1157.02 LOCATION OF PARKING SPACES, SETBACKS, LANDSCAPING AND BUFFERING.

   The following regulations shall govern the location of off-street parking spaces and areas:

   (a)   Parking spaces for all detached residential uses shall be located on the same lot as the use which they are intended to serve;

      (Ord. 269-2001. Passed 12-17-01.)

   (b)   On a lot with a single-family residence, the parking area shall be located only on a surface in conformance with Section 1157.03(e) and not on the grass portion of the front yard;
(Ord. 097-2003. Passed 6-23-03.)

   (c)   Parking spaces for all commercial, industrial or institutional uses shall be located not more than 700 feet from the principal use;

   (d)   Parking spaces for apartments, dormitories, or similar residential uses shall be located not more than 300 feet from the principal use;

   (e)   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 adjoining lot;

   (f)   No parking shall be allowed in the public right-of-way, and in no case shall any part of a parking area be closer than four feet to any established street or alley right-of-way.

   (g)   Vehicular use areas containing six (6) spaces or larger shall provide for perimeter landscaping as indicated in the matrix in Section 1152.08. Vehicular use areas containing more than 6,000 square feet of area or twenty (20) or more vehicular parking spaces, whichever is less, shall provide interior landscaping of the peninsular or island types of uncompacted, well-drained soil as well as perimeter landscaping. For each 100 square feet or fraction thereof of vehicular use area, at least five square feet of landscape area shall be provided.

      (1)   Interior landscape requirements. Interior landscaping shall be dispersed throughout the parking area. Landscaping shall be situated such that large, unbroken areas of pavement are avoided.

         A.   Minimum area. The minimum landscape area permitted shall be 180 square feet, excluding curbs, with a four (4) foot minimum dimension to all trees from edge of pavement where vehicles overhang.

         B.   Maximum contiguous area. In order to encourage the required landscape areas to be properly dispersed, no individual landscape area shall be larger than 350 square feet in size in vehicular use areas less than 30,000 square feet and no individual area shall be larger than 1,500 square feet in vehicular use areas over 30,000 square feet. In both cases, the least dimension of any required area shall be four feet minimum dimension to all trees from edge of pavement where vehicles overhang. Individual landscape areas larger than above are permitted as long as the additional area is in excess of the required minimum total.

      (2)   Minimum tree specifications.

         A.   In addition to any tree requirements required by the City, a two inch (2") diameter tree for medium and large trees and one and one-half inch (1 ½") diameter tree for small trees (as measured six (6) inches above ground) shall be planted for each 5,000 sq. ft. of impervious surface.

         B.   To retain visibility, trees shall have a clear trunk of at least five feet above the ground. The remaining area shall be landscaped with shrubs, and/or ground cover, not to exceed three feet (3') in height.

      (3)   Perimeter landscaping for parking lots. Parking lots shall have perimeter buffer zones of a minimum width of six (6) feet along property lines or ten (10) feet along an adjacent right-of-way containing evergreen and/or deciduous plant material that will achieve an effective, dense screen of a height of at least three (3) feet within two (2) years of the time of installation. Perimeter buffer zone shall also contain deciduous trees.

      (4)   Vehicle overhang. Parked vehicles may hang over the interior landscape area no more than two and one-half (2 ½) feet. Concrete or other wheel stops shall be provided to ensure no greater overhang or penetration on the landscaped area.

      (5)   Grass and ground cover. Grass or ground cover shall be planted on all portions of the landscaped areas not occupied by other landscaped material. Such material fulfills required interior or perimeter landscaping.
(Ord. 269-2001. Passed 12-17-01.)