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Watsontown City Zoning Code

PART 7

OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING

§ 27-701 Off-Street Parking.

[Ord. 1973-1, 2/5/1973, § 800]
1. 
Required Spaces. Off-street parking spaces shall be provided and satisfactorily maintained in accordance with the following provisions for each building which, after the effective date of this chapter, is erected, enlarged or altered for use for any of the following purposes in any district.
Reference Station
Use
421
Agriculture - 1 off-street parking space for each employee
422
428 A.
Residential Uses - 2 off-street parking spaces for each dwelling unit, plus 1 for each bed in an authorized rooming or lodging house.
428 B.
Churches - 1 off-street parking space for each 4 seats provided for patron use or at least 1 off-street parking space for each 50 square feet of gross floor area used or intended to be used for service to patrons, guests or members, whichever requires the greater number of off-street parking spaces, plus 1 additional space for each full-time employee
423 C, D.
425 F.
Schools - 1 off-street parking space for each faculty member and employee, plus 1 space per 2 classrooms and office, plus 1 space per 10 students of projected building capacity for high school or post high school education
423 E.
Cultural Facilities - 1 space per 5 seats or 1 space per 250 square feet of gross floor area where no seats are provided.
423 F.
Municipal Building - As required by the governing body.
423 G, H, I.
Recreational Facilities and Golf Courses - 1 off-street parking space for each 5 persons of total capacity
423 J.
Private Club or Lodge (not operated as a private gainful business) - 1 off-street parking space for every 5 members of total capacity or at least 1 off-street parking space for each 50 square feet of gross floor area used or intended to be used for service to customers, patrons, clients, guests or members, whichever requires the greater number of spaces, plus 1 additional space for each full-time employee
423 K.
Licensed Hospital - 1 off-street parking space for each patient or inmate bed, plus at least 1 additional space for each staff and visiting doctor, plus 1 additional space for each employee (including nurses) on the 2 major shifts.
423 L.
Nursing Home - 1 off-street parking space for every 3 patients or inmate beds, plus at least 1 additional space for each staff and visiting doctor, plus 1 additional space for each employee (including nurses) on the 2 major shifts
424 A, B, C.
Business, Professional or Governmental Offices - 1 off-street parking space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 additional space for every 2 full-time employees
424 E, F.
Medical or Veterinary Office - 4 off-street parking spaces per doctor.
424 D.
425 A, B, C.
Banks; Retail, Personal and Repair Services - 1 off-street parking space for each 100 square feet of gross area used or intended to be used for servicing customers, plus 1 additional space for every 2 full-time employees
425 D.
Eating Place (for the sale and consumption of food and beverages without drive-in and counter service) - 1 off-street parking space for each 50 square feet of total floor area, plus 1 additional space for each full-time employee.
425 E.
Eating Place (for the sale and consumption of food and beverages with some drive-in and counter service) - 1 off-street parking space for every 2 seats or 1 off-street parking space for every 100 square feet of gross floor area, whichever is larger, plus no less than 5 spaces for every 100 square feet of gross floor area
Eating Place (for the sale and consumption of food and beverages with only drive-in or counter service) - No less than 6 off-street parking spaces for each 100 square feet of gross floor area
425 G, H.
Mortuary; Public Entertainment Facility - 1 off-street parking space for each 4 seats provided for patron use or at least 1 space for each 50 square feet of gross floor area used or intended to be used in the operation of the establishment, whichever requires the greater number of off-street parking spaces, plus 1 additional space for each full-time employees
425 I.
Motel; Hotel - 1 off-street parking space for each rental room or suite, plus 1 additional space for each full-time employee
425 J, K, L.
Automotive Service - 1 off-street parking space for every 300 square feet of gross floor area or 2 spaces for each service bay, whichever is larger, plus 1 space for each full-time employee. Said off-street parking spaces are not to be a part of nor interfere with service accessways
425 M.
Automotive Sales or Rental - 1 off-street parking space for each 100 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 additional space for each full-time employee
425 N.; 428 D.
As required by individual uses involved
426 A.
Fire Station - 4 off-street parking spaces for each fire truck where no community room is a part of the building; where a community room is provided, 2 off-street parking spaces for each fire truck, plus 1 space for each 100 square feet of gross floor area
426 B, C, D.
Utility Station - 1 off-street parking space for each vehicle normally required to service such facility
426 E.
As required by the governing body
427
Industrial Uses - 3 off-street parking spaces for every 4 employees on the largest shift, plus 1 space for each company vehicle normally stored on the premises
428 B.
Home Occupation - 2 off-street parking spaces in addition to spaces otherwise required or 1 space for each 100 square feet of floor space devoted to such use, whichever is greater
428 C.
Drive-In Stand - A sufficient number of off-street parking spaces to accommodate the maximum number of vehicles stopping at any 1 time but in no case fewer than 3 such spaces.
422 I.; 423 A.; 426 F.; 428 E, F, G, H, I, J.
None required.
2. 
Existing Parking. Structures and uses in existence at the date of adoption of this chapter shall not be subject to the requirements of this Part 7 so long as the kind or extent of use is not changed, provided that any parking facility now serving such structures or uses shall not in the future be reduced below such requirements.
3. 
Change in Requirements. Whenever there is an alteration of a structure or a change or extension of a use which increases the parking requirements according to the standards of § 27-701, Subsection 1, the total additional parking required for the alteration change or extension shall be provided in accordance with the requirements of that Part.
4. 
Conflict with Other Uses. No parking area shall be used for any use that interferes with its availability for the parking need it is required to serve.
5. 
Continuing Obligation. All required parking facilities shall be provided and maintained so long as the use exists which the facilities were designed to serve. Off-street parking facilities shall not be reduced in total extent after their provision, except upon the approval of the Zoning Hearing Board and then only after proof that, by reason of diminution in floor area, seating area, the number of employees or change in other factors controlling the regulation of the number of parking spaces such reduction is in conformity with the requirements of this Part 7. Reasonable precautions are to be taken by the owner or sponsor of particular uses to assure the availability of required facilities for the employees of other persons whom the facilities are designed to serve. They shall at no time constitute a nuisance, hazard or unreasonable impediment to traffic.
For parking areas of three or more vehicles, the area not landscaped and so maintained, including driveways, shall be graded, surfaced with asphalt or other suitable material and drained to the satisfaction of the Zoning Officer to the extent necessary to prevent dust, erosion or excessive water flow across streets or adjoining property. All off-street parking spaces shall be marked so as to indicate their location.
6. 
Joint Use. Two or more uses may provide for required parking in a common parking lot if the total space provided is not less than the sum of the spaces required for each use individually. However, the number of spaces required in a common parking facility may be reduced below this total only as a special exception under Part 10 if it can be demonstrated to the Zoning Hearing Board that the hours or days of peak parking needed for the uses are so different that a lower total will provide adequately for all uses served by the facility.
7. 
Fractional Spaces. Where the computation of required parking spaces results in a fractional number, any fraction of the next highest number shall be counted as one.
8. 
Location of Spaces. Required off-street parking spaces shall be on the same lot or premises with the use served.
9. 
Design Standards. Design standards included in § 520 of the Watsontown Area Subdivision and Land Development Chapter[1] shall be considered minimum requirements for the purposes of this chapter.
[1]
Editor's Note: See now Ch. 22, Subdivision and Land Development, adopted in 2005, and containing Part 3, Design Standards.

§ 27-702 Off-Street Loading.

[Ord. 1973-1, 2/5/1973, § 810]
1. 
Required Berths. Off-street loading berths shall be provided on any lot upon which a building exceeding 6,000 square feet of gross floor area for business or industry is hereafter erected. Spaces shall be provided according to the following table.
Gross Floor Area
Berths Required
6,000 to 20,000
1
20,000 to 80,000
2
80,000 and over
2 plus 1 additional berth in each additional 60,000 square feet
2. 
Specifications. Off-street loading facilities shall be designed to conform to the following specifications.
A. 
Each required space shall be not less than 12 feet in width, 30 feet in length and 14 feet in height, exclusive of drives and maneuvering space and located entirely on the lot being served.
B. 
There shall be appropriate means of access to a street or alley as well as adequate maneuvering space.
C. 
The maximum width of driveways and sidewalk openings measured at the street lot line shall be 35 feet; the minimum width shall be 20 feet.
D. 
All accessory driveways and entranceways shall be graded, surfaced and drained to the satisfaction of the engineer to the extent necessary to prevent nuisances of dust, erosion or excessive water flow across public ways.