(A) Arrangement of required off-street parking space.
(1) Off-street parking space requirements for any apartments, dormitories, or any similar attached dwelling uses shall be located not more than 300 feet from the principal use they serve and may be detached therefrom. Off-street parking space requirements for any commercial, industrial, or institutional uses shall be located not more than 700 feet from the principal use they serve and may be detached therefrom. Such required parking spaces may be consolidated into a large parking area serving other buildings and uses if approved by the Board of Adjustment. The Administrative/Enforcement Officer shall apply to the Board for an original interpretation when building permits are requested in such cases.
(2) The Board may not authorize the total amount of parking space required for all buildings and uses to be diminished except as follows. If a consolidated parking area serves buildings or uses which do not generate automobile parking at the same times (i.e., churches and stores), total parking space may be diminished to the maximum required by those buildings and uses which do generate the parking of automobiles at the same time.
(B) Proof of availability. The Board of Adjustment may require a plat, deed, and any other proof necessary to show that required parking space, if located off the premises it serves, is controlled by and available to the applicant for a building permit.
(C) Surfacing of parking, loading, unloading, and vehicular access areas. All areas utilized for parking, loading, unloading, and/or the access thereto, including all driveways, aisles, and other circulation areas, shall be surfaced with an acceptable impervious material to provide a durable and dust- free surface. This requirement shall be enforced in all zones.
(D) Drainage for parking, loading, unloading, and vehicular access areas. All parking and loading areas shall provide for proper drainage of surface water to prevent the drainage of water onto adjacent properties or walkways.
(E) Maintenance of parking, loading, unloading, and vehicular access areas. The owner of property used for parking and/or loading shall maintain the area in good condition without holes and free of all dust, trash, and other debris.
(F) Lighting of parking, loading, unloading, and vehicular access areas. Any parking area which is intended to be used during non-daylight hours shall be properly illuminated to avoid accidents. Any lighting devices used to illuminate a parking area shall be placed or directed so as to permit the beams or illumination to be directed or beamed away from a public street, highway, sidewalk, or adjacent premises so as to minimize glare or reflection that may constitute a traffic hazard or nuisance.
(G) Screening and/or landscaping of parking, loading, unloading, and vehicular access areas. Whenever a parking area is located in or adjacent to a Residential District, it shall be effectively screened on all sides which adjoin or face any property used for residential purposes by an acceptably designed wall, fence, or planting screen. The fence, wall, or planting screen shall not be less than four feet nor more than six feet in height and shall be maintained in good condition. The space between the fence, wall, or planting screen and the lot line of the adjoining property in any Residential District shall be landscaped with grass, shrubs, or evergreen ground cover, and maintained in good condition. In the event that the terrain or other natural features are such that the erection of the fence, wall, or planting screen will not serve its intended purpose, then no fence, wall, or planting screen shall be required.
(H) Access and aisle requirements.
(1) All parking areas shall be designed in such a manner that any vehicle entering or exiting from or onto a public or private street shall be traveling in a forward motion. Access driveways for parking areas or loading spaces shall be located in such a way that any vehicle entering or exiting the lot shall be clearly visible for a reasonable distance to any pedestrian or motorist approaching the access from a public or private street.
(2) The exits and entrances to the parking area shall be clearly marked. The minimum width of aisles providing interior vehicular circulation to individual parking spaces shall be as specified below. Only one-way traffic shall be permitted in aisles serving single-row parking spaces placed at any angle other than 90 degrees.
Parking Angle | Aisle Width (Feet)
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parallel | 12 |
30 degree | 12 |
45 degree | 13 |
60 degree | 18 |
90 degree | 24 |
two-way | 24 |
(3) Parking areas having more than one aisle or driveway shall have directional signs or markings in each aisle or driveway.
(I) Striping requirements. All parking areas with a capacity of over 12 vehicles shall be striped with double lines six inches both sides of center between stalls to facilitate movement into and out of parking stalls.
(J) Wheel blocks. Whenever a parking lot extends to the property line, wheel blocks or other suitable devices shall be installed to prevent any part of a parked vehicle from extending beyond the property line.
(K) Sidewalk maintenance. Under no circumstances shall any parking, loading, or unloading space requirement infringe upon the required pedestrian sidewalk area. It shall be the responsibility of the owner of the parking or loading area to maintain the sidewalks in good condition and free of obstructions.
(Prior Code, § 152.190) (Ord. 920.27, passed 10-7-1993) Penalty, see § 152.999