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27.64.120 STALL DIMENSIONS.

All required off-street parking stalls shall have a vertical clearance, length and width in conformity with the requirements of the City "Standard Drawings and Specifications" and the following standards:

(a) Width of stall shall conform to the requirements of the City "Standard Drawings and Specifications."

(b) Length of stall shall conform to the requirements of the City "Standard Drawings and Specifications."

(1) Stall depths may be reduced two (2) feet where bumper overhang is permissible.

(c) Relationship of stall dimensions to aisle dimensions and parking angle shall be as outlined in the Standard Drawings and Specifications.

(d) Existing substandard stalls shall be counted towards satisfying the off-street parking requirements of this chapter only where the dimensions equal or exceed those required for minimum compact car dimension.

(e) Compact car stalls shall be clearly identified by marking the surface of each space: "Compact."

(f) All required off-street parking stalls shall have a vertical clearance of not less than seven (7) feet over the entire area, unless the stall is part of a mechanical parking system. Such stalls may have less than seven (7) foot clearance if otherwise consistent with City "Standard Drawings and Specifications."