§ 10-1005. General design requirements.

A.

No structure shall be erected, substantially altered, or its use changed unless permanent off-street parking and loading spaces have been provided and maintained in accordance with the provision of this section. The zoning administrator may authorize a modification of the parking space requirements if the zoning administrator finds that, in the particular case, the peculiar nature of the use, the exceptional shape or size of the property, or any other exceptional situation or condition would justify such modification. Any such modifications shall be accompanied by findings consistent with section 10-1002.

B.

Parking and loading requirements shall be determined by floor area of the building, structure, or total square footage devoted to the use.

C.

Parking and loading requirements per seat or seating space shall be determined by the number of fixed seats, except as otherwise required. For purposes of bench-type seating, twenty-one (21) inches shall be the equivalent of one (1) seat. Unfixed seating shall be based on the maximum occupancy as determined by the building inspector.

D.

Parking requirements for residential uses may be provided in attached or detached garages, provided that each required parking space shall have direct access to a public road unobstructed by other required parking spaces.

E.

Parking areas shall be designed so that vehicles may exit such areas without backing onto a public street without resorting to extraordinary movements. This requirement does not apply to parking areas consisting of driveways along a local street that serve single-family detached dwelling units.

F.

Access must be provided and shall be designed so that sanitation, emergency, and other public service vehicles can serve such developments without the necessity of backing unreasonable distances or making other dangerous or hazardous turning movements.

G.

Every parking area shall be designed to accommodate vehicle overhang by providing four-foot spacing between the parking spaces and any adjacent property, wall, sidewalk, vegetation other than ground cover, or any other obstruction, or by providing wheel stops in the parking spaces to accommodate for vehicle overhand between the parking spaces and any adjacent property, wall, sidewalk, vegetation other than ground cover, or any other obstruction.

H.

Circulation areas shall be designed so that vehicles can proceed safely without posing a danger to pedestrians or other vehicles and without interfering with parking areas.

I.

Lighting of parking areas shall comply with the lighting requirements and standards contained in article XI.

J.

A "sight triangle" shall be observed at all street intersections or intersections of driveways with streets as required in subsection 5-2000.O., sight triangles.

K.

No new parking area shall hereafter be constructed or used unless landscaping is provided as required by the provisions of article VIII.

L.

Any parking area that is adjacent to a road or right-of-way shall provide a landscaped buffer between the parking area and the road or right-of-way as required by the provisions of article VIII. (7-7-05; Ord. No. 2011-21-C, 11-17-11.)