(a) Off-street parking space shall be provided per this Article in all districts, except the B-1 Central Business District, the function of which makes it impractical to impose such requirements.
(b) The off-street parking space required by this division shall be permanent space and shall not be used for any other purpose.
(c) Each parking space shall be:
(1) Angle parking: thirty (30) degree, forty-five (45) degree, sixty (60) degree, or ninety (90) degree: minimum nine (9) feet by eighteen (18) feet; or
(2) Parallel parking: minimum seven (7) feet by twenty-two (22) feet. On State of North Carolina maintained roads, an eleven (11) foot lane width is recommended.
(3) The parking standards are for one vehicle, exclusive of adequate egress and ingress, drives, maneuvering space, and landscaping.
(d) Minimum aisle widths shall be according to the angle of the parking as follows:
Angle of Parking | Minimum Width of Aisle |
0 (parallel) | 12 feet |
30 | 12 feet |
45 | 12 feet |
60 | 16 feet |
90 | 24 feet |
(e) Off-street parking spaces shall not be located in such a manner that parked cars will extend onto a public street or sidewalk.
(f) Off-street parking areas shall not be permitted within the front yard in the B-1 Zoning District.
(g) Off-street parking areas shall be setback at least ten (10) feet from any public street.
(h) Required off-street parking spaces for any use shall be located no more than four hundred (400) feet from the use they are intended to serve. This standard does not apply to parking spaces for auditoriums, stadiums, assembly halls, gymnasiums, hospitals, and other places of assembly. (Ord. of 1/10/05; Ord. of 6/5/06; Ord. of 12/6/10; Ord. of 6/28/21)