Sec. 86-647
Extracted standards
8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Minimum screening heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for parking areas near residential6 ft
When off-street parking areas for ten or more automobiles are located closer than 50 feet to a lot in a residential district, or to any lot upon which there is a dwelling as a permitted use under this chapter, a continuous visual screen with a minimum height of six feet shall be provided between the parking areas and the residential lot.
Parking
- Maximum loading space width12 ft
a maximum width of 12 feet
- Maximum distance for offsite parking (non-dwellings)600 ft
All parking spaces required in this article shall be located on the same lot with the building or use served, except that in the case of buildings other than dwellings, spaces may be located as far away as 600 feet.
- Minimum compact car space area128 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Compact car spaces shall include an area not less than 128 square feet, with a width of no less than eight feet.
- Minimum loading space area420 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
a loading space is defined as a space within the main building or on the same lot, providing for the standing, loading or unloading of trucks having a minimum area of 420 square feet, a maximum width of 12 feet, a minimum depth of 35 feet and a vertical clearance of at least 14 feet.
- Minimum loading space vertical clearance14 ft
a vertical clearance of at least 14 feet
- Minimum loading space depth35 ft
a minimum depth of 35 feet
- 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.
off-street parking spaces shall include an area of not less than 162 square feet (nine × 18), exclusive of driveways.
From the ordinance
For the purpose of this article, an off-street parking space is an all-weather surface area consisting of gravel, stone, asphalt or concrete. With the exception of compact car spaces, off-street parking spaces shall include an area of not less than 162 square feet (nine × 18), exclusive of driveways. Compact car spaces shall include an area not less than 128 square feet, with a width of no less than eight feet. In addition, a loading space is defined as a space within the main building or on the same lot, providing for the standing, loading or unloading of trucks having a minimum area of 420 square feet, a maximum width of 12 feet, a minimum depth of 35 feet and a vertical clearance of at least 14 feet.