a. No required off-street parking or loading space shall be used for any purpose other than the parking of vehicles, unless otherwise allowed by this Code. Off-street parking spaces provided in excess of the number required may be used for any legal purpose within the respective zoning district. If a required off-street parking space is converted to another use or can no longer be used for off-street parking, it shall be deemed a violation of this Code.

b. Parking shall be prohibited in aisle ways, fire lanes or similar areas not officially designated for parking purposes. These areas shall be posted with “No Parking” signs and/or other means as required by the Director.

c. Required parking spaces and areas shall not be used for the sale, display or repair of motor vehicles or other goods and services unless authorized by a temporary use permit issued in accordance with Section 8.4.D, Temporary Use Permit.

d. Parking lots shall not be used for overnight occupancy and parking of recreational vehicles, campers, trailers, buses, vans, motor homes, moving vans, refrigerator trucks or similar vehicles, except as authorized by the Director.

e. Municipal parking areas shall not be used for commercial purposes.

a. For single-family and duplex dwellings in all districts, off-street parking areas for operable motor vehicles, not including recreational vehicles and buses, shall be located in a garage or on a driveway.

b. For all other uses in all other zoning districts, off-street parking areas shall not be located between the front building façade and the adjacent street frontage.

c. When residential uses are located to the rear of a proposed commercial or office development on a corner site, parking and service areas may be located to the front or side of the building; provided, that they are adequately screened, so that the building acts as a buffer between the parking areas and residential uses.

d. Required off-street parking, loading, and vehicle stacking spaces shall be located on the same lot as the principal use, except as otherwise provided in this subsection or as allowed in Section 5.5.E, Parking Alternatives, Credits, and Adjustments.

a. All parking and maneuvering areas shall be constructed according to the standards set forth in the administrative manual and the Land Development Code.

b. If the applicant can provide different acceptable standards based on the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Standards (current edition), or other professionally recognized sources, the Director may approve alternative standards pursuant to Section 8.8.B, Minor Modification. However, any alternative standards must also meet the intent and purpose of this Code.

a. Aisle widths shall comply with the minimum widths listed in conventional and interlocked parking design standards and general parking standards. When stall sizes utilized are greater than minimum size, the City Engineer may, at his discretion, increase the required aisle width.

b. Length of aisle or island separating adjacent parking spaces shall have a maximum length of 300 feet.

c. Curbs shall be installed at a minimum of three feet from the face of walls, fences, buildings and other structures adjacent to the exterior boundaries of the property. These areas shall be landscaped except for required pedestrian walkways.

d. The curb radius for landscape islands shall be a two-foot minimum.

e. Individual ingress/egress access drives shall be in accordance with the provisions set forth in Section 5.4, Access, Connectivity, and Circulation, and constructed to the specifications of the City Engineer.

f. Walkway openings four feet in width shall be provided in islands separating adjacent parking spaces at seven-space intervals.

g. A 12-foot deep backup-turnaround shall be required on all dead-end parking lanes.

h. Traffic circulation on one-way angle parking shall be designed for counter-clockwise traffic flow and directional arrows shall be painted on the pavement to help assure the correct flow.

i. No inside turning radius at the curb shall be less than 15 feet.

j. No outside turning radius at the curb shall be less than 35 feet.

k. Parking stalls shall be striped according to the specifications of the City Engineer, with the center of the stripe as the point of measurement.

l. Ends of island parking nodes where angled parking is provided shall be a minimum of 10 feet average width.

m. The inside radius to a parking stall on a curve approach shall not be less than 15 feet.

a. Required parking areas, aisles, turn-arounds and driveways shall be paved with colored concrete or asphalt, constructed to standards on file in the Public Works Department, unless an alternative material is approved by the City Engineer pursuant to subsection F(6)b below.

b. Dust-free permeable materials such as permeable pavers, gravel, or other porous materials are encouraged, and may be used for parking area surfacing where appropriate, instead of colored concrete or asphalt, with approval by the City Engineer. In reviewing appropriateness of proposed alternative materials, the City Engineer shall consider:

c. Permanent surfacing shall be installed prior to receiving a certificate of occupancy.

d. Bumpers, wheelstops, stall markings and/or other vehicular control devices shall be provided to the specifications of the City Engineer.

a. Traffic control signs and/or striping shall be provided within all parking areas as necessary to minimize vehicular and pedestrian conflicts.

b. If vehicular and pedestrian conflicts are apparent, the Director may require an alternative design of parking areas to resolve potential conflicts.