Extracted standards
22 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Parking
- Minimum angled parking space width8.5 ft
except for spaces provided at either a 45 or 30 degree layout, in which the spaces shall have a minimum dimension of 8½ feet in width by 18 feet in length
- Minimum carport parking space length19 ft
Parking spaces within carports shall have minimum dimensions of 9½ feet in width and 19 feet in length
- Minimum carport parking space width9.5 ft
Parking spaces within carports shall have minimum dimensions of 9½ feet in width and 19 feet in length
- Minimum compact parking space length16 ft
Up to 35% of the spaces in a parking lot may be compact spaces, with minimum dimensions of 8 feet in width by 16 feet in length.
- Minimum compact parking space width8 ft
Up to 35% of the spaces in a parking lot may be compact spaces, with minimum dimensions of 8 feet in width by 16 feet in length.
- Minimum curb heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 in
Continuous concrete curbing at least 6 inches high and 6 inches wide
- Minimum curb width6 in
Continuous concrete curbing at least 6 inches high and 6 inches wide
- Paved extension of curb12 in
shall incorporate a paved extension of the curb measuring 12 inches (for a total of 18 inches)
- Minimum garage driveway length20 ft
Garages shall be accessed via a minimum 20-foot-length driveway.
- Minimum garage driveway width20 ft
Garage driveway width shall be minimum 20-foot wide
- Minimum garage parking space length20 ft
Parking spaces within garages shall have minimum dimensions of 10 feet in width and 20 feet in length
- Minimum garage parking space width10 ft
Parking spaces within garages shall have minimum dimensions of 10 feet in width and 20 feet in length
- Maximum curb cutGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. width for multi-familyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive.35 ft
or 35 feet for multi-family residential uses
- Maximum curb cutGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. width for single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours.24 ft
No such curb cut may exceed 24 feet in width for single-family residential uses
- Maximum parking facility grade5 pct
Parking facilities should not exceed a grade of 5%.
- Minimum parallel parking space length22 ft
Parallel parking spaces shall be 8 feet by 22 feet
- Minimum parallel parking space width8 ft
Parallel parking spaces shall be 8 feet by 22 feet
- Minimum parallel parking space length (unencumbered)20 ft
spaces that are unencumbered at one end may be reduced to 8 feet by 20 feet
- Minimum standard parking space length18 ft
Standard parking spaces shall have a minimum dimension of 9 feet in width by 18 feet in length
- Minimum standard parking space width9 ft
Standard parking spaces shall have a minimum dimension of 9 feet in width by 18 feet in length
- Parking space striping line width4 in
Parking spaces shall be clearly outlined with 4-inch wide lines
- Minimum tandem garage driveway width12 ft
except for access into tandem garages, or rear-located garages (not alley access), in which the driveway width shall be minimum 12-foot
From the ordinance
Parking facilities shall be designed to prevent vehicle access at any point other than at designated driveway entrances.