Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
14 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Parking
- Aisle width for 60-degree parking18 ft
18 feet when the parking spaces are at a 60 degree angle with the aisle.
- Aisle width for 90-degree parking24 ft
All aisles within parking shall have a minimum width of 24 feet when the parking spaces are at a 90 degree angle with the aisle.
- Aisle width for parallel parking12 ft
12 feet for parallel parking.
- Minimum loading space clear heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.14 ft
A minimum clear height of 14 feet.
- Minimum loading space length45 ft
A minimum length of 45 feet, exclusive of driveways, aisles, and other circulation areas.
- Minimum loading space width12 ft
An off-street loading space shall have a minimum width of 12 feet.
- Loading space requirement
One off-street loading space shall be provided and maintained on the same lot for every separate occupancy requiring delivery of goods and having modified gross floor areas of up to 5,000 square feet. One loading space shall be provided for each additional 10,000 square feet or fraction thereof.
- Minimum distance from parking to dwelling20 ft
No part of any parking area for more than ten vehicles shall be closer than 20 feet to any dwelling unit, school, hospital, or other institution for human care located on an adjoining lot.
- Minimum parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. space length20 ft
Each bay having a minimum width of nine feet and a minimum length of 20 feet.
- Minimum parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. space width9 ft
Each bay having a minimum width of nine feet and a minimum length of 20 feet.
- Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for parking areas4 ft
In no case shall any part of a parking area be closer than four feet to any lot line or established street right-of-way.
- Maximum parking distance for apartmentsMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive.200 ft
Parking spaces for apartments, dormitories, or similar residential uses shall be located not more than 200 feet from the principal use.
- Maximum parking distance for commercial400 ft
Parking spaces for commercial, industrial, or institutional uses shall be located not more than 400 feet from the principal use.
- Parking location for detached residential
Parking spaces for all detached residential units shall be located on the same lot as the use which they are intended to serve. The parking area shall not be located within any required front yard.
From the ordinance
Off-street parking areas shall be divided into parking spaces, each bay having a minimum width of nine feet and a minimum length of 20 feet