No building permit shall be issued until the following requirements
are met:
A.
All
streets, alleys, and other public rights-of-way shown on plans approved
by the City Council and which abut the subject property shall be dedicated
to the planned right-of-way line or a deed of dedication deposited
in escrow with an escrow agent acceptable to the City Attorney, the
delivery of which is conditioned upon the required permit being granted.
B.
All
improvements of streets, alleys, and other public rights-of-way which
abut the subject property and are required in order to conform to
improvement standards approved by the City Council shall be installed,
or a performance bond, in a reasonable amount to be determined by
the City Engineer, with sureties to be approved by the City Attorney,
shall be filed with the City Clerk, or cash in a like amount shall
be deposited with the Finance Director to be placed in a trust fund.
With the exception of required yards and setbacks (see Chapter 19.420) and landscape buffer requirements of Section 19.436.080, the vehicular provisions of Chapter 19.536, Division 5 for commercial uses shall apply for any permitted non-residential use in the RM zones.
A.
Vision
clearance areas shall be provided as follows:
1.
On any corner lot: a triangular area at the street intersection measuring
fifteen feet along each street property line (or the projections thereof
parallel to the centerlines of the streets) from the point of intersection
of such property lines (or the projections thereof);
2.
At the intersection of an alley with a street, or at the intersection
of two alleys, or at an angle point where the alignment of an alley
changes by sixty degrees or more: a triangular area measuring fifteen
feet along each street or alley property line from the point of intersection
of the property lines;
3.
At any driveway entrance from or exit to a street: triangular areas
on each side of the driveway measuring fifteen feet along the street
property line and fifteen feet along the edge of the driveway from
the point of intersection of the edge of the driveway with the street
property line;
B.
Within a required vision clearance area there shall be no fence, tree, shrub, or other obstruction to sight between two feet and seven feet above the established street grade. Where the vision clearance area for an existing driveway falls on adjacent property, no additional obstruction in the two-foot to seven-foot height range shall be placed in the vision clearance area except a fence which meets the fence design criteria for vision clearance areas under Section 19.428.030. Where existing obstructions exist on adjacent property in the two-foot to seven-foot height range, any new driveway constructed on the subject property shall be located so as to not have any such obstructions in its vision clearance areas.
C.
Permitted Encroachments. The following encroachments are permitted
within the minimum required vision clearance area:
1.
Utility-owned pole lines within approved easements.
2.
Access walkways.
3.
Fences, walls, hedges, and berms, subject to the design criteria under Section 19.428.030.
4.
Landscaping, other than hedges, not over 2 feet high.
A.
In
case of any conflict between the requirements of this section and
any safety requirements pursuant to the Fire Code, the Fire Code requirements
shall prevail.
B.
Every
garage, carport, parking area, or other off-street vehicular area
shall be connected to one or more public streets or alleys by one
or more driveways meeting the standards set forth in this section.
C.
Driveway Width.
1.
The width of any driveway shall be within the limits shown in Table 19.436.040, except for a single family dwelling (one dwelling unit on a lot) in the RM zones, the requirements for driveway width shall be governed by Section 19.336.040 of Division 3 for the RS-6 zone.
2.
Where the driveway approach width at the street property line required by the City Engineer pursuant to Title 12 is different from the driveway width required by this section, a variable width transition segment outside the street right-of-way shall be provided to provide a smooth connection.
3.
Permitted Encroachments. The following encroachments
are permitted within the required minimum driveway width:
a.
Projections from buildings, with the minimum required height clearance of subsection D of this section, such as;
b.
Utility-owned pole lines within approved easements.
c.
Access walkways.
d.
Security gate, subject to vision clearance requirements of Section 19.436.030 and the fence requirements of Chapter 19.428.
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Table 19.436.040
DRIVEWAY WIDTHS
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Zone
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Minimum Driveway Width
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Maximum Driveway Width
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RM-10, RM-20:
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Not more than three dwelling units on lot
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12 feet (1)
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25 feet
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More than three dwelling units on lot
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20 feet
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25 feet
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Notes:
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(1)
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To preclude backing out onto a street, for any multifamily dwellings
on property with access on a secondary or greater highway, as denoted
in the Buena Park General Plan, the minimum driveway width shall be
20 feet.
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D.
Driveway Height Clearance. Within the required driveway width,
there shall be no obstruction from the driveway surface to a height
of eight feet. In addition, any portion of a driveway not covered
by a building or porte cochere shall be unobstructed to a height of
fourteen feet.
E.
Driveway Curvature. The minimum turning radius for any curve
in a driveway shall be twenty-five feet measured to the outside edge
of the driveway.
F.
Driveway Circulation Pattern.
1.
Driveways and on-site circulation shall be arranged so that vehicles
are not required to back into a street, with the following exceptions;
2.
Any garage or carport with its vehicular entrance facing a street,
where permitted under subsection F.1 of this section, shall be set
back at least twenty feet from the street property line in order to
allow temporary parking in the driveway without obstructing any portion
of a public right-of-way.
3.
There shall be no direct entry from an alley to a parking space in
order to preclude backing from a parking space into an alley in the
RM zones.
4.
In all residential zones, there shall be no circular driveway in
a front yard area with two driveway entrances from the same street
unless the street frontage on such street is one hundred twenty feet
or more.
(Ord. 1481 § 5, 2006)
A.
In connection with the use of each lot, sufficient off-street parking space shall be provided to meet the demand created by all activities on the lot. The minimum requirements for residential uses shall be as shown in Table 19.436.050, entitled Parking Spaces Required. Additional requirements may be imposed, based upon substantiated estimates, as a condition of approval of a development under site plan review, conditional use permit, or other development approval procedure provided for in this Title. For uses or property for which no parking requirement is set forth in Table 19.436.050, nor previously determined under the interpretation procedure (Section 19.128.010), nor established under a development approval procedure, a parking requirement shall be determined for that type of use pursuant to the interpretation procedure set forth in Section 19.128.010.
B.
Any
fractional space requirement resulting from the calculation of required
parking spaces shall be disregarded if less than 0.50 space and shall
be counted as one required space if 0.50 or greater.
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Table 19.436.050
PARKING SPACES REQUIRED
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Use
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Parking Spaces Required
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Residential uses:
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Single family dwelling.
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2 garage spaces (1)
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Condominium, cooperative apartment, community apartment
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0-3 bedrooms = 2 garage spaces (plus 1 add'l open space)
4 = bedrooms = 2 garage spaces (plus 1.5 add'l open spaces)
(a minimum of 25 percent of required open parking spaces shall
remain outside security gates and be evenly distributed throughout
the development)
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Mobilehome park.
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2 spaces (tandem parking permitted) plus 0.25 visitor space
per unit.
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Multifamily apartments:
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in RM-10 Zone and RM-20 Zone.
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0-1 bedrooms = 2 spaces (1 covered)
2 bedrooms =2.5 spaces (1 covered)
3+ bedrooms =3 spaces (1 covered)
(a minimum of 25 percent of required open parking spaces shall
remain outside security gates and be evenly distributed throughout
the development)
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Group quarters:
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Rooming house, dormitory, sorority fraternity, etc.
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1 space per sleeping room (plus 1 space per 100 sq. ft. of total
net floor area in sleeping rooms which are in excess of 150 square
feet in each such room) plus 2 spaces for any manager's dwelling unit.
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Religious group quarters.
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0.5 space per sleeping room (plus 0.5 space per 100 sq. ft.
of total net floor area in sleeping rooms which are in excess of 150
sq. ft. in each such room)
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Community residential care:
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Small group care home.
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2 spaces (in garage)
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Other community residential care facility.
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To be determined under conditional use permit based on licensed
capacity, type of care, and number of employees.
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Non-Residential uses:
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(For parking space requirements of non-residential uses, refer to Section 19.536.040 of Division 5.)
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Notes:
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(1)
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Any new home constructed with five bedrooms or including at
least 3,000 sq. ft. of living space shall maintain 3 garage spaces
(one tandem garage space is allowed) and 3 open spaces in the driveway.
"New" construction is defined to include any existing home with a
minimum of 80% removal of the existing home.
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(Ord. 1338 § 19, 1996; Ord. 1445 § 5, 2003; Ord. 1481 § 6, 2006)
A.
Required
residential parking shall be located on the same lot as the activities
or uses served, except as follows:
B.
Where
required parking is not on the same lot as the activity or use served,
a covenant running with the land shall be recorded by the owner of
the parking lot guaranteeing to the City that the required parking
will be maintained for the use or activity served.
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Table 19.436.070
PARKING LAYOUT STANDARDS
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Type of Space
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Stall
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Aisle Width (in feet)
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Width in feet
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Length in feet
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One-Way
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Two-Way
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30°
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45°
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60°
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90°
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30°
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45°
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60°
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90°
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Standard Car Parking:
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Angle Parking:
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10
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20
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15
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19
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20
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25
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20
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20
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20
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25
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Parallel Parking
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8
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23
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Compact Car Parking
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Angle Parking:
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8
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16
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13
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15
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20
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25
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20
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20
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20
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25
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Parallel Parking
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7
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18
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A.
Except
as further provided in this section, the layout of residential parking
areas shall meet the standards shown in Table 19.436.070, entitled
Parking Layout Standards.
B.
There shall be a clear vehicular entry to every required parking space at least equal in width to the required width of the space, except that for spaces in residential garages or carports, the vehicular entry widths shall be at least equal to the minimum door or opening widths as required by Section 19.416.060.
C.
Each
parking space and aisle shall have a clear height of at least six
and one-half feet, except a storage bin may project not more than
two and one-half feet into the front of a parking space with a clear
height from the parking surface of at least four feet. For residential
visitor parking spaces, at least twenty percent of the spaces provided
together with their associated parking aisles shall have a clear height
of at least seven feet.
D.
Parking
spaces for the handicapped shall be provided in accordance with State
standards.
E.
Required
parking spaces shall meet the requirements for standard car parking
as shown in Table 19.436.070, entitled Parking Layout Standards; except,
for any parking area of ten or more spaces other than residential
garage spaces, not more than thirty percent of the required spaces
may be for compact car parking.
F.
Layout of parking spaces shall comply with the driveway circulation requirements of Section 19.436.040.
A.
Except
as otherwise specified in this Title, parking may be provided in parking
lots, carports, garages, or other parking structures.
B.
Drainage. All areas for the movement, parking, loading, repair,
or storage of vehicles shall be graded and drained to dispose of surface
water. In all cases except single-family residential uses, drainage
shall be arranged to prevent surface flow across walkways and driveways.
C.
Paving.
1.
All areas for the movement and parking of vehicles shall be paved
and maintained to eliminate dust and mud, to provide an even, unbroken
driving surface, and to present a uniform appearance. This requirement
shall not apply to:
2.
For all residential uses, all driveway approaches, driveways, required
parking areas, and floors of carports and garages shall be portland
cement concrete with a minimum four inches thickness. Other similar
paving material may be permitted by the Director for driveways and
parking areas, provided it is determined to be equivalent in useful
life, serviceability, and appearance.
D.
Wheelstops. In all angle parking stalls (including ninety-degree
parking) facing the perimeter of an uncovered parking area, a six-inch
high poured-in-place concrete curb shall be provided, located three
feet inside the front boundary of the stalls, with the area between
the curb and the front boundary of the stall to be landscaped.
E.
Landscaping.
1.
Landscaped Buffers Along Streets. Every parking area adjacent to a street, including vehicular overhangs, shall be set back from the street as indicated in the table below. Such setback areas shall be permanently landscaped in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 19.432.
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Minimum setback from property line for parking
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Front property line
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15 feet
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Side property line, adjacent to street
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10 feet
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2.
Landscaped Buffers Along Alleys. Every parking area adjacent to an alley, except parking for a single-family dwelling, shall be set back from the alley line a minimum of four feet, with no vehicular overhand permitted. Except for driveways and walkways, such setback area shall be permanently landscaped in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 19.432.
3.
Landscape Buffer Adjacent to Residential Structures. Where a parking area, loading area, driveway, or other area provided
for vehicular circulation faces a wall of a multifamily dwelling or
group-quarters building with windows, doors, or similar openings on
the first floor in such wall (other than openings which are only for
utility access or emergency exit), a landscaped area at least seven
feet wide shall separate the vehicular area from the building. Such
landscaped area may include walkways, uncovered porches, and exterior
stairways, provided at least sixty percent of the total required buffer
area is occupied by plant materials.
4.
Landscape Buffer Adjacent to RS Zones. Other than a
single family use, any parking area in the RM zones located adjacent
to a RS zone shall be provided with a landscape buffer consisting
of a minimum 6 feet high ornamental block fence and a minimum 5 foot
wide planter along the abutting property line.
5.
Interior Landscaping. Within the parking area of any
parking lot other than a single family use an area equal to at least
seven percent of the total parking and driveway area shall be landscaped.
Interior parking lot landscaping shall be reasonably distributed throughout
the area, but in any case shall include any vehicular overhang area
of any open parking stalls with wheelstops. All portions of a parking
area not improved for parking aisles and stalls and more than five
feet by five feet in size shall be landscaped. Any portion of the
parking area not landscaped shall be paved. At all boundaries between
landscaped areas and paving, a six-inch-high concrete curb shall be
provided.
F.
Screening in the RM Zones. In the RM zones, not including
the RMH Zone, any parking area located in front of a main building
or within sixty feet from a street property line shall be screened
from public view by one of the following methods:
1.
The parking shall be within a garage building or garage portion of
a main building which is architecturally integrated with the main
building.
2.
The parking shall be effectively screened by ornamental fences, hedges
or berms, or some combination thereof, at least four feet high, and
including trees in any case. Erosion from such landscaped area onto
any public walkway shall be prevented by sod, ground cover, or a six-inch-high
concrete curb.
H.
Lighting. Except for a single family dwelling, security lighting
shall be provided in all parking areas accessible to public entry
after dark, subject to the following criteria:
1.
All artificial lighting shall be so designated to provide safety
and security to the property users, as well as the enhancement of
the general appearance of the development. Use of unhoused, bare bulbs
shall be avoided.
2.
Building-mounted lighting fixtures shall not project above the fascia
or roof line. Recessed wall mounts are encouraged.
3.
The height of pole-mounted luminaires shall be sufficient to adequately
light an area without creating any glare on adjacent properties.
4.
All luminaires shall be designed, shielded, or aimed in such a manner
so as not to produce glare upon adjacent properties or rights-of-way.
5.
All required lighting shall be permanently maintained as a condition
of the use.
