Chapter 16.72
OFF-STREET PARKING
Sections:
16.72.010 Requirements generally.
16.72.020 R district uses.
16.72.030 Professional district uses.
16.72.040 C-2, C-2-A, C-2-B, C-3 and C-4 district uses.
16.72.045 M-1 district uses.
16.72.050 M-2 and M-3 district uses.
16.72.060 Public utility facilities.
16.72.080 Other uses.
16.72.010 Requirements generally.
Unless otherwise provided for a specific zoning district, off-street parking requirements in all districts and for all uses shall be as stated in this chapter; except in the single family residential districts, subject to approval of the planning commission, a portion of required parking area may be developed with appropriate landscaping. All required parking spaces and access thereto shall conform to city parking standards, as adopted by the city council. Assessment district, or other cooperative method approved by the city council, may be used in lieu of the stated requirements. Reductions in parking requirements for commercial and industrial land uses may be allowed through an administrative permit as outlined in Chapter 16.82 of this title. (Ord. 948 § 6, 2006: Ord. 936 § 7 (part), 2005: Ord. 837 § 2 (part), 1992; Prior code § 30.520 (part)).
16.72.020 R district uses.
R district parking uses are as follows:
(1) Dwellings: Two (2) spaces per unit, not in any required front or side yard, at least one (1) of which shall be in a garage or carport;
(2) Retirement living units: Adequate parking for the character of the occupancy but not less than one (1) garage space per three (3) units;
(3) Boardinghouses: One (1) space per two (2) occupants, not in any required front or side yard. At least half (1/2) of the required spaces shall be in a garage or carport;
(4) Rest home, convalescent home: One (1) space per four (4) beds, not in any required front or side yard;
(5) Churches: One (1) space per five (5) seats, not in any required front or side yard;
(6) Offices: One (1) space per two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area, not in any required yard abutting a street.
(7) R-4 District: Units with two (2) or more bedrooms require two (2) off-street parking spaces per unit; one (1) bedroom units require one and one-half (1 1/2) off-street parking spaces per unit; studio units require one (1) off-street parking space per unit; required off-street parking spaces cannot be located in any required front or side yard setback; each unit shall have at least one (1) covered off-street parking space; one (1) guest off-street parking space for every three (3) units shall be provided on the site. (Ord. 841 § 2, 1992; Prior code § 30.520(A)).
16.72.030 Professional district uses.
Professional district uses are as follows:
(1) C-1, C-1-A, and C-1-B districts: One (1) space per two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area, not in any required yard abutting a street;
(2) C-1-C district: One (1) space per two hundred fifty (250) square feet of gross floor area, not in any required yard abutting a street and not in the exterior one-half (1/2) of any required yard abutting an R district. (Ord. 897 § 2, 2000: Prior code § 30.520(B)).
16.72.040 C-2, C-2-A, C-2-B, C-3 and C-4 district uses.
C-2, C-2-A, C-2-B, C-3 and C-4 district uses are as follows: six (6) spaces per one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area, not in any required yard or loading area. (Ord. 769-A § 1, 1988; Ord. 579 Art. II, 1975: Prior code § 30.520(C)).
16.72.045 M-1 district uses.
M-l district parking requirements are a maximum of three (3) spaces per one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area, not in any required front yard. Parking at less than three (3) spaces per one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross area may be provided through approval of a use permit. (Ord. 903 § 4, 2001).
16.72.050 M-2 and M-3 district uses.
M-2 and M-3 district uses are as follows: one (1) parking space shall be provided for every three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area not in the front one-quarter (1/4) of any required front yard. (Ord. 969 § 3, 2010: Ord. 936 § 7 (part), 2005: Ord. 903 § 5, 2001: Prior code § 30.520(D)).
16.72.060 Public utility facilities.
For public utility substations, pumping stations, equipment buildings and similar facilities, off-street parking shall be provided in the ratio of one (1) space for each two (2) employees on the maximum working shift, plus one (1) space for each company vehicle permanently assigned to the facility. Where such facility is unmanned, no spaces need be provided. (Prior code § 30.520(E)).
16.72.080 Other uses.
Other uses are as follows:
(1) Well patient/short stay facility for surgery, medical and post operative care, requiring overnight stay: 1.25 spaces per bed plus one (1) space per employee on the largest shift. (Ord. 805 § 1, 1989).