Wherever the off-street parking requirements require the building of an off-street parking facility, or where P-1 vehicular parking districts are provided, such off-street parking lots shall be laid out, constructed and maintained in accordance with the standards and regulations set forth in this division.

(Code 1979, § 17.34.010; Ord. No. 2017-005, 11-6-2017)

No parking lot shall be constructed unless and until a permit is issued by the zoning administrator. Applications for a permit shall be submitted to the zoning administrator. Submit drawings and application according to the commercial site plan review process. Such plans shall be reviewed and approved by the planning commission.

(Code 1979, § 17.34.020; Ord. No. 2017-005, 11-6-2017)

Plans for the layout of off-street parking facilities shall be in accord with the following minimum requirements:

(Code 1979, § 17.34.030; Ord. No. 2017-005, 11-6-2017)

All spaces shall be provided adequate access by means of maneuvering lanes. Backing directly onto a street shall be prohibited.

(Code 1979, § 17.34.040; Ord. No. 2017-005, 11-6-2017)

All maneuvering lane widths shall permit one-way traffic movement, with the exception of the 90-degree pattern where two-way movement may be permitted.

(Code 1979, § 17.34.050; Ord. No. 2017-005, 11-6-2017)

Adequate ingress and egress to the parking lot by means of clearly limited and defined drives shall be provided for all vehicles. Ingress and egress to a parking lot lying in an area zoned for other than residential use shall not be across land zoned for residential use.

(Code 1979, § 17.34.060; Ord. No. 2017-005, 11-6-2017)

Bumper stops or wheel checks shall be provided and so located as to prevent any vehicle from projecting beyond the parking lot area or from bumping screening facility.

(Code 1979, § 17.34.070; Ord. No. 2017-005, 11-6-2017)

Each entrance and exit to and from such parking lot shall be at least 20 feet distant from any adjacent property located in any residential district.

(Code 1979, § 17.34.080; Ord. No. 2017-005, 11-6-2017)

The parking area shall meet all guidelines listed in the City of Hillsdale Landscape Ordinance, article III, chapter 36, sections 36-148 through and including 36-152.

(Code 1979, § 17.34.090; Ord. No. 2017-005, 11-6-2017)

The entire parking area, including parking spaces and maneuvering lanes, required under this division shall have surfacing in accordance with specifications listed in division 2, sections 36-601 and department of public services specifications. Such facilities shall be drained so as to dispose of all surface water accumulated in the parking area in such a way as to preclude drainage of water onto adjacent property or toward a building. The parking area shall be surfaced within one year of the date the permit is issued.

(Code 1979, § 17.34.100; Ord. No. 2017-005, 11-6-2017)

All lighting used to illuminate any off-street parking area shall be so installed as to be confined within and directed on the parking area only.

(Code 1979, § 17.34.110; Ord. No. 2017-005, 11-6-2017; Ord. No. 2022-03, 9-19-2022)

The planning commission, upon application by the property owner of the parking area, may modify the yard and wall requirements where, in unusual circumstances, no good purpose would be served by compliance with the requirements of this division.

(Code 1979, § 17.34.120; Ord. No. 2017-005, 11-6-2017)

In all cases where a wall extends to an alley which is a means of ingress and egress to a parking area, it shall be permissible to end the wall not more than ten feet from such alley line in order to permit a wider means of access to the parking area.

(Code 1979, § 17.34.130; Ord. No. 2017-005, 11-6-2017)

In addition to the requirements set forth in this division, such parking area shall comply with such further requirements or conditions as may be prescribed by the planning commission for the protection of the residential district abutting such parcel or parcels in which the parking area is to be located.

(Code 1979, § 17.34.140; Ord. No. 2017-005, 11-6-2017)