(A) Parking lot dimensions. Except for single-family and two-family residential uses or as otherwise provided for herein, all off-street parking facilities shall conform with the following design standards.
Parking Lot Dimensions Table*
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Angle of Parking | Stall Width | Curb Length Per Car | Stall Depth | Aisle Width |
Parking Lot Dimensions Table*
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Angle of Parking | Stall Width | Curb Length Per Car | Stall Depth | Aisle Width |
0 degrees | 9 feet 0 inches | 23 feet 0 inches | 9 feet 0 inches | 12 feet 0 inches |
9 feet 6 inches | 23 feet 0 inches | 9 feet 6 inches | 12 feet 0 inches | |
10 feet 0 inches | 23 feet 0 inches | 10 feet 0 inches | 12 feet 0 inches | |
20 degrees | 9 feet 0 inches | 26 feet 4 inches | 15 feet 0 inches | 11 feet 0 inches |
9 feet 6 inches | 27 feet 10 inches | 15 feet 6 inches | 11 feet 0 inches | |
10 feet 0 inches | 29 feet 3 inches | 15 feet 11 inches | 11 feet 0 inches | |
30 degrees | 9 feet 0 inches | 18 feet 0 inches | 17 feet 4 inches | 11 feet 0 inches |
9 feet 6 inches | 19 feet 0 inches | 17 feet 10 inches | 11 feet 0 inches | |
10 feet 0 inches | 20 feet 0 inches | 18 feet 3 inches | 11 feet 0 inches | |
40 degrees | 9 feet 0 inches | 14 feet 0 inches | 19 feet 2 inches | 12 feet 0 inches |
9 feet 6 inches | 14 feet 10 inches | 19 feet 6 inches | 12 feet 0 inches | |
10 feet 0 inches | 15 feet 8 inches | 19 feet 11 inches | 12 feet 0 inches | |
45 degrees | 9 feet 0 inches | 12 feet 9 inches | 19 feet 10 inches | 13 feet 0 inches |
9 feet 6 inches | 13 feet 5 inches | 20 feet 2 inches | 13 feet 0 inches | |
10 feet 0 inches | 14 feet 2 inches | 20 feet 6 inches | 13 feet 0 inches | |
50 degrees | 9 feet 0 inches | 11 feet 9 inches | 20 feet 5 inches | 12 feet 0 inches |
9 feet 6 inches | 12 feet 5 inches | 20 feet 9 inches | 12 feet 0 inches | |
10 feet 0 inches | 13 feet 2 inches | 21 feet 0 inches | 12 feet 0 inches | |
60 degrees | 9 feet 0 inches | 10 feet 5 inches | 21 feet 0 inches | 18 feet 0 inches |
9 feet 6 inches | 11 feet 0 inches | 21 feet 3 inches | 18 feet 0 inches | |
10 feet 0 inches | 11 feet 6 inches | 21 feet 6 inches | 18 feet 0 inches | |
70 degrees | 9 feet 0 inches | 9 feet 8 inches | 21 feet 0 inches | 19 feet 0 inches |
9 feet 6 inches | 10 feet 2 inches | 21 feet 3 inches | 18 feet 6 inches | |
10 feet 0 inches | 10 feet 8 inches | 21 feet 3 inches | 18 feet 0 inches | |
80 degrees | 9 feet 0 inches | 9 feet 2 inches | 20 feet 4 inches | 24 feet 0 inches |
9 feet 6 inches | 9 feet 8 inches | 20 feet 5 inches | 24 feet 0 inches | |
10 feet 0 inches | 10 feet 3 inches | 20 feet 6 inches | 24 feet 0 inches | |
90 degrees | 9 feet 0 inches | 9 feet 0 inches | 20 feet 0 inches | 24 feet 0 inches |
9 feet 6 inches | 9 feet 6 inches | 20 feet 0 inches | 24 feet 0 inches | |
10 feet 0 inches | 10 feet 0 inches | 20 feet 0 inches | 24 feet 0 inches | |
* This table pertains to a wall-to-wall situation | ||||
(B) Parking area and drive aisle setbacks.
Parking Area and Drive Aisle Setbacks | ||
Dimension | Land Use | Setback |
Parking Area and Drive Aisle Setbacks | ||
Dimension | Land Use | Setback |
Front yard and side yard abutting a street setback of parking and drive to lot line | R Districts | 30.0 feet |
Business/Institutional Districts | 10.0 feet | |
Industrial Districts | 10.0 feet | |
Interior side and rear year setback of parking to lot line | R Districts | 5.0 feet |
Business/Institutional Districts | 10.0 feet | |
Industrial Districts | 10.0 feet | |
(C) Joint or combined parking facilities. Joint or combined parking facilities on separate lots as authorized and when constructed adjacent to a common lot line separating two or more parking areas are not required to observe the parking area setback from the common lot line.
(D) Commercial and industrial uses. For commercial and industrial uses, side and rear yard setbacks shall be 20 feet when abutting a residential district.
(E) Within structures.
(1) The off-street parking requirements may be furnished by providing a space so designed within the principal building or detached accessory structure.
(2) Unless alternative provisions in compliance with this subchapter and chapter are made, no building permit shall be issued to convert the parking structure into a dwelling unit or living area or other activity.
(F) Circulation.
(1) Except in the case of single-family, two-family, townhouse and quadraminium dwellings, access and parking areas shall be designed so that circulation between parking bays or aisles occurs within the designated parking lot and does not depend upon a public street or alley.
(2) Except in the case of single-family, two-family, townhouse and quadraminium dwellings, access and parking area design which requires backing into the public street is prohibited.
(3) Subject to approval of an administrative permit by the Zoning Administrator, the required parking spaces serving one- and two-family dwellings constructed prior to the effective date of this subchapter, may be designed for parking not more than two vehicles in a tandem arrangement for each dwelling unit in order to comply with the requirements of this subchapter. In no case shall the space project into a sidewalk or public or private street or driveway.
(G) Curb cut location/driveway access spacing. Curb cut locations and driveway access spacing shall meet the following setbacks.
(1) No curb cut/driveway access shall be located less than 30 feet from the intersection of two or more local street rights-of-way. This distance shall be measured from the intersection of lot lines. Curb cut/driveway access setbacks from the intersection of streets with higher functional classifications shall be consistent with the recommendations of the Comprehensive Plan and require approval by the city.
(a) Street functional classification shall be defined by the Comprehensive Plan.
(b) The setback measurement shall be measured from the edge of the street right-of-way to the nearest edge of the curb cut.
(c) Driveways onto arterials and major collectors shall be prohibited where alternative street access is available. For existing lots of record, where alternative access is not available, direct access onto arterial and major collectors may be permitted, provided a site plan is submitted for review and approval of the city staff. Approval is also subject to the conditions of this subchapter.
(2) Except for single-, two-family and townhouse dwellings, quadraminium curb cut/driveway access on a public street shall not be located less than 40 feet from one another.
(3) Unless otherwise approved by the city staff, curb cut openings and driveways shall be a minimum of five feet from the side yard property line in all districts. Any shared driveway shall include a maintenance and access agreement.
(H) Curb cut width. No driveway curb cut access within the public right-of-way shall exceed the following unless approved by the City Engineer.
Use | Driveway Curb Cut Access |
Single-family dwellings with two stall garages | 26 feet |
Single-family dwellings with three stall garages | 26 feet |
All other uses | 26 feet |
(I) Property lines. Except as allowed by administrative permit, curb cut openings shall be a minimum of five feet from the side yard property line in all districts.
(J) Grade elevation.
(1) Parking spaces and areas. The grade elevation of any parking area shall not exceed 5%, except as approved by the City Engineer.
(2) Driveways. Unless approved by the City Engineer, the grade elevation of any driveway shall not exceed:
(a) Ten percent for single-family and two-family dwellings; and
(b) Five percent for all other uses.
(K) Number allowed. Each property shall be allowed one curb cut access for each 125 feet of street frontage, except by administrative permit, subject to the following criteria.
(1) The additional access is necessary to provide adequate on-site circulation.
(2) The additional access shall create a minimum of conflict with through traffic movement and shall comply with the requirements of this chapter.
(L) Surfacing.
(1) All areas intended to be utilized for parking space and driveways shall be surfaced with pavement or concrete.
(2) Except for single-family, two-family, townhouse and quadraminium dwellings or as required or exempted by the city staff, drive aisles and parking stalls shall be constructed in accordance with the following minimum tonnage standards:
(a) One and one-half inch wear course;
(b) Two inch base course;
(c) Eight inch aggregate base (Class 5); and
(d) Subgrade subject to City Engineer's approval.
(3) Plans for surfacing and drainage of driveways and stalls for five or more vehicles shall be submitted to the City Engineer for review and the final plans shall be subject to the Engineer's written approval.
(M) Striping. All parking areas of five spaces or more shall be marked with white or yellow painted lines not less than four inches wide.
(N) Lighting. Any lighting used to illuminate an off-street parking area shall be in compliance with § 152.187 of this chapter.
(O) Curbing. Except for single-family, two-family, townhouse and quadraminiums, all open off-street parking shall have a perimeter continuous concrete curb around the entire parking lot.
(P) Pedestrian provision. Off-street parking areas shall be designed so that vehicle and pedestrian circulation is accommodated in a safe, complementary and orderly fashion. When curb separated sidewalks are provided at the head of parking stalls, the minimum width shall be five feet.
(Q) Parking lot landscaping.
(2) No landscaping or screening shall interfere with drive or pedestrian visibility for vehicles entering, circulating or exiting the premises.
(R) Compact car spaces. Up to 20% of the parking spaces in a parking lot may be permanently marked for compact cars only, provided that:
(1) The parking lot contains 80 or more off-street parking spaces;
(2) All compact car spaces are a minimum of nine feet in width and 16 feet in length;
(3) Signs and markings, as approved by the city, are placed and maintained in each compact car space;
(4) All required off-street parking aisle widths are maintained;
(5) The compact car stalls shall not displace preferred disability accessible parking stall locations; and
(6) The design, layout and location of designated compact car spaces shall not be located in immediate proximity to building entrances, shall not encourage utilization by oversized vehicles and shall be subject to approval by the Zoning Administrator.
(S) Drive-through windows. Service windows shall be allowed subject to the following requirements.
(1) Stacking. Not less than 180 feet of segregated automobile stacking lane shall be provided for the service window.
(2) Traffic control. The stacking lane and its access shall be designed to control traffic in a manner to protect the pedestrians, buildings and green area on the site.
(3) Use of street. No part of the public street or boulevard may be used for stacking of automobiles.
(Prior Code, § 11-19-4) (Ord. 258, passed 5-4-2006; Ord. 375, passed 5-4-2021)