All off-street parking lots shall be laid out, constructed, and maintained in accordance with the following requirements:
(a) Review and Approval Requirements. In the event that new off-street parking is proposed as part of a development requiring site plan review, said proposed parking shall be shown on the site plan submitted to the Planning Commission for review in accordance with Chapter 1175 of this Ordinance. In the event that proposed off-street parking is not part of a development requiring site plan review, the applicant shall submit a parking plan to the Planning Commission for review and approval.
(1) Plans shall be prepared at a scale of not less than fifty (50) feet equal to one (1) inch. Plans shall indicate the location of the proposed parking in relation to other uses on the site and on adjoining sites, the proposed means of ingress and egress, the number and dimensions of parking spaces, and the method of surfacing. Existing and proposed grades, drainage, water mains and sewers, surfacing and base materials, and the proposed parking layout shall also be shown.
(2) Upon completion of construction, the parking lot must be inspected and approved by the Building Official before a Certificate of Occupancy can be issued for the parking lot and for the building or use the parking is intended to serve.
(b) Layout Requirements. Plans for the layout of off-street parking facilities shall be in accordance with the following minimum requirements:
Parking Patterns | Lane Width | Parking Space Width | Parking Space Length | Total width of one tier of stalls and maneuvering lane | Total width of two tiers of stalls and maneuvering lane |
0o(Parallel Parking) | 12 ft. | 8 ft. | 23 ft. | 20 ft. (one way) 32 ft. (two way) | 28 ft. (one way) 40 ft. (two way) |
30o to 53o | 12 ft. | 8 ft. | 20 ft. | 32 ft. | 52 ft. |
54o to 74o | 15 ft. | 8 ft. | 20 ft. | 36 ft. | 58 ft. |
75o to 90o | 20 ft. | 9 ft. | 20 ft. | 40 ft. | 60 ft. |
(c) Access. All spaces shall be provided adequate access by means of maneuvering lanes. Backing directly onto a street or alley shall be prohibited.
(d) Ingress and Egress. Adequate ingress and egress to the parking lot shall be provided by means of clearly defined and limited drives. No entrance or exit from any parking lot in a non-residential district or from a non-residential use shall be nearer than twenty (20) feet to any residentially zoned district.
(e) Surfacing and Drainage. The entire parking area, including parking spaces and maneuvering lanes, shall have an asphaltic or concrete surface; and shall be graded and drained so as to dispose of surface water which might accumulate on such area on site or into an approved public storm water system. No surface water from such parking area shall be permitted to drain onto adjoining private property or across a public sidewalk. Parking lots shall be continuously maintained with a hard, smooth, dust-proof surface at all times.
(f) Bumper Stops. Bumper stops or curbing shall be provided so as to prevent any vehicle from projecting beyond the parking lot area or bumping any wall or fence or encroaching upon landscaping.
In all cases where parking lots abut public or private sidewalks, continuous concrete curbing or bumper stops, at least six (6) inches high, shall be placed so that a motor vehicle cannot be driven or parked on any part of the sidewalk. In all cases where necessary for the protection of the public and the adjoining properties, streets or sidewalks, curbs as described above, shall be installed.
(g) Striping. All spaces shall be outlined with three (3) inch stripes of paint, the color of which contrasts with the parking lot surface.
(h) Screening. All off-street parking areas, except those serving single and two-family residences, shall be screened in accordance with the provisions set forth in Chapter of this ordinance.
(i) Parking Setbacks. All parking setbacks as required elsewhere by this Ordinance shall be maintained.
(j) Landscaping. Where yard setbacks are required, all land between the required walls and the property lines, and other unpaved areas which are designed to break up the expanse of paving, shall be kept free from refuse and debris and shall be landscaped with lawns, deciduous shrubs, evergreen plant material, and ornamental trees, in accordance with Chapter 1183. All such landscaping shall be maintained in a healthy growing condition, neat and orderly in appearance.
(k) Lighting. All lighting used to illuminate any off-street area shall not exceed twenty (20) feet in height above the surface grade of the parking area, shall be a recessed “shoe box” fixture and shall be directed or shielded so as not to shine onto any adjacent properties or public right-of-ways.
(l) Signs. Accessory directional signs shall be permitted in parking areas in accordance with Chapter 1171.
(m) Buildings. No building or structure shall be permitted on an off-street parking lot, except for a maintenance building or attendant shelter, which shall not be more than one hundred (100) square feet in area and not more than fifteen (15) feet in height.
(n) Additional Requirements. In addition to the above requirements, parking areas shall comply with additional requirements or conditions which may be deemed as necessary by the Planning Commission for the protections of abutting properties in a residential district.
(o) Delay in Construction. In instances where the Board of Zoning Appeals determines that weather conditions prohibit parking lot construction, the construction may be temporarily waived, pending suitable weather, but the Board of Zoning Appeals shall require a cash or surety bond in the anticipated amount of the parking lot construction costs.
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(Ord. 1166. Passed 9-24-01.)