17.54.060 Parking requirements.
1. All parking spaces, parking areas and driveways shall be constructed in accordance with standards established in Chapter 17.18, Off-Street Parking, and the Lindon City Development Manual, titled “Land Development Policies, Standard Specifications and Drawings.” Off-street parking shall also be subject to the following standards in the regional commercial (RC) zone:
a. Parking Setbacks. All parking areas shall be set back a minimum of twenty-seven feet (27') from all dedicated public streets, as measured from property lines and ten feet (10') from exterior boundaries of the zone.
b. Structured Parking. Any parking structure above the finished ground elevation shall have the same setback requirements as outlined for buildings, and shall be architecturally integrated through use of the same or similar materials, colors, rhythm, landscaping, etc. Interior parking lot landscaping, as outlined in Section 17.18.085, must be provided for any parking stall in a parking structure that is visible from a “bird’s eye view.” Sub-grade stalls and parking stalls not visible from an aerial vantage point are not subject to interior landscaping requirements.
c. Parking Structure Height. Freestanding parking structures shall not be taller than four (4) stories.
2. For parking areas with twenty-eight (28) or more total parking spaces in a double-loaded aisle, landscaping shall include at least a five-foot by thirty-six-foot (5' x 36') landscape area with two (2) trees at each end of the aisle and incorporate one (1) of the three (3) options below:
a. A five-foot by thirty-six-foot (5' x 36') landscape area with two (2) trees placed ten (10) parking spaces apart;
b. A five-foot (5') landscaped median with trees planted forty feet (40') apart; or
c. Other similar designs that disperse landscaping throughout the parking area and are acceptable to city staff.
3. Where a parking area on a site is more than one hundred twenty thousand (120,000) square feet, the parking area must contain the following elements (parking areas in structures are not included):
a. Internal access ways shall divide the parking area into smaller areas that are no greater than sixty thousand (60,000) square feet;
b. These access ways are intended to direct business traffic to and from the adjacent street or between individual sections of the parking lot and provide safe pedestrian routes from parking areas to the building or use; and
c. Each internal access way shall have at least one (1) auto travel lane, curbs, landscaping, and unobstructed sidewalks on both sides that provide pedestrian access to the building on the site, and shall be designed in the following method:
i. The sidewalks must be at least six feet (6') wide. There must be a planting strip at least four feet (4') wide adjacent to the access way. The planting strip must be between the curb and the sidewalk, and be landscaped to meet the design requirements of Chapter 17.19 and planted with two-inch (2") caliper trees at least six feet (6') tall planted every twenty feet (20') and centered within the planting strip.
ii. The internal access ways and associated landscaping are excluded from the portion of the parking and loading area used to calculate required interior landscaping.
4. Interior access roads require a minimum landscape strip of five feet (5') on both sides of the roadway. (Ord. 2023-1 §1, amended, 2023; Ord. 2017-11 §1, adopted, 2017)