45-59 Amend 1113.02 Zoning - off street parking facilities

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2. Definition - An accessory off-street.parking area shall be an open or enclosed area accesszble from a street and used for the parking of motor vehicles of the occupants of the main bui].ding or their guests° Each space shall be directly accessible to a drive and shall be not less than 162 square feet, exclusive of all drives, aisles, ramps, columns and turning areas° The number of parking spaces shall be determined from an accurate layout of the parking area. 3. Location - Accessory off-street parking facilities shall be located in accord with yard regulations set forth in Sec. 1133o06 and Sec. 1133.O7 for locations of garages and parking areas in side and rear yards. In a front yard, garages ~nd parking areas shall be located in accordance with the established building line except that the front line of a parking area may be located 25 feet from the front property line where the building line exceeds 25 feet° Parking facilities shall be located so that the average walking distance from the building en- trance used by the occupants to the spaces within the parking area shall be not more than 300 feet. S. Schedule - Accessory off-street parking facilities, except for districts encompassing properties fronting on Detroit Avenue and Madison Avenue wherein the total ~ur~ber of spa~es, enclosed or otherwise, shall be one l) per dwellzng unit, shall be providea as set forth in the following schedule: M.M_i_q~mtnn_Numberof S aces Der DwellinE Unit D~istrict enclosed ~paces ~al_..~mi-~ o--"~~ A2a 0 AS 1 1-1~2 A5 i 1-1/2 5. Access Driveways - The location and width of entrance and exit driveways to parking facilities shall be planned in such a manner as not to interfere with the use of ad- jacent residential property and with pedestrian and ve- hicular traffic on adjacent local streets. The center line of access driveways shall be not less than SO feet from the right-of-way of the nearest intersecting streets. Parking areas of 15 spaces or less shall have at least one single-lane driveway and shall be designed so that vehicles can be driven forward into any streets those having 16 or more spaces shall have two single-lane driveways or one two-lane driveway. The total width of a driveway across public property shall not exceed 20 feet. 6. Surface Improvements - Parking areas and access driveways shall be improved with concrete or asphalt pavement. Drainage facilities shall be provided so that all water is drained within the lot on which the park- ing area is located or the surface of the pavement shall be graded so that water shall not drain onto adjoining private property. Bumper guards, wheel stops, or con- crete or stone curbs shall be provided to define parking rows and limits of parking areas and to prevent vehicles from projecting into required yards or walks.