Table A
Number of Off-Street Parking Spaces Required
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Use
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Number of Off-Street Parking Spaces
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Residential Uses
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Accessory dwelling units
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1 space (covered or uncovered), in addition to the parking required for the primary use; unless otherwise specified in Section 21.10.030 of this code.
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The additional parking space may be provided through tandem
parking on a driveway and may be within the front or side yard setback.
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One-family dwellings
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Two spaces per unit, provided as either:
• A two-car garage (minimum interior 20 feet × 20
feet); or
• Two separate one-car garages (minimum interior 12 feet
× 20 feet each); or
• As otherwise permitted, pursuant to Section 21.10.030 of this title, when a garage is converted to an accessory dwelling unit.
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Two-family dwellings (apartments only), for condominium projects
see "planned developments"
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Same as required for one-family dwellings
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Visitor parking
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Same as required for multiple-family dwelling visitor parking
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Multiple-family dwellings (apartments only), for condominium
projects see "planned developments"
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Studio and one-bedroom units
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1.5 spaces/unit, one of which must be covered
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Units with two or more bedrooms
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2 spaces/unit, one of which must be covered
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Visitor parking
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Projects with 10 units or fewer
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0.30 space per each unit
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Projects with 11 units or more
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0.25 space per each unit
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Visitor parking may be covered or uncovered
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Planned developments
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See Chapter 21.45
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Fraternities
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1.25 spaces for each sleeping room
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Mobile home parks
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2 paved and covered spaces per unit
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1 visitor parking space for every 4 units. On-street parking
may be counted towards meeting the visitor parking requirement
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Recreation and laundry areas combined shall have sufficient
parking facilities to accommodate one automobile for every five mobile
home sites up to fifty lots and one space for each ten lots thereafter
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Residential care facilities
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2 spaces, plus 1 space/three beds
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Rooming house
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1 space for each sleeping room
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Housing for senior citizens
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1.5 covered spaces per unit, plus 1 covered space for an onsite
manager's unit (when provided), and 1 visitor parking space per every
five units, subject to approval of a site development plan
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Time-share projects
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1.2 spaces per unit
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Emergency shelters
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The number of required parking spaces shall be determined by
the City Planner and shall be based on the operating characteristics
of a specific proposal, including, but not limited to, number of:
(1) employees, (2) beds, and (3) service deliveries.
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Commercial, Industrial, and Other Non-Residential Uses
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Farmworker housing complex, large
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The number of required parking spaces shall be determined by
the City Planner and shall be based on the operating characteristics
of a specific proposal, including, but not limited to, number of:
(1) employees, (2) beds, and (3) service deliveries.
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Farmworker housing complex, small
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One parking space for every four beds plus one space for an
on-site manager
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Bed and breakfast uses
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2 spaces, one of which must be covered for the owner's unit,
plus 1 space for each guest room
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Bowling alleys
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6 per alley
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Car rental agencies
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1 space/250 square feet of gross floor area for the car rental
office space and customer waiting area. Adequate rental car fleet
parking shall be addressed through a fleet parking plan that shall
be reviewed and approved by the City Planner
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Child day care center
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1 space/employee plus 1 space for each 10 children
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Delicatessen
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1 space/250 square feet of gross floor area
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Driving ranges
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1 space/tee plus required parking for accessory uses
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Educational facilities, other
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1 space/200 square feet of gross floor area
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Educational institution or school
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Preschools/Nurseries
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1 space/employee plus 1 space for each 10 students, with an
adequate loading and unloading area
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Elementary Schools
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1 space/employee, with an adequate loading and unloading area
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High Schools
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1 space/employee plus 1 space for each 10 students, with an
adequate loading and unloading area
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Colleges
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1 space/employee plus 1 space for each 3 students, with an adequate
loading and unloading area
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Financial institutions and professional offices
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Medical Office
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1 space/200 square feet of gross floor area
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Financial Institutions
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1 space/250 square feet of gross floor area
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Other office uses
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1 space/250 square feet of gross floor area
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Office uses within 300 feet of the boundary of the Village-Barrio
zone
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1 space/300 square feet of gross floor area
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Furniture and appliance sales
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1 space/600 square feet of gross floor area
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Golf courses
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6 spaces/hole plus required parking for accessory uses
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Gyms and health spas
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1 space/200 square feet of gross floor area
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Hospitals
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3 spaces per bed, or 1 per 200 square feet of gross floor area,
whichever is greater
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Hotels and motels
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1.2 spaces per unit
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Industrial building ("spec" - no specific uses identified)
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1 space/250 square feet of gross floor area1
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Libraries
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1 space/200 square feet of gross floor area
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Library substations
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1 space/250 square feet of gross floor area
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Manufacturing
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1 space/400 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 space for
each vehicle used in conjunction with the use
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Mortuaries
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1 space/50 square feet of assembly area
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Motor vehicle uses
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Gas Stations
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1 space/300 square feet of gross floor area, excluding work
bays associated with vehicle repair
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Gas stations that include motor vehicle repair services shall
provide additional parking as required for motor vehicle "repair"
uses
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Sales
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1 space/400 square feet of gross floor area
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Repair
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4 spaces for every work bay (up through three work bays), plus
2 spaces per bay in excess of three bays. Work bays do not count as
parking spaces
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Museums
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1 space/500 square feet of gross floor area
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Personal and professional services3
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1 space/300 square feet of gross floor area
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Professional care facilities
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0.45 parking spaces per every bed
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Public assembly
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1 space/5 seats, or 1 space/100 square feet of assembly area,
whichever is greater
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Recreational vehicle storage areas
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1 space for every 10,000 square feet of storage area, with a
minimum of 3 spaces
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Recycling facilities
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1 space per employee plus 1 space for each commercial vehicle
of the recycling facility; and space for a minimum of 6 vehicles or
the anticipated peak hourly customer load, whichever is greater, as
determined by the City Planner
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Research and development (R&D)
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1 space/250 square feet of gross floor area
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Bio industrial R&D - 1 space/300 square feet of gross floor
area
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Restaurants
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Less than 4,000 square feet in size
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1 space/100 square feet of gross floor area
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4,000 square feet or greater
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40 spaces plus 1 space/50 square feet of gross floor area in
excess of 4,000 square feet
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Retail uses
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Individual
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1 space/300 square feet of gross floor area
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Shopping Center
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1 space/200 square feet of gross floor area2
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Shooting ranges (indoor)
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1.5 spaces for each firing lane within the range, plus required
parking for other associated uses based on the parking standard for
each use
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Theaters
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1 space/5 seats
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Visitor/information center
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1 space per 400 square feet of gross floor area
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Warehouse
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1 space/1,000 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 space
for each vehicle used in conjunction with the use
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Notes:
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1
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Projects proposing a "spec" industrial building may provide
parking at manufacturing or warehouse standards, provided a deed restriction
is recorded on the property indicating that these uses on the property
will be retained and no other type of use creating a need for additional
parking will be permitted, unless more parking area is provided to
meet city parking standards.
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2
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Uses permitted in the underlying zone may be allowed in under-parked
shopping centers without the need to provide additional parking, provided
there is no expansion of floor area (this does not apply to conditionally
permitted uses).
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3
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Personal and professional service uses include, but are not
limited to, copying/duplicating services, dry cleaners, laundromats,
beauty and barber shops, cosmetic services, nail salons, shoe/garment
repair, travel agent, etc.
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Table B
Parking Spaces and Areas
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Subject
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Requirement
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Parking space size
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Standard parking space
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Minimum area of 170 square feet
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Minimum width of 8.5 feet
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Maximum overhang of 2.5 feet, provided the overhang does not
encroach into any required landscape setback
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Parallel parking space
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Minimum length of 24 feet, exclusive of driveway/drive-aisle
entrances and aprons
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Minimum length of 20 feet if located immediately adjacent to
a driveway/drive-aisle apron
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Minimum width of 7 feet
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Compact parking space
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Minimum width of 8 feet
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Minimum length of 15 feet
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No overhang permitted
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Compact parking
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Nonresidential zones
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Up to 25% of the total required parking spaces may be compact
spaces
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Residential zones
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Up to 45% of the required visitor parking spaces may be compact
spaces
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All zones
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Compact car spaces shall be located in separate parking aisles
from standard sized spaces
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Aisles for compact car spaces shall be clearly marked with permanent
pole signs denoting "Compact Cars Only"
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Compact car spaces shall be located in close proximity to the
facility they are intended serve, so as to encourage their maximum
usage
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Minimum width of aisles that provide access to parking
spaces
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30 and 45 degree parking
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One-way traffic
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14 feet wide
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Two-way traffic
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24 feet wide
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60 degree parking
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One-way traffic
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18 feet wide
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Two-way traffic
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24 feet wide
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90 degree parking
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24 feet wide
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20 feet - where no vehicles pull into or back-out into a drive-aisle
from a parking space
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Additional width may be required for vehicle/emergency vehicle
maneuvering area
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Circulation
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Circulation within a parking area must be such that a car entering
the parking area need not enter a street to reach another aisle and
that a car need not enter a street backwards. This provision shall
not apply to off-street parking required for one-family and two-family
dwelling units.
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Location of required parking
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For one-family, two-family, and multiple-family dwellings
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See Section 21.44.060
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For other residential uses or care facilities (e.g., housing
for senior citizens, hospitals, and, when serving more than six persons,
residential care facilities, etc.)
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Not more than 150 feet walking distance from the nearest point
of the parking facility to the nearest point of the building that
the parking facility is required to serve.
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For uses other than those specified above
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Not more than 300 feet walking distance from the nearest point
of the parking facility to the nearest point of the building that
the parking facility is required to serve.
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Required landscaping of parking areas
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For parking areas having a capacity of five or more vehicles
(except parking provided for one-family and two-family dwellings)
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For purposes of required landscaping, the words "parking area"
shall include all blacktop or paved areas, including access ways and
areas.
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At least 3% of the parking area shall be planted and maintained
with trees listed on the city's official street tree list, or approved
shrubs. Said trees or shrubs shall be:
• Contained in planting areas with a minimum dimension
of 4 feet and bounded by a concrete or masonry curb of a minimum of
6 inches in height;
• Located throughout the off-street parking areas in order
to obtain the maximum amount of dispersion.
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All landscaped areas shall be served by a water irrigation system
and be supplied with bubblers or sprinklers.
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All plans for such landscaped areas shall be approved by the
City Planner prior to the construction and placement thereof.
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Development and maintenance of public or private parking
areas with a capacity for 5 or more vehicles
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Surfacing
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Off-street parking areas shall be paved or otherwise surfaced
and maintained so as to eliminate dust or mud, and shall be so graded
and drained as to dispose of all surface water. In no case shall such
drainage be allowed across sidewalks or driveways.
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Border barricades, screening, and landscaping
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Every parking area that is not separated by a fence from any
street or alley property line upon which it abuts, shall be provided
with a suitable concrete curb or timber barrier not less than 6 inches
in height, and located not less than 2 feet from such street or alley
property lines, and such curb or barrier shall be securely installed
and maintained; provided no such curb or barrier shall be required
across any driveway or entrance to such parking area.
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Every parking area abutting property located in a residential
zone shall be separated from such property by a solid wall, view-obscuring
fence or compact evergreen hedge 6 feet in height measured from the
grade of the finished surface of such parking lot closest to the contiguous
residentially zoned property; provided, that along the required front
yard, the fence, wall or hedge shall not exceed 42 inches in height.
No such wall, fence or hedge need be provided where the elevation
of that portion of the parking area immediately adjacent to a residential
zone is 6 feet or more below the elevation of such residentially zoned
property along the common property line.
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Any lights provided to illuminate any public parking area, semi-public
parking area or used car sales area permitted by this chapter shall
be so arranged as to reflect the light away from any premises upon
which a dwelling unit is located.
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Entrances and exits
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The location and design of all entrances and exits shall be
subject to the approval of the City Planner or other designated person,
provided no entrance or exit, other than on or from an alley, shall
be closer than 5 feet to any lot located in a residential zone.
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Parking areas for commercial or office/professional uses
in R-3, R-P and R-T zones
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No parking lot to be used as an accessory to a commercial or
office/professional establishment shall be established until reviewed
by the City Planner and its location approved. Such approval may be
conditioned upon the City Planner requiring the planting and/or maintenance
of trees, shrubs or other landscaping within and along the borders
of such parking area.
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The parking lot shall be no farther than fifty feet when measured
from its closest boundary to the commercial or office/professional
establishment to which it is accessory.
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Such parking lot shall be used solely for the parking of private
passenger vehicles.
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Table C
Location of Required Parking Spaces in Residential Zones
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Parking Required For:
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Location Standards For Required Parking Spaces
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One-family, two-family, and multiple-family dwellings
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All dwelling types
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Required parking spaces shall be located on the same lot or
building site as the buildings they are required to serve.
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Required parking shall not be located within the front yard
setback.
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Required uncovered parking spaces may be located within the
side and/or rear yard setback, provided that a 6-foot-high masonry
wall (or some other solid material approved by the decision-making
authority) is built along the property line adjacent to the setback
area.
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Accessory dwelling units
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Same as parking required for primary residential use, with the
following exceptions:
• May be located in the front or side yard setback; and
• May be located as a tandem space on a driveway.
• Other parking requirements and exemptions may be applicable pursuant to Section 21.10.030.
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Multiple-family dwellings
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Required parking spaces shall be located no more than 150 feet
as measured in a logical walking path from the entrance to the unit
it could be considered to serve.
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Visitor parking for two-family and multiple-family dwellings
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Same as parking required for primary residential use, with the
following exception:
• Required visitor parking need not be located within a
garage.
• Required visitor parking spaces shall be not more than
300 feet walking distance to the unit the parking space is required
to serve.
• For projects with 10 or fewer units (outside the Beach
Area Overlay Zone), all required visitor parking may be located within
driveways (located in front of a unit's garage), provided that all
dwelling units in the project have driveways with a depth of 20 feet
or more (measured from the front property line, back of sidewalk,
or edge of drive-aisle, whichever is closest to the structure).
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Existing substandard frontage lots with a width of less than
50 feet
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Tandem parking within the front yard setback shall be permitted,
provided:
• There is a minimum of one parking space per dwelling
unit located within the required setback lines; and
• The front yard building setback is no less than 20 feet
(in the R-W zone, the front yard setback shall be no less than 10
feet to a second or third building floor).
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Subterranean parking
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A zero foot setback for subterranean parking shall be permitted,
provided that within the setback area(s) all of the "subterranean
parking structure" is completely underground and the setbacks are
fully landscaped, except for driveways necessary to provide access.
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Table D
Residential Garage Standards
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Type
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Garage Standard
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One-car garage
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Minimum interior dimensions of 12 feet by 20 feet.
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Two-car garage (both spaces for same unit)
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Minimum interior dimensions of 20 feet by 20 feet.
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Multiple one-car garages in one structure
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Each separate, one-car garage shall have interior dimensions
of 12 feet by 20 feet, exclusive of supporting columns.
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As a minimum, each space shall be separated from the adjacent
garage, floor to ceiling, by a permanent stud partition with ½-inch
gypsum board on one side, where no additional fire protection is required.
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Enclosed parking garage with multiple, open parking spaces
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Each parking space shall maintain a standard stall size of 8.5
feet by 20 feet, exclusive of supporting columns or posts.
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A backup distance of 24 feet shall be maintained in addition
to a minimum 5 feet turning bump-out located at the end of any stall
series.
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Type of Vehicle
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Where Vehicles Can Be Parked
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Passenger vehicles, and light-duty commercial vehicles
used as a principal means of transportation by an occupant of the
dwelling
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One-family, two-family, and multiple-family dwellings
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Garage
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Covered or uncovered parking spaces provided as required for
the dwelling unit
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One-family dwellings on individual lots (in addition to parking spaces required pursuant to Table A of this chapter or as otherwise permitted pursuant to Section 21.10.030 of this code)
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In the required front yard on a paved driveway or parking area
that:
1. Does not exceed 30% of the required front yard area; or
2. Is comprised of 24 feet of width extended from the property
line to the rear of the required front yard, whichever is greater.
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A paved area between the required front yard and the actual
front of the building, as long as it is an extension and does not
exceed the width of the area described above.
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Any other area of the lot provided that they are screened from
view from the public right-of-way.
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For corner lots, the provisions of this subsection shall apply
to the required street side yard; however, in no case, shall the provisions
of this section allow parking in both the required front yard and
the required street side yard.
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Recreational vehicles, boats, and trailers
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One-family dwellings on individual lots
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In an enclosed structure observing all required setbacks
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Open parking in the side yard or the rear yard
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Subject to City Planner approval, open parking in the required
front yard is permitted if the parking area does not exceed the maximum
paved area permitted for passenger vehicles, and that access to the
side or rear yard cannot be provided. In making this determination,
the City Planner shall give notice pursuant to Section 21.54.060.B
and shall consider:
1. Whether parking in, or access to, the side or rear yard would
require structural alteration to the existing residence, or would
require the removal of significant or unique landscaping. A fence
shall not be deemed to prevent access to the side or rear yard;
2. Whether parking in or access to the side or rear yard would
require extensive grading;
3. Whether, because of the configuration of the lot, existing
landscaping, the location of the structures on the lot, and the size
of the recreational vehicle, parking of the recreational vehicle in
the front yard would interfere with visibility to or from any street;
4. Whether allowing parking of the recreational vehicle in the
front yard would interfere with traffic on the street or sidewalk,
or would encroach into the street and utility right-of-way.
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Any person may file an objection to the decision or request an administrative hearing with the City Planner pursuant to Section 21.54.060.B. The decision of the City Planner shall become effective unless appealed in accordance with the provisions of Section 21.54.140 of this title.
Note: A corner lot is deemed to have reasonable access to the
rear yard.
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Notwithstanding the above, during the construction of a permanent
one-family dwelling on a lot, the owner of the lot may live in a recreational
vehicle upon said lot during construction of said dwelling for a period
not to exceed six months.
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The provisions listed in this section are not intended to supersede
more restrictive homeowner provisions contained in approved conditions,
covenants and restrictions (CC&Rs). If the provisions of any such
CC&Rs are less restrictive than the ordinance codified in this
section, then the provisions contained herein shall apply.
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Inoperable vehicles
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One-family, two-family, and multiple-family dwellings
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Storage or parking of inoperable, wrecked, dismantled or abandoned vehicles shall be regulated by Chapter 10.52 of this code, with the following exception:
• For one-family dwellings on individual lots, not more
than two vehicles in any inoperable, wrecked or dismantled condition
may be parked in the side yard or rear yard while said vehicles are
being repaired or restored by the owner of the property, provided
the vehicles are visually screened from the public right-of-way.
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Heavy-duty commercial vehicles
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One-family, two-family, and multiple-family dwellings
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No heavy-duty commercial vehicles as defined by Section 10.40.075 of this code, except for trailers as permitted by the provision for "recreational vehicles, boats, and trailers" above, shall be parked on any residential lot, except while loading or unloading property; or when such vehicle is parked in connection with, and in aide of, the performance of a service to the property on which the vehicle is parked.
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