All land, used for automobile storage or automobile parking, except within a building which use is required by this chapter, shall be developed and used as provided in Section 17.60.020. It is the intent of the city council that this section shall be prospective in its operation only and shall have application only to new and newly established parking facilities installed after November 24, 1966.
(Prior code § 4-1-1)
A lot or parcel of land shall not be created by deed of conveyance, sale, contract to sell or otherwise, if as a result of such act, the requirements of this chapter are not met.
(Prior code § 4-1-2)
When the application of this chapter requires a fractional part of an automobile parking space, any such fraction equal to or greater than one-half shall be construed as a whole and fractions less than one-half shall be eliminated. In addition, all required parking shall be based on the gross square footage of a building area.
(Prior code § 4-1-3; Ord. 662-90 § 6)
Where parking spaces are required for any commercial or industrial project, not less than two percent of the gross area devoted to such parking shall be developed with interior landscaping. Prior to development of the parking area, applicant shall submit a plot plan to the community development director which shows to the satisfaction of the director, that such landscaping will comply with this section.
(Prior code § 4-1-5; Ord. 662-90 § 6; Ord. 679-91 § 1)
A. 
Where access to a garage, carport or automobile storage space as required by this chapter is from a highway, public street or private street which is paved with macadam, asphaltic or concrete surfacing, the following development standards shall apply:
1. 
The access way shall be paved with concrete surfacing a minimum of four inches in depth. In addition, the permittee is encouraged, but not required, to use concrete reinforced with rebar, wire mesh, or fiber mesh or to use permeable pavement such as porous concrete or to install block pavers.
2. 
The permittee is encouraged, but not required, to use decorative materials (stamped, stained, and/or accented) to provide an aesthetically pleasing appearance.
3. 
The installation of grasscrete, drivable grass and similar materials is prohibited.
4. 
The requirements of this section are applicable to the construction of a new parking access way and shall not be interpreted to require the replacement of an existing driveway with either a decorative material or one with thicker concrete surfacing.
B. 
Any existing automobile storage facility and access way thereto required by this chapter shall be maintained as such unless and until substituted in full compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
(Prior code § 4-1-6; Ord. 1006-07 § 4; Ord. 1081-12 § 2)
Not more than fifty percent of a lot's frontage shall be used for a driveway or driveway approach. Wherever possible, access to off-street parking facilities shall be from a public alley. Subject to the specifications listed in this section, unless alternative conditions are requested by the fire department, a residential driveway that is installed or expanded after January 3, 2008 shall be a minimum of ten feet and a maximum of twenty-one feet wide. Nothing in this section shall prevent the repair or replacement of a driveway of less than ten feet in width with a driveway of similar dimensions and location. In addition, any new driveway designed to access one or more carports, garages or automobile storage spaces required by this title shall comply with the Los Angeles County road department standard specifications for public works construction and Diagrams 17.72A through 17.72J in this code.
Any driveway constructed after January 3, 2008 shall comply with the following specifications:
A. 
Driveway accessways from any public street shall have a minimum radius of twelve and one-half feet and a maximum radius of twenty-five feet, as determined by the director of public works.
B. 
The driveway width for a narrow lot development, as defined in Section 17.40.065, shall not exceed eighteen feet.
C. 
The driveway width for a single-family dwelling unit shall be a minimum of ten feet and a maximum of twenty-one feet for a two-car garage.
D. 
The driveway width for two attached or detached dwelling units located on a single lot or parcel of land shall be a minimum of twelve feet and a maximum of twenty-one feet for a two-car garage.
E. 
The driveway width for three to five attached or detached dwelling units located on a single lot or parcel of land shall be a minimum of sixteen feet and a maximum of twenty-one feet for a two-car garage.
F. 
The driveway width for six or more attached or detached dwelling units located on a single lot or parcel of land shall be a minimum of twenty feet.
G. 
Subject to any conditions imposed by the fire department, driveways shall be unencumbered from the ground to the sky, except that the second story of a building may project not more than two feet into the required driveway provided that a minimum vertical clearance of ten feet is maintained.
(Prior code § 4-1-7; Ord. 662-90 § 6; Ord. 960-06 § 61; Ord. 1006-07 § 5)
A. 
The repair or replacement of not more than fifty percent of the area of legally existing nonconforming flatwork shall be permitted with a no fee approval issued by city staff without triggering compliance with the city's: (1) paving requirements, as defined in Section 17.72.050(A)(1); and/or (2) width and location requirements, as defined in Section 17.72.060. This exemption only applies when the cumulative total of all repairs and replacements of flatwork on a property does not exceed fifty percent of the original total area of flatwork.
B. 
No additions shall be made to existing nonconforming flatwork.
C. 
The repair or replacement of legally existing flatwork shall not require the installation of new decorative (stamped, stained, and/or accented) flatwork as described in Section 17.72.050(A)(2).
(Ord. 1081-12 § 3)
All references in this chapter to Diagrams 17.72A through 17.72J shall refer to documents adopted by the ordinance codified in this section and on file with the department of community development of the city, including amendments to such documents which are from time to time approved by the city council.
A. 
All on-site parking spaces shall be designed, improved and permanently maintained in compliance with the provisions of Diagrams 17.72A through 17.72J.
B. 
Provisions shall be made for handicapped parking as required by state law (Title 24, State of California).
C. 
Except as permitted by Section 17.72.073, parking spaces may not be designed so as to overhang into required setback and landscape areas unless the required area is increased in depth to an amount not to exceed the permitted overhang.
(Prior code § 4-1-8; Ord. 662-90 § 6)
A. 
Individual wheel stops and continuous raised concrete curbing shall meet the minimum design requirements listed in this chapter and as depicted in Diagrams 17.72I-1 and 17.72I-2, and shall be securely installed and permanently maintained under the following design conditions:
1. 
Abutting a street or alley, wheelstops or curbing shall be provided adjacent to the boundary of any parking area except for driveway openings, in a manner such that vehicles may not overhang, encroach or protrude into a public right-of-way or a required landscaped area. Said wheelstops or curbing shall maintain a minimum setback of two feet, six inches.
2. 
Abutting an internal walkway or pedestrian path, wheelstops or curbing shall be provided and shall maintain a minimum setback of two feet.
3. 
Abutting a wall, fence or building, wheelstops or curbing shall be provided and shall maintain a minimum setback of two feet, six inches.
4. 
No wheelstops or curbing shall be required in residential projects of two or fewer units.
B. 
In any project abutting a residential zone or project, any light provided to illuminate parking areas shall be arranged and directed so as to reflect the light away from adjoining residential premises and light standards shall not exceed a height of twelve feet. Headlight glare shall be adequately shielded from all adjacent residential properties.
C. 
Each dwelling unit shall be provided with a minimum storage area of one hundred cubic feet. Said storage area may be provided within a garage or carport subject to the design provisions of Section 17.72.072(G), or in general storage cabinets conveniently located thereto. Said storage cabinets may be attached to the exterior of a garage, carport or residential unit, but may not encroach into any required front, side or rear yard setback area.
D. 
Parking areas shall be improved as stated in Section 17.72.050.
(Ord. 662-90 § 7; Ord. 1006-07 § 6)
The minimum back-up distance for any vehicle accessway is twenty-five feet, except as provided in this subsection. When a parking design requires a one hundred eighty degree turn to access a parking space, the minimum back-up distance for any vehicle accessway shall be thirty feet. The back-up distance for angled parking shall be in accordance with Diagrams 17.72A through 17.72J.
B. 
Minimum dimensions of parking spaces shall be as follows:
1. 
Standard space (ninety degree), nine feet by twenty feet;
2. 
Dead-end, enclosed or covered standard space adjacent to a wall, fence or other solid obstruction, ten feet by twenty feet;
3. 
Parallel space, nine feet in width by twenty-four feet in length, twenty feet shall be marked as the parking space and four feet at one end shall be marked for additional maneuvering area. Minimum width of adjacent aisles is twelve feet for one-way traffic and twenty-four feet for two-way traffic;
4. 
Angle parking, as required by Diagrams 17.72A, 17.72D and 17.72E;
5. 
All required parking dimensions shall be measured interior clear. Interior improvements and/or obstructions including, but not limited to columns, laundry facilities, water heaters and work benches are prohibited within the required clear interior area.
C. 
Minimum vertical clearance for residential garage doors shall be seven feet. Minimum garage interior vertical clearance shall be seven feet, six inches.
D. 
Minimum horizontal width of a garage door shall be eight feet for a single-car garage and sixteen feet for a double-car garage.
E. 
Minimum vertical clearance for carports, semisubterranean and subterranean parking structures, residential tuck-under and cantilevered parking structures shall be seven feet, six inches, as depicted in Diagram 17.72H-1.
1. 
The slope elevation of a driveway shall not be greater than fifteen percent and shall be subject to the approval of the director of public works, as depicted in Diagram 17.72H-1.
F. 
Minimum vertical clearance for vehicular access to all handicap parking spaces shall be eight feet, two inches as required by Title 24, state of California.
G. 
In residential carports, garages and parking structures, the front three feet of the parking space may have projections extending downward not closer than four feet above finished floor level, as depicted in Diagram 17.72H-2.
H. 
Minimum vertical clearance shall be measured from finished floor level to any ceiling, beam, pipe, suspended sign, architectural treatment or other obstruction, improvement or overhead device.
I. 
The minimum vertical clearance for driveways leading to parking spaces shall be as provide in Section 17.72.060 of this chapter.
(Ord. 662-90 § 7; Ord. 960-06 § 62; Ord. 1079-12 § 3)
A. 
All parking structures shall be prohibited from encroaching in side and rear yard setback areas in all residential zones except those parking structures constructed fully below natural grade.
B. 
In residential projects consisting of two attached or detached single-family residences or one two-family residence, uncovered parking spaces may be located in the required side and rear yard setback areas. On corner lots the side setback adjacent to the street shall not be used for parking if visible from the side street.
C. 
In commercial and industrial zones any area abutting a residential zone shall maintain a minimum landscaped setback area of three feet.
(Ord. 662-90 § 7; Ord. 693-91 § 5)
A. 
In all commercial, industrial and residential projects of three or more units, all planted areas shall be protected by a raised concrete curb complying with the requirements of Diagram 17.72I-1. However, when such planted areas lie adjacent to a concrete sidewalk, masonry wall, fence or building a raised concrete curb need not be provided in the adjacent area.
B. 
In commercial or industrial zones or projects, a minimum three-foot wide landscaped planter area or earthen berm shall be provided adjacent to the property line where parking or parking areas abut a street.
C. 
All landscaped areas shall be irrigated with a fully automatic system. Said landscaping and irrigation systems shall be permanently maintained.
(Ord. 662-90 § 7)
A. 
A six-foot-high concrete, masonry or decorative block wall shall be provided and maintained adjacent to the boundary line of any commercial or industrial parking area abutting a residential zone, except in the residential front setback area, where said wall shall not be higher than forty-eight inches.
B. 
The height of any fence, hedge or wall in any zone shall be measured at the highest natural grade within three feet of either side of said fence, hedge or wall. Said fence, hedge or wall may vary in an amount not to exceed six inches to allow for variation in the topography.
C. 
All walls shall be of materials and a design compatible with the main building(s).
(Ord. 662-90 § 7)
Each entrance and exit to a parking lot shall be constructed and maintained so that any vehicle entering or leaving the parking lot shall be clearly visible at a distance of not less than ten feet to a person approaching such entrance or exit on any pedestrian walk or path, as depicted in Diagram 17.72J.
(Ord. 662-90 § 7)
Where vehicular access to any garage, carport, or automobile storage space on the same lot or parcel of land as the residential structure to which it would be accessory is not possible from any highway or private street due to topographical or other conditions, or is so difficult that to require such access is unreasonable in the opinion of the director or city engineer, such garage, carport, or automobile storage space is not required if:
A. 
Alternate parking facilities approved by either the director or city engineer are provided; or
B. 
The director or city engineer finds that alternate parking facilities are not feasible.
(Prior code § 4-1-9)
A. 
No person shall park or store any vehicle, including any camper, trailer, boat or similar item, within the front setback area of any dwelling unit, except in that portion of the front setback area utilized as a driveway for the principal vehicular access to the parking spaces or structure on the premises, except as authorized herein.
B. 
A property owner may file a plot plan with the community development department to park not more than one vehicle in the front setback area in addition to an existing driveway. Such plot plan may be approved if the applicant has paid the appropriate filing fee, in an amount established by the city council by resolution, as amended from time to time, and all of the following findings are made:
1. 
That the property as currently developed is legally nonconforming with fewer parking spaces than required by Chapter 17.72 of this code.
2. 
The plan submitted by the applicant demonstrates that, because of the existing location of structures, the property is unable to comply with current applicable parking requirements related to location and design.
3. 
No illegal garage conversions are present on the property.
4. 
Community development staff has completed a preliminary and final inspection of the property and staff has verified compliance with all required findings and development standards.
5. 
The applicant is the owner of the property or, if the applicant is a tenant, the applicant has written permission to add a parking pad from the owner.
C. 
Any permit for front setback parking approved pursuant to subsection B of this section shall be subject to all of the following development standards:
1. 
The parking space shall be uncovered, with a minimum dimension of nine feet by twenty feet, ten feet by twenty feet if the parking pad is next to a fence, wall or solid obstruction. Parking pads shall be installed parallel to the existing driveway. In no event shall a parking pad exceed two hundred square feet in area. The parking pad and driveway combined shall not exceed twenty-one feet in width.
2. 
The parking space must be accessible by the existing driveway.
3. 
No additional curb cut or expansion of the existing driveway apron shall be permitted to accommodate the parking space.
4. 
Not more than fifty percent of the front setback area may be covered with flatwork such as a walkway, driveway and/or parking pad unless the planning commission has reviewed and approved the installation of such flatwork at a public hearing.
5. 
The parking space shall be constructed with like or better material to the existing improved driveway. If the existing driveway is unimproved, an improved driveway meeting current standards shall be installed.
6. 
The parking space must be utilized for operable passenger vehicles only and may not be used for the storage of or parking of inoperable vehicles or trailers, boats, recreational vehicles and similar items.
D. 
The property shall be subject to periodic review to determine compliance with all findings and development standards. The plot plan shall be revoked if the property owner fails to comply with the findings and development standards.
E. 
Any applicant or party aggrieved by a decision of the community development department pursuant to this section may appeal such decision to the planning commission.
F. 
Penalty. Any person who installs flatwork in violation of this section shall be deemed guilty of an infraction, punishable by a fine in accordance with Section 1.08.030 of this code.
(Prior code § 4-1-10; Ord. 704-92 § 1; Ord. 1006-07 § 7; Ord. 1019-08 § 1)
A. 
Parking spaces for the automobiles of customers and employees for any business in any zone shall be permanently maintained and shall not be utilized for the storage of merchandise, materials or service vehicles specifically maintained for said business or for any other individual or business.
B. 
Required parking spaces shall not be rented, leased or otherwise conveyed or used by any person who is not a tenant of, visitor to, or employee of a use for which the parking spaces are required. No employee shall be restricted from using the parking spaces required for the use where he or she is employed. Parking spaces developed in excess of the minimum required for the use they are intended to serve may however be rented or leased to any other business or industry.
C. 
No manager or owner of any residential unit shall charge, require or receive a fee, rent or other remuneration from a resident of said residential unit for the use of the off-street parking required by this chapter (other than from the consideration received for the rent or lease of the dwelling and its appurtenant parking spaces).
D. 
Required covered and uncovered spaces for residential units shall be permanently maintained and shall not be used for the storage of boats or other similar recreational vehicles except as provided for in Section 17.72.090.
E. 
All on-site legal parking spaces in residential properties must be made available to the occupants of the property. For those properties developed after March 2006 the occupants of each unit will have use of the parking that was developed for its unit. For those properties developed before March 2006 and that have less than two covered parking spaces per unit and where the property owner lives at the multi-unit property, the property owner may reserve for his or her personal use two uncovered or covered legal parking spaces which must be contiguous if available. The remaining on-site legal parking spaces not utilized by the property owner must then be divided among the tenants.
(Ord. 662-90 § 7; Ord. 1035-09 § 1)
Diagrams 17.72A through 17.72P contain charts and diagrams that define and depict minimum parking design and layout requirements as expressed by this chapter and incorporated in this chapter by this reference.
(Ord. 662-90 § 7; Ord. 724-93 § 35)