Off-street parking facilities shall be provided to lessen congestion in the streets. The facilities required herein shall be available to patrons throughout the hours of operation of the particular business or use for which such facilities are provided. As used herein, the term "parking space" includes either covered garage space or uncovered parking lot space located off the public right-of-way.

Outdoor parking spaces and the approaches thereto shall be paved. Preexisting driveways in a condition of deterioration causing any hazards (i.e., clogging of, or damages to, Borough storm drains, streets and/or rights-of-way) must be paved. No vehicles may be parked over growing grass. Any new construction or any enlargements added to existing outdoor parking spaces must be paved with either concrete, macadam or pavers. Before any work is performed, the homeowner and/or contractor must contact Pennsylvania One Call.

A garage or carport may be located wholly or partly inside the walls of the principal building; the garage shall conform to all accessory building requirements. The garage may be constructed under a yard or court, provided that the level of such yard or court shall conform to the general level of the other yards or courts on the lot. The space above an underground garage shall be deemed to be part of the open space of the lot on which it is located.

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or authority to perform any work without a building permit. A permit must be secured from the Code Enforcement Office.

Any of the following buildings hereafter erected and any building hereafter converted into one of the following buildings and any open area hereafter used for commercial purposes shall be provided with not less than minimum parking spaces as set forth below, which spaces shall be readily accessible to, and within a reasonable distance from, the buildings served thereby. Such spaces shall be on the same lot as the principal building or open area, except when otherwise authorized as a special exception, conforming to the following regulations.

Off-street parking space requirements.

The required parking spaces shall be situated within 600 feet of the principal building or open space in question.

That such spaces shall be in the same ownership as the principal use to which they are accessory and shall be subject to deed restrictions acceptable to the Zoning Hearing Board, binding the owner and his heirs or assigns to maintain the required number of parking spaces throughout the life of the principal use.

In all districts, net parking space per vehicle shall be not less than 10 feet wide and 20 feet long.

In all districts, except for single-family dwellings, there shall be no less than 20 feet of open space between the curbline or edge of any parking area and the outside wall of any building.

Parking lot dimensions shall be no less than those listed in the following table:

All dead-end parking lots shall be designed to provide sufficient backup area for the end stalls of the parking area.

Parking areas 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 motor vehicle.

The width of entrance and exit drives shall be a minimum of 12 feet for one-way use only and a minimum of 20 feet for two-way use, except where 90° parking is used, in which case the minimum shall be not less than 24 feet and a maximum of 24 feet at the street line.

Setback for parking areas shall be provided as follows:

Separate parking areas on a parcel or development shall be physically separated from one another by eight-foot planting strips.

A structure or planting material shall be provided of sufficient height and density to screen off-street parking lots from the public street's view and from the ground level of adjoining residential districts.

The area of the parking lot, including driveways, shall be graded, surfaced with asphalt or other suitable material and drained to the satisfaction of the Municipal Engineer to the extent necessary to prevent dust, erosion or excessive water flow across streets or adjoining property.

Parking areas shall be kept clean and free from rubbish and debris.

In addition to the off-street parking space required above, all commercial and industrial establishments, hospitals or sanitariums and other similar uses shall provide adequate off-street area for loading and unloading of supplies to and from vehicles.

At least one loading berth shall be provided; however, should the gross floor area of the main building and buildings accessory thereto used for commercial and/or industrial purposes exceed 10,000 square feet, one additional loading berth shall be provided for each 10,000 square feet of gross floor area. The off-street loading berth shall be not less than 10 feet wide and 35 feet in length and 14 feet in height.

Hotels shall have at least one loading berth, with an additional loading berth when the gross floor area exceeds 50,000 square feet.