All driveways and parking facilities shall be constructed in accordance with standards established by the Village Engineer and the following:
(a) Grading and Pavement. Parking facilities and access driveways shall be so graded and drained so as to dispose of all surface water and drainage so that such surface water and drainage shall not be allowed to flow onto adjacent properties including the right-of-way or remain standing in said driveways or parking facilities. All parking facilities and driveways improved or constructed shall be bituminous or Portland cement pavement, pavers, embossed concrete, gravel, porous pavement, Grasscrete (or other pervious paving system), or another approved pavement material in accordance with standards established by the Village and approved by the Village Engineer and the Planning and Zoning Commission. All gravel or other non-paved parking facilities and driveways shall be maintained so as not to create a hazard. Gravel or other driveway material shall not collect on driveway aprons or the public right of way.
(b) Illumination in Parking Facilities. All lighting used to illuminate such parking facilities shall be so arranged as to direct the light away from adjoining properties or streets, and no open light sources such as the stringing of light bulbs shall be permitted.
(c) Marking. Any off-street parking facility for five (5) or more off-street parking spaces shall indicate the location of each parking space, the location of spaces for persons with disabilities, and the location and direction or movement along the aisles and access drives providing access thereto by painting upon the surface, by raised directional signs, or by markers or other similar measures placed in the surface.
(d) Maintenance. All parking facilities shall be maintained in a manner to keep it as free as practicable from rubbish, paper and other loose particles, and snow and ice shall be promptly removed. All signs, markers or any other methods used to indicate direction of traffic movement and location of off-street parking spaces shall be maintained in a neat and legible condition. Any walls, trees and shrubbery, as well as surfacing of the parking lot, shall be maintained in good condition throughout its use for parking purposes. It shall be the responsibility of the property owner to maintain and repair parking lots as may be necessary, in the opinion of the Village, so as to provide a dustless surface in good condition, properly drained, and free of obstructions and nuisances in accordance with the requirements of this Chapter.
(Ord. 2011-14. Passed 4-9-12.)