(A) Each required off-street parking space shall be at least nine feet in width and at least 18 feet in length, exclusive of access drives or aisles, ramps, columns or office or work areas. Such space shall have adequate vertical clearance. For parallel parking, the length of the parking space shall be increased to 23 feet.
(B) Each required off-street loading space shall be of a size not less than that required for an off-street parking space, but scaled larger to delivery vehicles expected to be used, logically and conveniently located for bulk pickups and deliveries, and accessible to such vehicles when required off-street parking spaces are filled.
(C) Except on lots occupied by one- and two-family dwellings, each off-street parking space shall open directly upon an aisle or driveway at least 12-feet wide. Such aisle or driveway shall be unobstructed and allow for the passage of emergency vehicles at all times. In order to provide safe and efficient means of vehicular access to such parking space, the additional width and design required in parking spaces shall be in accordance with the following table:
Parking Angle*
| Aisle Width |
45 degrees | 14 feet |
60 degrees | 18 feet |
90 degrees | 24 feet |
* The parking angle shall be measured between the centerline of the parking space and the centerline of the vehicle. | |
(D) All off-street parking or loading facilities shall be designed with appropriate means of vehicular access to a street or alley in a manner that will least interfere with traffic movement.
(E) In determining the minimum required number of off-street parking or loading spaces, the following instructions shall be applicable in such computations.
(1) If the unit of measurement is any fraction of the unit specified in relation to the number of spaces to be provided, such fraction shall be considered as being the next unit and shall be counted as requiring one space.
(2) In sports arenas, churches and other places of assembly in which patrons occupy benches, pews or other similar seating facilities, each 20 inches of such seating shall be counted as one seat for the purpose of determining requirements hereunder.
(3) In the case of open floor areas used for temporary seating purposes, an area of 16 square feet usable for seating shall be counted as one seat for the purpose of determining requirements hereunder.
(F) Accessory off-street parking areas may count toward the open space requirements of this subchapter.
(Ord. 03-05, § 816-10, passed 5-27-2003; Am. Ord. 04-08, passed 4-26-2004; Am. Ord. 04-16, passed 10-20-2004)