All vehicle accessways and parking and loading areas shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 18.42 ( Parking and Loading) of this code, except as provided herein.
.010 Location of Required Parking Spaces. All parking areas shall comply with the provisions of subsection 18.42.050 (Location of Parking); provided, however, that:
.0101 Parking areas shall be permitted to encroach into required setback areas in compliance with the provisions of Section 18.116.090. (Structural Setbacks - Commercial Recreation (C-R) District (Development Area 1)).
.0102 No parking is permitted between the ultimate right-of-way and the building setback line.
.0103 Parking may be located between the front building setback line and the building face provided it is screened by a continuous hedge, wall or berm (or combination thereof) with a minimum height of 36 inches.
.0104 Arrival and visitor drop-off areas may be located adjacent to the front building setback and are not subject to the screening required for parking areas, provided they present an attractive "front door" appearance as visible from the adjacent public right-of-way.
.020 Layout and Design. Layout and design of parking areas and vehicle accessways shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 18.42 (Parking and Loading).
.030 Hotel/Motel/Vacation Ownership Passenger Drop-Off Areas. All hotel/motels and vacation ownership resorts shall have a passenger drop-off area located on-site. Passenger drop-off areas (which may include a covered area or porte-cochere) shall be for the purpose of dropping off and picking up passengers and luggage, accommodating valet parking, pedestrian access and safety, and fire access while providing free flow of vehicles. Such areas shall not encroach into the required front yard setback, except as provided in Section 18.116.090 (Structural Setbacks - Commercial Recreation (C-R) District (Development Area 1)).
.040 Parking Lot Plan Review. Parking lot plans, including parking facilities, shall be subject to review and approval by the Planning Department and the City Traffic and Transportation Manager during Final Site Plan Review and prior to issuance of building permits, and shall, at a minimum, incorporate all applicable City Standards and shall contain the following information.
.0401 Dimensions for internal spacing, circulation and landscaped areas;
.0402 Curbing, stall markings, signing and other traffic control devices;
.0403 Location and height of lighting fixtures;
.0404 Location, dimensions and accessibility of trash containers for refuse trucks;
.0405 Location of fire hydrants and fire accessways;
.0406 Location and height of perimeter walls;
.0407 Tour bus and/or shuttle parking and loading;
.0408 Grade elevations and ramps associated with parking facilities;
.0409 Location of utility devices and other related above-ground features (i.e., utility poles); and
.0410 Delivery truck parking/loading areas and bicycle racks.
.050 Paving. All permanent off-street parking facilities, including access aisles and driveways, shall be permanently paved (not to include turf block). Such surfacing, as well as striping, signing, and directional markings, shall be maintained in good condition at all times.
.060 Temporary parking. Temporary parking facilities shall be paved and screened with landscaping in accordance with Section 18.116.100 (Screening, Walls, Fences Landscaping and Lighting - Commercial Recreation (C-R) District (Development Area 1)) and shall be subject to the review and joint approval of the City Traffic and Transportation Manager and the City Manager. Such facilities shall be permitted for a period not to exceed one (1) year, but may be renewed for up to a total of five (5) years in one (1) year increments subject to the review and approval of the City Traffic and Transportation Manager. Permitted fencing shall be in accordance with the following:
.0601 The location, height and color of fencing/walls for temporary parking facilities shall be approved in connection with the temporary parking lot plan.
.0602 Permitted fence/wall materials include, but are not limited to, decorative wrought-iron, coated chain link and decorative masonry blocks.
.0603 Scrim, in a color and design approved in connection with the temporary parking lot plan, shall be affixed to the exterior side of the chain link fencing facing the public right-of-way and adjacent properties.
.0604 The maximum fence/wall height shall be twelve (12) feet; except that within a twenty (20) foot setback from an adjacent residential zone boundary or property within the Specific Plan Area encompassed by the MHP Overlay as shown on Exhibit 3.3.3 of the Specific Plan document entitled “Mobile Home Park (MHP)” Overlay, the maximum fence/wall height shall be eight (8) feet; and further provided that fence/wall heights greater than eight (8) feet shall not cause a shade/shadow impact on adjacent properties wherein outdoor active areas or structures that have windows that normally receive sunlight are covered by shadows for more than 50 percent (50%) of the sunlight hours. (Ord. 5769; May 1, 2001.)
.070 Parking Markings and Separations. All parking spaces shall be clearly and permanently outlined on the surface of the parking facility in accordance with City Standards on file with the City. Parking shall be separated from buildings, sidewalks, and plazas by landscaped areas having a minimum width of five (5) feet. A six-inch continuous raised curb shall be provided on all parking stalls (except parallel parking) heading into a sidewalk, planting area, or setback area. Parking shall be separated from any abutting property line by sideyard setback landscaping and, by a minimum six (6) inch curb. Parking shall be screened from view of public rights-of-way and adjacent properties in compliance with Section 18.16.100 (Screening Walls, Fences, Landscaping and Lighting, Commercial Recreation (C-R) District (Development Area 1). (Ord. 5998 § 74; October 25, 2005.)
.080 Driveway Abandonment. When use of a driveway to a public street is abandoned or otherwise discontinued, the owner, upon receipt of notice from the Public Works-Engineering Department, shall remove all driveway pavement, curb and gutter; and, shall replace the curb, gutter and sidewalk, and landscape the area to match the adjacent landscaped areas.
.090 Required Improvement of Parking Areas. All parking areas shall be improved in compliance with Section 18.42.090 (Parking Lot Improvements and Landscaping); provided further that all portions of vehicular parking lots not used for parking stalls or circulation shall be planted, irrigated and maintained in accordance with the standards listed below.
.0901 Minimum Number of Trees. Surface parking lots shall be landscaped and maintained with a minimum of one (1) twenty-four (24) inch box tree per each five (5) parking spaces, which trees shall be equally spaced. Trees shall have a spreading canopy that is sufficient to cover at least thirty percent (30%) of the parking surface with the tree canopy within five (5) years of installation. Tree wells shall be designed with decorative paving and/or landscaped with shrubs and/or ground cover.
.0902 Size of Planters. There shall be an average of forty-eight (48) square feet of planter area provided for each tree required in the above subsection with a minimum dimension of five (5) feet, provided that the planter area for new trees planted in existing legal nonconforming parking lots may be reduced to a minimum dimension and design approved by the City Traffic and Transportation Manager.
.0903 Tree Branches. Tree branches shall be trimmed to ensure that the lowest tree branches are more than six (6) feet above the finish grade at the base of the tree to prevent damage from automobiles.
.100 Conformance with the Design Plan. Tree, shrub and ground cover selection and planting design shall conform with the Design Plan.
.110 Parking Space and Access Design. Layout and design of parking areas and vehicle accessways shall comply with the requirements of Sections 18.42.060 (Parking Dimensions and Access) and 18.42.070 (Parking Lot Design), and City Standards on file with the City, except as follows:
.1101 Maximum Curb Openings per Street Frontage. The maximum number of curb openings per street frontage shall not exceed the following standards:
.01 Parcel width three hundred (300) feet or less: One (1).
.02 Parcel width over three hundred (300) feet: Two (2).
.03 One (1) additional curb opening may be allowed if it is used as legal access to one (1) or more adjacent parcels.
.1102 Driveway Separation and Spacing. There shall be a minimum distance of thirty-six (36) feet between driveways (nearest driveway edge to nearest driveway edge) serving the same parcel, and a minimum distance of forty (40) feet between driveways (nearest driveway edge to nearest driveway edge) serving adjacent parcels.
.1103 Driveway Width Dimensions. Driveways shall be a minimum of twenty-four (24) feet wide, and a maximum of thirty-five (35) feet wide, with wider widths subject to the approval of the City’s Traffic and Transportation Manager based on sound engineering practices.
.1104 Curb Return. The curb cut shall provide a minimum radius curb return and sight distance clearance in accordance with engineering standards on file with the City, or as otherwise approved by the City’s Traffic and Transportation Manager based on sound engineering practices.
.1105 Entry Drive Dimension. The following minimum entry driveway (throat) length shall be provided as indicated below, measured from the nearest point of the ultimate street right-of-way line to the nearest point of the on-site parking area or on-site vehicular accessway to said parking area. Parking shall be designed so as to preclude a car from backing out of a stall and into the entry driveway in accordance with City Standards on file with the City.
.01 A forty (40) foot-long driveway is required to serve sixty (60) or fewer parking spaces;
.02 A sixty (60) foot-long driveway is required to serve sixty-one to one hundred twenty (61-120) parking spaces; and,
.03 An one hundred (100) foot long driveway is required to serve greater than one hundred twenty (120) parking spaces.
.120 Minimum Parking Requirements. The minimum number, type and design of off-street parking spaces shall comply with the requirements of Section 18.42.040 (Non-Residential Parking Requirements).
.130 Truck Loading. Truck loading facilities shall comply with the requirements of Section 18.42.100 (Loading Requirements) and City Standards on file with the City. A minimum of one (1) truck dock or truck loading area shall be provided for each hotel or motel.
.140 Bus Parking Areas. Hotels/motels shall provide space for on-site bus parking subject to the approval of the City’s Traffic and Transportation Manager and the Planning Department in accordance with the latest Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) Bus Facilities Handbook Guidelines, or as otherwise approved by the City’s Traffic and Transportation Manager and Planning Director based on sound engineering practice.
.150 Parking Structures. Parking structures shall comply with the following requirements:
.1501 Parking structures shall have a landscaped area with a minimum width of ten (10) feet provided along the peripheral edges of the parking structure. Such areas shall be landscaped and maintained with a combination of shrubs, ground cover and trees. Adjacent to any parking structure, trees shall be provided and maintained consisting of at least one (1) twenty-four (24) inch box tree for each ten (10) linear feet of parking facility perimeter. Such trees may be either grouped informally or formally.
.1502 Vehicles parked in parking structures shall be concealed from view through a combination of visual barriers, planting, or other means; open sided facilities that allow complete views of parked vehicles are not permitted.
.1503 The elevations of parking facilities visible from public streets shall be articulated; such articulation may consist of indentations in the structure, changes in color, addition of applied elements to the surface of the facility, or other devices, including the provision of a landscape buffer with a minimum width of ten (10) feet.
.1504 Parking structures shall be constructed of masonry materials that are predominantly light in color.
.1505 Pedestrian and vehicular entrances shall be clearly identified and easily accessible to minimize pedestrian/vehicle conflict. (Ord. 5453 § 1 (part); September 27, 1994: Ord. 5920 § 1 (part); June 8, 2004: Ord. 6031 § 64 (part); August 22, 2006: Ord. 6265 § 23; January 14, 2013: Ord. 6286 §§ 55 - 59; September 3, 2013.)