(a) 
Off-street parking location. The required parking spaces shall be located on the same site with the main use or building, on premises contiguous thereto, or in a location and developed in accordance with a plan approved by the Planning Agency, or the Building Official subject to Land Use Compliance Review. Property within the ultimate right-of-way of a street or highway shall not be used to provide required parking or loading facilities.
(b) 
Change in use. When the occupancy or use of any premises is changed to a different use, parking to meet the requirements of this section shall be provided for the new use or occupancy.
(c) 
Increase in use. When the occupancy or use of any premises is altered, enlarged, expanded, or intensified, additional parking to meet the requirements of this section shall be provided for the enlarged, expanded, altered, or intensified portion only.
(d) 
Two or more uses. Where two or more uses are located in a single building or on a single lot, required parking shall be provided for each specific use.
(a) 
Each required parking space shall be not less than nine feet wide by 19 feet long, with adequate provisions for ingress and egress by a standard, full-size passenger vehicle. This standard is applicable to all uses, including single-family residential, except where compact car spaces have been authorized. If wheel stops are installed in parking spaces, the distance from the end of the space to the rear of the wheel stop shall not exceed two feet.
(1) 
An approved Land Use Compliance Review or Conditional Use Permit application may authorize up to 25% of the required parking for multiple residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional uses to be allocated to compact car parking spaces.
(2) 
Compact car parking spaces shall be not less than 7.5 feet wide, nor less than 15 feet long.
(3) 
Compact car spaces should be grouped in separate areas unless individual spaces are utilized for tree conservation purposes.
(4) 
All compact car parking spaces shall be marked and/or posted with signs stating “Compact Cars Only.”
(b) 
The parking area shall be designed so that a car entering the parking area shall not be required to enter a street to move from one location to any other location within the parking area or premises.
(c) 
Parking and maneuvering areas shall be so arranged that any vehicle entering a vehicular right-of-way can do so traveling in a forward direction.
(d) 
Where curbs and gutters do not exist and where vehicular access to the private property is not restricted by barriers, head-in parking shall not be permitted.
(e) 
All off-street parking facilities shall be designed to limit access to private property from streets and highways to a minimum number of standard driveways, per the City Engineer specifications.
(f) 
All parking area lighting shall reflect light and glare away from public thoroughfares and any adjacent residences.
(g) 
Individual parking stalls shall be clearly striped and permanently maintained with double or hairpin lines on the surface of the parking facility, with the two lines being located an equal nine inches on either side of the stall sidelines. Arrows shall be painted on paving to indicate the direction of traffic flows.
(h) 
Minimum aisle widths.
(1) 
One-way traffic. One-way access drives leading to aisles within a parking area shall be a minimum width of 12 feet, and within the aisles as follows.
Parking Stall Angle
Minimum Aisle
Parallel (0)
12 feet
1 - 45
14 feet
46 - 60
17 feet
61 - 90
24 feet
(2) 
Two-way traffic. The aisles and the two-way access drives leading to aisles within a parking area shall be a minimum width of 24 feet.
(a) 
Every parcel of land hereafter used or maintained for residential parking, public parking, private parking, new car sales lots, used car sales lots, mobilehome, camper or trailer sales lots, boat sales lots, or other uses of a similar nature shall be improved as follows, including loading spaces and access drives.
(1) 
Every institutional, commercial, industrial, or special use established or erected on land which abuts upon a street or an alley shall have one permanently maintained loading space of not less than 10 feet in width, 20 feet in length and 14 feet clear in height, for each 5,000 square feet of building floor area provided, however, that not more than four such spaces shall be required per use. An approved Conditional Use Permit may allow adjoining uses to share loading areas where appropriate.
(2) 
The required off-street parking and loading areas and access drives shall be surfaced with a minimum of two inches of A.C. paving or plant-mix surfacing, in accordance with City Engineering Department specifications.
(3) 
Truck terminals or yards and motor vehicle storage/impound facilities shall be provided with a dustproofed surface of slag, crushed rock, or the equivalent thereof.
(4) 
Nonresidential parking areas which abut residential land use districts shall be separated therefrom by a solid fence or masonry wall six feet in height, measured from finished grade of parking lot, provided such fence or wall, from the front property line to a depth equal to the required front yard on the abutting residentially classified property, shall be four feet in height, measured from finished grade of parking lot and provided where no fence or wall is erected along any boundary of such parking area abutting upon a street, a suitable concrete curb or barrier not less than six inches in height shall be securely installed and maintained.
(5) 
The number of parking spaces required for the handicapped for multifamily residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, and public uses, is established as follows.
Total # of Parking Spaces Required
# of Handicapped Parking Spaces
1 - 25
1
26 - 50
2
51 - 75
3
76-100
4
101 - 150
5
151 - 200
6
201 - 300
7
301 - 400
8
401 - 500
9
501 - 100
2 Percent of Total
Over 100
20 Plus 1 for each 100 or fraction over 1001
(A) 
Size of parking space for handicapped.
If only one space is provided, it shall be 17 feet wide and outlined to provide a nine foot parking area and a eight foot loading/unloading area. When more than one space is provided, in lieu of providing a 17-foot wide space for each parking space, two spaces can be provided within a 26-foot wide area lined to provide a nine foot parking area on each side of a eight foot loading and unloading area in the center. The minimum length of each parking space shall be 19 feet.
The arrangement and design of these spaces shall be subject to Chapter 2-71 of Title 24 of the California Administrative Code, and they shall be identified as required in Section 22511.8 of the California State Vehicle Code. Additional spaces shall be provided where usage indicates a greater need, or where a higher than normal percentage of handicapped persons is anticipated to use the parking facility.
(B) 
Handicapped parking spaces shall be located as near as practical to a primary entrance to a single building or shall be located to provide for safety and optimum proximity to the entrances of the greatest incidence of use when more than one building is served by the parking lot. Such spaces shall be located so that a handicapped individual is not compelled to wheel or walk behind parked cars other than his own. Pedestrian ways which are accessible to the physically handicapped shall be provided from each such parking space to related facilities, including curb cuts or ramps as needed. Ramps shall not encroach into any parking space.
(6) 
Except as otherwise provided by this Code, the required parking area shall not be used for any purpose other than the temporary parking of motor vehicles during the operating hours of the supporting primary land use.
(7) 
Parking area notices are not to exceed six square feet in area and five feet in height and may be located in any district at the entrance or exit of a parking area. Such notices may contain the name of the owner or occupant of the property and any combination of the following words and symbols only: Parking, Park Here, Enter Here, Entrance, Exit, Do Not Enter, Stop, Private Parking, Public Parking, Customers Only, Handicap Parking, no parking directional arrow, and Tow Away notice.
(Ord. 210 § 24, 2001)
(a) 
General business, except as herein specified: one parking space for each 250 square feet of building floor area; a minimum of four parking spaces shall be provided for each use.
(b) 
Amusement enterprises, commercial recreation, and similar uses such as shooting ranges, race tracks, miniature golf course, pitch and putt courses, parks and zoos: one parking space for each four persons using or attending the facilities.
(c) 
Automobile sales, boat sales, mobilehome sales, retail nurseries, and other open uses not in a building or structure: one parking space for each 2,000 square feet of open area devoted to display or sales, provided, however, that where such area exceeds 10,000 square feet, only one parking space need be provided for each 5,000 square feet of such area in excess of the first 10,000 square feet contained in such area.
(d) 
Bowling alleys and billiard halls: five parking spaces for each bowling lane and two parking spaces for each billiard table.
(e) 
Chapels and mortuaries: one parking space for each three fixed seats and for every 20 square feet of seating area where there are no fixed seats, all to be within the main chapel, and one parking space for each 400 square feet of floor area outside the main chapel; 24 linear inches of bench or pew shall be considered a fixed seat.
(f) 
Child care centers: one parking space for each employee or teacher and one parking space for each five children that the facility is designed to accommodate.
(g) 
Children’s homes: one and one-half parking spaces for each employee on the largest shift.
(h) 
Churches: one parking space for each four fixed seats or for every 25 square feet of seating area within the main auditorium where there are no fixed seats; 24 linear inches of bench or pew shall be considered a fixed seat.
(i) 
Dance halls: one parking space for each 20 square feet of dance floor area, and one parking space for each three fixed seats and for each 20 square feet of seating area where there are no fixed seats.
(j) 
Golf courses and driving ranges, but not to include miniature golf courses: four parking spaces per hole on all golf courses, and one parking space per tee for driving ranges.
(k) 
Hospital: one parking space for each two patient beds, and one parking space for each staff member and employee on the largest shift.
(l) 
Medical offices, clinics, veterinary hospitals: five parking spaces for each doctor or dentist.
(m) 
Offices, banks, building and loan associations, business and professional uses: one parking space for each 250 square feet of floor area; a minimum of four such parking spaces shall be provided.
(n) 
Organization camps: one and one-half parking spaces for each staff member or employee.
(o) 
Restaurants, including drive-ins, cafés, night clubs, taverns, and other similar places where food or refreshments are dispensed: one parking space for each three seats and for every 50 square feet of floor area where seats may be placed; a minimum of 10 parking spaces shall be provided.
(p) 
Skating rinks, ice or roller: one parking space for each three fixed seats and for each 20 square feet of seating area where there are no fixed seats, and one parking space for each 250 square feet of skating area; 24 linear inches of bench shall be considered a fixed seat.
(q) 
Large residential care facilities and boarding houses: one parking space for each three residents based on the resident capacity of the home as listed on the required license or permit, plus one parking space for each staff member and employee who will be on-site during the largest shift; these parking requirements apply regardless of whether the use exists in a residential or commercial zoning district.
(r) 
Motels and hotels: one parking space for each guest room; these parking requirements apply regardless of whether the use exists in a residential or commercial zoning district.
(s) 
Bed and breakfast lodges: in addition to the required parking standards for residential uses, one parking stall 19 feet in length and nine feet in width shall be provided on-site for each guest room. Such additional parking spaces shall comply with the location and design standards established by the applicable Land Use District. These parking requirements apply regardless of whether the use exists in a residential or commercial zoning district. Neither on-street parking nor tandem parking shall be used to satisfy this on-site parking requirement. Additional parking spaces may be required when deemed necessary by the reviewing authority.
(t) 
Commercial swimming pools and swimming schools: one parking space for each 500 square feet of water surface area; a minimum of 10 parking spaces shall be provided.
(u) 
Theaters, auditoriums, stadiums, sport arenas, gymnasiums, and similar places of public assembly: one parking space for each four fixed seats and for every 24 square feet of seating area where there are no fixed seats.
(Ord. 345 § 13, 2016)
(a) 
Schools, accredited general curriculum, kindergarten through grade nine: one parking space for each staff member, faculty member, and employee.
(b) 
Schools, accredited general curriculum, grades 10 through 12, colleges and universities, business and professional schools: one parking space for each five students plus one parking space for each staff member, faculty member, and employee.
(c) 
Special schools or trade schools: one parking space for each three students plus one parking space for each staff member, faculty member, and employee.
Industrial uses of all types, including warehouses or buildings used exclusively for storage purposes, wholesale houses, and distributors and public utility facilities including, but not limited to, electric, gas, water, telephone, and telegraph facilities not having business offices on the premises: one parking space for each employee on the largest shift or one parking space for each 1,000 square feet of floor area, whichever is greater, and one parking space for each vehicle operated or kept in connection with the use.
(a) 
Dwellings, including multiple dwellings: two parking spaces on the same site with the main building for each dwelling unit; such parking spaces shall be located to the rear of the front setback line, except that in mountain areas the parking spaces may be located within the setback areas; tandem parking shall be prohibited except in mountain areas.
(b) 
Mobilehome parks: two parking spaces (which may be in tandem) on each mobilehome lot; there shall also be established and maintained within each mobilehome park one parking space for each 10 spaces or fraction thereof within the mobilehome park, for visitor use.
(c) 
Single-family detached condominiums or small lot subdivisions: each two bedroom or larger dwelling unit shall be provided with two parking spaces within a fully enclosed garage; plus two additional open parking spaces for each four bedroom unit, and one additional open parking space for each two or three bedroom unit; and guest parking shall be provided at one-half open parking space for each dwelling unit.
(d) 
If a housing development meets the requirements of Section 83.010715, the parking requirement shall be those specified under Section 83.010730.
(Ord. 253 § 2, 2006; Ord. 345 § 14, 2016; Ord. 465 § 7, 2025)