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8. Stall, Aisle and Driveway Design. a. Parking Space Size. Each parking space shall not be less than nine (9) feet wide and twenty (20) feet in length, exclusive of access aisles. Each space shall be adequately served by access aisles. b. Except in the case of single family, two-family, townhouse and quadraminium dwellings, parking areas and their aisles shall be developed in compliance with the standards in Figure 903-3. c. Within Structures. The off-street parking requirements may be furnished by providing a space so designed within the principal building or one (1) structure attached thereto; however, unless provisions are made, no building permit shall be issued to convert said parking space into a dwelling unit or living area or other activity until other adequate provisions are made to comply with the required off- street parking provisions of this Ordinance. d. Except in the case of single family, two-family, townhouse and quadraminium dwellings, parking areas shall be designed so that circulation between parking bays or aisles occurs within the designated parking lot and does not depend upon a public street or alley. Except in the case of single, two-family, townhouse and quadraminium dwellings, parking area design which requires backing into the public street is prohibited. e. No residential curb cut access shall be located less than forty (40) feet from the intersection of two (2) or more street rights-of--way. Minimum distance for all other uses shall be sixty (60) feet. This distance shall be measured from the intersection of lot lines. [Distinguishes between residential andnon-residgntia curb cut.] f No curb cut access shall exceed twenty-four (24) feet in width as measured at the right-of--way line, except on the approval of the City Engineer. g. Curb cut openings shall be at minimum five (5) feet, not including curb radius, from side or rear property lines. h. Driveway access curb openings on a public street except for single, two-family, townhouse and quadraminium dwellings shall not be located less than forty (40) feet from one another. i. The grade elevation of any parking area shall not exceed five (5) percent. j. Each property shall be allowed one (1) curb cut access for each one hundred twenty-five (125) feet of street frontage. All property shall be entitled to at least one (1) curb cut. (1) In the case of detached single family dwellings, two (2) curb cut accesses may be allowed by Conditional Use Permit, provided that: (a) Overall impervious surface on the subject property does not exceed thirty percent (30%). Where existing impervious surface already exceeds thirty percent, a second curb cut access may be allowed only where the impervious surface on the subject property is not increased beyond the existing condition. Little Canada Zoning Ordinance General Provisions 903-22