All parking lots for uses or activities other than residential which require five (5) or more parking spaces shall meet the following development standards:

(a)

Design objectives. Parking lots shall be designed with careful regard given to orderly arrangement, topography, amenity of view, ease of access, and as an integral part of the overall site design. No more than twenty-five (25%) percent) of the total parking spaces may be located in the front yard, and the parking lots may encroach into the front setback by no more than thirty (30%) percent of the setback requirement. The parking lots may encroach into the side and rear setbacks by no more than fifty (50%) percent of the setback requirement.

For reasons of use and appearance, it is desirable that parking lots be level or on terraces formed with the slope of the land. Changes in level between such terraces should be formed by retaining walls or landscaped banks.

Efforts shall be made to assure that a parking lot does not dominate a site or building. Such efforts may include depressing the level of the parking lot, construction of earth berms, dividing large lots into smaller sub-lots, and other similar techniques.

(b)

Site plan and landscape plan requirements. Any proposed building or conditional use that requires five (5) or more off-street parking spaces shall be required to provide a site plan and landscape plan - drawn to scale and fully dimensioned showing the location, design, and layout of such parking facilities. The landscape plan shall be included either as a part of the parking area site plan or as a separate plan for the parking area. Such landscape plan shall show any trees, shrubs, flowers, or ground covers together with names of plants; retaining walls or screens; walkways; and traffic barriers.

The site plan and landscape plan shall be attached to the required application, for the respective permit. The site plan and landscape plan must be approved by the planning commission prior to issuance of the respective permit.

(c)

Access to the streets. The entrances and exits of all required permitted accessory off-street parking facilities shall be located not less than fifty (50) feet from the intersection of any two (2) street right-of-way lines. All entrances and exits shall be designed based on traffic volumes and a traffic study and shall be no more than thirty (30) feet wide, excluding the corner radii. All entrances and exits shall be at least five feet from any property line (except the front property line).

(d)

Surfacing. All off-street parking areas shall be surfaced with asphalt or concrete, and so constructed to provide adequate drainage. Grass parking areas may be approved by the planning commission provided the parking areas do not constitute more than twenty-five (25%) percent of the required parking and the grass parking areas are stabilized with a geotechnical earth stabilization material.

(e)

Border barriers. An off-street parking area shall be provided with a rail, fence, wall, earth berm, curb, or other continuous barrier of a height sufficient to retain all cars completely within the property together with appropriate landscaping, except at exit or access driveways. In addition, screening shall be provided on each side of a parking area as required below.

(f)

Screening. Surface off-street parking lots with five (5) or more parking spaces shall be screened from adjacent lots by either:

(1)

A strip at least four (4) feet wide, planted with shrubs every three (3) feet on center at least four (4) feet high at the time of planting, and which are of a type which may be expected to form a year-round dense screen at least six (6) feet high within three (3) years, and one (1) tree at least six (6) feet at the time of planting every twenty-five (25) feet on center; or

(2)

A wall or barrier or uniformly painted fence at least six (6) feet in height. Such wall, barrier, or fence may be opaque or perforated provided that not more than fifty (50%) percent of the fence is open. In addition such screening:

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Shall be maintained in good condition at all times;

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Shall not be placed within fifteen (15) feet of a vehicular entrances and exits;

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Shall have no signs hung or attached thereto other than those permitted signs for parking areas as specified in this ordinance; and

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Shall not obstruct visibility of motorists at street intersections.

(g)

Parking lot landscaping. Off-street parking lots containing at least twelve (12) interior parking spaces shall contain landscape areas. The total size of such landscaped areas shall be equal to ten (10) square feet for each parking space and shall be provided within the interior of an off-street parking area. Landscape areas shall be a minimum of seventy-five (75) square feet and shall contain at least one (1) shade or flowering tree for each one hundred (100) square feet of required landscaped area. A minimum of seventy-five (75%) percent of all trees that are required to be planted within the interior of an off-street parking area shall be shade trees. The shade trees shall be located in such a manner to produce maximum overhead canopy for the vehicles. All parking lot landscaped areas shall be planted with grass, ground cover, shrubbery, or other suitable live plant material. Parking lot landscaped areas shall be designed, planted, and maintained to permit clear vision between the height of two (2) feet and eight (8) feet above grade; however, this requirement shall not apply where the lack of clear vision is not deemed to be a safety hazard. Terminal islands, interior islands and divider medians should be designed to retain maximum water in the turf areas.

(h)

Parking stalls and maneuvering space. The minimum size of each parking space shall be nine (9) feet by 18 feet).

The minimum width of driveways within the parking lot for maneuvering to and from parking stalls shall be as follows:

90 degree parking - 25 feet

60 degree parking - 20 feet

45 degree parking - 20 feet

30 degree parking - 12 feet

(I)

Disabled parking space requirements. Disabled parking spaces shall be provided for all non-residential uses in conformance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable state legislation and building codes. (Ord. No. 12-16, Jan. 2013)