Article 19, Sections 1-10

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• B-3 exemption from parking requirements

  The parking requirements in this article apply to all districts except the B-3, Central Commercial District, where no special requirements are imposed.

• Compact space minimum area112.5 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Compact car spaces shall have a minimum size of 7½' × 15'.

• Curb required

  All parking lots shall be bordered by a curb of asphalt, concrete or other material acceptable to the city engineer.

• Fractional spaces round up

  Where fractional spaces result, the parking spaces required shall be construed to be the next highest whole number.

• Handicapped space minimum area247 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Handicapped parking spaces shall conform to a minimum size of 13' × 19' and must be marked so.

• Handicapped space ratio1 per 50 spaces

  Any lot having at least ten (10) spaces must have one (1) handicapped space. Additional handicapped spaces will be determined using the ratio of one (1) handicapped space per fifty (50) spaces in the lot.

• Increase threshold for additional parking10 pct

  Whenever a building or use constructed after the date of this ordinance is changed or enlarged in floor area, number of employees, number of dwelling units, seating capacity or otherwise to create a need for an increase of ten (10) percent or more in the number of existing parking spaces, such spaces shall be provided on the basis of the enlargement or change.

• Landscape median minimum depth3 ft

  Minimum size is at least eight (8) feet wide and at least three (3) feet deep.

• Landscape median minimum width8 ft

  Minimum size is at least eight (8) feet wide and at least three (3) feet deep.

• Maximum distance from building200 ft

  the required spaces may be located and maintained in areas within two hundred (200) feet of the building served.

• Maximum front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. paved surface35 pct

  Except in the RMH, Residential Mobile Home District; R-4, Multiple Dwelling District; R-5, Multiple Dwelling District; R-6, High Rise District; and the RTH, Residential Town House, no such paved surface shall exceed 35% (thirty-five percent) of the size of the front yard of the lot.

• Minimum parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from side/rear lot line3 ft

  No such paved surface shall be located closer than three feet from any side or rear lot line.

• Perimeter fence/wall maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.4 ft

  In order to assure visibility and safety of pedestrians on the public street and within the parking area and maintain a pedestrian-scaled streetscape; shrubs, fences and walls may be no greater than a height of four (4) feet.

• Perimeter shrub minimum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.3 ft

  Shrubs shall be maintained at a minimum height of three (3) feet and set back internally at least one foot from the curb edge.

• Perimeter strip width with fence/wall5 ft

  With fences or wall: five (5) feet.

• Perimeter strip width with landscaping10 ft

  With only landscaping: ten (10) feet.

• Residential buffer heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft

  Where a side or rear lot line abuts property used or zoned for residential purposes, there shall be installed and maintained a continuous evergreen vegetative screen or opaque structural fence not less than six feet in height planted or erected along such lot line.

• Residential parking must be in driveway

  Residential parking requirements for single-family, duplexes, triplexes, quadplexes, and townhomes, must be accommodated in the form of a driveway that meets the minimum parking space requirements and design standards of this article.

• Individual space marking

  All parking lots, regardless of the number of spaces, must have individual spaces marked. Such spaces shall be laid out on the parking surface with paint or plastic stripping which shall provide a permanent delineations between spaces.

• Standard parking space area180 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Each individual space must total one hundred eighty (180) square feet using either 9' × 20' or 10' × 18' dimensions.

• Parking lot surface

  All off-street parking lots shall be surfaced with asphalt, concrete or other impermeable surface to protect against potholes, erosion and dust unless an alternative surface is allowed by the city engineer to control stormwater runoff.

• Tree island minimum size180 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Minimum island size is 180 square feet and any groundcover plantings shall be set back 6 feet from the trunk of each tree, unless used for bioretention.

• Tree island ratio1 per 8 spaces

  One tree island is required for every eight (8) or fewer parking spaces.