The purpose of the requirements in this chapter is to provide for appropriate landscaping, screening, and outdoor parking lot lighting that will
(a) Protect residential and all other environments from adverse effects, such as noise, odors and dust, of more intensive adjacent uses;
(b) Protect users of parking areas from excessive wind, glare, and temperature extremes;
(c) Mitigate the adverse effects on public streets and adjacent properties of noise, blowing dust and debris, water runoff, and glare from motor vehicle headlights and parking area lighting;
(d) Provide adequate lighting in outdoor parking lots for the safety of residents, pedestrians, and motorists;
(e) Discourage unsafe access to and circulation within off-street parking areas;
(f) Contribute to improved community appearance and property values and preserve and enhance the mature “established” character of City neighborhoods;
(g) Preserve privacy in residential areas next to non-residential uses and discourage trespass thereupon;
(h) Provide trees that improve the urban environment by cooling the air and land, reducing carbon dioxide in the air, and producing oxygen; and
(i) Compensate for the inability in an older, densely developed city like Cleveland to buffer incompatible uses by use of wide yards and open spaces.
(Ord. No. 639-2024. Passed 11-4-24, eff. 11-6-24)