Sec. 27.147. - Development of parking facilities.

(a)

Paving. All parking areas, maneuvering areas, and any driveways used for access thereto shall be paved to city of Brawley engineering standards.

(b)

Marking of Parking Spaces. Wherever five or more motor vehicle parking spaces are required for residential development and for all nonresidential development, each space shall be clearly marked with paint or other easily distinguishable material.

(c)

Bumper Guards or Wheel Stops. Bumper guards or wheel stops, where appropriate, shall be provided for all required motor vehicle parking spaces except spaces established in a garage or carport.

(d)

Buffer Walls. Where required parking facilities for six or more motor vehicles are located adjacent to a residential zone, a solid masonry wall, not less than five feet in height shall be constructed along the common lot line between the parking area and the residentially zoned parcel. Where such wall is located within ten feet of any street, highway, or alley, and would interfere with the line-of-sight vision of the driver of a motor vehicle, said wall shall not exceed a height of forty-eight inches.

(e)

Parking Lot Landscaping.

1.

Interior.

a.

A minimum of ten percent of the interior area of parking lots containing twelve or more spaces shall be landscaped according to a planning director approved landscaping plan. For parking lots with less than twelve spaces, a minimum of five percent of the interior area shall be landscaped according to a landscaping plan to be approved by city staff.

b.

The end areas of all rows of parking stalls shall have planter areas which contain at least two fifteen gallon trees. The end planters shall be five feet by twenty feet in the case of ninety-degree angle parking and shall be triangular in shape in the case of forty-five-degree or sixty-degree angle parking stalls as indicated on exhibit F-1. In addition to the planters to be located at the end areas of parking rows, there shall be provided one four-foot by four-foot (interior dimension) planter for each five parking spaces in the area between the end planters. All four-foot by four-foot planters shall contain one fifteengallon tree. The location of the four-foot by four-foot planters shall be as indicated on exhibit F-1.

c.

All parking lots containing twelve or more spaces shall be shaded by trees or by a combination of covered parking structures and trees, which shall be placed throughout the parking lot area to provide adequate shade for pedestrians and vehicles. Shade trees shall be placed so as to shade at least thirty percent of the total parking lot area with tree canopies within fifteen years after approval of the landscaping plan. All newly planted shade trees in parking lot areas shall be a minimum size of fifteen gallons when planted and shall be of a species that does not lose leaves during the winter months. The maximum distance between trees shall be forty feet. Tree locations shall not interfere with parking lot lighting fixtures or

area with tree canopies within fifteen years after approval of the landscaping plan. All newly planted shade trees in parking lot areas shall be a minimum size of fifteen gallons when planted and shall be of a species that does not lose leaves during the winter months. The maximum distance between trees shall be forty feet. Tree locations shall not interfere with parking lot lighting fixtures or

illumination patterns. Covered parking structures may be used to provide up to one-half of the required thirty percent shading in lieu of some of the trees.

2.

Peripheral Planting Areas Adjacent to Streets. All parking lots located adjacent to city streets shall provide for a peripheral planting area not less than five feet in width between the sidewalk and property line. The required peripheral planting area shall be included in the calculation of landscaped area and shall be landscaped with grass, low shrubs, or other vegetation or material as approved by the planning commission. At least one fifteen-gallon shade tree shall be planted for each forty feet of street frontage. If palm trees are utilized, they shall be a minimum height of fifteen feet when planted.

(f)

Lighting of outdoor parking areas for twelve or more parking spaces shall be designed and arranged to prevent glare or direct illumination into any adjacent residential zone, while providing adequate lighting for public safety. Lighting shall be required for all parking lots with twelve or more spaces.

(Ord. No. 2008-04 § 1.)

(Ord. No. 2015-01, § 1.3, 2-17-2015)

Sec. 27.148. - Site plan for parking lots.

(a)

A site plan shall be submitted to the planning department, pursuant to the provisions of section 27.262 (Site Plan Review) of this zoning ordinance, prior to the establishment of any required parking facilities. All parking lots shall be designed in accordance with the dimensions spelled out and depicted in city of Brawley standard detail no. A-3. The site plan shall be submitted to the planning director for approval.

(b)

The site plan shall indicate type, location and size of all proposed landscaping.

(c)

The required site plan and landscaping plan shall be prepared by a registered architect, landscape architect, or civil engineer.

(Ord. No. 2008-04 § 1.)

Sec. 27.149. - Loading facilities.

(a)

Provisions. Where the need is determined by the planning director, commercial, industrial, and institutional buildings hereafter erected or established shall have and maintain loading spaces.

1.

Loading spaces shall be not less than twelve feet in width, forty feet in length, and with fourteen feet of vertical clearance.

2.

Loading spaces shall be located and designed so that trucks need not back into a public street or alley. No part of an alley or street shall be used for loading unless the area has been established as a loading area by the city of Brawley.

When the lot upon which the loading spaces are located abuts an alley paved to city of Brawley standards, such loading spaces may have access from said alley provided that the alley is not adjacent to a residential district.

4.

No loading space for vehicles over two tons capacity shall be located closer than thirty-five feet to a residential zone.

5.

Required off-street loading spaces shall be located on the same site as the use being served.

6.

Space allocated for any off-street loading facilities shall not, while so allocated, be used to satisfy the space requirements for any off-street parking facilities, or portion thereof.

7.

No loading space which is provided for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this zoning ordinance shall hereafter be eliminated, reduced, or converted in any manner below the requirements established by this zoning ordinance, unless equivalent facilities are provided in conformance with this zoning ordinance.

(b)

Loading Spaces Required. The following minimum off-street loading space shall be provided for uses other than residential, with adequate means for ingress and egress. The following schedule shall include and apply to all commercial and industrial structures in the city of Brawley.

(Ord. No. 2008-04 § 1.)

Sec. 27.150. - Parking lots as a supplemental use.

In addition to compliance with all other applicable sections of this zoning ordinance, the following regulations shall apply to parking lots as a supplemental use in zones where they are permitted as a principal use:

1.

Parking shall be permitted when the lot or parcel of land in the zone in which parking as a supplemental use is permitted adjoins or is separated only by an alley from any commercial or manufacturing zone.

2.

Parking shall be limited to motor vehicle parking lots exclusively, but shall exclude vehicles over two tons rated capacity.

3.

The area developed with parking as a supplemental use shall have direct vehicular access to an improved public street, highway or alley, or to the qualifying commercial or industrial zone.

(Ord. No. 2008-04 § 1.)