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Ordinance 2207 Page 11 • Pedestrian trash and recycling receptacles shall be placed in strategic locations for effective litter control. Where possible, they should be grouped with other site furnishings and placed adjacent to pedestrian pathways. All trash and recycling receptacles shall be located on paved surfaces in locations where they do not conflict with landscape maintenance. • No materials, supplies, equipment, service vehicles, finished or semi-finished products, raw materials, or articles of similar nature may be stored or permitted to remain outside of buildings or be visible from adjacent properties or adjoining streets. Parking • All private driveways, parking areas, and loading areas will be paved in accordance with City standards. Parking areas must be paved with asphalt, concrete, masonry pavers, or similar material approved by the City. Surface parking areas shall not be permitted closer than 10 feet from side or an average of 15 feet (5-foot minimum) from rear property lines. Where parking areas will be contiguous and accessible to parking on adjacent lot(s), the parking may extend to the property line if part of a unified project. Visual screening must be provided for parking areas that can be viewed from adjacent development sites or from off-site public spaces such as streets, plazas, and walkways. All parking area layouts for the project area shall comply with City parking development standards. • Parking areas should be designed to: • Provide safe and convenient movement of motor vehicles • Limit vehicular/pedestrian conflicts • Limit paved areas • Provide for screening of paved areas • Soften the visual impact of parking areas by providing interior planting • Where opportunities exist for shared parking between users with staggered peak parking demands, owners and developers shall make every possible effort to take advantage of this opportunity to reduce the total number of parking spaces within each site or parcel. Where shared parking is intended, the analysis of parking criteria shall be submitted to the City as part of the design review process. • Compact car parking requirements shall conform to City requirements. Up to 40 percent of the required off-street parking spaces may be compact. • Parking structures are allowed but must be architecturally compatible with proposed buildings and the material finish must be the same as, or architecturally complimentary to, the exterior of buildings on the site. Placement of parking structures along site frontages is discouraged. • Accessible parking spaces and location shall conform to the latest Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements in addition to the City's accessible parking space requirements. In case of conflict, the more restrictive provisions shall govern. • Each project shall provide motorcycle parking to the satisfaction of the Director of Community Development. Motorcycle parking should be consolidated and segregated from automobile parking and must have concrete pavement surfaces to support motorcycle kickstands. Motorcycle stalls should be a minimum of 4 feet by 8 feet and clearly marked.