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A.
Location: Parking space as required in sections 10-15-2 and 10-15-3 of this chapter shall be on the same lot with the main building or in the case of buildings other than dwellings, may be located no further than five hundred feet (500') therefrom.
B.
Surface; Drainage: Every parcel of land hereafter used as a public parking area shall be paved with an asphalt or concrete surface and shall have appropriate bumper guards or curbs where needed, as determined by the building inspector, to protect adjacent property owners or persons using a sidewalk. Catch basins and drains shall be provided to collect surface drainage of all paved areas at a minimum rate of one inch (1") an hour rainfall. Surface drainage is not allowable across pedestrian walkways.
C.
Access: Access across and over the required front yard is allowed to the side yard or rear yards. In the case of multiple-family dwellings, not more than fifty percent (50%) of the required side and rear yards shall be used for parking or vehicular access lanes. In such cases where it is deemed necessary to utilize more than fifty percent (50%) of the required side and rear yards, any said yard area used in excess of said limits shall be provided in an equivalent amount of land area elsewhere on the same lot as the building as open green space, patios, play areas or courts.
D.
Design, Maintenance: The design and maintenance of off street parking facilities shall be subject to the following provisions:
1.
Each parking space shall encompass not less than one hundred eighty (180) square feet, with a minimum width of nine feet (9'), the width being measured at a right angle to the side lines of the parking space.
2.
Adequate automobile access to and from parking areas for interior block developments shall be provided. Minimum size of the access strip shall be as follows based on the number of units to be served:
a.
Up to and including four (4) dwelling units, sixteen feet (16');
b.
From five (5) to eleven (11) dwelling units, one 24-foot two-way access strip or two (2) 16-foot one-way access rights-of-way;
c.
Twelve (12) or more dwelling units, one 36-foot two-way access strip, or two (2) 18-foot one-way access strips;
d.
A greater size of access right-of-way may be required as deemed necessary by the planning commission, especially in cases where access right-of-way will create corner lots from otherwise interior lots.
3.
All off street parking spaces and associated access lanes shall be effectively screened on any side adjoining any property in a residential zone by a masonry wall or fences not less than four feet (4') nor more than seven feet (7') high, except that some type of hedgerow shrubs may be used in place of a wall or fence, provided the hedge is continuous along adjoining property and at maturity is not less than five feet (5') nor more than seven feet (7') high. Hedgerow shrubs shall be maintained and replaced where necessary in order that the hedge may become an effective screen from bordering property within a maximum five (5) year period. Front yard and corner lot fences or hedgerow plantings shall maintain height requirements of their respective zones and shall be compatible with the requirements of section 10-14-7 of this title.
4.
Lighting and signs shall conform to the requirements set forth in this title.
5.
Parking spaces for dwellings will be located on the same lot with the dwelling.
(1985 Code § 19-4-5)