A. Off Street Parking:
1. All off street parking areas shall be sited and landscaped to mitigate visibility thereof from street rights of way and pedestrian pathways. Parking areas shall be screened to a minimum height of three feet (3').
2. Parking stall measurements and drive aisle widths shall conform to title 9, chapter 15 of the city code.
3. It is desired that all off street parking areas be aesthetically improved to reduce obtrusive characteristics that are inherent to their function. Landscape islands and/or pods shall be implemented in accordance with title 9, chapter 19 of the city code of West Des Moines except that parking rows along a building face shall only be required to implement terminal islands at the end of parking rows and shall not be required to provide intermediate islands within a linear row of parking.
B. Parking Ratios: The minimum number of parking stalls provided shall be 3.5 parking spaces per one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area of the primary building. A shared parking agreement will be utilized with the property to the west to provide a portion of the required parking.
C. Off Street Parking Lot Setbacks: Parking shall be set back so as to provide a minimum of ten feet (10') from the ultimate street right of way of 1st Street and Ashworth Road. No minimum setback shall be required along the west property line because of shared parking that will be utilized with the property to the west. (Ord. 2441, 10-5-2020)