Chapter 18.60
PARKING REGULATIONS
18.60.020 Central business district exceptions.
18.60.021 Medical arts district exemptions.
18.60.030 Parking requirements.
18.60.040 Parking size and location.
18.60.050 Use of required off-street parking and loading by another building or use.
18.60.060 Parking design and improvement requirements.
18.60.070 Free and clear parking access.
18.60.090 Temporary parking lots.
18.60.010 Applicability.
The parking regulations described in this chapter apply to all zoning districts in the city. (Ord. 1296 § 1 (part), 2005).
18.60.020 Central business district exceptions.
Within the C-2 and C-3 zoning districts in the central business district, off-street parking is required for residential uses, hotels and motels only. (Ord. 1296 § 1 (part), 2005).
18.60.021 Medical arts district exemptions.
Within the C-3 and M-1 zoning districts in the medical arts district, additional parking as required under Section 18.60.030 for a higher usage within an existing building need not be provided if the following conditions are met:
(a) The existing building fully covers the site, or the remaining land on the site is used for parking (where feasible).
(b) The property owner executes an agreement to cast an affirmative vote on the formation and/or funding of a parking district or benefit assessment for municipal parking. (Ord. 1378 § 7, 2015).
18.60.030 Parking requirements.
At the time of the erection of any building and/or structure(s) or usage of land hereinafter listed, or at the time any such building or structure is enlarged or increased in capacity by adding floor area or seats, or at such time that a higher usage is applied, there shall be provided for such new construction or intensified use, enlargement or increased capacity and use of land, the following minimum off-street parking spaces with adequate provisions for safe ingress and egress and said parking spaces shall be provided and thereafter shall be maintained in connection with such building or structure and/or use of land.
(1) Single-family, two-family and attached dwellings shall provide at least two parking spaces for each dwelling unit.
(2) Multiple-family buildings, flats, bungalow courts, and apartment houses shall provide one and one-half parking spaces per dwelling unit, or at least one parking space per each six hundred square feet of gross floor area, whichever is greater.
(3) Roominghouses, lodginghouses, residence clubs, and similar structures containing sleeping rooms shall provide at least one parking space for every two occupants based upon the maximum occupant load of the sleeping or dining areas, whichever is greater, as determined from the Uniform Building Code.
(4) Motels, hotels and auto courts shall provide at least one parking space for each sleeping room, suite of rooms or housekeeping unit. Where other principal uses, such as restaurants, bars, and meeting rooms, are located on the premises, the principal use requiring the greatest amount of parking shall provide one hundred percent of the required parking spaces, and the other uses shall provide in addition at least seventy percent of the parking spaces which would be required if these uses were by themselves.
(5) Trailer and mobilehome parks shall provide at least two auto parking spaces for each travel trailer and mobilehome space.
(6) Hospitals shall provide at least two parking spaces for each bed licensed by the state. Any out-patient facilities shall provide additional parking as required for a medical office.
(7) Convalescent homes, nursing homes, and sanitariums shall provide at least one parking space for every four beds licensed by the county or state.
(8) Orphanages, children’s homes, homes for the aged and rest homes shall provide at least one parking space for every ten beds licensed by the county or state.
(9) Day care or child care centers shall provide at least one parking space for each employee plus one parking space for every ten children licensed by the county or state, for passenger loading.
(10) Elementary schools shall provide at least one parking space for each employee plus loading space for at least two school buses.
(11) Junior high schools shall provide one parking space for each employee plus loading space for at least two school buses.
(12) High schools shall provide one parking space for each employee and one parking space for every three students in the eleventh and twelfth grades.
(13) Colleges shall provide at least one parking space for each employee and at least one parking space for every two students.
(14) Churches and other places of worship, mortuaries, or funeral homes shall provide at least one parking space for every four seats in the main chapel or assembly room.
(15) Stadiums, ball parks and other outdoor sports areas with fixed seating shall provide at least one parking space for every four seats.
(16) Golf courses shall provide at least six parking spaces for each hole. Additional parking spaces are not required for the following accessory uses: driving ranges, putting greens, shower and locker rooms and maintenance shops or buildings.
(17) Driving ranges that are not accessory to golf courses or shooting ranges shall provide at least one parking space for each tee or shooter station.
(18) Miniature golf or pitch and putt courses shall provide at least one and one-quarter parking spaces for each hole.
(19) Tennis or other court games shall provide at least two parking spaces for each court.
(20) Bowling centers shall provide at least four parking spaces for each lane. Other principal uses within the bowling center such as restaurants, pool halls, cocktail lounges, and other uses shall provide additional parking spaces as required.
(21) Pool, card and billiard rooms shall provide at least two parking spaces for each table.
(22) Theaters, auditoriums and similar places of public assembly with fixed seating shall provide at least one parking space for every four seats.
(23) Dancehalls, auditoriums, exhibition halls and similar places of public assembly where there is space for set-up seating or where there is no fixed seating shall provide at least one parking space for every ninety square feet of net floor area in the assembly hall(s).
(24) Public parks over ten acres in size shall provide at least five percent of the total area for off-street parking facilities.
(25) Swimming pools other than those used as necessary uses with residential and commercial-residential uses shall provide at least one parking space for every one hundred square feet of pool area.
(26) Skating rinks shall provide at least one parking space for every one hundred square feet of skating area.
(27) Wholesale and distribution centers shall provide at least one parking space for every five hundred square feet of gross floor area.
(28) Swimming and tennis clubs, cabana clubs, public neighborhood pools and similar recreational clubs or facilities shall provide at least the number of parking spaces or amount of parking area required by the use requiring the greatest parking area plus fifty percent of the parking required by the sum of other uses.
(29) Medical and dental offices shall provide at least one parking space for every two hundred square feet of gross floor area.
(30) Banks and other offices shall provide at least one parking space for every three hundred square feet of gross floor area.
(31) Barbershops and beauty shops, wig salons and similar uses shall provide at least two parking spaces for each employee.
(32) Physical fitness centers, health studios, steam baths, and similar uses shall provide at least one parking space for every two occupants based upon the maximum occupant load as determined under the Uniform Building Code.
(33) General retail sales including department and discount stores not located in a shopping center shall provide at least one parking space for each two hundred and fifty square feet of gross floor area.
(34) Retail uses such as retail stores displaying and selling principally furniture, floor coverings, pianos and organs, and large appliances shall provide at least one parking space for every five hundred square feet of gross floor area.
(35) Restaurants and bars, including those with dancing, shall provide at least one parking space for every sixty square feet of seating and/or dining area and one space for every one hundred square feet of kitchen and serving counter area. For outdoor dining, a minimum of one space per one hundred square feet shall be provided.
(36) Uncovered sales areas such as new or used automobile, boat or trailer sales, lumber or building material yards, plant nurseries or similar uses shall provide a minimum of five customer parking spaces for the first five thousand square feet of uncovered sales area and one customer parking space for each additional one thousand square feet of uncovered sales area to a required maximum of twenty customer parking spaces.
(37) Shops repairing household appliances and equipment shall provide at least one parking space for every five hundred square feet of gross floor area plus one parking space for each employee.
(38) Warehouses and storage buildings shall provide at least one parking space for each employee plus one parking space for each company-operated vehicle, or one parking space for every two thousand square feet of gross floor area, whichever is greater.
(39) Mini storage warehouses shall provide one space per three hundred square feet of office space with a minimum of two spaces for visitor parking and one space per caretaker’s unit. Visitor parking spaces shall be located at the main entrance to the facility.
(40) Shopping centers shall provide at least one parking space for each two hundred and fifty square feet of gross floor area.
(41) Manufacturing or repair plants maintaining more than one shift of workers shall provide two parking spaces for every three employees on each of the two larger shifts plus one parking space for each company-operated vehicle.
(42) Manufacturing plants, machine shops and contractors and industrial facilities shall provide either one parking space for each employee and each company-operated vehicle, or one parking space for every five hundred square feet of gross floor area and each company-operated vehicle, whichever is greater.
(43) Communication equipment buildings and utility service yards shall provide one parking space for every two employees on the premises at any one time including overlaps in shifts.
(44) Transitional housing and emergency shelters shall provide one parking space for every staff member and one parking space for every four residents.
(45) For uses not listed in this chapter, off-street parking shall be provided as follows:
(A) Residential or commercial residential uses shall provide at least one parking space for each dwelling unit or sleeping unit.
(B) Institutional uses shall provide at least one parking space for every three occupants based upon the maximum occupant load of the institution at any one time as determined from the Uniform Building Code.
(C) Recreational uses shall provide at least one parking space for every three patrons or occupants who would be on the premises at any one time based upon the maximum occupant load as determined by the Uniform Building Code.
(D) Office personal service, and commercial uses shall provide at least one parking space for every two occupants based on the maximum load as determined by the Uniform Building Code.
(E) Industrial uses shall provide the number of parking spaces determined to be necessary by the director of the department of public works or his designee based upon the anticipated maximum occupant load. (Ord. 1296 § 1 (part), 2005).
18.60.040 Parking size and location.
(a) Parking spaces as required by this chapter shall be on the same parcel with the main building or structure.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, required off-street parking spaces may be provided on separate parcel(s) located not more than six hundred feet from the main building or structure it serves; provided, that the planning commission grants a use permit. In granting such use permit, the planning commission shall find that the provision of required off-street parking on the same parcel with the main building is impossible or impractical due to site conditions, or that utilization of parking spaces on another parcel will accomplish a desirable design objective, and that an acceptable alternative is available. To ensure the perpetuation of the off-street parking space requirement herein, the owner(s) of the same lot(s) with the main building(s), and the owner(s) of the parking space on the separate parcel(s) shall execute a declaration of restrictions and covenants covering said lot(s) and parking space(s). Pursuant to California Government Code Section 65870, this declaration of restrictions and covenants shall be made on forms prescribed by the city planner setting aside the required space for parking and shall be approved by the city council.
(c) Single-Family and Duplex Residential.
(1) No more than two required off-street parking spaces may be located in the required front or street side yard.
(2) No more than one driveway per street frontage may be extended from the edge of the public street to the property except where the total width of the street frontage is eighty feet or greater, or where a circular driveway is utilized.
(3) The width of paved surfacing for parking in the required front yard area shall be limited to a maximum of forty percent of the width of the front yard or twenty feet, whichever is greater. (Ord. 1296 § 1 (part), 2005).
18.60.050 Use of required off-street parking and loading by another building or use.
(a) No part of an off-street parking area or off-street loading area required for any building or use for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this chapter shall be included as a part of an off-street parking area or off-street loading area similarly required for another building or use unless the type of structure indicates, in the opinion of the city planner, that the periods of usage of such buildings or uses will not be simultaneous with each other.
(b) If the common parking area(s) and the building sites to be served are subject to more than one ownership, such parking facilities must be provided in accordance with Section 18.60.040(b). (Ord. 1296 § 1 (part), 2005).
18.60.060 Parking design and improvement requirements.
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, off-street parking shall be designed and improved in accordance with the city’s off-street parking development standards as approved separately by resolution of the city council. (Ord. 1296 § 1 (part), 2005).
18.60.070 Free and clear parking access.
All parking spaces and access aisles shall remain free and clear of equipment, refuse, storage items or anything that inhibits access and parking of vehicles at all times. (Ord. 1296 § 1 (part), 2005).
18.60.080 Maintenance.
All parking spaces and access aisles shall be maintained in good repair in accordance with the city’s off-street parking development standards and any other conditions imposed at the time of approval. (Ord. 1296 § 1 (part), 2005).
18.60.090 Temporary parking lots.
Parking lots that will be used for six months or less may be developed in conjunction with a temporary use. Such temporary parking lots need not provide landscaping or other improvements as would otherwise be required, but they shall meet all other design standards such as parking space dimensions and aisle widths. Temporary lots shall have an all-weather, dust-free surface as required by the city services department. (Ord. 1296 § 1 (part), 2005).