(A) Wherever a parking lot is built as required off-street parking, the parking lot shall be laid out, constructed, and maintained in accordance with the following requirements.
(B) The building of a parking lot is subject to the same requirements as for a building permit. The Zoning Administrator, in reviewing the application, may request the findings of the City Engineer on the basis of the requirements set forth in section (C)(1) through (C)(10) below.
(C) (1) Each parking space shall constitute a net land area of at least 180 square feet. The total parking lot space, including access lanes, shall constitute at least 300 square feet of land area per parking space.
(2) Adequate ingress and egress to the parking lot by means of clearly limited and defined drives shall be provided for vehicles (P-1 parking district only).
(3) Where the parking lot abuts a residential district, the required setback of parking spaces shall be as follows.
Abutment | Required Setback of Parking Spaces |
Across the street and opposite with residential lots fronting on that street | 10 feet from the street lot line |
Contiguous common frontage in same block | 10 feet from the street lot line |
Rear lot line | None |
Side lot lines | 2 feet from that side lot line |
(4) The land between the setback line and the lot line in a parking lot is, for the purposes of this ordinance, called a “buffer strip.” There shall be bumper stops or wheel chocks provided so as to prevent any vehicle from projecting over the buffer strip. The ground of the buffer strip shall only be used for the purpose of plant materials. All parking areas, except for single- and 2-family dwellings, shall be screened on all sides abutting a residential district or a street. This screening shall consist of an ornamental fence or planting hedge not less than 3 feet or more than 4 feet in height, of a type which will obscure vision at all seasons from adjoining property. In the event that a hedge is used, the minimum height shall be achieved within 3 years of initial planting.
(5) Where buffer strips are not required, bumper stops or wheel chocks shall be provided, so located as to prevent any vehicle from projecting over the lot line.
(6) The parking lot shall be drained to eliminate surface water.
(7) The surface of the parking lot, including drives and aisles, except the buffer strips, shall be constructed of a concrete or bituminous concrete surfacing. Lighting shall be arranged to reflect away from residential buildings, residential districts, and streets.
(8) Parking structures shall be built to satisfy off-street parking requirements, when located in commercial or industrial districts, subject to the area, height, bulk, and placement regulations of the districts in which located. (See Appendix A).
(9) Every parcel of land hereafter used as an automobile or trailer sales area or as an automobile service station shall be subject to the above requirements of this section.
(10) Plans for the layout of off-street parking facilities shall be in accordance with the following minimum requirements.
Parking Pattern | Maneuvering Lane Width | Parking Space Width | Parking Space Length | Total Width of 1 Tier of Spaces Plus Maneuvering Lane | Total Width of 2 Tiers of Spaces Plus Maneuvering Lane |
0 (parallel parking) | 12 feet | 8 feet | 23 feet | 20 feet | 28 feet |
30 to 53 | 13 feet | 9 feet | 20 feet | 32 feet | 52 feet |
54 to 74 | 18 feet | 9 feet | 21 feet | 39 feet | 60 feet |
75 to 90 | 25 feet | 9 feet | 19 feet | 44 feet | 63 feet |
(11) All shopping center developments shall have direct access to a primary road as determined by the City Planning Commission. No regular public access shall be made through a residential local street.