19.09.03 General Provisions

1. Materials for Parking Areas. Parking areas shall consist of concrete, asphalt, or other impervious materials approved in the City’s adopted construction standards. 2. Maintenance of Parking Areas. Pavement, striping, landscaping, and lighting are required to be maintained in all parking areas. During times of snowfall, parking areas shall be cleared of snow as soon as practical. 3. Parking Area Access. a. Common access. Parking areas for one or more structures may have a common access so long as the requirements of all City ordinances, regulations, and standards are met. The determination of the locations for a common access shall be based upon the geometry, road alignment, and traffic volumes of the accessed road per the Standard Technical Specifications and Drawings. b. Sidewalk crossing. All non-residential structures are required to provide parking areas where automobiles will not back across a sidewalk to gain access onto a public or private street. c. Cross access. Adjacent non-residential development shall stub for cross-access. Developers must provide the City with documentation of cross-access easements with adjacent development. 4. Lighting in Parking Areas. Parking areas shall have adequate lighting to ensure the safe circulation of automobiles and pedestrians. Lighting shall be shielded and directed downward to prevent nuisances to adjacent properties or uses. 5. Location of Parking Areas. Required off-street parking stalls for non-residential uses shall be placed within walking path of travel distance to the nearest customer entrance from the correlating non-residential use and individual tenant space as outlined in the table below. Unenclosed parking for residential areas shall not be provided in rear yards, unless said yard abuts an alley-type access or is fenced with privacy fencing. Size of Non-Residential Use and Individual Tenant Space Up to 1,500 square feet 1,501 to 5,000 square feet 5,001 to 10,000 square feet 10,001 to 25,000 square feet 25,001 to 50,000 square feet 50,001 to 75,000 square feet 75,001 to 100,000 square feet 100,001 to 125,000 square feet Over 125,000 square feet Walking Path of Travel Distance to the Nearest Customer Entrances 150’ 200’ 250’ 300’ 350’ 400’ 450’ 500’ 600’ a. Exception: To promote walkability, Mixed Use and Mixed Waterfront zones, and the Town Center Overlay (identified in the General Plan), shall be allowed to place parking garages and parking lots on the edge of shopping areas. i. The walking path travel distance from a business’ main entrance shall not apply to these areas. 6. Storm Water Runoff. All parking areas other than single-family dwellings shall be reviewed and approved by the City Engineer for adequate drainage of storm water runoff. 7. Curb Cuts and Shared Parking. In most cases, shared parking areas shall share ingress and egress. This requirement may be waived when the City Engineer believes that shared accesses are not feasible. In reviewing the site plans for the shared parking areas, the City Engineer shall evaluate the need for limited access, appropriate number of curb cuts, shared driveways, or other facilities that will result in a safer, more efficient parking and circulation pattern.