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~- ~ ...... ~-~ ~ ~- f'' of ' Clerk = of stings ............. ~ ~ o ~Ice the o~ the Court Hu for the ~ity of Portsmouth. Section 3-19. General Requirements for Parking Lots. i~aere lots with parking spaces for more ~han four cars are permittsd or required in a~y district, the following conditions shall (a) The parking space required in any industrial or commer- cial district shall be provided upon the premises, or within 500 feet thereof, such d~stance to m~ measured along lines of public access to %.he property~ except that such off-premises commercial or industrial parking shall not be located wholly or partially in a residential dis- trict. The parking space required for any use located in any residen- tial district shall be located on the same plot as the principal build- ing, except that the parking spaces required for any church may be on a separate lot within 500 feet, as measured along lines of public access thereto, of the plot on which the church is located. (b) The parking area shall be screened from any adjoining premises used or zoned for residential purposes with a solid wall or fence, or a compact evergreen tree or shrub fence, located on a strip of land not less than five feet-in width, guarded wi~h wheel bumpers. Where any such parking lot abuts a street line wheel bumpers shall be placed thereon and properly maintained. (c) Any light used to l~lum~nate such parking area shati be so arranged as to reflect the light away from any adjoining premises used or zoned for residential purposes. (d) All such parking spaces shall have direct access to a public street. Adequate space shall be provided for the maneuvering of vehicles. Detailed plans showing all entrances, exits, barricades bumper guards and drainage plans shall be submitted to the City En- gineer for approval before a permit for such construction may be ob- tained. The following m~nimum dimensional requirements shall be ob- served in every case, unless, upon written application, ~he City Manager shall determine that some deviation therefrom is necessary to prevent a demonstrable hardship upon the property owner or is in the best interest of public safety. (1) No driveway shall exceed thirtyufive (35) feet in width at the property line, nor fifty (50) feet at the curb line. (2) NO driveway, at the curb line, shall be lo- cated within fifteen (15) feet of the pro- perty line of an lnte_sec=~ng street, and