Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
23 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Lighting
- Maximum lighting fixture heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in business districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.30 ft
or 30 feet in a business district
- Maximum lighting fixture heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in residential districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.15 ft
no lighting fixture shall exceed a height of 15 feet in a residential district
Parking
- Maximum compact parking spaces percentage10 pct
may provide a maximum of ten percent of total provided parking spaces as designated compact parking spaces
- Minimum compact parking space length16 ft
16 feet in length
- Minimum compact parking space width8 ft
Compact parking spaces may be a minimum of eight feet in width by 16 feet in length.
- Bus stop distance for mass transit credit600 ft
within 600 feet of the property under consideration
- Mass transit parking credit10 pct
Properties which have mass transit available shall be eligible for a ten percent credit toward reduction in the amount of required off-street parking
- Minimum motorcycle parking space length8 ft
eight feet in length
- Minimum motorcycle parking space width4.5 ft
Motorcycle parking spaces shall be a minimum of 4½ feet in width by eight feet in length.
- Minimum parallel parking space area144 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
If the space is designed for parallel parking, it shall have an area of 144 square feet (eight feet in width and 18 feet in length minimum).
- Minimum parallel parking space length18 ft
18 feet in length minimum
- Minimum parallel parking space width8 ft
eight feet in width
- Maximum entrances/exits per street1 each
there shall not be more than one entrance and one exit, or one combined entrance and exit, along any one street
- Maximum entrance/exit width40 ft
or be greater than 40 feet in width
- Minimum distance from intersection for entrances/exits25 ft
exits and entrances shall not be located within 25 feet of a street intersection
- Greenspace per parking space (20+ spaces)40 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Forty square feet of greenspace per one parking space provided shall be required within parking areas with 20 or greater parking spaces.
- Parking lot striping width4 in
Paved parking with spaces delineated by four-inch striping is required for all parking lots.
- Minimum tree heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in parking lot6 ft
minimum height of six-feet tall
- Tree requirement per parking spaces10 spaces
One tree of a minimum height of six-feet tall shall be required per ten parking spaces interior to the parking perimeters for all parking areas with 20 or greater parking spaces.
- Minimum parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. space area162 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
one off-street parking space is an area, not in a street or alley, of not less than 162 square feet (nine feet in width and 18 feet in length minimum).
- Minimum parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. space length18 ft
18 feet in length minimum
- Minimum parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. space width9 ft
nine feet in width
- Minimum fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for storage lots6 ft
fully enclosed by a minimum six-foot-tall gated fence
From the ordinance
one off-street parking space is an area... not less than 162 square feet (nine feet in width and 18 feet in length minimum)... lighting heights... greenspace requirements.