§ 16-32.020. Curb cuts and parking structures.

1.

All sidewalk paving materials shall be continued across any intervening driveway.

2.

Driveways shall have a five feet wide band of textured concrete adjacent to the street and in-line with the street furniture zone.

3.

Driveway and curb cut widths shall be a maximum of 24 feet for two-way entrances and 12 feet for one-way entrances.

4.

Required driveways may be located outside the lot boundaries provided they are directly connected to a public street subject to approval by the director of the bureau of planning.

5.

No circular drives shall be located between any building and any public street with the exception of hotels.

6.

Except as authorized above in this subsection 16-32.020(5), Parking areas or driveways, except for a driveway to reach the side or rear yard, or an on-site parking facility, are not permitted between the sidewalk and a building, and shall be perpendicular to any adjacent street. Driveways located between the sidewalk and the building for childcare centers, kindergartens and special schools may be permitted by the director of the bureau of planning.

7.

Except as authorized above in this subsection 16-32.020(5), no more than one curb cut is permitted for each development with the exception of properties with more than one front yard, which may have two curb cuts. Two curb cuts on properties with street frontage greater than 300 feet may be permitted by the director of the bureau of planning.

8.

Entrances to garages and carports that serve a single residential unit shall not be visible from the public right-of-way.

9.

In addition to section 16-28.028, parking deck façades shall have the appearance of a horizontal storied building.

10.

Parking decks shall provide either continuous street-fronting, sidewalk level commercial, office or residential uses, or a minimum five feet landscaped strip between the structure and the public sidewalk, except at ingress and egress points into the structure. The landscaped strip shall be planted with street trees spaced a maximum distance of 20 feet on center, which shall also meet the tree requirements in subsection 16-32.013(3). The landscape strip shall also be planted with evergreen ground cover such as mondo grass, liriope spicata or ivy. All plantings, planting replacement and planting removal shall be approved by the city arborist.

11.

Not withstanding the provisions of section 16-28.006(10), a common or joint driveway may be authorized by the director of the bureau of planning when adjacent lots have direct vehicular access to a street.

12.

All developments shall have walkways with a minimum width of four feet provided along the edge of all sidewalk level parking and drive areas and shall be linked to the public sidewalks. See section 16-32.022, Minimum landscaping for parking lots, and barrier requirements for additional requirements.

No drop-off lanes are permitted along public streets.

(Ord. No. 2000-52, § 1, 9-26-00; Ord. No. 2008-67(08-O-0196), § 18, 7-21-08)