Conemaugh Township Cambria County Johnstown, Pennsylvania ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION 1416 PARKING REQUIREMENTS

SECTION 1416 PARKING AND LOADING FACILITIES

All offstreet parking and loading facilities shall be indicated on the site plan as required under Article IV, Section 405 of this ordinance. Offstreet parking and/or loading facilities shall be in compliance with provisions of this ordinance as follows:

• A. Extent of Control:
  All buildings and structures erected or altered and all land uses initiated after the effective date of this ordinance shall provide offstreet parking and/or loading facilities as required herein. When a building or structure undergoes any increase in the number of dwelling units, gross floor area, seating capacity, or other unit or measurement specified for offstreet parking or loading facilities, offstreet parking and loading requirements shall be determined by the entire building or structure as modified.

• B. Schedule of Off Street Parking Requirements:

  One and twofamily dwellings	2 spaces for each unit
  Three or more family units	1 space for each unit
  Bowling alleys, recreation centers, public swimming pools, skating rinks and outdoor recreation facilities	1 space for every four (4) customers at maximum capacity and one (1) space for every (2) persons regularly employed during peak periods.
  Club houses and meeting places of veterans, business civic, fraternal, labor and similar organizations	One (1) parking space for every fifty (50) square feet of gross floor area in the auditorium, assembly hall, and dining hall of such buildings plus one (1) additional space for every two (2) persons regularly employed during peak shift on the premises.
  Drivein restaurant facilities	Five (5) per one hundred (100) square feet floor space.
  Funeral homes and undertaking establishments	Parking or storage space for all vehicles directly in the conduct of the business plus (1) parking space for every two (2) persons regularly employed on the premises during peak shift and one (1) space for every six (6) seats in the establishment
  Hospital and nursing homes	One (1) parking space for each four (4) beds intended for patients, excluding bassinets, plus one (1) per two employees on peak shift plus one (1) per hospital vehicle.
  Indoor retail businesses	Parking or storage space for all vehicles used directly in the conduct of such business plus one (1) parking space for each two hundred fifty (250) square feet of building area used for retail or business purposes.
  Junior and senior high schools	One (1) parking space for every six (6) seats available at maximum capacity in the assembly hall, auditorium, stadium or gymnasium of greatest capacity on the school grounds or campus. One (1) space shall be provided for each person regularly employed at such school plus two (2) additional spaces for each classroom.
  Libraries, museum, post offices and similar establishments	Parking or storage space for all vehicles used directly in the operation of such establishment plus one (1) parking space for each two hundred fifty (250) square feet of total floor area.
  Medical and dental clinics	Three (3) parking spaces for each doctor plus one (1) additional space for every two (2) regular employees
  Manufacturing	One (1) parking space for every employee during peak period.
  Motels and hotels	One (1) parking space for each sleeping room offered for tourist accommodation plus one (1) space for each dwelling unit on the premises plus one (1) additional space for every two (2) persons regularly employed on the premises during peak shift.
  Offices	Three (3) parking spaces for every one thousand (1,000) square feet of office space.
  Outdoor and retail business	Parking or storage space for all vehicles used directly in the conduct of such business plus two (2) parking spaces for each person employed on the premises based on maximum seasonal employment plus one (1) parking space for every five hundred (500) feet of lot area used for business purposes.
  elementary schools	(1) space for each person regularly employed at such school plus one for each classroom.
  Public garages	Indoor or outdoor parking or storage space for all vehicles used directly in the conduct of suchbusiness plus three (3) parking spaces for each person regularly employed on the premises.
  Restaurants, indoor and other eating and drinking establishments	One (1) parking space for each table or booth,plus one (1) parking space for every two (2) bar or counter, plus one every two (2) stools and (1) parking space for every employee on peak shift.
  Service stations	Parking or storage space for all vehicles used directly in the conduct of the business plus one (1) parking space for each gas pump, three (3) spaces for each grease rack or similar facility, and one (1) space for every two (2) persons employed on the premises at maximum employment on a single shift.
  Theaters, auditoriums, churches, stadiums, and places of public assembly.	One (1) parking space for every six (6) seats available at maximum capacity.
  Transportation terminals	One (1) parking space for every one hundred (100) square feet of waiting room space plus one (1) additional space for every two (2) persons regularly employed on the premises during peak shift.

• C. Schedule of Loading Requirements:
  Every building or structure used for business, trade or industry shall provide space as herein indicated for the loading and unloading of vehicles off the street or public alley. Such space shall have direct access to a public alley or, if there is no alley, to a street. Offstreet loading and unloading space shall be in addition to and not considered as meeting a part of the requirements of offstreet parking space. Offstreet loading and unloading space shall not be used or designed, intended, or constructed to be used in any manner to obstruct or interfere with the free use of any street, alley or adjoining property. Offstreet loading and unloading spaces shall have a minimum width of twelve (12) feet and a minimum length of fifty (50) feet. The following offstreet loading and unloading space requirements of specific uses shall be provided.

  1. Multistory multiplefamily	In excess of ten (10) units shall have one (1) off-street loading and unloading space for providing service to structure.
  2. Commercial, retail and/or manufacturing building	Shall have one (1) offstreet loading and unloading space plus one (1) additional space for every ten thousand (10,000) square feet of floor area devoted to commercial, retail, and/or manufacturing use.
  3. Warehouse and wholesale storage facilities	Shall have one (1) offstreet loading and unloading space for every seventy-five hundred (7,500) square feet of floor area of the building or structure.

• D. Design and Development Standards
  • 1. Design
    The following minimum design standards for parking areas and aisles shall apply.
    • a. Parking lot dimensions shall be no less than those listed in the following table:

      Angle of Parking Stall	Aisle Width	Parking Width	Depth OneWay	TwoWay
      90 degrees	10'	20'	20'	24'
      60 degrees	10'	21'	18'	21'
      45 degrees	10'	20'	15'	18'
      30 degrees	10'	18'	12'	15'
      Parallel	8'	22'	12'	18'

    • b. Entrance and exit ways shall have a minimum width of 12 feet for each land of traffic entering or leaving the side, but shall at no time exceed 30 feet in width at the street line.
    • c. All deadend parking lots shall be designed to provide sufficient backup area for the end stalls of the parking area.
    • d. Evergreen plantings shall be provided of sufficient height and density to screen offstreet parking from public street view and from adjoining residential districts. A planting plan specifying type, size, and location of existing and proposed planting material shall be submitted with the application for the permit.
    • e. Entrance and exit ways and interior access ways shall be designed so as to prevent the blocking of vehicles entering or leaving the site.
  • 2. Location
    Required parking spaces shall be provided on the same lot as the building served.
    • a. Parking areas shall not be designed or located so as to require or encourage cars to back into a public street in order to leave the lot.
  • 3. Access to Adjacent Street
    Access lane to a parking lot shall be a minimum width of twenty (20) feet and maximum width of forty (40) feet. The minimum center line distance between any two curb cut or access points to a parking lot shall be one hundred fifty (150) feet. Signs designating entrances, exits and conditions of use shall not exceed twenty (20) square feet and shall be erected in a manner which will not restrict the sight distance of persons entering or leaving the lot.
  • 4. Buffer Requirements
    Whenever a parking lot abuts a public street a structural sound wall or planting strip shall be installed. Whenever a parking lot abuts a residential district or residential property a landscaped buffer strip a minimum width of ten (10) feet shall be developed in a manner which will screen the parking lot from residential property or district.
  • 5. Surfacing
    All offstreet parking spaces, except those accessory to a single family residential dwelling, shall be improved with a compacted base surface with all weather dustless material of adequate thickness to support the weight of fully loaded vehicles which customarily park or travel on it.
  • 6. Lighting
    Any lighting used to illuminate an offstreet parking area shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from adjoining properties, unless a current annual consent from the neighboring landowner is obtained.
  • 7. Storm Drainage
    Adequate storm detention and drainage facilities shall be designated and installed in accordance with accepted engineering practices. All surface water shall be collected and diverted in a manner which does not flow onto the surface of adjacent streets, sidewalks or properties. No discharge of water from the property will be permitted, which would raise the elevation of the 100 year flood plain at any point down stream. The Zoning Officer or Hearing Board may require proof of the same.

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