A. Curb Cuts:
1. Width: No driveway curb cut access within the public right of way shall exceed the following unless approved by the city engineer:
a. Single-family dwellings with two (2) stall garages: Twenty four feet (24').
b. Single-family dwellings with three (3) stall garages: Twenty seven feet (27').
c. All other uses: Twenty four feet (24').
2. Number Allowed: Each property shall be allowed one curb cut access for each one hundred twenty five feet (125') of street frontage, except by conditional use permit. All property shall be entitled to at least one curb cut. Single-family uses shall be limited to one curb cut access per property unless a conditional use permit is approved, subject to the following criteria:
a. The additional access is necessary to provide adequate on site circulation.
b. The additional access shall create a minimum of conflict with through traffic movement and shall comply with the requirements of this chapter.
3. Setbacks: Curb cuts may not be placed closer than five feet (5') to any side or rear lot line.
4. County Roads: Curb cuts onto county roads shall require review by the county engineer. The county engineer shall determine the appropriate location, size, and design of such access drives and may limit the number of access drives in the interest of public safety and efficient traffic flow.
5. Sensitive Areas: Curb cuts to principal structures which traverse wooded, steep, or open field areas shall be constructed and maintained to a width and base material depth sufficient to support access by emergency vehicles as determined by the city engineer.
B. Signs: Signs shall not be located in a parking area except as necessary for disability accessibility and for the orderly operation of traffic movement. Such signs shall not be a part of the permitted advertising space. (Ord. 5, 12-14-2006)
C. Curbing: Except for single-family, two-family and townhouses, all open off street parking shall have a perimeter concrete curb barrier around the entire parking lot. Except as may otherwise be allowed in B-2 zoning district, such curb barrier shall be set back a minimum of five feet (5') from any property line and located entirely outside any drainage and utility easements. (Ord. 43, 6-11-2009)
D. Striping: Except for single-family, two-family and townhouses, all parking stalls shall be marked with white or yellow painted lines not less than four inches (4") wide.
E. Surfacing: Except in the UR district and as otherwise provided under this subparagraph E, all parking spaces and driveways shall be surfaced with concrete, bitumen, or pavers. Other materials such as decorative rock, gravel, sand, or bare soil are prohibited. This requirement also applies to open sales lots, open rental lots, and outdoor storage or display areas. All parking areas and driveways shall be maintained in a safe and proper manner. The owner shall not allow weeds to grow through the surface or surface materials to become deteriorated. If a gravel side parking area was constructed on the property prior to the effective date hereof, the surface shall be permitted for parking. No such surface shall be expanded or enlarged.
F. Lighting: Lighting in an off street parking area shall be shaded or diffused so as to reflect the light away from adjoining property and adjacent traffic areas as regulated in accordance with section 11-4-7 of this title. All light fixtures shall be a downcast style.
G. Maintenance Of Off Street Parking Areas: It shall be the joint responsibility of the operator and owner of the principal use, uses and/or building to maintain, in a neat and adequate manner, the parking space, accessways, landscaping and required fencing. (Ord. 5, 12-14-2006)
H. Location: All accessory off street parking facilities required herein shall be located as follows:
1. Spaces accessory to one- and two-family dwellings shall be on the same lot as the principal use served unless guest parking is provided elsewhere.
2. There shall be no off street parking space within five feet (5') of any property line except as follows:
a. B-2 District: Zero lot line parking area setbacks shall be allowed within the B-2 district subject to the following conditions:
(1) A five-foot (5') parking area setback shall be maintained along street rights of way (not including alleys). Such setback area shall be sodded or landscaped with approved ground cover, shrubbery, or trees.
(2) If applicable, a maintenance and joint use agreement shall be executed and recorded against the titles of the affected properties.
(3) Parking areas shall be located entirely outside any drainage and utility easements.
b. Shared Access And Joint Parking: Zero lot line setbacks shall be allowed in cases of shared access and joint parking subject to the following conditions:
(1) The access and/or parking area layout is approved by the city engineer.
(2) A maintenance and joint use agreement shall be executed and recorded against the titles of the affected properties.
(3) If applicable, the conditions of section 11-9-5 of this chapter related to joint parking are satisfied.
3. When parking stalls abut a sidewalk, the minimum sidewalk width shall be six feet (6').
4. Parking stalls shall not be located where they obstruct doorways, driveways, or pedestrian walkways.
5. All disability accessible stalls shall be located in close proximity to entrance areas and shall not be hindered by inappropriately located curb cuts, catch basins, etc. (Ord. 43, 6-11-2009; amd. Ord. 208, 2-13-2020; Ord. 244, 3-10-2022)