25.185.090 Parking lot standards.
All parking lots required pursuant to this chapter and those properties consisting solely of parking development shall be designed and approved to meet the following standards:
(1) Surfacing.
(a) Parking lots designated for customer/client parking and all parking areas located between the right-of-way line and the face of buildings shall be surfaced with asphalt or Portland cement concrete. Those areas out of direct public view utilized for employee parking and service vehicle parking and storage, that are located behind the front yard setback or front of the building, are exempt from the surfacing requirements.
(b) All parking not requiring hard surfacing as provided in subsection (1)(a) of this section must be surfaced with gravel on a stable substrate.
(c) No parking lot or driveway consisting of gravel shall abut a public street right-of-way. All driveways shall be surfaced as provided in subsection (1)(a) of this section for a distance of five feet on each side of driveway openings to a point 20 feet from the right-of-way line.
(2) Grading and Drainage. All parking lot drainage shall be contained on site. Drainage facilities shall be designed according to accepted engineering standards;
(3) Border Barricades. All parking areas designed for customer/client parking and all parking areas located between a right-of-way line and a building face shall have curbing installed around perimeter areas and around all landscape elements;
(4) Markings. Parking stalls shall be delineated by paint or other markings as approved by the City Engineer;
(5) Landscaping. All parking lots shall conform to the landscape provisions of Chapter 25.180 PMC;
(6) Lighting. Parking lot lighting shall be so arranged as to not constitute a nuisance or hazard to passing traffic, or encroach on adjoining residential properties; and
(7) Maintenance. All parking lots shall be regularly maintained and kept free of weeds and litter. Maintenance shall include the repair of traffic control devices, signs, light standards, fences, surfacing materials, curbs, landscaping, and drainage facilities. [Ord. 3354 § 2, 1999; Code 1970 § 25.78.090.]