Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
16 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Screening of loading areas
Off-street loading, service and storage areas shall be screened from view from the public right-of-way or from adjacent properties by an opaque screen that is designed as part of the building architecture or the landscape design.
- Minimum loading space length35 ft
Each off-street loading space shall be a minimum of ten (10) feet in width and thirty-five (35) feet in length
- Minimum loading space width10 ft
Each off-street loading space shall be a minimum of ten (10) feet in width and thirty-five (35) feet in length
Parking
- Maximum percentage of compact parking spaces25 pct
Compact parking spaces shall not exceed a maximum of twenty-five percent (25%) of the total amount of required parking spaces
- Compact parking space dimensions (90-degree)8 ft
Compact parking spaces: at 90 degrees, width 8', length 15'.
- Disabled parking requirement
Parking for the disabled shall be provided as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and shall be identified by an upright sign at least four and one-half (4½) feet in height.
- Maximum number of continuous parking spaces without landscape islands15 spaces
No more than fifteen (15) parking spaces shall be in a continuous row without landscape islands.
- Maximum parking reduction for mixed uses20 pct
a maximum reduction of twenty percent (20%) of the total required parking for all of the land uses combined may be proposed, subject to City approval.
- Maximum distance for off-site parking in commercial/industrial districts400 ft
in commercial and industrial districts the required parking may be within four hundred (400) feet of the property, subject to City approval.
- Minimum percentage of parking lot interior in landscaped islands10 pct
A minimum of ten percent (10%) of the interior of the parking lot shall be in landscaped islands.
- Parking lot lighting containment
Lighting used to illuminate parking lots shall be arranged to contain all light on the site so that lighting does not impact adjoining residential areas and public streets or rights-of-way.
- Parking lot review threshold100 cars
Plans shall be submitted to the Planning Commission for review and approval of any parking lot designed for one hundred (100) or more cars.
- Parking lot screening heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.3 ft
Parking lots visible from the public right-of-way or adjacent to residential uses shall be screened through the use of dense shrubbery, low walls, berms or a combination of these methods a minimum of three (3) feet in height.
- Parking on lawns prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Parking on lawns, whether public or private, is expressly prohibited within the City.
- Standard parking space dimensions (90-degree)9 ft
Standard parking spaces: at 90 degrees, width 9', length 19'.
- Parking surface requirement
Any area designed or required for parking or loading shall be properly graded for drainage and, except as provided in Subsection (f), shall be an improved surface comprised of asphalt, concrete, brick, cement pavers, or similar materials installed and maintained according to industry standards.
From the ordinance
Parking requirements for residential and nonresidential uses, parking space dimensions, parking lot design standards, loading requirements.
Parking requirements
{
"bars": "10 spaces per 1,000 sq ft",
"banks": "3 spaces per 1,000 sq ft",
"retail": "4 spaces per 1,000 sq ft",
"grocery": "6 spaces per 1,000 sq ft",
"lodging": "1 space per unit + 0.75 per employee",
"offices": "3 spaces per 1,000 sq ft",
"churches": "1 space per 4 seats",
"theaters": "1 space per 3 seats",
"townhome": "2 spaces per unit",
"hospitals": "1 space per bed",
"child care": "1 space per 8 students + 1 per employee",
"industrial": "0.75 space per employee",
"two-family": "2 spaces per unit",
"auto repair": "2 spaces per 1,000 sq ft",
"ball fields": "45 spaces per field; 60 per field in complexes with >2 fields",
"single-family": "2 spaces per unit",
"medical offices": "4 spaces per 1,000 sq ft",
"personal service": "4 spaces per 1,000 sq ft",
"multi-family studio": "1.25 spaces per unit",
"restaurants standard": "10 spaces per 1,000 sq ft",
"restaurants fast food": "15 spaces per 1,000 sq ft",
"multi-family 1-bedroom": "1.5 spaces per unit",
"multi-family 2-bedroom": "1.75 spaces per unit",
"multi-family 3-bedroom": "2 spaces per unit",
"multi-family 4+ bedroom": "3 spaces per unit",
"convenience store with gas": "1 space per island + 1 per 150 sq ft",
"guest parking for multi-family": "1 space per 5 units"
}