Sec. 98-901(a)
Extracted standards
19 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Off-street loading space dimensions
Each off-street loading space shall be not less than 12 feet by 50 feet in dimension with a vertical clearance of not less than 15 feet.
- Minimum vertical clearance for loading spaces15 ft
Each off-street loading space shall be not less than 12 feet by 50 feet in dimension with a vertical clearance of not less than 15 feet.
Parking
- Parking lots set apart from landscaped areas by curb or wheel stop
Parking lots shall be set apart from landscaped areas, walkways, etc. by a permanent curb or wheel stop.
- Electric vehicle charging station allowed
Nothing contained in this article shall prohibit an electric vehicle charging station.
- Fire lanes required as per fire marshal
Fire lanes shall be provided as required by the fire marshal.
- Fractional spaces rounded up
Where fractional spaces result, the parking and loading spaces required shall be rounded to the next highest whole number.
- Maximum distance for handicapped parking from entrance100 ft
Handicapped-accessible parking spaces shall be located within 100 feet or less from the entrance of the use, if practicable, and the entire route shall be barrier-free and plainly marked.
- Lighting standard
Lighting shall be provided in accordance with the standards of section 98-63(9).
- Outdoor storage and display prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. in required parking spaces
Outdoor storage and display shall not be permitted in required parking spaces.
- Overflow lot may use grid paving
The parking analysis may also propose, and the zoning administrator may approve, the construction of a portion of the required parking for a site in an 'overflow' or 'peak demand' lot. Such lots may be designed with grid paving systems that allow grass to grow within the paver voids.
- Parking analysis must use ITE Parking Generation report
Such an analysis and plan shall be based on parking/loading demands at comparable uses or establishments taken within six months of the date of submission and shall include comparisons with the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Parking Generation report (3rd Edition, 2004, or as it may be amended from time to time).
- Parking space dimensions for public use
All parking spaces intended for use by the general public shall have minimum dimensions of nine feet by 18 feet, or ten feet by 20 feet if parallel.
- Parking space dimensions for single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours. and multi-familyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. dwellings
Required off-street parking spaces for single-family detached and multi-family dwellings shall be a minimum of nine feet by 18 feet in dimension with a driveway that is constructed with an all weather surface, affording safe and convenient access, and passable by emergency vehicles at all times.
- Parking surface material requirement
Parking areas in excess of 50 parking spaces in the agricultural (A-1) and conservation (C-1) zoning districts, and parking areas in excess of 20 parking spaces in all other zoning districts shall be constructed of concrete, asphalt or other equivalent permanent, dustless surface...
- Pedestrian accommodations required
Pedestrian accommodations shall be provided to facilitate safe and convenient pedestrian movements within and between such parking areas and the establishments which they serve.
- Replacement parking required within 90 days90 days
Failure to provide or construct such replacement parking spaces within 90 days from the date on which the use of the previously available off-street spaces was terminated shall be a violation of this chapter.
- Reserved area for reduced parking5 years
if the plan provides for fewer parking or loading spaces than would otherwise be required, an area sufficient to accommodate one-half of the difference shall be reserved for a period of five years and maintained as landscaped open space during that time.
- Shared parking reduction allowed with proof of different peak times
Upon the submission of operation schedules, a reduction in the number of parking spaces can be made by the zoning administrator, if it can be clearly demonstrated that the peak utilization of the parking facility by the users of the parking facility occurs at different times of the day.
- Minimum width of traffic aisles for two-way traffic24 ft
Minimum width of traffic aisles in parking lots for two-way traffic shall be 24 feet.
From the ordinance
In any district, all structures erected or enlarged and all uses established, expanded, or changed, for which parking and loading spaces are required, shall provide parking and loading spaces in accordance with the requirements established herein.