Section 27-460
§ 27-460 Application. This section shall apply to the construction,
alteration, and use of open parking structures. Open parking structures
in buildings of other occupancy group classification shall not be
permitted unless separated from other occupancies by construction having
at least a two hour fire resistance rating.
Section 27-461
§ 27-461 Height and area limitations. The height of the top parking
surface, and the area per parking tier, shall not exceed the limitations
listed in table 7-1.
Table 7-1.
Height and area limitation of open parking structures
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Construction Maximum allowable Allowable area per
classification height (ft.) parking tier (sq.ft.)
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1A unlimited unlimited
1B unlimited unlimited
1C 100 50,000
1D 100 50,000
1E 75 30,000
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a. The area of an open parking structure having not more than two
tiers above grade shall not be limited.
b. Open parking structures of construction class 1C or 1D exceeding
three parking levels may be sixty thousand square feet on any parking
level provided they shall have at least fifty per cent of their
perimeter, fifty per cent open.
c. Open parking structures of construction class 1C or 1D, exceeding
three parking levels, may be one hundred thousand square feet on any
parking level when fifty per cent of the perimeter is fifty per cent
open, and may be one hundred twenty-five thousand square feet on any
parking level when seventy-five per cent of the perimeter is fifty per
cent open and may be one hundred fifty thousand square feet on any
parking level when one hundred per cent of the perimeter is fifty per
cent open in all aforementioned cases and shall have frontage space on
at least two sides, and the horizontal distance on any level to an open
exterior wall shall not exceed two hundred feet.
d. Open parking structures of construction class 1E exceeding three
parking levels may be fifty thousand square feet on any parking level
when fifty per cent of the perimeter is fifty per cent open and may be
sixty-two thousand five hundred square feet on any parking level when
seventy-five per cent of the perimeter is fifty per cent open and may be
seventy-five thousand square feet on any parking level when one hundred
per cent of the perimeter is fifty per cent open in all aforementioned
cases and shall have frontage space on at least two sides, and the
horizontal distance on any level to an open exterior wall shall not
exceed two hundred feet.
e. The allowable areas specified in notes b, c and d above shall apply
only to open parking structures used exclusively for the parking and
storage of passenger vehicles accommodating not more than nine
passengers but not including trailers, campers or similar vehicles.
Section 27-462
§ 27-462 Construction. All materials used in the construction of open
parking structures shall be noncombustible. Columns in parking areas
shall comply with the provisions of section 27-559 of article three of
subchapter nine of this chapter. Interior finishes shall be class A. The
minimum clear height of any parking tier shall be at least six feet six
inches.
(a) Below grade. Any portion of an open parking structure extending
below grade shall comply with all of the requirements for public garages
as provided in article ten of this subchapter.
Section 27-463
§ 27-463 Exterior walls. An exterior enclosure wall shall be required
on any side of an open parking structure located within fifteen feet of
an interior lot line. Such walls shall be noncombustible construction
having at least a two hour fire-resistance rating.
Section 27-464
§ 27-464 Curbs and bumpers. Curbs or bumpers of noncombustible
materials shall be provided at the perimeter of each parking tier. Such
curbs or bumpers shall be at least eight inches high, substantially
anchored, and so located that no part of any motor vehicle will contact
a wall, partition, or railing.
Section 27-465
§ 27-465 Railings. Substantial railings or protective guards of
noncombustible materials shall be provided at the perimeter of all
parking tiers, except where exterior walls are provided, and around all
interior floor openings. Such railings or guards shall be at least three
feet six inches high, and shall be designed in accordance with the
requirements of subchapter nine of this chapter.
Section 27-466
§ 27-466 Floor openings. A curb or ramp at least six inches high shall
also be provided at all interior floor openings. All floors shall be
pitched to provide adequate drainage.
Section 27-467
§ 27-467 Motor fuel pumps. Motor fuel pumps and facilities may be
provided within an open parking structure as an accessory use. Such
facilities shall comply with the requirements for the storage and
handling of volatile flammables as provided in chapter four of this
title. The area used for such purpose shall be located on the street
floor. No pedestrian exit from any parking area shall have a path of
travel through any fuel dispensing area.
Section 27-468
§ 27-468 Mechanical parking. Open parking structures in which motor
vehicles are parked by mechanical means shall comply with the
requirements for open parking structures, except that the requirements
for means of egress may be modified as provided in section 27-469 of
this article.
Section 27-469
§ 27-469 Exits. (a) Driver parking. Open parking structures with
driver parking shall be provided with at least two exits from each tier.
One of the exits may be a ramp used by motor vehicles, when serving not
more than one level below grade. Exit stairs shall have a minimum width
of thirty-six inches and may be unenclosed, except that they shall be
enclosed in noncombustible construction having at least a two hour
fire-resistance rating if the first riser of the stair is more than
thirty feet from one of the open exterior walls of the structure. No
point on any tier of parking shall be more than one hundred feet from an
exit.
(b) Mechanical parking. Open parking structures with mechanical
parking equipment shall be provided with at least one exit from each
tier of parking. Such exit may be unenclosed, but shall have a minimum
width of thirty-six inches. No point on any tier of parking shall be
more than two hundred feet from an exit.
Section 27-470
§ 27-470 Ramps. Ramps used for the movement of motor vehicles and as
required exits need not be enclosed when serving tiers above grade. Such
ramps shall have a gradient not exceeding one in seven, with nonslip
surfaces. A landing having a minimum dimension of twenty feet shall be
provided at the discharge point of all ramps at the street level, within
the street line. Where a ramp is also used for the parking of motor
vehicles, it shall be considered as a parking tier and may not serve as
an exit for the occupants of the structure.
Section 27-471
§ 27-471 Elevators. Passenger elevators in open parking structures
shall comply with the requirements of subchapter eighteen of this
chapter, except that hoistways may be enclosed with noncombustible
construction.
Section 27-472
§ 27-472 Standpipes. Open parking structures shall be provided with
standpipe in accordance with the requirements of subchapter seventeen of
this chapter.
Section 27-472.1
§ 27-472.1 Parking spaces for people having physical
disabilities.--Parking spaces for people having physical disabilities
shall comply with the requirements of section 27-292.19 and reference
standard RS 4-6.
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