Parking Lot Design 6.6.1. Parking lot area may not contribute towards the 15 percent Parks and Open Space Requirement. 6.6.2. The parking capacity of a surface parking lot shall be limited to no more than 10 percent of the maximum parking allowed for the specific project. 6.6.3. No at-grade parking space shall be located within the front yard. 6.6.4. Off-street parking facilities containing five or more spaces and not in a structure shall be effectively screened from abutting streets and lots. However, such screening shall not obstruct vehicle sight distances, entrances and exits and shall consist of one or a combination of the following: a. A strip at least five feet in width of densely planted shrubs or trees which are at least two feet high at the time of planting and are of a type that my be expected to form, within three years after time of planting, a continuous, unbroken, year round visual screen, or b. A wall, barrier, or fence of uniform appearance. Such wall, barrier, or fence may be opaque or perforated provided that not more than fifty percent of the face is open. The wall, barrier, or fence shall be at least four feet and not more than six feet in height. 6.6.5. Provide any combination of the following strategies for 50 percent of the surface parking lot and driveways: a. Shade within five years of occupancy, b. Paving materials with a Solar Reflectance Index (SRI) of at least 29, or c. Open grid pavement system. 6.6.6. On grade, open parking facilities which contain five or more parking spaces shall be landscaped in accordance with the design regulations required by Sections 5.8.1.-5.11.3. and with the following requirements: a. At least five percent of the interior area of the parking facility shall be landscaped. This does not include the perimeter planting provided for beautification or to satisfy screening requirements. b. Each planting shall be at least 25 square feet in area and have no dimension less than five feet. c. Each planting area shall contain at least one tree and the facility as a whole shall contain at least one tree for every ten parking spaces. d. Trees used to satisfy parking lot landscaping requirements shall be a minimum of three inch caliper at planting and shall be suitable for location in parking lots.
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