except single-family and two-family residential uses of four or less off-street parking spaces along alleys.
F.
Where a new curb cut for driveway or access drive accessing public streets (other than alleys) is permitted in residential and CBD Zoning Districts, it shall not exceed 24 feet in width for two-way traffic.
G.
Permits. Any driveway or access drive intersecting with a state-owned road shall require the obtainment of Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Highway Occupancy Permit as set forth in the Pennsylvania Code, Title 67, Transportation, Chapter 441, Access to and Occupancy of Highways by Driveways and Local Roads, as amended, prior to obtaining approval for a building/zoning permit. Additionally, any driveway or access drive intersecting with a City-owned road shall require the obtainment of driveway/curb cut permit prior to obtaining approval for a building/zoning permit.