Sec. 24-5104
Extracted standards
12 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Maximum width of entrance/exit50 ft
They must have a maximum width of 50 feet if no on-street parking is provided along the intersecting road
- Maximum width of entrance/exit with on-street parking40 ft
or 40 feet if parking is provided along the intersecting road
- Minimum distance of entrance/exit from intersection25 ft
On corner lots, they must be located a minimum of 25 feet from the intersection of property lines and reference lines
- Minimum distance of entrance/exit from property12.5 ft
They must be located a minimum of 12.5 feet from abutting properties
- Minimum distance of entrance/exit from school200 ft
They must be located a minimum of 200 feet (measured along the same side of street and in the same block) from the premises of elementary or secondary schools, public parks, religious institutions, hospitals, cultural facilities, and childcare centers
- Minimum separation between entrances/exits25 ft
They must be separated by a minimum of 25 feet from any other entrance or exit, unless the entrances or exits are less than five feet apart.
Parking
- Parking setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. in office/business/industrial districts15 ft
In all Office, Business, and Industrial Districts, parking lots must be set back at least 15 feet from any existing or proposed public right-of-way
- Parking prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. in front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.
In Conservation, Agricultural, and Residential Districts, for any use other than a single-family, duplex, or townhouse dwelling, parking must not be located in a required front yard or a required street side yard.
- Maximum driveway width for single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours.30 ft
For single-family detached dwellings, the width of the driveway must not exceed 50 percent of the lot width or 30 feet, whichever is less.
- Maximum driveway width for single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours.50 pct
For single-family detached dwellings, the width of the driveway must not exceed 50 percent of the lot width or 30 feet, whichever is less.
- Minimum townhouseTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot. driveway size162 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Such parking must be at least 18 feet deep by 9 feet wide exclusive of sidewalks and easements.
- TownhouseTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot. parking setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from right-of-way15 ft
For townhouse developments, parking lots must be set back at least 15 feet from any existing or proposed public right-of-way
From the ordinance
In Conservation, Agricultural, and Residential Districts, for any use other than a single-family, duplex, or townhouse dwelling, parking must not be located in a required front yard or a required street side yard.