Number of spaces. Each use that is newly developed, enlarged, significantly changed in type of use, or increased in number of establishments shall provide and maintain off-street parking spaces in accordance with the Table of Off-Street Parking Requirements and the regulations of this article.[1]

Uses not listed. Uses not specifically listed in the Table of Off-Street Parking Requirements shall comply with the requirements for the most similar use listed in the table, unless the applicant proves, to the satisfaction of the Zoning Officer, that an alternative standard should be used for that use.

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

Parking landscaping. See §§ 285-63 and 285-64 of this chapter.

Any parking spaces serving such preexisting structures or uses at the time of adoption of this chapter shall not in the future be reduced in number below the number required by this chapter.

If a new principal nonresidential building is constructed on a lot, then any existing parking on such lot that serves such building shall be reconfigured to comply with this chapter, including but not limited to requirements for channelization of traffic from adjacent streets, channelization of traffic within the lot, minimum aisle widths, paving and landscaping.

If a nonresidential use expands by an aggregate total maximum of 5% in the applicable measurement (such as building floor area) beyond what existed at the time of adoption of this chapter, then no additional parking is required. For example, if an existing building included 3,000 square feet, and a single minor addition of 150 square feet was proposed, then additional parking would not be required. This addition without providing new parking shall only be allowed one time per lot.

Required off-street parking spaces shall be on the same lot or abutting lot with the principal use served, unless the applicant proves, 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 300 feet walking distance from the entrance of the principal use being served. A written and signed lease shall be provided, if applicable. A sign shall direct persons to the parking spaces.

The Zoning Hearing Board may require that the use be approved for a 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.

The shared off-street parking lot and all other off-street parking lots used by the lots provide in total at least the minimum parking spaces required for all uses on the lots under the Table of Off-Street Parking Requirements.[1]

The entire shared off-street parking lot is within 250 feet of the closest property line of the lot(s) being served by the shared parking lot that are under separate ownership than the lot(s) upon which the shared off-street parking lot is located.

Those property owners using the shared off-street parking lot are bound by a written parking lease/license agreement, and a fully-executed copy of the lease/license agreement, or a memorandum thereof, has been provided to the Borough.

Backing onto a street. No parking area shall be designed to require or encourage parked vehicles to back into a public street in order to leave a parking space, except for a driveway that enters onto a local street or parking court. Parking spaces may back onto an alley.

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, unless specifically permitted otherwise.

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

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.

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

Each parking space shall be a rectangle with a minimum width of nine feet and a minimum length of 18 feet, except the minimum sized rectangle shall be eight feet by 22 feet for parallel parking, and except where a larger space is required by Subsection C.

For handicapped spaces, see Subsection G below.

All spaces shall be marked to indicate their location, except those of a one- or two-family dwelling.

Width of driveway at entrance onto a public street, at the edge of the cartway. (NOTE: This standard may be revised where the State Department of Transportation requires a different standard is required by PennDOT for an entrance to a state road, or where the applicant demonstrates to the Zoning Officer that a wider width is needed for truck access.)

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.

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

Except for landscaped areas, all portions of required parking areas for commercial, industrial, multifamily and institutional uses involving four or more spaces, off-street loading facilities and driveways serving such uses shall be surfaced with asphalt, concrete, paving block, or other low-dust materials preapproved by the Borough. Driveways limited to use by emergency vehicles are not required to be paved, provided the Fire Company approves the proposed surface. Driveways and parking that serve public uses, public recreation areas and other types of dwellings are not required to be paved.

Number of spaces. See requirements under the Federal Americans With Disabilities Act[1] for parking for persons with disabilities. The following is a summary of some of the relevant requirements in effect as of the enactment of this chapter:

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.

Minimum size and slope. See requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act regulations.

Marking. All required handicapped spaces shall be well-marked in compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act. Such signs and/or markings shall be maintained over time.

Paving. Handicapped parking spaces and adjacent areas needed to access them with a wheelchair shall be covered with a smooth surface that is usable with a wheelchair.

Intent: to ensure that parked or moving vehicles within a lot do not obstruct sight distance or interfere with pedestrian traffic; to aid in stormwater management along streets; and to prevent vehicles from entering or exiting a lot other than at approved driveways.

Any new or expanded vehicle parking or vehicle storage area serving a principal nonresidential use shall be separated from a public street by a planting strip. The planting strip shall have a minimum width of 10 feet and be maintained in grass or other attractive vegetative ground cover. The planting strip may be on one or both sides of any sidewalk, provided the planting width totals 10 feet. This ten-foot width shall be increased to 20 feet for a lot including 20 or more parking spaces that are visible from the street.

See landscaping requirements in §§ 285-63 and 285-64.