New Oxford City Zoning Code
PART 12
PARKING AND LOADING REGULATIONS
§ 27-1201 Statement of Legislative Intent.
[Ord. 12/21/1998, § 1200]
Off-street parking and loading facilities shall be provided to lessen congestion, to enhance safety, and to decrease the parking burden on and within public right-of-ways. The facilities required herein shall be available for the residents, occupants, patrons, or employees of the particular business or use for which such facilities are provided.
§ 27-1202 Required Facilities.
[Ord. 12/21/1998, § 1201]
1.
Within the Low Density Residential (LDR), the Moderate Density Residential (MDR), the Professional Office (PO), the Highway Commercial (HC), and the Light Industrial (LI), and unless otherwise regulated in this Part or elsewhere in this Chapter, the following parking facilities are required. Within the Town Center Mixed Use (TCM) and Town Center Residential (TCR) Districts, the following parking facilities are not required, unless deemed necessary by the Borough Council, upon recommendation by the Zoning Officer. The Borough Council reserves the right to require all, or a portion of, the parking facilities ordinarily required by this Article within the TCM or TCR Districts in the interests of public health, safety, and welfare. Any structure or building hereafter erected, converted, or enlarged for any of the following uses, or any open area hereafter developed for commercial, residential, or similar purposes, shall be provided with not less than the minimum off-street parking spaces, as set forth below. All spaces shall be readily accessible to the uses served thereby.
A.
Single-family Detached, Single-family Attached, Single-family Semidetached, and Two-family Dwellings. Two parking spaces for each dwelling unit.
B.
Infl. Townhouses, Planned Townhouse Communities, and Multi-family Dwellings. One and one-half spaces for each dwelling unit.
C.
Bed-and-Breakfasts, Hotels, and Motels. One parking space for every guest room, one parking, space for every employee on the busiest shift, and the required number of spaces to serve a restaurant, if one exists on the premises.
D.
Commercial Daycare Facilities and Group Homes. One parking space for every employee and one parking space for every five persons serviced by the facility.
E.
Churches. One parking space for every three patron seats.
F.
Professional Offices. One parking space for every employee and two additional parking spaces for each professional.
G.
Personal Service Shops One parking space for every employee and two parking spaces for every work station.
H.
Government Offices. One parking space for every employee.
I.
Home Occupations. The required number of parking spaces for the residential unit shall be supplied in addition to one parking space for every 300 square feet of area in the residential unit devoted to the home occupation.
J.
Specialty Retail Shops. One parking space for every 200 square feet of gross floor area and one space for every two employees.
K.
Banks. One parking space for every 175 square feet of gross floor area and two parking spaces for every drive through lane.
L.
Vehicle Sales Businesses. One parking space for every 500 square feet of vehicle display area.
M.
Nurseries, Garden Materials Stores, Contractor Supply Stores, and Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Stores. One parking space for every 300 square feet of gross floor area.
N.
Convenience Stores and Gasoline Service Stations. One parking space for every 150 square feet of gross floor area.
O.
Commercial Recreation Facilities and Health and Recreation Clubs. One parking space for every 200 square feet of gross floor area.
P.
Car Washes. One parking space for every car washing stall.
Q.
Liquor Stores. One parking space for every 200 square feet of gross floor area.
R.
Manufacturing and Industrial Establishments. One parking space for every 1.5 employees working during the largest shift.
S.
Corporate Headquarters and Scientific and Commercial Testing Laboratories. One parking space for every 175 square feet of gross floor area.
T.
Mini-warehouse and Self-storage Operations. One parking space for every four storage lockers.
U.
Warehousing and Wholesaling Operations. One parking space for every 1.5 employees working during the largest shift.
V.
Adult Entertainment Uses. One parking space for every 150 square feet of gross floor area.
W.
Mixed-use Structures. The number of parking spaces required shall be equal to the total number of spaces required by each individual use within the mixed-use structure.
§ 27-1203 Public Right-Of-Way Excluded.
[Ord. 12/21/1998, § 1202]
In no case shall parking within public rights-of-way be used to calculate the required parking needed by any applicant for any use.
§ 27-1204 Design Standards.
[Ord. 12/21/1998, § 1203]
1.
All off-street parking areas shall be designed to meet the following standards:
A.
Where three or more parking spaces are required under § 1202 or elsewhere in this Chapter, such parking spaces shall be considered a parking lot.
B.
All off-street parking lots shall be paved so as to provide a durable and dust-free surface. Acceptable paving materials include concrete and asphalt. All entrance and exit drives shall be paved in accordance with Pennsylvania Department of Transportation specifications.
C.
All off-street parking lots shall be graded to provide for the adequate drainage of stormwater from the parking lot. The Borough Engineer shall be afforded the opportunity to review and comment on the grading plan for any parking lot.
D.
Circulation control shall be designed to provide one-way directional travel whenever possible. No parking shall be provided or permitted along any circulation drives or along entrances or exit drives. Drives shall be uniform in width and provide for 90° intersections, whenever possible.
E.
Customers and service traffic shall be separated whenever possible. Loading and unloading areas shall be located so as not to interfere with customer or employee parking areas.
F.
Where § 904 of this Chapter regulates the landscaping of off-street parking areas, the requirements of § 904 shall apply. Where the requirements of § 904 are not applicable, the following landscaping regulations shall apply:
(1)
A landscaping strip of no less than five feet in width shall be provided along the edge of each parking lot.
(2)
Within each landscaping strip shall be planted a mixture of two or more of the following types of vegetation: grass, shrubs, flowering plants or trees. At least one shrub, flowering plant, or tree shall be planted at intervals of no less than 20 feet.
(3)
Suitable breaks in the landscaping strip shall be permitted for access drives to or from a public street.
(4)
The landscaping maintenance standards included in § 904(E) shall apply.
G.
All parking lots shall be provided with wheel or bumper guards, located and arranged such that no part of any parked vehicle will extend beyond the boundaries of the parking lot.
H.
Each parking space shall not be less than 10 feet wide by 20 feet long.
I.
All spaces shall be delineated with a durable delineation material. The delineation material shall be maintained so that all parking spaces are clearly marked.
§ 27-1205 Off-Street Loading Requirements.
[Ord. 12/21/1998, § 1204]
1.
Within the Low Density Residential (LDR), the Moderate Density Residential (MDR), the Professional Office (PO), the Highway Commercial (HC), and the Light Industrial (LI), and unless otherwise regulated in this Part or elsewhere in this Chapter, the following off-street loading facilities are required. Within the Town Center Mixed Use (TCM) and Town Center Residential (TCR) Districts, the following off-street loading facilities are not required, unless deemed necessary by the Borough Council, upon recommendation by the Zoning Officer. The Borough Council reserves the right to require the following off-street loading facilities ordinarily required by this Part within the TCM or TCR District in the interests of public health, safety and welfare.
A.
Off-street loading and unloading space(s), with proper and safe access from street or alley, shall be provided on each lot where it is deemed that such facilities are necessary to adequately serve the uses within the district. Each loading and unloading space:
(1)
Shall be at least 14 feet wide, 60 feet long, and shall have at least 15 feet of vertical clearance.
(2)
Shall have a sixty-foot maneuvering area.
(3)
Shall have a paved surface to provide safe and convenient access during all seasons.
(4)
Shall not be constructed between the street right-of-way and building set back line.
B.
Required off-street parking spaces (including access drives and aisles), shall not be used for loading and unloading purposes except during hours when business operations are suspended.
C.
Loading and unloading facilities shall be designed so that trucks need not back into or out of, or park in, any public right-of-way.
D.
No truck shall be allowed to stand in a right-of-way, an automobile parking area (including access drives and aisles), or in any way block the effective flow of persons or vehicles into, out of, or within the property.
E.
At least one off-street loading space shall be provided for all commercial and industrial operations in excess of 3,500 square feet of floor area. The number of loading and unloading spaces shall be left to the discretion of the developer; however, the minimum standards of this Section shall be maintained.