For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
FLOOR AREA. The square feet of floor space within the outside line of walls and includes the total of all space on all floors of a building. It does not include porches, garages or space in a basement or cellar.
LOADING SPACE. A space within the main building or on the same lot having a minimum dimension of 12 feet by 55 feet.
MANEUVERING SPACE. The unobstructed area needed for a truck to back in a single movement directly from the access street into a loading space, the depth of which is measured perpendicular to and from the front of the loading space to the curbside of the most remote lane in the access street.
PARKING SPACE. An area on a lot (or within a building) sufficient in size to store one automobile (not less than ten feet wide and 20 feet long) connected to a public street or alley by a driveway not less than ten feet wide. Except for single-family dwellings, the parking space and connecting driveways shall be surfaced with a permanent dust-free paving, except that the pavement for the apron within the street right-of-way shall be the same as specified for the street.
(Ord. 678, passed 10-20-2010)