Whenever the required off-street parking requires the building of a parking lot, and wherever a parking lot is built, such parking lot shall be laid out, constructed and maintained in accordance with the following regulations.
(A) Back-out parking prohibited. Except for parcels of land devoted to one- and two-dwelling uses, all areas devoted to off-street parking shall be so designed and be of such size that no vehicle is required to back into a public street to obtain egress.
(B) Parking rows.
(1) Continuous parking rows shall not exceed 17 parking spaces, unless separated by landscaped islands with a minimum width and depth equal to a parking space.
(2) Every parking row end shall provide a landscaped island not less in size of a standard parking space.
(C) Connections between lots.
(1) (a) Where practical neighboring parking facilities on different parcels shall be connected to eliminate the necessity of utilizing the public right-of-way for cross-movements between the uses.
(b) This practice also helps to reduce the number of necessary driveways which reduces the number of pedestrian/vehicle conflict points.
(2) In those cases where a previously developed site later agrees to add a connection point, the use(s) on the subject site shall not be penalized for spaces lost in order to accommodate the connection.
(D) Parking stalls and drive widths.
(1) Each parking area shall provide painted parking stalls of minimum width and length and drive area of minimum width as indicated in the following table.
Angle of Parking | Stall Width | Length | Drive Two-Way | Drive One-Way |
61 - 90 | 9 ft. | 18 ft. | 24 ft. | 18 ft. |
46 - 60 | 9 ft. | 18 ft. | 22 ft. | 15 ft. |
0 - 45 | 8-1/2 ft. | 18 ft. | 22 ft. | 12 ft. |
Parallel | 8 ft. | 22 ft. | 22 ft. | 12 ft. |
NOTES TO TABLE: Where practical, wheel stops shall be provided for all parking stalls. If wheel stops are provided with no raised curb, then the pavement requirement of the parking stall may be reduced from 18 ft. to 16 ft., allowing a 2-ft. overhang. | ||||
(2) For purposes of measurement, drives with parking on one side only shall be considered as one-way drives.
(E) Parking stalls for small cars.
(1) Where parking can be restricted to compact, sub-compact or mini-compact vehicles, stall depth may be reduced to 15 feet and width to eight feet; provided, all stalls shall be designated for small cars with signs and surface markings.
(a) All off-street parking facilities may provide compact parking spaces for up to 30% of their required parking spaces.
(b) All off-street parking facilities providing more than 100 parking stalls shall provide compact parking spaces for 30% of their required parking spaces.
(2) Compact parking spaces shall be placed on the same side of a drive.
(F) Parking surface. All parking surfaces shall be constructed to meet the following standards.`
(1) Parking surfaces located on properties within the suburban area denoted in the county subdivision and site plan regulations shall conform to the following standards.
(a) All facilities devoted to off-street parking for more than 15 spaces as required under this subchapter shall be of a paved surface construction such as plant mix asphalt, penetrating asphalt, concrete paving, pervious concrete, pervious and impervious pavers (to standard for vehicular traffic), and/or permeable grid vegetative or stone systems not to include gravel. Main aisles of the parking lot may be required to be asphalt or concrete when deemed necessary by the Planning Director or Engineering Official.
1. A minimum of 25% of the parking spaces of parking areas that provide more than 15 spaces shall be provided using permeable or pervious pavement options.
2. When 50% or more of the parking spaces of parking areas that provide more than 15 spaces are constructed utilizing permeable or pervious pavement options the minimum number of spaces required by § 155.331 of this chapter may be reduced up to 10%.
3. When 100% of the parking spaces of parking areas more than 15 spaces are constructed utilizing permeable or pervious pavement options the minimum number of spaces required by § 155.331 of this chapter may be reduced up to 15%.
(b) The parking lot shall be drained to eliminate surface water.
(2) Parking surfaces located on properties within the rural area denoted in the county subdivision and site plan regulations shall conform to the following standards.
(a) All facilities devoted to off-street parking for more than 15 spaces as required under this subchapter shall be of a paved surface construction such as plant mix asphalt, penetrating asphalt, concrete paving, pervious concrete, pervious and impervious pavers (to standard for vehicular traffic) and/or permeable grid vegetative or stone systems not to include gravel. Main aisles of the parking may be required to be asphalt or concrete when deemed necessary by the Planning Director or Engineering Official.
1. A minimum of 25% of the parking spaces of parking areas that provide more than 15 spaces shall be provided using permeable or pervious pavement options.
2. When 50% or more of the parking spaces of parking areas that provide more than 15 spaces are constructed utilizing permeable or pervious pavement options, the minimum number of spaces required by § 155.331 of this chapter may be reduced up to 10%.
3. When 100% of the parking spaces of parking areas more than 15 spaces are constructed utilizing permeable or pervious pavement options, the minimum number of spaces required by § 155.331 of this chapter may be reduced up to 15%.
(b) In cases where an off-street parking facility is required for a commercial use listed as a permitted or conditional use in the AG Zone and is occurring on property zoned AG, a non-paved surface construction may be allowed.
(c) The parking lot shall be drained to eliminate surface water.
(G) Pedestrian safety and circulation. In any parking facility where more than one aisle of parking stalls is to be provided, a pedestrian system should be provided which separates pedestrian movement from vehicular circulation. The pedestrian system shall provide access through the parking facility from the main entrance of the building on site to the adjacent right-of-way, any adjacent pedestrian facility that may exist (i.e., trails or other sidewalks not immediately adjacent to vehicle right-of-way) or to the nearest public transit shelter or pick-up location.
(H) Drive through drive aisle design. All drive aisles constructed to access a drive-through facility shall be designed to eliminate any possibility of interference with safe and efficient circulation on the development site or abutting public right-of-way.
(1) Spaces required.
Use | Minimum Spaces | Measured From |
Automated teller machine (ATM) | 2 per machine | Teller machine |
Bank teller lane, laundromats/dry cleaners, drug store, ice cream parlor drive-through lane | 3 per lane | Teller or window |
Eating and/or drinking use-including packaged alcohol | 6/3 per lane | 6 from pick-up window, with minimum 3 from place of ordering |
(2) Minimum dimensions. Each queue space shall be at least ten feet in width and 20 feet in length.
(I) Landscaping. In order to achieve better traffic control, eliminate glare, decrease excessive temperature, decrease runoff and alter the impressions created by continuously paved surface, landscape areas shall be provided within all parking lots. Such landscaping shall be in addition to areas planned for setbacks or buffers.
(1) Interior landscape islands shall be required within all parking facilities containing 6,000 or more square feet of area, or 20 or more parking spaces. A landscape area may be in the form of a strip planted with trees or shrubs and grass including a pedestrian walk between parking aisles or may be appropriately spaced, planted islands, peninsulas or other green space.
(2) In parking facilities containing 6,000 or more square feet of area, or 20 or more parking spaces, a minimum of one tree for every 20 parking spaces shall be provided, with shade trees of at least six feet in height.
(3) Landscape islands shall be installed with a lower elevation than the adjacent pavement, using curb cuts or other methods to ensure that their pervious nature is incorporated into the strategy of draining and treating surface water from the parking lot.
(4) Landscape islands shall be installed to provide landscape foliage for a minimum of 15% of the parking area. Such islands may be equally spaced within parking bays or grouped to provide more massive areas. Grouping may be encouraged to save large existing trees which will require greater area for root feeding and watering.
(5) Placement of landscape features shall not obstruct the vision of driveways or pedestrians at critical locations (i.e., access points and crosswalks).
(6) All parking facilities shall provide a landscape buffer when abutting residentially used or zoned property. This landscape buffer shall included a strip of evergreen trees at least six feet tall at time of planting or a privacy fence.
(7) (a) All parking facilities shall be screened, for the purpose of minimizing views of parked cars from the public right-of-way, by a three-foot minimum height screening of landscape material (trees, hedge, berming, decorative fencing/wall), except where pre-existing or proposed trees require breaks. This screening shall not encroach into the sight triangle at ingress/egress points.
(b) Note: in parking facilities for less than 20 spaces the interior landscape island requirement may be met entirely through the perimeter screening requirement. In parking facilities for more than 20 spaces, up to 50% of the interior landscape island square footage requirement may be met through the perimeter screening requirement.
(8) Exterior lighting shall be designed, erected and maintained so that light or glare is not directly cast upon adjacent properties or public rights-of-way.
(Ord. 8, passed 10-23-1987, § 10.04)
(J) Dumpsters. Dumpsters shall be located no less than ten feet from any property line and shall be screened on three sides. Dumpster screens shall consist of stone, brick, wood or plant material. Chain link fencing is not permitted for use as a screen. If plants are to be used as screening material they should be planted so as to reach the required height in one year (planting of mature plants recommended). Plants which die must be promptly replaced.
(Ord. 8, passed 10-23-1987, § 10.05)