§ 60-209. Design standards for off-street parking.

The construction of any parking lot shall be in accordance with the requirements of the provisions of this chapter and such construction shall be completed and approved by the zoning administrator or enforcing officer and the city engineer before actual use of the property as a parking lot and before a certificate of occupancy is issued. Plans for the development of any parking lot must be submitted to the building inspector, prepared at a scale of not less than one inch equals fifty feet (1″ = 50′) and indicating existing and proposed grades, drainage, pipe sizes, parking of all dimensions, type of curbing, drive and aisle dimensions, lighting, adjacent main buildings, sidewalks, landscaping, surfacing and base materials to be used and the layout of the proposed parking lot. The plans are to be prepared in a presentable form by person(s) competent in such work and shall reflect conformance with the following provisions:

(1)

Surface. All such parking lots required for uses other than single- or two-family residential shall be hard-surfaced with a pavement consisting of asphalt or concrete, shall be graded and drained so as to dispose of surface water which might accumulate within or upon such area, and shall be completely constructed prior to a certificate of occupancy being issued. No surface water from such parking area shall be permitted to drain onto adjoining private property.

(2)

Driveway parking. For single-family and two-family zoning districts, parking on a front lawn or grassed area shall be prohibited. Parking shall be restricted to paved or graveled driveway areas only.

(3)

Parking area illumination. All illumination for or on all such parking lots shall be deflected away from adjacent premises and public streets. All site lighting shall be down directed and shielded. Light levels shall not exceed one footcandle at perimeter property lines. The maximum height of parking lot light fixtures and poles shall be 20 feet (see figure 9).

Figure 9

Parking Lot Lighting

(4)

Setbacks between uses. When a nonresidential parking lot such as funeral homes, golf courses, schools and commercial and industrial uses or parking area is situated on a parcel which adjoins a residentially zoned district, the side and/or rear yard setback adjacent to this residential district shall be screened with a six-foot solid wall constructed of face brick, poured-in-place face brick, pre-cast brick face panels having simulated face brick, or stone. In lieu of a required screening wall, the developers may request, upon planning commission approval, the construction of a landscape buffer in accordance with section 60-278

(5)

Required setback depth. The depth of the front yard setback line from the street as established for houses in any block in any given residential area shall be continued and made applicable to parking space in such residential area, and it shall be unlawful to use the space between such setback line and the street line for the parking of motor vehicles.

(6)

Ingress and egress. Adequate ingress and egress to the parking lot, by means of limited and clearly defined drives, shall be provided for all vehicles.

(7)

Bumper blocks/curbs. Bumper blocks or curbs shall be provided and so located as to prevent any vehicle from projecting over the lot or setback lines.

(8)

Landscaping. Parking lots containing more than 20 spaces shall be landscaped in accordance with sections 60-278 of this chapter.

(9)

Parking lot plans. Plans for the layout of off-street parking facilities shall be in accordance with the following minimum regulations:

Off-Street Parking Standards

Parking Pattern	Maneuvering lane width (feet)	Parking space width (feet)	Parking space length (feet)
0 degree (parallel curb parking)	10	8	18.5
1 degree to 45 degrees	12	9	18.5
46 degrees to 60 degrees	16	9	18.5
61 degrees to 90 degrees	24	9	18.5

 

(10)

Drainage. All off-street parking areas shall be drained so as to prevent any increase in drainage to abutting properties and shall be constructed with a pavement consisting of asphalt or concrete.

(11)

Backing onto a public street. All off-street parking areas that make it necessary for vehicles to back out directly onto a public street are prohibited, except for single-family and duplex residential driveways.

(12)

Maximum number of continuous spaces. Not more than 20 parking spaces shall be permitted in a continuous row in commercial and industrial districts without being interrupted by landscaping.

(Ord. No. 691, § 1(32-135), 5-4-2005; Ord. No. 729, 12-14-2010)