(A)
The following minimum requirements for off-street parking, as shown in Table 21.22(C), apply at the time of construction of any main building or when an existing non-residential building is enlarged or there is an intensification of use.
(B)
A parking study prepared by the City Engineer may be required by the City Planner to determine the appropriate parking ratio for any land use which is not assigned a specific parking ratio herein.
(C)
Except as provided in Section 21.22.130, a parking study does not eliminate any numerical requirements stated herein and may not take the place of a variance.
(D)
Company Vehicles. In addition to the minimum requirements for off-street parking as required by this section, one parking space must be provided for each vehicle operated or kept in connection with the use.
Table 21.22(C) Nonresidential Parking Standards | |
|---|---|
Uses | Minimum Required Number of Stalls Per Gross Floor Area |
Retail | |
Auto Sales (New and Used) | 1 space per 2,500 sq. ft. of gross site area, but not less than 8 |
Boat, Trailer, Motorcycle, Motor Scooter Sales | 1 space per 2,500 sq. ft. of gross site area, but not less than 8 |
General (up to 20,000 SF) | 4 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. |
Large (over 20,000 SF) | 5 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. (Parking may be determined by a parking study if mixed occupancies are included) |
Plant Nursery and Garden Supply Store | 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of display area plus 1 per 500 sq. ft. of indoor display area |
Service | |
Adult Care Facility | 1 per bed |
Animal Hospital | 4 per 1,000 sq. ft. |
Animal Shelter | 2 per 1,000 sq. ft. |
Animal Grooming | 4 per 1,000 sq. ft. |
Appliance Repair | 4 per 1,000 sq. ft. |
Auto Detailing | 4 spaces/service bay or 1 space per 200 sq. ft. whichever is greater |
Auto Rental | 4 per 1,000 sq. ft. plus 1 per rental car |
Auto Repair | 4 spaces/service bay or 1 space per 200 sq. ft. whichever is greater |
Barber Shop & Beauty Salon | 4 per 1,000 sq. ft. |
Car Wash, automated | 1 space for self-drying after wash tunnel |
Car Wash, full service | 10 spaces not counting the wash queuing area before the wash tunnel; plus a stacking area after the wash tunnel equal to five times the capacity of the tunnel |
Check Cashing Facility | 4 per 1,000 sq. ft. |
Collection Facility | 1 per 500 sq. ft. |
Community Care Facility | As determined by a parking study |
Copy Center | 4 per 1,000 sq. ft. |
Day Care | 1 space per employee (minimum 3 spaces); plus 1 space per 10 children |
Day Health Spa (excluding massage) | 4 per 1,000 sq. ft. |
Dry Cleaning/Laundromat | 4 per 1,000 sq. ft. |
Extended Lodging Facility | 1 per room (w/o facilities) |
1.5 per room (w/facilities) | |
Fitness Center | 4 per 1,000 sq. ft. |
Gunsmith | 4 per 1,000 sq. ft. |
Kennel/Animal Boarding | 1 per 500 sq. ft. |
Hotels | 1 per room (w/o kitchen facilities) |
1.5 per room (w/kitchen facilities) | |
Locksmith/Keys | 4 per 1,000 sq. ft. |
Massage Establishment | 5 per 1,000 sq. ft. |
Mortuary/Funeral Home | 1 space per 4 fixed seats, or 20 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of seating area if there are no fixed seats. |
Motel | 1 space per room |
Parcel Service/Contract Postal Station | 4 per 1,000 sq. ft. |
Photo Processing Shop | 4 per 1,000 sq. ft. |
Photocopying/Reproduction | 4 per 1,000 sq. ft. |
Printing, Publishing, Bookbinding | 2 per 1,000 sq. ft. |
Service Station | 4 spaces plus the spaces required for any fast food, convenience store, or other accessory use |
Studio (Martial Arts/Dance/ Photo/Music) | 5.5 per 1,000 sq. ft. |
Tattoo Parlors & Body Piercing Shops | 4 per 1,000 sq. ft. |
Tutoring | 4 per 1,000 sq. ft. |
Veterinary Services, Domestic | 4 per 1,000 sq. ft. |
Eating & Drinking | |
Bar, Tavern or Cocktail Lounge | 10 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. |
Restaurant | 10 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. |
Retail Eating Establishment—Large (dining area maximum is limited to 10% of gross floor area) | 5.5 per 1,000 sq. ft. |
Retail Eating Establishment—Small (less than or equal to 1,500 sq. ft. with dining area less than 50% of gross floor area) | 5.5 per 1,000 sq. ft. |
Entertainment/Cultural | |
Adult Oriented Business | As specified by a parking study |
Amusement or Game Arcade | 5 per 1,000 sq. ft. |
Auditorium, including Performing Arts and Gymnasium | 1 per 3 seats or 1 space per every 35 sq. ft. of seating area where there are no fixed seats OR as specified by a parking study |
Billiards | 5 per 1,000 sq. ft. |
Bowling Alley | 3 per lane; plus the spaces required for restaurant and bar area and other uses on premises |
Concert Hall | 1 per 3 seats or 1 space per every 35 sq. ft. of seating area where there are no fixed seats OR as specified by a parking study |
Comedy Club | 1 per 3 seats or 1 per every 35 sq. ft. of seating area where there are no fixed seats OR as specified by a parking study |
Commercial Recreation—Indoor or Outdoor | 1 space per 4 guests based on maximum capacity, plus bus and drop-off spaces as determined for each use by the CUP |
Community Center, including Senior Citizen Center | 10 per 1,000 sq. ft. |
Cultural Institution | As specified by a parking study |
Golf Course—Regulation | 5 per hole; plus the spaces required for other uses on site |
Golf Course—Miniature | 3 per hole; plus the spaces required for other uses on site |
Golf Driving Range | 1 space per tee; plus the spaces required for other uses on site |
Internet Arcade | 5 per 1,000 sq. ft. |
Library | 4 per 1,000 sq. ft. |
Museum | 4 per 1,000 sq. ft. |
Office | |
1-3 Story Building | 4 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. (minimum 3 spaces per office unit) |
4+ Story Building | 3 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. |
Bank/Financial Institution (retail) | 5 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. (w/drive-in/ 6 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft.) |
Data/Cash Processing Office | 4 per 1,000 sq. ft. |
Financial Institution/Corporate Office | 4 per 1,000 sq. ft. |
Notary Public | 4 per 1,000 sq. ft. |
Office, Administrative | 4 per 1,000 sq. ft. |
Office, Professional | 4 per 1,000 sq. ft. |
Office, Service | 4 per 1,000 sq. ft. |
Stock Broker/Trader | 4 per 1,000 sq. ft. |
Medical | |
Alcoholism Hospital | 3 spaces per bed (licensed bed as determined by the State) |
Ambulance Service | 4 per 1,000 sq. ft. plus a designated space for each ambulance |
Clinic | 5.5 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. |
Day Treatment Hospital | 5.5 per 1,000 sq. ft. |
Medical/Dental Laboratories | 4 per 1,000 sq. ft. |
Laboratories, wet or dry | 4 per 1,000 sq. ft. |
Office | 5.5 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. |
Hospitals | 3 spaces per bed (licensed bed as determined by the State) |
Nursing/Convalescent Home | 1 space per bed (licensed bed as determined by the State) |
Optometrist /Ophthalmologist | 4 per 1,000 sq. ft. |
Optometrist w/retail | 5.5 per 1,000 sq. ft. |
Out-Patient Facility (Drug & Alcohol) | 5.5 per 1,000 sq. ft. |
Sanitariums | 1 space per bed |
Educational Institution | |
Elementary School (Private or Parochial) | 1.5 spaces per classroom; plus 1 space for every 2 employees and faculty members |
High School (Private or Parochial) | 1.5 spaces per classroom; plus 1 space for every 2 employees and faculty members; plus 1 space for every 6 students based on maximum capacity |
Vocational or Trade School | 3.5 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft.; plus 3 drop-off spaces |
College (Private) | 3 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. |
Additional Uses | |
Assembly Hall | 1 per 3 seats or 1 space per every 35 sq. ft. of seating area where there are no fixed seats OR as specified by a parking study |
Boarding House | 1 per sleeping room |
General Research and Development Facility | 4 per 1,000 sq. ft. |
Public Utility Substation | 1 per employee; plus 1 space for vehicle used in connection with the facility |
Emergency Shelter | 1 space per 4 beds; plus 1 space for each staff member |
Government or Public Facility | 4 per 1,000 sq. ft. OR as determined by a parking study |
Government or Public Facility (owned or operated by the City of Monterey Park) | As determined by a parking study |
Light Manufacturing | 2.5 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft., minimum 3 spaces per unit |
Live/Work Unit | 2 spaces per unit in a garage; plus the spaces required for nonresidential uses |
Mixed Uses (Residential & Commercial) | 2 covered spaces per unit, which may be in tandem; plus .5 guest spaces per unit |
Research and Development | 1 space per 400 sq. ft. |
Public-Storage (Mini-Storage) | 1 space per 4,000 sq. ft. of leasable area |
Transitional Housing | |
3 or fewer bedrooms | 2 enclosed garage spaces, plus 1 guest space per 2 dwelling units or 0.3 spaces per bed in dormitory housing |
4 or more bedrooms | 2 enclosed garage spaces, plus 1 guest space per 1 dwelling unit or 0.3 spaces per bed in dormitory housing |
Warehousing | 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. |
(Ord. 2097 § 3, 2013; Ord. 2135 § 15, 2016; Ord. 2138 § 6, 2016; Ord. 2190 § 6, 2020; Ord. 2203 § 2, 2021; Ord. 2247, 9/4/2024; Ord. 2247, 9/4/2024)




