10-6-8 DESIGN AND MAINTENANCE

1. Parking lots shall be designed to ensure safe and easy ingress, egress and movement through the interior of the lot. The number of curb cuts onto major roads should be minimized. Shared access driveways between adjacent sites should be encouraged. Parking lot islands should be provided on the interior of the parking lot to help direct traffic flow and to provide landscaped areas within such lots. Parking lots shall be designed in accordance with applicable City codes, ordinances and guidelines with respect to: a) minimum distances between curb cuts; b) proximity of curb cuts to intersections; c) provisions of shared driveways; d) location, quantity and design of landscaped islands; and e) design of parking lot interior circulation system. 2. The design of parking facilities shall be subject to the approval of the Planning Commission and shall conform to the standards developed by the City. Landscaping and screening shall be provided in accordance with the requirements of this Code. 3. Where a parking area or parking lot is illuminated, direct rays or light shall not shine into adjoining property or into a street. Accessory signs shall be permitted on parking areas in accordance with this Code. All open parking areas or lots shall be improved in accordance with regulations applicable to parking lot pavement thickness contained in applicable City codes and regulations. 4. When determination of the number of off-street parking spaces required by this Code results in a requirement of a fractional space, any fraction of less than one-half may be disregarded, while a fraction of one-half or more, shall be counted as one parking space. Parking space requirements based on the number of employees or users shall be based on the maximum number of employees or users on the premises at any one time.