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Title 2 — Land Use and Zoning, Chapter 245 — On-Street Parking Standards

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§ 245-10

General Requirements

245-10.1 Purpose and Intent.

A.To ensure that the development and redevelopment of property provides safe and adequate parking for automobiles and bicycles for the convenience and safety of all residents, employees, visitors, and shoppers, including persons with disabilities.

B.To provide design standards for parking facilities and driveways to minimize harm to motorists and private property, provide adequate emergency vehicle access, and to ensure the provision of safe effective and efficiently designed public streets.

C.To ensure that the number of on-street parking spaces does not impact adjacent residential areas from encroachment of commercial parking into neighborhood streets.

D.To minimize the impacts of stormwater runoff from on-street parking facilities causing erosion and pollution of water bodies.

245-10.2 Applicability.

A.On-street parking may be used on Gwinnett County maintained public streets and shall be limited to local streets internal to development.

B.On-street parking shall be subject to Gwinnett County Department of Transportation and the Director.

C.Individual businesses shall not designate any one on-street parking space for exclusive use by their patrons.

§ 245-20

Parking Space Requirements

245-20.1 Parking areas shall comply with all ADA Standards, the Georgia State Law for Accessible Design and

the Georgia Accessibility Code for Buildings and Facilities for all multi-family and non-residential uses.

245-20.2 A maintenance agreement for on-street parking shall be authorized between the owner/developer

and the Department of Transportation prior to development permit issuance.

245-20.3 On-street parking shall be constructed to the street standards as established in this UDO and

maintained in accordance with GCDOT Standards and further maintained so as not to create any hazards with traffic flow on the adjacent street. A mandatory property owners association shall be established. The property owner's association shall be responsible for the maintenance of any on-street parking in the development. A maintenance responsibility statement for on-street parking shall be placed on the approved plans and the covenants shall include a section that specifically states who is responsible for maintenance and what the maintenance standards are for on-street parking.