Off-street vehicle parking shall be provided and maintained, as specified in this Resolution.

Any building or use that is subsequently enlarged shall meet the off-street parking space requirements of this Resolution for the addition made.

(Ord. No. 2016-02-69, Exh. A, 2-28-2016)

The following are required plan and design standards for off-street parking.

1.

Required area for each parking space.

a.

Each automobile space shall be 9 feet wide and 18 feet deep as measured from face-of-curb, or 9.5 feet wide and 18.5 feet deep as measured from back-of-curb.

b.

Up to 15 percent of the overall parking spaces provided for a non-residential development may be in the form of compact spaces. Compact parking spaces shall be 8 feet in width and 16 feet in depth, as measured from face of curb, or 8.5 feet wide and 16.5 feet deep as measured from back-of-curb, and shall be clearly marked as compact spaces.

2.

Interior driveways.

a.

Interior driveways shall connect each parking space with a public right-of-way.

b.

Inter-parcel driveway connection or provision of a future inter-parcel driveway stub (with appropriate cross-access easements) shall be required between adjacent non-residential properties. This requirement may be waived by the Director of Planning and Development, only if it is demonstrated that an inter-parcel connection is not feasible, due to traffic safety or topographic concerns.

c.

Interior driveways with no parking shall be 10 to 12 feet for on-way traffic, and 20 to 22 feet for two-way traffic. One-way driveways that are determined to be essential access for fire safety shall be increased to 14 feet.

Interior driveways shall be at least 22 to 24 feet in wide when used with 90-degree angle parking. Interior driveways shall be 10 to 12 feet wide (one-way), and 20 to 22 feet wide (two-way) when used with 60-degree angle parking.

d.

Interior driveways providing primary access to loading/unloading zones or loading docks for truck traffic may be increased to 14 feet in width per travel lane. Adjustments to geometry may be granted, if it can be shown with turn-radius templates that modifications to the standards are required.

e.

Interior driveways surrounding gasoline pump canopies may be increased to 40 feet in total width (as measured from the base of the gasoline pump islands).

f.

A separate driveway and stacking lane (accommodating at least 2 vehicles per lane) is required for any drive-up window, bank drive-through or pick-up station. These stacking lanes shall be separate and distinct from the required through-lane providing circulation around the building.

3.

Improvement of Off-Street Parking Lots. All off-street parking lots shall meet the following standards:

a.

They shall be graded to ensure proper drainage, installed on a minimum 4-inch gravel aggregate base with a minimum 2-inch asphalt topping or other approved surface of, concrete, porous concrete, or porous asphalt. An approved porous concrete, porous asphalt or grassed paving system shall be used for surplus parking. Grassed paving spaces shall be located on the perimeter edge of a parking lot.

b.

Each parking space, except for grassed paving systems, shall be clearly marked by a painted stripe no less than three (3) inches wide running the length of each of the longer sides of the space or by curbing or by other acceptable method which clearly marks and delineates the parking space within the parking lot.

c.

Non-residential parking lots containing 200 spaces or more shall incorporate pedestrian access corridors into their design.

i)

Pedestrian corridors shall include 4-foot wide sidewalks with 2-foot grassed strips along at least one (1) side of primary driveways. The pedestrian corridors shall connect parking areas directly with buildings and adjacent public streets. These corridors shall not apply to auto sales lots.

ii)

Where pedestrian corridors cross a driveway, they may be constructed as a raised, flat hump with a height of 4 inches and a 6-foot wide top with 4-foot wide ramps and marked as a crosswalk; or may be constructed with an approved contrasting paver and marked as a crosswalk.

iii)

Parking spaces shall not be located more than 200 feet from any pedestrian corridor.

4.

Maintenance and Appearance of Parking Lots. Parking lots shall be maintained in good condition, free of potholes, weeds, dust, trash and debris. Porous paving and grass paving systems shall be maintained to function as designed.

5.

Location and Surface of Parking Areas.

a.

All vehicles shall be parked on a paved surface that is connected to and has continuous paved access to a public or private street, except as otherwise allowed in this section.

b.

In any non-residential district, the parking of any vehicle on other than a paved surface (or approved pervious or grassed paving system) is prohibited.

c.

In residential zoning districts, the following shall apply:

1.

Residential driveways. Driveways servicing single-family detached, attached, and duplex residences shall meet the following requirements:

a.

Driveways shall be paved between the street and the principal building.

b.

Driveways shall be no less than 10 feet wide at the right-of-way line, no less than 20 feet in length, measured from the back of the sidewalk or from the back of curb/edge of pavement if there is no sidewalk, and shall provide a radius to the back of curb or edge of pavement of the roadway of no less than 5 feet.

c.

The parking of any motor vehicle except on a paved surface driveway or in a carport or garage is prohibited.

d.

Driveways for adjoining townhouse units shall be separated by at least a 4-foot wide grassed strip, unless the units are villa-type with connecting driveways.

2.

Any vehicles parked in the rear yard not in a carport or an enclosed structure must be parked at least fifteen (15) feet from the rear and side property lines.

3.

Any recreational vehicle or any non-motor vehicle may only be parked in a carport, enclosed structure, or in the rear yard on a paved surface (or approved pervious or grassed paving system).

a.

Exception to this restriction shall be made for visiting campers and motorhomes which may be parked up to four (4) times per year in the same residential driveway for up to seven (7) days at a time.

4.

Vehicles or equipment used for agricultural purposes (within the RA-200 or R-100 zoning designations) with 5 or more acres are exempt from hard surface parking requirements if parked outside the required front yard setback.

6.

Maximum allowable paved parking or hard surface area in front yards. (Excluding walkways and required sidewalks.)

A.

R-ZT District - Not more than 45 percent.

B.

All other residential districts, excluding R-TH district - Not more than 35 percent.

(Ord. No. 2016-02-69, Exh. A, 2-28-2016; Ord. No. 2025-03-313, § 1, 4-22-2025)

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The following are the minimum and maximum number of off-street parking spaces required.

1.

For a use not specifically listed, the off-street parking requirements shall be those of the most similar use.

2.

Where spaces are calculated based upon square footage, the gross square footage of the building shall be utilized.

3.

Parking spaces for the physically handicapped shall be as required by Georgia State Law and shall be included in the calculation of overall parking provided.

4.

For each use, the total number of spaces provided shall not exceed 120% of the minimum spaces required.

* Within a regional shopping center (over 200 parking spaces), at least 50% of the required parking must be within 300 feet of the main entrance to the principal use for which the parking is provided.

(Ord. No. 2016-02-69, Exh. A, 2-28-2016; Ord. No. 2025-03-313, § 1, 4-22-2025)

The parking spaces provided for separate uses may be combined in one parking lot, but the required spaces assigned to each use may not be assigned to another use, except as follows:

1.

Shared Parking Between Day and Night Users. One-half of the off-street parking spaces required by a use whose peak attendance will be at night may be shared with a use that will be closed at night or on Sunday.

2.

Mixed Use Developments. Parking spaces may be shared by more than one use if the Community Development Director finds that the total number of spaces will be adequate at the peak hours of the uses they serve. The ratios on Table 1002.1-A may be used in determining the time of day and the day of the week at which the maximum number of spaces will be needed by the uses served by the shared parking facility.

a.

If the following uses were proposed with the following example number of spaces in accordance with the individual use:

i.

Office: 400 spaces, Retail: 300 spaces, and Restaurant Uses: 100 spaces.

ii.

Total parking for individual use on site: 800 spaces. These same land uses, under the provisions for shared parking, would require the number of parking spaces shown in the example below, Table 1002.1-B (by applying the percent reduction in table 1002.1-A).

Table 1002.1-A — Shared Parking Reduction Table:

Table 1002.1-B — Example of Shared Parking Reduction Calculation:

As shown in the Weekdays 6:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m. column, 630 parking spaces would be needed for this example development. This is a reduction of 170 required spaces.

3.

Availability of Shared Spaces. Parking spaces that are proposed to be shared among two or more uses must be clearly available to each use and not appear in any way to be serving a particular use, either through signage dedicating the spaces or through design techniques that would tend to orient use of the spaces to a particular business or building.

4.

Recordation of Shared Parking Agreement. Shared parking arrangements must be committed to writing in an instrument acceptable to the Community Development Director and approved by the owners of each of the affected properties or uses. The instrument must be approved by the Community Development Director and shall be recorded with the Clerk of the Superior Court, and a copy of the recorded document must be supplied to the Community Development Director. The document must be written to survive future changes in ownership in perpetuity, unless the agreement is dissolved with approval by the Peachtree Corners City Council.

(Ord. No. 2025-03-313, § 1, 4-22-2025)

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If provided, the following are plan and design standards for off-street loading and unloading spaces.

1.

Off-street loading and unloading spaces shall have access from an internal driveway or alley. Such spaces shall not be accessed directly from a public street.

2.

The off-street loading and unloading space shall be so located that it does not cause interference with the free movement of vehicles and pedestrians over a street, sidewalk, or through-alley.

Restriping or existing, unused portions of loading/unloading areas for vehicle parking shall be permitted. These parking spaces shall not be counted in the calculation of minimum/maximum off-street parking spaces.

(Ord. No. 2016-02-69, Exh. A, 2-28-2016)

In instances where an applicant shows specific and valid reasons why the requirements of Section 1002 cannot reasonably be met, and where a reduction or increase of not more than 30 percent in such requirements will not adversely affect the spirit or intent of this article, the Director of Planning and Development may administratively grant such a reduction or increase.

(Ord. No. 2016-02-69, Exh. A, 2-28-2016)

The maximum parking space allowance may be exceeded by 25 percent if constructed in the form of an approved porous concrete/asphalt or grassed paving system. The maximum parking space allowance may be exceeded in any amount when contained in a parking deck and/or underground parking structure. Parking decks shall have exterior architectural treatments matching the principal building.

(Ord. No. 2016-02-69, Exh. A, 2-28-2016)

Non-residential, mixed-use and/or multi-family residential developments exceeding 1,500 overall parking spaces shall be required to provide at least 25 percent of their overall parking total within a decked or underground parking structure. A building height increase of 10 vertical feet is permitted for each 10 vertical feet of parking placed under a building. Single-family residential or townhouse component(s) of mixed-use developments shall not be subject to this requirement.

(Ord. No. 2016-02-69, Exh. A, 2-28-2016)

A.

In any commercial or office zoning district, delivery/service vehicles and vehicles displaying advertising must be parked within the side or rear yard and may not be parked within the front yard, except vehicles parked temporarily while making a delivery, providing a service, or purchasing goods or services.

B.

In all residential zoning districts, both the on-street and off-street parking of the following commercial vehicles are prohibited: limousines, flat-bed trucks, dump trucks, tow trucks, transport wreckers, tandem axle trucks, cab-on-chassis trucks, commercial tractor trailers, wheeled attachments or trailers, buses, earth-moving machinery, semi-trailers, and any vehicle over 20 feet in length, or 7 feet in height, or 7 feet in width. Vehicles or equipment used for agricultural purposes on RA-200 or R-100 zoned property with 5 or more acres are permitted, if parked outside the required front yard setback.

In all residential zoning districts, the parking of the following commercial vehicles is permitted:

1.

An automobile, pick-up truck, van, panel truck, or SUV used to provide daily transportation to and from work.

2.

A commercial vehicle that is parked temporarily either on a street or on private property in conjunction with a commercial service, sale, or delivery. However, overnight parking of such commercial vehicles is prohibited on any residential street.

3.

School buses used for the primary purpose of transporting children to and from state licensed or accredited elementary, middle or high schools; provided such vehicle is parked off any public thoroughfare, on a hard-surfaced area, and in the side or rear yard.

4.

Construction vehicles and equipment on active construction sites including work in the public right-of-way.

(Ord. No. 2016-02-69, Exh. A, 2-28-2016; Ord. No. 2022-06-236, § 1, 7-26-2022)

Within non-residential and multifamily developments, except properties subject to Section 1315, Activity Center/Corridor Overlay District, the following lighting standards shall apply:

1.

All lighting fixtures designed or placed so as to illuminate any portion of a site shall meet the following requirements:

a.

All lighting fixtures (luminaries) shall be cut-off luminaries, whose source is completely concealed with an opaque housing. Fixtures shall be recessed in the opaque housing. Drop Dish Refractors are prohibited. The wattage shall not exceed 420 watts/480V per light fixture. This provision includes lights on mounted poles as well as architectural display and decorative lighting visible from a street or highway. Wall pack lighting shall be cut-off down directional a maximum of 250 watts. Canopy lighting shall be recessed, with a maximum lamp wattage of 400 watts.

b.

Only incandescent, fluorescent, metal halide, mercury vapor, natural gas, or color corrected high-pressure sodium (CRI of 60 or better) light source (lamp) may be used.

c.

Fixtures must be mounted in such a manner that the cone of the light is not directed at any property line of site. The minimum mounting height for a pole is 12 feet. The maximum mounting height for a pole is 25 feet excluding a 3-foot base.

d.

All site lighting shall be designed so that the minimum and maximum levels of illumination as measured in foot-candles (f-c) at any one (1) point meets the following standards:

1)

Average level of illumination is not to exceed the calculated value, and is derived using only the area of the site included to receive illumination.

2)

Points of measure shall not include the area of the building or areas which do not lend themselves to pedestrian traffic.

ILLUMINATION LEVELS
(IN FOOT-CANDLES)

2.

Exceptions to site lighting standards.

a.

Lighting activated by motion sensor.

b.

Construction or emergency lighting provided it is temporary and is discontinued immediately upon construction completion or emergency cessation.

3.

Site Lighting Plan Requirements.

a.

Site lighting plans shall include:

1)

Location and mounting information for each light;

2)

Illumination calculations showing light levels in foot candles at points located on a 10 foot center grid, including an illustration of the areas masked out per the requirements above regarding points of measurements;

3)

A schedule listing the fixture design, type of lamp, distribution and wattage of each fixture, and number of lumens after using 85 percent depreciation for both metal halide and high pressure sodium of initial output;

4)

Manufacturer's photometric data for each type of light fixture, including initial lumens and mean depreciation values; and

5)

An illumination summary, including the minimum average and maximum foot-candle calculations ("array values") and the total number of array points (points used on the ten-foot grid calculations).

(Ord. No. 2016-02-69, Exh. A, 2-28-2016)