Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
18 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Parking
- Handicapped parking space ratio25 regular_spaces_per_handicap_space
Handicapped parking spaces for nonresidential developments shall be provided at a rate of 1 handicapped space per every 25 regular spaces required.
- Maximum distance of entrance/exit from street intersection50 ft
exits and entrances shall not be located within 50 feet of a street intersection
- Maximum entrance/exit width50 ft
or be greater than 50 feet in width
- Maximum lighting heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in commercial districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.20 ft
or 20 feet in a Commercial District
- Maximum lighting 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-2.10 ft
no lighting fixture shall exceed a height of 10 feet in a Residential District
- Maximum distance for off-site parking300 ft
the required spaces may be located and maintained not to exceed 300 feet from any nonresidential building served
- Minimum aisle width for 30 degree parking17 ft
The minimum aisle space for 30 degree parking shall be 17 feet in width.
- Minimum aisle width for 45 degree parking20 ft
The minimum aisle space for 45 degree parking shall be 20 feet in width.
- Minimum aisle width for 60 degree parking22 ft
The minimum aisle space for 60 degree parking shall be 22 feet in width.
- Minimum aisle width for 90 degree parking22 ft
The minimum aisle space for 90 degree parking shall be 22 feet in width.
- Minimum aisle width (any angle)16 ft
in no case shall the aisle width be less than 16 feet
- Minimum curb heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.4 in
Fixed and permanent wheel bumpers or curbs of concrete or some comparable material at least four inches high
- Minimum drive-thru stacking distance150 ft
Drive-thru uses shall be required to provide stacking space equivalent to a minimum of one hundred fifty (150) feet.
- Minimum handicap space length18 ft
Handicap spaces shall be 12 feet in width and 18 feet in length minimum.
- Minimum handicap space width12 ft
Handicap spaces shall be 12 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 area162 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
an off-street parking space is an area not in a street or alley and having an area of not less than 162 square feet (9 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
9 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 width9 ft
9 feet in width and 18 feet in length minimum
From the ordinance
Single family or duplex dwellings: Two spaces per dwelling unit, new construction only. Townhouses: 2.5 spaces per dwelling. Multi-family dwellings, three or more dwelling units: Apartments for the elderly, 1.5 space per dwelling; all other units 2.5 spaces per dwelling unit.
Parking requirements
{
"hotel": "5 spaces + 1.1 per sleeping room",
"church": "1 space per 4 seats",
"office": "1 space per 300 sqft",
"retail": "1 space per 300 sqft; food stores over 4000 sqft: 1 per 250 sqft",
"hospital": "2 spaces per patient bed",
"amusement": "1 space per 100 sqft",
"firehouse": "1 space per 5 members or 1 per 400 sqft, whichever greater",
"townhouse": "2.5 spaces per dwelling",
"auditorium": "1 space per 4 seats",
"restaurant": "1 space per 100 sqft, 3 minimum",
"sanitarium": "1 space per 3 patient beds",
"funeral_home": "1 space per 50 sqft, 30 minimum",
"private_club": "1 space per 5 members or 1 per 400 sqft, whichever greater",
"self_storage": "1 per employee + 1 per 5 storage areas",
"manufacturing": "1 space per 1000 sqft or 1.1 per employee, whichever greater; office 1 per 300 sqft",
"outdoor_sales": "4 spaces per stall/table/sales space",
"rooming_house": "1.5 spaces per sleeping room",
"library_museum": "10 spaces + 1 per 300 sqft over 1000 sqft",
"medical_office": "1 space per 200 sqft",
"general_service": "1 space per 300 sqft or 1 per employee, whichever greater",
"shopping_center": "5 spaces per 1000 sqft GLA",
"elementary_school": "1 space per 10 seats or 3.5 per classroom, whichever greater",
"multi_family_other": "2.5 spaces per dwelling unit",
"food_storage_locker": "1 space per 200 sqft customer service area",
"furniture_appliance": "1 space per 400 sqft, 2 minimum; auto sales 10 minimum",
"veterinary_hospital": "1 space per 400 sqft, 4 minimum",
"auto_service_station": "3 spaces per service bay; 1 per employee if no bays",
"multi_family_elderly": "1.5 spaces per dwelling",
"college_or_high_school": "1 space per 4 seats or 1 per 5 students, whichever greater",
"single_family_or_duplex": "2 spaces per dwelling unit"
}