(A) (1) Off-street motor vehicle parking spaces shall be provided according to the following table. Each land use shall be provided with at least the number of off-street parking spaces stated in the table.
(2) The requirements of this chapter do not apply to development within one half-mile of a major transit stop, except as provided in Cal. Gov’t Code § 65863.2.
(B) When the table does not list a proposed use, the Zoning Administrator shall determine the most appropriate equivalent use and the number of parking and loading spaces required. In order to make this determination, the Zoning Administrator may require the submission of survey data from the applicant or direct a study to be conducted at the applicant’s expense. The Administrator’s determination may be based on the most recent data published by the Institute of Transportation Engineers or comparable analyses.
Use Classification | Off-Street Parking Spaces |
RESIDENTIAL | |
Multi-family residential | 1.5 spaces per unit up to 2 bedrooms; one space to be covered |
2 spaces per unit = 3 bedrooms; one space to be covered plus 1 space per 5 units for guest parking (Applies to all multi-family units) | |
Convalescent facilities | 1 per 2 residents |
Single-family residential (attached) | 2 spaces per unit, one of which must be covered, plus 1 space per 5 units for guest parking |
Single-family residential (detached) | 2 spaces per unit in a garage, plus one guest parking space on the street within close proximity to the unit served |
Elderly residential (Senior Housing Overlay)A | .75 covered space per unit, plus guest parking as determined during project review |
Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units | See § 9-5.3805 |
Cottage communities | 1 space per unit. May be shared with religious assembly use |
PUBLIC AND SEMI-PUBLIC | |
Clubs and lodges | 1 per 100 sq. ft. of floor area which is used for assembly purposes |
Emergency shelters | 1 space per employee on the largest shift |
Day care, general and preschools | 1 per employee on the largest shift plus 1 per 8 children |
Government offices | 1 per 250 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Hospitals | 1 per bed, plus 1 space per employee on the largest shift |
Maintenance and service facilities | 1 per 400 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Park and Recreation Facilities | As specified by zoning permit or use permit for private facilities based upon I.T.E. studies |
Public Safety Facilities | As specified by use permit |
Religious assembly | 1 per 4 fixed seats, and/or 1 per 50 sq. ft. of seating area if there are no fixed seats |
Schools, public or private | As specified by use permit, as per I.T.E. studies |
Utilities, major | As specified by use permit, as per I.T.E. studies |
COMMERCIAL/RETAIL/OFFICE | |
Ambulance services | 1 per ambulance, plus 1 per employee on the largest shift |
Animal sales and services: | |
Animal boarding | 1 per 400 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Animal grooming | 1 per 400 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Animal hospitals (veterinary clinic) | 1 per 250 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Artists’ studios | 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Banks and savings and loans: | 1 per 250 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Drive-up service | Queue space for 5 cars per teller |
Building materials and services; hardware | 1 per 300 sq. ft. of sales floor area; plus 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of outdoor storage and/or interior warehouse area |
Chapels and mortuaries | 1 per 3 seats and/or; 1 per 50 sq. ft. of seating area if no fixed seats |
Commercial recreational and entertainment: | |
Bowling alleys | 6 per lane |
Electronic game centers | 1 per 2 machines |
Golf courses | 4 per each hole, plus 1 per 200 sq. ft. of floor area |
Gymnasium | 1 per 100 sq. ft. of floor area |
Skating rinks | 1 per 3 fixed seats, and/or 1 per 50 sq. ft. of seating area if there are no fixed seats; plus 1 per 75 sq. ft. of floor area for skating |
Swimming pools | 1 per 150 sq. ft. of pool area |
Tennis and racquetball clubs | 4 per court |
Theaters | 1 per 3 fixed seats, and/or 1 per 35 sq. ft. of seating area if there are no fixed seats |
Other commercial recreation and entertainment | As specified by the Zoning Administrator, as per I.T.E. studies |
Computer gaming and internet access business | As specified by use permit and required parking study (§ 9-5.3835) |
Eating and drinking establishments: | 1 per employee on the largest shift |
General restaurant | 1 per 3 seats |
Cocktail lounge/bar | 1 per 2.5 seats |
Fast food | 1 per 50 sq. ft. of gross floor area for public seating plus queue space for 6 cars if drive-up service provided |
With outdoor seating | 1 additional space per 3 seats |
Take-out only/no seating | 1 per employee on the largest shift plus additional spaces as determined by the Zoning Administrator |
Gas station/ service stationB | 2 per service bay plus 1 per employee on the largest shift; with no less than 4 parking spaces provided |
Gymnasium | 1 per 100 sq. ft. of floor space |
Health clubs | 1 per 200 sq. ft. of floor space |
Nurseries | 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of outside display and/or interior warehouse area, plus 1 per 300 sq. ft. of sales floor area |
Offices, business, and professional | 1 per 250 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Offices, medical and dental | 1 per 225 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Music or dance studio, martial arts training or similar facility | 1 per 250 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Mini-storage | 1 per 100 rental units plus 1 per caretaker |
Personal services (barber shop, beauty shop) | 2 spaces per chair |
Recycling facility: | |
Large collection | 6 spaces per facility minimum |
Processing facility | 10 spaces per facility minimum |
Research and community development | 1 per 250 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Retail sales not listed under another use classification | 5 spaces/1000 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Shopping center | 5 spaces/1000 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Furniture and appliance stores, households equipment, and furniture repair and warehouse sale | 1 per 400 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Automobile rentals | 1 per 4,000 sq. ft. of outdoor area plus 1 per rental vehicle |
Automobile washing: | |
Fully automated | 7 spaces outside washing area |
Coin-operated | 1 queuing space per bay |
Vehicle/equipment repair | 4 per service bay or 1 per 225 sq. ft. of gross floor area whichever is greater |
Vehicle/equipment sales and rentals, and other outdoor storage | 1 per 4,000 sq. ft. of outdoor display area |
Visitor accommodations: | |
Bed and breakfast inns | 1 per guest room; plus 2 spaces |
Hotels, motels and time share facilities | 1 per guest room; plus 1 per employee on the largest shift and one per 50 sq. ft. of banquet or conference seating area |
Warehousing, distribution, storage | 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
INDUSTRIAL | |
Light manufacturing | 1 per 400 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Heavy manufacturing | 1 per employee on the largest shift |
A Parking for senior housing projects may be reduced during project review to less than 0.75 space per unit based upon residents’ ages and vehicle ownership patterns and must be documented by studies prepared by the project proponents, according to the procedure and findings in § 9-5.1704, Parking Reductions. | |
B For a service station combined with a food mart, one space per 250 square feet of retail sales area shall be provided (office and bathroom areas may be excluded from calculations) in addition to the required employee parking, and service bay parking, if any. In no case shall there be less than four spaces provided for a service station or six spaces provided for a service station combined with a food mart. If combined with a towing service, in addition to the above requirements, one additional space per towing vehicle shall be provided at the rear of the site. | |
(Ord. 897-C-S, passed 10-25-94; Am. Ord. 930-C-S, passed 7-29-97; Am. Ord. 1064-C-S, passed 12-13-05; Am. Ord. 2075-C-S, passed 11-26-13; Am. Ord. 2089-C-S, passed 6-24-14; Am. Ord. 2235-C-S, passed 11-28-2023; Am. Ord. 2237-C-S, passed 11-28-2023)
Penalty, see § 9-5.2904