(A) General requirements.
(1) Backing onto a street. No parking area shall be designed to require or encourage vehicles to back into a public street in order to leave a parking space, except for a single-family dwelling with its access onto a local street or parking court. Parking spaces may back onto an alley.
(2) Design. Every required parking space shall be designed so that each motor vehicle may proceed to and from the parking space provided for it without requiring the moving of any other vehicle, except for spaces serving a single-family, twin or townhouse dwelling.
(3) Restrictions. Parking areas shall not be within a required buffer yard or street right-of-way.
(4) Separation from street. Except for parking spaces immediately in front of individual dwellings, all areas for off street parking, off-street loading and unloading and the storage or movement of motor vehicles shall be physically separated from the street by a continuous grass or landscaped planting strip, except for necessary and approved vehicle entrances and exits to the lot.
(5) Stacking and obstructions. Each lot shall provide adequate area upon the lot to prevent back-up of vehicles on a public street while awaiting entry to the lot, or while waiting for service at a drive-through facility.
(B) Size and marking of parking spaces.
(1) Each parking space shall be a rectangle with a minimum width of nine and one-half feet and a minimum length of 18 feet, except the minimum length shall be 22 feet for parallel parking.
(2) For handicapped spaces, see division (G) below.
(3) All spaces shall be marked to indicate their location, except those of a single-family dwelling.
(C) Aisles.
(1) Each aisle providing for one-way traffic to access parking stalls shall have the following minimum width:
Angle of Parking | Minimum Aisle Width |
Parallel or 30 degrees | 12 feet |
45 degrees | 14 feet |
60 degrees | 18 feet |
90 degrees | 20 feet |
(2) Each aisle providing access to stalls for two-way traffic shall be a minimum of 24 feet in width, except a width of 20 feet may be allowed for parking areas with spaces that are parallel or involve an angle of parking of 45 degrees or less.
(D) Driveways.
(1) Width.
Width of Driveway at Entrance onto a Public Street, at the Edge of the Cartway* | 1-Way Use | 2-Way Use |
Minimum | 12 ft.* | 25 ft.* |
Maximum | 20 ft.* | 30 ft.* |
*Unless a different standard is required by PennDOT for an entrance to a state road, or the applicant proves to the satisfaction of the Zoning Officer that a wider width is needed for tractor-trailer trucks | ||
(2) Drainage. Adequate provisions shall be made to maintain uninterrupted parallel drainage along a public street at the point of driveway entry. The borough may require an applicant to install an appropriate type and size of pipe at a driveway crossing.
(E) Paving, grading and drainage.
(1) Parking and loading facilities and including driveways shall be graded and adequately drained to prevent erosion or excessive water flow across streets or adjoining properties.
(2) Except for landscaped areas, all portions of required parking, loading facilities and driveways shall be surfaced with asphalt, concrete or paving block, unless another material is pre-approved by the borough.
(F) Lighting of parking areas. See § 154.086.
(G) Handicapped parking.
(1) Number of spaces. Any lot including four or more off-street parking spaces shall include a minimum of one handicapped space. The following number of handicapped spaces shall be provided, unless a revised regulation is officially established under the Federal Americans With Disabilities Act, being 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq.:
Total No. Of Parking Spaces on the Lot | Required Min. No./Percent of Handicapped Parking Spaces |
Total No. Of Parking Spaces on the Lot | Required Min. No./Percent of Handicapped Parking Spaces |
4 to 25 | 1 |
26 to 50 | 2 |
51 to 75 | 3 |
76 to 100 | 4 |
101 to 150 | 5 |
151 to 200 | 6 |
201 to 300 | 7 |
301 to 400 | 8 |
401 to 500 | 9 |
501 to 1,000 | 2% of required number of spaces |
1,001 or more | 20 plus 1% of required number of spaces over 1,000 |
(2) Location. Handicapped parking spaces shall be located where they would result in the shortest reasonable accessible distance to a handicapped accessible building entrance. Curb cuts shall be provided as needed to provide access from the handicapped spaces.
(3) Minimum size. Each required handicapped parking space shall be eight feet by 18 feet. In addition, each space shall be adjacent to a five feet wide access aisle. Such access aisle may be shared by two spaces.
(2006 Code, § 27-603) (Ord. 12/18/2003, passed 12-18-2003, § 603)