13-96-270 Construction – Private garages.

   (a)   A private garage may be of any type construction except when limited by Chapter 13-116 due to its location inside the fire limits.

      (1)   A private garage of Type III or better construction shall not exceed 800 square feet in area.

      (2)    Outside the fire limits, a private garage of Type IV-A or IV-B construction shall not exceed 600 square feet in area.

   (b)   A private garage shall not exceed one story and 15 feet in height.

   (c)   Floor construction shall be of concrete or equivalent noncombustible materials. The area of floor used for parking of automobiles or other vehicles shall be sloped not less than 1/4-inch per foot to facilitate the movement of liquids to a drain or toward the main vehicle entry doorway.

   (d)   The clear height of vehicle and pedestrian traffic areas shall be not less than seven feet.

   (e)   Doors shall be limited to eight feet in height.

   (f)   Automatic garage door openers, where provided, shall be listed in accordance with UL 325-02.

(Prior code § 61-8.2; Amend Coun. J. 10-28-97, p. 54730; Amend Coun. J. 3-29-17, p. 45477, § 3)