a. No sign of any type, temporary or permanent, shall be erected which is of a form, character, or shape, so as to confuse or dangerously detract the attention of the operator of a motor vehicle. A mannequin, costumed individual, or animated device located at roadside for the purpose of attracting attention shall be considered such a sign and is expressly prohibited.

b. Any signs used in connection with sales placed upon a stationary motor vehicle advertising any such sale are prohibited.

The following signs shall be permitted only in accordance with the following standards and shall not require a permit.

a. Temporary election signs, not to exceed four feet by four feet, may be erected in all zones. No more than one such sign per candidate or issue shall be permitted on any single property. Such signs shall not be installed sooner than one month prior to the election on the same calendar day as the election. For example, if an election is to be held on November 4, election signs may not be erected prior to October 4. Such signs must be removed within five days following said election by the candidate or organization erecting same at his or its expense.

b. A temporary non-illuminated sign advertising the sale or rental of a premises or portion thereof shall be, if not attached to the building, set back at least 10 feet from all street lines. The maximum allowable area of such signs shall not exceed the following:

1. In all residential zones, the area shall not exceed five (5) square feet.

2. In all non-residential zones where there is no frontage on either Highway 35 or Highway 66, the area shall not exceed nine (9) square feet.

3. For all properties that have frontage on either Highway 35 or Highway 66, the area shall not exceed twelve (12) square feet plus inserts of 6" X 24".

The maximum height of any such sign in any zone shall not exceed six (6) feet. These provisions shall further apply to all signs announcing that the premises or portion thereof have been sold, rented or leased. Such signs must be removed within a period of seven days after conclusion of sale or rental transaction. The total number of signs shall not exceed one such sign per lot in any residential zone, or one such sign per business or vacant parcel in any other zone.

c. A temporary non-illuminated job sign shall be permitted on residential property. Such job sign shall provide information related to work which is actively being engaged in on the property. Such signs shall include, but not be limited to, building contractors, roofers, painters, and landscapers. This shall not be construed to include signs for work of a very limited duration or of a repetitive nature, for example, lawn maintenance services or chimney cleaning services which shall not be permitted. Job signs shall not exceed four square feet and must be set back a minimum of ten (10) feet from any street line. The total number of signs shall not exceed one such sign per lot. Such signs must be removed immediately upon the completion of the work, but in no case may the sign of any one contractor be displayed for more than thirty days in any calendar year.

d. For all non-residential property where one or more businesses or uses occupy a single building, side and rear entrances may contain a sign indicating the occupant of that space. Such signs shall be stenciled or professionally lettered. Each individual letter shall be 3" to 5" tall. No information other than the name of the occupant may be included in the sign. Upon the change of the occupant, the sign must be removed or re-lettered with the new name of the subsequent occupant.

Off-street parking, unloading and service requirements of this section shall apply and govern in all zones within the municipality, except if these regulations conflict for a conforming use in the C-4 Zone, the C-4 Zone requirements shall hold. Except as provided in this section, no application for a building permit shall be approved unless there is included with the plan for such building, improvement or use, a site plan including the required parking and adhering to the zoning requirements and design standards applicable to the subject building, use or improvement. A Certificate of Occupancy shall not be issued unless the required off-street parking, unloading, and service facilities have been provided in accordance with those shown on the approved plan.

No land shall be used or occupied, no structure shall be designed, created, altered, used or occupied, and no use shall be operated unless off-street parking and loading facilities are provided in at least the amount and maintained in the manner required by this Ordinance.

Each off-street parking, loading or service area shall be connected to a public street right-of-way by means of a driveway constructed in accordance with at least the minimum standards required by this chapter.

No off-street parking space backing into an entrance or exit drive shall be closer than 25 feet from the street right-of-way line.

a. Parking areas shall be divided into lots separated by appropriate landscaping where possible.

b. Driveways and internal roads shall be separated from parking areas by curbed landscaped islands where possible. Curbed, landscaped islands, a minimum of 10' in width, shall be located at the end of all rows of parking, and no more than 20 consecutive parking spaces shall be permitted in any row of parking without being defined by a 10' wide landscaped island. All curbed islands shall be landscaped with suitable trees, shrubs or ground cover.

c. Parking spaces shall have a minimum area of ten (10') feet wide and eighteen (18') feet long, exclusive of passageways and driveways appurtenant thereto and giving access thereto, except that all parallel off-street parking spaces shall have an area of ten (10') feet wide and twenty two (22') feet long. Sixty degree diagonal parking shall have a width of ten (10') feet and a depth of twenty one (21') feet measured perpendicular to the centerline of the drive aisle. Forty five degree diagonal parking shall have a width of ten (10') feet and a depth of twenty (20') feet measured perpendicular to the centerline of the drive aisle. Handicapped spaces shall be eight (8') feet wide and eighteen (18') feet long. Van accessible handicapped spaces shall have an adjacent access aisle of eight (8') feet wide. Other handicapped spaces shall have an adjacent access of aisle of five (5') feet wide. Two (2) adjacent handicapped spaces may share a common access aisle. All parking spaces shall have hairpin striping.

d. Parking lot Aisle widths shall be as follows:

1. 90 degree parking - 24'

2. Parallel parking - One way aisle 15'

Two way aisle 24'

3. 60 degree parking - 16'

4. 45 degree parking - 13'

5. Drive aisles within parking lots which do not have parking directly accessing them shall be a minimum width of 24' for two way traffic flow and 13' for one way traffic flow.

Garage space or space within buildings, in basements or on the roofs of buildings may be used to meet the off-street parking requirements of this chapter, provided all requirements regarding this section are met.

Off-street parking spaces for all uses shall be located on the same lot as the main building to be served, except as otherwise specifically permitted in this chapter.

The off-street parking requirements for two or more neighboring uses may be satisfied by the allocation of the required number of spaces for each use in a common parking facility, provided that the number of off-street parking space is not less than the sum of individual requirements; and provided further, that there be compliance with all other provisions of these regulations. This provision will only apply with approval of the municipal agency.

Off-street parking facilities for one use shall not be considered as providing the required facilities for any other use, except that one-half of the off-street parking space required by any use whose peak attendance will be at night or on Sundays, such as churches, theaters, and assembly halls, may be assigned to a use which will be closed at night or on Sundays. This provision will only apply with approval of the municipal agency.

For the purpose of this section, the number of employees shall be computed on the basis of the maximum number of persons to be employed on any one shift taking into consideration day, night and seasonal variations.

When units of measurements determining the number of required off-street parking and off-street loading spaces result in the requirement of a fractional space, any fraction up to and including one-half shall be disregarded. Any units over one-half will require an additional space.

a. Residential Uses: No parking is permitted in either the required front yard setback or in the actual front yard between the residence and the street of any residential use within any zone except parking may be permitted in the front yard of a single family residence if parked on a driveway. In no instance shall the width of a driveway within a required front yard exceed 20'.

b. Commercial and Office Zones and Uses: In any C-1, C-2, C-3, C-4, O-1/20, O1/40, O-1/80, or O-2 zone, parking for permitted uses shall be permitted in the front yard providing that all necessary buffers are adhered to, a minimum twenty-five foot landscaped area is provided along the front property line, and a minimum 10' landscaped area provided along the side lot lines. Landscaping within these areas shall be in conformance with the requirements of this Chapter. Furthermore, this requirement shall apply to any use, which is listed as a permitted use in any of the above zones, which is located in any other zone within the Township as a permitted use, a pre-existing non-conforming use, or is permitted by "use" or "D" variance.

c. Industrial Uses: Only parking for visitors shall be permitted in the front yard of Industrial Uses. Furthermore, this requirement shall apply to any mixed office/industrial uses and mixed retail/industrial uses whether permitted in a zone, a pre-existing non-conforming use, or permitted by "use" or "d" variance.

a. All properties, except single family residences and properties in the I-1 Zone, shall be limited to one curb cut each. Curb cuts shall be located as close to the center of the lot frontage as is practicable, but in no case may they be closer than one-third of the actual lot frontage to any side property line. In the case of a corner lot, except single family residences, in order to prevent undue traffic on local streets, the permitted curb cut shall be located on the street of higher classification in the Township Master Plan. Properties in the I-1 Zone shall be permitted up to 2 curb cuts, located no closer than ten feet (10') to the side property line.

b. In the case of a corner lot, except for any lot in a residential zone, in order to promote the free flow of traffic at major intersections within the Township, the permitted curb cut shall be located on the street of higher classification in the Township Master Plan.

c. In residential zones, corner lots on collector, major, or arterial streets shall have driveway access only to the street of lesser traffic classification. Such driveway shall be a minimum of 50' or two-thirds of the lot frontage, whichever is less, from the corner of the parcel at the intersection of the streets. For single family residences, curb cuts shall be located a minimum of 5' from an adjacent property line.

In any single family residential zone, paving for parking, loading or access thereto (unless otherwise restricted) except for entrance or exit drives crossing front property lines shall not be permitted within five feet of any property line.

No required off-street parking or loading area shall be used for the storage, sale, repair, dismantling or servicing of any vehicle, equipment, materials or supplies.

Nothing in this chapter is intended to prohibit the sharing of access by adjacent uses.

Off-street parking spaces for the parking of passenger vehicles of occupants, employees and patrons of main buildings and structures hereafter erected or enlarged shall be provided and kept available in amounts not less than specified in this section.

a. Residential uses. The minimum required number of parking spaces to be provided in connection with residential uses in any given zone shall be in accordance with the following regulations:

1. Single family dwelling 2 spaces for each unit

2. Apartments 1.75 spaces for each unit

3. Townhouses 2.25 spaces per unit*

4. Senior citizen housing 1.5 spaces per unit

5. Senior Independent Living Facilities1.25 spaces per unit with reservation of lands for up to 1.6 spaces per unit

*For Townhouse units, if garages are provided they must be inside or attached to the townhouse unit and each garage space shall be deemed to meet one of the required off-street parking spaces provided that:

(a) Each space shall have a minimum area of 240 square feet;

(b) Any driveway space which obstructs access to or from the garage space shall not be counted as all or part of any parking space for the purpose of meeting the parking space per unit requirement;

(c) No garage shall be converted to living space without approval of a site plan by the municipal agency.

b. Non-residential Uses. The minimum required number of parking spaces to be provided in connection with non-residential uses in any given zone shall be in accordance with the following regulations:

1. Auditorium, movie theater, or other place of public assembly (including public, parochial and private schools): one parking space for each three fixed seats or 72" of bleachers for auditoriums or similar gathering spaces, at capacity; or one parking space for each 100 square feet of gross floor area in cases where the capacity is not determined by the number of fixed seats.

For any Movie Theater located within a shopping center of 15 acres or greater, the total square footage of the Movie Theater shall be utilized to determine the parking requirement, and one parking space shall be provided per 200 sq. ft. of building area.

2. Clubs: one parking space for each 100 square feet of gross floor area.

3. Home professional office: 4 spaces including the 2 required spaces for the residential use.

4. Hotel/motel: one parking space per room plus one parking space per employee on maximum shift plus one parking space per 200 square feet of gross floor area of meeting rooms, restaurants and cocktail lounges.

5. Manufacturing, research, industrial, wholesale, laboratory, or distribution facility: one parking space for 200 sq. ft. of office space; Plus one space for each 500 sq. ft. of gross remaining floor area for laboratory, manufacturing, or shipping and handling uses, plus one space for each 1,000 sq. ft. for uses devoted strictly to storage or warehousing of goods.

6. Mortuary: one parking space for each 25 square feet of floor area devoted to assembly rooms for services.

7. Office, office building, office-research building (not including medical and dental): one parking space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area.

8. Offices (medical and dental): one parking space for each 150 square feet of gross floor area.

9. Retail home furnishing (furniture) stores - not including home appliance stores: one parking space for each 500 square feet of gross floor area.

10. Restaurant or tavern (non drive-in or non fast-food franchise): one parking space for each 150 square feet of gross floor area.

11. Restaurant (drive-in/fast food): one parking space per 3 seats.

12. Retail store, personal service or custom shop, or studio: one parking space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area.

13. Automotive gasoline and service stations: four parking spaces for each repair bay plus one space for each employee on maximum shift. Automotive gasoline station/C-Store: 1 parking space for each 250 sq. ft. of floor area.

14. Banks: one parking space for each 150 square feet of gross floor area.

15. Police and fire stations and post offices: one space for each 250 square feet of gross floor area.

16. Houses of Worship: one space for each two fixed seats, or; one for each 72 inches of benches in the sanctuary, or; one parking space for each 100 square feet of gross floor area for assembly and meeting rooms - excluding administrative office and indoor recreational space - whichever is greater.

17. Other uses not specifically listed: the same requirement as for the most similar listed use as determined by the Zoning Officer.

18. Mixed uses: the total requirement shall be the sum of the requirements of the component uses, as listed above, computed separately except that where more than 5 separate uses occupy a single site, the parking requirement may be reduced by up to 20% provided that:

(a) A shared parking analysis indicates that such a reduction in parking area is appropriate, and;

(b) An area on the site is reserved for future parking which is to be installed at some future date if the Zoning Officer determines that such additional parking is necessary. Any such area reserved for future parking shall not be considered landscaped area for the purpose of determining required % landscaped area of a site.

(c) At no time shall any first floor portion of a building be allowed to remain vacant because all available parking has been assigned to other portions of the building.

19. Shopping Center - 1 space per 200 sq. ft. of floor area

20. Recreational Establishments including Community Recreation Centers: One par king space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area.

21. Taxi and/or package delivery service: One parking space plus one space for each vehicle in the service's fleet.

22. Automotive detailing - 1 space per 200 sq. ft. of floor area.

23. Career counseling services and activities - 1 space per 200 sq. ft. of floor area.