As used in this chapter:
(a) “Aisle.” That portion of the off-street parking and loading area that provides access to parking, stacking or loading spaces, exclusive of driveways and parking and loading spaces. The minimum aisle width to serve a loading space shall be 15 feet. The minimum aisle width to serve a parking space shall be as follows:
Angle of Parking (Degrees) | Minimum Aisle Width (Feet) | |
One-Way Travel | Two-Way Travel | |
Parallel | 13 | 20 |
Up to 50 | 13 | |
50 up to 80 | 17 | |
80 or more | 22 | |
(b) “Employees.” For determining parking requirements, the maximum number of employees on duty on the premises at one time or on any two successive shifts, whichever is greater.
(c) “Gross floor area.” Includes:
(1) For determining parking requirements, the total floor area of all main accessory buildings, whether closed or unenclosed, measured from the exterior building face, including storage areas, but excluding interior areas used for parking and loading and access thereto; and
(2) For determining loading requirements, the total floor area of all main and accessory buildings, whether closed or unenclosed, measured from the exterior building face, including storage areas, but excluding interior areas used for parking and loading and access thereto.
(d) “Hospital bassinets.” For determining parking requirements, shall not be counted as beds.
(e) “Off-street loading space.” A cubical area for the parking of one commercial vehicle for pick-ups and deliveries, which space has minimum dimensions of 12 feet in width, 50 feet in length and 15 feet in vertical height, which is located in a building or in the open on the same lot as the use such space is intended to serve, which has access to a public street and which is exclusive of the right-of-way of any public or private street or any driveway, aisle, circulation drive or off-street parking space.
(f) Off-street parking space.” A rectangular area for the parking of one motor vehicle, which area is located in a building or in the open, has access to a public street and is exclusive of the right-of-way of any public or private street or any driveway, aisle, circulation drive or off-street loading space. Off-street parking spaces shall have minimum rectangular dimensions as follows:
Parking Angle (Dimensions in Feet) | ||||
Parking Space | Parallel | 45 Degrees | 60 Degrees | 90 Degrees |
Length | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Width | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
(g) “Parking setback line.” A line specifically established by ordinance of Council or by a zoning district, overlay or subdivision plat, which determines the minimum distance that parking, loading or maneuvering may be located from a street right-of-way line.
(h) “Seats.” The number of seating units installed or indicated on plans or each 30 linear inches of stands, benches or pews. It is assumed that a seating unit occupies seven square feet of floor area for fixed seating and 15 square feet of floor area for uses without fixed seating, exclusive of aisles and assembly areas.
(Ord. 5-89, passed 5-8-1989)