Orange County Unincorporated, California · General provision

Sec. 7-9-70.4

Dimensional standards

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.
Sec. 7-9-70.4