Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Applies near
- Central business districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.
- Geographic extent
- RM residential zone within the central business districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. as defined in section 8-300.
Extracted standards
11 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Lighting
- Lighting requirement
Any lighting used to illuminate any parking lot or area shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from the adjoining or nearby premises and shall be focused in a manner so as not to offer a hazard to the traveling public.
Other
Any such use located within or facing residential zones shall be properly enclosed with an ornamental fence, masonry wall or a compact evergreen hedge having a height of not more than six feet.
- Landscaping of front and side yards
Where established setbacks have created front and side yards, such required front and side yards of the parking facility shall be landscaped with evergreen ground cover and properly maintained.
- Operating hours
Such uses shall not be operated before 7:00 a.m., nor after 10:00 p.m.
- Paving requirement
Such use shall be paved with bituminous or Portland cement binder so as to provide a permanent, durable and dustless surface and shall be so graded and drained as to dispose of all surface water within the area.
No such use shall be used for the parking of commercial vehicles, trucks, taxicabs or buses.
A special use permit shall be obtained pursuant to section 11-500; provided, that any such use permit shall expire and become null and void if any such use ceases to be used as an off-street parking facility for a period of 30 consecutive days.
Parking
- Minimum number of vehicles30 vehicles
Such use shall be of sufficient size to accommodate at least 30 passenger vehicles.
- Parking space per vehicle300 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
If unattended, such use shall contain at least 300 square feet of parking space per vehicle, including driveways and aisles.
Setback
- Structure setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from building line10 ft
All structures used in the operation of any such use, except walls, fences, barricades, light poles and signs shall be set back at least ten feet from the established building setback line.
Signage
- Signage restrictions
No signs shall be located on any such use, except behind the established building setback line and at entrances and exits. Any such signs may state no more than the use of the premises, the name of the operator, the hours of operation, the price and the means of egress and ingress.
From the ordinance
Motor vehicle parking or storage for use by the general public shall be permitted in the RM residential zone; provided, that the requirements and standards set forth in this section 8-600 are met.