Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
17 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Lighting
- Parking lot lighting shielding
All lights shall be shielded so that minimum glare will extend to adjacent property and shall meet requirements of the Zoning Administrator.
Other
- Fractional parking space rounding
any fraction less than one-half shall be disregarded, and fractions of one-half or over shall require one additional parking space.
- Minimum distance from R districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.50 ft
No such space shall be located closer than 50 feet to any other lot in any R district unless completely enclosed within a building or shielded by a wall or solid board fence or masonry wall not less than six feet high.
- Minimum loading space heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.14 ft
Each loading space shall not be less than ten feet wide, 35 feet long and 14 feet high.
- Minimum loading space length35 ft
Each loading space shall not be less than ten feet wide, 35 feet long and 14 feet high.
- Minimum loading space width10 ft
Each loading space shall not be less than ten feet wide, 35 feet long and 14 feet high.
- Maximum distance for off-site parking300 ft
on adjoining or other property within 300 feet thereof.
- Parking exemption in B-2 districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.
In the B-2 central commercial business district as shown and designated on the zoning district map, the foregoing off-street parking areas shall not be required.
- Landscaping for parking lots >5 vehicles
Landscape planting shall be installed and maintained on all off-street parking lots with a capacity of more than five vehicles adjacent to the parking spaces or parking structures in accordance with article XXV landscaping requirements of this ordinance.
- Stormwater management for parking lots
Parking lots shall be designed to reduce water pollution through stormwater management measures including, but not limited to porous paving, filter strips, bio-retention areas, open sections, and depressed medians.
Parking
- Max parking/driveway area in front or rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.30 pct
Parking spaces and driveways shall not occupy more than 30 percent of a front or rear yard area
- Max parking/driveway area for cluster subdivision20 pct
nor more than 20 percent of the total lot area for lots in a cluster subdivision.
- Max parking/driveway area for lots >20,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.10 pct
more than ten percent of the total lot area for lots having a lot area of more than 20,000 square feet
- Max parking/driveway area for lots ≤20,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.15 pct
shall not occupy more than 15 percent of the total lot area for lots having a lot area of 20,000 square feet or less
- Minimum parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. space length18 ft
Each off-street parking space not in a street or alley shall be not less than 18 feet long and not less than nine feet wide, exclusive of access drives and aisles.
- Minimum parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. space width9 ft
Each off-street parking space not in a street or alley shall be not less than 18 feet long and not less than nine feet wide, exclusive of access drives and aisles.
- Parking lot surfacing for >5 vehicles
Parking areas shall be of usable shape and those for more than five vehicles shall be surfaced with an all-weather surfaced area (asphalt or concrete).
From the ordinance
Off-street parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with the following standards:
Parking requirements
{
"duplex": "2 spaces per unit",
"theater": "1 space per 5 seats",
"mobile_home": "2 spaces per unit",
"bowling_alley": "2 spaces per lane",
"vocational_school": "1 per 3 students + 1 per employee",
"automatic_car_wash": "3 stacking spaces per bay",
"public_swimming_pool": "1 space per 9 persons + 1 per employee",
"funeral_home_mortuary": "1 per 5 seats in chapel + 1 per vehicle",
"high_schools_colleges": "1 per 5 seats in auditorium + 2 per classroom",
"medical_dental_clinic": "2 per exam room + 1 per employee",
"self_service_car_wash": "2 stacking spaces per bay",
"single_family_detached": "2 spaces per unit",
"church_temple_synagogue": "1 space per 6 fixed seats",
"warehousing_distributing": "1 per 2 employees + 1 per vehicle",
"day_care_nursery_child_care": "1 per employee + 1 per 7 students",
"marinas_dry_stack_boat_storage": "1 space per boat slip",
"rooming_boarding_lodging_house": "1 space per sleeping room",
"hospital_nursing_home_group_home": "1 per 5 beds + 1 per employee",
"veterinary_clinic_animal_hospital": "1 per treatment room (min 5)",
"recreational_amusement_establishment": "1 per 4 seats/persons + 1 per employee",
"public_tennis_handball_racquet_courts": "2 spaces per court",
"auditorium_gymnasium_arena_convention_hall": "1 space per 5 fixed seats"
}