Extracted standards
15 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Parking
- Compact car max percentage30 pct
compact car parking stalls may total up to 30 percent of required off-street parking
- Minimum total stalls for compact15 count
where at least 15 parking stalls are provided
- Employee parking distinct
Employee parking stalls shall be designed and located so they are distinct and separate from other parking on the site.
- Fraction rounding
If calculation results in fraction of 1/2 or more, one stall provided; less than 1/2, none.
- Front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. parking prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Parking spaces shall not be located in any required front yard, except legal nonconforming lots
- Max carports/garages facing street3 count
Not more than 3 carports or garages on any one lot shall have their entryway facing the street
- Parking in required setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. areas
Required off-street parking for any residential use may be located in the required front yard or side yard setback area adjacent to a street.
- Parking off alley
All off-street parking, except parking for single-family and duplex residential uses, shall be designed so vehicles do not back out of the parking area into a public street.
- Parking surface materials
All parking areas shall be surfaced with portland cement concrete, asphaltic concrete, brick or cobblestones.
- Residential backup space24 ft
minimum of 24 feet of back-up space
- Residential stall length20 ft
20 feet long
- Residential stall width10 ft
residential parking stalls shall be at least 10 feet wide
- Substitute parking max distance200 ft
within 200 feet of principal use
- Visibility from parking lot drive10 ft
any vehicle entering or leaving the parking lot is clearly visible for a distance of at least 10 feet along a walk or footpath
- Wheel stop distance from edge2 ft
stopping edge of such protective wheel stop shall be placed 2 feet from the edge of the sidewalks, planters or landscaped areas
From the ordinance
It is the intent of this section to require off-street parking and loading spaces on each parcel for all land uses within the city. These spaces should be sufficient in number to accommodate the vehicles of residents, employees, customers and clients.
Parking requirements
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"commercial": "1 per 250 sq ft"
}