(a) Business/commercial (B-1, B-2, B-3). The required number of parking and loading spaces as set forth in Sections 1181.03 and 1181.15, together with driveways, aisles, and other circulation areas, shall be improved with such material to provide a durable hard surface of asphalt, concrete or a combination thereof, unless an alternative surface or environmentally friendly surface is proposed and approved by the Code Enforcement Officer.
(b) Residential (R-1, R-2, R-3). The required number of parking and loading spaces as set forth in Sections 1181.03 and 1181.15, together with driveways, aisles, and other circulation areas, shall be improved with such material to provide a durable hard surface of asphalt, concrete, gravel, or a combination there of, unless an alternative surface or environmentally friendly surface is proposed and approved by the Code Enforcement Officer.
(c) Residents with drives and/or parking areas having a surface other than described above which existed before March 1, 2017, shall be permitted to continue their use. Nothing in this Chapter shall prevent an owner from performing any required maintenance on these existing driveways and/or parking areas. Any new residential construction or replacement or enlargement of existing driveways and/or parking areas shall require conformance with this Chapter.
(d) Commercial properties with drives and/or parking areas having a surface other than described above which existed before March 1, 2017, shall be permitted to continue their use. Nothing in this Chapter shall prevent an owner/operator from performing any required maintenance on these existing driveways and/or parking areas. Any new commercial construction or replacement or enlargement of existing driveways and/or parking areas, or the sale of the commercial property that has a driveway and/or parking area in violation of the requirements of this Chapter, shall require conformance with this Chapter.
(Ord. 16-1145. Passed 1-17-17.)