Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Applies in all districts except the core business districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. which begins at the intersection of Beech Avenue and 29th Street, thence with Beech Avenue to its intersection with Sycamore Avenue, thence with Sycamore Avenue to its intersection with 15th Street, thence with 15th Street to its intersection with Magnolia Avenue, thence with Magnolia to its intersection with Park Avenue, thence with Park Avenue to its intersection with 26th Street, thence with 26th Street to its intersection with Beech Avenue.
Extracted standards
14 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Parking
- Minimum distance of bumper from improvements2 ft
the stopping edge of such protected bumper shall be placed no closer than two feet from the above noted improvements.
- Minimum curb/bumper heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 in
A permanent curb, bumper, or wheel stop or similar device at least six inches in height shall be installed adjacent to sidewalks, planters and other landscape areas, parking lot fixtures and buildings and walls to protect these improvements from vehicular damage.
- Minimum drive-through aisle width12 ft
Drive-through aisles shall be a minimum of 12 feet wide and shall be separated from other circulation aisles for ingress and egress, or aisles providing access to any parking space.
- Minimum emergency access aisle width20 ft
The minimum width of a drive aisle needed for an emergency response vehicle shall be 20 feet.
- Minimum access aisle width for handicap spaces60 in
Access aisle of at least 60 inches width must be level (1:50 maximum slope in all directions).
- Vertical clearance for van accessible spaces114 in
Vertical clearance of at least 114 inches to accommodate van height at the van parking space(s), the adjacent access aisle, and on the vehicular route to and from the van accessible space.
- Minimum parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. space length18 ft
Standard spaces shall be a minimum of 9 feet by 18 feet.
- Minimum parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. space width9 ft
Standard spaces shall be a minimum of 9 feet by 18 feet.
- Maximum distance for off-site parking600 ft
such space may be provided on other off-street property, provided such space lies within 600 feet of such main use.
- Minimum parallel parking space length20 ft
parallel parking spaces shall be a minimum of 8 feet wide by 20 feet long.
- Minimum parallel parking space width8 ft
parallel parking spaces shall be a minimum of 8 feet wide by 20 feet long.
- Parking surface material
Required parking and circulation areas shall be surfaced with asphalt concrete or Portland cement concrete, or other approved all-weather, hard, noneroding surface.
- Maximum vehicle overhang onto landscaped area2 ft
A vehicle is permitted to overhang onto a landscaped area by two feet.
- Minimum sidewalk clearance for vehicle overhang4 ft
no vehicle shall overhang into a sidewalk which would reduce the encumbered width of a sidewalk to less than four feet.
From the ordinance
Off-street automobile storage or parking space shall be provided on every lot on which any permitted or conditional use established in accordance with this ordinance.