These regulations are established in order to assure that parking
facilities are properly designed and located in order to meet the
parking needs created by specific uses, and ensure their usefulness,
protect the public safety, and, where appropriate, buffer and transition
surrounding land uses from their impact.
(Ord. 566 § 3, 2019)
Design standards are established by this section to set basic
minimum dimensions and guidelines for design, construction and maintenance
of parking within both the residential, commercial and industrial
districts.
A. General.
The following standards shall apply to the residential, commercial
and industrial districts.
1. Stall
Size. Each parking space shall consist of a rectangular area not less
than nine feet wide by 19 feet long. Parallel spaces shall be a minimum
of nine feet wide by 25 feet long. All parking spaces should have
a vertical clearance of not less than seven and one-half feet. Parking
spaces may overhang adjacent landscape areas up to a maximum of two
and one-half feet, provided the overhang does not extend into any
required landscape setback area.
2. All
provisions for accessible parking spaces for persons with disabilities
shall conform to State law.
3. Paving.
Parking and loading facilities shall be surfaced and maintained with
asphalt concrete, concrete, or other permanent surface material sufficient
to prevent mud, dust, loose material, and other nuisances from the
parking or loading facility to the MS4. Where feasible, permeable
surfaces, such as permeable concrete or permeable pavers, shall be
used for parking lots. Crushed aggregate, rock, dirt or similar types
of surfacing shall not be used as a parking or loading facility surface.
4. Drainage.
All parking and loading facilities shall be graded and provided with
permanent storm drainage facilities. Surfacing, curbing, and drainage
improvements shall be sufficient to preclude free flow of water onto
adjacent properties or public streets or alleys, and to preclude standing
pools of water within the parking facility. Where feasible, infiltration
BMPs shall be integrated into the drainage design to reduce the quantity
and velocity of stormwater discharging to the MS4 from the parking
or loading facility.
5. Safety
Features. Parking and loading facilities shall meet the following
standards:
a. Safety barriers, protective bumpers or curbing, and directional markers
shall be provided to assure pedestrian/vehicular safety, efficient
utilization, protection to landscaping, and to prevent encroachment
onto adjoining public or private property.
b. Visibility of pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists shall be assured
when entering individual parking spaces, when circulating within a
parking facility, and when entering and exiting a parking facility.
c. Internal circulation patterns, and the location and traffic direction
of all access drives, shall be designed and maintained in accord with
accepted principles of traffic engineering and traffic safety.
6. Lighting. Lights provided to illuminate any parking facility or paved area shall be designed to reflect away from residential uses and motorists. It is the intent to maintain light standards in a low-profile design and to be compatible with the architectural design. Light standards shall not exceed 15 feet in overall height from the finished grade of the parking facility except that light standards up to 25 feet in height may be permitted if it is determined by the Director that the size of the parking area and site design warrant a taller light standard. Illumination onto adjacent properties shall comply with the performance standards contained in Chapter
13.30 of this title.
7. Noise.
Areas used for primary circulation for frequent idling of vehicle
engines, or for loading activities shall be designed and located to
minimize impacts on adjoining properties, including provisions for
screening or sound baffling.
8. Screening.
Unenclosed off-street parking areas shall be screened from view from
public streets and adjacent more restrictive land uses. Screening
may consist of one or any combination of the following methods, upon
the approval of the Director:
a. Walls. Low profile walls, three and one-half feet in height, shall
consist of stone, brick or similar types of decorative solid masonry
materials.
b. Planting. Plant materials, when used as a screen, shall consist of
compact evergreen plants. They shall be of a kind, or used in such
a manner, so as to provide screening, have a minimum height of three
and one-half feet, within 18 months after initial installation, or
screening as per subdivision (a), (b) or (c) shall be installed.
c. Berms. Earthen berm at least three and one-half feet above grade.
d. In order to allow police surveillance into parking lots, the screening
requirements in subdivisions (a), (b) and (c) above shall be designed
to provide for view corridors into the site from adjacent streets
and properties to the satisfaction of the Director.
9. Striping.
All parking stalls shall be clearly outlined with single lines on
the surface of the parking facility or any other permanent space designator
(trees, shrubs, etc.) approved by the Director. In all parking facilities
all aisles, approach lanes, and maneuvering areas shall be clearly
marked with directional arrows and lines to expedite traffic movement.
10. Maneuvering. Parking and maneuvering areas shall be arranged so that
any vehicle entering a public right-of-way can do so traveling in
a forward direction, except for single-family residential districts.
B. Residential.
1. The
following design standards shall apply to the residential districts
and developments:
a. Each covered off-street parking space in a carport or multi-space
common garage shall be a minimum of nine feet in width and 19 feet
in depth of unobstructed area provided for parking purposes. The required
minimum measurements may not include the exterior walls or supports
of the structure.
b. One car garages for single-family or multifamily dwellings shall
have a minimum interior dimension of 12 feet in width and 20 feet
in depth of unobstructed area provided for parking purposes. In the
high density residential (R-22 and R-30 zones), an enclosed single-car
garage shall be a minimum of 10 feet in width, 20 feet in length,
and provide a minimum vertical clearance of seven and one-half feet.
c. Parking in the urban residential (R-30) zone shall be integrated with the building design such that surface parking is minimized. On-site parking may be provided in private garages, in common parking garages where parking is either at grade or partially below grade with the building's use above (example, podium parking), or in separate parking structures on site. Unenclosed surface parking for delivery and visitor parking would be allowed. See subsection
(B)(8) for common parking garage standards.
d. Two-car garages for single-family or multifamily dwellings shall
have a minimum interior dimension of 20 feet in width and 20 feet
in depth of unobstructed area provided for parking purposes.
e. Below grade or partially below grade podium style parking is also
an acceptable design alternative in the R-14 and R-22 zones.
f. The parking of two vehicles in-line may be counted towards the parking
requirements when: (i) both vehicles have independent access to a
public or private street or drive aisle; (ii) the development site
is located within 0.25 mile of a transit stop; or (iii) when used
as a density bonus incentive or concession. This provision does not
apply on mobile home park (MHP) overlay zone districts, or to accessory
dwelling units or junior accessory dwelling units.
2. Driveways
providing access to garages, carports and parking areas serving four
or less dwelling units shall be a minimum width of 20 feet. Exceptions
may be approved by the Director for individual single-family homes.
Where feasible, shared driveways shall be used to reduce impermeable
area, and, where feasible, permeable surfaces, such as permeable concrete
or permeable pavers, shall be used.
3. Driveways
providing access to garages, carports and parking areas serving five
or more dwelling units shall be a minimum of 26 feet in width. Where
feasible, shared driveways shall be used to reduce impermeable area,
and, where feasible, permeable surfaces, such as permeable concrete
or permeable pavers, shall be used.
4. Notwithstanding
subdivisions 2 and 3 of this subsection, all driveways and access
way widths and designs must be approved by the Santee Fire Department
for purposes of emergency accessibility.
5. No
property owner shall sublease, sublet or otherwise make available
to residents of other properties, the off-street parking spaces required
by this section.
6. All
required covered off-street parking spaces shall be located conveniently
accessible to the dwelling unit served by such parking space.
7. Residential
developments which provide private streets shall be planned, designed
and constructed to meet minimum City engineering and Santee Fire Department
requirements for private streets.
8. The
following design standards shall apply to parking garages:
a. All parking stalls shall be minimum nine feet in width and 19 feet
in depth.
b. Storage lockers, when provided, shall not encroach into a parking
stall.
c. A storage/maintenance room shall be included in the facility.
d. High efficiency lighting shall be used in conjunction with daylighting
for above grade structures.
e. Elevators and stairwells shall be designed to allow complete visibility
for persons entering and exiting.
f. Floor surfaces shall be nonslip surfaces.
g. Security devices shall be installed such as surveillance cameras,
audio and emergency call buttons.
h. When mechanical ventilation systems are required, they shall be high
efficiency systems and back-up power systems shall be installed.
i. Emerging technologies to meet the needs of users, such as electrical
charging stations, shall be installed when appropriate.
j. Points of intersection between pedestrians and vehicles shall be
designed for adequate safety of movement; separate paths for the pedestrian
from their cars to specific points of destination shall be integrated
in the facility.
k. Wayfinding signs shall be installed.
C. Commercial,
Industrial, Institutional, Community Facilities. The following design
standards shall apply to commercial, institutional, and community
facility use:
1. Those
areas designated for use by motorcycles shall consist of a minimum
usable area of 54 square feet.
2. Access
Driveways. Where feasible, shared driveways shall be used to reduce
impermeable area, and, where feasible, permeable surfaces, such as
permeable concrete or permeable pavers, shall be used. Access driveways
shall provide the minimum widths below unless otherwise approved by
the Director.
a. Two-way access driveways shall have a minimum width of 26 feet.
b. One-way access driveways shall have a minimum width of 16 feet.
3. Notwithstanding subsection
(C)(2) of this section, all driveway and access way widths and designs must be approved by the Santee Fire Department for purposes of emergency accessibility.
D. Parking
Lot Striping and Markings. Parking stall striping directional arrows
and parking stall identification shall meet the following standards:
1. All
parking stalls shall be painted with a single four-inch wide continuous
line.
2. All
aisles, entrances and exits shall be clearly marked with directional
arrows painted on the parking surface.
(Ord. 566 § 3, 2019; Ord. 572 § 5, 2020; Ord. 599 § 2, 2022; Ord. 611 § 2, 2023)
The following sections list the minimum amount of parking for
each category of uses, special requirements and optional requirements.
A. Residential.
1. Single-Family
Detached Dwellings (Conventional). Two parking spaces within a garage.
2. Multifamily
development and mobilehome parks:
a. Studio, one bedroom: one and one-half off-street parking spaces per
unit of which one space shall be in a garage or carport. In the R-30
urban residential zone one parking space is required per studio and
one-bedroom unit.
b. Two or more bedrooms: two off-street parking spaces per unit of which
one space shall be in a garage or carport.
c. In addition to the required number of parking spaces for each unit,
one off-street uncovered parking space shall be provided for each
four units for visitor parking. For Planned Residential Developments,
private on-street parking may be substituted for visitor parking,
where sufficient street pavement width and distance between driveways
has been provided. In the R-30 zone, urban residential projects shall
provide visitor parking at a ratio of one space for each 10 units,
and may be unenclosed.
3. Congregate
care facilities: as determined by a parking demand study approved
by the Director.
B. Nonresidential.
1. Commercial,
Retail and Service Uses.
a. Commercial uses in conjunction with the R-30 mixed use overlay shall
provide one off-street parking space for each 400 square feet of leasable
floor space, and may be unenclosed.
b. Neighborhood and general commercial shopping centers shall provide one off-street parking stall for each 250 square feet of gross floor area for all buildings and/or uses in the center. This shall apply to all commercial centers in the City, unless the delineation of independent uses is provided pursuant to Section
13.24.020. If the delineation of independent uses is known, then the standards listed below shall apply.
c. For new or redeveloped shopping centers within one-quarter mile of
the Santee Light Rail Transit station, parking space requirements
shall be reduced by 10% from the current parking requirements.
d. Automobile service and gas station: three spaces plus two for each
service bay.
e. Financial services, medical offices, administrative offices, and
related office uses: one for each 250 square feet of gross floor area.
f. Mortuaries and funeral homes: one parking stall for every 25 square
feet or fraction thereof of assembly room or floor area.
2. Automobile
Uses:
a. Washing and detailing including full service carwash, self-service
carwash, and/or express carwash: As determined by a parking demand
study approved by the Director.
b. Automobile service and gas station: three spaces plus two for each
service bay.
c. Motor vehicle sales or rentals, recreational vehicle sales or rentals,
automotive repair, painting, body work or service: one per 400 square
feet of building gross floor area.
3. Commercial
Recreation Uses.
a. Bowling alleys: five for each alley.
b. Commercial stables: one accessible space for each five horses boarded
on the premises.
c. Driving ranges (golf): one per tee, plus the spaces required for
additional uses on the site.
d. Golf courses (regulation course): six per hole plus the spaces required
for additional uses on the site.
e. "Pitch and putt" and miniature golf courses: three per hole, plus
requirements for auxiliary uses.
f. Skating rinks, ice or roller: one for each 100 square feet of gross
floor area, plus the spaces required for additional uses on the site.
g. Swimming pool (commercial): one for each 100 square feet of water
surface, plus one stall for each employee, but not less than 10 stalls
for any such use.
h. Tennis, handball and racquetball facilities: three for each court
plus the spaces required for additional uses on the site.
4. Educational
Uses.
a. Elementary and junior high schools: two for each classroom.
b. Senior high schools: one for each member of the faculty and each
employee, plus one for each six students regularly enrolled.
c. Colleges, universities and institutions of higher learning: one for
each three students plus one for each two members of the faculty and
employees.
d. Trade schools, business colleges and commercial schools: one for
each three student-capacity of each classroom plus one for each faculty
member or employee.
5. Health
Uses.
a. Convalescent and nursing homes, homes of aged, rest homes, children's
homes and sanitariums: one for every four beds in accordance with
the resident capacity of the home as listed on the required license
or permit.
b. Hospitals: 1.75 for each patient bed.
c. Athletic and health clubs: one for each 250 square feet of gross
floor area. (For the purpose of this subsection, swimming pool area
shall be counted as floor area.)
d. Congregate care facilities: as determined by a parking demand study
approved by the Director.
6. Industrial.
a. Self-storage: one for each 5,000 square feet of gross floor area.
b. Warehousing and distribution: one for 1,000 square feet of gross
floor area.
c. For industrial uses not listed above: one for 500 square feet of
gross floor area.
7. Places
of Assembly.
a. Restaurants, taverns, cocktail lounges and other establishments for
the sale and consumption on the premises of food and beverages: one
space for every 100 square feet of gross floor area. Up to a total
of 16 fixed seats are permitted in an accessory outdoor dining area
and will not be counted toward the parking requirement.
b. Auditoriums, sports arenas, stadiums or similar uses: one for each
three seats or one for each 35 square feet of gross floor area where
there are no fixed seats.
c. Theaters, movies:
i. Single screen: one space per three seats, plus five for employees.
ii. Multi-screen: one space per four seats, plus five for employees.
d. Libraries: one for each 300 square feet of gross floor area.
e. Museums or art galleries: one space for each 500 square feet of gross
floor area.
f. Private clubs, lodge halls, dance halls, nightclubs, teenage nightclubs,
cabarets, or union headquarters: one for each 75 square feet of gross
floor area.
g. Churches and other places of assembly not specified above: one for
each four fixed seats within the main auditorium or one for each 35
square feet of seating area within the main auditorium or one for
each 35 square feet of seating area within the main auditorium where
there are no fixed seats; 18 linear inches of bench shall be considered
a fixed seat.
8. Other
uses:
a. Day care centers not accessory to an existing business, including
preschools and nursery schools: As determined by a parking demand
study approved by the Director.
b. Lumber yards: one for each 250 square feet of gross floor area for
retail sales, plus one for each 1,000 square feet of open area devoted
to display (partially covered by roof, awning, etc.) or sales.
c. Cemeteries: as specified by conditional use permit.
d. Mortuaries and funeral homes: one parking stall for every 25 square
feet or fraction thereof of assembly room or floor area.
e. Motels and hotels: one parking space for each guest unit and two
spaces for resident manager or owner, plus one space per 50 square
feet of banquet seating area.
9. Public
parks and recreation facilities: as specified by conditional use permit.
C. Special
Requirements. The following parking requirements are applicable to
all commercial, industrial and office land uses. These special stalls
shall be closest to the facility for which they are designated in
order to encourage their use.
1. Motorcycles. Facilities with 25 or more parking spaces shall provide at least one designated parking area for use by motorcycles. Developments with over 100 spaces shall provide motorcycle parking at the rate of one percent. Areas delineated for use by motorcycles shall meet standards set forth in Section
13.24.030(C)(1).
2. Bicycles.
All commercial and office areas shall provide adequate locking facilities
for bicycle parking at any location convenient to the facility for
which they are designated. Whenever possible, weatherproofing or facility
covering should be used.
a. Short-Term Bicycle Parking. If the project is anticipated to generate
visitor traffic, provide permanently anchored bicycle racks within
200 feet of the visitors' entrance, readily visible to passers-by,
for five percent of visitor motorized vehicle parking capacity, with
a minimum of one two-bike capacity rack.
b. Long-Term Bicycle Parking. For buildings with over 10 tenant-occupants,
provide secure bicycle parking for five percent of motorized vehicle
parking capacity, with a minimum of one space. Acceptable parking
facilities shall be convenient from the street and may include:
i. Covered, lockable enclosures with permanently anchored racks for
bicycles;
ii. Lockable bicycle rooms with permanently anchored racks; and
iii.
Lockable, permanently anchored bicycle lockers.
3. Clean
Air Vehicles. Provide designated parking for any combination of low-emitting,
fuel-efficient and carpool/vanpool vehicles, as follows:
Table 13.24.040A
Clean Air Vehicle Parking Requirements
|
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Total Number of Parking Spaces Required
|
Number of Clean Air Spaces Required
|
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0-9
|
0
|
10-25
|
1
|
26-50
|
3
|
51-75
|
6
|
76-100
|
8
|
101-150
|
11
|
151-200
|
16
|
200 and over
|
At least 8% of total
|
a. Parking Stall Marking. Paint, in the same paint used for stall striping,
the following characters such that the lower edge of the last word
aligns with the end of the stall striping and is visible beneath a
parked vehicle: CLEAN AIR VEHICLE
b. Low-emitting, fuel-efficient, and vanpool vehicles shall have the
meaning set forth in the Green Building Standards Code.
c. Parking designated for "clean air vehicles," including spaces associated
with electric charging stations, shall count toward meeting the minimum
on-site parking space requirements set forth in this chapter.
4. Drive-through
facilities: drive-through facilities require special consideration
as their design can significantly impact the vehicular circulation
on a site. The following requirements apply to any use with drive-through
facilities.
a. Each drive-through lane shall be separated from the circulation routes
necessary for ingress or egress from the property, or access to any
parking space.
b. Each drive-through lane shall be striped, marked, or otherwise distinctly
delineated.
c. The vehicle stacking capacity of the drive-through facility and the
design and location of the ordering and pick-up facilities will be
determined by the Director and City Engineer based on appropriate
traffic engineering and planning data. The applicant shall submit
to the City a traffic study addressing the following issues:
i. Nature of the product or service being offered.
ii. Method by which the order is processed.
iii.
Time required to serve a typical customer.
iv. Arrival rate of customers.
vi. Anticipated vehicular stacking required.
5. Spaces
provided for the specific uses as listed above, shall be clearly designated
through signs, colored lines, etc.
D. Shared
Parking. Shared parking may be provided for required commercial, residential,
or office off-street parking. Parking facilities may be used jointly
with parking facilities for other uses when operations are not normally
conducted during the same hours, or when hours of peak use vary. Requests
for the use of shared parking are subject to the approval of the Director
and must meet the following conditions:
1. A
parking study shall be presented to the Director demonstrating that
substantial conflict will not exist in the principal hours or periods
of peak demand for the uses which the joint use is proposed.
2. The
number of parking stalls which may be credited against the requirements
for the structures or uses involved shall not exceed the number of
parking stalls reasonably anticipated to be available during differing
hours of operation.
3. Parking
facilities designated for joint use should not be located further
than 300 feet from any structure or use served.
4. A
written agreement shall be drawn to the satisfaction of the City Attorney
and executed by all parties concerned assuring the continued availability
of the number of stalls designated for joint use.
E. Electric
Vehicles.
1. The
garage of a new single-family home shall be installed with complete
40 amp electrical service and minimum AC Level 2 electrical vehicle
charging station.
2. The
garage or carport of each multi-family residential unit shall be installed
with complete 40 amp electrical service and minimum AC Level 2 electrical
vehicle charging station. In addition, an electrical vehicle charging
station shall be installed for 13% of the total guest parking spaces.
3. New
office space, regional shopping centers, and movie theaters parking
areas shall be installed with minimum Level 2 electrical vehicle charging
station for five percent of the total number of parking spaces provided.
4. Parking
areas of new industrial and other land uses employing 200 or more
employees shall be installed with minimum Level 2 electrical vehicle
charging stations for five percent of the total number of parking
spaces provided.
5. Parking
Stall Marking. Paint, in the same paint used for stall striping, the
following characters such that the lower edge of the last word aligns
with the end of the stall striping and is visible beneath a parked
vehicle: ELECTRIC VEHICLE
6. Parking
designated for "electric vehicles," including spaces associated with
clean air vehicles, shall count toward meeting the minimum on-site
parking space requirements set forth in this chapter.
7. If
an electric vehicle charging station and any associated equipment
interfere with, reduce, eliminate, or in any way impact the required
parking spaces for existing uses, the number of required parking spaces
for the existing uses shall be reduced by the amount necessary to
accommodate the electric vehicle charging station and any associated
equipment.
(Ord. 566 § 3, 2019; Ord. 591 § 2, 2021; Ord. 599 § 2, 2022; Ord. 611 § 2, 2023)