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  3. Article 7.1. Parking

Sec. 7.1.9. Parking Surface Standards

All off street parking and driveway areas meet the following standards.

  1. Parking and driveway areas must be constructed of permanent non-erodible surface treatment as follows:
    1. porous or semi-porous monolithic or paver materials;
    2. masonry or concrete pavers;
    3. poured concrete or asphalt; or
    4. crushed stone or crush and run installed with a minimum depth of 4 inches.
  2. Crushed stone or crush and run must be delineated with anchored man made material or natural landscape edging materials that define and contain the stone or crush and run.
  3. These regulations do not apply to off-street parking and driveway areas that serve single and two-unit living and that are not located in the front yard.

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  • Sec. 7.1.8. Vehicle Loading Areas
  • Article 7.2. Landscaping and Screening
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UDO Chapters

  • CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
  • CHAPTER 2. RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
  • CHAPTER 3. MIXED USE DISTRICTS
  • CHAPTER 4. SPECIAL DISTRICTS
  • CHAPTER 5. OVERLAY DISTRICTS
  • CHAPTER 6. USE REGULATIONS
  • CHAPTER 7. GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
  • CHAPTER 8. SUBDIVISION & SITE PLAN STANDARDS
  • CHAPTER 9. NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION
  • CHAPTER 10. ADMINISTRATION
  • CHAPTER 11. BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
  • CHAPTER 12. DEFINITIONS
  • HISTORY TABLE
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  • Article 7.1. Parking
    • Sec. 7.1.1. Applicability
    • Sec. 7.1.2. Required Parking
    • Sec. 7.1.3. Specialized Vehicle Parking Requirements
    • Sec. 7.1.4. Vehicle Parking Mitigation
    • Sec. 7.1.5. Additional Vehicle Parking Provisions
    • Sec. 7.1.6. Vehicle Parking Location and Layout
    • Sec. 7.1.7. Vehicle Parking Lot Landscaping
    • Sec. 7.1.8. Vehicle Loading Areas
    • Sec. 7.1.9. Parking Surface Standards
  • Article 7.2. Landscaping and Screening
  • Article 7.3. Signs
  • Article 7.4. Site Lighting
  • Article 7.5. Outdoor Display and Storage

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