(A) All off-street parking lots including exits, entrances, drives and parking areas shall:
(1) Be designed to allow for traffic movement in accordance with the geometric design principles;
(2) Have physical access to a public street;
(3) Be so designed that all access to public street is by forward motion;
(4) Be graded, properly drained, stabilized and maintained to prevent dust and erosion; and
(5) Be continuously provided and maintained as long as the use which they serve exists.
(B) No parking lot designed or providing for more than six cars shall be located in the required front yard within the R-20, R-12 or R-10 Residential Districts.
(C) Within the O&I Office District, parking lots may be located in the front yard but lots of six or more cars shall not be located within ten feet of any public right-of-way line.
(D) When a parking lot with space for more than three cars adjoins any plot zoned for residential purposes, a screening device as defined in Ch. 10 shall be provided to protect residences from light, glare, noise and fumes.
(E) Handicapped accessible parking.
(1) A handicapped accessible parking space can be reduced to an eight foot width as long as the space is adjacent to a minimum five-foot access aisle marked and constructed to ADA standards. Otherwise, the parking space shall be sized as a standard parking space.
(2) All off-street handicapped accessible parking spaces shall be located in the closest parking area to a public entrance to the building but no more than 250 feet from such entrance.
(3) All off-street handicapped accessible parking spaces shall be designated by a sign or other means as specified by North Carolina Building Code and any other state requirements.
(4) The minimum number of spaces shall be provided according to the following table:
TABLE 8.2-F-1: HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE PARKING | |
Parking Spaces Provided | Minimum Handicapped Spaces Required |
1-25 | 1 |
26-50 | 2 |
51-75 | 3 |
76-100 | 4 |
101-150 | 5 |
151-200 | 6 |
201-300 | 7 |
301-400 | 8 |
401-500 | 9 |
501-1,000 | 2% of spaces provided |
>1,001 | 20 spaces, plus one for every 100 spaces |
(Ord. passed 5-13-1996; Ord. passed - -)