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When bicycle parking spaces are provided in exchange for one or more required vehicular parking space, the following design standards shall apply:
(a) Location of Bicycle Parking Spaces.
(1) The bicycle parking area shall be convenient to building entrances and street access, but shall not interfere with normal pedestrian and vehicle traffic. For passive security purposes, the bike parking shall be well-lit and clearly visible to building occupants or clearly visible from the street.
(2) Uncovered bicycle parking spaces shall be no more than 50 feet from the principal building entrance and at the same grade as the sidewalk or an accessible route.
(3) Covered bicycle parking spaces shall be located in a secure location in an area that is easily accessible from the public right-of-way and building entrances. A secure location shall be one of the following: a locked room, a fenced area with a locked gate, or a location within view or within 100 feet of an attendant or security guard.
(4) Bicycle parking for residential uses may be provided in garages, storage rooms and other resident-accessible, secure areas. Space within dwelling units or on balconies are not counted toward satisfying bicycle parking requirements.
(b) Design of Bicycle Parking Spaces.
(1) Required bicycle spaces must have a minimum dimension of two feet in width by six feet in length, with a minimum overhead vertical clearance of seven feet. Each bicycle parking space must be accessible without moving another bicycle. There must be an aisle at least five feet wide between each row of bicycle parking to allow room for bicycle maneuvering.
(2) The area devoted to bicycle parking must be surfaced as required for vehicle parking areas.
(3) Bicycle racks must support the bicycle in a stable position. Structures that require a user-supplied locking device must be designed to easily allow a high-security U-shaped lock to secure the bike frame and one wheel while both wheels are still on the frame’s brackets. All racks must be securely anchored to the ground or a structure to prevent the rack from being removed from the location.
(Ord. 62-2014. Passed 6-2-14.)
(a) Surface. All parking areas, access drives and maneuvering areas shall have a smoothly graded, pavement stabilized and dustless surface and be provided with adequate drainage. There shall be adequate bumper guards or curbing where needed to prevent damage to landscaped and lawn areas.
(b) Lighting.
(1) For one, two and three-family dwellings, when provided, lighting shall be arranged, shielded and directed to limit exposure to adjacent residences.
(2) For institutional, multi-family, business and industrial uses, parking shall be provided with adequate lighting while parking is in use. Any outdoor lighting fixture used to illuminate an off-street parking area shall be full cut-off type fixtures, except for decorative light fixtures (See Figure 1) and shall be shaded or diffused so as to reflect the light away from the adjoining property and away from abutting traffic.
Figure 1
(c) Location and Buffer Requirements.
(1) Required parking spaces for one to three-family or multi-family residential buildings shall not be provided in a front yard except as provided in division (c)(2) below. If parking is provided in a side yard, it shall be located a minimum of three feet from the side lot line. For one to three-family houses temporary incidental parking may be located in a front yard access drive; however, permanent parking spaces shall not be installed in front of a required setback building line as established in Chapter 1385 or on the official zoning map except as provided in division (c)(2) below.
(2) For properties with existing attached garages forming a portion of a front building line: one permanent parking space may be located in the front yard on a paved area adjacent to the access drive provided that the total width of the access drive and the parking space shall not exceed eighteen feet and shall not be closer than three feet to the side lot line.
A. The additional pavement for the additional parking space shall be configured to permit vehicle movement over paved access to the space but shall not abut the public right-of-way unless expansion of the drive apron and curb cut is approved by the Director of Public Service.
B. The additional pavement for the additional parking space, including pavement necessary for turning into the space, shall conform to the following requirements:
1. Shall be configured to permit vehicle movement over paved access to the parking space;
2. Shall not exceed twenty-five feet in length;
3. Shall not extend more than thirty feet from the front line of the attached garage;
4. Shall not extend closer to the public right-of-way than five feet unless approved by the Director of Public Service.
(3 ) Parking spaces for conditional uses in a U1, U2 or multi-family district shall conform to plans approved in the conditional use approval process described in Chapter 1368.
(4) The location of all parking spaces/parking lots shall comply with setback requirements, landscaped buffer requirements, and other provisions of the district in which the parking lot is located.
(d) Landscaping on the Interior of Parking Lots. Landscaped islands shall be provided in the interior of parking lots in accordance with the following requirements:
(1) For any parking area designed to accommodate 50 or more vehicles, landscaped islands totaling not less than 7% of the total area of off-street parking areas shall be integrated into the parking areas to visually break up large expanses of paving and provide shading.
(2) Landscaped islands shall be a minimum of 100 square feet in area with a minimum width of five feet, and shall be curbed.
(Ord. 62-2014. Passed 6-2-14; Ord. 95-2016. Passed 9-6-16.)
Loading or unloading docks or platforms shall be provided for all nonresidential buildings hereafter erected or converted to such use. Such docks or platforms shall be not less than 12 feet wide, with a 14-foot height clearance, and located not less than 50 feet back from the building line along the street or alley, or not less than 80 feet from the centerline of the street.
(Ord. 62-2014. Passed 6-2-14.)
The parking and/or storage of a commercial vehicle on private property shall comply with the following standards based on the zoning district in which the property is located.
(a) U1 and U2 Districts. The parking of a commercial vehicle shall be in compliance with the home occupation regulations in Section 1377.01(e).
(b) U3, U3E and U3EL Districts. Only commercial vehicles that are associated with the maintenance of a multifamily residential development may be parked or stored on site, in compliance with the following.
(1) The commercial vehicle shall not exceed seven feet in height or 20 feet in length.
(2) Any commercial vehicle that has a sign graphic, either attached or painted on the vehicle, which exceeds four square feet in area shall be parked in an enclosed garage or in a side or rear yard.
(c) U4 and Campus Institutional Districts. The overnight parking and/or outdoor storage of commercial vehicles shall comply with the following:
(1) The overnight, outdoor storage of a commercial vehicle shall be permitted only when the vehicle meets the definition of a fleet vehicle used in the operation of the principal use located on the lot.
(2) Not more than three fleet vehicles shall be stored or parked overnight outdoors on a lot.
(3) The overnight, outdoor parking or storage of a fleet vehicle shall be located in the side or rear yard in the off-street parking areas.
(4) The maximum length of the stored or parked fleet vehicle shall be 30 feet.
(6) No semi-tractor, cab, trailer, or tractor-trailer shall be parked or stored outdoors overnight.
(d) U5, U6, U7 and U8 Districts. The overnight parking and/or outdoor storage of commercial vehicles shall comply with the following:
(1) The overnight, outdoor storage of a commercial vehicle shall be permitted only when the vehicle meets the definition of a fleet vehicle used in the operation of the principal use located on the lot.
(2) The overnight, outdoor parking or storage of a fleet vehicle shall be located in the side or rear yard in the off-street parking areas.
(3) In a U5 District, the area of the lot devoted to the outdoor storage of fleet vehicles shall not exceed 150% of the ground floor area of the principal building.
(4) Any area used for outdoor overnight parking or storage of a fleet vehicle shall be adequately screened from the adjacent properties in accordance with the landscape buffering requirements of the district in which the lot is located.
(5) The foregoing sections 1389.14(d)(1) - (d)(4) do not apply to multiple shift operations in a U6 District.
(Ord. 62-2014. Passed 6-2-14; Ord. 25-2018. Passed 2-20-18.)
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, all new construction and alterations to places of public accommodation and commercial facilities shall provide parking spaces that are designed and constructed to be readily accessible to persons with disabilities.
(Ord. 62-2014. Passed 6-2-14.)