Londonderry Township
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
PART 19
OFF-STREET PARKING
§ 1901 General Parking Regulations.
[Ord. 1983-4, 12/5/1983, § 12.18(a)]
1.
Off-street parking facilities shall be provided to lessen congestion in the streets. The facilities required herein shall be available to patrons 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 space located off the public right-of-way.
2.
Any building or other structure erected, altered or used and any lot used or occupied for any of the following purposes shall be provided with minimum off-street parking spaces as set forth below, together with adequate accessways, driveways or other means of circulation and access to and from a public street.
§ 1902 Residential Parking.
[Ord. 1983-4, 12/5/1983, § 12.18(b); as amended by Ord. No. 2024-02, 4/1/2024]
1.
Single-family dwellings: two spaces per dwelling unit.
2.
Multiple-family dwellings, manufactured/mobile homes not located within a manufactured/mobile home park, and conversion apartments: two spaces per dwelling unit.
3.
Bed-and-breakfast establishments, boardinghouses, motels, and hotels: one parking space for each guest room plus one additional space for each full-time employee. If a restaurant or other commercial space in connection with the above is open to the public, the off-street parking shall not be less than that required for guest rooms plus the number of spaces required under § 1903 for the commercial space.
4.
Short-term units: two spaces per dwelling unit.
5.
Manufactured/mobile homes located within a manufactured/mobile home park: one space per manufactured/mobile home lot, located within 300 feet of the manufactured/mobile home it is intended to serve.
§ 1903 Commercial Parking.
[Ord. 1983-4, 12/5/1983, § 12.18(c); as amended by Ord. 91-2, 11/4/1991; by Ord. 2008-3, 10/6/2008; by Ord. No. 2024-06, 10/7/2024]
1.
Retail, repair, or personal service store or shop: one parking space for every 200 square feet of retail floor space, plus one additional space for each full-time employee.
2.
Quick-service restaurant, public entertainment facilities: one parking space for each 50 square feet of floor area for public use or one space for every four seats, whichever is greater, plus one additional space for each full-time employee.
3.
Sit-down restaurant: one parking space for every four seats or one space for every 100 square feet of net floor area, whichever is greater, plus one additional space for each full-time employee.
4.
Office building: one parking space for every 200 square feet of net floor area. The net floor area shall exclude corridors, stairs, elevator shafts, mechanical rooms or restrooms.
5.
Automotive sales and service stations and facilities: one parking space for each 300 square feet of gross floor area devoted to service facilities or two spaces for each service bay, whichever is larger, plus one space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area devoted to service facilities or usage, plus one space for each full-time employee.
6.
Private club or lodge, golf course, public or private recreational facility, campground: one parking space for each four persons of total capacity; for recreational vehicle parks, one space for each recreational vehicle stand.
7.
Kennel, stable, animal hospital, drive-in produce stand, commercial greenhouse: a sufficient number of off-street parking spaces to accommodate the maximum number of vehicles stopping at any one time but in no case fewer than three such spaces, plus one additional space for each full-time employee.
8.
Home occupation: one parking space in addition to the requirement for the dwelling unit plus one additional space for each full-time employee, except that in the case of doctors and dentists, three spaces per doctor or dentist in addition to the requirement for the dwelling unit plus one space for every full-time employee.
9.
Shopping Center Exceeding a Total of 200,000 Square Feet of Gross Floor Area in the C-2 District. Where there is a shopping center exceeding a total of 200,000 square feet of gross floor area (inclusive of outparcels proposed as part of the development) proposed for development, 4.5 parking spaces are required for every 1,000 square feet of cumulative floor space for the entire development.
10.
Where a dwelling unit exists in conjunction with a commercial use, two additional parking spaces shall be required in addition to the above requirements.
§ 1904 Institutional Parking.
[Ord. 1983-4, 12/5/1983, § 12.18(d)]
1.
Places of Assembly. For churches, theaters, funeral homes, cultural facilities, community centers, assembly or meeting rooms or other similar places of public or private assembly, at least one parking space for every four seats provided for the public assembly or one space per 300 square feet of gross floor area when no seats are provided, plus one space for each full-time employee.
[Amended by Ord. 2014-1, 10/6/2014]
2.
Hospitals, Nursing Homes. For hospitals, nursing homes or similar uses, at least one parking space for every three beds plus one additional space for each full-time employee plus one space for each staff doctor.
3.
Schools. Kindergarten, day nursery, elementary school and junior high school, one parking space for each faculty member and employee plus one space per two classrooms and offices. For senior high school, college or trade or professional school, one parking space per faculty member and employee plus one space per 10 students or projected building capacity.
4.
Fire Station. Four spaces for each fire truck where no community room is a part of the building. Where a community room is provided, four spaces for each fire truck plus one space for each 100 square feet of gross floor area.
5.
Utility or Communication Station. One parking space for each vehicle normally required to service such facility.
§ 1905 Industrial Parking.
[Ord. 1983-4, 12/5/1983, § 12.18(e); as amended by Ord. 1998-1, 4/15/1998, § II]
1.
Any industrial establishment (including mills, manufacturing or assembly plants, laboratories, shops, extractive operations, junkyard or sanitary landfill). One additional space per 1,000 square feet of floor area plus one space per two employees on the largest shift.
2.
Any warehousing establishments. One space per 5,000 square feet of floor area plus one space per employee on the largest shift.
3.
Animal husbandry, crop farming, horticulture. Hone unless associated with a sales facility, in which case spaces for such sales facility shall be provided as required by appropriate Sections of this Part.
4.
Transportation terminal shall vary by the size of the terminal and the specific uses designed for the area. Parking consideration shall be for employees, trailers and tractors. Employee parking shall be one space per each two employees. See § 1912, "Required Berths for Off-Street Loading," of this Part.
§ 1906 Existing Parking.
[Ord. 1983-4, 12/5/1983, § 12.18(f)]
Structures and uses in existence at the date of adoption of this Chapter shall not be subject to the requirements of this Part so long as the kind or extent of use is not changed; provided, any parking facility now serving such structures or uses shall not in the future be reduced below such requirements. Should the use change, the facility shall abide by the regulations as set forth in this Part.
§ 1907 Changes in Requirements.
[Ord. 1983-4, 12/5/1983, § 12.18(g)]
Whenever there is an alteration of a structure or a change or extension of a use which increases the parking requirements according to these standards, the total additional parking required for the alteration, change or extension shall be provided in accordance with the requirements of that Section.
§ 1908 Continuing Obligation.
[Ord. 1983-4, 12/5/1983, § 12.18(h)]
1.
All required parking facilities shall be provided and maintained so long as the use exists which the facilities were designed to serve. Off-street parking facilities shall not be reduced in total extent after their provision, except upon the approval of the Zoning Hearing Board and then only after proof that, by reason of diminution in floor area, seating area, the number of employees or change in other factors controlling the regulation of the number of parking spaces, such reduction is in conformity with the requirements of this Part. Reasonable precautions are to be taken by the owner or sponsor of particular uses to assure the availability of required facilities for the employees or other persons whom the facilities are designed to serve. They shall at no time constitute a nuisance, hazard or unreasonable impediment to traffic.
2.
For parking areas of three or more vehicles, the area not landscaped and so maintained, including driveways, shall be graded, surfaced with asphalt or other approved material of design and drained to the extent necessary to prevent dust, erosion or excessive water flow across streets or adjoining property. All off-street parking spaces shall be marked so as to indicate their location.
§ 1909 Joint Use.
[Ord. 1983-4, 12/5/1983, § 12.18(i)]
Two or more uses may provide for required parking in a common parking lot if the total space provided is not less than the sum of the spaces required for each use individually. However, the number of spaces required in a common parking facility may be reduced below this total only as a special exception if it can be demonstrated to the Zoning Hearing Board that the hours or days of peak parking needed for the uses are so different that a lower total will provide adequately for all uses served by the facility.
§ 1910 Location of Spaces.
[Ord. 1983-4, 12/5/1983, § 12.18(j); as amended by Ord. 1994-4, 11/7/1994, § 1; and by Ord. 1998-7, 12/16/1998, § 6]
1.
Commercial and Industrial Zones. Required off-street parking spaces shall be on the same lot or premises with the use, and shall not be placed any closer than 10 feet to the legal right-of-way line in the front yard, nor within 10 feet of the property line in any other required yard, provided that all buffer yard requirements are met.
2.
Residential and Agricultural Zones. Required off-street parking spaces shall be on the same lot or premises with the use and shall not be placed in the required front yard, nor within 10 feet of the property line in any other required yard with the exception for side yards and rear yards where parking shall be allowed within 10 feet of the side and rear property lines; provided, said parking of vehicles is in existing driveways in front yards which comply with all other ordinances but not within 10 feet of the legal right-of-way. However, in the case of single-family attached dwellings on fee-simple lots, parking spaces may be placed in the required front yard; provided, that said spaces shall not be located closer than three feet from any property line. Driveways for single-family attached dwellings on fee-simple lots may be counted as required parking spaces; provided, that said spaces shall not be located closer than three feet from any street right-of-way line.
§ 1911 Design Standards.
[Ord. 1983-4, 12/5/1983, § 12.18(k)]
Design standards included in the Londonderry Township Subdivision Ordinance [Chapter 22] shall be considered minimum requirements for the purpose of this Chapter.
§ 1912 Required Berths for Off-Street Loading.
[Ord. 1983-4, 12/5/1983, § 12.18(1); as amended by Ord. 2008-3, 10/6/2008]
1.
Off-street loading spaces shall be provided on any lot on which a building exceeding 5,000 square feet of gross floor area for business or industry is hereafter erected. The minimum number of spaces shall be provided according to the following table:
Gross Floor Area (square feet) | Spaces Required |
|---|---|
5,000 to 10,000 | 2 |
10,000 to 25,000 | 3 |
25,000 to 50,000 | 4 |
50,000 and over | 4 plus 1 additional space for each additional 10,000 square feet |
Shopping centers >=200,000 cumulative square feet of floor space | 1 per each business plus 1 additional for each 50,000 square feet or part thereof of gross space over 50,000 square feet per business |
2.
Specifications.
A.
Off-street loading facilities shall be designed to conform with the following specifications:
(1)
Each required space shall not be less than 12 feet in width, 40 feet in length and 14 feet in height, exclusive of drives and maneuvering space, and located entirely on the lot being served.
(2)
There shall be appropriate means of access to a street or alley as well as adequate on-site maneuvering space.
(3)
The minimum width of driveways and sidewalk openings measured at the right-of-way line shall be 35 feet or as required by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
B.
The minimum width of a driveway providing access to an off-street loading space at the street line shall be 35 feet. The driveway shall be symmetrical at the entrance center line, unless multiple lanes of ingress or egress are required. No driveway shall have an approach angle to the street of less than 70°.
§ 1913 Motor Vehicle Access.
[Ord. 1983-4, 12/5/1983, § 12.19; as amended by Ord. No. 2024-02, 4/1/2024]
Wherever motor vehicle access is provided from the street or private road onto the lot, the following regulations shall apply:
A.
Driveways and Curbs (See Sketch No. 6).
B.
Access to the lot shall comply with the following regulations:
(1)
Access shall be by not more than two driveways for each 100 feet frontage and appropriate permits shall be secured from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for any driveway or accessway to any street or road designated as a State (PennDOT) road.
(2)
No two of said driveways serving single-family dwellings shall be closer to each other than 12 feet, and no driveway shall be closer to a side property line than three feet, and no flare shall cross an extended side property line.
(3)
Each driveway shall be not more than 35 feet in width, measured at right angles to the center line of the driveway except as increased by permissible curb return radii. The entire flare of any return radius shall fall within the right-of-way.
(4)
Driveways shall be no closer than 10 feet to the point of intersection of two property lines at any corner as measured along the property line, and shall not extend across such extended property line.
(5)
For non-dwelling uses, where there is an existing curb and gutter or sidewalk on the street or private road, a safety island along the entire frontage of the property shall be provided, except for the permitted driveways. On the two ends and street or private road side of each such island shall be constructed a concrete curb, the height, location, and structural specifications of which shall be approved by the Township engineer. Maximum and minimum curb return radii permitted and minimum driveway approach angles to the center line of the street or private road are required as shown on Sketch No. 6, and made by this reference as much a part of this chapter as is fully described herein.
(6)
For non-dwelling uses, where there is no existing curb or gutter or sidewalk, a curb, fence or landscaping not exceeding two feet or less than eight inches in height as shown on Sketch No. 6 (see appendix to this chapter) shall be constructed along the entire length of the property line, except in front of the permitted driveways.
(7)
Driveways beyond the right-of-way of Township or state roads or streets shall not be under the auspices of the Township or State, but shall be the individual lot owners responsibility to provide its width, grade, maintenance and general accessibility for purposes of its intended use and for emergency services.
§ 1914 Landscaping and Screening Requirements.
[Ord. 2001-2, 4/17/2001, § 17]
The following landscaping and screening requirements shall apply to all parking lots:
A.
Landscaped Strip.
(1)
When a parking lot is located in a yard, which abuts a street, a landscaped strip shall be provided on the property along the entire street line. If there is no building or other structure on the property, the parking lot shall still be separated from the street by the landscaped strip. This strip shall be measured from the street right-of-way line. The strip may be located within any other landscaped strip required to be located along a street.
The following lists required width of landscape strips: |
Number of Spaces In Parking Lot Including Joint Facilities | Landscape Strip Width In Feet Measured From Street R.O.W. Line |
|---|---|
Less than 100 | 15 |
100 to 250 | 20 |
Over 250 | 25 |
(2)
Unless otherwise indicated, all parking lots constructed in side or rear yards (as defined herein) shall be setback a minimum of 10 feet from all property lines. Such setbacks shall be used for landscape strips.
B.
Interior Landscaping.
(1)
In any parking lot containing 50 or more parking spaces (except a parking garage), 5% of the total area of the lot shall be devoted to interior landscaping. Such interior landscaping may be used, for example, at the end of parking space rows to break up rows of parking spaces at least every 10 parking spaces, and to help visually define travel lanes through or next to the parking lot. Landscaped areas situated outside of the parking lot, such as peripheral areas and areas surrounding buildings, shall not constitute interior landscaping. For the purpose of computing the total area of any parking lot, all areas within the perimeter of the parking lot shall be counted, including all parking spaces and access drives, aisles, islands and curbed areas. Groundcover alone is not sufficient to meet this requirement. Trees, shrubs, or other approved material shall be provided. At least one shade tree shall be provided for each 300 square feet (or fraction) of required interior landscaping area. These trees shall have a clear trunk at least five feet above finished-grade level.
(2)
Parked vehicles may not overhang interior landscaped areas more than 2-1/2 feet. Where necessary, wheel stops and/or curbing shall be provided to ensure no greater overhang.
(3)
If a parking lot under 50 spaces is built without interior landscaping, and later additional spaces are added so that the total is 50 or more, the interior landscaping shall be provided for the entire parking lot.
§ 1915 Parking Spaces.
[Ord. 2001-2, 4/17/2001, § 20]
1.
Design standards. The minimum dimension of parking facilities shall be as follows:
A.
In all districts parking spaces per vehicle shall not be less than nine feet wide and 18 feet long.
B.
The parking lot dimensions shall not be less than those listed in the following table.
Parking | Aisle Width | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Angle of Parking | Stall Width | Stall Depth | One-Way | Two-Way |
90 Degrees | 9' | 18' | 24' | 24' |
60 Degrees | 10' | 22' | 18' | 20' |
45 Degrees | 10' | 21' | 15' | 20' |
30 Degrees | 10' | 19' | 12' | 20' |
Parallel | 8' | 22' | 12' | 20' |
C.
All dead-end parking lots shall be designed to provide sufficient back-up area for the end stalls of the parking areas.
D.
Parking areas 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 motor vehicle.
E.
All commercial, public, institutional industrial usage shall provide handicap parking spaces in accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act.