All off street parking facilities including entrances, exits, maneuvering areas, and parking spaces shall be in accordance with the following standards and specifications:
(a) Parking Space Dimensions. Each off street parking space shall have an area of not less than 200 square feet of space (ten by twenty feet), free of access drives and aisles, in usable shape and condition.
(b) Access. There should be adequate provision for ingress and egress to all parking spaces. Where the lot or parking spaces do not provide direct access to a public street or alley, an access drive shall be provided, with a dedicated easement of access as follows:
(1) For single-family, two-family or three-family residential units, the access drive shall be a minimum of nine feet in width.
(2) For all other residential uses and all other uses, the access drive shall be a minimum of eighteen feet in width.
(3) All parking spaces, except single, two or three-family dwellings shall have access to a public street or alley in such a manner that any vehicle leaving or entering the parking area from or into a public street or alley shall be traveling in a forward motion.
(c) Screening. Off-street parking areas of five or more vehicles shall be effectively screened on each side which adjoins or abuts a residential district. Such screening shall consist of a solid masonry wall or solid fence not less than four feet but not more than six feet in height, or a tight screen of hardy evergreen shrubbery of not less than four feet in height may be used. Any such screen shall be maintained in good condition. The space between such screen and the adjoining side or front lot line shall be landscaped with grass, hardy shrubs, or evergreen ground cover and maintained in good condition.
(d) Surface and Lighting. All off-street parking areas shall be graded and be permanently surfaced (asphalt or concrete binder) to provide a dustless surface and proper disposal of surface water. Any lighting used to illuminate the parking area shall be arranged to direct and reflect the light away from any adjoining premises in the residential districts.
(e) Drainage. All parking areas shall be graded and drained so as to dispose of surface water which might accumulate with or upon such area, and shall be designed to prevent excess drainage of surface water onto adjacent properties, walkways, or into the public streets.
(f) Barriers. Whenever a parking lot extends to a property line, fencing, wheel stops, curbs, or other suitable barriers shall be provided in order to prevent any part of a parked vehicle to extend beyond the property line.
(g) Visibility. Access of driveways for parking areas shall be located in such a way that any vehicle entering or leaving such parking area shall be clearly visible for a reasonable distance by any pedestrian or motorist approaching the access or driveway from a public or private street or alley.
(h) Marking. All parking areas exceeding twenty spaces shall be marked with paint lines, curb stones, or in some other manner approved by the Zoning Administrator, and shall be maintained in a clearly visible condition.
(i) Maintenance. Any owner of property used for off street parking shall maintain such areas in good condition without holes and free of all dust, trash, and other debris.
(Ord. 92-20. Passed 11-23-92.)