Mount Oliver City Zoning Code
ARTICLE 600
Parking Regulations
§ 260-601 Purpose.
1.
This section sets minimum standards for off-street parking for new construction and expansion or changes to existing uses. The purpose of this section is to ensure that uses have a minimum level of on-street and off-street parking to avoid congestion on surrounding streets.
2.
Parking dimensions. Off-street parking spaces shall have minimum dimensions as established in Table 4 - Parking Dimensions and Aisle Width.
Table 4 — Parking Dimensions and Aisle Width | |||
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Minimum Parking Spaces and Aisle Dimensions | |||
Parking Angle (degrees) | Aisle Width Dimension A | Stall Depth Dimension B | Stall Width Dimension C |
30° | 11 feet 0 inches | 17 feet 9 1/2 inches | 18 feet 0 inches |
45° | 13 feet 0 inches | 20 feet 6 inches | 12 feet 9 inches |
60° | 18 feet 0 inches | 21 feet 10 inches | 10 feet 4 1/2 inches |
70° | 19 feet 0 inches | 21 feet 10 1/2 inches | 9 feet 7 inches |
80° | 24 feet 0 inches | 21 feet 3 inches | 9 feet 1 1/2 inches |
90° | 24 feet 0 inches | 18 feet 0 inches | 9 feet 0 inches |
3.
The minimum width of aisles internal to a parking lot or structure shall be as prescribed in Table 4 — Parking Dimensions and Aisle Widths, provided that aisles having two-way traffic are required to provide a width of 24 feet regardless of angle of parking.
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§ 260-602 Parking lot layout and design standards.
1.
The following regulations apply to parking areas in nonresidential (MU, TND-MU, TND-C, C) zoning districts.
A.
Internal driveway system. All off-street parking lots with greater than five parking spaces shall include a separate internal driveway system which connects individual aisles to a public ROW. The purpose of the internal driveway system is to facilitate pedestrian and vehicular circulation, creating an interconnected circulation network.
1)
Internal driveways shall be provided to permit on-site access to all parking and loading facilities and to permit emergency vehicle access.
2)
Internal driveway systems shall be designed to connect into adjacent properties, where practical. The Borough may require an easement be placed on the property to allow for future connection to the adjacent properties.
B.
Joint access to abutting parcels shall be provided wherever practical. This will result in the development of shared parking areas at vehicular access points.
C.
All parking areas containing three or more parking spaces shall include a turnaround that is designed and located so that vehicles can enter and exit the parking area without backing onto a public ROW.
D.
Except as otherwise permitted, off-street parking facilities shall be located on the lots on which the use or structure for which they are provided is located.
E.
The end of each parking bay shall have an end cap island of at least five feet in width. The end cap island area shall not be used in meeting required minimum parking space or travel aisle dimensions.
F.
All off-street spaces shall be adequately marked as required by the Borough construction standards.
G.
All off-street spaces shall be constructed of an approved all-weather surface to provide safe and convenient access in all seasons. Said all-weather surface shall be constructed only of concrete, asphalt, or brick or other pervious paved surface approved by the Borough Engineer.
I.
Parking lot curbs. All off-street parking lots, including loading areas, service areas, and driveways, shall be curbed. All curbing shall be constructed only of concrete, asphalt, or other material approved by the Borough Engineer.
2.
Accessible parking requirements shall meet the standards of the most recently adopted Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code (UCC), as may be amended from time to time.
§ 260-603 Parking ratios.
The minimum parking ratio standards apply to all zoning districts (with the exception of TND districts) for any application for land development and/or change of use except as may be modified in the provisions of this chapter. Table 5 Parking Ratios establishes the minimum numbers of parking spaces required for the uses indicated. Parking requirements may be met by one or more of a combination of the following methods:
1.
On-site parking. A use shall provide the minimum number of required spaces for all uses located on the lot or site pursuant to Table 5 - Parking Ratios. Only spaces that are designed consistent with this section are counted toward the minimum parking required. The following provisions apply when providing the minimum number of required on-site parking spaces:
2.
Required parking for single-family dwellings may be stacked and do not require separate access to each required space.
3.
No part of a parking or loading space required for any building to comply with this chapter shall be included as part of a parking or loading space required for another building.
4.
Spaces at gasoline pumps and bays for auto repair/service are not counted toward the minimum parking required.
5.
Shared parking. Parking spaces required under this section may be provided cooperatively for two or more uses on a site as shared subject to the requirements of this section. Off-street parking requirements of a given use may be met with off-site, off-street parking facilities of another use when, and if, all of the following conditions are met:
A.
The off-site, off-street parking facilities are located on adjacent parcels and are located within 100 feet of the proposed uses.
B.
The parking demands of the individual uses, as determined by the Zoning Officer, based upon minimum off-street parking requirements, are such that the total parking demand of all the uses at any one time is less than the total parking stalls required.
C.
A written agreement between the owners and lessees is executed in perpetuity and recorded at the Borough Office. Should the lease expire or otherwise terminate, the use for which the off-site parking was provided shall be considered in violation of its zoning approval and shall be subject to revocation.
E.
An application for approval of a shared parking plan shall be filed with the Zoning Officer by the owner of the land area to be included within the cooperative parking plan, the owner or owners of all structures then existing on such land.
Table 5 - Parking Ratios | |
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Land Use/Activity | Minimum Vehicle Spaces |
Adult businesses | Determined by parking needs analysis |
After-hours club | 1 per 3 seats |
Agricultural urban, principal | None except 1 per 300 square feet of gross area of building used for sale of products produced on the premises |
Ambulance station | 1 per employee plus 1 per 300 square feet of gross floor area |
Amphitheater | Determined by parking needs analysis |
Amusement arcade | Determined by parking needs analysis |
Animal day care/groomer | 1 per 600 square feet of gross floor area plus 1 per employee |
Animal shelter | 1 per employee |
Animal veterinarian services/hospital | 1 per each 400 square feet of floor area |
Art gallery | 1 per each 300 square feet of gross floor area |
Arts and craft studio | 1 per each 300 square feet of gross floor area |
Assisted living facility | 1 per 3 rooms and 1 per employee |
Life care community | 1 per 3 rooms |
Retirement housing facility | 1 per 3 dwelling units |
Bakery, retail | 1 per 300 square feet of gross floor area |
Banquet facility | 1 per 300 square feet of gross floor area |
Bar/nightclub | 1 per 3 seats |
Bed-and-breakfast Inn | 1 per guest room and 2 spaces for owner |
Cafe/coffee shop | 1 per 300 square feet of gross floor area |
Car wash | 1 per 375 square feet gross floor area, including service bays, wash tunnels, and retail areas |
Casino and gaming facilities | Determined by parking needs analysis |
Cemeteries and mausoleums | 1 per each employee and ample accessways to the cemetery sections so as to allow parking on the accessway for gravesite services and visitations |
Community center | 1 per 300 square feet gross floor area |
Community garden | None |
Conference/training center | |
Contractor's office/yard | 3 per 1,000 square feet gross floor area |
Convenience store | 1 per 300 square feet gross floor area |
Conversion dwellings | 1 per dwelling unit |
Correctional institution | |
Day care, adult | 1 per employee |
Day care, child | 1 per employee |
Distribution center | 1 per 1,000 square feet gross floor area |
Dwelling types: | |
Duplex | 1 per dwelling unit |
Mobile home | 1 per dwelling unit |
Multifamily dwellings | 1 per dwelling unit |
Quadruplex | 1 per dwelling unit |
Single-family | 1 per dwelling unit |
Townhomes | 1 per dwelling unit |
Entertainment facility, indoor | 10 per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area |
Essential services | None |
Farmers market | 1 per 300 square feet gross floor area |
Financial institution | 1 per 300 square feet gross floor area |
Fire station | 1 per each 5 volunteer personnel on normal shift plus 1 per 300 square feet usable office space |
Forestry | None |
Funeral home | 1 per 5 seats |
Gas/fuel station/service center | 1 per 375 square feet gross floor area including service bays, wash tunnels and retail areas |
Greenhouses/nurseries | 1 per 375 square feet gross floor area |
Grocery store | 1 per each 300 square feet of gross floor area |
Group care facility | 1 per 3 rooms plus 1 for each employee per shift |
Group home | 1 for each employee |
Home occupation business | Combined total for the dwelling type plus the nonresidential use |
Hospital | 1 for every 5 beds plus 1 for each employee |
Hotel | 1 per room plus 1 space per employee and 1 per 800 square feet of public meeting area |
Independent living facility | Determined by parking needs analysis |
House of worship | 1 per 6 seats |
Kennel | 1 per each employee on the maximum shift and 1 per each 300 square feet of area devoted to the kennel area |
Landscape contractor | Determined by parking needs analysis |
Laundry facility | 1 per 300 square feet gross floor area |
Library | 1 per 300 square feet of gross floor area |
Lodging facility | 1 per room plus 1 space per employee and 1 per 800 square feet of public meeting area |
Manufacturing, light | |
Manufacturing, heavy | |
Medical clinic | 1 per 300 square feet of gross floor area |
Medical marijuana dispensary | 1 per 300 square feet of gross floor area |
Medical marijuana grower/processor | 1 per 800 square feet of gross floor area |
Medical offices | 1 space per employee, plus 2 spaces per doctor or practitioner on duty at any given time |
Medical research facility | 1 per 500 square feet gross floor area |
Methadone treatment facility | 1 per each 300 square feet of gross floor area |
Microbrewery | 1 per 300 square feet of gross floor area |
Microdistillery | 1 per 300 square feet of gross floor area |
Mixed use | Combined total for the dwelling type plus the nonresidential use |
Motel | 1 per room plus 1 space per employee |
Nature preserve | None |
Nursing home | 1 per 4 rooms plus 1 per each employee per shift |
Offices, business, professional, government | 1 per each 300 square feet gross floor area |
Oil and gas well/pad | 1 per employee plus 1 per facility vehicle |
Park | Determined by parking needs analysis |
Pawn shop | 1 per 300 square feet gross floor area |
Personal services | 1 per 300 square feet gross floor area |
Pharmacy | 1 per 300 square feet gross floor area |
Private club | 1 per 300 square feet gross floor area |
Recreation - indoor | 1 per employee plus spaces required to satisfy projected peak parking needs |
Recreation - outdoor | 1 per employee plus spaces required to satisfy projected peak parking needs |
Research and development | 1 per 500 square feet gross floor area |
Residence in combination with business | 1 per dwelling plus the nonresidential use |
Restaurant | 1 per 300 square feet gross floor area |
Restaurant, drive-in | 1 per 300 square feet gross floor area |
Retail store | 1 per 300 square feet gross floor area |
School | Determined as per parking needs analysis |
Self-storage facility | 1 per 20 storage units plus 3 for management staff |
Shopping center | 1 per 300 square feet gross floor area |
Solar energy facility | None |
Storage yard | 1 per employee on peak shift, plus 1 per 300 square feet of gross floor area used for office or administrative functions |
Studio, art, music, photography | 1 per 300 square feet gross floor area |
Supply yard | 1 per employee on peak shift, plus 1 per 300 square feet of gross floor area used for office or administrative functions |
Tattoo parlor | 1 per 300 square feet gross floor area plus 1 per employee |
Theater including movie, indoor | 10 per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area |
Theater, including movie drive-in | Parking study |
Vehicle repair and service | 1 per repair bay and 1 per each employee |
Vehicle sales/service | 1 per each 2,000 square feet of lot area for employee and customer parking (excludes vehicle display area) |
Veterinary hospital | 1 per employee plus 5 additional spaces for customers |
Veterinary office | 1 per employee plus 5 additional spaces for customers |
Warehousing | 1 per employee on peak shift, plus 1 per 300 square feet of gross floor area used for office or administrative functions |
Wind energy facility | None |
Wireless communications facilities | 1 per service employee |
§ 260-604 Off-street loading and unloading.
Intent. All new nonresidential buildings shall provide required off-street loading berths in accordance with this chapter. In all zoning districts, whenever a new construction is proposed, off-street loading berths shall be provided for any new nonresidential building 25,000 square feet or over and any change of use that requires deliveries more frequent than once per day in accordance with the requirements of this section.
1.
Off-street loading design.
A.
Size. Each loading berth shall be at least 65 feet in length and 12 feet in width with an overhead clearance of 14 feet. The area used for loading berths shall not be used to satisfy parking area requirements and shall not block any driveway used for circulation through the site.
B.
Access. Loading berths shall be designed to provide sufficient turnaround area so that vehicles are not required to back onto public streets and the design shall be subject to review and approval by the Borough Engineer. Loading berths shall have direct access to a driveway and shall be maintained free from obstruction.
C.
Location. All loading berths shall be located on the same lot with the principal use they are intended to serve. No loading berth shall be located in a required front yard. Loading berths shall be located at least 30 feet from the nearest point of intersection of any two streets.
D.
Screening. Loading berths shall be screened when facing any residential use or residential zoning district.
E.
Surfacing. All loading berths shall have a paved, concrete, or bituminous surface, graded with positive drainage to dispose of surface water.
F.
Lighting. Any lighting used to illuminate loading berths shall be shielded from any adjoining residential use or zoning district and away from any street or highway.
2.
Off-street loading requirements. In all zoning districts, every use which requires the receipt or distribution, by tractor-trailer, of material or merchandise, shall provide off-street loading berths.