Where parking space for five or more cars is permitted or required, the following provisions shall be complied with:
(a) Yards. No parking lot shall be located closer than ten feet to a public right-of-way. The area between the parking lot and street right-of-way shall be planted and maintained in lawn or other appropriate planting or shall be improved otherwise as approved in the site plan review.
(b) Curb bumpers. The required front and side yards shall be set off from the parking area by a fixed curb approved by the Planning Director, not less than eight inches nor more than two feet high.
(c) Lighting. Any lighting shall be so arranged as to direct light and glare away from streets and adjacent property.
(d) Surfacing. All parking lots shall be provided with a dust proof surface with adequate drainage facilities.
(e) Drainage. Parking lots shall not drain onto or across public sidewalks or into adjacent property, except into a natural watercourse or a drainage easement.
(f) Markings. Each parking space shall be marked off and maintained so as to be distinguishable.
(g) Entrances. On all corner lots, no vehicular openings shall be located at closer than 15 feet from the point of intersection of the established street right-of-way lines. No entrance or exit whether on a corner lot or not, shall exceed 30 feet in width at the property line or 40 feet at the curb line. There shall be a minimum distance between one-way driveways of 25 feet, measured along the curb line.
(h) Internal circulation. The internal circulation plan or parking lots shall be approved by the Planning Director.
(i) Solid waste container requirements. Sufficient space shall be provided on the premises for the location of solid waste containers as required by Chapter 10 of this Code or other County Ordinances regulating the collection and disposal of trash and garbage. Such solid waste container location may be in a required parking lot provided, that such location does not occupy a required parking space or maneuvering space; provided, further, that such solid waste container location shall provide convenient and safe access to the servicing vehicle. (11-20-75, art. 6, 6.01)
(Am. Ord. passed 6-21-2021)