(a) Paving and Drainage: Off-street parking areas for more than five (5) vehicles shall be graded for proper drainage and improved with an acceptable impervious material to provide a durable and dust-free surface.
(b) Lighting: Parking areas utilized during non-daylight hours shall be properly illuminated to avoid accidents. Lights used to illuminate a parking lot shall be arranged to reflect the light away from adjoining property.
(c) Parking Space Use: Parking spaces located on a lot other than the one containing the principal use may be used with the approval of the Planning Commission provided a written agreement between the parties is filed with the application for a Construction Permit.
(d) Location: No parking area, including access drives, shall be closer than twenty feet (20') to any dwelling unit, school, hospital, or other institution for human care located on an adjacent lot unless separated by adequate screening at seventy-five percent (75%) opaqueness.
(e) Landscaping: Landscaping may be provided in lieu of such wall or fence and shall consist of a strip of land not less than fifteen feet (15') in width planted with an evergreen hedge or dense planting of evergreen shrubs not less than four feet (4') in height. In no case shall any part of a parking area be closer than one foot (1') to any established street or alley right-of-way.
(Ord. 2001-35. Passed 7-17-01.)