(a) Location of Parking Spaces
(1) Parking spaces for single and two-family residential uses shall be located on the same lot as the use which is to be served.
(2) Except as permitted otherwise in this Zoning Ordinance, and in the instance of joint parking facilities and authorized by this section, parking spaces for all non-residential uses shall be located on the same lot as the use which is to be served.
(3) Parking spaces for multiple family uses, dormitories or similar residential uses shall be located not more than 250 feet from the principal use served.
(b) Required Improvements for Parking Areas
(1) Paving: All required parking spaces, except for uses within any M District if said parking area is at least 700 feet from any Residential District, together with driveways, and other circulation areas, shall be hard-surfaced with a pavement having an asphalt or concrete binder, provided, however, that variances for parking related to school auditoriums, assembly areas, sports fields and other community meeting or recreation areas may be granted, provided that paved areas shall be provided for daily use parking areas. Where paving is not required, proper dust control measures shall be undertaken and maintained.
(2) Drainage: All parking spaces, together with driveways, aisles, and other circulation areas shall be graded and drained so as to dispose of surface water which might accumulate within or upon such area, and shall be designed to prevent the excess drainage of surface water onto adjacent properties, walkways, or onto the public streets. Adequate arrangements shall be made to insure acceptable diversion to an adequate storm water drainage system.
(3) Visibility: Access of driveways for parking areas shall be located in such a way that any vehicle entering or leaving such parking area shall be clearly visible for a reasonable distance by any pedestrian or motorist approaching the access or driveway from a public or private street or alley.
(4) The owner of a lot used for parking and loading shall maintain the parking area in good condition to be free of holes, trash, debris, and to adequately maintain the demarcation of parking spaces either through periodic restriping or other means.
(5) All parking spaces, except those required for single, two-, or three- family dwellings, shall have access to a public street or alley in such a manner that any vehicle leaving or entering the parking area from or into a public street or alley shall be traveling in a forward motion.
(6) Lighting: Any lights used to illuminate a parking lot shall be so arranged as to direct the light away from the adjoining property in any R District.
(c) Traffic Control Devices
(1) Entrances, exits and directional signs shall be provided where practicable, and signs shall conform to City sign regulations.
(2) All parking areas having a capacity in excess of twenty vehicles shall be striped with double lines twelve inches both sides of center between parking spaces.
(3) When a parking area extends to a property line, or where the extension of a vehicle beyond the front line of the parking space would interfere with drive or aisle access, wheel blocks or other devices shall be used to prevent such extension.
(d) Additional Regulations
(1) Where two or more uses are provided on the same lot, the total number of spaces required shall equal or exceed the sum of the individual requirements. In computation, a fractional space shall be rounded to the next highest number.
(2) No part of any parking area for more than five vehicles shall be closer than twenty feet to any dwelling unit, school, hospital or other institution for human care located on an adjacent lot unless separated by acceptable, adequate screening of seventy-five percent (75%) opaqueness. In no case shall any part of a pavement area be closer than five feet to any established street or alley right-of-way.
(e) The joint or collective provision of required off street parking areas shall comply with the following standards and requirements:
(1) All required parking spaces shall be located on the same lot with the building or use served, except that where an increase in the number of spaces is required by a change or enlargement of use, or where such spaces are provided collectively or used jointly by two (2) or more buildings or establishments, the required spaces may be located not farther than 500 feet from the building service, except as provided under Sections 1174.04, inclusive.
(2) Not more than fifty percent (50) of the parking spaces required for theaters, bowling alleys, dance halls, night clubs, taverns and similar uses, and up to one hundred percent (100%) of the parking spaces required for churches, schools, auditoriums and similar uses may be provided and jointly used by banks, offices, retail sores, repair shops, service establishments and similar uses that are not normally open, used, or operated during the same hours as the uses with which such spaces are jointly or collectively used.
(3) In any case where the required parking spaces are not located on the same lot with the building or use served, or where such spaces are collectively or jointly provided and used, a written agreement thereby assuring their retention for such purposes shall be properly drawn and executed by the parties concerned, approved as to form by legal counsel, and filed with the application for a zoning permit.
(Ord. 2005-34. Passed 12-12-05.)