§ 44-132. General provisions.
(a)
The provision and maintenance of the off-street parking and loading spaces is a continuing obligation of the property owner. No building or other permit shall be issued until plans are presented that show property that is and will remain available for exclusive use as an off-street parking and loading space. The subsequent use of property for which the building permit is issued shall be conditional upon the unqualified continuance and availability of the amount of parking and loading spaces required by this chapter. Should the owner or occupant of any lot or building change the use to which the lot or building is put, thereby increasing off-street parking or loading requirements, it shall be unlawful and a violation of this chapter to begin or maintain such altered use until such time as the increased off-street parking or loading requirements are complied with.
(b)
Requirements for types of buildings and uses not specifically listed herein shall be determined by the board of adjustments after a report and recommendations from the commission, based upon the requirements of comparable uses listed.
(c)
In the event several uses occupy a single structure or parcel of land, the total requirements for off-street parking shall be the sum of the requirements of the several uses computed separately.
(d)
If approved by the commission, owners of two or more uses, structures, or parcels of land may agree to utilize jointly the same parking and loading spaces when the hours of operation do not overlap.
(e)
Off-street parking spaces for dwellings shall be located on the same lot with the dwelling. Other required parking spaces shall be located not farther than 300 feet from the building or use they are required to serve, measured in a straight line from the building.
(f)
Required parking spaces shall be available for the parking of operable passenger vehicles of residents, customers, patrons, and employees only, and shall not be used for parking or storage of vehicles or materials used in conducting the business or use.
(g)
A plan, being drawn to scale, indicating how the off-street parking and loading requirements, excluding the single dwelling unit areas, are to be fulfilled shall accompany an application for a building permit. The plan shall show all elements necessary to indicate that the requirements are being fulfilled, including the following:
(1)
Delineation of individual parking and loading spaces.
(2)
Circulation area necessary to serve spaces.
(3)
Access to streets and property to be served.
(4)
Curb cuts.
(5)
Dimensions, continuity, and substance of screening.
(6)
Grading, drainage, surfacing, and sub-grading details.
(7)
Delineation of any obstacles to parking and circulation in finished parking area.
(8)
Specifications as to signs and bumper guards.
(9)
Other pertinent details.
(h)
Design requirements for parking lots.
(1)
Those areas used for standing and maneuvering of vehicles shall have durable surfaces maintained adequately for all weather uses.
(2)
Except for parking to serve residential uses, the parking and loading areas adjacent to or within the residential districts, or adjacent to residential uses, shall be designed to minimize disturbance of residents by the erection between the uses of screening, except where vision clearance is required.
(3)
Parking spaces along the outer boundary of a parking lot shall be contained by a curb or wheel stops at least four inches high and set back a minimum of four feet from the sidewalk or property line, to be contained by a bumper rail set back a minimum of one foot from the sidewalk or property line.
(4)
Artificial lighting which may be provided shall be so deflected so as not to create glare in any residential district, or in any adjacent dwelling, or on any public rights-of-way.
(5)
Interior access lanes shall be of sufficient width for all vehicle turning and maneuvering.
(6)
Except for any dwellings, parking spaces shall be so located and served by a driveway that their use will require no backing movements or other maneuvering within a street right-of-way other than an alley.
(7)
Service drives to off-street parking areas shall be designed and constructed to facilitate the flow of traffic, provide maximum safety of traffic access and egress, and maximum safety for pedestrians and vehicular traffic on the site. The number of the service drives shall be limited to the minimum that will allow the property to accommodate the traffic which is anticipated. In the case of a corner lot, service drives shall be located not closer than 30 feet to the intersecting street line. The access to the service drives from a street shall be located not closer than 15 feet to a side lot line except that a common service drive to two adjacent properties may be provided at the common lot line.
(8)
The service drives shall have a minimum vision clearance area formed by the intersection of the driveway centerline, the street right-of-way line, and a straight line joining said lines through points that are 30 feet from their intersection.
(i)
Completion time for parking lots. Required parking spaces shall be improved as required and made available for use before the final inspection is completed by the town building inspector. An extension of time may be granted by the building inspector, provided that a performance bond, or its equivalent, is posted equal to the cost to complete the improvements as estimated by the building inspector, provided that the parking space is not required for immediate use. In the event that the improvements are not completed within one year's time, the bond, or its equivalent, shall be forfeited and the improvements thenceforth constructed under the direction of the town.
(Ord. No. 320, § 6.3(exh.), 7-11-1995)