5-5(G) PARKING STRUCTURE DESIGN
5-5(G)(1) Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)
Above-ground parking structures or portions of structures occupied by automobile parking shall be designed using the principles of CPTED so as to deter crime and to facilitate security measures and shall meet all of the following standards in addition to the other standards of this Section.
5-5(G)(2) Parking Spaces and Circulation
Parking spaces and circulation shall meet technical standards in the DPM.
5-5(G)(3) Building Design Standards
All parking structures that provide parking for multi-family dwellings, mixed-use development, and non-residential development shall comply with the following standards. These standards do not apply to any garage for low-density residential development.
5-5(G)(3)(a) Minimum and maximum setbacks for the parking structure are the same as those for the primary building.
5-5(G)(3)(b) No horizontal length of any façade shall extend longer than 40 feet without the inclusion of architectural elements such as decorative grillwork, louvers, translucent screens, alternating building materials, projection of lintels, portals, and other external features to avoid visual monotony. A change in color alone does not satisfy this requirement.
5-5(G)(3)(c) Each street-facing façade shall be designed to screen all parked vehicles to a height of 4 feet to conceal internal light sources when viewed from the public street.
5-5(G)(3)(d) The height of an accessory parking structure shall not exceed the height of the primary building it serves.
5-5(G)(3)(e) Where a parking structure is located beneath or within a primary building, if loading docks are provided, they shall be integrated into the parking structure.
5-5(G)(3)(f) For parking structures that occupy 75 percent or more of the street-facing façade of a building, any vehicular ingress/egress locations shall include a planter.
5-5(G)(3)(g) Where parking structures for multi-family residential development abut a street, the street-facing wall shall contain at least one opening of at least 5 feet in length for every 10 parking spaces on the ground floor.
5-5(G)(4) Centers, Main Street Areas, and Premium Transit Areas
In all Centers identified in the ABC Comp Plan, Main Street areas, and Premium Transit areas, parking structures shall comply with the following standards in addition to those listed in Subsections (1), (2), and (3) above.
5-5(G)(4)(a) The ground floor street-facing façade of the parking structure shall have a minimum ground floor clear height of 10 feet for a depth of at least 30 feet from the property line abutting the street to allow for conversion to a pedestrian-oriented use when the market supports that use.
5-5(G)(4)(b) Parking structure ramps shall not be visible from any public street.