§ 156.104 REQUIREMENTS FOR PARKING LOTS.
   Where parking lots for more than 5 cars are permitted or required, the following provisions shall be complied with in addition to the requirements below:
   (A)   The lot may be used only for parking and not for any type of commercial use, but shall not preclude convention exhibits or parking of rental vehicles.
   (B)   All entrances, exits, barricades at sidewalks, and drainage plans shall be approved and constructed before occupancy.
   (C)   A strip of land 10 feet wide adjoining any street line or any lot zoned for residential uses shall be reserved as open space, guarded with wheel bumpers and planted in grass and/or shrubs or trees.
   (D)   Any parking lot of more than 5 cars which is adjacent, along the side or rear property lines, to property used or zoned for residential uses, shall be provided with screening as described in § 156.055.
   (E)   Only 1 entrance and 1 exit sign no larger than 2 square feet prescribing parking regulations may be erected at each entrance or exit.
   (F)   It shall be the duty of the property owner to keep the parking area free of damaging potholes, obstructions, and maintain the overall appearance and functionality of the parking area in good repair.
(Ord. 39, passed 10-3-2011)