Sec. 25-472

Parking

• Aisle width for 30-degree parking17 ft

  The minimum aisle space for thirty-degree parking shall be seventeen (17) feet in width.

• Aisle width for 60-degree parking23 ft

  The minimum aisle space for sixty-degree parking shall be twenty-three (23) feet in width.

• Aisle width for 90-degree parking24 ft

  The minimum aisle space for ninety-degree parking shall be twenty-four (24) feet in width.

• Minimum aisle width16 ft

  in no case shall the aisle width be less than sixteen (16) feet

• Maximum driveway openings per lot2 openings

  Driveway openings through the curb shall be a maximum of two (2) per parking lot, excluding shopping center parking lots.

• Minimum distance from driveway to property line12.5 ft

  there shall be not less than twelve and one-half (12½) feet from any driveway opening to any property line

• Minimum separation between driveways25 ft

  There shall be not less than twenty-five (25) feet between driveway openings

• Minimum driveway width one-way12 ft

  No driveway opening shall be less than twelve (12) feet in width if designed for one-way traffic

• Minimum driveway width two-way18 ft

  nor eighteen (18) if designed for two-way traffic

• Parking in front yards limited to paved/gravel

  Parking in front yards shall be limited to the area contained in paved or gravel areas.

• Gravel allowed for certain uses

  In lieu of pavement, gravel or bituminous surfaced parking and loading areas shall be permitted as follows: (2) For the following uses: a. Natural areas, such as, but not limited to trailhead parking, river access points, or nature reserves; b. Dwelling, single-family; c. Dwelling, accessory; d. Dwelling, duplex; e. Park or playground; f. Public utilities and associated structures; g. Telecommunications tower facilities, when approved as part of the special exception permit process; h. Wind energy systems, utility scale, when approved as part of the special exception permit process; i. Uses such as special events facilities, cabin or cottage resorts, and rural retreats, when approved as part of the special exception permit process. j. For parking in excess of the minimum required spaces for places of worship or religious services, schools, playfields, or similar uses as determined at the sole discretion of the zoning administrator, provided that said parking is located in the side or rear yard and is at least two hundred (200) feet from an adjacent residentially zoned parcel or lot containing a residential use.

• Gravel allowed for heavy equipment in M-1, M-2, M-3, PIP, RAM

  In lieu of pavement, gravel or bituminous surfaced parking and loading areas shall be permitted as follows: (1) For the parking, storage or display of heavy equipment, farm machinery, tractor-trailer or other specialty vehicles in the M-1, M-2, M-3, PIP, and RAM districts, when: a. All driveways providing access to such parking areas are improved with an approved pavement surface; and b. When such parking areas are visible from an adjacent residentially zoned parcel or lot containing a residential use, such parking area shall be screened in accordance with section 25-484(c); and c. When such parking areas are visible from the adjacent public rights of way, such parking area shall be screened in accordance with section 25-485(c)(2).

• Large vehicle parking for home occupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there.

  Parking of not more than one (1) commercial vehicle and/or one (1) cargo/utility trailer associated with an approved home occupation shall be permitted, provided that such vehicles shall not include any tractor trailer or vehicle exceeding one and one-half (1½) ton capacity; cargo or utility trailers shall not exceed eight (8) feet, six (6) inches in width or sixteen (16) feet in length. Parking for such vehicles shall not be in any required front yard.

• Lighting confined to parking area

  Any lights used to illuminate any parking area shall be so arranged and shielded as to confine all direct light entirely within the boundary lines of the parking area. Further, parking areas shall be lighted in accord with the requirements for outdoor lighting in article IV, division 5.

• Parking location

  All required off-street parking spaces required herein shall be located on the same lot as the structure or use to which they are accessory, or on a lot contiguous thereto which has the same zoning classification and is under the same ownership, except that the zoning administrator may authorize an alternative location provided that the required parking spaces are located within five hundred (500) feet walking distance of a building entrance to the use that such space serves, and that ownership arrangements are made so as to assure the permanent availability of such spaces to the satisfaction of the administrator.

• Marking required for lots with 10+ spaces

  Parking spaces in lots of ten (10) or more spaces shall be delineated by painted lines, curbs, bumper blocks, vertical lines on continuous curbing or other appropriate means of marking.

• No outdoor storage of large trucks in residential

  Outdoor storage or overnight parking of buses, trucks or other vehicles exceeding one and one-half (1½) ton capacity shall not be permitted in residential districts.

• Operable vehicles only

  All required off-street parking spaces shall be used solely for the parking of operable vehicles. No vehicle repair work except emergency service shall be permitted on any required off-street parking facility.

• Recreational vehicle parking in residential districts

  Parking of small cargo trailers and recreational vehicles or equipment in a residential district including but not limited to boats, boat trailers, camping trailers, travel trailers, motorized dwellings, tent trailers, houseboats and horse vans, are subject to the following limitations: 1. Such equipment shall not be used for living, sleeping or other occupancy when parked or stored on a residential lot or in any other location not approved for such occupancy use. 2. Such equipment six (6) feet or more in average height, not parked or stored in a garage, carport or other structure, shall not be located in any required front or side yard and shall be located at least three feet from all buildings.

• Minimum distance from abutting lot or right-of-way8 ft

  No parking, fence or wall shall be less than eight (8) feet from an abutting lot or right-of-way.

• Shared parking allowed

  Required off-street parking spaces may be provided cooperatively for two (2) or more uses, subject to arrangements that will assure the permanent availability of such spaces to the satisfaction of the administrator. The amount of such combined space shall equal the sum of the amounts required for the separate uses, provided, however, that the administrator may reduce the total number of spaces if the administrator determines that some or all of the spaces may serve two (2) or more uses by reason of the daily hours of operation or seasonal activity of such uses.

• Minimum parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. space dimensions

  All individual parking spaces shall be a minimum of nine (9) feet by eighteen (18) feet.

• Paved surfacing required

  All parking and loading areas shall be paved. Pavement surfaces shall consist of asphalt, concrete, brick, pervious paving surfaces or other material determined at the sole discretion of the zoning administrator to provide an equivalent protection against potholes, erosion, and dust.