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Orange County Unincorporated, California · General provision

Sec. 7-9-70.2(f)

All Orange County Unincorporated districts0

Extracted standards

10 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Lighting

  • Lighting must be confined to property

    Any lights used to illuminate the parking spaces or driveways shall be designed and located so that direct rays are confined to the property on which the parking spaces and driveways are located.

Parking

  • Fractional parking space rounding

    one (1) additional parking space shall be required for one-half or more fractional parking space and any fractional space less than one-half of a parking space shall not be counted.

  • Maximum driveway grade for 5+ dwelling unitsDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance. or non-residential15 pct

    maximum grade of plus fifteen percent (+15%) or a minus two percent (-2%)

  • Maximum driveway grade for 4 or fewer dwelling unitsDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance.15 pct

    maximum grade of plus fifteen percent (+15%) or minus six percent (-6%)

  • Maximum interior ramp slope20 pct

    Ramps or driveways providing vehicular access within the interior of an off-street parking area located beyond eighteen (18) feet from the ultimate right-of-way line of a street, alley or driveway shall have a maximum slope of plus or minus twenty percent (20%)

  • Maximum parking aisle grade for all other uses5 pct

    five (5%) percent for all other uses

  • Maximum parking aisle grade for retail commercial2 pct

    Off-street parking spaces and the abutting parking aisles shall have a maximum grade of two percent (2%) for retail commercial

  • Maximum parking area notice size2 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

    parking area notices, each not to exceed two (2) square feet in area

  • Maximum slope when parking is provided on a ramp6 pct

    When parking is provided on a ramp, the maximum slope shall not exceed six percent (6%)

  • Paving requirement

    Parking spaces, driveways, and maneuvering areas shall be paved and permanently maintained with permeable or impervious paving materials.

From the ordinance

Whenever access is taken from a street, alley or driveway to an off-street parking area serving four (4) or less dwelling units, the driveway or other vehicular accessway shall have a maximum grade of plus fifteen percent (+15%) or minus six percent (-6%)...
Sec. 7-9-70.2(f)