(A) Surfacing. All parking areas shall be an improved paved surface.
(B) On-street parking. On street parking is not permitted for private developments. All public on street parking provided in the right-of-way shall meet the standards included in this chapter (Table 5).
(C) Location. Parking spaces, aisles and turning areas shall be entirely within lot lines and shall not encroach on any public right-of-way. No parked vehicle shall overhang any public right-of-way.
(D) Grades. All driveway and parking lot grades shall meet the requirements for “multiple-family developments of more than 11 units” per Table 1, “Driveway/Feeder Road Standards”, § 14-3-1 of this title.
(E) Fire lane. A fire lane shall be required and must be located within 150 feet of all areas of the parking lot.
(F) Drainage. Proper drainage and storm water management shall be provided in all parking areas.
(G) Snow storage. All required parking and access areas shall be designed to accommodate on site snow storage (i.e., within boundaries of lot and not within the right-of-way). A minimum functional area equaling 30% of the paved area shall be provided contiguous to the paved area and designed to accommodate snow storage. Turf areas and other areas without trees may be utilized for this purpose. If driveways are heated, then the minimum snow storage area may be reduced to 10% of the required parking and access areas.
(H) Landscaping. Not less than 10% of the interior surface area of unenclosed off-street parking areas containing 15 or more parking spaces shall be devoted to landscaping. In addition, landscape borders not less than ten feet in depth shall be provided at all edges of parking lots containing 30 or more parking spaces. A landscape berm, wall, or fence of not less than four feet in height, of the same architectural style as the building, in combination with landscaping may be substituted for the landscape border. In developments with cross access or shared parking facilities, the landscape border between the developments shall not be required.
(I) Backing into the street/right-of-way. All parking for commercial and multiple-family developments shall be designed to allow a vehicle forward access to any street or right-of-way.
(J) Trailhead parking. Trailhead parking lots accommodating up to 15 parking spaces may be improved with gravel, but shall adhere to all other requirements contained in this chapter.
(K) Valet parking. Valet parking shall be allowed, but shall not exceed 50% of the required parking on site. Valet parking shall be calculated utilizing an eight-foot by 18-foot parking space for each car (parallel spaces must be nine feet by 20 feet). Cars may be parked up to four cars deep in a valet lot stacked in a manner in which any vehicles that may have to be temporarily moved by a valet to gain access to another vehicle can be temporarily parked in a location that does not block public drive/pedestrian aisles or a designated parking space.
(L) Tandem parking. Tandem parking is not permitted for commercial uses unless approved as valet parking.
(M) Parking structure ramp grade. Table 6 (below) outlines requirements for cross slope, ramp grade and centerline grade break in parking structures.
Table 6 | |||
Parking Structure Ramp Grades | |||
Parking Structure Ramp Type | Maximum Parking Space Cross Slope | Maximum Ramp Grades | Maximum Centerline Grade Break |
Passenger vehicle only and internal to structure | 6% | 14% | 8% |
Passenger vehicle only and external (exposed to weather) | 6% | Unheated 9%; heated 12% | 8% |
Commercial/loading and delivery | 6% | Unheated 9%; heated 12% | 6% |
(Ord., 9-21-1999; Ord. 28(2007) § 16)