§ 36-1323. Parking ramps.

In addition to the general requirements described in division 2 of this article, the following special requirements shall apply to parking ramps:

(1)

The front street and side street setback shall be not less than 20 feet and the interior side yard and rear yard shall be not less than ten feet. The minimum setbacks shall be increased by one foot for every foot that the parking ramp exceeds 20 feet in height. No parking ramp or any part thereof, shall be located within 50 feet of the nearest lot line of any property in an R-1 district used for residential purposes.

(2)

The front street or side street setback for parking ramps and garages, and other structures, shall be increased to 50 feet when the ramp, garage or structure is located across the street from a property in an R-1 district used for residential purposes.

(3)

All exterior wall finishes of a parking ramp shall be of materials that architecturally complement the buildings that the parking ramp serves through the use of exterior materials, architectural elements and colors and shall be one or a combination of the following:

a.

Face brick.

b.

Natural stone.

c.

Specially designed precast concrete units, if the surfaces have been integrally treated with an applied decorative material or texture.

(4)

Parking ramps must include architectural elements that enhance the structure, reduce its perceived mass and complement the buildings that it serves. Architectural elements shall include decorative pilasters, banding, reveals, accents, wall plane articulation, facade treatments and ornamental grillwork, as appropriate.

(5)

Parking ramps must include screening or other appropriate design elements to screen the visibility of vehicle headlights from outside of the parking ramp.

(6)

The city encourages parking ramp designs that include ground floor retail, service and other uses, allowed by the zoning district in which the parking ramp is located. Such uses which are integrated into the parking ramp structure need not maintain front street and side street setbacks greater than that required for the parking ramp.

(Code 1970; Code 1992, § 850.08(5)G)