Off-street parking facilities, for the purpose of this Ordinance, shall be divided into the following types:

a.

Parking Area, Limited: A parking area used exclusively for the parking of vehicle by residents of the neighborhood in which it is located.

b.

Parking Area, Accessory: A parking are[a] which is an accessory use.

c.

Parking Area, General: A parking area other than a limited parking area or accessory parking area.

d.

Garage, Limited: A garage used exclusively for the parking of vehicles by residents of the neighborhood in which it is located.

e.

Garage, Accessory: A garage which is an accessory structure or a part of a main structure.

f.

Garage, General: A garage other than a limited or accessory garage.

Each off-street parking space shall have an area of not less than one hundred and sixty-two (162) square feet, being nine (9) feet in width and eighteen (18) feet in length, exclusive of access drives or aisles.

Each off-street loading space shall be not less than fifty (50) feet in depth, twelve (12) feet in width and provide an overhead clearance of not less than fourteen (14) feet. All loading areas shall be designed, constructed and used so that all vehicular maneuvering is contained within the lot and no vehicle shall be permitted to back into or out of the public right-of-way.

Buildings, structures and uses in existence at the date of adoption of this Ordinance shall not be subject to the off-street parking or off-street loading requirements, so long as a structure or use is not changes, altered or expanded. Existing off-street parking or off-street loading facilities provided prior to the adoption of this Ordinance shall not be reduced below the minimum requirements applicable to the particular use and/or structure.

When an existing use of a building, structure or land is expanded, off-street parking and/or loading facilities shall be provided in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Ordinance for the net increase of expansion based upon land area and/or gross floor area of the subject use. Any existing use prior to its expansion, which does not conform to the required the number of off-street spaces that would otherwise be required, shall not be required to provide said spaces as a condition for zoning approval.

Whenever an existing use of a building, structure or land is changed to a different use, off-street parking and/or loading facilities shall be provided in accordance with the previous use requirements and the applicable provisions of this Ordinance based upon the proposed change in use.

In any instance where a structure, building or use of land contains more than one (1) defined use, the total amount of required off-street parking spaces shall equal or exceed the number of spaces required for each specific use.

When required parking computation results in fractions, any fraction less than one-half (.50) shall be disregarded and any fraction equal to or greater than one-half (.50) shall be construed to require a full space.

Required off-street parking shall be located upon the same lot with the principal use to which it serves. The Zoning Hearing Board may grant a special exception approval to allow the required parking on another lot subject to the following criteria:

a.

The lot to be used for off-street parking and the lot on which the principal use is located shall be in the same zoning district.

b.

The lot to be used for off-street parking and the lot on which the principal use is located shall be held under the same ownership and/or the applicant shall provide written documentation that the required number of parking spaces shall be retained upon such other lot throughout the life of the principal use which it serves.

c.

The lot to be utilized for the off-street parking shall not be greater than four hundred (400) feet from the lot on which the principal structure is located.

The Zoning Hearing Board may grant a special exception approval for the joint use of parking for two or more principal uses subject to the following criteria:

a.

The total number of off-street parking spaces provided are not less than the number of the spaces required for each use individually.

b.

When the sum of off-street parking spaces required for each principal use is greater than the total amount of provided spaces, the hours of operation for the subject uses shall not be conflicting.

a.

In any R Zone, there shall be no required front, rear or side yard setback for accessory residential off-street parking areas for four (4) or less vehicles. Accessory residential off-street parking areas for five or more vehicles shall provide a front, rear and side yard setback of not less than ten (10) feet.

b.

The development and/or expansion of any nonresidential off-street parking area in any R zone shall provide a front yard, rear yard and a side yard setback of not less than fifteen (15) feet which shall also include:

• An opaque fence not less than six (6) feet in height along each applicable side yard and rear yard. No signs, other than those expressly permitted by this Ordinance, shall be affixed to the fencing.

• Included within the required rear yard and side setback, there shall be a landscaped planting strip at least four (4) feet wide, planted with shrubs or trees not less than three (3) feet high at the time of planting and which are of a type that may be expected to form a year-round dense screen at least four (4) feet high within three (3) years.

• The landscaped planting strip shall be maintained in good condition at all times, including the replacement of any shrubs or trees which are damaged, die or otherwise fail to grow.

The following setback distances for off-street parking areas shall apply:

¹ Ten (10) feet required when abutting an R zone.

² Fifteen (15) feet required when abutting an R zone.

All yards required for off-street parking and loading areas for ten (10) or more vehicles shall be designed and maintained according to the following subsections:

1013.1

Parking Areas Abutting a Nonresidential Use or District.

The required yard areas shall contain:

a.

A strip at least four (4) feet in depth, planted with shrubs or trees which are at lease three (3) feet high at the time of planting and which are of a type that may be expected to form a year-round dense screen at least four (4) feet high within three (3) years.

OR

b.

A wall, or fence of six (6) feet high above finished grade. Such wall or fences may be opaque or may be perforated, provided that not more than fifty (50) percent of the area of the face is open. Screening may be interrupted by allowable entrances and exits.

1013.2

Parking Areas Abutting a Residential Use or an R District.

Properties which contain off-street parking for (10) ten or more vehicles and/or an off-street loading area along a side yard or rear yard which abuts a residential district or residential use, shall be screened by a fence or a wall not less than six (6) feet in height. Included within the required setback distance as set forth in Section 1012, there shall be a landscaped planting strip at least four (4) feet in depth planted with shrubs or trees which are not less than three (3) feet high at the time of planting and which are of a type that may be expected to form a year-round dense screen at least four (4) feet high within three (3) years.

1013.3

Maintenance.

A landscaped planting strip shall be maintained in good condition at all times, including the replacement of any shrubs or trees which are damaged, die or otherwise fail to grow.

1013.4

Signs.

No signs, other than those expressly permitted by this Ordinance, shall be located within any area required for screening.

Any off-street parking area for ten (10) or more vehicles shall be graded for proper drainage and shall be surfaced so as to provide a pavement structure of bituminous asphalt, or concrete. Excluding points of ingress or regress, the parking area shall be curbed. All stormwater shall be contained within the boundaries of the property. Methods for containment may include:

1.

The design and construction of catch basins to collect and discharge stormwater into a public storm sewer.

2.

The design and construction of rain gardens or similar systems designed to retain all stormwater within the parking area for infiltration into the ground.

3.

A combination of the above.

An off-street parking area for ten (10) or more vehicles shall require a complete design and layout of the proposed parking area, sealed by a licensed professional engineer attesting that the subject design and construction of the parking area shall fully comply with the above provisions.

The dimension and design of off-street parking areas, including garages, shall comply with the following:

a.

Stall width shall be at least nine (9) feet.

b.

Stall depth shall be at least eighteen (18) feet for angle parking and twenty (20) feet for parallel parking.

c.

The minimum width of aisles providing access to stalls, with one-way traffic, varying with the angle of parking, shall be:

d.

The minimum width for aisles providing access to stalls with two-way traffic shall be twenty-four (24) feet.

Unless superseded by a PennDOT Highway Occupancy Permit, the width of a driveway intended to provide access to or from a property shall comply with the following:

a.

A minimum of nine (9) feet for all single family dwellings.

b.

A minimum of twelve (12) feet for one-way traffic for all uses other than single-family dwellings.

c.

A minimum of twenty (20) feet for two-way traffic for all uses other than single-family dwellings.

d.

A maximum of twenty (20) feet at the street lines in residential districts, and thirty (30) feet in all other districts.

For the purpose of providing access to a property, driveways crossing a street line shall be forty (40) feet apart and shall be limited to two (2) along each front, rear or side lot line. On all corner properties, there shall be a minimum distance of thirty (30) feet from any driveway to the lot line fronting on the intersecting street.

Any street under the jurisdiction of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation shall be governed by all applicable rules, regulations and standards of PennDOT.

Any lighting used to illuminate off-street parking or loading areas shall be designed and arranged to reflect the light away from adjoining properties and the public right-of-way.

Each off-street loading space shall be not less than fifty (50) feet in depth, twelve (12) feet in width and provide an overhead clearance of not less than fourteen (14) feet. All loading areas shall be designed, constructed and used so that all vehicular maneuvering is contained within the lot and no vehicle shall be permitted to back into or out of the public right-of-way.

Any structure, building or use of land hereafter erected, converted, enlarged or placed into use shall comply with the minimum off-street parking spaces as provided herein:

1.

Single-Family Detached Dwelling: Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit.

2.

Two-Family Structure: Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit.

3.

Multi-Family Residential (Townhouses and Garden Apartments): Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit.

4.

Boarding House/Rooming House: One and one-half (1.50) spaces for each rooming unit which is rented or leased, plus all other off-street parking spaces required for any other use or uses located within the structure.

5.

Bed and Breakfast: Three spaces and one and one-half (1.50) spaces for each guest rental room.

6.

Home Occupation:

a.

Four (4) spaces for any medical practitioner.

b.

Two (2) spaces for all other home occupation.

7.

Residential Conversion: Two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit created through conversion of existing nonresidential space.

8.

Communal Dwelling Unit: Four spaces.

9.

Churches and Similar Places of Worship: One (1) space for every four (4) seats in the main assembly room or one (1) space for each (12) feet of bench length, if fixed seating is not provided, one (1) space for every 30 square feet of gross floor area.

10.

Places of Public or Private Assembly, including Auditoriums or Meeting Halls: One (1) space for every four (4) seats or one (1) space for each fifty (50) square feet of gross floor area when there is no fixed seating.

11.

Schools, Elementary and Secondary: One (1) space for each staff member, plus one (1) space for every twenty (20) classroom seats, based upon the maximum capacity.

12.

College, Commercial, Business or Vocational Trade Schools: One (1) space for each staff and/or faculty member, plus one (1) space for every five (5) classroom seats, based upon the maximum capacity.

13.

College Dormitory: Ten Spaces plus .5 spaces for each room occupied as living quarters for students.

14.

Day Care Facility: One (1) space for each employee, plus one (1) space for every five (5) individuals served by the facility, based upon the maximum number of individuals which the facility is licensed to serve.

15.

Hospitals: One (1) space per each five (5) beds, based upon the designed maximum capacity, plus one (1) space for every 3 employees based upon the maximum working shift.

16.

Nursing Home/Continuing Care Facility: One (1) space for every three (3) beds, based upon the maximum number of beds permitted under its State license, plus one (1) space each employee on the maximum working shift.

17.

Medical or Dental Office or Clinic: Five (5) spaces for every doctor, dentist, chiropractor or other licensed medical practitioner.

18.

Social Halls, Club and Lodges: One (1) space for every two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area.

19.

Public Uses: One (1) space for every one hundred (100) square feet of gross floor space.

20.

Public Utility Facilities: Two (2) spaces per facility; if the facility includes maintenance and/or storage yards, then the required number of spaces shall be one (1) for each employee assigned to work at such facility.

21.

Outdoor Recreational Facilities: In cases where such facilities include spectator seating, there shall be one (1) space for every four (4) seats, facilities which do not provide any spectator seating shall provide one (1) space for every three thousand (3,000) square feet in the recreational site, plus an additional ten (10) spaces, if there is a swimming pool and an additional two (2) spaces if there is playground equipment.

22.

Retail Businesses: One (1) space for every three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area.

23.

Eating and Drinking Establishments: One (1) space for every three (3) seats.

24.

Fast Food Restaurants: One (1) space for every eighty (80) square feet of service or dining area, with a minimum of five (5) spaces. A fast food restaurant with a drive-in window shall, in addition to the above requirements, provide eight (8) stacking spaces for the drive-in window designated for the ordering station. Such spaces shall be designed in a manner not to impede pedestrian or vehicular circulation on the site or on any abutting street.

25.

Entertainment Facilities: One (1) space for every one hundred (100) square feet of gross floor area.

26.

Personal Services: One (1) space for every three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area.

27.

Self-Service Coin-Operated Laundries and Dry Cleaners: Shall provide one (1) space for every two (2) washing or drying machines.

28.

Health Clubs: Shall provide one (1) space for every two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area; any such club which also serves food and/or beverages shall also comply with the parking requirements of any eating or drinking establishment.

29.

Animal Hospital: Five (5) spaces for every veterinarian.

30.

Group Residence: One (1) space for each two (2) employees, based upon the maximum working shift and one (1) space for each two (2) residents who are eligible to operate a vehicle.

31.

Funeral Homes and Crematories: Twenty (20) spaces for each viewing parlor.

32.

Professional Offices: One (1) space for every three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area.

33.

Motels and Hotels: One (1) space for each unit for guest accommodations plus one (1) space for each two (2) employees on the maximum working shift. Any such facility which also serves food and/or beverages shall also comply with the parking requirements of a restaurant or tavern.

34.

Self-Storage Warehouse: One (1) space for every ten (10) stalls or lockers available for rental, plus one (1) for each employee on the maximum working shift.

35.

Gasoline Service Stations: Two (2) exterior spaces for each service bay, one (1) space for each pump, plus one (1) space for every two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area which is used for the sale of retail/goods, including food and/or beverages.

36.

Automobile Car Washes: One (1) space for each employee on the maximum working shift.

37.

Automobile Sales: One (1) exterior space for every six hundred (600) square feet of gross interior floor space plus one (1) additional space per each five thousand (5,000) square feet of open sales or display area.

38.

Automotive Repairs: One (1) exterior space for every two hundred (200) square feet of gross interior floor area.

39.

Equipment Sales and Repairs: One (1) exterior space for every two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor space.

40.

Shopping Center: Five (5) spaces for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area.

41.

Auditorium of [or] Similar Place of Assembly: One (1) space for every four (4) seats or one (1) space for every thirty (30) square feet of gross floor area if fixed seating is not provided.

42.

Industrial, Manufacturing, Wholesale and Warehouse Establishment, Truck Terminals, Research and Testing Facilities: One (1) space for every one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area; plus one (1) space for every two (2) employees on a maximum working shift; or a total parking are not less than twenty-five (25) percent of the total gross square feet of the building, whichever represents the greater total.

43.

Bottle Club: One (1) space for every one hundred (100) square feet of gross floor area, plus:

• One (1) additional space for every two (2) seats and/or, one (1) space for each fifty (50) square feet of floor area when there is no fixed seating.

• Two (2) additional spaces for every three (3) employees based upon the maximum working shift.

44.

Sexually Oriented Businesses:

a.

Sexually Oriented Bookstore: One (1) space for every one hundred (100) square feet of gross floor area, plus two additional (2) spaces for every three (3) employees based upon the maximum working shift.

b.

Sexually Oriented Entertainment: One (1) space for every one hundred (100) square feet of gross floor area, plus:

• One (1) additional space for every two (2) seats and/or, one (1) space for each fifty (50) square feet of floor area when there is no fixed seating.

• Two (2) additional spaces for every three (3) employees based upon the maximum working shift.

c.

Massage Parlor: One (1) space for every one hundred (100) square feet of gross floor area, plus two (2) additional spaces for every three (3) employees based upon the maximum working shift.

45.

After Hours Club: Twenty (20) spaces plus the greater of one (1) space for each person based upon the maximum number of persons who can be legally allowed entry bases upon the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code (UCC) or one (1) space for each 30 square feet of gross floor area.

46.

Methadone Treatment Facility: Twelve (12) spaces for every doctor, licensed medical practitioner, and/or counselor; employed at the facility and one (1) additional space for every one hundred (100) square feet of gross floor area.

47.

Pawn Shop: One (1) space for every one hundred (100) square feet of gross floor area, plus two (2) additional spaces for every three (3) employees based upon the maximum working shift.

Any commercial or nonresidential use of a structure, building or land, not specifically listed within Section 1020 of this Ordinance shall provide one (1) off-street parking space for every two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area or lot area.

Any property located in a C-3 Zone (Central Business District) shall be exempt from providing off-street parking.

The following standards shall apply for the provision of off-street loading areas.

Any business, individual or corporation that owns, leases or operates a facility which includes the provision of public accommodations and/or commercial facilities shall be governed by the provision of this section. A facility which provides public accommodations shall include, but may not be limited to the following:

Places of lodging

Establishments serving food or drink

Places of exhibition or entertainment

Places of public gathering

Sales of rental establishments

Service establishments

Stations used for specified public transportation

Places of public display or collection

Places of recreation

Places of education

Social service center establishments

Places of exercise of recreation

A commercial facility shall include any business whose operations are open to the general public.

1024.1

Design Features.

In addition to complying with Section 1016 of this Ordinance, the following provisions shall apply:

a.

An area not less than five (5) feet in width shall be provided between each handicapped parking space. Said area shall be marked and/or designed to prevent parking therein.

b.

An area not less than eight (8) feet in width shall be provided between each van-accessible parking space. Said area shall be marked and/or designed to prevent parking therein.

c.

Vehicular access to handicapped parking areas shall have a minimum vertical clearance of not less than nine and one-half (9.5) feet.

d.

An off-street parking area shall be designed to provide accessible routes from the handicapped parking areas to an accessible building entrance and to public streets and sidewalks which adjourn the off-street parking area.

1024.2

Location.

Handicapped-accessible spaces, serving a particular facility, shall be located on the shortest accessible route of travel from the parking area to an accessible entrance.

1024.3

Signage.

Handicapped-accessible parking spaces shall be designated as reserved by a sign showing the symbol of accessibility. Parking spaces designated for vans shall have an additional sign reading "Van-Accessible" mounted below the accessibility sign. Such signs shall be located in a manner so they cannot be obscured by a vehicle.

1024.4

Minimum Number of Handicapped-Accessible Spaces.

When parking spaces are provided for self-parking by employees or visitors, or both, within the total number of off-street parking spaces required under Section 1022, the following table shall be used to determine the required number of handicapped-accessible spaces.