Sec. 86-647
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Lighting
- Lighting glare minimization
Adequate lighting shall be provided if off-street parking spaces are to be used at night. The lighting shall be arranged and installed to minimize glare on property in a residential district.
Other
- 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 screening heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for parking 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
- 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 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.