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3.3 CIRCULATION AND PARKING <br />Location and Confiouration: <br />M. <br />1. <br />The site must be a self- contained development capable of accommodating it's own parking needs. <br />2. <br />If the parking area accommodates a significant number of vehicles, it must be divided into a series of <br />executed entirely on site. <br />connected smaller lots not to exceed 75 cars separated by major landscape buffers. <br />3. <br />Parking lots adjacent to and visible from streets must be adequately screened from view through the use ti <jTti. <br />3. <br />of rolling earth berms, low screen walls, changes in elevations, landscaping or combinations thereof. <br />4. <br />For a lot facing two streets corner. lot), do not locate parking at the corner facing the intersection. <br />5. <br />Visitor drop -off zones and parking must be provided near visitor entrances, and all-day parking must be <br />YP 9 <br />5. <br />separated from visitor and front entrance traffic. <br />6. <br />Parking areas must be separated from structures by either a raised concrete walkway P or landscaped strip, <br />4. <br />Preferable both. <br />7. <br />Where parking structures are used, exterior design must be compatible with the architecture of the <br />is provided. <br />principal building. <br />8. <br />Parking structures must be designed in relation to topography to help reduce their visibility. <br />Y <br />9. <br />Screening at the perimeter of a parking structure must be provided so that automobiles are screened up <br />On public roads, access points are subject to review and approval by the NC Department of <br />to a height of three -feet. <br />1. <br />All vehicular maneuvering requirements for entry and exit to and from individual parking spaces must be <br />2. <br />Pedestrian linkages between uses in office, service, and retail areas shall be emphasized, including <br />executed entirely on site. <br />distinct pedestrian access between adjacent sites with sidewalks and crosswalks, and appropriate lighting <br />2. <br />Vehicles must not be required to enter the street in order to move form one area to another on the same <br />3. <br />The parking area shall be designed in a manner that links the structures to the street sidewalk system as <br />site'. <br />x,rh <br />3. <br />Entrances and exits must be restricted to side streets rather than providing direct access to arterial and <br />5. <br />All parking spaces shall be visible form the interior of the structures, especially entrances. <br />collector roads. <br />-v:> <br />4. <br />Access points shall be located as far as possible from street intersections so that adequate stacking room <br /><«? <br />is provided. <br />5. <br />All access points shall be clearly marked with appropriate directional si na e. <br />6. <br />On public roads, access points are subject to review and approval by the NC Department of <br />Transportation. <br />• :�• >:�• <br />7. <br />Entrance and exit points shall be limited to one (1) per street frontage. <br />> {f:vr r<_, <br />8. <br />More than one access point may be permitted if justified by site configuration, trip generation, and traffic <br />conditions, including the need for separate service and visitor /employee vehicular access, and /or one - way`'` <br />traffic movement. <br />U U"Ins <br />1. <br />Separate vehicular and pedestrian circulation systems shall be provided. <br />2. <br />Pedestrian linkages between uses in office, service, and retail areas shall be emphasized, including <br />distinct pedestrian access between adjacent sites with sidewalks and crosswalks, and appropriate lighting <br />and landscaping. . {:`.f;....- ,..:.. <br />3. <br />The parking area shall be designed in a manner that links the structures to the street sidewalk system as <br />an extension of the pedestrian environment. <br />4. <br />?` <A vy %% <br />Parkin areas must be designed so that pedestrians walk parallel to moving cars. <br />5. <br />All parking spaces shall be visible form the interior of the structures, especially entrances. <br />6. <br />Parking areas and pedestrian walkways shall be visible from structures to the 9 9 greatest degree P ossible i >' >ti` ' >:n <i <br />and clear, well illuminated paths must be provided from parking areas to the street and building entrance. <br />o..A . _J_ <br />1. All parking facilities on each site shall be sufficient to serve the business conducted without using adjacent <br />streets or parking lots. } <br />2. Where hours are compatible, shared parking is encouraged. <4' <br />Parking Space Dimensions: <br />1. Parking spaces are required to be a minimum width of nine feet and eighteen feet, six inches in de th. <br />2. Where perpendicular parking is used, a back -up aisle at least 24 feet in width must be P rovided. <br />3. For angle parking, the width of the back -up aisle will vary from 10 to 18 feet depending u the angle or '< <br />P 9 on P 9 <br />LJ.... A. <br />„a,iuwappeu Faming: <br />1. At least two handicapped spaces per parking lot or one space per 20 standard parking spaces, whichever <br />is greater,. must be desi nated for use. <br />W <br />