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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1996-08 TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS cor ORDINANCE #96-08 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA, AMENDING CHAPTER 7 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS BY AMENDING SECTIONS 7.02 AND 7.03, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 2, SECTION 2.01 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS. WHEREAS, The Town of Fountain Hills adopted Ordinance #93-22, on November 18, 1993, which adopted the Zoning Ordinance for the Town of Fountain Hills, and; WHEREAS, Chapter 2, Section 2.01 of the Zoning Ordinance for the Town of Fountain Hills, provides for a procedure to amend said ordinance, and; WHEREAS, The Town of Fountain Hills desires to amend its regulations to include numerical, locational,dimensional and design requirements and regulations for parking spaces for vehicles carrying persons with disabilities, and; WHEREAS, The procedures detailed in Chapter 2, Section 2.01 of the Zoning Ordinance for the Town of Fountain Hills have been followed, and; WHEREAS, The Town of Fountain Hills has rewritten the text of Chapter 7 of the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Fountain Hills and published these proposed text changes in the official newspaper of general circulation, The Times of Fountain Hills and Rio Verde, on February 28, 1996 and on March 6, 13 and 20, 1996, and; WHEREAS, Public hearings were advertised in the February 28, 1996 and in the March 6, 13 and 20, 1996 editions of The Times of Fountain Hills and Rio Verde, pursuant to Arizona Revised Statutes §9-462.04, and; WHEREAS, Public hearings were held by the Fountain Hills Planning and Zoning Commission on March 14, 1996 and by the Fountain Hills Town Council on March 21, 1996. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Pursuant to Chapter 2, Section 2.01 of the Zoning Ordinance for the Town of Fountain Hills, Sections 7.02 and 7.03 of the Zoning Ordinance for the Town of Fountain Hills shall be amended as follows: ORDINANCE 96-08 PAGE 1 OF 5 ASS FAIL �' — MOTION (►\4.rd Sam SECOND L&re�,cL COUNT -1-0 CHAPTER 7 PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS 7.02 General Regulations. A. Parking Space Size. 1. Regular Parking Space. A regular parking space shall mean an area of not less than one hundred seventy-one (171) square feet, with a minimum width of nine (9) feet, and minimum depth of nineteen (19) feet, which is specifically designated for, and used for, the parking of an automobile or light truck, exclusive of all driveways and accessways. 2. Parking Space for Vehicles Carrying People with Disabilities. A parking space for vehicles carrying persons with disabilities shall mean an area of not less than two hundred nine (209) square feet, with a minimum width of eleven (11) feet, and minimum depth of nineteen (19) feet. In addition to the parking stall there shall be a five (5) foot wide access aisle adjacent to and on the right side of each parking space. The space shall be specifically designated and used for the parking of an automobile, passenger van or light truck, exclusive of all driveways and accessways, that is designated as a vehicle permitted to park in such a parking space. (ity C. Alterations, Additions, and Expansion of a Business. 1. A new use, addition, or alteration of a building shall not be approved if it would create or increase a deficit in the amount or type of off-street parking. 2. It is unlawful to reduce the amount of existing parking below the minimum amount or type of parking spaces required by this Section without first supplying other spaces as are required. 3. If a building or business is destroyed, and if it is allowed to be reconstructed subject to the provisions of Chapter 4, it shall be required to provide only the number of parking spaces which existed prior to the destruction. 4. If a business expands, it shall, in addition to the parking spaces in existence prior to such expansion, be required to provide only the number and type of additional parking spaces necessitated by the expansion. 7.03 Design and Location of Parking Spaces. A. Single-Family Residences, Mobile Homes, and Multiple-Family Residences of (00., Four (4) or Less Dwelling Units. ORDINANCE 96-08 PAGE 2 OF 5 B. All Uses Except as Provided Above. 7. Dimensions: Arrangements of parking spaces within the parking lot and drive-way widths shall conform with the following requirements: Parking layout dimension (in feet) for 9 feet by 19 feet stalls at various angles. 8. Parking Spaces for Persons with Disabilities: access spaces for persons with disabilities shall include a five (5) foot wide aisle adjacent to the right side of each parking space. The parking space and access aisle shall not have a slope greater than two percent (2%) in any direction. The access aisle shall be connected to an accessible route to the appropriate accessible entrance of a building or facility. The parking access aisle shall either blend with the accessible route or have a curb ramp complying with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) regulations. Such a curb ramp opening must be located within the access aisle boundaries, not within the parking space boundaries. The required dimensions of the access aisle cannot be restricted by planters, curbs or wheel stops. Signs designating parking spaces for disabled people shall be located in front of each parking space, and shall be mounted four (4) feet above the ground, in addition to blue heelchair logo being painted on the parking space itself. L ••s, 9 f- STALL ANGLE OF Q DEPTH PARKING \S) CURB LENGTH \- EDGE OF CURB L ORDINANCE 96-08 PAGE 3 OF 5 L L \v/ CURB WALL X X / 1 //. 111 ' A I D ] E WALL TO INTERLOCK INTERLOCKING INTERLOCKING F G H 1 MODULE MODULE MODULE X = STALL NOT ACCESSIBLE IN CERTAIN LAYOUTS L .89. Screening: Whenever a parking lot or a driveway to a parking lot is established so as to adjoin the side or abut the rear line of a lot in a residential zoning district, a solid masonry or solid material fence six (6) feet in height or of other material or height as allowed or required by the Planning and Zoning Commission (subject also to the fence height regulations established in Sections 5.08 and 5.09 of this Ordinance) shall be constructed and maintained along said side or rear lot line. 910. Lighting: Parking lots used during hours of darkness shall not exceed five (5) foot candles. Lighting shall be indirect, hooded and arranged so that the source of light is not directly visible from any street or adjoining property. Light standards shall be a maximum of twenty (20) feet in height above grade. L ORDINANCE 96-08 PAGE 4 OF 5 On Angle Dimension Diagram 45 60 75 90 Stall width, parallel to aisle A 12.7 10.4 9.3 9.0 Stall length of line B 28.5 24.3 21.5 19.0 Stall depth to wall C 20.0 21.0 20.5 19.0 Aisle width between stall lines D 12.0 16.0 23.0 26.0 Stall depth, interlock E 17.0 19.0 19.5 19.0 Module, wall to interlock F 49.0 56.0 63.0 64.0 Module, interlocking G 46.0 54.0 62.0 64.0 Module, interlock to curb face H 47.0 53.7 60.5 61.5 Bumper overhang, (Typical) I 2.0 2.3 2.5 2.5 Offset J 6.4 2.6 0.6 0.0 Setback K 13.8 10.4 4.9 0.0 Cross aisle, one way L 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 Cross aisle, two way M 24.0 24.0 24.0 24.0 Access aisle N 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 11. One parking space for persons with disabilities shall be required for any development having 25 or more parking spaces. Thereafter, not less than two percent(2%) of the parking spaces within a development shall be built and maintained as parking spaces for persons with'disabilities.. L PASSED AND ADOPTED BY the Mayor and Common Council of the Town of Fountain Hills, Arizona, this 21st day of March, 1996. FOR THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS: ATTESTED TO: 04.44.4:(.., 4.1.A4.4.A.,3 / John Cutillo, Mayor Cassie B. Hansen, Town Clerk REV WED BY: APPROVED AS TO FORM: it // ---------------- 7/// (Aets,. i,--__?Aj /Paul . Nordin, Town Manager William E. Farrell, Town Attorney L ORDINANCE 96-08 PAGE 5 OF 5