The plans mentioned in §
266-80 of this article shall be provided by the individual operator of each of the private public parking areas to be affected by this article, and the cost of signing and striping such areas shall, likewise, be borne by said operator.
[Added 11-9-2022 by Ord.
No. 5745]
A. Retail
establishment parking areas shall provide for security guards to protect
the personal property of those who utilize the parking area, during
all hours of operation, unless otherwise deemed unnecessary by the
Chief of Police.
B. One
guard will be required for each parking area consisting of 500 or
more parking spaces. In addition to the foregoing, any parking area
consisting of 1,000 or more parking spaces will also provide for a
roving patrol throughout the parking area by means of a motor vehicle.
The expenses for the vehicle as well as the required security guards
shall be borne by the owner of the premises.
C. Any
security guard hired for the above purposes shall be in good general
health and shall be subject to physical and psychological examinations
prior to employment. Each guard shall be subject to an extensive criminal
history background check by the Police Department prior to employment,
and final hiring will be subject to the approval of the Chief of Police.
D. One
guard will be required for each parking area consisting of 100 or
more parking spaces up to 499 parking spaces. The security guard is
to be provided for exterior security between the hours of dusk and
dawn for those parking areas serving retail establishments open for
business during all or a part of those dusk-to-dawn periods. The Chief
of Police shall be the supervising Township authority hereunder.
[Added 11-9-2022 by Ord.
No. 5745]
A. Any
parking area whose retail business or businesses are to be open later
than one hour after sunset or open earlier than one hour before sunrise
shall be subject to the requirements of this section.
B. Illumination
during the period beginning one hour after sunset until one hour before
shall be as set forth hereunder:
(1) An average minimum illumination of 0.5 footcandle throughout the
lot shall be maintained during the above referred to hours.
(2) Lighting fixtures which provide for parking area illumination shall
be mounted at a height of not more than 25 or the height of the building,
whichever is less, measured from the ground level to the center line
of the light source.
(3) Lighting fixtures shall be spaced at a distance not to exceed five
times the mounting height.
(4) Lighting shall be shaded in such a manner that no direct rays are
visible to adjacent property owners or motorists using public streets.
C. All
plans upgrading and/or implementing parking area security shall be
subject to the approval of the Chief of Police.