Off-street parking areas shall comply with Chapter 1181, Off-Street Parking and Loading Regulations, and the parking requirements below:
(a) Cross Access to Off-Street Parking Lots. Parking lots in the Industrial Districts should be interconnected with non-residential parking lots on adjacent properties to the maximum extent feasible. Permanent cross-access easements or other acceptable agreements for adjacent lots with interconnected parking lots shall be submitted in language acceptable to the City's Law Director and the Planning Commission.
(b) Setbacks for Joint Parking Facilities. When cross access between two parking areas is required or provided, the parking setback shall not be required for the opening that accommodates the drive aisle, but it shall be required in all other areas that abut the shared property line. When shared parking, which spans the mutual property line, is required or provided, the parking setback is not required to be provided.
(c) Landscaping within the Parking Setback. The area within the parking setback shall be landscaped in accordance with Chapter 1187, Landscaping, Screening, and Lighting Regulations.
(d) Landscaping Off-Street Parking Areas. The off-street parking area shall be landscaped and screened in accordance with Chapter 1187, Landscaping, Screening, and Lighting Regulations.
(e) A masonry wall, fence or hedge, six (6) feet in height, and landscaped ground cover shall be required between parking areas and a side or rear lot line of a Residence district.
(f) Loading and Service Areas.
(1) Loading and service areas in the Industrial Districts shall be located in the rear yard, unless the Planning Commission determines that placement in a side yard would lessen the impact on adjacent residential uses.
(2) Loading and service areas shall comply with the applicable parking setback requirements set forth in this Chapter, except adjacent to a Residence District when the minimum setback shall be twenty-five (25) feet. Loading and service areas shall be screened in accordance with the provisions set forth in Section 1187.07, Screening of Accessory Uses and Structures. Loading and service areas utilized between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. shall comply with sub-section 1159.06 (k), Night Operation.
(Ord. 2023-029. Passed 4-18-23.)