(a) Off-street accessory parking areas shall provide parking spaces, each of which shall not be less than 200 square feet in area exclusive of access drives or aisles.
(b) Such parking areas shall be of usable shape, and so graded and drained and provided with adequate drainage facilities so that the adjacent properties and rights-of-way shall not be subjected to flooding by run-off water from the proposed parking area. All lighting used to illuminate such parking areas shall be so arranged as to direct the light away from adjoining premises or streets and no open light sources such as the stringing of light bulbs shall be permitted. All parking spaces, except those provided in conjunction with one and two-family dwellings, shall be improved with bituminous, concrete or equivalent surfacing.
(c) Driveways and parking areas in residential districts shall be setback a minimum of three (3) feet from any side or rear lot line.
(d) Wheel guards, including bumper guards as may be necessary, shall be provided in connection with any off-street parking area of five cars or more, to contain the cars on sloping surfaces; to prevent bumper over hang or other encroachment into the required or specified setback spaces.
(e) Entrances and exits shall be located to minimize traffic congestion and avoid undue interference with pedestrian access at street intersection corners. There shall not be more than two access ways abutting any streets. Such access ways shall be not less than twenty feet in width at the sidewalk line nor more than thirty feet at the curb cut line of the street. Residential uses may have access ways of not less than eight feet.
(f) No off-street parking facilities shall be located in front yard as required by the Zoning Ordinance, except:
(1) In commercial districts, off-street parking facilities may be located in front and side yards providing that points of access and related landscaping has been approved by the Planning Commission.
(2) In industrial district, off-street parking facilities may be located in front and side yards provided that points of access and landscaping have been approved by the Planning Commission.
(Ord. 270-09-02. Passed 9-10-02.)