(A)   Overall requirements.

      (1)   Number of spaces. Each use that is newly developed, enlarged, significantly changed in type or increased in number of establishments shall provide and maintain off-street parking spaces in accordance with the table below and the regulations of this subchapter.

      (2)   Uses not listed. Uses not specifically listed in the table below shall comply with the requirements for the most similar use listed in the table below, unless the applicant proves to the satisfaction of the Zoning Officer that an alternative standard should be used for that use.

      (3)   Multiple uses. Where a proposed lot contains or includes more than one type of use, the number of parking spaces required shall be the suns of the parking requirements for each separate use.

      (4)   Parking landscaping. See §§ 154.142 and 154.143.

 

(2006 Code, § 27-601) (Ord. 12/18/2003, passed 12-18-2003, § 601)

   (A)   General. Parking spaces, aisles and driveways shall be laid out to result in safe and orderly use and to fully take into account all of the following: vehicular access onto and off the site; vehicular movement within the site; loading areas; pedestrian patterns; and any drive- through facilities. No parking area shall cause a safety hazard or impediment to traffic off the lot.

   (B)   Existing parking. Any parking spaces serving such pre-existing structures or uses at the time of adoption of this subchapter shall not in the future be reduced in number below the number required by this subchapter.

   (C)   Change in use or expansion. A structure or use in existence at the effective date of this subchapter that expands or results in a change of use of an existing principal building shall be required to provide all of the required parking for the entire size and type of the resulting use, except as follows.

      (1)   If an existing lawful use includes less parking than would be required, and the applicant proves to the Zoning Officer that there is insufficient area on the lot to meet the required amount of parking, then that deficit of parking shall be grandfathered for new uses. For example, if an existing store included three parking spaces and was required to provide seven spaces, there is a deficit of four spaces. Therefore, if that store is converted to an office that would need ten spaces, the office would need to provide a total of six spaces (ten minus the pre-existing deficit of four).

      (2)   If a use expands by an aggregate total maximum of 10% in the applicable measurement (such as building floor area) beyond what existed at the time of adoption of this subchapter, and the applicant proves to the Zoning Officer that there is insufficient area on the lot to meet the required amount of parking, then no additional parking is required. For example, if an existing building included 3,000 square feet, and a single minor addition of 300 square feet was proposed, then additional parking would not be required.

   (D)   Continuing obligation of parking and loading spaces.

      (1)   All required numbers of parking spaces and off-street loading spaces shall be available as long as the use or building which the spaces serve still exist, and such spaces shall not be reduced in number below the minimum required by this subchapter.

      (2)   No required parking area or off-street loading spaces shall be used for any other use (such as storage or display of materials) that interferes with the area’s availability for parking.

   (E)   Location of parking.

      (1)   Required off-street parking spaces shall be on the same lot or abutting lot with the principal use served, unless special exception approval is granted. The only standard that must be met to obtain the special exception approval is for the applicant to prove to the satisfaction of the Zoning Hearing Board that a method of providing the spaces is guaranteed to be available during all of the years the use is in operation within 200 feet walking distance from the entrance of the principal use being served. This distance may be increased to 300 feet for employee parking. A written and signed lease shall be provided.

      (2)   The Zoning Hearing Board may require that the use be approved for period of time consistent with the lease of the parking, and that a renewal of the permit shall only be approved if the parking lease is renewed.

   (F)   Flexibility in parking. As a special exception, an applicant may prove to the satisfaction of the Zoning Hearing Board that the minimum amount of off-street parking should be modified for a specific application because of one or more of the following characteristics:

      (1)   The applicant proves that parking will be shared with another use that will reduce the total amount of parking needed because the uses have different peak times of parking need, and that there is a legally guaranteed method to make sure that the parking will continue to be available during all of the years that the use is in operation; and

      (2)   The applicant proves that the parking demand for a particular use is unusually low because of some unusual and peculiar characteristic of the use.

(2006 Code, § 27-602) (Ord. 12/18/2003, passed 12-18-2003, § 602)

   (A)   General requirements.

      (1)   Backing onto a street. No parking area shall be designed to require or encourage vehicles to back into a public street in order to leave a parking space, except for a single-family dwelling with its access onto a local street or parking court. Parking spaces may back onto an alley.

      (2)   Design. 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 a single-family, twin or townhouse dwelling.

      (3)   Restrictions. Parking areas shall not be within a required buffer yard or street right-of-way.

      (4)   Separation from street. Except for parking spaces immediately in front of individual dwellings, all areas for off street parking, off-street loading and unloading and the storage or movement of motor vehicles shall be physically separated from the street by a continuous grass or landscaped planting strip, except for necessary and approved vehicle entrances and exits to the lot.

      (5)   Stacking and obstructions. Each lot shall provide adequate area upon the lot to prevent back-up of vehicles on a public street while awaiting entry to the lot, or while waiting for service at a drive-through facility.

   (B)   Size and marking of parking spaces.

      (1)   Each parking space shall be a rectangle with a minimum width of nine and one-half feet and a minimum length of 18 feet, except the minimum length shall be 22 feet for parallel parking.

      (2)   For handicapped spaces, see division (G) below.

      (3)   All spaces shall be marked to indicate their location, except those of a single-family dwelling.

   (C)   Aisles.

      (1)   Each aisle providing for one-way traffic to access parking stalls shall have the following minimum width:

 

 

      (2)   Each aisle providing access to stalls for two-way traffic shall be a minimum of 24 feet in width, except a width of 20 feet may be allowed for parking areas with spaces that are parallel or involve an angle of parking of 45 degrees or less.

   (D)   Driveways.

      (1)   Width.

 

 

      (2)   Drainage. Adequate provisions shall be made to maintain uninterrupted parallel drainage along a public street at the point of driveway entry. The borough may require an applicant to install an appropriate type and size of pipe at a driveway crossing.

   (E)   Paving, grading and drainage.

      (1)   Parking and loading facilities and including driveways shall be graded and adequately drained to prevent erosion or excessive water flow across streets or adjoining properties.

      (2)   Except for landscaped areas, all portions of required parking, loading facilities and driveways shall be surfaced with asphalt, concrete or paving block, unless another material is pre-approved by the borough.

   (F)   Lighting of parking areas. See § 154.086.

   (G)   Handicapped parking.

      (1)   Number of spaces. Any lot including four or more off-street parking spaces shall include a minimum of one handicapped space. The following number of handicapped spaces shall be provided, unless a revised regulation is officially established under the Federal Americans With Disabilities Act, being 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq.:

 

      (2)   Location. Handicapped parking spaces shall be located where they would result in the shortest reasonable accessible distance to a handicapped accessible building entrance. Curb cuts shall be provided as needed to provide access from the handicapped spaces.

      (3)   Minimum size. Each required handicapped parking space shall be eight feet by 18 feet. In addition, each space shall be adjacent to a five feet wide access aisle. Such access aisle may be shared by two spaces.

(2006 Code, § 27-603) (Ord. 12/18/2003, passed 12-18-2003, § 603)