Article XII, § 420-12.1 through 420-12.9
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Applies near
- HistoricHistoric districtAn area where exterior changes need design review to protect its character. Downtown Preservation DistrictZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.
- Applies within
- 500 ft
- Geographic extent
- HistoricHistoric districtAn area where exterior changes need design review to protect its character. Downtown Preservation DistrictZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. exempt from parking requirements; remote parking allowed within 500 feet for non-residential uses in C-1 or C-2 districts.
Extracted standards
18 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- All-weather driving surface required
Off-street parking required by this chapter shall only occur on an all-weather driving surface.
- ChurchReligious facilityA building used for organised worship, often with halls and schools attached. joint use percentage75 pct
may be used to meet not more than 75% of the off-street parking requirements of a church
- EV charging stations allowed
Any off-street parking space that meets the minimum requirements of this article may also include a charging station for electric vehicles.
- HistoricHistoric districtAn area where exterior changes need design review to protect its character. Downtown Preservation DistrictZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. exemption
buildings in the Historic Downtown Preservation District shall be exempt from the requirements of this article.
- Inoperable vehicle storage prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Vehicles that are inoperable, unregistered, or abandoned must not be stored outdoors.
- Lighting glare minimization
The lighting shall be arranged and installed to minimize glare on property in a residential district.
- Loading space dimensions
an area 10 feet by 50 feet, with fifteen-foot height clearance
- Loading space heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. clearance15 ft
fifteen-foot height clearance
- Parking lot marking threshold10 spaces
Parking spaces in lots of more than 10 spaces shall be marked by painted lines or curbs or other means
- Minimum driveway width8 ft
no driveway shall be less than eight feet in width
- Public assembly joint use percentage50 pct
may be used to meet not more than 50% of the total requirements of parking space
- Maximum remote parking distance500 ft
within 500 feet measured along lines of public access from the principal use
- RV parking restriction in front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.
No recreational vehicles shall be parked or stored on any lot in a residential zoning district on that portion of the lot lying between the center line of the street and the front of the structure; ... may be parked ... for a period not to exceed 48 hours during loading and unloading.
- Parking on same lot
The parking spaces required shall be located on the same lot as is the principal use; provided, however, that ... a portion of required off-street parking for uses in districts other than residential may be located in a remote parking lot zoned C-1 or C-2 which is within 500 feet measured along lines of public access from the principal use.
- Screening material
solid masonry wall, a uniformly painted solid board fence or evergreen hedge six feet in height
- Minimum screening heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
a continuous visual screen, with a minimum height of six feet
- Screening required distance from dwelling50 ft
Where off-street parking areas for five or more automobiles are located closer than 50 feet to a dwelling in a residential district
- Minimum side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. for shared driveway10 ft
Access to required parking spaces for single-and two-family residences may be provided by a shared driveway when each abutting side yard has a minimum width of 10 feet.
From the ordinance
Off-street parking required by this chapter shall only occur on an all-weather driving surface. ... buildings in the Historic Downtown Preservation District shall be exempt from the requirements of this article.