(A) Use of parking facilities. Off-street parking facilities accessory to residential uses in accordance with the requirements of this section shall be used solely for the parking of passenger automobiles owned by occupants of the dwelling structures to which such facilities are accessory or by guests of the occupants. Under no circumstances shall required parking facilities accessory to residential uses be used for the storage of commercial vehicles or for the parking of automobiles belonging to the employees, owners, tenants, visitors or customers of business or manufacturing establishments.
(B) Joint parking facilities. Off-street parking facilities for different buildings, structures or uses, or for mixed uses, may be provided collectively in any zoning district in which separate parking facilities for each constituent use would be permitted, provided that the total number of spaces so located together shall not be less than the sum of the separate requirements for each use.
(C) Computation. When determination of the number of off-street parking spaces required by this chapter results in a requirement of fractional space, any fraction of one-half or less may be disregarded while a fraction in excess of one-half shall be counted as one parking space.
(D) Size. A required off-street parking space shall be at least eight and one-half feet in width and at least 20 feet in length, exclusive of access drives or aisles.
(E) Access. Each required off-street parking space shall open directly upon an aisle or driveway of such width and design as required herein and provide safe and efficient means of vehicular access to such parking space. All off-street parking facilities shall be designed with appropriate means of vehicular access to a street or alley in a manner which will least interfere with traffic movements. No driveway across public property nor curb cut shall exceed a width of 35 feet.
(F) In yards. Off-street parking spaces may be located in any yard except a required front yard in any district or in a required side yard of R-2 and R-2-1 Districts. Open off-street parking spaces serving residential buildings containing three or more dwelling units shall not be located closer than ten feet to any principal building.
(G) Design and maintenance.
(1) Open and enclosed parking spaces. Accessory parking spaces located on the same lot as occupied by the use served may be open to the sky or enclosed in a building.
(2) Surfacing. All open, off-street parking areas shall be improved with a compacted macadam base, not less than four inches thick, surfaced with asphaltic concrete or some comparable all-weather dustless material and the aisle or driveway leading to the parking areas shall be improved with an all-weather paved surface.
(3) Screening and landscaping. All open automobile parking areas containing more than four parking spaces shall be effectively screened on each side adjoining or fronting on any property situated in a residence district by a wall, fence or densely planted compact hedge not less than five feet nor more than six feet in height. Such required screening shall conform with the front and corner side yard setbacks required of the district in which the parking is located.
(4) Lighting. Any lighting used to illuminate off-street parking areas shall be directed away from adjoining residential properties in such a way as not to create a nuisance.
(5) Signs. Directional or other similar accessory signs are permitted on parking areas.
(6) Repair and service. No motor vehicle repair work of any kind shall be permitted in conjunction with accessory off-street parking facilities provided in a residential district.
(7) Completion of required surfacing and screening. All required surfacing, screening and landscaping of off-street parking areas shall be completed prior to the issuance of an occupancy permit for any use served by such off-street parking areas except as provided in § 152.027.
(Ord. passed 8-4-86)