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