§ 32-4-408. PARKING, SIGNS, BENCHES, AND TRANSIT FACILITIES.

(a)

Parking.

(1)

Parking required under provisions of the Baltimore County Zoning Regulations and the State Building Code for the Disabled shall be located and designed:

(i)

Not to interfere with vehicular or pedestrian traffic; and

(ii)

To be convenient to the principal entrance of buildings.

(2)

Parking areas may be required to be dispersed on the site so that each is relatively small.

(b)

Signs. The county shall require:

(1)

Signposts to be unobtrusive;

(2)

The total number of signs to be kept to a minimum; and

(3)

Informational signs not to be placed or be of such a number or design as to distract drivers' attention from traffic-control signs or devices.

(c)

Benches and street lighting.

(1)

The county may require benches and other outdoor furniture to be grouped and to be of a "break-away" design.

(2)

The county shall require street lighting to be of a type and size that is adequate for safety and appropriate to the vicinity.

(d)

Transit facilities. The county may require transit facilities, such as bus turnouts, for sites to be served by public transit.

(1988 Code, § 26-264) (Bill No. 79-01, § 2, 7-1-2004)