Parking facilities shall be designed to be fully accessible, adequate and safe ingress and egress shall be provided from and to a street, highway, alley, or driveway and shall conform to the following minimum standards:
(a) Parking Space Dimensions
(1) Standard Spaces
The minimum size of a standard parking space shall be nine feet wide and eighteen feet long (9' x 18').
(2) Parallel Spaces
The minimum size of a parallel parking space shall be nine feet wide and twenty-four feet long (9' x 24').
(b) Parking Access
Access leading to parking facilities, including garages for private residences, shall meet the following dimensions:
(1) Width - The minimum width for driveways and drive aisles shall be twenty feet (20') for one-way traffic and twenty-six feet (26') for two-way traffic. Where one-way drives exist, pavement graphics and directional signs and arrows shall be provided. Greater widths may be required at the discretion of the City.
(2) Minimum Residential Driveway Length - Driveways for single family or duplex units in any zoning district shall be a minimum of twenty feet (20') in length as measured from the back of sidewalk to the front of the garage door.
(3) Limit on Residential Driveways - The number of permitted driveways shall be one per fifty feet (50') of lot frontage, or fraction thereof, not to exceed a total of two (2) driveways. A curved driveway with two (2) entrances shall count as one (1) driveway for the purposes of this section.
(4) Non-residential Driveway Spacing - The distance between non-residential driveways; and between non-residential driveways and public rights-of-way shall conform to the City’s Public Works standards.
(5) Maneuvering Areas - Except for residential uses of two (2) or fewer units per building site, access facilities adjoining roadways classified as Collector Street or higher in the General Plan Circulation Element shall be arranged so that any vehicle can leave the parking area and enter into an adjoining vehicular right-of-way traveling in a forward direction.
[Ord. No. 474, Section 5, 5/28/08; Ord. No. 515, Exhibit J, 5/22/13; Ord. No. 528, Exhibit N, 9/10/14; Ord. No. 549, Exhibit A, 8/24/16; Ord. No. 583, Section 3, 2/28/18.]