Accessory off- street parking facilities, including access driveways, shall be required in accordance with the provisions of this Part as a condition precedent to the occupancy of such building or use. Facilities shall be provided for the entire building or use:

   A.   Whenever a building is constructed or a new use established;

   B.   Whenever the use of an existing building is changed to a use requiring more parking facilities;

   C.   Whenever an existing building is altered or enlarged so as to increase the amount of parking spaces required under this Part.

(Ord. 7/8/1978, § 16.01)

All off-street parking facilities, or those required as accessory to a use of a proposed or altered building, shall continue unobstructed in operation, shall not be used for commercial automobile service or repair and shall not be reduced below the required size as long as the main use remains, unless an equivalent number of spaces is provided for such use in another approved location.

In order to insure the continued use for parking purposes of any areas established therefor by persons who are not the owners thereof, the Township Supervisors may require, before approval, evidence in writing that the owner or owners of the land to be included in such parking areas have by covenant agreed to allow the use of such land for the required off-street parking; such covenant to be filed for record with the Recorder of Deeds of Lebanon County.

(Ord. 7/8/1978, § 16.02)

For the purpose of determining accessory off-street parking requirements, definitions and standards shall be as follows:

   ACCESSORY PARKING SPACE - an open or enclosed area accessible from a street for parking of motor vehicles of owners, occupants, employees, customers, or tenants of the main building or use. Each parking space shall be not less than ten feet (10') wide and not less than twenty feet (20') long, exclusive of all drives, curbs, and turning space. The number of spaces shall be determined from an accurate plan of the area.

   FLOOR AREA - the total area all the floors measured from the exterior faces of the building (except the floor area used for storage or packaging of merchandise may be excluded), or, where set forth in the schedule in § 1504 only the floor area used by a specific use.

   SEAT - the number of seating units installed or indicated, or each twenty-four (24) linear inches of benches, pews, or space for loose chairs or similar seating facilities; spacing of rows shall be thirty inches (30") on center.

(Ord. 7/8/1978, § 16.03)

 

(Ord. 7/8/1978, § 16.04; as amended by Ord. 10-10-01, 10/10/2001, §§ 8-9; and by Ord. 9804, 9/8/2004, § 3)

A building containing one (1) use shall provide the off-street parking space as required for the specific use. A building or group of buildings containing two (2) or more uses, operating normally during the same hours, and which have different off-street parking requirements, shall provide spaces for not less than the sum of spaces required for each use.

(Ord. 7/8/1978, § 16.05)

Accessory parking facilities shall be located on the same lot as the dwelling served. Each single family, duplex, two-family and multi-family dwelling shall have on its premises a private parking space sufficient in capacity for the storage at one time of at least two (2) automobiles for each dwelling on the premises.

(Ord. 7/8/1978, § 16.06)

   1.   Each application for a zoning permit (for a use for which parking spaces are required) shall include a detailed drawing (site plan), drawn to scale, showing the proposed layout of the parking area. The drawing shall indicate all of the design elements required hereafter; and,

   2.   No zoning permit shall be issued for any use for which parking spaces are required unless the site plan has been approved or necessary variances have been obtained.

(Ord. 7/8/1978, § 16.07; as amended by Ord. 10-10-01, 10/10/2001, § 10)

   1.   All parking lots shall be constructed and maintained with a paved surface of bituminous materials or another dust-free surface approved by the Board.

   2.   All parking compounds proposed for automobiles shall be paved to meet the following minimum standards:

      A.   Crushed aggregate base course with a minimum thickness of six (6) inches, as specified in PennDOT Specifications, Publication 408, and its latest revisions.

      B.   The bituminous surface shall consist of a minimum of two (2) inches of ID-2 binder course and one and one-half (1½) inch ID-2 wearing course. Material shall be equal or superior to current PennDOT Specifications Publication 408/90, as amended, and shall be applied in accordance with those same specifications.

   3.   Parking compounds proposed for trucks shall require a heavier pavement section. The pavement section for parking compounds for trucks shall be designed for their intended use but in all instances the paving section shall not be less then the design guidelines for the minimum depths of pavement courses, flexible pavement, collector functional classification, (Table 2.1) as provided in PENNDOT Publication 70, Guidelines For the Design of Local Roads and Streets, as amended.

(Ord. 7/8/1978, § 16.08; as amended by Ord. 10-10-01, 10/10/2001, § 11)

Parking spaces shall be guarded by curbs or concrete wheel stops which are arranged so that parked cars cannot project into streets, yards, landscaping or sidewalks.

(Ord. 7/8/1978, § 16.09; as amended by Ord. 10-10-01, 10/10/2001, § 12)

Parking lots shall be graded to a minimum slope of one (1) percent and a maximum slopes of five (5) percent. Adequately sized inlets and stormwater management facilities shall be provided to discharge storm water in accordance with the applicable stormwater management regulations.

(Ord. 7/8/1978, § 16.09; as amended by Ord. 10-10-01, 10/10/2001, § 13)

Parking spaces shall be sized as follows:

   A.   Parallel parking spaces shall be a minimum of twenty-three (23) feet by eight (8) feet.

   B.   Non-parallel parking spaces shall be a minimum of nineteen (19) feet by nine (9) feet.

(Ord. 7/8/1978, § 16.09; as added by Ord. 10-10-01, 10/10/2001, § 14)

Handicap parking spaces shall be designed and provided in accordance with the standards of the Americans With Disabilities Act.

(Ord. 7/8/1978, § 16.09; as added by Ord. 10-10-01, 10/10/2001, § 15)

   1.   Interior drives within any commercial or industrial land development shall be designed so as to prevent blockage of vehicles entering or leaving the site.

   2.   Interior drives between or along rows of parking spaces shall have the following minimum width:

 

 

   3.   No interior drive shall be less than twelve (12) feet wide for each lane of travel.

   4.   Not less than a five (5) foot radius shall be provided for horizontal curves in interior drives and parking areas.

   5.   Areas provided for loading and unloading of delivery trucks and other vehicles, and for the servicing of shops by refuse collection, fuel and other service vehicles shall be adequate in size, and shall be so arranged that they may be used without blockage or interference with the use of interior drives or parking facilities.

   6.   Interior drives shall be clearly marked by adequate painted markings, curbing and signs so that operations of vehicles intending to patronize such parking areas shall not duly impede traffic as a result of any confusion as to location of entrances and exits and manner of reaching them.

   7.   All parking spaces and interior drives shall be adequately marked and maintained. The lines defining parking spaces shall be a solid white line with at least a four (4) inch width. Painted lines for interior drives and painted arrows shall be provided and maintained to control parking and direct traffic circulation.

   8.   A sufficient back-up area shall be provided for all dead-end parking areas by extending the interior drive a minimum of ten (10) feet beyond the last parking space(s).

   9.   For any parking area designed or expanded for over thirty vehicles, permanent curbed raised islands shall be provided to separate parking spaces from access lanes.

(Ord. 7/8/1978, § 16.09; as added by Ord. 10-10-01, 10/10/2001, § 16)

   1.   Size; Surfacing. The loading area shall be at least fifteen (15) feet wide and sixty-five (65) feet long. It shall be surfaced and maintained with a bituminous material in accordance with the requirements of this Chapter.

   2.   Layout. The loading area shall be arranged so that there will be no need for motorists to obstruct or back over any public right-of-way, access drive, or any parking spaces.

   3.   Location. A ground level loading area may be located in any side or rear yard. Wherever possible, off-street loading facilities shall be located on the face of a building not facing any adjoining residentially zoned land.

   4.   Spaces Required. Off-street loading spaces must be provided for each building erected, enlarged, or for any change of use in accordance with the following schedule:

 

(Ord. 7/8/1978, § 16.09; as added by Ord. 10-10-01, 10/10/2001, § 17)

Parking areas, loading areas and pedestrian areas shall be lighted to the following standards:

   A.   Lighting shall be provided at a minimum average of two (2) foot candles at an elevation of three (3) feet above the surface.

   B.   All lighting shall be so arranged as to reflect the light downward and away from adjoining premises and public rights-of-way.

   C.   Poles for mounting lights shall not exceed twenty-five (25) feet in height.

   D.   All lighting plans shall be delineated on the plan and shall include photo metrics.

   E.   Appropriate footer and mounting details shall be included on the plans.

   F.   Light fixture and pole styles shall be approved by the Township.

(Ord. 7/8/1978, § 16.09; as added by Ord. 10-10-01, 10/10/2001, § 18)

Every parking lot shall be connected to a street by means of an access drive. Access drives shall be designed in accordance with the following:

   A.   Access drives shall be connected to a street of lesser classification when there is more than one street classification involved.

   B.   The number of access drives intersecting with a street may not exceed two (2) per lot. The Zoning Hearing Board may, by special exception, grant additional access drive connections where the street frontage is greater than two thousand (2000) feet.

   C.   Access drives shall be designed so as to prevent blockage of vehicles entering or leaving the site.

   D.   The edge(s) of all access drives shall be set back the following minimum distances:

      (1)    Two hundred (200) feet from any portion of any street intersection.

      (2)    Two hundred (200) feet from any other access drive located upon the same lot.

      (3)    Fifteen (15) feet from any side or rear property line. However, this setback shall be waived when a shared access/parking area is proposed.

   E.   A one-hundred (100) foot clear sight triangle shall be provided and maintained at the intersections of all access drive and streets.

      (1)   Clear sight triangles shall be indicated on all plans.

      (2)    No building, structure, landscaping, or other obstruction that would obscure the vision of a motorist shall be permitted within these areas.

   F.   The cartway of all access drives shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the design guidelines for the minimum depths of pavement courses, flexible pavement, collector functional classification, (Table 2.1) as provided in PENNDOT Publication 70, Guidelines for the Design of Local Roads and Streets, as amended.

   G.   Access drives do not require a specific right-of-way; however, the following standards for cartway width shall apply:

 

 

   H.   Parallel parking may be permitted along one side of access drives provided the required width is increased by eight (8) feet.

   I.   The maximum grade of any access drive shall not exceed four (4) percent within one hundred (100) feet of the centerline of the intersecting street. The maximum grade of access drives shall not exceed ten (10) percent. Vertical and horizontal curves shall be provided as required by the applicable subdivision and land development ordinance.

   J.   Access drives shall be provided with an unobstructed green area (setback) that is parallel to, and along the entire length of the access drive.

      (1)    The width of the green area shall be measured from the edge of paving and be a minimum of fifteen (15) feet in width.

      (2)   The green area may be utilized for storm water management facilities, utilities, lighting, landscaping and other compatible uses. In no case shall any building or structure be located within the required green area.

   K.   Access drives which terminate in a cul-de-sac shall not exceed one thousand six hundred (1,600) feet in length, measured from the centerline intersection of a street or access drive which is not a cul-de-sac to the center of the turnaround area.

   L.   Access Drive Lighting. Any subdivision or land development plan that proposes an access drive shall provide access drive lighting in accordance with the following:

      (1)   Lighting shall be provided at a minimum average of one-half (½) foot candles at an elevation of three (3) feet above the surface.

      (2)   All lighting shall be so arranged as to reflect the light downward and away from adjoining premises.

      (3)   Poles for mounting lights shall not exceed twenty-five (25) feet in height.

      (4)   All lighting plans shall be delineated on the plan and shall include photo metrics.

      (5)   Appropriate footer and mounting details shall be included on the plans.

      (6)   Light fixture and pole styles shall be approved by the Township.

(Ord. 7/8/1978, § 16.09; as added by Ord. 10-10-01, 10/10/2001, § 19)