§ 30-150. Parking location standards.  


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  • (a)

    General to Zones T2, T3, T4, T4O, T5, CZ.

    (1)

    Parking shall be accessed by rear alleys or rear lanes, when such are available on the regulating plan.

    (2)

    Open parking areas shall be masked from the frontage by a building or streetscreen.

    (3)

    For buildings on B-grids, open parking areas may be allowed unmasked on the frontage, except for corner lots at intersections with the A-grid when the following conditions are met:

    a.

    The unmasked open parking area does not exceed 25 percent of the total required parking for the site; and

    b.

    At least one of the exceptional design standards listed in appendix A to this chapter are met.

    (b)

    Specific to Zones T2, T3, CZ.

    (1)

    Open parking areas shall be located at the second and third lot layers, except that driveways, drop-offs and unpaved parking areas may be located at the first lot layer (Table 23d).

    (2)

    Garages shall be located at the third layer, except that side- or rear-entry types may be allowed in the second layer.

    (c)

    Specific to Zones T3, T4, CZ. Driveways at frontages shall be no wider than ten feet in the first layer.

    (d)

    Specific to Zones T4, CZ. All parking areas and garages shall be located at the third layer (Table 23d).

    (e)

    Specific to Zones T4O, T5, CZ.

    (1)

    All parking lots, garages, and parking structures shall be located at the third layer (Table 23d).

    (2)

    Vehicular entrances to parking lots, garages, and parking structures shall be no wider than 22 feet at the frontage.

    (3)

    Pedestrian exits from all parking lots, garages, and parking structures shall be directly to a frontage line (i.e., not directly into a building) except underground levels which may be exited by pedestrians directly into a building.

    (4)

    Parking structures on the A-grid shall have linear buildings lining the first story.

    (5)

    A minimum of one bicycle rack place shall be provided within the public or private frontage for every 20 vehicular parking spaces. Bicycle racks placed within the public frontage require the approval of the zoning administrator.

(Code 2003, § 31-37; Ord. No. 13-04, § 1(exh. A), 2-21-2013)