(A) Location. Parking areas may occupy any portion of a lot; provided that:
(1) In residential districts, open parking spaces or areas may be located in any yard, except a front yard or the street-side of a corner lot; and
(2) Garages and carports shall be subject to applicable side yard requirements for accessory buildings and structures as identified in each zoning district.
(B) Maneuvering. All parking areas shall be arranged so that parking maneuvers shall be accomplished without entering a public right-of-way, sidewalk or walkway within or adjoining the facility.
(C) Parking space dimensions. Minimum dimensions of parking areas shall be determined according to current design standards for parking lots; however, each space shall not be less than that identified in the table below:
Angle of Parking (Degrees) | Width | Depth | Aisle Width |
45 degrees | 9 feet | 19 feet | 12 feet |
60 degrees | 9 feet | 20 feet | 16 feet |
90 degrees (perpendicular) | 9 feet | 18 feet | 26 feet |
(D) Lighting. Adequate lighting shall be provided if parking areas are used after 6:00 p.m., with such lighting of full cut-off design and directed so as not to shine directly on adjacent properties.
(E) Screening.
(1) All parking areas intended to provide parking for more than ten vehicles shall be effectively screened from adjacent residential uses and rights-of-way in accordance with § 156.472(A) of this chapter. Such screening shall be continuous, broken only for access drives and walkways.
(2) Such screen shall be established in a manner as to effectively block the headlights of motor vehicles using the parking area. The screening shall not violate the vision clearance requirements of § 156.350 of this chapter.
(F) Paving. All paved parking areas together with driveways, aisles and the other circulation areas shall be surfaced with asphalt, concrete or equivalent pavement material to provide a durable, dustless surface in accordance with town design standards. Gravel may be considered an appropriate pavement material in residential areas for access to the parking area or driveway.
(G) Drainage. All parking areas intended to provide parking for more than ten vehicles shall provide for proper drainage of surface water to prevent the drainage of such water onto adjacent properties and onto sidewalks or to prevent pooling of water on the surface of the parking area. Any parking area intended to provide parking for more than ten vehicles shall obtain the approval of the Storm Water Board, to ensure that runoff and drainage are adequately provided for.
(H) Interior landscaping. All parking areas intended to provide parking for more than ten vehicles shall make appropriate provisions for landscaping, tree islands or similar natural interior landscaping as established in § 156.472(B) of this chapter.
(I) Wheel stops. Fencing, wheel stops, concrete curbs or other suitable barriers shall be provided in the parking area in order to prevent any part of a parked motor vehicle from extending beyond the parking area and from destroying any screening, buffering, landscaping or other plant materials.
(J) Visibility.
(1) Any parking area which uses a driveway leading to a public street shall maintain an area of vision clearance at the intersection of the driveway or curb cut and street right-of-way.
(2) An unobstructed vision clearance area within two ten-foot triangles formed by the intersection of a driveway pavement edge and street right-of-way shall be maintained at all times.
(3) No portion of a wall, fence or planting may exceed 36 inches above the pavement height within the vision clearance area.
(K) Marking. All paved parking areas shall mark all parking spaces with paint lines or in some other manner approved by the town and shall be maintained in a clearly visible condition.
(L) Maintenance. All parking areas shall be continually maintained in satisfactory condition so as to be safe, attractive and free of any debris, hazard, holes, nuisance or other unsafe condition.
(M) Stacking spaces for drive through businesses.
(1) Businesses utilizing drive through windows that offer drive through facilities shall provide a minimum stacking space for four vehicles for each drive through window or facility.
(2) Additional stacking space may be required based on the number of vehicles utilizing the drive through at peak hour as determined by the Building Commissioner.
(3) For the purposes of this chapter, one stacking space shall be construed as a minimum of nine feet in width and 18 feet in length.
(4) Such stacking space shall begin at the point of business transaction and shall accommodate four vehicles without obstruction to through vehicular traffic or parked vehicle areas. The point of business transaction shall include bank teller windows, fast food pick-up windows, a car wash bay or the drive through automated teller machine.
(N) Parking of commercial vehicles. Commercial vehicles, with or without signage, which are over nine feet in width and 18 feet in length shall not be stored in an off-street parking area. Such vehicles shall be parked or stored in the required off-street loading space(s) when not in use or during non- business hours.
(O) Parking for handicapped persons.
(1) Parking spaces for handicapped persons shall meet the requirements of the Indiana Uniform Building Code and the Indiana Handicapped Code.
(2) Each handicap space may be included in the computation of spaces required by this subchapter. All handicap spaces shall be clearly marked.
(Ord. passed 9-26-2006)