§ 38-1479. Off-street parking lot requirements.

(a)

All parking areas shall have durable all-weather surfaces for vehicle use areas, shall be properly drained and shall be designed with regard to pedestrian safety. For purposes of this article, a durable, all-weather surface shall consist of an improved surface, including concrete, asphalt, stone and other permanent surfaces, but not including gravel, wood chips, mulch or other materials subject to decay. Residential conversions to professional office use, churches, bed and breakfast homestays, bed and breakfast inns and overflow parking on unimproved property used in conjunction with special events and/or holiday parking demands may be exempt from this condition subject to approval by the zoning manager or when approved by the board of zoning adjustment ("BZA") and the board of county commissioners ("BCC").

(Ord. No. 94-20, § 12, 7-25-95; Ord. No. 96-17, § 3, 7-9-96; Ord. No. 2004-01, § 16, 2-10-04)

(b)

Regular parking space sizes shall be a minimum of one hundred eighty (180) square feet (either 9' × 20' or 10' × 18'). Off-street parallel parking stalls shall be 8' × 22'. Spaces within parking garages may be a minimum of 8 1/2' × 18'. Off-street turning and maneuvering space shall be provided for each lot so that no vehicle shall be required to back onto or from any public street. Suggested parking lot design standards are contained in Exhibit I on file and available for reference in the office of the county engineer.

(P & Z Res., art. XIX, § 4; Ord. No. 94-20, § 12, 7-25-95; Ord. No. 2008-06 , § 28, 5-13-08; Ord. No. 2016-19 , § 41, 9-13-16)