Unified Development Ordinance, 34th Supplement, October 2024

Parallel Parking

Article 8.5. Street Cross Sections| CHAPTER 8. ​SUBDIVISION & SITE PLAN STANDARDS

C. Avenue 3-Lane, Parallel Parking

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C

A B

ROW

ROW

Width A Right-of-way width

The position of streetscape elements may be changed, provided that all of the following are met: • No streetscape element is removed, • That street trees are planted between the sidewalk (C) and the travelway, • That street trees not be placed between the bike lane (E) and the travelway within 20 feet of a driveway or intersec tion, unless the bikeway crosses the driveway 20 lateral feet or more from the nearest turn or travel lane, • That the sidewalk (C) remains at the outside edge of the right-of-way, • That the bike lane (E) be located at least 3.5’ from the back of curb, and • That the sidewalk (C) and bike lane (E) tie to any existing bikeways and/or sidewalks on adjacent sites.

95' 50'

B Back-of-curb to back-of-curb

Streetscape C Sidewalk (min)

8' 6' 5'

D Planting area (min)

E Bike lane

F Buffer (min; planted, paved, or paver)

3.5'

Travelway G Parallel parking lane

8.5'

H Travel lane

11' 11'

I Center median or turn lane

General

Walkway type Planting type Tree spacing Parking type

Sidewalk

Tree grate / lawn

40' o.c. avg

Parallel

Minimum Driveway Spacing

300'

8 – 27 Published October 2024

Part 10: Unified Development Ordinance City of Raleigh, North Carolina

Supp. No. 34