350.065 General Regulations | Wood Village Development Code

A. Where These Standards Apply. The standards of this section apply to all vehicle areas whether required or excess parking, except for residential parking areas subject to the standards of Section 350.050 through 350.055.

(1) Paving. In order to control dust and mud, all vehicle areas shall have a durable, dust free surface of asphalt, concrete, or other material approved by the Public Works Director. For instance, infrequently used parking areas may have a gravel surface. However, some portions of individual parking spaces may be landscaped per the standards of Paragraph D4 below.

(2) Striping. All parking areas, must be striped in conformance with the parking dimension standards of Subsection D below.

(3) Protective Curbs Around Landscaping. All perimeter and interior landscaped areas must have protective curbs along the edges. Trees must have adequate protection from car doors as well as car bumpers.

C. Setbacks and Perimeter Landscaping for Surface Parking Areas. The minimum required setbacks and landscaping for surface parking areas are stated in Table 350-2. The setbacks apply when a parking area abuts a street or lot line.

Table 350-2. Minimum Parking Area Setbacks and Perimeter Landscaping
Location	All zones
Location	except GM	GM
Lot line abutting street	5 ft/L2 10 ft/L1	5 ft/L2 10 ft/L1
Lot line abutting a NC, LM, C/I, TC or GM zone lot line	5 ft/L2 10 ft/L1	5 ft/L2 10 ft/L1
Lot line abutting a LR or MR zone lot line	5 ft/L3	10 ft/L3

(a) All parking areas, must be designed so that a vehicle may enter or exit without having to move another vehicle.

(b) All parking areas must be designed to allow vehicles to enter and exit the roadway in a forward motion. However, this does not apply to parking areas with one or two spaces and whose only access is on a non-arterial street.

(a) The minimum dimensions for required parking spaces are stated in Table 350-3. All excess spaces must comply with at least the dimensions for compact spaces, stated in Table 350-3. Compact spaces must be clearly labeled on the site for compact use.

(b) At least 50% of required parking spaces must comply with the minimum dimensions for standard spaces.

(3) Disabled Parking. Where required by this Code, Chapter 31 of the Uniform Building Code or the Americans With Disabilities Act, disabled parking spaces must meet the dimension standards stated in Table 350-3.

(4) Landscape Instead of Paving. A portion of a standard parking space may be landscaped instead of paved. The landscaped area may be up to 2 feet of the front of the space as measured from a line parallel to the direction of the bumper of a vehicle using the space. Landscaping must be ground cover plants. The landscaping does not apply towards any perimeter or interior landscaping requirements, but does count towards any overall site landscaping requirement.

Table 350-3. Minimum Parking Space and Aisle Dimensions [1]
Angle (A)	Type	Width (B)	Curb Length (C)	1 Way Aisle Width (D)	2 Way Aisle Width (D)	Stall Depth (E)
0° (Parallel)	Standard	9 ft	22 ft 6 in	12 ft	24 ft	8 ft
	Compact	7 ft	19 ft 6 in	12 ft	24 ft	7 ft 6 in
	Disabled	13 ft	22 ft 6 in	12 ft	24 ft	8 ft
30°	Standard	9 ft	18 ft	12 ft	24 ft	17 ft
	Compact	7 ft 6 in	15 ft	12 ft	24 ft	14 ft
	Disabled	13 ft	18 ft	12 ft	24 ft	17 ft
45°	Standard	9 ft	12 ft 6 in	12 ft	24 ft	19 ft
	Compact	7 ft 6 in	10 ft 6 in	12 ft	24 ft	16 ft
	Disabled	13 ft	12 ft 6 in	12 ft	24 ft	19 ft
60°	Standard	9 ft	10 ft 6 in	12 ft	24 ft	20 ft
	Compact	7 ft 6 in	8 ft 6 in	12 ft	24 ft	16 ft 6 in
	Disabled	13 ft	10 ft 6 in	12 ft	24 ft	20 ft
90°	Standard	9 ft	9 ft	12 ft	24 ft	19 ft
	Compact	7 ft 6 in	7 ft 6 in	12 ft	24 ft	15 ft
	Disabled	13 ft	9 ft	12 ft	24 ft	19 ft

Notes: [1] See Figure 350-1

(1) Amount of Landscaping. All surface parking areas with more than 10 spaces must provide interior landscaping complying with one or a mix of both the standards stated below. In addition, the City encourages the use of bio-retention cells as rain gardens in parking lot islands, and utilization of site landscaping for treatment of stormwater runoff in the parking lot.

(a) Option 1. Interior landscaping must be provided at the rate of 20 square feet per stall. At least one tree must be planted for every 200 square feet of landscaped area. Ground cover plants must completely cover the remainder of the landscaped area.

(b) Option 2. One tree must be provided for every four parking spaces. If surrounded by cement, the tree planting area must have a minimum dimension of 4 ft. If surrounded by asphalt, the tree planting area must have a minimum dimension of 3 ft.

(a) All landscaping must comply with the standards of Section 330 - Landscaping and Screening. Trees and shrubs must be fully protected from potential damage by vehicles.

(b) Interior parking area landscaping must be dispersed throughout the parking area. Some trees may be grouped, but the groups must be dispersed.

(c) Perimeter landscaping may not substitute for interior landscaping. However, interior landscaping may join perimeter landscaping as long as it extends 4 feet or more into the parking area from the perimeter landscape line.

(d) Parking areas that are 30 feet or less in width may locate their interior landscaping around the edges of the parking area. Interior landscaping placed along an edge is in addition to any required perimeter landscaping.