§ A. Design standards for off-street automobile parking.

Off-street automobile parking shall be provided in accordance with all applicable provisions of this section.

(1)

Design standards. All parking facilities, including entrances, exits and maneuvering areas, shall comply with the following provisions:

(a)

Shall have access to a public street or easement approved by the county;

(b)

Entrances and exits shall be graded and paved as specified by the county and shall be curbed when needed for effective drainage control;

(c)

Paved parking facilities shall have all spaces marked with paint lines, curbstones or other similar designations in accord with the following:

1.

Each space set at a 90-degree angle shall have not less than 162 square feet and shall be not less than eight feet six inches wide and 19 feet deep, exclusive of passageways, which shall be not less than 24 feet wide;

2.

Each space set at a 60-degree angle shall have not less than 176 square feet and shall be not less than eight feet six inches wide and 20 feet eight inches deep, exclusive of passageways, which shall be not less than 18 feet six inches;

3.

Each space set at a 45-degree angle shall have not less than 165 square feet and shall be not less than eight feet six inches wide and 19 feet five inches deep, exclusive of passageways, which shall be not less than 13 feet six inches wide;

4.

There shall be adequate interior drives to connect each space with a public street.

(d)

Shall be drained so as to prevent damage to abutting properties or public streets;

(e)

Adequate lighting shall be provided if the facilities are to be used at night. Such lighting shall be arranged and installed so as not to reflect or cause glare on abutting properties.

(f)

Any parking areas within the required front yard of any structure shall not be closer than ten feet to any public right-of-way.

(g)

The provisions of subsections (c), (e), and (f) above shall not apply to single-family residential uses where three or less spaces are required.

(2)

Location . All parking facilities shall be located in accordance with the following provisions:

(a)

The required space shall be provided on the same plot with the use it serves, except as provided herein;

(b)

If vehicular parking or storage space required cannot be reasonably provided on the same lot on which the principal use is conducted, the board of zoning appeals may permit such space to be provided on other off-street property provided such space lies within 400 feet of the main entrance to such principal use. Such vehicular parking space shall be associated with the permitted use and shall not hereafter be reduced or encroached upon in any manner; and

(c)

The required parking space for any number of separate uses may be combined in one lot but the required space assigned to one use may not be assigned to another use at the same time, except that one-half of the parking space required for churches, theaters, or assembly halls whose peak attendance will be at night or on Sunday may be assigned to a use which will be closed at nights or on Sundays.

(Res. No. 18-20, § 2(Exh. A), 4-24-2018; Res. No. 18-29, § 3(Exh. A), 6-26-2018)