G. Buildings or Uses Other Than Those Specified Above

1. A determination of the appropriate parking space requirements for uses not itemized above shall be made by the Board of Supervisors consistent with the standards set forth herein for comparable buildings or uses. The parking requirements shall be determined by the actual use which is proposed.

A. Existing Parking - Structures and uses in existence at the date of adoption of this Ordinance shall not be subject to the requirements of this Article so long as the kind or extent of use is not changed, provided that any parking facility now serving structures or uses shall not in the future be reduced below the requirements of this Ordinance.

B. Changes in Use - Whenever a structure is altered or a use is changed or extended which increases the parking requirements of Section 1600, then the total additional parking required for the alteration, change or. extension shall be provided in accordance with the requirements of that Section.

C. Conflict with Other Uses - No parking area shall be used for any use that interferes with its availability for the parking need it is required to serve.

D. Continuing Character of Obligation - All required parking facilities shall be provided and maintained so long as the use exists which the facilities were designed to serve. Off-street parking facilities shall not be reduced in total extent except when such reduction is in conformity with the requirements of this Article.

E. Joint Use - Two (2) or more uses on one lot may provide for required parking in a common parking lot if the total space provided is not less than the sum of spaces required for each use individually, unless otherwise specifically set forth herein. However, the number of spaces required in a common parking facility may be reduced below this total by special exception under Article 22, if it can be established before the Zoning Hearing Board that the hours or days of peak parking need for the uses are so different that a lower total will provide adequately for all uses served by the facility.

F. Location of Parking Spaces - Required off-street parking spaces shall be on the same lot with the principal use served. Private garage space attached to a dwelling unit shall not be counted for the purpose of determining compliance with this Article.

G. Fractional Spaces - Where the computation of required parking spaces results in a fractional number, the fraction of one half (1/2) or more shall be counted as one (1).

H. Maintenance of Parking Areas - For parking areas of three (3) or more vehicles, the area not landscaped and so maintained, including driveways, shall be graded, surfaced and drained in accordance with the Solebury Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance.

I. Any vehicle owned or operated by a contractor which displays tools, equipment or supplies and/or has a sign on the vehicle, shall not be parked in any front or side yard of a lot in a residential district, unless such vehicle is stored in a garage; screened by fencing or plants; or on a service call during business hours.

Parking area and parking lot design standards shall be as set forth in this Ordinance and in the Solebury Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance which is incorporated herein by reference. Such design standards shall represent the minimum acceptable standards. Unless specified otherwise, the minimum parking space shall be ten (10) feet in width and twenty (20) feet in depth. However, the Board of Supervisors may approve a modification of this standard as part of the land development or subdivision approval process in which case, the modification shall not require Zoning Hearing Board approval.

In order to prevent the establishment of a greater number of parking spaces than is actually required to serve the needs of the particular mix of enterprises in a shopping center, office park or specialty shopping center, the Board of Supervisors, after consulting with the Township Planning Commission and Township Engineer, may permit a conditional reduction of parking spaces if the following conditions are satisfied:

A. The design of the parking lot, as indicated on the land development plan, must designate sufficient space to provide for the total requirement of parking spaces as set forth in Section 1600. The layout for the total number of parking spaces shall be illustrated on the plan.

B. The conditional reduction shall permit up to a ten (10) percent reduction in the required number of parking spaces. This initial phase of the parking provision shall be. clearly indicated on the plan. The balance of the parking area conditionally reserved shall not include areas for required yards, setbacks, or areas which would otherwise be unsuitable for parking spaces due to the physical characteristics of the land or other requirements of this Ordinance. This parking area which is reserved shall be attractively landscaped. The applicant shall provide a landscaping plan for the reserved area with the land development plan.

C. The developer shall enter into a written agreement with the Board of Supervisors that any additional parking spaces shall be provided at the developer's or owner's expense should it be determined by the Township in its sole discretion that the full parking space requirement, or portion thereof, is necessary to satisfy the need of the particular mix of uses in a shopping center or office park.

D. At the time of the above stated agreement, the developer or land owner shall post a performance bond or other securities to cover the expense of a traffic study to be undertaken by a registered Transportation Engineer approved by the Board of Supervisors, who shall determine the advisability of providing the full parking requirement. With the recommendations of the traffic Engineer, the Township Engineer and the Township Planning Commission, the Board of Supervisors shall determine if additional spaces shall be provided by the developer or if the area shall remain as open space in a shopping center or other major commercial use.

A. In addition to the off-street parking space required in this Article, any building erected, converted and/or enlarged for any non-residential use shall provide off-street areas for loading and unloading and commercial vehicle parking space adequate for their needs.

B. The minimum size loading space shall be fifty (50) feet in depth, fourteen (14) feet in width, with an overhead clearance of fifteen (15) feet, exclusive of drives and maneuvering space, and located entirely on the lot being served. Any overhead canopy should extend a minimum of four (4) feet beyond the dock.

C. All loading space shall have adequate access from a street or way which does not block or interfere with the required parking as specified in Section 1600. This required space will be provided in addition to established requirements for patron and employee parking.

D. In no case shall the public rights-of-way or private streets be used for loading or unloading of materials. Furthermore, no loading dock or space shall be located or arranged in such a way that it is necessary to back any vehicle into or off any public or private right-of-way, nor require the use of any public or private right-of-way for maneuvering space.

E. Two-way driveways shall be a minimum of twenty-four (24) feet in width and a maximum of thirty-six (36) feet wide. One-way driveways shall be a minimum of twelve (12) feet in width.

F. All accessory driveways and entrance ways shall be graded, paved and drained to Township standards to prevent nuisance of dust, erosion and/or excessive water flow across streets and adjoining properties.

G. All off-street loading berths shall be provided on either the side or rear of the lot. In no case shall off-street loading berths be provided in the front of the lot.

H. Off-street loading facilities shall be designed and used in such a manner as to at no time constitute a nuisance, a hazard, or an impediment to traffic.

I. All lighting fixtures used to illuminate off-street loading and parking areas shall be arranged to prevent glare into public streets and adjoining properties.

J. Off-street loading requirements as specified below shall be provided on any lot on which a building exceeding six thousand (6,000) square feet of gross floor area for business or industry is hereafter erected.

1. Every truck terminal, hospital, retail establishment, warehouse or wholesale establishment, nursing home, industrial plant or manufacturing establishment exceeding six thousand (6,000) square feet shall have at least one (1) off-street loading space. Where there is an aggregate gross floor area of twenty thousand (20,000) square feet or more arranged, intended or designed for such use, there shall be provided off-street truck loading or unloading berths in accordance with the following table:

2. Every auditorium, office building, restaurant, hotel, or education facility or other institution exceeding six thousand (6,000) square feet shall have at least one (1) off-street loading space. Where there is an aggregate gross floor area of thirty thousand (30,000) square feet, or more, arranged, intended or designed for such use, there shall be provided off-street truck loading and unloading berths in accordance with the following table:

Access to and from all off-street parking, loading, and vehicle service areas along public rights-of-way shall consist of well defined entrances and exits and shall comply with Article 18, Section 1807 and the following provisions:

A. Access drives shall not open upon any public right-of-way within one hundred -fifty (150) feet of the nearest right-of-way line of any intersecting public street or highway.

B. The required sight distance for access drives which open upon any street or highway shall be in accordance with the regulations of the Solebury Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance.

C. Access to parking areas shall be provided by a driveway or service street in order to avoid direct access to a street.

D. 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 highway or street by a raised curb, buffer planting strip, fence, wall, berm or other suitable barrier against unchanneled motor vehicle entrance or exit, except for necessary accessways or access roads which provide ingress to and egress from such parking, loading or storage area. All parking areas or lots shall be designed to prohibit vehicles from backing out on the street, and the capacity of each lot shall provide adequate storage area and distribution facilities upon the lot to prevent back-up of vehicles on a public street while awaiting entry to the lot.

A. Screening and landscaping shall be installed prior to the issuance of any occupancy permit subject to the provisions of Section 1908