43-12 Amend 1325.08 Parking Design - Vacant Lots

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Section 1. Section 1325.08, Parking Design, of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood, currently reading as follows: 1325.08 PARKING DESIGN. The following design standards shall apply to off - street parking spaces except in the R -111, R -11, and R -I M Districts. (a) Each required parking space shalt have an unobstructed access to a public street. (b) Each required parking space shall have a minimum dimension of 9 feet wide byl8 foot long - 162 square feet exclusive of driveways, aisles, ramps or columns, except that the Architectural Board of Review in its consideration of the design of a parking lot may al- low a maximum twenty percent (20 %) of required spaces for com- pact and subcompact cars not less than 8 feet wide and 15 feet long. (c) Depth of rows or parking spaces shall be 20 feet, except as provid- ed in (b). Aisle width when row of spaces is at 90 degrees to aisle- nnhnnnum of 20 feet. Aisle width when row of spaces is at 60 degrees to aisle- minimum of 15 feet. Aisle width when row of spaces is at 45 degrees to aisle - minimum of 10 feet. (d) All parking areas, and access driveways shall be improved with concrete, asphalt, or other material approved by the Board of Building Standards, and shall be graded to drain all storm water in- to a storm sewer. There shall be no free flow of water onto either adjacent properties or sidewalk. (e) Spaces shall be so arranged and marked to provide for orderly and safe parking and shall be improved with bumper or wheel stops to define parking spaces. Concrete curbs at least six inches above the finished surface of the parking area shall be provided to contain the edge of the parking surface and control surface water drainage. Wheel stops shall be placed so that bumpers shall not protrude be- yond the curbs. (f) Lighting may be required for parking lots to be used after sunset. The light fixtures shall be arranged to reflect light away from adja- cent residential property to reduce any annoyance the lights may cause. (g) Screening of parking lots. Parking lots abutting a residential lot or projecting into a residen- tial district by a special exception shall have a solid visual barrier