2017.06.05 ORD 2017-483 Amending Ordinances for Parking

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ORDINANCE 2017-483 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 90, ARTICLE V, ENVIORNMENTAL PROTECTION, SECTION 90-181 LANDSCAPING, AND ARTICLE VI, SECTION 90- 222 DRIVEWAYS AND SECTION 90-253 PARKING AND LOADING AND TO REPEAL SECTION 90-271 LARGE RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT PARKING AND STORAGE THE CITY OF HUGO ORDAINS: Section 1. The City Council of the City of Hugo does hereby amend Chapter 90, Article V, to amend Section 90-181 LANDSCAPING (n) (1) to state the following: (1) The perimeter area of all parking and loading areas shall be landscaped. Landscaping performed in parking and loading areas shall apply towards meeting the other landscaping requirements of its zoning district. This perimeter area shall be a minimum of ten feet wide where it abuts a public street and residentially zoned property and five feet wide at other areas. The perimeter area shall be measured from the street right-of-way or lot line to back of curb. Sidewalks shall not be included when determining the landscaping requirement for the perimeter area. The perimeter area shall be covered with approved ground cover, as herein defined, and include an average of at least one evergreen or shade tree per 30 feet of perimeter frontage, as measured at the outer edge of the perimeter area. This does not require trees to be equally spaced within the frontage area. Section 2. The City Council of the City of Hugo does hereby amend Chapter 90, Article VI, to amend Section 90-222 DRIVEWAYS to state the following: (d) Except in the Long Term Agricultural, Agricultural, Rural Residential, and Future Urban Service zoning districts, all driveways in the city shall be paved with bituminous, concrete, pavers, or other approved dustless and erosion -resistant material. (e) Driveways shared by two or more separate parcels or lots of land may be permitted only by conditional use permit. An access easement and maintenance agreement shall be recorded against the properties that contain the shared driveway. (1) Driveways must meet the minimum design requirements for the zoning district in which they are located, as specified in this subsection. However, in no case shall the width of a driveway exceed 35 percent of the lot width, as measured at the required front yard setback. The following driveway widths shall be as measured at the right-of-way line: Driveway Minimum Standards (in feet) AG/LA RR UR MF C I Minimum 10 10 12 16 16 16 width Maximum width 22 22 24 24 30 33 Radius of 5 min 5 min 5 min 15 max 5 min 15 max 5 min 30 max 5 min 30 max