Parking lots and storage garages shall conform with the following improvement and maintenance standards:
(a) Such lot shall be surfaced either with concrete not less than six inches in thickness or with bituminous surface of not less than two inches in depth on top of a compacted, crushed stone base not less than six inches in depth, or with any surfacing adjudged by the City Engineer to be equal or superior to either or these types.
(b) Provision shall be made for the disposal of storm water so that such water shall not flow onto adjoining property or adjacent sidewalks in a quantity or manner that would be detrimental thereto, or inconvenient to persons using the sidewalk.
(c) A structurally sound wall or other protective device approved by the City Engineer to ensure safety shall be installed around each side of the parking lot wherever such lot adjoins a public street, sidewalk, or alley. An adequate retaining wall shall be installed wherever necessary to prevent the washing of soil to and from adjoining property and a wall.
(d) The location and width of entrances and exits to and from the lot or garage shall be as determined by the City Engineer, but there shall not be more than one entrance and one exit, or one combined entrance or exit, along any one street unless same is deemed necessary for the alleviation of traffic congestion and interference of traffic movement along such street.
(e) The location of each parking space and the location and direction of movement along the driveways providing access thereto shall be indicated by painting upon the surface, by raised directional signs, or by markers or other similar measures placed in the surfacing, where required by the City Engineer.
(f) Whenever a parking area extends to a lot line, street curb, sidewalk, planter strip, or building, a wheel stop device consisting of blocks, a permanent curb, expanded sidewalk, or other suitable restraint shall be installed to prevent any part of a parked motor vehicle from extending beyond the property line, overhanging a pedestrian walkway or sidewalk, or damaging any building, structure or landscaping.
(g) A sign, the size and character of which shall be approved by the Director of Building and Zoning, shall be installed showing the ownership of the lot or garage and the permitted use thereof. If the lot or garage is so operated that a charge is made for the use of the parking facilities, the rates for parking shall be legibly shown upon the sign.
(h) Any person operating a parking lot or garage shall either:
(1) File with the City a bond in such form as may be prescribed by the City Attorney and in such amount as required by the Director of Building and Zoning which shall be surety for any judgment for damages rendered against the operator of the parking lot, resulting to person or property, when incurred while using the parking lot; or,
(2) Carry public liability insurance in such amount as may be required by the Director of Building and Zoning.
(i) Parking spaces shall be constructed of either impervious material such as macadam, asphalt, asphaltic concrete or paving brick, or pervious material such as marble chips or loose gravel, to a minimum depth of four inches. However, any repair or partial replacement of parking spaces constructed of impervious materials must be completed with the same or similar impervious material.
(j) Parking spaces shall be maintained free of weeds and other debris.
(k) When a parking space is constructed of pervious material such as loose gravel or marble chips, a border made of material sufficient to clearly define the parking space from the adjacent lawn area or an adjacent property shall exist at all times. Such border shall also prevent the spread of parking space materials to adjacent lawn areas or property and vice versa. The border material shall be subject to the approval of the Director of Building and Zoning.
(l) No person shall park or stand a vehicle, except a bicycle, in a front, side, or rear yard unless a parking space or driveway is constructed and maintained in accordance with this section.
(m) Adjacent street and alley surfaces shall be kept free of parking space construction materials.
(n) Any parking lot or parking space not in conformity with the regulations of this section is hereby declared to be a nuisance and therefore immediately becomes unlawful, even if such use existed prior to this section.
(Ord. 98-13. Passed 9-8-98; Ord. 2012-01. Passed 1-17-12.)