[Added by Ord. 74-2; amended by Ord. 82-14]
[Amended by Ord. 76-16; Ord. 79-1; Ord. 79-9; Ord. 82-14; Ord. 85-12; Ord. 87-6; Ord. 88-4; Ord. 93-3; Ord. 93-12; Ord. 99-9; Ord. 2003-4; Ord. 2003-8; Ord. 2004-12; Ord. 2018-6; 1-27-2026 by Ord. No. 2026-1]
At the time of the erection of any building or structure hereinafter listed, or any time any such building or structure is enlarged or increased in capacity by adding dwelling units, guest rooms, floor area, or seats, or when the property use is changed, there shall be provided for such new construction, changed use, enlargement or increased capacity and use of land, the following minimum off-street parking spaces, with adequate provisions for safe ingress and egress, and said parking spaces shall thereafter be maintained in connection with such building or structure and use of land.
Uses and Number of Automobile Parking Spaces Required.
A. 
Amusement Arcades. One (1) space for each three (3) coin-operated games or amusement devices.
B. 
Assembly Buildings. Buildings designed or used for assembly of 20 or more persons for school auditorium, deliberation, worship, entertainment, amusement, gymnasium, health spa or exercise room, dance hall, and sports arena purposes. One (1) space for each three (3) persons of maximum occupancy allowed by Building Code of the assembly area.
C. 
Automobile, Boats, Trailer Sales or Rental, Retail Nurseries and other open uses not customarily located within a building structure. One (1) space for each 1,000 square feet of lot area devoted to open display or sale, plus one additional space for each 5,000 square feet of lot area in excess of 10,000 square feet utilized for that purpose, plus one for every two employees.
D. 
Banks, Savings and Loan Associations. One (1) space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area. Up to five (5) of the parking spaces required for any financial institution may be substituted for each aisle provided for drive-up teller service. In no case shall more than 25% of the required off-street parking be substituted for such facilities. Each aisle provided shall be of a sufficient length and width to accommodate a minimum of five (5) automobiles.
D.1. 
Bed and Breakfast Establishments. One (1) parking space per guest room, plus two (2) additional garage parking spaces for employees and/or residents, plus an additional 10% of the total off-street parking facilities shall be provided and maintained for guests, housekeeping, and/or maintenance workers.
E. 
Bowling Alleys. Four (4) spaces for each lane.
E.1. 
Check Cashing Business. One (1) space for each 100 square feet of gross floor area.
E.2. 
Commercial Carwash. A commercial carwash shall provide parking spaces as follows:
1. 
A minimum of three (3) parking spaces shall be provided for a self-serve carwash, which is a carwash where the customer stays in the vehicle during a mechanical wash.
2. 
A minimum often (10) spaces shall be provided for a full-serve carwash, which is a carwash where the employees either wash, vacuum and/or hand dry the vehicle. This requirement applies to carwash facilities that offer a combination of both self-serve and full-serve carwash services.
3. 
One (1) space for each employee on the largest shift.
4. 
One (1) space for each 250 square feet of gross floor area devoted to office and/or retail land uses.
5. 
Vacuum and detailing stations shall not be counted or used in any manner to satisfy these parking requirements.
F. 
Day Nurseries, Child Care Centers, other than permitted residential uses. One (1) space for each employee, plus one space for service vehicles, plus one additional space for each four required spaces to be utilized for visitor parking.
G. 
Dance and Karate Studios. One (1) space for each three (3) persons of maximum occupancy allowed by Building Code.
H. 
General Retail. One (1) space for every 250 square feet of gross floor area.
H.1. 
Homes/Facilities for the Aged, Retirement Hotels, and Adult Care Facilities. Six tenths (.6) parking spaces per unit. Fifty (50) percent of required parking spaces must be open and accessible for visitor and employee parking.
I. 
Hospitals, Sanitariums. One and one-half (1-1/2) spaces for each bed.
J. 
Hotels. One (1) space per guest room, plus one (1) parking space for every two (2) employees, plus a minimum of two (2) loading spaces, the dimensions of which shall comply with Section 9492.H of this Part. Additional parking spaces shall be provided for accessory uses in conjunction with hotels or motels, as set forth in this Part as if said accessory uses were independent from the hotel. These provisions shall also apply to Extended Stay Hotels.
K. 
Libraries and Museums. One (1) space for every 500 square feet of gross floor area.
L. 
Manufacturing Uses of all Types, except the building or portion of a building utilized for warehouse or storage purposes. One (1) space for each 500 square feet of gross floor area, or one space for each two employees, whichever provides the greater number of spaces, plus one for each vehicle owned or kept in connection with such use.
M. 
Mobile Home Parks. Two (2) spaces for each trailer space and one additional space for every two trailer sites for guest parking.
N. 
Mortuaries, Chapels, Funeral Homes, and similar establishments. One (1) space for each three (3) fixed seats within the assembly or chapel area, or if no fixed seating, then one (1) space for each three (3) persons of maximum occupancy allowed by Building Code within the assembly or chapel area.
O. 
Motels. One (1) parking space per guest room, plus one parking space for each two (2) employees.
P. 
Office.
1. 
General and Professional. One (1) space for each 250 square feet of gross floor area.
2. 
Medical, Dental, and Clinical. One (1) space for each 175 square feet of gross floor area.
Q. 
Professional, Business, Special or Trade College. One (1) parking space for each two students the school is designed to accommodate.
R. 
Public Utility Facilities, including but not limited to electric, gas, water, telephone and telegraph facilities not having business offices on the premises. One (1) parking space for every two employees, plus one space for each vehicle operated or kept in conjunction with the use.
S.1. 
Racquetball Courts. Three (3) spaces for each court.
S.2. 
Recycling Facilities. One (1) parking space shall be provided for each operator or attendant of a small collection facility. Parking space will be provided on large collection facility sites for a minimum of six (6) vehicles. Processing facilities, if open to the public, shall provide parking space for a minimum of ten (10) customers.
S.3. 
Regional Shopping Center. Three parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross building area of each use therein contained.
1. 
An adjacent neighborhood shopping center that is wholly or partially within a 100-foot radius of a regional shopping center shall provide not less than 5.25 parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross building area for the entire shopping center.
T. 
Residential Use.
1. 
R-1 Dwelling, Single Family. A private garage or carport providing not less than two automobile storage spaces shall be maintained for each single-family residence. Such garage or carport shall not be within the front yard.
2. 
Multiple-Family Residential (M-F-R) Zone. 1 to 2 bedrooms - 2 storage spaces; 3 bedrooms - 2.5 storage spaces; 4 or more bedrooms - 3 storage spaces, plus an additional 10% of the total off-street parking facilities shall be provided and maintained for guest parking. All units shall be provided with one (1) enclosed garage parking space. All open parking spaces located in the front 50% of the lot shall not be visible from the street.
3. 
Multiple-Family Residential (M-F-R) Zone, Housing for Elderly or Handicapped. Where by reason of special circumstances, and the imposition of conditions, the public health, safety and welfare, and surrounding properties are protected, the requirements of Subsection 2 may be modified or reduced, as long as a conditional use permit has been obtained pursuant to Section 9401, et seq., of the Lakewood Municipal Code, and maintained in full force and effect, or any multiple-family housing unit constructed and maintained for occupancy of the elderly or handicapped, as defined in Section 9402.19a. In addition to the applicable conditions and findings required for the issuance of a conditional use permit under Section 9401, et seq., the following findings and/or conditions are applicable:
(a) 
A condition of issuance of said permit shall be that not more than ten percent (10%) of the occupants of said housing unit are under the age of sixty-two years, or fifty-five years of age when the project consists of at least 150 senior apartment units. Not more than ten percent (10%) of the dwelling units may have two bedrooms. However, in the case of projects consisting of at least 150 units of senior apartments, not more than 30% of the dwelling units may have two bedrooms.
(b) 
No permit shall be issued authorizing less than one space for every three dwelling units (1:3), plus one (1) parking space for every three (3) employees, whether full or part-time, and one (1) space for every ten (10) units to be used as guest parking.
(c) 
A condition of issuance of said permit shall be that common ownership of the entire multiple-family unit be maintained in one person, firm, partnership or corporation, and that a covenant binding said owner, or the heirs, executors or assigns thereof to the use of said property for such housing of the elderly or handicapped be recorded in the Office of the Los Angeles County Recorder. Said covenant shall be in the form and fashion approved by the City Attorney prior to recordation, and shall run with the land in favor of the City of Lakewood, containing therein the agreement and promise of said owner, or the heirs, executors or assigns thereof, that said property will not be used for any other purpose, unless the off-street parking requirements otherwise applicable to this property by this Chapter are first complied with in full.
(d) 
A condition of issuance of said permit shall be that said owner submits to the City for approval an alternative off-street parking plan that will be put into effect, meeting the requirements of subparagraph 2, in the event of any of the terms and conditions of said permit, or this section, are no longer met or complied with. An additional condition may be imposed requiring during the term of said conditional use permit that adequate security in the form of surety bond, cash, or bank deposit, be maintained by the owner, his heirs, successors or assigns, in favor of the City, in the form and fashion approved by the City Attorney, guaranteeing to the City the installation, construction and maintenance of the alternate parking plan in the event said conditional use permit is revoked in whole or in part.
(e) 
The alternate parking plan, along with the required parking authorized by the conditional use permit, shall comply in full with the provisions of paragraph 2. In lieu of an alternate parking plan a conditional use permit may be issued requiring the owner to maintain as open space, in addition to any other open space requirement imposed by this Article, land on said parcel that shall be converted to the additional required parking space and covered parking, upon said conditional use permit being revoked in whole or in part.
(f) 
In addition to the requirements of Section 9401, et seq., of the Lakewood Municipal Code, the following shall be considered in determining whether or not the required parking spaces, covered storage, or other requirements of subparagraph 2 should be reduced or modified in whole or in part, subject to the aforementioned limitations:
(1) 
Anticipated parking need of occupants, employees and visitors. In this regard, conditions or covenants may be considered restricting the number of automobiles that may be owned and maintained on said premises by the occupants, the age and physical condition of the occupants, and the number of employees, and whether full or part-time.
(2) 
Availability of off-street parking for employee or guest parking.
(3) 
Availability of public transit.
(4) 
Access from the site to medical facilities, shopping, commercial services and community facilities.
(5) 
Projected rent for the development and income level of the occupants.
(6) 
Number of bedroom units, size of bedroom units, and occupancy policy.
U. 
Restaurants.
1. 
Dinner Restaurants, Coffee Shops, Cocktail Lounges, or Beer Bars. One (1) space for each three fixed or removable seats, provided that there shall be a minimum of five (5) spaces.
2. 
Fast-Food Restaurants. One (1) space for each three fixed or removable seats or one space for each 100 square feet of gross floor area, whichever provides the greater number of spaces. In any case, there shall be no fewer than five (5) spaces provided. For the purpose of this Section, a business offering food or drink for sale shall be classified as a fast-food restaurant if it exhibits the following characteristics:
(a) 
A substantial proportion of business is for take-out orders.
(b) 
Waiters or waitresses do not take food orders at tables; rather, orders are placed at a central location or at a location other than that where the food is consumed.
(c) 
Customer service is designed to allow for the purchase and consumption of food in a minimum amount of time, resulting in a high customer turnover rate.
Where there is a question concerning whether or not a restaurant should be classified as a fast-food type, the determination shall be made by the Director of Community Development.
V. 
Rest Homes, Childrens' Homes, and Convalescent Homes. One (1) space for every three beds, plus one space for every three (3) employees.
W. 
Schools: Public and Private.
1. 
Elementary School. One (1) space for each member of the faculty and each employee.
2. 
High School. One (1) space for each member of the faculty and each employee, plus one additional space for each eight students regularly enrolled.
X. 
Service Stations. One for each bay and two additional spaces to be utilized for employee parking.
X.1. 
Self-Storage Facilities. One (1) parking space for every 3,000 square feet of gross floor area. Two (2) additional parking spaces shall be provided for those self-storage facilities with an on-site caretaker's quarters or manager's apartment.
Y. 
Skating Rinks. One (1) space for each three persons of maximum occupancy allowed by Building Code of the skating rink area.
Z. 
Truck Storage, Truck Transportation Yards, and Truck Terminal and similar heavy equipment facilities. One (1) space for each truck, tractor, or trailer, plus one additional parking space for each three employees or operators of each truck or tractor, to be utilized for parking of employees' or owner's vehicles.
AA. 
Warehouse. 2 spaces for every 3 employees, but not less than 2 spaces for every 1,000 square feet of the first 20,000 square feet of gross floor area; 1 space for every 2,000 square feet of the next 20,00 square feet of gross floor area; and 1 space for every 4,000 square feet of gross floor area thereafter. If there is more than 1 employment shift, the number of employees on the largest shift shall be used in determining parking requirements. When a building is used partially for storage purposes in conjunction with another commercial or industrial use, the standard of one (1) space for every 1,500 square feet of gross floor area shall apply to the storage part.
Where the parking requirements for a use are not specifically defined in this chapter, the same shall be determined by the Director of Community Development or may be referred to him by the Planning and Environment Commission for such determination. Any determination made by the Director of Community Development shall be subject to review by the Planning and Environment Commission. All such determinations shall be based upon the requirements for the most comparable use specified herein and within the spirit and intent of this chapter.
A. 
Mixed Occupancies in a Building or Lot. In the case of mixed uses in a building or on a lot, the total requirements for off-street parking facilities shall be the sum of the requirements for the various uses computed separately, except for Regional Shopping Centers. Off-street parking facilities for one use shall not be considered as providing required parking facilities for any other use except as provided for Regional Shopping Centers and hereinafter specified for joint use.
[Amended by Ord. 99-9]
B. 
Fractional Remainders. When the application of this chapter results in the requirement of a fractional parking space, any fraction up to one-half shall be disregarded, and any fraction equaling one-half or more shall be construed as requiring one additional parking space.
C. 
Common Facilities. Common parking facilities may be provided in lieu of the individual requirements contained herein, but such facilities shall be approved by the Director of Community Development or referred to the Planning and Environment Commission at his discretion as to size, shape, and relationship to business sites to be served, provided the total of such off-street parking spaces when used together, shall not be less than the sum of the various uses computed separately, except for Regional Shopping Centers.
[Amended by Ord. 99-9]
D. 
Joint Use Parking. The Planning and Environment Commission may, upon application by the owner or lessee of any property, authorize the joint use of parking facilities for the following uses or activities under the conditions specified herein:
1. 
Up to fifty percent (50%) of the parking facilities required by this chapter for a use considered to be primarily a daytime use may be provided by the parking facilities of a use considered to be primarily a nighttime use, or vice versa, provided such reciprocal parking areas shall be subject to the conditions set forth herein.
2. 
For the purposes of this determination, the following uses and similar uses may be found to be daytime or nighttime uses depending upon the facts of each case.
(a) 
Daytime:
(1) 
Banks.
(2) 
Business offices.
(3) 
Retail stores.
(4) 
Personal service shops.
(5) 
Clothing.
(6) 
Shoe repair or service shops.
(7) 
Manufacturing or wholesale buildings.
(8) 
Other similar uses as determined by the Planning and Environment Commission.
(b) 
Nighttime:
(1) 
Auditoriums incidental to a public or parochial school.
(2) 
Churches.
(3) 
Dance halls.
(4) 
Theaters.
(5) 
Bars.
3. 
Conditions required for joint use:
(a) 
The building or use, for which application is being made for authority to utilize the existing off-street parking facilities provided by another building or use, shall be located within three hundred feet of such parking facility.
(b) 
The applicant shall show that there is no substantial conflict in the principal operating hours of the buildings or use for which the joint use of off-street parking facilities is proposed.
(c) 
Parties concerned in the joint use of off-street parking facilities shall show evidence of an agreement for such joint use by a proper legal instrument approved by the City Attorney as to form and content. Such instrument, when approved as conforming to the provisions of this ordinance shall be recorded in the office of the County Recorder and copies thereof filed with the Department of Community Development.
4. 
Schools. Notwithstanding the aforementioned provisions, the Planning and Environment Commission may in making such determinations and based upon the facts of the case, consider up to 100% of the parking facilities, required for a church or auditorium incidental to a public or parochial school for daytime parking use under this section.
The requirement herein of required parking spaces in the M-F-R Zone is designed for the purpose of providing facilities off-street for the parking of tenants and guests of multiple-family residential housing. In order to assure the availability of such parking spaces, it is hereby made unlawful for any person to impose a separate rent, charge or fee for the use of any of the aforementioned parking spaces. No person shall rent or lease any such required off-street parking space or facility in the M-F-R Zone except in connection with the rent or lease of a dwelling unit and there shall not be in any case a separate or additional charge for the rent or use of the off-street parking space. Any rent imposed for the rent or use of the dwelling unit shall include as well the rent or charge for the use of the off-street parking space.
A. 
Off-Street Automobile Parking Stall Dimensions and Design Criteria.
1. 
Automobile Parking Stan, Standard Size.
(a) 
Dimensions. The minimum dimensions of each standard size stall shall be not less than nine (9) feet in width by twenty (20) feet in length.
2. 
Automobile Parking Stan, Small Car.
(a) 
Dimensions. The minimum dimensions of each small car stall shall be not less than eight (8) feet in width by sixteen (16) feet in length.
(b) 
Number. In every parking lot located in a non-residential zone and in guest parking areas located in M-F-R zones, not more than 40% of the required or non-required stalls may be designed as small car stalls to accommodate small cars, provided that said parking lots or areas contain a minimum often (10) stalls. In addition, where three (3) automobile storage spaces are required for a multi-family residential unit, a maximum of one space may be designed to accommodate small cars. Notwithstanding the foregoing, not more than 50% of the required or non-required stalls in parking lots or portions of parking lots, which are reserved for the use of employees may be designed as small car stalls, provided that a minimum often (10) spaces are so reserved.
(c) 
Identification. Each stall designed to accommodate small cars shall be clearly marked as small car stall in accordance with the charts, diagrams, and standards on file in the office of the Director of Community Development.
3. 
Automobile Parking Stan for the Handicapped.
(a) 
Dimensions. The minimum dimensions of each automobile parking stall for the handicapped shall be not less than fourteen (14) feet in width by twenty (20) feet in length. Said stall shall be lined to provide a nine (9) feet parking area and a five (5) feet loading and unloading area. Two (2) spaces can be provided within a 23 feet wide area, lined to provide a nine (9) feet parking area on each side of a five (5) feet loading and unloading area.
(b) 
Number. Automobile parking stalls for the handicapped shall be provided for all non-residential uses in accordance with the following schedule.
Total Number of Parking Stalls Provided
Total Number of Required Parking Stalls for the Handicapped
1-40
1
41-80
2
81-120
3
121-160
4
161-300
5
301-400
6
401-500
7
Over 500
One Space for Each Additional 200 Spaces Provided
(c) 
Identification. Except in those lots providing five stalls or fewer, parking stalls for the handicapped shall be clearly identified with the International Handicapped Symbol, blue striping, and signage, provided in accordance with the charts, diagrams, and standards on file in the office of the Director of Community Development.
(d) 
Location. All parking stalls for the handicapped shall be located adjacent to the main entrance of the facilities for which they are provided, and shall be positioned so that handicapped persons shall not be required to walk or wheel behind parked vehicles. In addition, all other provisions for the access of the handicapped to such facilities shall apply.
B. 
Driveway Maneuvering Areas. All off-street parking areas shall be provided with access driveways providing safe and reasonable ingress and egress from the street providing egress and ingress thereto. Driveway or maneuvering areas within a parking lot or area shall be designed so as to provide for safe and reasonable maneuverability to vehicles within the off-street parking area in accordance with the standard chart and diagrams on file in the office of the Director of Community Development.
C. 
Egress. In all zones other than R-1 and R-A, off-street parking facilities shall be so designed as to require any vehicle emerging therefrom to proceed in a forward motion in order to enter any street providing egress therefrom.
D. 
Entrance and Exits. The location of all parking entrances and exits, other than to an alley, shall be no closer than five feet to any lot line or closer than ten feet to the point of tangency of a comer curb radius line.
E. 
Setbacks. No vehicle shall overhang a public right of way or encroach into or upon any private or public easement utilized for ingress or egress to a parking area.
F. 
Truck Parking or Storage Areas. Where space is provided for truck parking or storage or other similar types of vehicles, the same shall be located not closer than 15 feet from the property line abutting each street. If said parking or storage area abuts property zoned for residential purposes the same shall be located not closer than 15 feet from the side property line abutting the residentially zoned property and in addition, a 30 foot front yard setback shall be maintained.
In the M zone in lieu of the aforementioned setback requirement, said parking space, including driveways, maneuvering areas and turn-about areas may be located not closer than 5 feet from the street property line and 5 feet from the side property line provided said parking area, exclusive of driveway openings, is enclosed by a solid masonry wall not less than 6 feet in height which shall be provided and maintained parallel to and not nearer than 5 feet to the front lot line and side lot line, except that said wall shall not exceed 30 inches in height when the same is located along a lot line that abuts a front yard of residentially zoned property. The area between the wall and the lot line shall be landscaped and permanently maintained and irrigated as required by this chapter.
G. 
Wheel Stops - Bumper Guard. Each parking stall shall be provided and maintained with a concrete or steel barrier suitable for the purpose of wheel stops or bumper guards provided, however, that no such wheel stops shall be required in a garage, or in a parking stall that fronts and abuts a fence or wall, or where otherwise authorized by the Director of Community Development. Each bumper guard or wheel stop shall be not less than 6 inches in height and shall be securely installed and maintained.
H. 
Loading Facilities. All development locations within the C and M zones shall provide a minimum of (1) off-street loading space which shall comply with the following provisions:
1. 
The minimum required size of each loading space shall not be less than ten feet in width by 25 feet in length.
2. 
All loading spaces shall have an unobstructed height of not less than 14 feet.
3. 
All loading areas, where practical, shall be screened from view of vehicular and pedestrian traffic and from adjacent properties.
I. 
Lighting. In all C, M and OS zones, such parking area shall be illuminated with artificial lighting in that degree necessary to provide safe use thereof. Such lighting shall be designed and arranged so as not to reflect direct or indirect light upon abutting or adjacent properties, with a maximum light spill of point .5 foot candles at grade level.
J. 
Walls. In all zones other than R-1, R-A, or "A" where such area abuts upon any lot in a residential zone, a six foot reinforced masonry wall shall be erected and maintained along the lines of such adjoining lot, with the exception that the portion of said wall extending within the required front yard setback area of the adjoining residential property shall not exceed forty-two inches in height.
K. 
Striping. All parking spaces shall be double striped in a manner clearly showing the layout of the intended parking stall. Such striping shall be maintained in a clear, visible and orderly manner.
L. 
Surfacing. All parking areas shall be surfaced with material approved by the Director so as to provide a permanent surface capable of withstanding the type of vehicular traffic to which such an area is likely to be subjected.
1. 
Covered Parking Areas and Driveways. Parking areas within or under a building shall be paved with reinforced concrete with a minimum compressive strength of 2,000 p.s.i. New or replaced driveways for a single-family residence shall not be paved with asphaltic concrete ("asphalt") and shall be paved with reinforced concrete or other materials approved by the Community Development Director.
2. 
Open Parking Areas. Parking and driveway areas other than those listed above in Section 9492.L. l may be paved with asphaltic concrete.
[Amended by Ord. 2020-5]
3. 
Thickness. Asphalt concrete pavement shall be a minimum thickness of three and one-half inches (3½") for passenger vehicle parking areas.
[Amended by Ord. 2020-5]
4. 
Surfacing, Truck Parking or Storage Area. All off-street truck parking and storage area, maneuvering areas, turn-around areas, and driveways used for access thereto, shall be surfaced, and thereafter maintained with:
(a) 
Asphaltic-type surfacing, compacted to a minimum thickness of three (3) inches, laid over a base of four (4) inches of crushed rock for driveways and service areas, except that concrete surfacing to a minimum of 3-5/8" shall be provided around all pump islands for servicing of trucks, tractors, trailers, heavy equipment, or other similar type vehicles.
(b) 
Crushed rock, gravel, or other similar material treated to deter dust or mud for those parking areas utilized for trucks, tractors, trailers, heavy equipment, or other similar type vehicles.
5. 
Exception. Thickness of asphalt concrete may be reduced to a minimum thickness of two inches (2") for passenger vehicle traffic, provided an approved aggregate base course is constructed under the asphalt pavement. The minimum thickness of such base course shall be four (4) inches.
M. 
Drainage. All paved areas shall be sloped to drain. Finished slope of areas paved with (½%) Portland Cement concrete gutters shall be installed to receive drainage from asphalt concrete paved areas, such gutters shall be not less than three feet in width.
N. 
Storm Water Disposal. Paved areas shall be designed to carry surface water to the nearest practical street, storm drain, or natural watercourse approved by the Director and the Director of Public Works. Concentrated flows of water from parking areas shall not flow by gravity over any public property, but shall be collected in an appropriate manner within the property confines and conducted under the sidewalk in a manner satisfactory to the Director of Public Works.
O. 
Maintenance. All parking areas shall be maintained in a safe and sanitary condition free of dust, mud, or trash, and shall be kept in good repair. Any alteration, enlargement, maintenance or repairs shall be pursuant to permit and subject to the provisions of this chapter. All required parking spaces shall be kept clear of storage, furniture, appliances, equipment, plants, or accumulations of trash, rubbish or debris, and shall remain accessible for the parking of vehicles.
[Amended by Ord. 2005-8]
P. 
Required Parking Lot Landscaping. All parking areas containing five (5) or more automobile parking spaces shall be landscaped and permanently maintained with suitable nursery stock, in accordance with the following standards:
1. 
Required Landscaping. Not less than 8% of the total vehicle parking lot area shall be landscaped.
2. 
Planting Area. All required planting area shall be not less than 25 square feet in area nor less than 3 feet in width provided further that all planter areas shall be enclosed within a 6" high x 6" wide concrete curb, where the same is not adjacent to a concrete sidewalk, masonry wall, or building; excepted therefrom are raised planter boxes adjacent to or abutting a building. Planting areas, surrounded by concrete curbing, which are provided as wheel stops, shall be of a sufficient width to accommodate overhang of parked vehicles.
3. 
Unusable Parking Space. Each unusable space by reason of design or parking layout containing more than 24 square feet shall be landscaped.
4. 
Distribution of Landscaping. The required parking lot landscaping shall be distributed within and along the perimeter of the vehicle parking lot. Said landscaping distribution shall be approved by the Development Review Board.
5. 
Trees. An average of one (1) tree, minimum (15) gallon size of a species satisfactory to the City shall be planted for each 5 single row or each 10 double row of parking spaces provided within the parking lot.
6. 
Landscaping Types. Types of landscaping shall consist of combinations of trees, shrubs, and ground cover with special consideration given to their eventual size, spread, susceptibility to disease and pests, durability, and adaptability to existing soil and climatic conditions.
7. 
Irrigation System, Automatic. Where landscaping is required or provided within or along a parking area, an adequate automatic irrigation system shall be provided. All such irrigation systems shall be permanently maintained.
In all zones other than R-1 and R-A, parking plans shall be approved by the Development Review Board (DRB) prior to issuance of a building permit. The Director may, in his discretion, refer such plans to the Planning and Environment Commission for approval. Any person aggrieved by the decision of the DRB under this Section may appeal the decision to the Planning and Environment Commission, which shall review the matter at its next meeting, provided the applicant has at least five days written notice of the time and place of such meeting. However, the applicant may waive the five days written notice at his discretion.
All plans for parking area development required to be filed under this subsection shall clearly indicate the proposed development, including location, size, shape, design, entrance and exits, curb cuts, lighting, landscaping, screening, features, and appurtenances which are to be constructed in, or in connection with the parking area. The plans shall also indicate the location of all buildings and structures to be utilized in connection with the parking area. Said plans shall be prepared in accordance with the charts, diagrams, plot plans, and standards on file in the office of the Director of Community Development.
The Development Review Board or Planning and Environment Commission in reviewing or approving any such plan, may make all necessary and reasonable changes in order to carry out the requirements of this chapter and the Building Code.
No person shall construct or maintain any parking area, building, or structure in a manner or at a place or location in violation or contrary to the provisions of such an approved plan.
The Development Review Board or Planning and Environment Commission in approving any such plan, may approve the use of common facilities and make other determinations authorized by this Part, including determination of the required parking as specified in this Chapter.
The Director of Community Development is authorized to prepare and maintain on file in his office for the use of the public charts, diagrams, plot plans and standards relating to the application of the off-street parking requirements of this part. Such charts, diagrams, plot plans and standards shall comply with the terms and provisions of this part and may be used as a guide for the interpretation and use of this part.