article 2 design and development standards - Spartanburg County

down into sections as appropriate for the type andsize of development, and shall be separated bylandscaped dividing strips, berms and similardevices.(2) Parking lots intended to provide for off-street parkingshall be improved with a minimum 6 inch stabilizedaggregate base course and a minimum 1½ inchasphalt or concrete surface course or equivalent. AProfessional Engineer may design, and submit forapproval, an alternate paving design of at leastequivalent durability. However, the surface coursemust be of the materials found in (1).(Amended 5/15/2013)(3) For parking provided in excess of the spacesrequired by Table 6, porous brick pavers or cellularconfinement systems that use grassing should beused. (Amended 5/15/2013)(c)DrainageParking lots shall be designed so as not to drain into or acrosspublic sidewalks or on adjacent property, except into a naturalwatercourse or a drainage easement. In developed areaswhere this condition may be impossible to meet, the Countymay exempt the developer from this requirement, providedthat adequate provision is made for drainage.(d)Separation from Walkways and StreetsOff-street parking spaces shall be separated from walkways,sidewalks, streets, or alleys, and required yards and bufferareas by a wall, fence, curbing, or other protective deviceapproved by the Planning Department staff.(e)Entrances and ExitsLandscaping, curbing or other approved barriers shall beprovided along boundaries to control entrance and exit ofvehicles or pedestrians. All off-street parking areas shall bedesigned so that all movement onto a public street is in aforward motion. Entrance and exit driveways to public streetsand alleys in the vicinity of street intersections must be located2-31