Every lot hereafter developed as a parking area and also a motor vehicle or trailer sales lot, shall be developed and maintained in accordance with the following requirements:
(a) Screening and/or Landscaping.
(1) henever a parking area is located in or adjacent to a residential district or lot used for residential purposes, 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. Such fence, wall, or planting screen shall not be less than four feet (4') nor more than six feet (6') in height and shall be maintained in good condition.
In the event that terrain or other natural features are such that the erection of such fence, wall, or planting screen will not serve the intended purpose, then no such fence, wall, or planting screen and landscaping shall be required.
(2) The space between such fence, wall, or planting screen and the lot line of the adjoining premises in any residential district shall be landscaped with grass, hardy shrubs, or evergreen ground cover and maintained in good condition. (Ord. 2305. Passed 12-21-65.)
(b) Landscape Strip Required.
Any open parking area (including parking spaces and interior access lanes, but excluding loading, unloading, and storage areas) that contain more than 100 vehicular parking spaces shall provide a landscape strip in the R-1-a, R-4, C-1, C-2, C-3, M-1, M-1-a, and M-2 Districts, and in any other districts where property is developed for the purpose other than single- and multi-family dwellings. A landscape strip is measured from the right-of-way, as illustrated in the following diagram. (Ord. 20-137. Passed 2-16-21.)
(1) This landscape strip shall be provided along the full width of the lot and shall be mounded in accordance with Section 1183.09(b)(1)A., and unoccupied, except for landscape treatments such as trees, plantings, earth mounds, terraces, shrubs, permitted signs, and driveways (generally perpendicular to the right-of-way line).
A. Earth Mounding: The strip shall be mounded to block or screen the view of any adjacent off-street parking areas and shall be constructed with plant material to prevent erosion. Slopes on earth mounds shall be no greater than three to one (3:1) with a generally flat crest. Earth mounds shall also vary in height and alignment with random plant material placement.
(2) Within this landscape strip, there shall be at least one (1) three-inch (3") caliper deciduous tree or small flowering trees with creative placement every fifty feet (50') of road frontage, along with random shrub plantings.
(3) Earth mounds and decorative landscape treatment shall not block adequate safe distances at driveway locations and intersections (Refer to Section 1181.04(b)).
(4) The width of the landscape strip shall be no less than thirty feet (30'). Corner lots shall have landscape strips of required width on both frontages.
(c) Interior Parking Area Landscaping.
(1) Any open parking area (including parking spaces and interior access lanes, but excluding loading, unloading, and storage areas) that contain more than 100 vehicular parking spaces shall provide interior landscaping in addition to any other required perimeter landscaping.
(2) The amount of this interior parking landscaping shall not be less than five square feet (5 s.f.) of landscaped area for each one hundred square feet (100 s.f.) or fraction thereof, of off-street parking area.
(3) Landscaped areas shall be dispersed throughout the parking area in peninsulas and islands, provided that each island or peninsula is not less than sixty-four square feet (64 s.f.) In size.
(4) Landscaped islands or peninsulas shall be vegetated with grass or similar plant material not to exceed two feet (2') in height. For each three thousand square feet (3,000 s.f.) of open parking area, there shall be no less than one, three-inch (3") caliper deciduous tree placed in landscaped islands or peninsulas. Trees shall have a clear trunk of at least five feet (5') above the ground.
(d) Minimum Setbacks for Parking Areas.
In no case shall any part of a parking area be closer than four feet (4') to any established street or alley right-of-way, or any side or rear lot line.
(e) Surfacing.
The required number of parking and loading spaces as set forth in Sections 1183.02 and 1183.08, and together with driveways, aisles, and other circulation areas, shall be surfaced with a concrete or bituminous concrete or of compacted gravel or crushed stone properly sealed and surface treated as approved by the City Engineer so as to provide a durable and dust-free surface.
(f) Drainage.
All parking and loading areas shall provide for proper drainage of surface water to prevent the drainage of such water onto adjacent properties or walkways. These areas shall be so graded and drained as to dispose of all surface water accumulated within the area and shall be so arranged and marked as to provide for orderly and safe loading or unloading and parking and storage of self-propelled vehicles.
(g) Lighting.
Any parking area which is intended to be used during non-daylight hours shall be properly illuminated to avoid accidents. A cut-off type luminaire shall be used to illuminate a parking lot and shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from the adjoining property in the district. When located adjacent to business uses, the light source shall not be visible at a height greater than five feet (5') above ground level. When located adjacent to residential uses, the light source shall not be visible at ground level or above.
(h) Maintenance.
The owner of property used for parking and/or loading shall maintain such area in good condition without holes and free of all dust, trash, and other debris.