a) GENERAL LAYOUT - The layout of every parking lot shall provide safe and efficient internal circulation in accordance with accepted traffic engineering principals and standards.
1) DEAD-END PARKING LOTS - All dead-end parking lots shall be designed to provide sufficient back-up area for the end stalls of the parking lot.
2) INDIVIDUAL MOTOR VEHICLE MOVEMENT - Parking lots shall be designed so that each motor vehicle may proceed to and from the parking space provided for it without requiring any other motor vehicles to be moved.
3) PRIVATE PARKING - Private parking lots, including residential and employee, are not subject to the standards as described in Section 1309.03 Parking Design Standards, except when such parking facility abuts a public right-of way whereupon the standards governing setback and screening shall apply. In the case of a double frontage lot, setback and screening standards in rear yards are not required along the abutting public right-of-way.
b) SIZE OF PARKING LOTS - No one lot for off-street parking of motor vehicles shall exceed thirty-six (36) cars in capacity. For purposes of this Zoning Ordinance, a parking lot shall be considered any parking area separated from another by planting strips as provided in subsection (g) hereof. Such lots may be connected by vehicular access ways. Car sale lots and stadiums shall be exempted from this requirement.
c) PARKING LOT ACCESS TO STREETS - At no time shall angle or perpendicular parking be permitted along public streets unless it is public parking provided by the City of York and located within the public right-of-way, in which case such parking should be "back-in" only. All parking lots and bays permitting parking other than parallel shall be physically separated from the street and confined by curbing or other suitable separating device.
1) ENTRANCES, EXITS - Entrances and exits to and from off-street parking lots shall be located so as to create minimum interference with street traffic.
2) PRVENTING OVERFLOW ONTO STREETS - Every off-street parking lot shall include sufficient reservoir space to accommodate entering and exiting vehicles without overflowing onto adjacent streets or service roadways.
3) ALLEYS, LANES, SERVICEWAYS - Alleys, lanes and other serviceways that are primarily intended to provide a secondary means of access to lots do not require a physical separation from the street as required in subsection (c) hereof, unless it is determined that the emplacement of a parking lot or space shall negatively impact adjacent properties.
d) DIMENSIONS OF STALLS AND AISLES - Parking lot dimensions shall be no less than those listed in the following table:
Angle of Parking (Degrees) | Parking Space (Feet) | Aisles (Feet) | ||
Width | Depth | One-Way | Two-Way | |
90 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 22 |
60 | 9 | 20 | 16 | 18 |
45 | 9 | 20 | 15 | 18 |
30 | 9 | 18 | 12 | 15 |
Parallel | 8 | 20 | 12 | 18 |
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60 Degree- Two-Way
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45 Degree One-Way
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30 Degree - Two-Way
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90 Degree One-Way
e) SPECIAL USE PARKING LOTS - When a group of parking spaces is designed and appropriately signed to accommodate subcompact cars and/or motorcycles, the above dimensions may be reduced by ten percent (10%).
f) AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCESSIBILITY OF PARKING SPACES
1) NEW CONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION -New construction and alterations of places of public accommodation and commercial facilities must be accessible in accordance with the requirements of ADA Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG).
Total Parking Spaces in Lot | Minimum Number of Accessible Spaces |
1 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 |
Source: Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines
2) ACCESSIBLE SPACE REQUIREMENTS -Accessible spaces are required to be designed, constructed, and signed in accordance with the accessibility requirements of the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction code.
3) LOCATION PARKING - Facilities for the physically handicapped shall be located as close as possible to ramps, walkways, entrances, and elevators. Where feasible, these parking spaces shall be located so that the physically handicapped are not forced to wheel or walk across main traffic lanes or behind parked cars.
g) SEPARATION OF PARKING LOTS
1) Separate lots on a parcel shall be physically separated from one another by five (5) foot planting strips.
2) Pedestrian crosswalks and refuge islands shall be provided at intervals not exceeding two-hundred (200) feet along the length of each parking lot. Car sale lots shall be exempted from this requirement.
h) SETBACKS
1) RESIDENTIAL, URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD, AND MIXED USE INSTITUTIONAL DISTRICTS- All parking lots shall be set back from any street line in conformance with pertinent building setback or yard requirements.
2) CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT AND EMPLOYMENT CENTER DISTRICTS -Where setbacks are required in the CBD and EC districts, such setbacks may be reduced to five (5) feet when planted and screened in accordance with Article 1305.
i) SCREENING - Parking lots for six (6) or more vehicles accessory to any institutional, commercial, industrial use and located in or immediately adjacent to a Residential, Urban Neighborhood, or Mixed Use Institutional district shall be screened in accordance with Section 1305.02 Buffering and Screening on each side which faces a residential use or district. Required screening for parking areas and driving lanes adjacent to or abutting a public right-of-way may not exceed two (2) feet in height.
j) CURB RADIUS -No less than a five (5) foot radius of curvature shall be permitted for all curb lines in all parking lots.
k) SETBACKS - Off-street parking areas are not permitted in any required front yard, but off-street parking areas may project into a required side or rear yard a distance of not more than one-half (1/2) its required dimension, except in rear yards or side yards where there is access to the property from a public street or alleyway.
l) INTERIOR LANDSCAPING - In any parking lot containing ten (10) or more parking spaces, except a parking garage, ten percent (10%) of the total area of the parking lot shall be devoted to interior landscaping. Such interior landscaping shall be used at the end of parking space rows and to break up rows of parking spaces at least every ten (10) parking spaces. Landscaped areas situated outside of the parking lot, such as peripheral areas and areas surrounding buildings, shall not constitute interior landscaping. Interior landscaping must have clear visibility from two feet off the ground to seven feet off the ground. A landscaping plan must be approved by the Zoning Officer and should incorporate principles of CPTED where appropriate.
1) Projects obtaining LEED® Gold or greater certification shall be exempt from interior landscaping requirements.
m) MODIFIED PARKING SPACE LENGTH - If curbing and/or bumper blocks are provided, the required dimension (length) of a parking space may project no more than two (2) feet into any interior landscaped area, and the required length of parking spaces may be reduced by two (2) feet, provided the landscaped area is at least five (5) feet in width.
n) PARKING LOTS - All public parking areas shall be adequately lighted during after-dark operating hours. All light standards shall be located on the raised parking islands and not on the parking surface.