Sec. 7-9-70.4
Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
- Minimum landscaping
- 25%
Extracted standards
34 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Parking
- Maximum adjacent parking spaces between planters6 count
There shall be no more than six (6) adjacent parking spaces between each landscaped planter that shall include a tree.
- Maximum dead-end aisle stalls without turnaround5 count
No dead-end parking aisles serving more than five (5) consecutive stalls will be permitted unless said aisle is provided with a turnaround area
- Maximum distance from use for shared parking300 ft
Parking facilities shall be on the same side of the street as the uses they serve and the closest parking stall shall be within three hundred (300) feet of the uses they serve as measured from the property line.
- Minimum accessway length from arterial curbline30 ft
Parking accessways from arterial highways shall not have parking spaces taking direct access therefrom and shall not be intersected by a parking aisle or another parking accessway for a minimum distance of thirty (30) feet for projects with 0—200 parking spaces
- Minimum accessway length from arterial curbline50 ft
fifty (50) feet for 201—350 spaces
- Minimum accessway length from arterial curbline70 ft
seventy (70) feet for 351—450 spaces
- Minimum accessway length from arterial curbline90 ft
and ninety (90) feet for 451 spaces or more.
- Minimum accessway length from curbline20 ft
Parking accessways from nonarterial highways shall be not less than twenty (20) feet in length from the ultimate curbline of the adjacent street.
- Minimum one-way accessway width15 ft
One-way accessways shall have a minimum width of fifteen (15) feet unless it is a fire lane, which requires a minimum of twenty (20) feet.
- Minimum two-way accessway width28 ft
Two-way accessways shall have a minimum width of twenty-eight (28) feet.
- Minimum one-way aisle width14 ft
Parking aisles shall have a minimum width of fourteen (14) feet as provided in section 7-9-70.5.
- Minimum two-way aisle width24 ft
In no case shall the parking aisles for two-way traffic be less than twenty-four (24) feet in width.
- Minimum distance between street openings in different districts22 ft
There should be a minimum distance of twenty-two (22) feet measured at the ultimate property line, between a street opening in this district and any existing street opening in any other district.
- Minimum distance between additional street openings300 ft
Any additional street openings should be a minimum of three hundred (300) feet, from center to center from any other street opening
- Minimum distance between additional street openings in CN DistrictZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.150 ft
except in the CN District, where the distance between street openings should be a minimum of one hundred fifty (150) feet from center to center.
- Minimum distance from curb face for exit/entry20 ft
The point of exit or entry from any off-street parking space shall not be closer than twenty (20) feet from the curb face of the ultimate curbline at a street opening.
- Minimum distance from intersection for perpendicular parking on multifamilyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. entrance road60 ft
No perpendicular parking, covered or uncovered, shall be permitted on an entrance road of a multifamily project within a minimum of sixty (60) feet from the intersection of an arterial or collector street.
- Minimum distance from intersection for first street opening110 ft
The first street opening from an intersection should be a minimum of one hundred ten (110) feet from the point of intersection of the ultimate right-of-way lines of the abutting streets.
- Minimum distance from intersection for second street opening300 ft
The second street opening should be a minimum of three hundred (300) feet from the point of intersection of the ultimate right-of-way lines of the abutting streets.
- Minimum hedge screening thickness2 ft
They shall be of a kind, or used in such a manner, as to provide screening having a minimum thickness of two (2) feet, within eighteen (18) months after initial planting.
- Time to achieve hedge screening18 months
within eighteen (18) months after initial planting.
- Minimum landscaped planter size25 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
These landscaped planters shall be no smaller than twenty-five (25) square feet in size, not counting the 6-inch concrete curb surrounding the planter.
- Minimum landscaping barrier heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 in
Landscaped areas shall be separated from paved driveway, parking space and maneuvering areas by a minimum six (6) inch high barrier.
- Minimum width for obstructed parking space11 ft
When a side of any space abuts a building, fence, support column or other obstruction which interferes in any way with access to a motor vehicle, the space shall be a minimum of two (2) feet wider than the standard required width.
- Minimum separation between parallel parking spaces8 ft
with a minimum of eight (8) feet separating each pair of such parking spaces.
- Minimum parallel parking space length18 ft
Parking spaces parallel to a curb may be eight (8) feet in width and eighteen (18) feet in length, with a minimum of eight (8) feet separating each pair of such parking spaces.
- Minimum parallel parking space width8 ft
Parking spaces parallel to a curb may be eight (8) feet in width and eighteen (18) feet in length, with a minimum of eight (8) feet separating each pair of such parking spaces.
- Minimum parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. space length18 ft
All covered or uncovered off-street parking spaces, except as noted below, shall be a minimum clear unobstructed nine (9) feet in width and eighteen (18) feet in length.
- Minimum parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. space width9 ft
All covered or uncovered off-street parking spaces, except as noted below, shall be a minimum clear unobstructed nine (9) feet in width and eighteen (18) feet in length.
- Minimum parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. screening heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.3.5 ft
Uncovered off-street parking spaces shall be screened whenever such parking spaces abut the boundary of the building site or are located between a building or buildings and an abutting street, with screening materials not less than three and one-half (3.5) feet in height
- Minimum screening wall thickness4 in
A wall shall consist of concrete, stone, brick, tile or similar type of solid masonry material a minimum of four (4) inches thick.
- Minimum distance of tire stop from walkway2 ft
four (4) feet wide with a tire stop at least two (2) feet away to ensure the motor vehicle will not overhang onto the walkway.
- Minimum newly planted tree size15 gallons
Newly planted trees shall be a minimum of fifteen (15) gallons in size.
- Minimum unobstructed sidewalk width4 ft
To ensure four (4) feet of unobstructed sidewalk at all times
From the ordinance
All covered or uncovered off-street parking spaces, except as noted below, shall be a minimum clear unobstructed nine (9) feet in width and eighteen (18) feet in length.