a.
Applicable regulations and general maintenance.
A vehicle use area shall:
1.
Standards. Comply with the design and construction standards in this Division;
2.
Refuse and debris. Be maintained free of refuse or debris; and
3.
Availability. Be available for the off-street parking, loading, or stacking function required for the facility.
c.
Associated building, use, or structure.
1.
Vehicle use area required. Vehicle use areas shall be maintained by the property owner whether the associated building, use, or structure is continued or not. No person shall utilize such building, use, or structure without providing the vehicle use areas required in this Division. In addition, outside of the Base Mixed-Use districts, it shall be unlawful to discontinue, reduce, or remove the required vehicle use areas apart from the discontinuance of the building, use, or structure, without establishing alternative facilities that meet these requirements.
2.
On-site and off-site parking. Except for allowances for off-site and shared parking as established in Section 39.03.009, Parking Ratios and Design, a required vehicle use area shall be located on the same site as the use for which the vehicle use area is required.
d.
Screening.
1.
Bufferyard.
A.
A vehicle use area in a mixed-use or nonresidential district that adjoins a residential district shall be separated and screened from the residential district by, at minimum, a Type B bufferyard, as described in Section 39.03.016, Bufferyard Landscaping, unless such Section requires a greater bufferyard.
B.
A vehicle use area in a residential district that contains more than 10 spaces and that adjoins a residential use other than apartments in a residential district shall be separated from the adjoining property by, at minimum, a Type B bufferyard.
2.
Exceptions to screening requirement. A screening device prescribed under Subsection d.1.A or d.1.B, above, shall be located on the property line unless:
A.
Existing vegetation will be harmed if the screen is placed on the property line;
B.
Placement of the screen on property lines would interfere with the visibility triangle established in Table 39.02.023-1, Measurements;
C.
Placement of the screen on the property line would interfere with an existing drainage feature or utility; or
e.
Maneuvering space.
1.
Prohibited. No vehicle use area shall be designed so that a vehicle is required to maneuver into a public right-of-way or overhang or encroach into an adjacent property under separate ownership in order to park, load, unload, or stack, except:
2.
Barrier. In order to prevent overhang or encroachment described in Subsection e.1, Prohibited, above, a vehicle use area shall include a permanent curb, wall, or other physical barriers. Such physical barrier shall be of adequate height to prevent vehicular overhang or encroachment.
f.
Dedication of spaces.
Vehicle use area spaces, including spaces for parking, loading, or stacking, shall not interfere with one another on separate properties nor shall they be used interchangeably to meet one another's requirements, except in instances of shared parking as allowed in Section 39.03.009, Parking Ratios and Design, or cross-access easements as allowed in Section 39.04.010, Easements. For example, spaces required in Section 39.03.011, Stacking, are not eligible to be counted as parking spaces.
g.
Insufficient vehicle use area.
The Director of Planning may require a landowner to provide additional vehicle use area spaces if, due to land use, the provided number of spaces is not sufficient and customers, employees, or delivery vehicles are consistently required to park or unload on the street where on-street loading is prohibited or on other properties due to a lack of available vehicle use area.
h.
Surfacing and drainage.
The surfacing of vehicle use areas shall consist of asphalt, concrete, or pervious paving as set forth in Section 39.03.009m, Pervious Pavement, or other such paving material approved by the City Engineer and shall be in compliance with the City's Drainage Criteria Manual.
i.
Recreational equipment or trailers.
1.
Generally. The storage of recreational vehicles and oversized recreational equipment or trailers shall be permitted in the Base Residential zoning districts, subject to the following standards.
A.
Recreational vehicles and oversized recreational equipment or trailers may be stored on private property in the rear or side yards anywhere up to the property line with no minimum setback (except the side yard adjacent to the street on corner lots as described below), or behind the established front yard setback line.
B.
On corner lots, for the side street yard, no storage shall be allowed unless the recreational vehicle or oversized recreational equipment or trailer is behind a screening fence. In no event shall storage be allowed in the right-of-way or parkway.
C.
No portion of any recreational vehicle or recreational equipment or trailer, regardless of size, shall extend over the property line or into the sidewalk area.
D.
No person shall occupy or use any recreational vehicle as living or sleeping quarters, except that recreational vehicles may be used as living or sleeping quarters for a non-Lubbock resident visiting under the provisions of Subsection i.2.B, below, for a maximum of seven days on any given lot or parcel of land during a 30-day period. No time period shall apply to recreational vehicles parked in accordance with Subsection i.2.C, below.
2.
Exceptions. The following shall be exceptions to Subsection i.1.A, above:
A.
Any recreational vehicle, oversized recreational equipment, or trailer parked by a resident, on his or her lot, while engaged in active loading or unloading for a period not exceeding 48 hours in a five-day period.
B.
Recreational vehicles parked in a travel trailer park or on private parking lots of hospitals and/or clinics where parking of such vehicles is allowed.
C.
Any pop-up or tent campers stored in the collapsed position.
j.
Garages.
Except for apartments, garages for residential land uses shall not receive credit for off-street parking. Garages associated with apartments shall count toward off-street parking requirements.
(Ordinance 2023-O0054 adopted 5/9/2023)
