Wherever the off-street parking requirements in § 153.277 above require the building of an off-street parking facility, the off-street parking lots shall be laid out, constructed and maintained in accordance with the following standards and regulations:
(A) The construction of any parking lot shall be in accordance with the requirements and provisions of this chapter and the construction shall be completed and approved by the administrative official before actual use of the property as a parking lot commences;
(B) (1) All the parking lots shall be hard-surfaced with asphalt or concrete, and shall be graded and drained so as to dispose of surface water, which might accumulate within or upon the area.
(2) No surface water from the parking area shall be permitted to drain onto adjoining property, except through public drain;
(C) (1) All illumination for or on the parking lots shall be deflected away from adjacent residential areas and public roads and highways, and shall be installed in a manner so as to allow the reduction of the amount of light in other than normal parking hours each day.
(2) The source of illumination in all parking lots abutting a residential area shall not be more than 13 feet above the parking lot surface;
(D) Adequate ingress and egress to the parking lot by means of clearly limited and defined drives shall be provided for vehicles;
(E) Wheel chocks or curbing shall be provided, so located as to prevent any vehicle from projecting over the lot line;
(F) Off-street parking shall be permitted to occupy a portion of the required front yard setback area provided that there shall be maintained a minimum unobstructed and landscaped setback of 10 feet between the nearest point of the off-street parking area, exclusive of access driveway, and the nearest edge of the proposed right-of-way line;
(G) Off-street parking shall be permitted in a required side or rear yard setback area provided that there shall be maintained a landscaping area complying with §§ 153.315 through 153.322 below, between the nearest point of the off-street parking area and the side or rear lot line, when the property line abuts any residential district; and
(H) Plans for the layout of off-street parking facilities shall be in accordance with the following minimum requirements.
Parking Pattern | Maneuvering Lane Width | Parking Space Width | Parking Space Length | Total Width of 1 Tier of Spaces Plus Maneuvering Lane | Total Width of 2 Tiers of Spaces Plus Maneuvering Lane |
0° (parallel parking) | 12 feet | 8 feet | 22 feet | 20 feet | 28 feet |
30° to 53° | 13 feet | 9 feet | 19 feet | 33 feet | 53 feet |
54° to 74° | 18 feet | 9 feet | 19 feet | 39 feet | 60 feet |
75° to 90° | 24 feet | 9 feet | 19 feet | 43 feet | 60 feet |
(Ord. 99, passed 11-18-1996, § 19.05; Am. Ord 148, passed 5-16-2006)