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Dover Township, PA Code of Ordinances
CODE OF ORDINANCES of the TOWNSHIP OF DOVER
OFFICIALS of the TOWNSHIP OF DOVER County of York, Pennsylvania
FOREWORD
ADOPTING ORDINANCE
Chapter 1 Administration and Government
Chapter 2 [Reserved]
Chapter 3 [Reserved]
Chapter 4 Buildings
Chapter 5 Code Enforcement
Chapter 6 Conduct
Chapter 7 Fire Prevention and Fire Protection
Chapter 8 Fire Insurance Escrow
Chapter 9 [Reserved]
Chapter 10 Health and Safety
Chapter 11 Housing
Chapter 12 [Reserved]
Chapter 13 Licenses, Permits and General Business Regulations
Chapter 14 Mobile Homes and Mobile Home Parks
Chapter 15 Motor Vehicles and Traffic
Chapter 16 Parks and Recreation
Chapter 17 [Reserved]
Chapter 18 [Reserved]
Chapter 19 Stormwater Management
Chapter 20 Solid Waste
Chapter 21 Streets and Sidewalks
Chapter 22 Subdivision and Land Development
Chapter 23 [Reserved]
Chapter 24 Taxation; Special
Chapter 25 [Reserved]
Chapter 26 Water, Sewer and Sewage Disposal
Chapter 27 Zoning
Appendix
Table to Disposition of All Ordinances
Table to Disposition of Significant Resolutions
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§ 27-704.   Location of Parking Facilities.
   1.   Ground-level parking facilities shall be allowed in any yard, unless restricted by other Parts of this Chapter.
   2.   Joint parking facilities shall be allowed subject to the following requirements.
      A.   The nearest point of the parking lot shall be no further distance to the nearest point of the property served as provided below:
         (1)   Residential use: 100 feet.
         (2)   Commercial use: 200 feet.
         (3)   Industrial use: 300 feet.
      B.   The required parking shall be not less than the total required separately for each use with the following exceptions.
         (1)   Where it shall be demonstrated that the uses are utilizing the lot at different periods of the day, a reduction may be granted to the total number of parking spaces. The required number of spaces shall be based on the use which requires the most spaces.
         (2)   To encourage joint use of facilities on separate properties in areas of contiguous commercial development fronting on an urban principal arterial, a parking reduction of 20% may be granted to those uses which demonstrate safe and convenient walking distances between uses and meet the criteria in § 27-704.B(1).
         (3)   The parking area must remain under control of the owner or operator of the use to which the parking area is appurtenant.
   3.   Parking facility location shall be in conformance with the Dover Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance, Chapter 22, Part 11.
(Ord. 2024-01, 5/13/2024)
§ 27-705.   Layout of Parking Facilities.
   1.   When a parking area abuts the right-of-way line, curbing, permanent guardrail or fencing may be required along the right-of-way line in order to prohibit vehicle encroachment upon the sidewalk or shoulder area.
   2.   Handicapped parking spaces shall be designed in conformance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended.
(Ord. 2024-01, 5/13/2024)
§ 27-706.   Drainage of Parking Facilities.
   All parking lots shall be drained so as to prevent damage to other properties or public streets. All parking lots shall be designed to prevent the collection of standing water on any portion of the parking lot surface. The use of urban BMP's, that is, filter strips and water quality inlets are required in the Wellhead Protection Area.
(Ord. 2024-01, 5/13/2024)
§ 27-707.   Lighting of Parking Facilities.
   Lighting shall be provided in accordance with § 27-509, “Illumination,” of this Chapter.
(Ord. 2024-01, 5/13/2024)
§ 27-708.   Parking Lot Setbacks.
   All parking lots must be set back a minimum of 15 feet from residential properties or residential districts and ten feet from all other property lines and street right-of-way lines.
(Ord. 2024-01, 5/13/2024)
§ 27-709.   Surfacing of Parking Facilities.
   For commercial, industrial and multi-family uses, all required parking areas and all access drives shall be paved or improved with other hard surfaces approved by the Township. Agricultural operations that operate a roadside stand, whether permanent or seasonal, may utilize either stone or stabilized grass areas for parking, provided no erosion is created.
(Ord. 2024-01, 5/13/2024)
§ 27-710.   Parking and Storage of Motor Vehicles, Recreational Vehicles, Boats, and Trailers.
   1.   Motor vehicles without current license plates and current inspection stickers shall not be parked or stored in any district other than in a completely enclosed building.
   2.   Recreational vehicles, boats and trailers may be stored in the yard area of a property in any district, subject to the following requirements.
      A.   Rear and side yards: The vehicle shall be set no closer than five feet to the rear and side property lines.
      B.   Front yard: The vehicle may be stored or parked in the front yard on the driveway area only, provided the vehicle is not occupying one of the required parking spaces for the principal use.
   3.   Tractor and/or trailers; construction equipment, including but not limited to backhoes, dump trucks over 20,000 GVW, cranes, forklifts; and school buses, with the exception of vans, shall not be parked or stored in residential districts, except for local delivery.
   4.   The requirements of this Section shall not be applicable to farm vehicles not normally used as a means of conveyance on a public highway.
(Ord. 2024-01, 5/13/2024)
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