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C. Arrangement of parking facilities. (1) Parking lots shall be arranged so that long uninterrupted views across large areas of parking are not visible from the primary access road. In order to reduce the scale of parking areas, the total amount of parking provided shall be broken up into parking blocks containing not more than 40 spaces. (2) Each parking block shall be separated from other parking blocks by buildings, access drives with adjacent landscaped areas at least 10 feet wide, a landscaped median or berm at least 10 feet wide, or by a pedestrian walkway or sidewalk within a landscaped median at least 10 feet wide (see Figure 3). (3) Each parking block shall have consistent design angles for all parking within the block. (4) Parking blocks should be oriented to buildings to allow pedestrian movement down and not across rows (typically with parking drive aisles perpendicular to customer entrances). D. Orientation of parking facilities. (1) Parking facilities shall be oriented so that drive aisles run perpendicular to the adjacent plane of the building, where applicable. (2) Parking lots shall be designed and oriented to allow for cross lot access and internal access management whenever possible. E. Curbing and bump stops. Concrete or granite curbing around parking areas shall be used to delineate vehicular and pedestrian zones and to control drainage, unless otherwise approved by the Planning Board. Asphalt or wood curbing is not permitted. F. Shared parking. (1) Shared parking is encouraged to promote efficient use of land and resources by allowing users to share off-street parking facilities for uses located within close proximity to one another with different peak parking demands or different operating hours (see Figure 3). (2) The Planning Board may approve shared use of parking facilities located on the same property or on separate properties if, in the opinion of the Planning Board: (a) A convenient pedestrian connection between the properties exists; (b) The properties are within 500 feet of each other on the same side of the street or within 250 feet of each other on opposite sides of the street; and (c) The availability of parking for all affected properties is indicated by approved directional signs. (3) When determining the number of off-street parking spaces required for shared parking facilities, the following shall apply. (a) Where the uses to be served by shared parking do not have overlapping hours of operation, the property owner or owners shall provide parking stalls equal to the greater of the applicable individual parking requirements. (b) Where the uses to be served by shared parking have overlapping hours of operation, the property owner or owners shall provide parking stalls equal to the total of the individual parking requirements. If the following criteria are met, that total may be reduced by 15%: [1] The parking areas share a property line; [2] A vehicular connection between the lots exists; [3] A convenient, visible pedestrian connection between the lots exists; and [4] The availability of parking for all affected properties is indicated by approved directional signs.