HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1512ORDINANCE NO. 1512
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
THE TEXT OF THE CITY OF CENTRAL POINT MUNICIPAL CODE
SECTION 17.64 PARKING STANDARDS
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Central Point
deems it necessary to recommend certain amendments relating to the
parking standards found in the zoning ordinanceg and
WHEREAS, Notice of Public Hearing held April 19, 1984 was
published in the Medford Mail Tribune on April 9 and April 15, 1984
and,
WHEREAS, at said public hearing testimony from proponents
and opponents was heard or given opportunity to be heard, now,
therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CENTRAL POINT,
OREGON, AS FOLLOWSc
Section 1. Section 17.64.100 of the Central Point Municipal
Code is hereby amended as followso
17.64.100 Parking Design Requirements.
A. Size of Parking Spaces. The standard size for automobile
parking spaces shall be nine feet in width by twenty feet in length..
A compact. car parking space shall be eight feet in width by fifteen feet
in length, as provided in Section 17.64.070..
B. Parking Lot Aisles. The width. of parking lot aisles
shall be as illustrated in the following diagram:
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ANGLE OF WIDTH OF CURB
PARKING PARKING DEPTH WIDTH LENGTH
SPACE SECTION OF STALL OF AISLE PER CAR
(.Degrees.) (Feet) (Feet) (Feet) (Feet)
0 32'-0" 9'-0" 14' 22'-0"
30 49'-7" 17'-10" 14° 18°-2"
35 51'-8" 18°-10" 14' 15°-8"
40 53'-4" 19'-8" 14' 14°-1°'
45 ~55'-2° 20 °-7'° 14' 12 °-8°'
50 60 ° -.2" 21 ° -1°' 18' * 11' -8 °'
55 61°-2°' 21°-7" 18' * 10°-11"
60 61'-8" 21°-10'° 18' * 10°-5"
65 66'-0" 22'-0" 22' * 9'-11"
70 65'-10°' 21'-11'° 22' * 9 °-7°°
75 65'-4" 21'-8" 22' * 9°-4"
80 68'-8" 21°-4" 26' ~ 9°-1°°
85 67'-10°' 20'-11°' 26'. 9°-0'°
90 66'-0°' 20'-0" 26' 9'-0"
* Width of aisle permits two-way circulation
only when a turn-around is provided.
9k Width of aisle permits two-way circulation.
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C. Access. There shall be adequate provision for ingress
and egress to all parking spaces. Where parking areas do not abut a
public street or alley, access driveways shall be provided that are not
less than ten feet in width for one-caay traffic or eighteen. feet in
width for two-way traffic,
D. Driveways.,
1. In any R-1 or R-2 district any lot developed with
a single-family dwelling, two detached single-family dwellings, or an
attached duplex may have. one driveway caith a minimum width of ten
feet and maximum width of thirty-six feet, provided the driveway
width does not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the lot's total width,
as measured at the front property line.
2. A driveway that serves as required access to a
garage or carport that is not perpendicular to the front property
line, or side property line in the case of a corner lot, shall not
exceed twenty feet in width if a turn-around area is provided to
permit two-way ingress and egress.
3. On properties having two driveway openings,
such as a circular driveway, both. openings must serve the same
driveway9 off-street parking shall not be provided for within the
front yard area, and the combined caidth of the driveways shall not
exceed fifty percent (50%) of the lot's total width as measured at
the front property line.
4. In the R-I and R-2 districts not more than one
driveway opening onto a public street shall be permitted for lots
having a street frontage of less than eighty feet.
5. Driveways from a public street to a required
offstreet parking area that serves any R-3 district development, with
the exception of single and two-family dwellings, shall be a minimum
of eighteen feet in width and designed for two-way traffic.
6. The minimum driveway width in any nonresidential
district shall be twenty feet. An exception may be made for drive-
ways that are not intended for public use and are blocked or gated
to prevent such use.
7. The maximum driveway width in any nonresidential
district shall be thirty feet. An exception may be made by the City
Planning Commission for drive-in type businesses having multiple
lanes or service locations.
E. Improvements of Parking Spaces.
1. All areas utilized for off-street parking, access
and manueverng of vehicles shall be paved with durable materials
for all-weather use and shall be adequately drained to prevent the
flow of run-off water across sidewalks or other pedestrian areas.
Z. Required parking. areas shall be designed with
painted striping or other approved method of delineating the individ-
ual spaces with the exception of lots containing single or two-family
dwellings.
3. Parking spaces for uses other than one and two-
family dwellings shall be designed so that no backing movements or
other maneuvering within a street or other public right-of-way shall
be necessary.
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4. Any lighting used to illuminate off-street parking
or loading areas shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away
from adjacent streets or properties.
5. Service drives shall have a minimum vision clear-
ance area formed by the intersection of the driveway centerline, the
street right-of-way line, and a straight line joining said lines
through points twenty feet from their intersection.
6. Parking spaces located along the outer boundaries
of a parking lot shall be contained by a curb or a bumper rail so
placed to prevent a motor vehicle from extending over an adjacent
property line, a public street, public sidewalk, or a required
landscaping area.
7. Parking., loading or vehicle maneuvering areas
shall not be located within the front yard area or side yard area
of a corner lot abutting a street in any residential (R) district,
nor within any portion of a street setback area that is required
to be landscaped in any commercial (C) or industrial (M) district.
F. Limitation on Use of Parking Areas. Required
parking areas shall be used exclusively for vehicle parking in
conjunction with a permitted use and shall not be reduced or en-
croached upon in any manner, The parking facilities shall be so
designed and maintained as not to constitute a nuisance at any
time, and shall be used in such a manner that no hazard to persons
or property or reasonable impediment to traffic will result.
Passed by the Council and signed by me in authentication
of its passage this l~~th day of May , 1984.
City Representative
Approved by me this 18th
day of May 1984.
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