(A) Dimensional requirements.
(1) All residential parking spaces located within an enclosed garage shall have a minimum width of nine feet, zero inches and a minimum depth of 20 feet, zero inches. All other parking spaces shall have minimum parking dimensions as indicated in Table 23.52.070(A)(1) and as depicted on Diagram 23.52.070 (located at the end of this chapter). Dimensions for compact spaces are given in parentheses.
(2) Any parking space located parallel to a wall or other solid barrier greater than 30 inches in height shall be widened an additional two feet; however, an inside dimension of 18 feet by 20 feet shall be maintained, unobstructed, for a private two-car garage.
Table 23.52.070(A)(1)
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Dimensions
| Aisle Widths (A) | ||||
Parking Angle (PA) | Width (W) | Depth (D) | Length (L) | One-Way | Two-Way |
Table 23.52.070(A)(1)
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Dimensions
| Aisle Widths (A) | ||||
Parking Angle (PA) | Width (W) | Depth (D) | Length (L) | One-Way | Two-Way |
Parallel | 8'6" (7'6") | 8'6" (7'6") | 22' 0" (18') | 12' | 20' |
30° | 8'6" (7'6") | 16'5" (14') | 18' (15') | 11' | 20' |
45° | 8'6" (7'6") | 18'9" (15'11") | 18' (15') | 13'6" | 20' |
60° | 8'6" (7' 6") | 19'11" (16'9") | 18' (15') | 18'6" | 20' |
90° | 8'6" (7' 6") | 18' (15') | 18' (15') | 25' | 25' |
(3) For projects in all zones, except residential zones, with ten or more required parking spaces, up to 25% of the total number of spaces required may be designed for compact cars. For manufacturing and office uses, up to 33% of the parking for employees may be designed for compact cars. All such designs shall be subject to the approval of the Director of Community Development. Such spaces shall be grouped together in one or more locations, and shall be clearly indicated by appropriate markings and signage.
(4) Each loading space shall have an unobstructed minimum dimension of 12 feet in width, 40 feet in length and 15 feet in height.
(5) The depth of 90 degree parking stalls adjacent to a planter, with a minimum width of six feet, may be reduced to 18 feet.
(B) Landscaping. Landscaping of parking areas shall be provided and continuously maintained according to the following regulations, as well as those contained in Chapter 23.48 of this title.
(1) A minimum of 8% of an area provided for the uncovered parking of at least ten vehicles and not more than 19 vehicles shall be landscaped. A minimum of 12% of an area provided for the parking of 20 or more vehicles shall be landscaped. Driveway areas shall be included in calculating the total parking area. A minimum of 10% of the required parking lot landscaping shall be located within 15 feet of a building on the site.
(2) Landscaped areas shall be distributed throughout the entire parking area. One 24-inch box size tree shall be provided and maintained for every ten parking spaces and located so as to visually disrupt long rows of parked vehicles (trees may be clustered).
(3) A minimum seven-foot wide landscaped planter shall be provided immediately adjacent to any public or private street or alley wherever parking or circulation is generally located adjacent to such rights-of-way. Such planter may be reduced to 30 inches in width for motor vehicle sales areas.
(4) Where vehicles are to be parked immediately adjacent to a public or private street or alley, a decorative masonry wall of 30 inches in height, measured from the finished surface of the parking area, bermed landscaping having the same height, or a combination thereof, shall be provided. If a wall is used, it shall be set back at least four feet from the property line. Such screening may be waived by the Director for motor vehicle sales areas.
(C) Access.
(1) Backing into streets or alleys.
(a) Any commercial or industrial parking area containing space for three or more vehicles shall be provided with suitable maneuvering room so that all vehicles therein may enter an abutting street in a forward direction. In addition, there shall be no backing into alleys within 50 feet of any street.
(b) Any multiple-family residential parking area containing space for six or more vehicles shall be provided with suitable maneuvering room so that all vehicles therein may enter an abutting street in a forward direction. In addition, there shall be suitable maneuvering room so that no cars in a residential parking area are required to back into a collector or arterial street, as identified in the General Plan, or into an alley or street that is within 50 feet of a collector or arterial street.
(2) Use of a required parking space shall not require more than four vehicle maneuvers.
(3) No parking space shall be located so that a vehicle is required to maneuver within five feet of a vehicular entrance to the property.
(4) No parking space shall be located so as to require the moving of another vehicle in order to access the space (tandem parking is prohibited) except in the R-1 and R-2 zones, subject to the provisions that tandem spaces must be for the same unit, that there be no more than two spaces in any row of tandem parking. All proposed tandem parking arrangements shall be subject to approval of the Director of Community Development or the Planning Commission, as appropriate.
(5) Exits from parking lots shall be clearly posted or painted with stop signs and a six-inch wide painted limit line. The minimum letter size for painted stop signs is 24 inches. Such markings shall be maintained in a clear and visible manner.
(6) All non-residential drive aisles and driveways shall be clearly marked with arrows indicating the direction of travel. Such marking shall be maintained in a clear and visible manner.
(D) Driveways.
(1) Driveways providing ingress and egress to off-street parking spaces shall comply with Chapter 13.24 of this Code. Minimum driveway widths shall be as follows:
Zone | One-way | Two-way |
Zone | One-way | Two-way |
R-1 | 10 feet | 10 feet |
R-2 | ||
Up to 2 units | 10 feet | 10 feet |
3 or more units | 12 feet | 16 feet * |
R-3 | ||
Up to 2 units | 10 feet | 10 feet |
10 or more units | 12 feet | 16 feet * |
All other zones | 12 feet | 20 feet |
*In the R-2 and R-3 zones, the maximum width for driveways which serve 10 or fewer parking spaces shall be not more than 12 feet.
Two-way driveways and ramps within parking garages in any zone shall have a minimum width of 20 feet.
All required driveway widths shall be maintained free and clear of all obstructions.
(2) Driveways, located in front of enclosed garages, shall have a depth no greater than ten feet, unless constructed to a depth of 20 feet or more.
(E) Surfacing. All parking and loading areas shall be surfaced with a minimum thickness of two inches of asphaltic concrete over a minimum thickness of four inches of a base material, to be approved by the Director of Public Works, or with a minimum thickness of four inches of portland cement concrete.
(F) Marking.
(1) All parking spaces, except in a garage or carport containing two or fewer parking spaces or in an outdoor motor vehicle sales area, shall be striped with a white or yellow single four-inch wide continuous stripe, so as to clearly show the layout of the intended parking stalls. The stall shall be measured from center to center of stripe. Such striping shall be maintained in a clear and visible manner.
(2) All compact spaces shall be individually labeled with the words “compact car” painted on the parking surface of each stall.
(G) Wheel stops. Wheel stops or continuous concrete curbing at least six inches in height shall be provided for all parking spaces when necessary to prevent encroachment of vehicles over property lines or damage to walls or fences. This requirement does not apply to parking spaces established in a required two car garage.
(H) Lighting. Parking areas and vehicle sales areas designed to accommodate three or more vehicles shall have lighting facilities capable of providing a minimum of one footcandle illumination at every point of the parking lot. Any illumination, including security lighting, shall be so arranged as to reflect away from adjoining properties and rights-of-way.
(I) Slope.
(1) Parking areas used exclusively for parking and vehicle maneuvering shall be designed and improved with grades not to exceed a 5% slope.
(2) Driveways used exclusively for ingress and egress or interior parking lot circulation shall be designed and improved with grades not to exceed 15% slope, except for driveways within the R-1 zone.
(J) Drainage. All required off-street facilities for three or more required parking spaces and all loading facilities shall be so designed that surface water will not drain over any sidewalk.
(K) Screening.
(1) Parking areas for three or more cars abutting residentially zoned property shall be separated from such property by a landscaped strip with a minimum width of five feet, and a six-foot high solid decorative block wall, located on the residential side of the landscaped strip. All wall heights shall be measured from the grade of the surface of the residential lot.
(2) A loading area adjoining a street or a required front yard, or located directly across an alley from a residential zone shall be screened with a solid wall or a design subject to the approval of the Director.
(3) Any semi-subterranean parking within a 50-foot radius of properties zoned R-1 or R-2 shall not be visible from the street. This shall include driveways and garage entrances.
(L) Common parking garages. Common parking garages for residential uses may be provided only where a minimum of 15 residential units are proposed.
(M) Drive-through and drive-up businesses.
(1) A minimum waiting lane length of 150 feet starting from the center of a pick-up station or window to the point of entry or beginning of a drive-through lane shall be provided.
(2) Waiting lanes shall not interfere with the use of or access to any parking or loading spaces.
(‘86 Code, § 23.52.070) (Ord. 4110, passed - - ; Am. Ord. 4157, passed - - ; Am. Ord. 4176, passed - - ; Am. Ord. 4684, passed 2-8-16; Am. Ord. 4735, passed 5-14-18) Penalty, see § 1.12.010