(A) (1) Where conditions include one of the following, lane access to level land or no retaining wall, all buildings and structures erected and all uses of land established after the adoption of this chapter shall be provided with off-street parking spaces as set forth in this chapter.
(2) The provisions of this section, except where there is a change of use, shall not apply to any existing building or structure.
(B) (1) Whenever a building or structure constructed before the effective date of this section is changed or enlarged, in floor area, number of employees, number of housing units, seating capacity or otherwise to create a need for an increase in the number of parking spaces, additional parking spaces shall be provided on the basis of the enlargement or change.
(2) If a building or structure existing prior to the effective date of this section is enlarged to the extent of 50% or more in floor area or number of housing units, it shall then and thereafter comply with the full parking requirements set forth herein.
(C) Off-street parking facilities in existence on the effective date of this section and located on the same lot as the building or use served shall not hereafter be reduced below the requirements for a similar new building or use under the provisions of this section.
(D) The following regulations shall govern the location of off-street parking spaces and areas.
(1) (a) Where conditions include one of the following: lane access to level land; or no retaining wall.
(b) Parking spaces for all detached residential uses shall be located on the same lot as the use which they are intended to serve.
(c) Each required off-street parking area shall have direct access to a public right-of-way.
(2) Parking spaces for apartments, dormitories or similar residential uses shall be located not more than 300 feet from the principal use.
(3) No parking space shall be located in any manner on a public street right-of-way, except where specifically authorized.
(E) A parking space shall have minimum rectangular dimensions of not less than nine feet in width and 18 feet in length, exclusive of driveways, aisles and other circulation areas.
(F) Parking space surface shall be of a slip-resistant, dust-resistant material, graded to drain properly. Developers are encouraged to provide permeable surfaces.
(G) Driveways and traffic aisles serving individual parking spaces shall be not less than 22 feet wide for 90-degree parking, 12 feet wide for parallel parking, 17.5 feet for 60-degree parking and 13 feet for 45-degree parking. If parking spaces are indicated by lines with angles other than 90 degrees, then traffic lanes shall be restricted to one-way, permitting head-in parking. No driveway or street used for interior circulation shall have traffic lanes less than 11 feet in width.
(H) Parking lot layout:
(1) Sidewalks. In all parking lots, sidewalks shall be provided to allow safe pedestrian movement.
(a) Safe access. The sidewalks shall provide safe access between buildings, parking lots, adjacent properties and sidewalks along streets.
(b) Crosswalks. Where a sidewalk crosses a parking lot drive aisle or other paved surface, it must be distinguished from the paved surface through the use of special pavers, bricks, scored concreted, stamped concrete or a like alternative.
(c) Width. Sidewalks and crosswalks shall be a minimum of three feet wide.
(2) Internal streets. All off-street developments with greater than 200 parking spaces shall include an internal street system to facilitate pedestrian and vehicular circulation, creating an interconnected circulation network.
(I) Common shared parking lots: common shared parking lots are preferred and encouraged. The required off-street parking spaces for two or more uses may be provided collectively on one lot if the total number of spaces is not less than one-half the sum of the spaces required for each use individually.
(1) The developer shall provide a parking and access easement agreement between the owners and operators of the facilities generating the need for common shared parking lots.
(2) Any modification to the required number of parking spaces shall be supported by a parking needs analysis documenting anticipated parking needs based on the combined utilization of all facilities on site simultaneously or demonstrating that the hours or days of peak parking needed for the uses are so different that a lower total will adequately provide for all uses served by the facility. The parking needs analysis shall be prepared by a person or firm trained or certified to perform such studies.
(J) When two or more uses are located within the same building or structure, off-street parking spaces equal in number to the sum of the separate requirements for each use shall be provided.
(K) All off-street parking lots required by this section shall be used only for the parking of vehicles of occupants, patrons, visitors or employees and shall not be used for any kind of loading, sales, servicing or continuous storage of a vehicle for more than 48 hours.
(L) Every parcel of land hereafter used as a public or private off-street parking lot capable of accommodating five or more vehicles shall be developed and maintained in accordance with the following requirements.
(1) Each off-street parking space shall have direct access to an aisle or driveway, and all off-street parking lots shall have vehicular access to a street so designed to minimize interference with pedestrian and traffic movement.
(2) All off-street parking lots including loading areas and service areas shall be paved with asphalt, concrete, pavers or a fixed permeable surface.
(M) (1) For the purposes of this section, the following minimum off-street parking space requirements shall apply. The borough encourages co-use, sharing of parking, public transportation and use of bicycles.
(2) A parking study may be provided that a show that the minimum required parking demand for the proposed use is less than what is required by this chapter.
Table of Off-Street Parking Requirements |
Table of Off-Street Parking Requirements | |
Nonresidential Uses | |
Adult entertainment establishment | 1 space per 300 sq. ft. of floor area |
Agriculture | None except 1 per 200 sq. ft. of gross leasable area of building used for sale of products produced on the premises |
Assisted living residence | 1 space per 2 dwelling units |
Automobile repair | I space per 200 sq. ft. of floor area |
Automobile sales | 1 space per 500 sq. ft. of floor area of the sales and service building(s) |
Bank and financial institution | 1 space per 200 sq. ft. of floor area |
Bed and breakfast | 1 space per guest room plus 2 spaces |
Billboards and electronic changeable copy billboards | As determined by Council following a parking needs assessment |
Car wash | 1 space per each employee, plus 6 spaces per each bay |
Cemetery | 2 per employee |
Child day care center | 1 space per employee plus 1 space per 8 children at capacity |
Civic, social and fraternal club | 1 space per 150 sq. ft. of floor area |
College or university | 1 per each 4 students based on design capacity of building |
Communication antenna (co-location) | None |
Communication facilities | As determined by Council following a parking needs assessment |
Communications tower | 1 space per tower |
Community center | 1 space per 200 sq. ft. of floor area |
Contractor’s yard | 1 space per employee plus 1 space per 1,000 sq. ft. of floor area |
Country club or golf course | 1 space per 1.5 members |
Drive-through facility | Queue line for 5 vehicles, not blocking any parking spaces, in addition to the other applicable requirements of the use |
Dry cleaning processing facility | 1 space per 300 sq. ft. of floor area |
Essential services | 1 space per employee |
Fire station | 1 space per employee |
Fitness club or gym | 1 per 300 sq. ft. of floor area |
Forestry | None |
Funeral homes and mortuaries and crematoriums | 4 spaces per viewing room, but not less than 12 spaces |
Garden center, plant nursery, landscaping business or greenhouse | 1 space per 500 sq. ft. of indoor or outdoor sales or display area |
Gasoline service station | 1 space per 300 sq. ft. of retail area devoted to sales of non-automobile related goods |
Halfway house | 2 spaces per house plus 1 per guest room |
Hospital | 1 space per 2 beds, plus 1 space per staff physician, plus 1 space per 2 other employees |
Internet café/video gaming | 1 space per 300 sq. ft. of floor area |
Junkyard | 2 spaces per employee |
Kennel | 1 space per 400 sq. ft. of floor area |
Large family child day care home | 1 space per 6 children at capacity plus the spaces required by the residence |
Library | 1 space per each 600 sq. ft. of floor area open to the public |
Long-term nursing care facility | 1 space per 3 beds |
Manufacturing | 1 space per every 2 employees or 1 per every 600 sq. ft. of floor area, whichever is greater; and 1 space per every 30 employees reserved for visitors |
Manufacturing, light | 1 space per every 2 employees or 1 per every 600 sq. ft. of floor area, whichever is greater; and 1 space per every 30 employees reserved for visitors |
Marina, recreational boat docking | 1 space per boat slip |
Medical facilities | 1 space per 200 sq. ft. of floor area |
Methadone treatment facility | 1 space per 200 sq. ft. of floor area |
Mineral extraction | 1 space per employee |
Motel, hotel or inn | 1 space per guest room, plus spaces required per this chapter for uses in conjunction with the hotel, motel or inn |
Offices, general | 1 space per 500 sq. ft. of floor area |
Older adult daily living center | 1 space per 300 sq. ft. of floor area and 1 space per each 2 employees |
Personal care home | 1 space per 2 dwelling units |
Personal services | 1 space per 200 sq. ft. of floor area |
Personal storage facility | 1 space per 1,000 sq. ft. of storage area |
Place of worship or assembly | 1 space per 4 seats |
Public facilities | As determined by Council following a parking needs assessment |
Public parking garage | As determined by Council following a parking needs assessment |
Public surface parking | As determined by Council following a parking needs assessment |
Public/private utility building | 1 space per 2 employees |
Recreation facility indoor | As determined by Council following a parking needs assessment |
Recreation facility outdoor | As determined by Council following a parking needs assessment |
Research and development facility | 1 space per 300 sq. ft. of floor area |
Restaurant (eating and drinking establishment) | 1 space per 4 seats, plus 1 space per 2 employees |
Retail shop or establishment | |
If less than 10,000 sq. ft. | 1 space per 300 sq. ft. of floor area |
If between 10,000 and 20,000 sq. ft. | 1 space per 250 sq. ft. of floor area |
If greater than 20,000 sq. ft. | 1 space per 175 sq. ft. of floor area |
School | 1 space per 8 classroom seats |
Small family child day care home | 1 space per 6 children at capacity plus the spaces required by the residence |
Transportation terminal | Per parking study |
Warehouse | 1 space per every 2 employees or 1 per every 600 sq. ft. of floor area, whichever is greater; and 1 space per every 30 employees reserved for visitors |
Wholesale distribution | 1 space per every 2 employees or 1 per every 600 sq. ft. of floor area, whichever is greater; and 1 space per every 30 employees reserved for visitors |
Residential Uses
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Conversion dwelling | 1 space per dwelling |
Group residence | 1 space per dwelling unit |
Home occupation | 1 space if the area occupied by the home occupation is less than 300 sq. ft. |
1 space per 300 sq. ft. if area occupied by home occupation exceeds 300 sq. ft. | |
Mobile home park | 1 space per dwelling |
Multi-family dwelling | 1 spaces per dwelling unit |
No impact home based business | None |
Planned residential development | 1 space/1 BD unit; 2 spaces/2 BD unit; 3 spaces/3 BD unit |
Single-family dwelling | 1 space per dwelling |
Two-family dwelling | 1 space per dwelling unit |
Other Uses
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Any principal use not specifically listed | As determined by Council following a parking needs assessment |
(Ord. 1089, passed 5-19-2014)