07-16-2007 Planning Commission Packet

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t, �i� ► CODE COMMENTS ' � feet in height as measured from the floor to the rafters. Floors exceeding these parameters shall be deemed a full story. Sec. 78-1516. Required off-street parking. In other applications this standard was Except within the I-Industrial district,where the deemed to be excessive. Staff indicated the principal use of the structure served is as listed, applicant could use a standard of 3.5 spaces the minimum parking facilities (open or per 1000 square feet of floor area and enclosed) shall be as shown. ... assume .85 percent of gross building area is (11) OfFice buildings and professional offices, "floor area". This will require a variance. banks, savings institutions, at least one for each 200 square feet of floor area. , Sec. 78-1491. (e) Floor area. The term "floor Because of the design of the buildings with area" for the purpose of calculating the number direct entry to each office the ratio of"floor of off-street parking spaces shall mean the net area"to gross building area may be higher usable floor area of the various floors, devoted to than 0.85. Consideration should also be retail sales, services, office spaces,processing given to parking requirements for medical and fabrication, exclusive of hallways,utility offices, which tend to be higher than for s ace and stora e areas other than warehousing. general offices. Sec. 78-1511. Setbacks for parking. The parking areas do not have the Required off-street parking in all districts shall required setback along the common meet the following setback requirements: property lines. ' (2) B districts. Within the B-2 district parking may not be allowed in any required yard or . landscaping area. Within the B-1, B-3 and B-4 districts,parking spaces and/or garages shall be located in areas other than a required yard; except that parking may be located in a rear yard to within three feet of the rear or side lot line unless the rear or side lot line is in common with an R district; in which case the setback distance shall be the same as re uired for the R district. Sec. 78-1515. Design and maintenance of parking areas. . (a) Access. Parking areas shall be designed so This requirement has been satisfies. The as to provide an adequate means of access to a County recommends the access be three public alley or street. This driveway access sha11 lanes wide (in, right-out and left-out). not exceed 30 feet in width at the public walk centerline and shall be so located as to cause the least interference with tr�c movement. All off- street parking spaces sha11 have access off driveways and not directly off a public street. (b) Fractional spaces. When the determining of The actual number of required spaces is the number of required off-street parking spaces 78.01045 so an additional parking space results in a fraction, each fraction of one-half or would be required. more sha11 constitute a.nother space. 5 of 7 .