The following regulations shall apply to all use districts:
(a) No building shall hereafter be erected, nor shall any building be remodeled or altered to provide for a greater degree of or intensity of use, and no change shall be made in the use of a building or premises that will increase the parking space needs or loading space needs of such building or premises, unless the requirements of this chapter are fulfilled for the off-street parking or garaging of motor vehicles of the occupants, employees, patrons, clients or guests thereof, and for off-street loading or unloading. Adequate street access to parking and loading spaces shall be provided and kept open and unobstructed.
(b) For the purpose of this chapter, a one-car parking space shall not be less than nine feet (9') in width, nor less than twenty feet (20') in length, and shall be accessed from a driveway adequate in width for the angle of parking. The driveway width for ninety (90) degree parking shall be not less than twenty-two feet (22'). The driveway width for other parking angles shall be as established by the City Engineer. Spaces shall be clearly marked, and off-street parking requirements set forth in this chapter shall have reference to such car parking spaces and to such abutting driveway, both entirely off the right of way of any public street. Any required parking space for a building or use which is provided on adjoining or adjacent premises, where such arrangement is permitted under this chapter, shall be in the form of allocation of not less than the required number of parking spaces for the exclusive use of such building or premises during its normal hours of activity or operation.
(c) Where parking lots are required they shall comply with the following conditions: the driveways and parking space shall be smoothly graded, adequately drained and hard-surfaced with concrete, asphaltic concrete or other bituminous material. Surface water shall not be permitted to discharge over the public sidewalks or roadways or onto other premises.
(d) For the purposes of computing required off-street parking, gross floor area shall mean the total area of all floors measured from the exterior faces of the building.
(e) Sources of light for illumination of parking lots shall be shielded so that the light source is not directly visible from residential property and light spillage at the property line shall not be greater than 0.1 lumens. Lighting shall be installed in conformance with a lighting plan approved by the Planning Commission.
(f) The side yard, front yard, building and setback lines requirements established elsewhere in this Zoning Code for buildings and other structures shall also apply to parking lots when they are required herein. Whenever a parking lot or driveway thereof adjoins a residence district, such parking lot or driveway shall be separated from the residence district by a solid masonry wall or other effective screening at least six feet high and extending to, but not in front of, the setback building line.
(Ord. 2013-14. Passed 9-25-13.)