[R.O. 2009 §25-276; Ord. No. 2739 §43-70.1, 5-20-1985; Ord. No. 5104, 9-18-2023]
For every use, activity or structure permitted by this Chapter
and for all buildings or structures erected in accordance therewith,
there shall be provided sufficient space for access and off-street
standing, parking, circulation, unloading and loading of motor vehicles
that may be expected to transport its occupants, whether as patrons,
residents, customers, employees, guests or otherwise, to an establishment,
activity or place of residence at any time under normal conditions
for any purpose. When a use is authorized to expand or intensify,
accessory off-street parking and loading shall be provided in accordance
with the regulations herein for the area or capacity of such expansion.
[R.O. 2009 §25-277; Ord. No. 2739 §43-70.2, 5-20-1985]
Every building permit application for a new, enlarged or remodeled
building, structure or use shall include therewith, as specified further
in this Chapter, a parking site and landscape plan, drawn to scale
and fully dimensioned, showing any off-street parking or loading facilities
and related site improvements and landscaping.
[R.O. 2009 §25-278; Ord. No. 2739 §43-70.3, 5-20-1985]
When a building or structure undergoes a decrease in the number
of dwelling units, gross floor area, seating capacity, number of employees
or other unit of measurement specified hereinafter as a means for
determining required off-street or loading facilities, or when the
application of the standards herein would result in a requirement
for fewer total off-street parking or loading spaces than are provided
on the subject site, the available off-street parking and loading
facilities may be so reduced accordingly, provided that existing off-street
parking or loading facilities may be so decreased only when the parking
or loading facilities remaining would at least equal or exceed the
off-street parking or loading requirements resulting from application
of the provisions of these standards to the entire building or structure
as modified in use or capacity.
[R.O. 2009 §25-279; Ord. No. 2739 §43-71.1, 5-20-1985; Ord. No. 4119 §1, 3-17-2008]
A.
The
term "total floor area", as employed in this Article,
shall mean the gross floor area (GFA) or the sum of the gross horizontal
areas of the several stories of the building, including accessory
buildings, measured from the exterior faces of the exterior walls
or from the centerline of party walls and including garages, porches,
utility rooms, stairways, recreation rooms and storage rooms, but
excluding the open areas of multi-story atriums, unenclosed balconies
and patios.
[Ord. No. 5104, 9-18-2023]
B.
The
term "total floor area", as employed in this Article,
shall mean the gross floor area (GFA) or the sum of the gross horizontal
areas of the several stories of the building, including accessory
buildings, measured from the exterior faces of the exterior walls
or from the centerline of party walls and including garages, porches,
utility rooms, stairways, recreation rooms and storage rooms, but
excluding the open areas of multi-story atriums, unenclosed balconies
and patios.
[R.O. 2009 §25-280; Ord. No. 2739 §43-71.2, 5-20-1985; Ord. No. 3822 §4, 3-18-2002]
Facilities accessory to a residential use which are developed in any residential district in accordance with the requirements of this Article shall be used solely for the parking of passenger motor vehicles or commercial vehicles of not more than five (5) tons gross weight owned by occupants of the dwelling structures to which such facilities are accessory or by guests of such occupants. There shall be no more than two (2) vehicles per occupant of the premises of legal driving age permitted on such driveway or parking facility (see Section 365.070).
[R.O. 2009 §25-281; Ord. No. 2739 §43-71.3, 5-20-1985]
It shall be unlawful to utilize any required off-street parking
or loading facilities for motor vehicle repair work, service, display
or sales of any kind except as expressly permitted elsewhere in this
Chapter.
[R.O. 2009 §25-282; Ord. No. 2739 §43-71.4, 5-20-1985]
No area designated as a required parking area in connection
with any designated building or use shall be operated as a commercial
or public parking lot providing parking spaces for the general public
or for the occupants, tenants, customers, clients or residents of
any other use or activity for a fee or other compensation.
[R.O. 2009 §25-283; Ord. No. 2739 §43-71.5, 5-20-1985; Ord. No. 4172 §1, 3-24-2009]
All entrances and exits to parking and loading areas from a public right-of-way, except for those being provided for individual single-family residential lots, shall be subject to specific approval by the Board of Aldermen by site plan approval in accordance with Article II, Division 9 in order to ensure the smooth and safe circulation of vehicles to and from the public street system. In no event shall parking or loading spaces be provided in a manner requiring the backing out of vehicles into public right-of-way with the exception of driveways for individual single-family residential lots on local streets.
[R.O. 2009 §25-284; Ord. No. 2739 §43-71.6, 5-20-1985; Ord. No. 5104, 9-18-2023]
A.
All
required off-street parking or loading spaces shall be provided on
the same parcel of land occupied by the use or building to which it
is appurtenant. Provided, however, that where there are, in the judgment
of the Planning and Zoning Commission, practical difficulties in satisfying
the requirement for parking space and/or if the public safety or convenience
would be better served by another location, the Planning and Zoning
Commission may recommend authorization of an alternate location for
any portion of the required parking for a non-residential use which
will adequately serve the public interest, subject to the following
conditions:
1.
Required accessory off-street parking facilities may be provided
elsewhere than on the lot on which the principal use served is located,
provided that the property occupied as parking is in the same possession,
either by deed, by easement or by long-term lease which has a term
equal to or exceeding the projected life of the facility occupied
by the principal use. The owner shall be bound by covenants filed
on record in the office of the County Clerk, requiring the owners,
heirs or assigns to maintain the required number of off-street parking
spaces during the existence of such principal use.
2.
Pedestrian access shall be available within a walking distance of
not more than three hundred (300) feet measured from the nearest point
of public access to the building to the nearest part of the accessory
parking area.
3.
Such separated parking space shall be usable without causing unreasonable
traffic congestion, detriment to any residential neighborhood or hazard
to pedestrians or vehicular traffic.
[R.O. 2009 §25-285; Ord. No. 2739 §43-71.7, 5-20-1985]
All accessory parking facilities, whether provided in fulfillment
of or in excess of the requirements of this Article and whether located
on the same or on a different lot from the principal use as provided
in the preceding Section, shall be located on the property zoned within
the same or a less restrictive zoning district as the principal use
served by the parking.
[R.O. 2009 §25-286; Ord. No. 2739 §43-71.8, 5-20-1985; Ord. No. 5104, 9-18-2023]
A.
Off-street
parking facilities for different buildings, structures or uses, or
for mixed uses, may be provided and used collectively or jointly in
any zoning district in which separate off-street parking facilities
for each constituent use would be permitted, subject to the following
provisions:
1.
The total number of spaces so located together is not less than the
sum of the separate requirements for each use, unless an approved
shared parking study proves to the satisfaction of the Board of Aldermen
temporal differences in parking demand among the uses sharing the
joint or collective parking allow for such a reduction in parking.
2.
A legally sufficient written agreement ensuring the perpetual joint
usage of the common parking for the combination of uses or buildings
is properly drawn and executed by the parties concerned, approved
as to form and execution by the Board of Aldermen and City Attorney
and filed with and made part of the application for a building permit.
3.
Up to fifty percent (50%) of the parking spaces required for a theater
or other place of evening entertainment, for a church, for multi-family
dwelling units or for a school may be provided and used jointly by
banks, offices, retail stores, repair shops, service establishments
and similar uses not normally open, used or operated during similar
hours if specifically approved by the Board of Aldermen; provided,
however, that written agreement ensuring the retention for such purpose
should be properly drawn and executed by the parties concerned, approved
as to form and execution by the Board of Aldermen and the City Attorney
and should be filed and made part of the application for a building
permit. Such approval may be rescinded by the Board of Aldermen of
the City and additional parking shall be obtained by the owners if
(at any time) the Board determines that such joint use is resulting
in a public nuisance or otherwise adversely affecting the public health,
safety or welfare.
[R.O. 2009 §25-287; Ord. No. 2739 §43-71.9, 5-20-1985]
[R.O. 2009 §25-288; Ord. No. 2739 §43-71.10, 5-20-1985; Ord. No. 4074 §1, 6-18-2007; Ord. No. 4119 §1, 3-17-2008; Ord.
No. 5104, 9-18-2023]
A.
The
number of parking and loading spaces to be constructed may be less
than the number of spaces required herein for the "PD" Planned Development
Overlay District if the following conditions are met to the satisfaction
of the Board of Aldermen after consideration and report by the Planning
and Zoning Commission:
1.
Evidence is submitted firmly documenting that the special nature
of the use, activity or building proposed requires less parking area
or spaces than required by this Chapter for the same.
2.
The site plan submitted to the Planning and Zoning Commission in accordance with Article II, Division 6 or Article II, Division 9 indicates that the location and layout of that portion of the parking requirement designated not to be constructed can and will be constructed accordingly if the Board of Aldermen determines at any time that all or any portion of this parking is necessary in the interest of the public health, safety and welfare.
B.
In
no event shall that portion of the required parking or loading which
is so designated not to be constructed as provided herein be counted
as open space or other non-paved area required by other provisions
of this Chapter.
C.
The Board of Aldermen, after consideration and report by the Planning and Zoning Commission, may authorize a reduction to the minimum or an increase above the maximum as specified in Section 400.1600, Schedule of Required Parking, in the number of parking and loading spaces required by this Chapter after a study by a registered professional engineer experienced in traffic and parking studies and certified nationally as Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE) is conducted, when such study clearly demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Board of Aldermen that a modification is warranted for a specific project. Said study shall meet the latest guidelines and procedures as outlined in "Shared Parking" published by the Urban Land Institute (ULI). Prior to any change of use or occupancy, additional analysis may be required if the Director of Planning and Development determines that the reduced parking ratio is no longer satisfactory for the development.
D.
A
total reduction of not more than twenty percent (20%) for developments
less than two hundred thousand (200,000) square feet in gross floor
area (GFA) under single ownership or management control, of the required
off-street parking and loading spaces, where it has been demonstrated
to the satisfaction of the Board of Aldermen by study of the combined
uses and customary operation of the uses that adequate parking would
be provided. The Board of Aldermen may authorize, after consideration
and report by the by the Planning and Zoning Commission, a further
reduction beyond twenty percent (20%) for developments greater than
two hundred thousand (200,000) square feet of gross floor area (GFA)
under single ownership or management control based on a similar approved
study as above.
[R.O. 2009 §25-289; Ord. No. 2739 §§43-73, 43-73.1 — 43.73.6, 5-20-1985; Ord.
No. 3033 §§11 — 12, 10-16-1989; Ord. No. 4119 §1, 3-17-2008; Ord. No. 4175 §1, 4-6-2009; Ord.
No. 4885, 8-7-2019; Ord. No. 5104, 9-18-2023]
A.
Criteria
For Number of Spaces. The following shall be the minimum number of
accessory off-street parking spaces required for each land use, activity,
building, or structure permitted by this Chapter. A maximum number
of parking spaces provided for a use shall be limited to no more than
one hundred and twenty (120%) of the minimum parking requirement.
When the determination of the number of required off-street parking
spaces results in a requirement of a fractional space, any fraction
of one-half (½) space or less should be disregarded and any
fraction over one-half (½) space shall count as one (1) space.
Parking spaces required on the basis of building floor area shall
apply to gross floor area as defined herein unless otherwise specified.
Parking spaces required on an employee basis shall be based on the
maximum number of employees on duty or residing, or both, on the premises
at any one time, which would include any overlap of employees at a
change of shift.
B.
Residential
And Lodging Uses.
1.
Single-Family And Two-Family Dwellings And Town Houses For Sale On
Lots Or Condominium Ownership. Two (2) parking spaces for each dwelling
unit.
2.
Multiple-Family Dwellings Or Apartments. One and one-half (1.5) parking
spaces for each dwelling unit. The allowable parking for multi-family,
rental apartments designed for and exclusively occupied by individuals
over the age of sixty (60) may be reduced to 0.85 parking space per
unit at the specific approval of the Planning and Zoning Commission.
3.
Motels And Hotels. Nine tenths (0.9) parking space for each sleeping
room. Additional spaces shall be provided for restaurants or places
of assembly within the development as scheduled elsewhere.
4.
Nursing Home. One (1) parking space for every three (3) beds occupied
at maximum capacity plus one (1) space for every vehicle used in the
operation of the facility stored on site (such as limousines, buses
and/or ambulance).
5.
Assisted Living. One (1) parking space for every two (2) beds occupied
at maximum capacity plus one (1) space for every vehicle used in the
operation of the facility stored on site (such as limousines, buses
and/or ambulance).
C.
Retail
And Service Uses.
1.
Indoor Retail Businesses. Four (4) parking spaces for each one thousand
(1,000) square feet of gross floor area (GFA).
2.
Recreation Centers, Swimming Pools, Skating Rinks And Other Public
Or Private Recreation And Amusement Facilities. One (1) parking space
for every three (3) customers or patrons computed on the basis of
maximum servicing capacity at any one (1) time, as determined by the
requirements of the City including the Fire Code or Building Code
as applicable, plus one (1) additional space for every two (2) persons
regularly employed on the premises at a peak period of use.
3.
Bowling Alleys. Five (5) parking spaces per lane.
4.
Restaurants And Other Eating And Drinking Establishments:
a.
Without Drive-In Or Carry-Out Facilities. Sixteen (16) parking spaces
for every, one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area (GFA),
including outdoor patio areas which provide seating for patrons (exclusive
of outdoor waiting areas).
b.
Carry-Out, Drive-In Or Other Fast-Food Restaurant. Fourteen (14)
parking spaces for every one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross
floor area (GFA).
c.
Bar/Lounge/Night-Club. Sixteen (16) parking spaces for every, one
thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area (GFA).
5.
Automobile Service Stations. One (1) parking space for each gas pump,
three (3) spaces for each service bay or similar facility, four (4)
spaces for one thousand (1,000) feet of gross floor area (GFA) associated
with the sale of convenience items and one (1) space for every two
(2) persons employed on the premises.
6.
Grocery Store Or Supermarket. Four and one-half (4.5) spaces per
one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area (GFA).
7.
Accessory Basement Storage Or Inventory Use. On-site parking shall be provided on the basis of one-half (½) space per one thousand (1,000) square feet of accessory basement space. (See Section 400.2100(A)(17)).
8.
Warehouse. Two (2) parking spaces for every three (3) employees.
9.
Banking Facilities. Four and one-half (4 ½) spaces for every
one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area (GFA) in addition
to stacking space for three (3) vehicles for each drive-through window
or ATM land plus the space at the window or ATM. Banks with headquarter
facilities may utilize the office parking rates for the portion of
the building dedicated to office space separate from the customer
service lobby of the retail bank.
10.
Barber/Beauty Salon. Two and one-half (2½) spaces for every
station staffed during the maximum shift. If station number is not
known at time of application, then four hundred (400) square feet
of the proposed building or tenant space per station may be used to
calculate the expected number of stations.
11.
Dry Cleaning Or Laundry Facilities. Four (4) spaces per one thousand
(1,000) square feet of gross floor area (GFA) used for the retail
operation.
12.
Medical Marijuana.
|
Commercial Uses
| |
|---|---|
|
Medical Marijuana Dispensary Facility
|
One (1) space per 300 square feet of retail plus one (1) space
per 400 square feet of office
|
|
Industrial Uses
| |
|---|---|
|
Medical Marijuana Cultivation Facility
|
One (1) space per 5,000 square feet of growing, processing and/or
testing area plus one (1) space per 400 square feet of office
|
|
Medical Marijuana Testing Facility
| |
|
Medical Marijuana-Infused Products Manufacturing Facility
| |
D.
Offices.
1.
General offices. Three and one-half (3½)
parking spaces per one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor
area (GFA) for business, professional, governmental or institutional
offices, but excluding medical offices.
2.
Medical or dental offices or clinics. Five (5)
parking spaces per one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor
area (GFA).
E.
(Reserved)
F.
Miscellaneous Uses.
1.
Libraries, museums, galleries and similar uses: Parking or storage space for all vehicles used directly in the operation
of such establishment plus four (4) parking spaces for each one thousand
(1,000) square feet of total floor area.
2.
Hospitals. Eighty-five one-hundredths (.85) space
per employee on duty at any one (1) shift change or sixty-five one-hundredths
(.65) space per full-time equivalent total employment, whichever is
greater, and additional parking spaces shall be provided for visitors
on the basis of six-tenths (.6) space per hospital bed.
3.
Pet care facilities. One (1) space for every four
hundred (400) square feet of gross floor area (GFA).
[R.O. 2009 §25-290; Ord. No. 2739 §§43-74, 43-74.1 — 43-74.6, 5-20-1985]
A.
Adequate space shall be provided to accommodate the loading and unloading of trucks, tractors and trailers servicing any commercial or industrial or any large scale residential or institutional use. The standards required for the provisions of such spaces are described in this Section. Loading berth space which is utilized for the location of trash collection or compaction units shall be provided for and shall be in addition to the loading space requirements provided in Subsection (F) of this Section.
B.
Area Of Loading Berths Or Space. A required off-street loading
berth or space shall be at least twelve (12) feet in width and at
least thirty-five (35) feet in length, exclusive of aisle and maneuver
space and shall have a vertical clearance of at least fourteen (14)
feet.
C.
Access To Loading Area. Each required off-street loading
space or berth shall be afforded appropriate means of vehicular access
to a street, highway or alley in a manner which will least interfere
with traffic movement.
D.
Surfacing. All open off-street loading shall be improved
with a compacted select gravel base and surfaced with an all-weather
dustless material, suitably designed for the intended use to a standard
approved by the City Engineer.
E.
Screening. All loading berths or spaces and truck circulation
which abut or are adjacent to a residential district shall be set
back at least fifty (50) feet therefrom unless it is completely screened
therefrom by building walls or a solid fence, wall or landscaping,
or any combination thereof, not less than six (6) feet in height and
set back at least fifteen (15) feet therefrom.
F.
Schedule Of Off-Street Loading Spaces.
1.
Offices and personal or community service establishments. One (1) loading space shall be provided for each such use, including
schools, medical or dental clinics, auditoriums or clubs, etc., having
greater than six thousand (6,000) square feet of gross floor space.
2.
Residential or housing uses. Any building or project
containing more than fifty (50) apartment dwelling units shall provide
one (1) loading berth for each two hundred (200) units or fraction
thereof. No loading space is required for any building or project
containing less than fifty (50) apartment dwelling units.
3.
Business or commercial uses. Every building or
use of land consisting of over three thousand (3,000) square feet
of gross floor area designed or adaptable for retail business purposes
or warehouse, wholesale or manufacturing use shall be provided with
loading space as follows:
|
Total Gross Floor Area
|
Number of Loading Spaces Required
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Up to 15,000 square feet
|
1 space
| |
|
15,000 to 50,000 square feet
|
2 spaces
| |
|
50,000 to 100,000 square feet
|
3 spaces
| |
|
Each additional 100,000 square feet
|
1 additional space
|
4.
Other similar users. The Planning and Zoning Commission
shall determine to which of the above categories of loading regulation
any specific use, including designated conditional uses, shall belong
or, determine other appropriate standards to be recommended to the
Board of Aldermen for addition to this Section by amendment of this
Chapter whenever the above regulations prove inapplicable.
[R.O. 2009 §25-301; Ord. No. 2739 §43-72, 5-20-1985]
The following design and maintenance standards shall apply to
all accessory parking facilities and to all commercial or public parking
facilities built as a primary land use.
[R.O. 2009 §25-302; Ord. No. 2739 §43-72.1, 5-20-1985]
A.
There
shall be an adequate, safe and convenient arrangement of pedestrian
circulation facilities, roadways, driveways, off-street parking and
loading space.
B.
Roads,
pedestrian walks and open space shall be designed as integral parts
of an overall site design. They shall be properly related to existing
and proposed building and appropriate landscaping.
C.
Buildings,
vehicular circulation and open spaces shall be arranged so that pedestrians
moving between buildings are not unnecessarily exposed to vehicular
traffic.
D.
Landscaped,
paved and comfortably graded pedestrian walks shall be provided along
the lines of the most intense use, particularly from building entrances
to streets, parking areas and adjacent buildings.
E.
The
materials used in the design of paving, lighting fixtures, retaining
walls, fences, curbs and benches shall be of good appearance, easily
maintained and indicative of their function.
F.
Ramps
shall be provided giving access from parking areas to the building
served for disabled persons utilizing wheelchairs.
[R.O. 2009 §25-303; Ord. No. 2739 §43-72.2, 5-20-1985; Ord. No. 3033 §13, 10-16-1989]
A.
Parking
facilities shall be landscaped and screened from public view to the
extent necessary to eliminate unsightliness and monotony of large
concentrations of parked cars.
B.
Parking
facilities shall be designed with careful regard to orderly arrangement,
topography, landscaping, ease of access and shall be developed as
an integral part of an overall site design.
C.
Any
above grade loading facility shall be screened from public view to
the extent necessary to eliminate unsightliness.
D.
Parking
spaces shall be specially designated for the parking of vehicles of
disabled persons according to the following schedule. Such spaces
shall be twelve (12) feet wide and located close to the building entry.
|
Total Parking Spaces
in Lot Up to 100
|
Accessible Parking Spaces Required
1 per each 25 spaces or fraction thereof
| |
|---|---|---|
|
101 — 150
|
5
| |
|
151 — 200
|
6
| |
|
201 — 300
|
7
| |
|
301 — 400
|
8
| |
|
401 — 500
|
9
| |
|
501 and over
|
2% of total parking spaces in lot
|
[R.O. 2009 §25-304; Ord. No. 2739 §43-72.3, 5-20-1985; Ord. No. 3033 §14, 10-16-1989]
A.
The
following schedule of parking space and layout standards shall apply
to all parking facilities provided in the City in accordance with
this Article:
|
Angle of Parking Row to Driveway Aisle (degrees)
| |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
30
|
45
|
60
|
90
| ||
|
One-way
|
One-way
|
One-way
|
One- or two-way
| ||
|
Depth of parking row
|
17
|
20
|
20
|
18
| |
|
Width of parking space
|
9
|
9
|
9
|
9
| |
|
Width of aisle
|
11
|
13
|
18
|
23
| |
|
|
Parallel parking spaces shall be at least twenty-three (23)
feet in length and eight (8) feet in width.
|
B.
Upon
approval of the Planning and Zoning Commission, up to thirty percent
(30%) of the required parking spaces may be smaller than provided
in the preceding Section for those uses of a site or lot which have
little turnover and are typically occupied all day or overnight, such
as for offices or apartments. Approved small car spaces shall be grouped
and clearly marked for small car use, rather than being scattered
simply to solve layout difficulties. Such small car spaces may be
provided in the following manner:
|
Small Car Spaces
|
Angle of Parking Row to Driveway Aisle (degrees)
| ||||
|
30
|
45
|
60
|
90
| ||
|
One-way
|
One-way
|
One-way
|
One-way or two-way
| ||
|
Depth of parking row in feet
|
15
|
18
|
18
|
16
| |
|
Width of parking space in feet
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
8
| |
|
Width of aisle in feet
|
11
|
13
|
18
|
23
| |
C.
The
Planning and Zoning Commission may approve the use of continuous curbs
as wheel stops and thus measure the size of parking spaces to be two
(2) feet less in length than otherwise required. In such instances
the parking layout should allow for the vehicle to overhang the curb
by two (2) feet and such overhang area must be clear of all obstructions
such as signs, trees, etc., and may not be regarded as required landscape
area or pedestrian circulation space.
[R.O. 2009 §25-305; Ord. No. 2739 §43-72.4, 5-20-1985; Ord. No. 3822 §5, 3-18-2002]
All open off-street parking areas shall be improved with a compacted base surfaced with an approved (by the Building Department, see Section 365.070) all-weather, dustless, load-bearing material suitably designed for the intended use. Parking and loading facilities shall be provided with adequate storm water drainage facilities to prevent damage or inconvenience to abutting property and/or public streets and alleys. Parking and loading areas shall be maintained in a clean, orderly and dust-free condition at the expense of the owner or lessee. The detention of storm water runoff shall be subject to further regulations in accordance with Article V, Division 7.
[R.O. 2009 §25-306; Ord. No. 2739 §43-72.5, 5-20-1985]
All parking spaces shall be marked by durable painted lines
at least four (4) inches wide and extending the length of the space
or by curbs or other means to indicate individual spaces. Signs or
markers located on the surface within a parking lot shall be used
as necessary to ensure efficient and safe traffic operation of the
lot.
[R.O. 2009 §25-307; Ord. No. 2739 §43-72.6, 5-20-1985]
Lighting shall be provided to illuminate any off-street parking or loading spaces to be used at night in accordance with Section 400.1880. If provided, the lighting shall be arranged and installed to deflect, shade and focus lights away from adjacent properties. The height, type, spacing and degree of cutoff of a light standard may be further regulated by the City Engineer in relation to specific site conditions or types of development.
[R.O. 2009 §25-308; Ord. No. 2739 §43-72.7, 5-20-1985]
A.
All
parking and loading areas shall be properly screened and landscaped
as set forth in this Division. It is the purpose and intent of this
Article to require adequate protection for contiguous property against
undesirable effects from the creation and operation of parking or
loading areas and to protect and preserve the appearance and character
of the surrounding neighborhoods and of the City through the screening
effects and aesthetic qualities of such landscaping.
1.
The landscaping shall include, to the extent necessary to further
the intent of this Section, shrubs, bushes, hedges, trees, decorative
walls or fencing as set forth below.
2.
The frontage along the entire parking or loading area adjacent to
any public or private street shall be landscaped and protected so
as to separate and screen any parking area from the adjacent streets,
including the provision of deciduous, hardwood street trees at not
more than thirty-five (35) feet on center located either within the
right-of-way, if approved by the appropriate public agency, or parallel
to the right-of-way on the subject property.
3.
When off-street parking or loading areas and other areas zoned for
any use except single-family and two-family residential districts
are located adjacent to a residential district or to any lot upon
which there is a dwelling as a permitted use, there shall be provided
along the lot line a continuous, solid fence or a masonry wall to
a height adequate to prevent the direct light from motor vehicle headlights
being cast on adjacent residential units but with a minimum height
of four (4) feet and not more than eight (8) feet except that the
height of such fence or wall shall not exceed three and one-half (3½)
feet within fifteen (15) feet of the public right-of-way.
4.
In addition to any landscaped front, back or side yard areas required
by this or any other Section, a minimum of ten (10) square feet of
interior landscaped area shall be provided within the parking lot
for each parking space. The landscaping shall be in one (1) or more
areas so as to minimize and reduce the apparent size of parking areas.
5.
All interior landscaped areas provided in accordance with the preceding
paragraph shall be raised and curbed and shall have a minimum area
of fifty (50) square feet and a minimum width of five (5) feet. Each
separate interior landscaped area shall include at least one (1) deciduous
shade tree of a type and size required by this Article and there shall
be a minimum of two (2) trees, within and up to, every one hundred
(100) linear feet of parking for each parking row. Such trees shall
be spaced evenly wherever possible and the ends of parking rows abutting
a circulation aisle shall be defined by interior landscaped areas
whenever feasible.
6.
Deciduous shade trees shall have a minimum caliper of three (3) inches
in the trunk measured one (1) foot above the ground with a clear trunk
of at least five (5) feet where provided for screening, buffering
or aesthetic effect. Evergreen trees shall be a minimum of six (6)
feet in height at planting. All trees shall be properly planted and
staked. The number of such trees shall be determined by the application
of the above mentioned landscape standards; provided however, that
in no instance shall there be less than two (2) such trees in conjunction
with the development of any parking facility or lot.
7.
No landscaped hedge shall be less than two (2) feet in height and
three (3) feet in spread; however, no hedge, wall or berm shall exceed
three (3) feet in height within ten (10) feet of any driveway opening.
The individual plants used in the development of such a hedge shall
be placed so as to be not more than twenty-four (24) inches on center.
8.
The use of earth sculpting or berms shall be encouraged, provided
these are designed in an area of enough size so as to avoid erosion,
drainage or maintenance problems.
9.
Interior planting bed areas which are used for the planting of trees,
or which are used for landscaping treatment generally, may be treated
with either grass and/or other types of ground cover or open spaced
pavers on a sand and gravel base located beneath and surrounding trees
and shrubs.
10.
All landscaping shall be permanently maintained in good condition
with at least the same quality and quantity of landscaping as initially
approved. In order to present a healthy, neat and orderly appearance,
landscaped areas shall be provided with adequate irrigation for the
maintenance of grass, shrubs, ground covering and other landscaping
by utilizing a sprinkler system, home bibs and/or such other method
of providing water.
11.
A perimeter landscaped buffer strip shall be provided and maintained
at a width of not less than five (5) feet between a parking lot or
driveway and the abutting property line at a side or rear yard. The
landscaped strip shall be at least ten (10) feet in width along any
front or side property line abutting a public or private street. Other,
more restrictive standards for yards or buffering shall govern where
required by this Chapter.
12.
All landscaped areas in parking areas or adjacent to parking or loading
areas, or that can be encroached upon by a motor vehicle, shall be
provided with an adequate, permanent curb as approved by the City
Engineer to restrict the destruction of the landscaped areas by vehicles.
Adequate scuppers and/or weep holes shall be provided through the
curbing to permit drainage.
[R.O. 2009 §25-309; Ord. No. 2739 §43-72.8, 5-20-1985]
The Planning and Zoning Commission shall recommend to the Board of Aldermen as stipulated in Section 400.1540 the location and width of the entrance to and exits from every parking lot. There shall be not more than one (1) entrance and one (1) exit or one (1) combined entrance and exit along any street unless same is deemed necessary by the Commission for the alleviation of traffic congestion and interference of traffic movement along such street.
[R.O. 2009 §25-310; Ord. No. 2739 §43-72.9, 5-20-1985]
Parking direction and regulation signs may be provided in accordance with Chapter 410 showing the ownership of any parking lot and the permitted use thereof. If the lot is so operated that a charge is made for the use of the parking facilities, the rates for parking shall be legibly shown upon the parking regulation sign.
[R.O. 2009 §25-311; Ord. No. 2739 §43-72.10, 5-20-1985]
A shelter for the use of a parking lot attendant may be maintained
on the lot provided the location, construction and design of same
shall be first approved by the Board of Aldermen.
[R.O. 2009 §25-312; Ord. No. 2739 §43-72.11, 5-20-1985]
Any persons operating or owning a parking lot shall keep it
free, as may be practical, of dust and loose particles and shall promptly
remove the snow and ice from the surface of the parking lot. Such
persons shall also keep all adjacent sidewalks free from dirt, ice,
sleet and snow and shall keep the sidewalks in a safe condition for
use by pedestrians. All signs, markers or any other methods used to
indicate direction of traffic movement and location of parking spaces
shall be maintained in a neat and legible condition. Likewise any
walls, landscaping, including trees and shrubbery, as well as surfacing
and curbing of the parking lot shall be maintained in good condition
throughout its use for parking purposes and the Board of Aldermen
shall have the authority to prohibit the use of the area for parking
purposes unless and until proper maintenance, repair or rehabilitation
is completed, including the replacement of any landscaping material
which may die from time to time, or the failure of the landscape irrigation
or surface drainage system within the parking area.
