18.50.110 Off-street parking plan design standards.
(1) Off-street parking areas shall not be located more than 600 feet from the building they are required to serve, unless approved by the Director, for all uses except those specified as follows; where an off-street parking area does not abut the building it serves, the required maximum distance shall be measured from the nearest building entrance that the parking area serves:
(a) For all single detached dwellings, the parking spaces shall be located on the same lot they are required to serve;
(b) For all other residential dwellings, at least a portion of parking areas shall be located within 150 feet from the building or building(s) they are required to serve;
(c) For all nonresidential uses permitted in residential zones, the parking spaces shall be located on the same lot they are required to serve and at least a portion of parking areas shall be located within 150 feet from the nearest building entrance they are required to serve;
(d) In designated activity, community business and neighborhood business centers, parking lots shall be located to the rear or sides of buildings. Relief from this subsection (1)(d) may be granted by the Director only if the applicant can demonstrate that there is no practical site design to meet this requirement. The Director may allow only the number of parking spaces that cannot be accommodated to the rear or sides of buildings to be located to the front of buildings;
(e) Parking lots shall be so arranged as to permit the internal circulation of vehicles between parking aisles without re-entering adjoining public streets;
(f) Parking for the disabled shall be provided in accordance with CMC 18.50.060; and
(g) In the MR and RCMU zones, off-street surface parking shall be separated from a street by a building except when:
(i) Parking is located adjacent to a building facade that is not oriented to a street frontage; or
(ii) Parking is located in the driveway of a single-family detached residence or townhouse; or
(iii) Parking is located in a park; or
(iv) Parking is located along up to 20 percent of the applicable street frontage and is screened by landscaping or other physical barrier, such as a berm, wall or sight-obscuring fence.
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(2) The minimum parking space and aisle dimensions for the most common parking angles are shown on the table in this subsection. For parking angles other than those shown on the chart, the minimum parking space and aisle dimensions shall be determined by the Director. Regardless of the parking angle, one-way aisles shall be at least 10 feet wide, and two-way aisles shall be at least 20 feet wide. If dead end aisles are used in the parking layout, they shall be constructed as two-way aisles. Parking plans for angle parking shall use space widths no less than eight feet six inches for a standard parking space design and eight feet for a compact car parking space design.
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Parking Angle |
Stall Width |
Curb Length |
Stall Depth |
Aisle Width |
Unit Depth |
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2-Way |
1-Way |
2-Way |
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0 |
8.0* Min. 8.5 Desired 9.0 |
20.0* 22.5 22.5 |
8.0 8.5 9.0 |
12.0 12.0 12.0 |
20.0 20.0 20.0 |
29.0 30.0 |
37.0 38.0 |
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30 |
8.0* Min. 8.5 Desired 9.0 |
16.0* 17.0 18.0 |
15.0 16.5 17.0 |
10.0 10.0 10.0 |
20.0 20.0 20.0 |
42.0 44.0 |
53.0 54.0 |
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45 |
8.0* Min. 8.5 Desired 9.0 |
11.5* 12.0 12.5 |
17.0* |
12.0 12.0 12.0 |
20.0 20.0 20.0 |
50.0 51.0 |
58.0 59.0 |
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60 |
8.0* Min. 8.5 Desired 9.0 |
9.6* 10.0 10.5 |
18.0 20.0 21.0 |
18.0 18.0 18.0 |
20.0 20.0 20.0 |
58.0 60.0 |
60.0 62.0 |
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90 |
8.0* Min. 8.5 Desired 9.0 |
8.0* 8.5 9.0 |
16.0* 18.0 18.0 |
24.0 24.0 23.0 |
24.0 24.0 24.0 |
60.0 60.0 |
60.0 60.0 |
*For compact stalls only.
**Variable with compact and standard combinations.
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(3) Any parking spaces abutting a required landscaped area on the driver or passenger side of the vehicle shall provide an additional 18 inches above the minimum space width requirement to provide a place to step other than in the landscaped area. The additional width shall be separated from the adjacent parking space by a parking space division stripe.
(4) The parking space depth may be reduced if vehicles overhang a walkway or landscaping under the following conditions:
(a) Wheel stops or curbs are installed;
(b) The remaining walkway provides a minimum of 48 inches of unimpeded passageway for pedestrians;
(c) The amount of space depth reduction is limited to a maximum of 18 inches; and
(d) Landscaping is designed in accordance with CMC 18.40.080(5).
(5) Driveways providing ingress and egress between off-street parking areas and abutting streets shall be designed, located and constructed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 12.60 CMC, City of Covington Design and Construction Standards. Driveways for single detached dwellings, no more than 20 feet in width, may cross required setbacks or landscaped areas to provide access between the off-street parking areas and the street, provided no more than 15 percent of the required landscaping or setback area is eliminated by the driveway. Joint use driveways may be located within required landscaping or setback areas. Driveways for all other developments may cross or be located within required setbacks or landscaped areas to provide access between the off-street parking areas and the street, if no more than 10 percent of the required landscaping is displaced by the driveway and the driveway is located no closer than five feet from any property line except where intersecting the street.
(6) Parking spaces required under this title shall be located as follows:
(a) For single detached dwelling units the required parking spaces shall be outside of any required setbacks or landscaping, but driveways crossing setbacks and required landscaping may be used for parking. However, if the driveway is a joint use driveway, no vehicle parked on the driveway shall obstruct any joint user’s access to the driveway or parking spaces;
(b) For all other developments parking spaces may be permitted by the Director in setback areas in accordance with an approved landscape plan; and
(c) For nonresidential uses in residential zones, parking is permitted in setback areas in accordance with CMC 18.30.250.
(7) Lighting shall be provided for safety of traffic and pedestrian circulation on the site. It shall be designed to minimize direct illumination of abutting properties and adjacent streets.
(8) Tandem or end-to-end parking is allowed in residential developments. Apartment or townhouse developments may have tandem parking areas for each dwelling unit but shall not combine parking for separate dwelling units in tandem parking areas.
(9) All vehicle parking and storage for single detached dwellings must be in a garage, carport or on an approved impervious surface, as defined in CMC 18.20.026. Any impervious surface used for vehicle parking or storage must have direct and unobstructed driveway access.
(10) Per each single-family dwelling unit, the total number of vehicles parked or stored outside of a permanent fully enclosed building or carport, regardless of zone, shall not exceed six vehicles on lots 12,500 square feet or less and eight vehicles on lots greater than 12,500 square feet, including recreational vehicles, boats and trailers. In no case shall vehicles, recreational vehicles, boats and trailers be parked between the single-family dwelling unit and the street unless located on approved impervious surface. For properties with a legally established accessory dwelling unit, an additional vehicle is allowed.
(11) Vanpool or carpool parking areas shall meet the following minimum design standards:
(a) A minimum vertical clearance of seven feet three inches shall be provided to accommodate van vehicles if designated vanpool or carpool parking spaces are located in a parking structure; and
(b) A minimum turning radius of 26 feet four inches with a minimum turning diameter, curb to curb, of 52 feet five inches shall be provided from parking aisles to adjacent carpool or vanpool parking spaces.
(12) Direct access from the street right-of-way to off-street parking areas shall be subject to CMC 18.75.070.
(13) No dead end alley may provide access to more than eight off-street parking spaces. (Ord. 08-21 § 4 (Exh. C); Ord. 10-19 § 1 (Exh. A); Ord. 03-14 § 1; Ord. 01-14 § 1 (Exh. A); Ord. 10-10 § 3 (Exh. C); Ord. 42-02 § 2 (21A.18.110))