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Supervisors approve wider aisles for commercial parking — 26 feet to be standard
Summary
At the board's request and following a presentation from the fire chief, supervisors adopted a 26-foot two-way aisle standard in the county's parking design rules to improve emergency vehicle access and accommodate larger vehicles.
The Caroline County Board of Supervisors adopted a 26-foot two-way aisle standard for commercial parking areas and kept 9-by-18-foot parking stalls, following a presentation from the county fire chief about emergency access needs.
The change, proposed after staff and the fire chief reviewed current site plans and submissions, was intended to address increasingly larger vehicles in commercial parking lots and to…
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