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- Additional loading space interval (M-2)25,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
In the industrial M-2 district, there shall be provided and maintained on the same premises at least one additional space for each 25,000 square feet of gross floor area or major fraction thereof up to 100,000 square feet of gross floor area used for storage or warehousing.
- Additional loading space interval (B-1, M-1)20,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
plus one additional space for each 20,000 square feet of gross floor area in excess of the first 10,000 square feet of gross floor area
- Gross floor area threshold for loading space requirement (B-1, M-1)5,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
In the business and industrial M-1 districts, every building or part thereof hereafter constructed, having a gross floor area of 5,000 square feet or more which is to be occupied by any business or industrial use or other use requiring the receipt or delivery of material or merchandise by vehicle, shall provide at least one off-street loading space
- Minimum loading space distance from residential lot50 ft
no loading space shall be located closer than 50 feet to another lot in any residential district unless completely enclosed within the building or by a wall or uniformly painted solid board fence not less than eight feet high
- Minimum loading space heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.15 ft
15 feet high
- Minimum loading space length35 ft
35 feet long
- Minimum loading space width12 ft
Each loading space shall be at least 12 feet wide
- Parking lot access must comply with state standards
Vehicular entrances and exits must comply with state standards.
- Parking lot buffer strip heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.5 ft
there shall be installed and maintained an ornamental concrete, or masonry wall or solid board fence or chain link fence interwoven with aluminum slats or dense evergreen planting at least five feet high unless natural conditions provide effective screening
- Parking lot lighting must direct light away from residential property
Any lighting equipment shall be so arranged as to direct the light and glare away from nearby residential property and public streets.
- Parking lot paving required
All such public or private parking lots, except in industrial districts, shall be paved to provide a hard surface of dustless construction.
- Parking area setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. exception distance150 ft
except in those cases where there are existing parking areas in such districts on both sides of the proposed parking area and located within 150 feet of the proposed parking area, then the proposed parking area need set back only as far as the average setback of the parking area on both sides
- Parking area setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from right-of-way25 ft
All parking areas shall be set back 25 feet from the established right-of-way line
Parking
- Maximum parking space width10 ft
and shall have a maximum width of ten feet, exclusive of access drives and aisles
- Minimum parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. space area200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Each off-street parking space shall be at least 200 square feet in area
- Percentage of required parking allowed off-site for business/industrial50 pct
for a business or industrial district use, 50 percent of the required parking area may be located in other business or industrial districts provided the parking area is immediately adjacent to the premises to be served and within 400 feet walking distance of the main entrance of the building to be served
- Maximum distance for off-site parking400 ft
within 400 feet walking distance of the main entrance of the building to be served
- Off-street parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. required for all uses
In all districts, off-street parking areas shall be provided in connection with and as an accessory use to each and every use on the premises to be served
- Parking must be provided before occupancy permit
No permit shall be issued for the occupancy of any building hereafter erected, located, reconstructed, enlarged, converted or altered, or of any premises of which the use is changed, until the parking spaces required herein have been provided and are ready for use.
- Truck parking on street in residential districts prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
The parking or storage on street right-of-way of any truck or commercial vehicle exceeding 4,000 pounds net weight and two axles is prohibited in all residential districts, except while loading or unloading.
- Truck parking in residential districts prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
No off-street parking area or other premises in any residential district shall be used for the parking or storage of any truck or commercial vehicle exceeding 4,000 pounds net weight and two axles except while loading or unloading on such premises.
From the ordinance
In all districts, off-street parking areas shall be provided in connection with and as an accessory use to each and every use on the premises to be served