Wilson City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XVI
Off-Street Parking and Loading
§ 170-95 Off-street parking and loading requirements.
A.
Off-street parking. In all districts, off-street parking spaces shall be provided as set forth in Table 2[1] whenever any building is erected, enlarged or converted. Such spaces shall be at least 10 feet wide by 18 feet long, exclusive of access drives or aisles, and shall have adequate and well-designed ingress and egress and shall be located on the same lot as the use to which they are accessory or within a radius of 400 feet in the same district or in an adjoining district when approved by the Board.
Said Table 2 shall apply only to any new construction, new uses or to the enlarged section of any addition which may be approved by the Borough after the effective date of this chapter.
[1]
Editor's Note: Table 2 is included as an attachment to this chapter.
B.
Off-street loading. Every commercial, industrial, resort or other building which requires the receipt or distribution by vehicles of materials or merchandise shall provide one off-street loading space for each 10,000 square feet of gross building ground floor area or part thereof, and each such space shall be at least 400 square feet in area.
(1)
Said loading spaces shall apply to all uses or to the enlarged section of any addition which may be approved by the Borough after the effective date of this chapter.
C.
Development of parking and loading spaces. All off-street parking and loading areas shall conform with Chapter 153, Subdivision and Land Development, as well as the following:
(1)
Off-street parking and loading spaces may be developed on any required side, front or rear yard, except that such spaces located in the residential districts shall have landscaping setbacks of at least five feet from any street on which they abut and at least two feet from any side or rear yard lot line on which they abut. Such spaces shall be properly designed in relation to adjoining uses and/or buildings. Adequate barriers shall be provided to protect buildings and sidewalks, and screening shall be provided as required in § 170-87.
(2)
The design of all parking areas shall give special attention to the applicable site design guidelines set forth in § 170-11I and special attention to avoidance of the following problems:
(a)
Shielding of lighting fixtures to prevent glare on adjoining properties.
(b)
Proper design to prevent vehicles from backing out into public streets and to promote safe traffic circulation.
(c)
Proper grading and management of stormwater runoff.
(d)
Screening and planting along perimeter of parking areas to protect adjoining properties and to enhance appearance of the area, including evergreen shade trees and shrubbery.
(e)
Reservation of parking space(s) for use by handicapped persons (ADA specific).
(3)
All residential parking areas which are accessory to individual dwelling units and all other types of required parking and loading spaces for nonresidential or other uses shall be surfaced and properly graded with a durable bituminous or concrete paving material and shall be approved by the Zoning Officer. All parking areas shall be properly graded and drained to dispose of all surface water, except that the Zoning Hearing Board, in accordance with the special exception use procedure set forth in this chapter, may permit a reduction in the number of nonresidential parking spaces to be paved if the applicant demonstrates that the full number of spaces as required herein will not be necessary to serve the proposed use for a period of five years. Such a reduction in the number of paved parking spaces required shall not relieve the applicant from the submission of an overall plan for the parking lot which designates the total number of parking spaces as required by Table 2. Said plan shall indicate those spaces which are to be paved for immediate use and those which are reserved for potential use as required by the Zoning Hearing Board.
(4)
They shall be arranged and marked for the orderly and safe movement, loading, parking and storage of vehicles and shall be adequately illuminated if designed for use by more than three cars after dusk. All illuminated parking areas shall be designed to shield and prevent glare on adjoining properties.
(5)
Exit and entrance driveways or access points shall be approved by the Zoning Officer and/or Borough Council and shall be at least 20 feet wide for two-way driveways and 12 feet wide for one-way driveways and shall not exceed 40 feet in width and, wherever practical, shall not occupy the full length of the streets, alleys or other rights-of-way from which they derive their access, but shall be limited to well-defined points and shall be so designed to provide maximum safety for other adjoining or nearby uses.
D.
Off-street parking in residential areas. On any lot used for residential purposes in a residential district, only one commercial vehicle may be garaged on such a lot, and said vehicle shall be housed in an enclosed garage.