Any parking garage or parking deck constructed in any "C", "HC", "I" or "P" district must comply with the following requirements:
- (1) Parking deck or garage facades shall conceal, as much as possible, vehicles from visibility from any public right-of-way, private drive or streets that are open to the general public, and shall have the appearance of a horizontal-storied building. Landscape berms may be used to achieve this effect.
- (2) All facades of parking decks or garages shall be constructed of stone, brick, concrete, or other masonry materials, or of the same materials as the buildings they serve.
- (3) All parking decks or garages shall have walkways that are a minimum width of four feet connecting ground level parking to public sidewalks and building entrances.
- (4) Landscaping shall be provided by a continuous landscape strip or landscape berm between the structure and the public right-of-way, except at points of ingress and egress. Landscaped areas shall be planted with street trees, ornamental trees, shrubs, grasses or ground cover or any combination of these planting materials.
- (5) Landscape plantings shall be installed and maintained in compliance with the off-street parking lot landscape requirements of this Chapter.
- (6) All lighting used to illuminate parking decks, garages, or signage shall be arranged and directed away from residentially used properties.
Added at 23 Ok Reg 2931, eff 7-13-06