Sec. 7-9-70.4(a)
Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
- Minimum landscaping
- 6%
Extracted standards
25 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Landscaping & trees
- Maximum adjacent parking spaces between landscaped planters6 spaces
There shall be no more than six (6) adjacent parking spaces between each landscaped planter that shall include a tree.
- Minimum newly planted tree size15 gallons
Newly planted trees shall be a minimum of fifteen (15) gallons in size.
- Minimum landscaped planter size25 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
These landscaped planters shall be no smaller than twenty-five (25) square feet in size
Parking
- Maximum distance for shared parking300 ft
the closest parking stall shall be within three hundred (300) feet of the uses they serve as measured from the property line
- Minimum accessway length from arterial highway (201-350 spaces)50 ft
fifty (50) feet for 201—350 spaces
- Minimum accessway length from arterial highway (351-450 spaces)70 ft
seventy (70) feet for 351—450 spaces
- Minimum accessway length from arterial highway (451+ spaces)90 ft
and ninety (90) feet for 451 spaces or more
- Minimum accessway length from arterial highway30 ft
shall not be intersected by a parking aisle or another parking accessway for a minimum distance of thirty (30) feet for projects with 0—200 parking spaces
- Minimum accessway length from non-arterial highway20 ft
Parking accessways from nonarterial highways shall be not less than twenty (20) feet in length from the ultimate curbline of the adjacent street.
- Minimum distance between street openings in CN DistrictZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.150 ft
except in the CN District, where the distance between street openings should be a minimum of one hundred fifty (150) feet from center to center
- Minimum distance between street openings in different districts22 ft
There should be a minimum distance of twenty-two (22) feet measured at the ultimate property line, between a street opening in this district and any existing street opening in any other district.
- Minimum distance between additional street openings300 ft
Any additional street openings should be a minimum of three hundred (300) feet, from center to center from any other street opening
- Minimum distance of second street opening from intersection300 ft
The second street opening should be a minimum of three hundred (300) feet from the point of intersection
- Minimum distance of first street opening from intersection110 ft
The first street opening from an intersection should be a minimum of one hundred ten (110) feet from the point of intersection
- Minimum fire lane width20 ft
unless it is a fire lane, which requires a minimum of twenty (20) feet
- Minimum landscaping barrier heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 in
Landscaped areas shall be separated from paved driveway, parking space and maneuvering areas by a minimum six (6) inch high barrier.
- Minimum non-residential parking space length18 ft
minimum clear unobstructed nine (9) feet in width and eighteen (18) feet in length
- Minimum non-residential parking space width9 ft
minimum clear unobstructed nine (9) feet in width and eighteen (18) feet in length
- Minimum one-way accessway width15 ft
One-way accessways shall have a minimum width of fifteen (15) feet
- Minimum separation between parallel non-residential parking spaces8 ft
with a minimum of eight (8) feet separating each pair of such parking spaces
- Minimum parallel non-residential parking space length18 ft
Parking spaces parallel to a curb may be eight (8) feet in width and eighteen (18) feet in length
- Minimum parallel non-residential parking space width8 ft
Parking spaces parallel to a curb may be eight (8) feet in width and eighteen (18) feet in length
- Minimum parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. aisle width14 ft
Parking aisles shall have a minimum width of fourteen (14) feet
- Minimum two-way accessway width28 ft
Two-way accessways shall have a minimum width of twenty-eight (28) feet.
- Minimum two-way parking aisle width24 ft
In no case shall the parking aisles for two-way traffic be less than twenty-four (24) feet in width.
From the ordinance
All covered or uncovered off-street parking spaces, except as noted below, shall be a minimum clear unobstructed nine (9) feet in width and eighteen (18) feet in length.