Millcreek, PA Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)

Loading in Millcreek Township is handled as part of off-street parking and servicing in Chapter 145, Article VII. Section 145-91A requires off-Street parking, loading and unloading facilities in any zoning district for Uses established, enlarged or extended onto a Lot after the effective date of the Chapter, and § 145-91C requires those facilities to be available throughout the hours of operation of the business or Use they serve. The definitions section describes a LOADING SPACE as a space within the main Building or on the same Lot providing for the standing, loading or unloading of Vehicles.

Section 145-98 sets the working standards. Shared loading areas are permitted if each Building has direct access to the shared area without crossing Streets or alleys and the Loading Spaces within it meet the minimum required spaces for each Building served. No Lot served can be more than 500 feet from the central loading area. Loading docks must be of sufficient size to accommodate normal peak load requirements. Dumpsters and waste disposal need an adequate area screened from public view, located in the rear of a parking lot out of view from public Streets where feasible. Section 145-98 prints no hours of the day for loading, so the operating-hours standard is the one in § 145-91C.

Traffic design matters as much as dock size. Under § 145-98D, interior circulation in commercial and industrial areas must be designed so that no driveway or access lane providing parking spaces is used as a through Street. Under § 145-98E, no design is approved that is likely to create substantial traffic hazards endangering public safety, and the developer builds any required traffic control devices. Section 145-96A requires adequate ingress and egress to all parking and Loading Spaces used by employees, customers, delivery services and salespeople, as approved by the Zoning Officer. Drive-Through Facilities must provide at least 200 linear feet of storage for Vehicles awaiting service under § 145-98F, and § 145-91D bars parking spaces in the Right-of-Way.