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ORDINANCE NO. 2274 ,_
ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1.324, THE ZONING ORDINANCE,
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BY ADDING SECTION 22.11 ESTABLISHING PJEQUIREMENTS
FOR THE IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF PARJO:NG LOTS
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The Council of the City of Palo Alto does ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION 1. , '!'hat Ordinance No. 1324, the Zoning Ordinance,
be amended by a9,ding thereto Section 22.11 to read dS follows:
"Sec. 22.11 -Required Improvement and Maintenance of
Parking Lots
All parking ~ots inclu~ing autom~bile and trailer sales
areas shall be developed and maintained in accordance with
the following minimum specifications:
(a) Surface of Pa:t"kin_g Lots. Parking lots shall be peved
with an asphaltic·or concrete surface and shell have
adequate drainage and grading as determined by the
City Engineer.
(b) Safety Barrie!~S 1 Screening and Il.l~mj_nf!t:i,?n
(I)· Every parking lot that is not sepa~ated by a fence
frOID any street or alley upon which it abuts,
shall be prov:ided with a suitable barrier not less
than six inches (6") in height, located not lE:ss
than two feet {2') from such street or alley and
so as to pr.event any,_i portion of any vehicle parked
on st:_\:~~ lot. ·from exter:!~ing over a public ~idewalk
or right of way. Such barrier shall-be s~curely
installed and maintained. No such barrier shall
b'e requfred across anf driveway or entrance to
such parking lot.
(2) Every p_arking lot_,'abutting p,roperty located in one
of th~ ''R" residential distfic·ts shall be separated
from aueh prcp~rty by a solid wall, view-obscuring
fence or coa:apact ·evergreen hedg.a si'x feet (6') in
height mf!asuted from the gradec ·of th~{ finished
surf.c::e of sucll( parking lot clo8est to the con
tiguous ''R" zone property, proVided that in all
zones' :in which a front yard is required, such wall,
fence or.·hed.Je si.J:all meet .the. Vi3ion clearance
·requirements of ;>ections 34.501, 34.504 ~;~nd ·~2.13(c)
of the Palo .Alto'MunicipaJ Code. 'No such wall,
. fence, or hedge need be provi~ed where the elevation:
_of that portion of the'parking ,lot imnediately
adjacen~ to an ''R" District is six feet (6 •) ·or
mo't'a below the elevation of such "R" district
property along the COIIIDOD propelo:'ty lin,e •
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(3) Any lights provided to illuminate any parking lot
governed by this section shall be arranged so·as
to refl~~t the light away from any premises upon
which a dwelling is located.
(c) Entrances and Exits. The location and design of all
entrances and exits shall be subject to the approval
of the City Engineer.
{d) Conformity Required~ All existing parking lots not
presently conforming to the requirement& of this section
shall be brought.into conformity on or before July 1,
1967.
(e) Exceptions. The pro..-isions of this section·-shall not
apply to parking lots appurtenant to single-family and
duplex -residential uses." ·
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall become effective upon \:he
expiration of thirty days from its passage.
INTRODUCED: December 13, 1965
PASSED: January 24, 1966
AYES: Arnold, Beahrs, Comstock, Cooley, De.bs, Dias, Flint, Pearson
Rohrs, Sher, Worthington.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Rus, Woodward.
ATTEST:
City Cle1'l~ I '·
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City ~ttorney
APPROVED AS T
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APPROVED: ,
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Mayor
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