Section 4-10

Parking

• Curb cutGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. distance from accessible entrance30 ft

  Curb cuts shall be provided within thirty (30) feet of each accessible entrance sidewalk to the structure.

• Curb cutGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. maximum grade

  Grade of not more than one (1) foot in twelve (12) feet.

• Maximum spacing between curb cuts150 ft

  Curb cuts shall not be more than one hundred fifty (150) feet apart.

• Curb cutGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. width for wheelchair access4 ft

  The curb cut shall not be less than four (4) feet wide and shall have a grade of not more than one (1) foot in twelve (12) feet.

• Fractional spaces round up

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

• Front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. parking restriction

  Off-street parking areas shall be located within the rear and side yards only unless applicant demonstrates necessity or buffering. This requirement shall not apply to single family dwellings.

• Handicapped parking space grade

  The grade of parking spaces for the physically handicapped shall not be more than one (1) foot in twenty (20) feet.

• Handicapped parking sign area2 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Parking spaces for the physically handicapped shall be identified by signs, each of which shall not exceed two square feet in area.

• Handicapped parking sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.8 ft

  These signs should generally be located eight (8) feet above grade. Where placed flush against buildings, height may be reduced to six (6) feet.

• Landscaped median width between parking rows10 ft

  Single row or line of spaces within a bay should be separated from access or circulation drives by ten (10) foot wide landscaped medians for the full length of a bay and at the ends of parking rows.

• Loading areas not for parking

  No area allocated to loading and unloading facilities may be used to satisfy the area requirements for off-street parking, nor vice versa.

• Loading berth dimensions

  Each berth consists of a space at least twelve (12) feet wide and forty (40) feet long, with fourteen (14) feet of overhead clearance.

• Maximum parking spaces per bay60 spaces

  Parking areas shall be separated into modular parking bays or lots containing not greater than sixty (60) spaces each.

• Parking spaces no more than minimum required

  Minimum off-street parking and loading requirements may only be exceeded where demonstrated necessary for operation.

• Shared parking allowed

  Shared parking facilities where parking available is below minimum requirements shall be allowable when functional nature allows differing peak hour demands, with perpetual easement.

• Sidewalk grade

  Grade of not more than one (1) foot in twenty (20) feet.

• Sidewalk side slope

  Sidewalks shall have a side slope not greater than one (1) inch in four (4) feet.

• Small car spaces percentage for nonresidential30 pct

  Small car spaces may be provided for up to thirty (30) percent of all required spaces for nonresidential uses.