Off-street parking areas shall conform to the regulations of Chapter 1187 and to the parking requirements set forth below:
(a) Schedule 1163.11 Minimum Parking Setbacks. Off-street parking shall be located in compliance with the minimum setbacks, measured from the street right-of-way or property line, as specified below unless otherwise noted. The area within the parking setbacks shall remain unobstructed by structures except as otherwise permitted in this Code.
(b) Cross Access to Off-Street Parking Lots. Parking lots shall be interconnected with non-residential parking lots on adjacent properties to the maximum extent feasible. Permanent cross-access easements or other acceptable agreements for adjacent lots with interconnected parking lots shall be submitted in language acceptable to the City's Law Director and the Planning Commission.
(c) Setbacks for Joint Parking Facilities. When cross access between two parking areas is required or provided, the parking setback shall not be required for the opening which accommodates the drive aisle, but it shall be required in all other areas that abut the shared property line. When shared parking, which spans the mutual property line, is required or provided, the parking setback shall not be required.
(d) The area within the parking setback shall be landscaped in accordance with Chapter 1185, Landscaping and Screening Regulations.
(e) Off-street parking spaces shall be provided in compliance with Chapter 1187, Off-Street Parking and Loading Regulations.
(f) Loading and Service Areas.
(1) If separate loading and service areas are provided, these areas shall comply with the regulations in Section 1187.27
, Off-Street Loading Requirements.
(2) If separate loading and service areas are provided, these areas shall be located in the rear yard, unless the Planning Commission determines that placement in a side yard would lessen the impact on adjacent residential uses.