03-14-11 Council Agenda & Packet

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(iv) Parking area landscaping should not block or interrupt driving and pedestrian sight lines (v) Parking area landscaping should not create "dark pockets" or other insecure spaces. (vi) Parking areas should incorporate native, salt-tolerant plant species. (15) Commercial/Mixed Use Off-street Parking and Service Areas (A) Off-street parking and service area design must conform to this SBZO for sizing, spacing, landscaping, and location. (B) Parking and service areas must be located at the rear of the building. With the exception of on-street parking, parking and service areas that front primary and secondary streets are prohibited. (C) Parking and service areas should be located and designed to minimize interference with pedestrian access and connections to the surrounding neighborhood. (D) Parking areas located between primary retail streets and residential areas must be buffered with landscaping, fencing, or architectural elements to facilitate pedestrian circulation between uses. Physical transitions between uses and buildings should be as seamless as possible. (E) Service and loading areas for commercial buildings should be located as far as possible from primary entrances to upper-floor residential units and free-standing residential buildings. (F) Dedicated parking for individual businesses is prohibited, with the exception of drop-off/pick-up type service businesses, which may provide one dedicated space per business, during business hours. Shared parking is required to minimize the visual impact of land devoted to parking, and to provide more efficient, day-long parking during and between peak periods. (G) Parking areas for separate but adjacent' development parcels should be physically linked with no grade separation to allow efficient internal parking circulation. 36