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<br /> ARTICLE XV. OFF-STREET PARKING Page 2 of 19 <br /> (b) The use of a required parking space for the storage of any automobile for more than <br /> seventy-two (72) hours, or for the storage of equipment, shall be deemed to be an obstruction or <br /> activity which prevents the use of such parking space for the parking of vehicles on a regular <br /> basis within the meaning of subsection (a) of this section. <br /> (c) Subsection (b) does not apply to the parking of a vehicle at a residence provided the <br /> vehicle is operational and the parking of the vehicle does not conflict with access and parking of <br /> other vehicles. <br /> {Ord. No. NS-2091, § 1, 11-19-90; Ord. No. NS-2340, § 2, 12-15-97) <br /> Sec. 41-1303. Dimension of parking area and access. <br /> (a) Parking stalls shall not be less than eight (8) feet six (6) inches wide and eighteen (18) feet <br /> long, except as noted in subsections 41-1320(c) and (d). Where double-striping is required, the <br /> width of stalls shall be measured from lines midway between each pair of stripes. Structural, <br /> mechanical, utility or similar appurtenances are only permitted adjacent to required stall areas if <br /> the required width of the stall is increased at least six (6) inches and if the appurtenance is not <br /> located so as to interfere with safe and free parking movement or car door opening or of <br /> visibility. No appurtenance shall be permitted in the area in front of a parked car unless located <br /> in its entirety at least four (4) feet above surface level. Parking lot lights and tree wells, however, <br /> may encroach no greater than eighteen (18) inches into a front corner of a parking stall. <br /> (b) Aisles to and from parking stalls shall not be less than: <br /> (1) Thirteen (13) feet wide for one-way aisles with 30-degree parking. <br /> (2) Fifteen (15) feet wide for one-way aisles with 45-degree parking. <br /> (3) Eighteen {18) feet wide for one-way aisles with 60-degree parking. <br /> (4) Twenty-three (23) feet wide for 90-degree parking. <br /> {c) Circulation within a parking area must be such that: <br /> (1) A car entering the parking area need not enter a street to reach another aisle except <br /> on a street with a standard industrial street cross section. <br /> (2) A car need not enter a street backwards. This provision shall not apply to off-street <br /> parking required in sections 41-1320 and 41-1321, or prohibit the backing of motor <br /> vehicles into a street which has a standard industrial street cross-section regardless of <br /> the use on the lot abutting said industrial street. <br /> (3) All parking stalls and garages shall be accessible and usable. <br /> (Ord. No. NS-2091, § 1, 11-19-90; Ord. No. NS-2340, § 3, 12-15-97; Ord. No. NS-2710, § 29, 5-1-06) <br /> Sec. 41-1304. Maintenance and operation. <br /> (a) Bumper guards, curbs or other suitable barriers shall be provided to protect public streets <br /> and sidewalks, to prevent parking in areas where no parking is permitted, to prevent parked <br /> vehicles from extending beyond the parking area boundary line or intruding into any pedestrian <br /> walkway, and to prevent vehicles from contacting any wall, fence or landscaped area. <br /> (b) When the parking area abuts residentially zoned property, property used for residential <br /> purposes, or sensitive land uses, a minimum six-foot hi h mason wall shall be erected alon <br /> 9 ry 9 <br /> such property lines, except that such wall shall not exceed four (4) feet in height along any <br /> required front yard of the adjacent property. <br /> http://library2.municode.com/default-test/DocView/14452/1/250/265 1/28/2010 <br /> 31 A-47 <br /> <br />