Reso23-12 Reso 0046 PC Recommending Zoning Text & Map Amendments & Exhibits

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ATTY/RESO.0046/PC RESO RECOMMENDING ZONING TEXT & MAP AMENDMENTS – EXHIBIT A REV: 06-02-23 JB Page 35 of 66 The required number of parking spaces, parking access, and loading shall conform to the standards in Article 30 (Off-Street Parking and Loading) of the Zoning Ordinance, except as provided in this section. A. Location of Parking. Surface and/or structured parking areas shall be located on the interior side or rear of the site and, wherever feasible, placed behind buildings. Parking, loading, and service areas shall be accessed from alleys and/or side streets, wherever feasible. Feasibility shall be determined by the responsible review authority. Curb cuts shall be minimized and located in the location least likely to impede pedestrian circulation. Curb cuts shall be located at least fifteen (15) feet from an intersection curb return or pedestrian crosswalk. For parcels of less than two hundred (200) feet in length along the street front, only one vehicular access point shall be permitted off the street front. For all other parcel frontages, a maximum of one (1) vehicular access point for each two hundred (200) feet of street frontage is permitted. B. Landscaped Setback of Parking. Surface and structured parking areas shall be set back no less than ten (10) feet from adjacent buildings and streets, and shall be landscaped in accordance with Section 30.17 (Improvements for Parking and Loading Facilities). In addition: 1. From streets. Where surface parking is located between a building and a street, a landscaped setback at least two (2) feet wide must be provided between the parking area and the adjacent right-of-way. The landscaping shall be planted and maintained in a manner that provides thorough screening of the parking use from the public right-of-way. 2. From on-site buildings. Surface and structured parking areas must be separated from on-site buildings by a minimum distance of six (6) feet, which may be occupied by landscaping or required walkways. C. Parking Structure Design. Any parking structure with at least one (1) floor of parking at grade or above, and which is visible from a public right-of-way, shall incorporate the parking structure into the building design with wrapped uses with windows viewable from the sidewalk along the ground floor, or two (2) or more of the following features: (1) display or shopping windows; (2) landscape material (e.g., foundation plantings, vertical trellis with vines, planter boxes with cascading landscape material) that results in the parking structure being adequately screened from adjoining parcels; (3) architectural detailing and articulation that provides texture on the façade or structure openings and effectively integrates the parking structure into the basic building design; and/or (4) artwork such as sculptures, murals, and mosaics. D. Bicycle Parking Provision. Bicycle parking shall be provided as follows: 1. Commercial Bicycle Parking (Tenant). For buildings with over ten (10) tenant-occupants, secure bicycle parking shall be provided for five (5) percent of motorized vehicle parking capacity, with a minimum of one (1) space. Acceptable parking facilities shall be located convenient to the street and must include one (1) or more of the following: a. Covered, lockable enclosures with permanently anchored racks for bicycles; and/or