Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Citywide off-street parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. standards
Extracted standards
27 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Parking
- Minimum access width for loading spaces20 ft
Where such loading space does not adjoin a street or alley, convenient and adequate access, at least twenty (20) feet in width shall be required.
- Compact stall length15 ft
dimensions of at least eight (8) feet by fifteen (15) feet for compact automobiles
- Maximum percentage of compact stalls in non-residential parking20 pct
In every parking area containing ten (10) or more stalls, not more than twenty (20) percent of the required and non-required off-street parking provided for a use other than residential may be designed as compact automobiles
- Compact stall substitution ratio
An uncovered compact automobile stall may be provided at a ratio of one for each five (5) parking spaces, in lieu of the regular size.
- Compact stall width8 ft
dimensions of at least eight (8) feet by fifteen (15) feet for compact automobiles
- Maximum driveway grade within 20 feet of street10 pct
No driveway or vehicle accessway shall have a grade in excess of ten (10) percent within twenty (20) feet of a street or alley right-of-way
- Maximum driveway grade15 pct
the slope of every driveway or ramp shall not exceed fifteen (15) percent
- Maximum cumulative driveway width as percentage of frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.50 pct
nor shall the cumulative total of driveways exceed one-half (½) of the total lot frontage.
- Maximum individual driveway width30 ft
No driveway shall individually exceed thirty (30) feet in width
- Minimum driveway width for parking areas under 25 spaces10 ft
Where the parking area contains less than twenty-five (25) parking spaces, driveway access shall not be less than ten (10) feet in width.
- Minimum two-way driveway width for parking areas over 25 spaces18 ft
Where the parking area contains more than twenty-five (25) parking spaces, a two-way driveway shall be required with a minimum paved width of eighteen (18) feet.
- Enclosed stall length20 ft
Each enclosed off-street parking space shall have dimensions of at least ten (10) feet by twenty (20) feet for each stall.
- Enclosed stall width10 ft
Each enclosed off-street parking space shall have dimensions of at least ten (10) feet by twenty (20) feet for each stall.
- Fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for parking areas abutting street2.5 ft
Where such parking area abuts a street, it shall be separated therefrom by an ornamental fence, wall or compact evergreen hedge having a height of not less than two (2) feet and not more than two and one-half (2½) feet
- Fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for front portion of parking wall2.5 ft
provided the wall, from the front property line to a depth equal to the required front yard on the abutting residential classified property, shall be two and one-half (2½) feet in height.
- Fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for parking areas abutting residential6 ft
Where a group parking area for four (4) or more automobiles abuts property classified for residential use, it shall be separated therefrom by a solid masonry wall, six (6) feet in height
- Double garage door minimum width16 ft
Garage door openings for single and double-car garages shall be a minimum of eight (8) and sixteen (16) feet, respectively.
- Single garage door minimum width8 ft
Garage door openings for single and double-car garages shall be a minimum of eight (8) and sixteen (16) feet, respectively.
- Guest parking for multi-familyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. dwellings
An uncovered off-street guest parking space shall be provided in addition to those spaces required by Section 10301(B)(1) at a ratio of one for each two (2) dwelling units.
- Loading space length25 ft
Each off-street loading space shall have dimensions of at least ten (10) feet by twenty-five (25) feet.
- Loading space width10 ft
Each off-street loading space shall have dimensions of at least ten (10) feet by twenty-five (25) feet.
- Minimum standard stall length20 ft
Each unenclosed off-street parking space shall have dimensions of at least nine (9) feet by twenty (20) feet for standard size automobiles
- Minimum standard stall width9 ft
Each unenclosed off-street parking space shall have dimensions of at least nine (9) feet by twenty (20) feet for standard size automobiles
- Minimum asphaltic concrete thickness2 in
All Parking areas shall be surfaced with a minimum of two (2) inches of asphaltic concrete over four (4) inches of base
- Minimum base thickness4 in
over four (4) inches of base
- Minimum portland cement concrete thickness4 in
or four (4) inches of portland cement concrete.
- Required visibility distance at parking lot entrances10 ft
any vehicle entering or leaving such parking lot shall be clearly visible a distance of not less than ten (10) feet to a person approaching such entrance or exit
From the ordinance
Each unenclosed off-street parking space shall have dimensions of at least nine (9) feet by twenty (20) feet for standard size automobiles and dimensions of at least eight (8) feet by fifteen (15) feet for compact automobiles, exclusive of driveways and aisles.
Parking requirements
{
"loading_institutional": "1 per 50,000 sq ft, max 3",
"guest_parking_multifamily": "1 per 2 dwelling units",
"loading_retail_industrial": "1 per 30,000 sq ft, max 5"
}