(A) All applications for a building permit for uses requiring five or more off-street parking or loading spaces shall submit a site plan drawn to scale and dimensioned indicating the location and design of all off-street parking and loading spaces and driveway areas. A building permit shall not be issued until the Zoning Administrator has reviewed and approved the parking lot site plan. Any variance to the parking lot standards of this section shall be processed in accordance with § 151.06.13. At the discretion of the Zoning Administrator, parking lots with unusual designs may be referred to the Planning Commission and/or City Council for input.
(B) A parking lot with five or more parking spaces shall adhere to the following design standards:
(1) Areas devoted to parking, loading, and driveways shall be surfaced with materials suitable to control dust and drainage. The surface material shall be asphaltic, bituminous, or concrete pavement.
(2) The parking stalls and driveways shall be graded for proper drainage in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Code pertaining to stormwater. The city may require curbing as necessary to mitigate surface water runoff to public rights-of-way and/or adjoining properties.
(3) All asphaltic, bituminous, or concrete surfacing shall be marked with white or yellow lines not less than four inches wide.
(4) Any direct lighting source to illuminate off-street parking or loading areas shall be directed away from abutting uses and public rights-of-way and meet the requirements of Part 151.04.6 Lighting.
(5) No sign shall be so located as to restrict the sight, orderly operation, and traffic movement within any parking or loading area.
(6) The parking and loading areas must be screened from abutting residential uses or districts by a wall, fence, or densely planned compact hedge or tree cover of proper design to provide an adequate screen, and meeting the requirements of Part 151.04.3 Fencing and Screening.
(7) Parking lots, excluding entrance/exit drives, may not be constructed closer than three feet from the property line. This setback distance shall increase to ten feet for any portion of the parking lot abutting a residential use.
(8) In addition to the setbacks outlined in
subsection
(B)(7) of this section, sufficient space, as approved by the city, shall be provided for as a depository for snow cleared from the lot.
(Ord. 20220120-01, passed 1-20-22)