Ordinance 2923-06 - Laserfiche WebLink

g. Parking lots 34.080 of this title. plant materials. Deciduous trees at no more than shall be surfaced in accordance with the requirements of Section Wheel stops shall be provided where needed to prevent damage to Parking lot screening example. 4. Parking garage design. Parking garages must be designed to obscure the view of parked cars. Where commercial or residential space is not provided on the ground level adjacent to the sidewalk to accomplish this, features such as planters, decorative grilles, or works of art shall be provided as approved by the City. The following specific standards and considerations shall apply to parking structures: a. No more than 120 feet of ground level building frontage can be occupied by parking. Parking structures wider than 120 feet must incorporate other uses along the street front to meet this requirement. b. Small setbacks with terraced landscaping elements can be particularly effective in softening the appearance of a parking garage. c. Where the garage wall is built to the sidewalk edge, the facade shall use a combination of artwork, grillwork, special building material treatment/design, and/or other treatments as approved by the Citv that enhance the pedestrian environment. In order to meet transparency requirements, garages can incorporate openings with grillwork or other treatments to resemble windows. d. Parking garage levels above the ground floor shall use articulation treatments that break up the massing of the garage and add visual interest. Example of parking garage that includes some storefront retail space (left), decorative grillwork, and a raised brick planter to enhance the pedestrian environment.