§ 450-46. Design standards for off-street parking.

A. 

General requirements.

(1) 

Backing onto a street. No parking area shall be designed to require or encourage parked 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) 

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) 

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 backup 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 10 feet and a minimum length of 20 feet, except that minimum length shall be 22 feet for parallel parking, and except that no more than 10% of the total spaces may have a minimum width of nine feet and a minimum length of 18 feet.

(2) 

For handicapped spaces, see § 450-46G.

(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 (degrees)	Minimum Aisle Width (feet)
	Parallel or 30°	12
	45°	14
	60°	18
	90°	20

(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° or less.

D. 

Driveways.

(1) 

Width of driveway.

	Width of Driveway at Entrance onto a Public Street, at the Edge of the Cartway
		1-Way Use (feet)	2-Way Use (feet)
	Minimum	12	25
	Maximum	20	30

NOTE:

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, paving block or other materials preapproved by the Borough (such as acceptable porous paving material).

F. 

Lighting of parking areas. See § 450-42, Control of light and glare.

G. 

Handicapped parking.

(1) 

Number of spaces. The following standards shall be met and the number of handicapped spaces shall be provided, unless a revised regulation is officially established under the Federal Americans With Disabilities Act:

	Minimum Number of Accessible Parking Spaces ADA Standards for Accessible Design
	Total Number of Parking Spaces Provided (per lot)	Total Minimum Number of Accessible Parking Spaces (60-inch and 96-inch aisles) Column A	Van-Accessible Parking Spaces with Minimum 96-Inch-Wide Access Aisle	Accessible Parking Spaces with Minimum 60-Inch-Wide Access Aisle
	1 to 25	1	1	0
	26 to 50	2	1	1
	51 to 75	3	1	2
	76 to 100	4	1	3
	101 to 150	5	1	4
	151 to 200	6	1	5
	201 to 300	7	1	6
	301 to 400	8	1	7
	401 to 500	9	2	7
	501 to 1,000	2% of total parking provided in each lot	1/8 of Column A	7/8 of Column A
	1,001 and over	20 plus 1 for each 100 over 1,000	1/8 of Column A	7/8 of Column A

	NOTES:
		One out of every eight accessible spaces.
		Seven out of every eight accessible parking spaces.

(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 20 feet. In addition, each space shall be adjacent to a five feet wide access aisle. Such access aisle may be shared by two handicapped spaces by being placed between them. However, one out of every eight required handicapped parking spaces shall have an adjacent access aisle of eight feet width instead of five feet.

(4) 

Slope. Handicapped parking spaces shall be located in areas of less than 6% slope in any direction.

(5) 

Marking. All required handicapped spaces shall be well-marked by clearly visible signs or pavement markings. Blue paint is recommended.

(6) 

Paving. Handicapped parking spaces and adjacent areas needed to access them with a wheelchair shall be covered with a smooth surface that is usable with a wheelchair.