(A) All off-street parking areas for four or more automobiles shall be developed in accordance with the standards of this section, except in the case of one-, two-family and multi-family dwellings, agricultural and rural uses, and storage of vehicular merchandise not counting toward the minimum requirements as set forth in this chapter.
(B) Required off-street parking spaces shall be so designed, arranged and regulated, as to have individual spaces marked, be unobstructed and have access to an aisle or driveway so that any automobile may be moved without moving another, and so that no maneuvering directly incidental to entering or leaving a parking space shall be on any public right-of-way or walkway.
(C) Off-street parking spaces may be open to the sky or enclosed in a building. In any instance when a building is constructed or used for parking facilities on the lot, said building shall be treated as any major structure and subject to all requirements thereof.
(D) No repair work, sales or service of any kind shall be permitted in association with accessory off-street parking facilities unless such facilities are enclosed in a building and otherwise permitted in the district.
(E) All open off-street parking areas shall be surfaced with an all-weather paving material capable of carrying a wheel load of 4,000 pounds, or improved with concrete or a compacted macadam base and surfaced with an asphaltic pavement, to adequately provide a durable and dust-free surface which shall be maintained in good condition and free of weeds, dirt, trash and debris; except that:
(1) A gravel surface may be used for a period not exceeding one year after the date of granting the certificate of occupancy where ground conditions are not immediately suitable for permanent surfacing as specified above; and
(2) A gravel surface in the area of storage or handling may be used permanently in association with industries that handle liquids or chemicals which create a potential hazard if containment should be lost and where absorption into the ground through a loose surface material would eliminate or alleviate such hazard.
(F) Driveway entrances or exits shall be no closer than 25 feet to any adjoining residential property line or ten feet to an adjoining non-residential property line or designed in such a manner as to least interfere with traffic movement. No driveway across public property at the right-of-way line of the street shall exceed a width of 30 feet; provided, however, two driveways not exceeding 30 feet in width each may constitute a single entrance-exit divider designed driveway; provided, further, that, such driveways shall conform to the requirements of the County Highway Department.
(G) In any district, each use which is so located that it fronts upon and provides access to an arterial thoroughfare shall provide a frontage land paralleling and adjoining the improved part of the right-of-way at least 11 feet in width for turn traffic entering the lot. Such frontage lane shall be at least 100 feet in length, exclusive of the entrance way and taper area; provided, however, if the lot frontage is too small to meet such requirement, the frontage lane shall extend the entire width of the lot.
(H) Any lighting facilities used to illuminate off-street parking areas shall be so located, shielded and directed upon the parking area in such a manner that they do not reflect or cause glare onto adjacent properties or interfere with street traffic. In no instance shall bare un-shaded bulbs be used for such illumination.
(I) Such parking areas shall be graded and properly drained in such a manner that there will be no free flow or water onto either adjacent property or public sidewalks. Further, any additional run-off generated by such improved areas shall be disposed of in appropriate drainage facilities.
(J) Such parking areas shall be so lined or designated as to ensure the most efficient use of the parking spaces, and provided with bumper guards or wheel guards so located that no part of the parked vehicle will extend beyond the boundary of the established parking area into any minimum required yard or onto adjoining property.
(L) Parking areas located in the business and industrial districts shall be provided with a landscape screen not less than four feet in height whenever the parking area is located within 100 feet of adjoining residential uses or fronting upon any adjoining residential uses, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
(M) The ground area between the required off-street parking area setback and any lot line shall be landscaped with appropriate material to adequately indicate delineation.
(N) Parking areas may be provided with a one-story shelter building or guard building which shall not exceed 100 square feet of gross floor area and shall conform to all the structural requirements of the district.
(Ord. passed - -2006, § 80.36(F)) Penalty, see § 156.999