Every parcel of land hereinafter used as a parking area shall be designed and maintained in accordance with the following requirements.
(A) Off-street parking areas shall equal or exceed the number of spaces required and shall be of usable shape and surface and have convenient ingress and egress. Aisles and access drives shall be designed so as to provide adequate vehicular maneuvering wholly on the property being served.
(B) All driveways shall be a minimum of five feet from a property line except single-family residential units or as otherwise provided for in the zoning regulations.
(C) Any lighting used to illuminate off-street parking areas shall be arranged so as to reflect away from any adjoining residential zone or uses or private right-of-way.
(D) Any off-street parking area having more than 2,000 square feet of area and/or used by five or more vehicles shall be landscaped and screened as required by the zoning regulations.
(E) All parking areas shall be paved and drained so as to dispose of all surface water within the parking area without carrying said water accumulation over a public sidewalk. Piping the water to a suitable out fall may be required.
(F) Where parking areas are provided for five or more vehicles, or are enlarged or expanded to provide five or more vehicles, they shall be paved with asphalt, concrete, brick or other properly bound surface, so as to be durable and dustless. Each parking space shall be physically delineated on the surface of the parking area. All driveway aprons shall be concrete pavement.
(G) Permanent storm water retention, approved by the Storm Water Department, shall be provided for all off-street parking spaces containing five or more parking spaces and/or more than 2,000 square feet. For off-street parking areas of 2,000 square feet or less, or less than five parking spaces, permanent storm water retention may be required by the Storm Water Department upon the determination that the lack of such retention would cause or aggravate flooding or other drainage problems on surrounding property.
(H) All parking spaces located along the perimeter of a parking area or adjacent to any structure on the lot shall be provided with concrete or other wheel stops or a curb, so as to stop any vehicle and provide protection for any landscape materials and pedestrians.
(I) Fire lanes shall be at least 20 feet in width with the road edge closest to the building at least ten feet from the building. The designation, use and maintenance of fire lanes on private property shall be accomplished as specified by the Fire Marshal.
(Ord. 06-2008, passed 6-16-2008, § 6.6; Ord. 08-2009, passed 7-6-2009)