The parking regulations contained in this chapter are intended
to provide space off public streets for automobiles and other vehicles,
to prevent traffic congestion, to encourage safe vehicular travel,
and to provide for the welfare and convenience of residents and shoppers.
This chapter recognizes that adequate off-street parking facilities
should be provided in accordance with the type of land use, and the
standards set forth in this title should be the minimum required to
provide reasonable assurance that the public health, safety, and welfare
will be maintained.
(Ord. 601 § 1, 1983; Ord. 94-884; Ord. 2012-1130 § 1)
A. The parking requirements of this chapter shall be observed only for proposed uses or developments requiring site plan review by the City Council or Community Development Director as identified in Chapters
19.26,
19.27, and
19.28, provided that in no case shall the number of existing parking spaces be reduced and that any new and all existing parking spaces shall be permanently available and be permanently maintained for parking purposes.
B. Cumulative
alterations or additions to existing residential structures that are
not new dwelling units of up to five hundred square feet, or a combined
total (existing square footage plus new square footage) of up to one
thousand five hundred square feet, neither of which is exceeded, shall
be allowed without providing additional off-street parking as required
by this chapter, provided that in no case shall the number of existing
off-street parking spaces be reduced and that any new and all existing
off-street parking spaces shall be made permanently available and
be permanently maintained for parking purposes.
The parking exemption shall not be allowed for multifamily structures
where the addition consists of a new bedroom or would be located on
a portion of the lot that could otherwise be used for parking, on
lots west of Seacoast Drive, and on lots fronting on the east side
of Seacoast Drive.
C. Cumulative
alterations or additions greater than five hundred square feet to
existing residential structures, that are not new dwelling units,
or a combined total (existing square footage plus new square footage)
greater than one thousand five hundred square feet, may be allowed
without providing additional off-street parking as required by this
chapter with the approval of a site plan and design review application
by the community development department that demonstrate that there
are inadequate side yards or areas to provide the additional parking,
that there is no adjacent alley to provide access for the additional
parking, and that substitute tandem parking in the driveway will be
provided.
(Ord. 94-888; Ord. 2005-1032; Ord. 2007-1052; Ord. 2012-1130 § 1)
The number of required off-street parking spaces for residential
uses shall be as follows:
A. R-1-6000,
R-1-3800, R-3000, and R-3000-D: two spaces per dwelling unit, one
hundred percent enclosed;
B. R-2000
and R-1500: two spaces per dwelling unit, fifty percent enclosed.
(Ord. 94-888, 1994; Ord. 2005-1032; Ord. 2012-1130 § 1)
For new development or expansion of existing structures designed
to accommodate a variety of shops, stores, offices, restaurants, personal
convenience services, and athletic and health clubs in the C/MU-1,
C/MU-2, and C/MU-3 zones, off-street parking shall be provided in
accordance with the standard listed in the following table. During
site plan review, the City would determine whether the standard for
required parking could be reduced based on the types of proposed land
uses and existing land use, and the availability of parking (both
private and public parking) in the project area. Shared parking shall
be permitted and shall only be approved when technical evidence is
presented to justify the shared use. The Urban Land Institute Guidebook
Shared Parking Second Edition (2005) shall be used as a guideline
and supplemented by additional findings, where appropriate.
Zone/Land Use
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Standard
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25% Reduction for Vertical Mixed-Use
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Eligible for Waiver for Commercial Uses Less Than 1,000 SF
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Eligible for Additional Parking Reduction for Shared Parking
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C/MU-1 and C/MU-3
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1 space per 500 gross SF of commercial
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X
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X
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X
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C/MU-2
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1 space per 1,000 gross SF of commercial
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X
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X
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X
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Multiple-family residential
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1.5 spaces per dwelling unit
|
X
|
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X
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Hotel without cooking facilities
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1 space per guest room
|
X
|
|
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Hotel with cooking facilities
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1.5 spaces per guest room
|
X
|
|
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(Ord. 2012-1130 § 1; Ord. 2013-1140 § 1)
The number of required off-street parking spaces for other residentially
oriented uses shall be as follows:
A. Boarding
houses, retirement homes, and clubs having sleeping rooms: two spaces
plus one space for each three beds;
B. Hostels:
one space per five beds, plus two total employee spaces;
C. Mobile
home parks, trailer parks: one and one-half spaces for each trailer
space;
D. Hospitals,
sanitariums: one and one-half spaces for each bed.
(Ord. 601 § 1, 1983; Ord. 94-888; Ord. 2002-986 §§ 9, 10; Ord. 2012-1130 § 1)
The number of required off-street parking spaces for commercial
and other uses shall be as follows:
A. Automobile
service stations: one space for each pump island;
B. Bowling
alleys: two spaces for each lane;
C. Car
washes, self-service or attendant-operated: three spaces for each
stall;
D. Educational
institutions: five spaces plus one for each employee;
E. The
following uses require one space for each fifty square feet of net
floor area, plus one space per two employees at largest work shift:
1. Drive-in
restaurants, drive-through establishments, and food stands;
F. The
following uses require one space for each seventy-five square feet
of net floor area, plus one per two employees at largest work shift:
1. Establishments
for the sale and consumption on the premises of food and beverages
(minimum four spaces);
G. The
following uses require one space for each one hundred square feet
of net floor area, plus one space per two employees:
H. The
following uses require one space per each one hundred square feet
of net floor area, plus one space per two employees minimum. When
a conditional use permit is required for any of these uses, applicant
shall provide a report by a qualified civil engineer or other specialist
that shows the proposed uses and maximum required parking:
2. Fraternal
organizations (Masons, Moose, Elks, Eagles, etc.),
3. Service
organizations (such as Rotary, Kiwanis, Lions Club, Jaycees, etc.),
4. Veterans
organizations (American Legion, VFW, FRA, Disabled American Veterans,
etc.);
I. All
other commercial uses require one space for each five hundred square
feet of net floor area;
J. In
the C/MU-1, C/MU-2, and C/MU-3 zones, shared parking or off-site parking
within one thousand feet of the project site may be used to satisfy
this requirement with the approval of a conditional use permit. Projects
in these zones shall be reviewed to determine the suitability and
feasibility of implementing one or more transportation demand management
strategies that may be approved through a development agreement.
For mixed-use development of multiple-family residential over
commercial use, required parking may be reduced by up to twenty-five
percent with approval of a conditional use permit.
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(Ord. 601 § 1, 1983; Ord. 635 § 3, 1984; Ord. 640 § 1, 1984; Ord. 94-884; Ord. 94-888 § 3; Ord. 2001-960 §
19; Ord. 2005-1032 § 3; Ord. 2012-1130 § 1; Ord. 2013-1140 § 1)
Where parking requirements for a use are not specifically defined
in this chapter, the parking requirements for such use shall be determined
by the Community Development Department, subject to approval by the
City Council. Such determination shall be based upon the requirements
for the most comparable use specified in this chapter or professionally
accepted standards.
(Ord. 601 § 1, 1983; Ord. 94-884; Ord. 2012-1130 § 1)
Where computation of required off-street parking results in
a fractional requirement, the requirement shall be calculated as follows:
A. If
the fraction is one-half or more, it shall be calculated as one space;
B. If
the fraction is less than one-half, it shall be disregarded.
(Ord. 601 § 1, 1983; Ord. 94-884; Ord. 2012-1130 § 1)
Each parking space shall be not less than eight and one-half
feet in width, eighteen feet in length, and seven feet in height,
except as follows:
A. Alley
Spaces. Off-street parking spaces aligned perpendicular to an alley
and accessing directly off an alley such that the alley is used for
back-out shall be a minimum of twenty-two feet in length.
B. Parallel
Spaces. Parallel spaces are those located parallel to a property line,
accessway, building, or structure in such manner that a vehicle occupying
the space must maneuver from a parallel position to the parking space.
Parallel spaces shall not be less than twenty-two feet in length by
eight feet in width.
C. Each
parking space adjoining a wall, column, or other obstruction higher
than 0.75 feet shall be increased by one foot on each obstructed side.
D. Disabled
parking requirements as established under State law and the California
Building Code shall be satisfied.
(Ord. 601 § 1, 1983; Ord. 635 § 4, 1984; Ord. 690 § 13, 1986; Ord. 94-884; Ord. 2012-1130 § 1)
A. No
parking area in a C/MU-1, C/MU-2, or C/MU-3 zone shall be located
so as to require or encourage the backing of automobiles or other
vehicles across any street lot line to effect egress from the place
of parking.
B. Parking
areas in R zones shall meet the following standard:
1. Where
properties abut both an alley and a street designed as a collector,
major, or prime arterial, no new street curb cuts or parking layouts
requiring backing into the street shall be allowed;
2. Where
properties abut both a collector, major, or prime arterial and a local
street, access shall be taken only from the local street;
3. Properties
abutting both an alley and residential street shall take access from
the alley with the exception that one sixteen-foot-wide curb cut allowing
no more than two vehicles to back into the street may be allowed.
C. Each
parking space shall be provided with adequate ingress and egress to
a public street or alley. "Adequate ingress and egress" means a driveway
meeting the following conditions:
1. Minimum
width of nine feet;
2. Surfaced
as required in this chapter;
3. No
part included in the area of a required parking space;
4. Minimum
width of driveway serving more than two dwelling units or a commercial
use shall be twelve feet;
5. Minimum
width of driveway providing two-way access shall be eighteen feet;
6. Minimum
width of driveway providing two-way access to a parking area serving
nine or fewer spaces on a fifty-foot-wide or smaller lot shall be
twelve feet, when the parking area is not between a structure and
a street subject to site plan approval by the Community Development
Department;
7. Any driveway also used for back-out and maneuvering for adjacent parking shall provide a width required under subsection
D of this section.
D. The
free-and-clear back-out and turning radius from a parking space to
a drive aisle shall be no less than twenty-four feet.
E. All
accessways shall be kept free and clear of any obstructions for a
height of not less than seven feet.
F. Notwithstanding
lesser setback requirements or other provisions of this title, the
minimum distance from the street lot line to the door of a garage
or the entrance of a carport shall be twenty feet where the garage
or the entrance of a carport faces the street and the driveway is
perpendicular to the street; this setback distance may be reduced
to fifteen feet subject to site plan and design review approval by
the Community Development Department.
(Ord. 601 § 1, 1983; Ord. 690 § 13, 1983; Ord. 628 § 1, 1984; Ord. 635 § 5, 1984; Ord. 94-884; Ord. 2005-132 § 5; Ord. 2012-1130 § 1)
Off-street parking facilities shall be located as follows:
A. Same
Building Site. Required off-street parking spaces shall be located
on the same lot they are required to serve.
B. Tandem Parking. Every required parking space shall have unrestricted ingress and egress that does not require the moving of another vehicle. This restriction may be modified by the Community Development Department for those projects subject to Section
19.48.020(C).
C. Angle
Parking. Where required parking spaces are located at an angle to
the required access way of greater or less than ninety degrees, the
one-way drive aisle width for a sixty-degree angle shall be eighteen
feet, for a forty-fivedegree angle, thirteen feet six inches, and
for a thirty-degree angle, twelve feet.
D. The
minimum two-way aisle width shall be twenty-four feet in all cases.
E. Commercial
Parking. Required off-street parking facilities serving commercial
or mixed commercial-residential buildings or uses may be located in
any part of a lot except within five feet of any street lot line.
F. Residential
Dwellings. Required off-street parking facilities serving dwelling
units shall be located as follows:
1. Unenclosed and uncovered parking spaces shall be permitted in any portion of a lot, except the required front yard of any lot (in any case not within fifteen feet of the front property line) and the required street side yard of a corner or reversed corner lot. This restriction may be modified by site plan/design review approval pursuant to Section
19.48.020(C). Any parking enclosure or cover shall respect structural yard requirements as established under this title.
2. No
parking area, the location of which is not regulated by the requirements
enumerated in this section, shall be located any closer than three
feet from any side property line except for parking in a rear yard
accessing off an alley.
(Ord. 601 § 1, 1983; Ord. 635 § 6, 1984; Ord. 690 §§ 14, 15, 1986; Ord. 94-884; Ord. 2005-1032 § 5; Ord. 2012-1130 §
1)
All parking spaces, parking areas, and driveways shall be surfaced
with Portland cement concrete on a suitable base as determined by
the building official or may be surfaced with alternative paving materials
approved by the Community Development Department such as, but not
limited to, turf pavers, ribbon driveways, and pervious concrete.
Urban runoff from imperviously surfaced driveways and parking areas
shall be designed to drain toward approved biofiltration areas or
media filtration mechanisms. Parking spaces and parking areas shall
be part of or adjacent to the paved driveway. Parking off a paved
driveway, on lawns or on unpaved areas, shall not be allowed.
(Ord. 601 § 1, 1983; Ord. 94-884; Ord. 98-931 § 9; Ord. 98-933 § 4; Ord. 2005-1032 §
5; Ord. 2012-1130 § 1)
A. Each
parking space shall be clearly marked and striped with paint or other
more durable materials, contrasting in color with the surface to which
it is applied, so as to delineate the boundaries of such space. Markings
shall not be required where the boundaries are evident because of
curbs, termination of paving, or similar reasons.
B. Parking
spaces serving multiple-family buildings (more than two dwelling units)
shall be marked with the apartment number (or other designation) of
each dwelling unit, so that each dwelling unit is assigned a parking
space. Additional parking spaces, required or optional, need not be
marked.
(Ord. 601 § 1, 1983; Ord. 94-884; Ord. 2005-1032 § 5; Ord. 2012-1130 § 1)
All parking spaces abutting buildings or structures, or located
so that access and egress are provided from one direction, shall be
provided with concrete curb or bumper, or its equivalent, at least
six inches in height. Bumpers shall be located not more than three
feet from the front edge of the parking space. Bumpers shall be adequately
anchored to the ground.
(Ord. 601 § 1, 1983; Ord. 94-884; Ord. 2012-1130 § 1)
Where parking areas abut property zones for residential uses
they shall be separated from such property by a solid fence, wall,
or building six feet in height, provided that in the required front
yard the fence or wall shall not exceed four feet in height.
(Ord. 601 § 1, 1983; Ord. 94-884; Ord. 2012-1130 § 1)
For landscaping provisions applicable to off-street parking, see Chapter
19.50.
(Ord. 601 § 1, 1983; Ord. 635 § 7, 1984; Ord. 94-884; Ord. 2012-1130 § 1)
All outdoor lighting for parking areas shall be so shaded and
adjusted that light therefrom is directed to fall only on the same
premises where such light source is located.
(Ord. 601 § 1, 1983; Ord. 94-884; Ord. 2012-1130 § 1)
No required parking spaces shall be used for storage of refuse
and recycling containers.
(Ord. 601 § 1, 1983; Ord. 94-884; Ord. 2012-1130 § 1)
Any area regularly used for the parking of vehicles shall be
developed, improved, and maintained in the same manner as required
parking areas.
(Ord. 601 § 1, 1983; Ord. 94-884; Ord. 2012-1130 § 1)