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REL:adg 9/3/81 ORDINANCE NO. NS-1602 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING SECTIONS 41-614, 41-615, 41-617(i), 41-617(k), 41-617(1), and 41-617(m) OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE AND ADDING SECTIONS 41-616.5 AND 41-638.1 THERETO, TO REVISE THE OFF-STREET PARKING STANDARDS OF THE ZONING REGULATIONS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: That section 41-614 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 41-614. Same - Dimension of parking area and access. (a) Open and garage parking stalls shall not be less than nine (9) feet wide and twenty (20) feet long, except that stalls designated for small cars only, where permitted by this chapter, shall not be less than eight (8) feet wide and sixteen (16) feet long. Structural, mechanical, utility or similar intrusions are only permitted within the required stall area if the required width of the stall is not reduced at any point by more than six (6) inches and if the intrusion is not located so as to interfere with safe and free parking movement or car door opening. No intrusion shall be permitted in the area in front of a parked car unless located in its entirety at least four (4) feet above surface level. (b) Aisles to and from parking stalls shall not be less than: (1) Thirteen (13) feet wide for thirty (30) degree parking. (2) Fifteen (15) feet wide for forty- five (45) degree parking. (3) Eighteen (18) feet wide for sixty (60) degree parking. (4) Twenty-three (23) feet wide for ninety (90) degree parking, except that if and to the extent that the only stalls along the aisle are designated for small cars only, where permitted by this chapter, the minimum width of the aisle is twenty-one (21) feet. (c) Circulation within a parking area must be such that: (1) A car entering the parking area need not enter a street to reach another aisle. (2) A car need not enter a street back- wards. This provision shall not apply to off- street parking required in section 41-617(a) or prohibit the backing of motor vehicles into a street which has a standard industrial street cross section, regardless of the use on the lot abutting said industrial street.