9-3-9: DESIGN STANDARDS FOR OFF STREET PARKING FACILITIES:
Each off street parking facility constructed pursuant to the requirements of this chapter shall conform to the following design standards:
A. Compliance With Codes Required: The design and structural quality of all off street parking spaces and facilities required by this chapter shall conform to: (1) all applicable standards contained in this chapter; (2) the development code; (3) the engineering regulations; and (4) other applicable town ordinances. Drainage facilities shall be constructed pursuant to the engineering regulations.
B. Width of Parking Aisles: The following minimum aisle widths shall apply to all off street parking facilities within the town:
Angle Of Parking Stall | Aisle Width |
|---|---|
45° | 12' |
60° | 16' |
75° | 22' |
90° | 24' |
C. Size of Parking Stalls: The following minimum sizes shall apply to all off street parking stalls within the town:
|
Length |
Width |
Height |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
30° – 90° parking |
18' |
9' |
n/a |
|
Parallel parking |
25' |
8' |
n/a |
|
Enclosed parking |
18' |
9' |
n/a |
|
Stacked parking |
18' |
9' |
6'5" |
D. Ingress and Egress: The ingress and egress provisions for off street parking spaces shall conform to the engineering regulations.
E. Lighting: All parking facilities containing ten (10) or more parking spaces shall submit a photometric plan.
1. The parking lot lighting shall not exceed IESNA recommended foot-candle levels and applications are encouraged to use the lower end of the range. This information shall be provided by a registered Colorado engineer.
2. All fixtures shall not exceed the maximum fixture height or number of fixtures per pole in the property's designated lighting zone per section 9-12-11 of this title.
3. All lights shall be level mounted and eighty five degrees (85°) full cut off fixtures.
4. All fixtures shall be a minimum of half the distance of the length of the pole (e.g., an 18-foot pole shall be a minimum of 9 feet from the property line).
5. Lighting fixtures shall not exceed three thousand (3,000) kelvin. LEDs shall use filtered LEDs for a warm white color to minimize blue light emission.
6. Foot-candle levels shall not exceed two-tenths (0.2) foot-candle at a property line, unless for safety ingress/egress as determined by the director.
7. Parking lots are encouraged to be greater in number and lower to grade than have a reduced number and increased height.
F. Grades: The sustained surface grades for parking areas shall not exceed a minimum of one-half percent (0.5%) or a maximum of four percent (4%). Driveway grades shall not exceed a maximum grade of eight percent (8%). The first 5 feet of a driveway shall be graded to match the cross slope of the connecting street. For downhill sites, a 20-foot staging area with a maximum grade of negative four percent (-4%) is required (section 9-3-19, attachment B of this chapter). For uphill sites, a 20-foot staging area with the first 5 feet matching the cross slope of the connecting road and the next 15 feet at a maximum grade of four percent (4%) is required (section 9-3-19, attachment C of this chapter). Grades shall comply with all requirements of the engineering regulations.
G. Heated Driveways: Driveway heat systems shall terminate at the property line. If the system extends into the public right-of-way, a separate zone must be created for that portion of the system and accommodations must be made to reduce the impacts of the melted drainage at the snow/melted interface. A revocable license agreement acceptable in form and substance to the town attorney must be approved by the town and executed prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy. Heated driveways shall comply with all requirements of the engineering regulations.
H. Drainage: All off street parking facilities shall be graded for proper drainage so that all surface discharge is channeled to a natural or improved drainageway without causing nuisance or damage to other properties or the improvements thereon.
I. Location: The location of all required off street parking facilities shall be as follows:
1. Residential Uses: For residential uses, except residences located in buildings adjacent to the "Riverwalk" as defined in section 9-1-19-37A, "Policy 37 (absolute) special areas," of this title, all required off street parking spaces shall be provided on the same property as the residential units they are intended to serve.
2. Nonresidential Uses: Off street parking for nonresidential uses shall be placed totally on the same parcel of land as the use, unless a fee in lieu is paid to the town as provided in section 9-3-12 of this chapter.
3. Parking Space Location: No parking space shall be located closer than 5 feet from any public street, public alley, public pedestrianway or public right-of-way or 3 feet from any property line.
J. Landscaping: A minimum of twenty five (25) square feet per parking stall shall be utilized for landscaping purposes. Any parking facility containing more than two (2) side-by-side loading spaces shall contain at least two hundred (200) square feet of landscaped area raised a minimum of six inches (6") above the parking surface for each two (2) side by side loading spaces. Landscaping shall be maintained according to the standards contained in the development code.
K. Snow Stacking: (Rep. by Ord. 1, Series 2019)
L. Signs: Appropriate signage directing traffic shall be placed in any off street parking facility pursuant to the Breckenridge Sign Code1.
M. Paving:
1. Off Street Parking Spaces: All off street parking spaces shall be paved.
2. Driveways: All driveways shall be paved; provided, however, that any unpaved driveway which exists at the time of the adoption of this subsection M shall be paved as a condition of the issuance of a development permit for future development of the subject property in accordance with the following schedule: (a) within the conservation district, whenever a Class B minor development permit or higher is issued; and (b) outside the conservation district, whenever a Class D major development permit or higher is issued. (Ord. 9, Series 2015; amd. Ord. 1, Series 2019; Ord. 3, Series 2019; Ord. 3, Series 2022)
Notes:
1See chapter 15 of this title.