§ 10-6. Parking Lot Layout.

For the purposes of this section, the term "parking lot" shall mean an off-street parking area of fifteen (15) or more vehicles. These parking lot layout standards are intended to promote safe circulation within parking areas and to provide for convenient ingress and egress of motor vehicles.

A.

Circulation Routes. Parking lots shall provide well-defined circulation routes for vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians.

B.

Traffic Control Devices. Standard traffic control signs and devices shall be used to direct traffic where necessary within a parking lot.

C.

Landscaping. All parking lots shall be landscaped in accordance with Article XXX of this Ordinance.

D.

Points of Pedestrian Conflict. The layout and design of parking lots shall specifically address the interrelation of pedestrians, vehicular and bicycle circulation to provide continuous, direct pedestrian access with a minimum of driveway and drive aisle crossings. Remedial treatment such as raised pedestrian crossings, forecourts and landings, special paving, signs, lights and bollards shall be provided at significant points of conflict. Large parking lots shall include internal walkways that are located in places that are logical and convenient for pedestrians.

E.

User Needs. Layout and design shall anticipate the needs of users and provide continuity between vehicular circulation, parking, pedestrians and bicycle circulation. Pedestrian drop-off areas shall be provided where needed, especially for land uses that serve children and the elderly.

F.

Curbs and Stops. All paved off-street parking lots shall use curbs, vehicle stops or other similar devices to prevent vehicles from overhanging on or into, public rights-of-way, landscaped areas, or abutting lots.

G.

Truck Traffic. All uses that are located adjacent to or within two hundred (200) feet of residentially zoned property and that generate truck traffic shall avoid or mitigate impacts through physical design measures such as berming, landscaping, and fencing.

H.

Setbacks. All paved off-street parking and vehicle use areas, except for ingress/egress drives, shall be set back from lot lines (except a lot line between buildings or uses in unified developments) in accordance with the following table:

Table 10-1

Street Classifications	Minimum width of setback at any point
Along arterial streets	20 ft.
Along all other streets	10 ft.
Along a lot line	5 ft.
Along alleys	0 ft.

 

(Ord. of 5-2-2006(2))

(Ord. of 5-2-2006(2))