§ 46-660. Off-street parking; layout; construction; maintenance.
Whenever the off-street parking requirements in sections 46-658 and 46-659 require an off-street parking area, such areas shall be in accordance with the following:
(1)
No parking lot shall be constructed unless and until a permit therefor is issued by the zoning administrator. Applications for a permit shall be accompanied with two sets of site plans for the development and construction of the parking area showing that the provisions herein required will be fully complied with.
(2)
Plans for the layout of off-street parking shall be in accordance with the following minimum requirements:
a.
Parking space width and length for single spaces.
Parking Pattern
(degrees)Maneuvering Lane Width (feet) Parking Space Width (feet) Parking Space Length (feet) 0 12 10 28 30 to 53 12 10 20 54 to 74 15 10 20 75 to 90 20 9 20 b.
Parking space width with one or two tiers.
Parking Pattern
(degrees)Total Width of One Tier of Spaces Plus
Maneuvering Lane
(feet)Total Width of Two Tiers
of Spaces Plus
Maneuvering Lane
(feet)0 20 28 30 to 53 32 52 54 to 74 36.5 58 75 to 90 40 60 (3)
All spaces shall be provided adequate access by means of clearly limited and defined drives and maneuvering lanes. Backing directly onto a street shall be prohibited. All maneuvering lane widths listed in subsection (2)a and b of this section shall permit one-way traffic movement only, except the 90-degree pattern may permit two-way movement.
(4)
All off-street parking, including maneuvering lanes and access drives shall be provided with asphalt, concrete or other hard dust-free surfacing as specified by the engineering department. Surfacing shall be completed within six months of the date the occupancy permit is issued. Off-street parking areas shall be drained so as to dispose of all surface water on the parking area in such a way as to preclude drainage of water onto adjacent property or toward buildings.
(Prior Code, § 5.187; Ord. No. 87-17, 10-9-1987; Ord. No. 2010-10, § 17, 8-2-2010)