§ 22.18.060. Parking Lot Construction Standards.

All parking areas that require three or more off-street parking spaces shall be improved as follows.

A.

Surfacing. All parking areas (including on-site driveways) shall be surfaced with a minimum of asphalt, concrete, chip seal, or crushed rock surface, as specified in the following chart. Where concrete or asphalt are required, brick or other masonry paving units may be substituted, including vertically oriented concrete block with the block cells planted with grass.

Location	Parking Lot Turnover
	High	Medium	Low
Inside Urban or Village Reserve Line	Asphalt (1) or Concrete (1)	Asphalt or Concrete	Chip Seal
Outside Urban or Village Reserve Line	Asphalt or Concrete	Chip Seal	Crushed Rock

 

Notes:

(1)

As provided by the San Luis Obispo County Standard Specifications and Improvement Drawings.

B.

Lining and marking. Parking spaces in paved parking areas shall be marked with paint striping, a minimum of two inches in width. Parking spaces in other types of lots may be identified by wheel stop barriers.

C.

Wheel stops. Wheel stops or continuous concrete or asphalt curbing are required in all parking lots to define the perimeter of the parking area and to protect landscaping from vehicle encroachment. In addition, wheel stops can be used for each parking space. Wheel stops shall be constructed as follows:

1.

Materials and installation. Wheel stops shall be constructed of concrete, continuous concrete curbing, asphalt, timber, or other durable material not less than six inches in height. Wheel stops shall be securely installed and maintained as a safeguard against damage to adjoining vehicles, machinery or abutting property.

2.

Setback. Wheel stops or other vehicle barriers less than two feet in height shall be located no closer than three feet to any property line.

D.

Vertical clearance. Covered parking spaces shall have a vertical clearance of at least seven feet six inches (7'-6") above the parking lot surface for all uses except residential.

E.

Slope. The finished grade of a parking lot shall not exceed five percent slope.

F.

Landscaping. All parking lots of three or more spaces shall provide sufficient trees so that within ten years, 60 percent of the surface area of the lot is shaded by deciduous or evergreen trees in addition to any perimeter landscaping required by Subsection G. (Screening); provided that this requirement does not apply to parking lots that are underground or within buildings. Evidence of compliance with this Subsection shall be provided through the review and approval of a landscaping plan in compliance with Chapter 22.16 (Landscaping).

Figure 18-2 - Parking Lot Landscaping Example

G.

Screening.

1.

From residential areas. Parking lots that abut a residential use or residential category shall be separated from the property line by a landscaping strip. The landscaping strip shall have a minimum width of five feet. A six-foot high solid fence or wall shall be installed on the residential side of the landscaping strip, except that the fence shall be three feet high where located adjacent to a required front setback on an adjoining lot.

2.

From streets. Parking lots abutting a public street shall be separated from the street right-of-way by: A landscaping strip with a minimum width of four feet; and where parking spaces are arranged to head toward the street, by a three foot high solid fence located on the parking lot side of the landscaping strip, or by a landscaped berm, three feet high.

[Amended 1984, Ord. 2163; 1992, Ord. 2553] [22.04.168]