h. Maintenance of Off-Street Parking and Loading Areas.

1. Every parcel of land used as a public or private off-street parking or loading area shall be maintained in good condition, free of hazards and deterioration. All pavement areas, sidewalks, curbs, drainage facilities, lighting, bumpers, guardrails, marking signs, landscaping and other improvements shall be maintained in workable, safe and good condition.

2. The Township Council may authorize repairs for such improvements if, after proper notice, the owner fails to maintain such improvements and such conditions constitute a hazard to health and safety or where such improvements are governed by a development or other similar agreement.

1. Waiver of Parking Requirements. If any applicant can clearly demonstrate to the approving authority that, because of the nature of the operation or use, the parking requirements of this section are unnecessary or excessive, the approving authority shall have the power to approve a site plan showing less paved parking area than is required by this section; provided, however, that a landscaped area of sufficient size to meet the deficiency shall be set aside and reserved for the purpose of meeting future off-street parking requirements in the event that a change of use of the premises shall make such additional off-street parking spaces necessary.

j. Other Off-Street Parking Requirements.

1. Limitations as to Use. All off-street parking areas shall be used solely for the parking of passenger automobiles, and no commercial repair work or service of any kind shall be conducted on such parking lot.

2. Non-availability. At any time that the required off-street parking facilities cease to be available as required, the certificate of occupancy for the building or buildings built in conjunction with such parking areas shall be canceled and become null and void.

3. Changes. There shall be no change made of the use of off-street parking facilities, and no cars other than self-propelled passenger vehicles shall be permitted to use any of the off-street parking facilities herein required, and no service of any kind shall be extended to the vehicle occupying such off-street parking facilities except for emergency purposes.

k. Off-Street Parking Construction.

1. All off-street parking areas shall be graded and drained so as to dispose of all surface water in a manner so as not to unreasonably impair the surroundings.

2. All off-street parking areas shall be surfaced with asphalt, bituminous or cement binder pavement as is prescribed by ordinance of the Township.

3. All parking areas and access drives shall be edged by a concrete curb or Belgium block set in concrete at a depth of four (4") inches and exceeding six (6") inches above the paved surface. (Ord. #595; Ord. #708; 1976 Code § 145-26)

a In any district, in connection with every building or building group or part thereof hereinafter erected which is to be utilized by industrial and commercial uses or requires the distribution by vehicle of materials or merchandise and for any residential development containing thirty (30) or more dwelling units and for large-scale public and quasi-public uses, there shall be provided and maintained, on the same zone lot with such building, off-street loading spaces in accordance with the requirements of Table 5.