Salisbury Township Lehigh County
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
PART 6
OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING
§ 27-601 Required Number of Parking Spaces.
[Amended by Ord. No. 07-2022-651, 7/14/2022]
1.
Overall Requirements.
A.
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 Table 6.1 and the regulations of this Part.
B.
Uses Not Listed. Uses not specifically listed in Table 6.1 shall comply with the requirements for the most similar use listed in Table 6.1 as determined by the Zoning Officer.
D.
Calculation. Where the calculation of required parking spaces does not result in a whole number, the calculation shall be rounded to the closest whole number.
2.
Reduction of Parking Requirements by Conditional Use.
A.
Purposes: to minimize impervious surfaces, while ensuring adequate parking; to recognize unique circumstances may justify a reduction in parking.
B.
The Board of Commissioners may permit a reduction, through the conditional use process of § 27-119, of the number of parking spaces required to be developed if the applicant proves to the satisfaction of the Board that fewer parking spaces would be appropriate.
(1)
Proof. To prove that fewer parking spaces are needed, the applicant shall provide existing and projected employment, customer, resident or other relevant data. Such data may include a study of parking at similar developments during peak periods of use.
(2)
Shared Parking. Under this section, an applicant may seek to prove that parking permanently shared with another use or another lot with shared internal access will reduce the total amount of parking needed because the uses have different peak times of parking need or overlapping customers.
(3)
Reservation of Future Parking Areas. If a reduction is permitted under this section, the Board of Commissioners may require as a condition of the conditional use that the lot include the reservation, permanently or for a specified number of years, of areas for use if needed in the future for additional parking.
(a)
Such reservation shall be provided in a legal form acceptable to the Board of Commissioners' Solicitor. A legally binding deed restriction is required.
(b)
In such case, the applicant shall be required to submit site plans to the Zoning Officer showing where and how the additional parking could be accomplished. Such future parking areas shall be designed to meet all Township requirements, including stormwater runoff. Such future parking areas shall not be covered by buildings and shall be attractively landscaped unless needed for parking.
(c)
Such additional parking shall be required to be provided within one year by the owner of the lot at that time after the Zoning Officer may determine, in writing to such owner, that such parking has become needed to meet actual use. Such determination shall be based upon the Zoning Officer's on-site review on at least three different days.
Table 6.1 Off-Street Parking Requirements | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
(See definition of "employee" in Part 2.) | ||||
Use | Number of Off-Street Parking Spaces Required | Plus 1 Off-Street Parking Space for Each | ||
A. | Agricultural Uses: | |||
1. | Crop farming or raising of livestock | Employee | ||
2. | Kennel (minimum of 4) | 1 per employee | 15 animals of capacity | |
3. | Plant nursery | 1 per employee | 250 square feet of indoor sales floor area and 10,000 square feet of outdoor sales area | |
4. | Stable, nonhousehold (minimum of 2) | 1 per employee | 8 animals of capacity | |
5. | Seasonal sale of agricultural products (minimum of 5) | 1 per employee | 250 square feet of sales floor area | |
B. | Residential Uses: | |||
1. | Dwelling unit | 2 per dwelling unit, except 1 per 1-bedroom/efficiency conversion apartment | An additional 0.5 per dwelling unit for a development of 10 or more dwelling units that does not abut a street with space for on-street parking on at least 1 side in addition to 2 travel lanes (this parking may be in overflow lots) | |
2. | Home occupation, general | The closest use to be determined by the Zoning Officer | Nonresident employee | |
3. | Home occupation, light | None additional required | Nonresident employee | |
4. | Apartment building permanently restricted to persons 55 years and older and/or the physically handicapped | 0.75 per dwelling/rental unit, except 0.4 per dwelling/rental unit if evidence is presented that the non-physically-handicapped persons will clearly primarily be over 70 years old | Nonresident employee | |
5. | Boardinghouse | 1 per rental unit or bed, whichever is greater, except for a college fraternity or sorority: 1 per 2 beds plus 1 per 10 nonresident members | Nonresident employee | |
6. | Group home | See § 27-402 | ||
C. | Institutional Uses: | |||
1. | Place of worship or church | 1 per 4 seats in room of largest capacity | Employee | |
2. | Care and treatment facilities for youth | 1 per staff doctor, plus 1 per 3 employees on the maximum shift, plus 1 per 1,000 square feet of total habitable floor area for visitor and resident parking | Plus such additional spaces required by this table for any supplementary activities that generate additional parking needs | |
3. | Hospital | 2.5 per bed | ||
4. | Nursing home | 1 per 4 beds | ||
5. | Personal care home | 1 per 3 beds | ||
6. | Day-care home, family | 1 space designed for safe and convenient drop-off and pickup | Nonresident employee | |
7. | Day-care center, child or group day-care home | 1 per 10 children, with spaces designed for safe and convenient drop-off and pickup | Nonresident employee | |
8. | School, primary or secondary | 1 per 4 students aged 16 or older | Employee | |
9. | Utility facility | 2 vehicles routinely needed to service facility | ||
10. | Dormitory | 1 per 2 residents | Nonresident employee | |
11. | College, university or trade school | 1 per 1.5 students not living on campus who attend class at peak times (plus required spaces for on-campus housing) | Nonresident employee | |
12. | Library, community center or cultural center or museum | 1 per 4 seats (or 1 per 250 square feet of floor area accessible to patrons and/or users if seats are not typically provided) | Employee | |
13. | Treatment center, regular or outpatient | 1 per 2 residents aged 16 years or older, plus 1 per nonresident intended to be treated on site at peak times | Nonresident employee | |
14. | Swimming pool, nonhousehold | 1 per 40 square feet of water surface, other than wading pools | Employee | |
D. | Commercial Uses: | |||
1. | Auditorium, commercial | 1 per 4 seats | Employee | |
2. | Auto service station or repair garage | 5 per repair/service bay and 1/4 per fuel nozzle, with such spaces separated from accessways to pumps | Employee | |
3. | Auto, boat, recreational vehicle or manufactured home sales | 1 per 15 vehicles, boats, RVs or homes displayed | Employee | |
4. | Automatic transaction machine | 3 per machine, conveniently located | ||
5. | Adult use (including adult store, adult live entertainment use or massage parlor) (minimum of 10) | 1 per 30 square feet of total floor area | Employee | |
6. | Bed-and-breakfast use | 1 per rental unit, plus the 2 per dwelling unit | Nonresident employee | |
7. | Betting use | 1 per 3 persons of maximum capacity of buildings, as rated by fire regulations | 1.1 employees | |
8. | Bowling alley | 2 per lane, plus 2 per pool table | 1.2 employees | |
9. | Bus station, intercity | 5 per loading/unloading stall for buses | Employee | |
10. | Car wash | 2 per washing lane or stall, which may be located in drying or vacuuming areas | 1.2 employees | |
11. | Financial institution (includes bank) | 1 per 200 square feet of floor area accessible to customers, plus 3 convenient spaces for each automatic banking transaction machine | Employee | |
12. | Funeral home | 1 per 5 seats in rooms intended to be in use at one time for visitors | Employee | |
13. | Golf driving range | 1 per tee | 1.2 employees | |
14. | Miniature golf | 2 per hole | 1.2 employees | |
15. | Golf course | 3 per hole (plus spaces required for any membership club building or restaurant) | 2 employees | |
16. | Ice skating/roller skating | 200 square feet of floor area accessible to users | 1.2 employees | |
17. | Haircutting/hairstyling | 2 per customer seat used for haircutting, hairstyling, hair washing, manicuring or similar work | 1.1 employees | |
18. | Hotel or motel | 1 per rental unit, plus 1 per 4 seats in any meeting room (plus any required by any restaurant) | 1.2 employees | |
19. | Kennel or dog day care | 1 per 15 animals kept on site at peak times | Employee | |
20. | Laundromat | 1 per 3 washing machines | On-site employee | |
21. | Offices or clinic, medical/dental | 1 per 250 square feet of net leasable floor area | ||
22. | Office building primarily intended to include medical/dental offices | 1 per 300 square feet of net leasable floor area | ||
23. | Offices, other than No. 22 above (min. of 3 per establishment) | 1 per 350 square feet of net leasable floor area | ||
24. | Personal service use, other than haircutting/hairstyling (minimum of 2 per establishment) | 1 per 150 square feet of floor area accessible to customers | Employee | |
25. | Indoor recreation (other than bowling alley), membership club or exercise club | 1 per 200 square feet of floor area other than racquetball courts accessible to customers/members, plus parking required by any additional use (such as restaurant), plus 2 spaces per racquetball court | Employee | |
26. | Outdoor recreation (other than uses specifically listed in this table) | 1 per 3 persons of capacity (50% may be on grass overflow areas with major driveways in gravel) | 1.2 employees | |
27. | Restaurant, standard | 1 per 3 seats | 2 employees | |
28. | Retail sales (other than types separately listed) or shopping center (minimum of 5 per establishment, except 10 per video rental store) | 1 per 175 square feet of floor area accessible to customers, except 1 per 225 square feet of total leasable floor area if such is greater than 20,000 square feet | ||
29. | Retail sales of only furniture, lumber, carpeting, bedding or floor covering | 1 per 400 square feet of floor area accessible to customers | ||
30. | Tavern or nightclub | 1 per 30 square feet of total floor area | ||
31. | Restaurant, fast-food (minimum of 20 minutes) | 1 per 3 seats | 2 employees | |
32. | Theater or auditorium | 1 per 4 seats, 1/2 of which may be met by convenient parking shared with other business uses on the same lot that are typically not routinely open beyond 9:30 p.m. | 1.2 employees | |
33. | Veterinarian office | 5 per veterinarian | Employee | |
All commercial uses, as applicable, shall provide additional parking or storage needed for maximum number of vehicles stored, displayed or based at the lot at any point in time. These additional spaces are not required to meet the stall size and parking aisle width requirements of this chapter. | Employee | |||
E. | Industrial Uses: | |||
1. | All industrial uses (including warehousing, distribution and manufacturing) | 1 per employee working on site per shift | 1 visitor space for every manager on the site | |
2. | Self-storage development | 1 per 15 storage units | Employee | |
§ 27-602 General Regulations for Off-Street Parking.
[Amended by Ord. No. 07-2022-651, 7/14/2022]
1.
General. Parking spaces and accessways 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.
2.
Existing Parking. Structures and uses in existence at the effective date of this chapter shall not be required to add additional parking spaces to meet the requirements of this Part unless: A) the general type of use is changed; or B) the use and/or structure is expanded. Any parking spaces serving such preexisting structures or uses at the time of adoption of this Part shall not in the future be reduced in number below the number required by this Part.
3.
Change in Use or Expansion. If a building or use: A) changes in type of principal use or expands by a measure used in this Part to determine parking need (such as floor area, maximum number of employees, number of dwellings units or seating capacity); and B) if such expansion or change would increase the number of required parking spaces by at least 10% or 20 spaces, whichever is less, then the use shall provide the total number of parking spaces that would be required if the entire existing and proposed uses would be newly developed under this Part, instead of only being required to provide the additional spaces for the change or expansion.
4.
Continuing Obligation of Parking and Loading Spaces. 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 exists, and such spaces shall not be reduced in number below the minimum required by this chapter. 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 to serve a use.
5.
Location of Parking. 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 Officer that a permanent method of providing the spaces is available using area of a lot within 250 feet of the entrance of the principal use being served.
6.
Bicycle Rack. If a lot is required to provide 15 or more parking spaces, and if the owner provides a suitable bicycle rack that can be used to secure three or more bicycles, then one fewer off-street parking space shall be required. The bicycle rack shall be located where it will be visible to and convenient for customers or employees but where it will not interfere with access for pedestrians or persons with disabilities or emergency access.
§ 27-603 Design Standards for Off-Street Parking.
[Amended by Ord. No. 07-2022-651, 7/14/2022]
1.
General Requirements.
A.
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 single-family or two-family dwelling with its access onto a local street or parking court.
B.
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. This shall not apply to the storage of sales or repair vehicles to be parked in a designated area away from customer and employee parking.
C.
Parking areas shall not be within any of the following: a required buffer yard, a future or existing street right-of-way or a required paved area setback.
D.
Defined Trafficways. All parking areas shall include clearly defined and marked traffic patterns. In any lot with more than 30 off-street parking spaces, raised curbs and landscaped areas shall be used to direct traffic within the lot. Major vehicular routes shall be separated as much as is reasonable from major pedestrian routes within the lot.
E.
Separation from Street. 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 raised curb, planting strip, wall or other suitable barrier against unchanneled motor vehicle entrance or exit, except for necessary and approved vehicle entrances and exits to the lot. All commercial and industrial parking areas approved after the adoption of this Part shall be separated from the street by a grass or landscaped strip of land. See § 27-603, Subsection 7, pertaining to paved area setback requirements.
2.
Size and Marking of Parking Spaces. Each parking space shall be a rectangle with a minimum width of nine feet and a minimum length of 18 feet, except:
3.
Aisles.
A.
Each aisle providing access to stalls for one-way traffic only shall be at least the minimum aisle width specified as follows:
Angle of Parking | Minimum Aisle Width (feet) |
|---|---|
Parallel or 30° | 12 |
45° | 14 |
60° | 18 |
90° | 20 |
B.
Each aisle providing access to parking stalls for two-way traffic shall be at least 24 feet in width, except a width of 20 feet may be allowed for: 1) areas of parking that are clearly primarily for employees; or 2) parking areas with spaces that are parallel or involve an angle of parking of 45° or less. Aisles that only provide access to vehicles offered for sale are not regulated by this section.
4.
Driveways and Accessways.
A.
Width of driveways and accessways at entrance onto public street (at the edge of the cartway) for nonresidential uses and driveways or accessways serving four or more dwelling units, unless a different standard is required by PennDOT for an entrance to a state road:
1-Way Use (feet) | 2-Way Use (feet) | |
|---|---|---|
Minimum | 12 | 20 |
Maximum | 35 | 50 |
B.
Width of driveways and accessways at entrance onto public street (at the edge of the cartway) serving up to three residential units shall be 10 feet, unless a different standard is required by PennDOT for an entrance to a state road.
C.
Driveways and Accessways on Corner Lots. A driveway or accessway curb cut on a corner lot shall be located at least 40 feet from the intersecting street right-of-way line, unless the provisions of § 27-603, Subsection 4D or E, impose a more restrictive standard. For purposes of determining this location when the curb is located within a right-of-way and not on private property, a straight line shall extend from the location of the driveway or accessway edge on the property, through the right-of-way, and to the edge of the cartway. When a curb cut is not required, the edge of the driveway finish shall meet this requirement.
D.
A driveway or accessway curb cut shall be set back the required distance in accordance with the Salisbury Township Code of Ordinances, Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance (Chapter 22), § 22-1011, Subsection 4, unless the provisions of § 27-603, Subsection 4C or E, impose a more restrictive standard. For purposes of determining this location when the curb is located within a right-of-way and not on private property, a straight line shall extend from the location of the driveway or accessway edge on the property, through the right-of-way, and to the edge of the cartway. When a curb cut is not required, the edge of the driveway finish shall meet this requirement.
F.
State Permit. Where there will be new or intensified access to a state street or other work within the right-of-way of a state street, a state highway occupancy permit shall be obtained, as applicable. Proof of such permit shall be provided to the Zoning Officer prior to the issuance of a zoning permit.
5.
Paving, Grading and Drainage.
A.
Parking and loading facilities, including driveways, shall be graded and adequately drained to prevent erosion or excessive water flow across streets or adjoining properties.
B.
All portions of parking, loading facilities and driveways shall be surfaced with asphalt, concrete or decorative paving blocks laid with no more than one inch between each block.
C.
(1)
A parking area, driveway, or accessway which is clearly intended for use for a maximum of one year or for a maximum of 14 days in a calendar year.
(2)
The facilities serve a principal agricultural use.
(3)
A driveway or accessway serving only one dwelling unit may be stoned/gravel, provided that the initial six feet, measured from the street right-of-way line, will be paved.
(4)
A parking area serving only one dwelling unit may be stoned/gravel, provided it is set back a minimum of six feet from all property lines and is not located within the required front yard setback.
7.
Paved Area Setbacks (including off-street parking setbacks).
A.
Uses Within the Paved Area Setback.
(1)
The paved area setback required by this section, together with any existing street right-of-way area that is not used as a cartway, street shoulder or on-street parking, shall be maintained in natural ground cover (such as grass) and shall not be used for any of the following:
B.
Any commercial, industrial, institutional, or multifamily residential (four or more dwelling units) use shall provide a paved area setback, measured from the front and second front property lines, as follows, unless another restriction within this chapter is greater:
C.
Any commercial, industrial, institutional, or multifamily residential (four or more dwelling units) use shall provide a paved area setback, measured from the side and rear property line, of six feet, unless another restriction within this chapter is greater.
D.
Any single-family detached residential use shall provide a paved area setback, measured from all property lines, of six feet, unless another restriction within this chapter is greater.
E.
Any twin or townhouse residential use shall provide the following paved area setbacks, unless another restriction within this chapter is greater:
F.
Any duplex or triplex residential use shall provide a paved area setback, measured from all property lines, of 10 feet (unless another restriction within this chapter is greater).
H.
Paved area setback from commercial, industrial, and multifamily residential (four or more dwelling units) buildings. All paved areas shall be set back a minimum of five feet from the exterior structural walls of any commercial, industrial, or multifamily (four or more dwelling units) buildings. This setback shall not apply to the following:
8.
Paved Area Landscaping (Parking Lot Trees).
A.
This subsection does not apply to multistory parking structures.
B.
Any new parking area that would include more than 25 parking spaces shall be required to provide landscaped areas within the paved parking area. This subsection shall also apply if the parking area is existing but the property is subject to a review by the Planning Commission and approval by the Board of Commissioners for land development. Paved parking area landscape areas shall meet the following requirements:
(2)
A maximum of 31 consecutive and contiguous parking spaces in a row shall be separated by a landscape area a minimum of 16 feet wide and 18 feet long. Each island shall contain one parking lot tree. Trees required for this option shall meet the parking lot tree standards noted in § 27-603, Subsection 8D, except only trees listed in § 27-603, Subsection 8D(1)(b), shall be permitted, and the tree size shall be a minimum of three inches in diameter. Sidewalk and/or impervious walking paths may be included in the landscape area.
(4)
The maximum length of a parking lot aisle shall be 280 feet, measured from end of parking space to end of parking space. There shall be no length restriction in parking structures of two or more levels.
(5)
In addition to the requirements of § 27-603, Subsection 8B(1), (2), and any trees required by any other section of this chapter or by the Salisbury Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance (Chapter 22), one deciduous tree shall be required for every 3,000 square feet of paved area. Trees required shall meet the parking lot tree standards noted in § 27-603, Subsection 8D, and may be planted wherever appropriate on the lot.
C.
Any new or existing parking area which does not meet the requirements of § 27-603, Subsection 8B, but would include five or more new paved parking spaces or 2,000 square feet of new impervious surface (including driveways, accessways, or aisles) shall be required to plant one deciduous tree for every 2,000 square feet of new impervious surface or five new parking spaces, whichever is greater. When the calculation does not result in a whole number, the calculation shall be rounded up to the next whole number. Trees required shall meet the parking lot tree standards noted in § 27-603, Subsection 8D and may be planted wherever appropriate on the lot.
D.
Trees required by this Part shall meet the following standards:
(1)
Type of Trees Permitted. Required trees shall be chosen from the following list of approved street trees, unless the applicant provides adequate reference material or a signed letter from a registered landscape architect that proves to the satisfaction of the Township Shade Tree Official that another specific type of tree would shade paved areas, be resistant to disease, road salt and air pollution, and be attractive. All trees should be of single-stemmed tree form.
(a)
Trees recommended for planting strips at minimum spacing of 30 feet between trees:
Hedge maple — Acer campestre |
Kwanzan cherry — Prunus serrulata kwanzan |
Rancho columnar sargent cherry — Prunus sargentii rancho |
Tschonoskii crabapple — Malus tschonoskii |
Upright European hornbeam — Carpinus betulus fastigiata |
(b)
Trees recommended for planting strips at a minimum spacing of 40 feet between trees:
American sycamore — Platanus occidentalis |
European hornbeam — Carpinus betulus |
Fraxinus Pennsylvania lanceolata |
Ginkgo — Ginkgo biloba fastigiata |
Green ash (Marshall's seedless type) |
Green Mt. sugar maple — Acer saccharum Green Mt. |
Greenspire linden — Tilia cordata greenspire |
Hop hornbeam — Ostrya Virginiana |
Katsura tree — Cercidiphyllum Japonicum |
Korean mountain ash — Sorbus alnifolia |
Littleaf linden — Tilia cordata |
Pin oak — Quercus palustris |
Red maple — Acer rubrum |
Red oak — Quercus rubra |
Scarlet oak — Quercus coccinea |
Shademaster thornless honeylocust — Gleditsia triacanthos inermis shademaster |
Shingle oak — Quercus imbricaria |
Skyline locust — Gleditsia triacanthos inermus skyline |
Sour gum (black tupelo, black gum) — Nussa sylvatica |
Sugar maple — Acer saccharum |
White ash — Fraxinus Americana |
Zelkova — Zelkova serrata |
(c)
Prohibited Trees. In no case shall the following species be utilized:
Boxelder — Acer negundo |
Norway maple — Acer platanoides |
Silver maple — Acer saccharum |
Horsechestnut — Aesculus species |
Tree of heaven — Tilanthus |
Silk Tree or mimosa — Albizia julibrissin |
Catalpa speciosa |
Ginko (female) — Ginko biloba |
Horned honeylocust — Gleditsia triacanthos |
Black walnut — Juglans nigra |
Hopa, eley, almey and crabapple — Malus hopa, eley, almey |
Mulberry |
Morus species |
Plane tree or sycamore — Plantanus species |
Black locust — Robinia pseudoacaia |
Willows — Salix species |
Regent scholartree — Sophora japonica |
European mountain ash — Sorbus aucuparia |
American elm — Ulmus Americana |
Birch — Betula species |
Lussian olive — Elaeagnus species |
Osage orange — Macluna pomifera |
Apple — Malus pumila |
Poplar, aspen — Poplus species |
Coniferous order — Coniferates ord. |
Fruit trees |
Dogwood |
Thorned trees |
Crimson cloud hawthorn — Crataegus osyacantha crimson cloud |
Bradford callery pear — Pyrus calleryana bradford |
Chinese elm |
Sawtooth oak — Quercus acutissima |
Note: This chapter only regulates the species of trees that are used to meet requirements of the Township. The species of trees that are not required by Township ordinances are not regulated, unless they are within the Township right-of-way. |
(2)
Quality of Trees. Required trees shall be of symmetrical growth and free of insect pests and disease.
(3)
Minimum Size. The trunk diameter (measured at a height of one foot above the finished grade level) shall be a minimum of two inches or greater, unless otherwise stated.
(4)
Planting and Maintenance. Required trees shall be:
(a)
Planted in conformance with good landscaping practices, with adequate unpaved surface around each for water and air.
(b)
Properly Protected by Raised Curbs at Islands. Where vegetative swales are proposed between parking rows within a parking area, vehicle tire stops in lieu of curbing or breaks in the curbing can be provided for drainage purposes.
(c)
Surrounded by a minimum of 96 square feet of pervious ground area, all trees should be planted with a minimum of two feet of suitable and mechanically uncompacted soil beneath and around the root ball.
(d)
Properly maintained.
(5)
A required tree shall not be removed without being replaced by another tree that meets the requirements of this section. Trees which have died or have become diseased or pest-ridden within 18 months from the time of planting shall be replaced by the developer.
E.
A substantial proportion of the trees required by this section should be planted within the parking lot within protected islands. These protected islands should be used to direct the flow of traffic through the parking lot in a smooth and safe manner to prevent cross-taxiing. Required trees are also encouraged to be planted in highly visible locations, especially at the edge of parking areas abutting arterial streets.
F.
Existing Trees.
(1)
For every existing tree on the lot that is healthy and is protected, preserved and maintained and is located within 10 feet of the parking area after the completion of all construction and that would generally meet the requirements of this section:
(a)
One fewer deciduous tree shall be required to be planted for every such preserved tree with a minimum trunk diameter of between four and 18 inches (measured one foot above the natural ground level); and
(b)
Two fewer deciduous trees shall be required to be planted for every such preserved tree with a minimum trunk diameter of 18 inches or greater (measured one foot above the natural ground level).
9.
Parking Lot Screening. To prevent vehicle headlights from shining directly into a dwelling located within 150 feet of a parking area of five or more spaces, such parking area shall be required, as needed, to use one or more of the following methods: wooden fencing, decorative masonry walls or evergreen screening. Such barriers shall have a minimum height of four feet, except that a barrier of up to eight feet shall be required by the Zoning Officer as needed because of the topography or because the parked vehicles would be trucks or buses.
10.
ADA Parking.
A.
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 (ADA)[1]:
Total No. of Parking Spaces on the Lot | Required Minimum No./Percent of ADA Accessible Parking Spaces |
|---|---|
1 to 25 | 1 |
26 to 50 | 2 |
51 to 75 | 3 |
76 to 100 | 4 |
101 to 150 | 5 |
151 to 200 | 6 |
201 to 300 | 7 |
301 to 400 | 8 |
401 to 500 | 9 |
501 to 1,000 | 2% of required number of spaces |
1,001 or more | 20, plus 1% of spaces over 1,000 spaces |
[1]
Editor’s Note: See 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.
B.
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.
C.
Minimum Size. See the requirements under the ADA. As of the adoption date of this Part, federal regulations require that for every six required accessible parking spaces or fraction of six such spaces, one of the spaces shall meet the federal requirements for a van parking space.
D.
Marking. All required handicapped spaces shall be well marked by clearly visible signs and/or pavement markings. Signs should state that a fine is possible for unauthorized use.
§ 27-604 Parking and Storage of Vehicles.
[Amended by Ord. No. 07-2022-651, 7/14/2022]
1.
Purpose: to prevent the character of the Township from being harmed by nuisances, hazards and visual blight and to prevent the establishment of junkyards in residential districts.
2. COMMERCIAL TRAILER COMMERCIAL VEHICLE REGULATED COMMERCIAL TRAILER REGULATED COMMERCIAL VEHICLE SPECIAL MOBILE EQUIPMENTA.
Definitions. For the purposes of this § 27-604, the following definitions shall apply:
An unpowered vehicle designed for business purposes which shall be towed by another vehicle. This term includes both enclosed and open trailers which do not exceed five feet in height (measured from grade of the roadway with tires fully inflated) and 10 feet in length (excluding a trailer hitch). Commercial identification on the trailer is not required. This definition does not apply to the following, provided they are in an operational condition:
A passenger car, pickup truck, or van that is primarily designed for business purposes. Commercial identification on the outside of the vehicle is not required. This class of vehicle, if registered and operated on a public roadway, would not require a commercial driver's license (CDL) to operate. This definition does not apply to the following, provided they are in an operational condition:
An unpowered vehicle, in excess of five feet in height (measured from grade of the roadway with tires fully inflated) or 10 feet in length (excluding a trailer hitch), designed for business purposes, which shall be towed by another vehicle. This term includes both enclosed and open trailers and includes, but is not limited to: cargo trailers; concession trailers; and trailers designed to haul vehicles or special mobile equipment. Commercial identification on the trailer is not required. This definition does not apply to the following, provided they are in an operational condition:
A self-propelled vehicle which does not meet the definition of "commercial vehicle" but is primarily designed for business purposes. This term includes, but is not limited to: truck tractors; tow trucks; dump trucks; box trucks; concession trucks; school buses; limousine vans; and service trucks with attached buckets, extension arms, or similar. Commercial identification on the outside of the vehicle is not required. This class of vehicle, if registered and operated on a public roadway, may or may not require a CDL to operate. This definition does not apply to the following, provided they are in an operational condition:
Vehicles designed for business use but not for the transportation of persons or property, except for an operator and/or tools and parts necessary for the use and maintenance of the vehicle, and only incidentally operated or moved over a roadway. The term includes, but is not limited to: backhoes, diggers, dozers, and skid steerers. Commercial identification on the outside of the vehicle is not required. This definition does not apply to the following, provided they are in an operational condition:
Equipment and vehicles primarily intended for agricultural use on the same or adjacent lots.
3.
Storage of Junk Vehicles.
A.
Within a residential district, or on a lot that has been approved for a principal residential use (one to three dwelling units), no junk vehicle, as defined by § 27-202, shall be parked or stored in any way except within an enclosed building.
B.
In a nonresidential district, a maximum of one junk vehicle shall be parked or stored in such a way that the vehicles are not visible from a public street. This section shall not apply to a permitted auto sales use, auto service station, junkyard or auto repair garage, provided that the regulations for that use are met.
4.
Storage of vehicles in residential districts or on a lot that has been approved for a principal residential use (one to three dwelling units). The following shall apply within any residential district or on a lot that has been approved for a principal residential use (one to three dwelling units):
A.
No regulated commercial vehicle, special mobile equipment, or regulated commercial trailer may be parked, stored, or maintained on private property, inside a building or outside, except for the following:
(1)
A regulated commercial vehicle actively engaged in a delivery to the property.
(2)
A regulated commercial vehicle, regulated commercial trailer, or special mobile equipment actively engaged in a construction or landscape project on the property.
(3)
A regulated commercial vehicle or regulated commercial trailer engaged in a temporary accessory use for which a permit has been issued in accordance with § 27-807.
(4)
A regulated commercial vehicle registered and utilized for the transportation of school students, only between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
(5)
Federal-, state-, or municipal-owned vehicles.
(6)
Ambulance, fire and rescue vehicles.
(7)
A regulated commercial vehicle or regulated commercial trailer owned and/or operated by a utility, cable, or telephone company and utilized by the property resident for on-call and emergency responses for that utility company.
B.
Personal use skid steerers, tractors, and mini-excavators are permitted to be stored on lots of two acres or more, provided the machines must be stored inside a building. They are not permitted to be stored outside under tarps or within a temporary structure.
C.
Regulated commercial vehicles and regulated commercial trailers may be permitted by special exception of the Zoning Hearing Board, provided:
(1)
Property must have enough off-street parking to support both the dwelling unit and additional spaces for each regulated commercial vehicle or regulated commercial trailer (i.e., if two spaces are required for a detached single-family dwelling, the property must have four off-street parking spaces in order to park two commercial vehicles). Additional spaces for the regulated commercial vehicles and regulated commercial trailers may be "stacked"; this is in contrast to the requirement in § 27-603, Subsection 1B.
(2)
All regulated commercial vehicles and regulated commercial trailers shall be transported over and parked on asphalt. Gravel, dirt, and grass drives and/or parking spaces are not permitted.
(3)
All regulated commercial vehicles and regulated commercial trailers shall be parked a minimum of 50 feet from all existing dwelling units (other than a dwelling unit on the same lot on which the regulated commercial vehicle or regulated commercial trailer will be parked).
(4)
Properties with a lot area less than one acre are restricted to only one regulated commercial vehicle or one regulated commercial trailer.
(5)
Properties with a lot area greater than or equal to one acre are restricted to two regulated commercial vehicles, two regulated commercial trailers, or a combination of one regulated commercial vehicle and one regulated commercial trailer.
(6)
No vehicles and trailers shall be parked in a way that blocks the required sight triangles.
(7)
No vehicles and trailers shall be parked on undeveloped properties.
D.
Commercial vehicles owned and/or operated by an approved nonresidential use may be stored and parked on the same lot in accordance with the provisions of the remainder of this chapter.
§ 27-605 Off-Street Loading.
[Amended by Ord. No. 07-2022-651, 7/14/2022]
1.
General Requirements.
A.
At the time of land development review, the Planning Commission shall advise the Zoning Officer on the required number and size of loading facilities for the proposed use.
B.
If an application does not require review by the Planning Commission, the Director of Community Development shall advise the Zoning Officer on the required number and size of loading facilities for the proposed use.
C.
For the purposes of this section, the words "loading" and "unloading" are used interchangeably.
2.
Design and Layout of Loading Facilities. Off-street loading facilities shall meet the following requirements:
A.
Each off-street loading space shall be at least (in feet):
Largest Type of Truck Intended | Minimum Width (feet) | Minimum Depth (feet) |
|---|---|---|
Tractor-trailer | 12 (except 11 if more than 10 such spaces on a lot) | 50 |
Trucks other than tractor-trailers, pickups or vans | 10 | 25 |
Pickup truck or van | 9 | 18 |
B.
Each space shall have sufficient maneuvering room to avoid conflicts with parking and traffic movements within and outside of the lot. No facility shall be designed or used in such a manner that it threatens a safety hazard, public nuisance or a serious impediment to traffic off the lot.
C.
Each space and the needed maneuvering room shall be located entirely on the lot being served and be located outside of required buffer areas, paved area setbacks and street rights-of-way.
D.
An appropriate means of access to a street shall be provided.
F.
All such facilities shall comply with all other requirements of the Township including, but not limited to, those related to lighting, landscaping, and noise.
3.
Fire Lanes. Fire lanes shall be provided where required by state or federal regulations or other local ordinances. The specific locations of these lanes are subject to review by Township fire officials.