A. Applicability
Section 6.2.9 applies to any:
1. surface parking lot with 10 or more spaces;
2. structured parking facility; or
3. property with a conditional use requiring 5 to 9 spaces that abuts an Agricultural, Rural Residential, or Residential Detached zoned property that is vacant or improved with an agricultural or residential use.
B. Parking Lot Requirements for Conditional Uses Requiring 5 to 9 Spaces
If a property with a conditional use requiring 5 to 9 parking spaces is abutting Agricultural, Rural Residential, or Residential Detached zoned property that is vacant or improved with an agricultural or residential use, the parking lot must have a perimeter planting area that:
1. satisfies the minimum specified parking setback under Article 59-4 or, if not specified, is a minimum of 8 feet wide;
2. contains a hedge, fence, or wall a minimum of 4 feet high; and
3. has a minimum of 1 understory or evergreen tree planted every 30 feet on center.
C. Parking Lot Requirements for 10 or More Spaces
1. Landscaped Area
a. A surface parking lot must have landscaped islands that are a minimum of 100 contiguous square feet each comprising a minimum of 5% of the total area of the surface parking lot. Where possible, any existing tree must be protected and incorporated into the design of the parking lot.
b. A maximum of 20 parking spaces may be located between islands.
c. A landscaped area may be used for a stormwater management ESD facility.
2. Tree Canopy
Each parking lot must maintain a minimum tree canopy of 25% coverage at 20 years of growth, as defined by the Planning Board's Trees Technical Manual, as amended.
3. Perimeter Planting
a. The perimeter planting area for a property that abuts an Agricultural, Rural Residential, or Residential Detached zoned property that is vacant or improved with an agricultural or residential use must:
i. be a minimum of 10 feet wide;
ii. contain a hedge, fence, or wall a minimum of 6 feet high;
iii. have a canopy tree planted every 30 feet on center; and
iv. have a minimum of 2 understory trees planted for every canopy tree.
b. The perimeter planting area for a property that abuts any other zoned property, right-of-way, or an Agricultural, Rural Residential, or Residential Detached zoned property that is improved with a civic and institutional, commercial, industrial, or miscellaneous use must:
i. be a minimum of 6 feet wide;
ii. contain a hedge or low wall a minimum of 3 feet high; and
iii. have a canopy tree planted every 30 feet on center; unless
iv. the property abuts another parking lot, in which case a perimeter planting area is not required.
4. Lighting
Parking lot lighting must satisfy Section 6.4.4, General Outdoor Lighting Requirements.
D. Structured Parking Requirements
1. A structured parking garage must have a living green wall or public artwork along 50% of the ground floor of any garage wall facing a right-of-way, residential property, or open space.
2. The roof illumination of a structured parking garage must satisfy Section 6.4.4, General Outdoor Lighting Requirements, except:
a. any lighting fixture located within 30 feet of the deck perimeter must be 15 feet or less in height; and
b. any fixture located elsewhere on the deck must be 30 feet or less in height.
E. Interim Conditions
The Planning Board may allow a parking lot that is constructed as an interim use under a sketch plan or site plan with an approved phasing plan to deviate from Section 6.2.9 if the Planning Board finds that a compatible, safe, and efficient alternative is provided.
(Legislative History: Ord. No. 18-15, § 1.)