1. Dimensions.
A. Standard parking stalls shall be 9 feet wide and 18 feet long.
B. Required drive aisle widths shall be as follows:
(1) For diagonal parking (15 to 75 degrees), 20 feet for one-way aisles and 24 feet for two-way aisles.
(2) For perpendicular parking (75 to 90 degrees), 24 feet for all aisles.
C. Parking facilities may provide up to 40% of their total stalls as designated compact stalls. Compact parking stalls shall be a minimum of 8.5 feet wide and 16 feet long.
D. Spaces designated for persons with disabilities shall have a minimum width of 12 feet. Each space shall provide a barrier free route to an accessible building entrance, which shall not require users to walk or wheel behind parked cars. Such spaces shall be designated with an upright sign exhibiting the universal symbol for accessibility by the handicapped. All such spaces shall be designed in compliance with the standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
2. Pavement and Drainage.
A. Off-street parking facilities shall be hard surfaced and maintained with materials sufficient to prevent mud, dust, or loose material. Acceptable hard surface materials shall include concrete, asphalt, or brick or concrete pavers.
B. Off-street parking facilities shall be designed and built to prevent the free flow of water onto adjacent properties or public rights-of-way.
C. Residential driveways which are not hard-surfaced at the effective date of this Zoning Code shall be required to come into compliance within two (2) years after adoption of this Code of Ordinances, or prior to the transfer of the title of the property, whichever comes first, unless they are rental properties or used as a home-based business.
3. Landscape and Screening Requirements. Unless otherwise noted, each unenclosed parking facility of over 3,000 square feet shall comply with the following regulations:
A. Each unenclosed parking facility shall provide a minimum landscaped buffer of ten feet along any street property line.
B. Each parking facility that abuts a residential district shall provide a ten-foot landscaped buffer along its common property line with the residential district.
C. Any parking facility which abuts property in a residential district shall provide a fence, wall, landscape screen, or earth berm not less than four feet in height for the length of the common boundary. A grade change, terrace, or other site feature which blocks the sight line of headlights into a residential property may satisfy this requirement, subject to the determination of the Planning Director.
D. Each unenclosed parking facility of over 4,500 square feet within a street yard shall provide interior landscaped area equal to no less than 5 percent of the total paved area of the parking facility.
E. Interior landscaping shall be credited toward the satisfaction of overall landscaping requirements set forth in Chapter 173 of this Zoning Code.
4. Entrances and Exits.
A. Adequate access to each parking facility shall be provided by means of clearly defined and limited driveways or access points. Such driveways shall be designed to direct nonresidential traffic away from residential areas.
B. Parking facilities other than driveways for single-family, duplex, two-family, or mobile home residential uses must permit vehicles to enter streets in a forward position.
5. Safety Features.
A. Parking facilities shall be designed to provide visibility of and between pedestrians and vehicles when circulating within or entering or leaving the facility, and shall not create blind, hidden, or hazardous areas.
B. Circulation patterns shall be designed in accord with accepted standards of traffic engineering and safety.
6. Lighting. Any lighting used to illuminate any off-street parking area shall be arranged to direct light away from adjoining properties in any residential district.
7. Maintenance. All parking facilities shall be maintained to assure the continued usefulness and compatibility of the facility. Acceptable maintenance includes keeping the facility free of refuse, debris, carts, and litter; maintaining parking surfaces in sound condition; maintaining aisle lines and the painted surfaces of signs; and providing proper care of landscaped areas.
8. Adjustment. For uses subject to conditional use permit approval, the Board of Adjustment may adjust the minimum requirements of this section, in order to provide design, usability, attractiveness, or protection to adjoining uses in a manner equal to or greater than the minimum requirements of this chapter.