(A) The standards for providing off-street parking shall be met when a main building is erected or when the required off-street parking is established. These standards shall also be met when:
(1) A dwelling unit is added to an existing residential building or an accessory dwelling unit is added to the property, unless the accessory dwelling unit meets the parking criteria as set forth in § 17.85.040(C);
(2) The floor area of an existing residential building exclusive of an accessory dwelling unit and off-street parking facilities is increased by 50% or more during a period of four years or less;
(3) Floor area or seating capacity in an existing nonresidential building is enlarged or added;
(4) A change in use occurs for an existing nonresidential building that requires additional parking pursuant to this chapter.
(B) Off-street automobile parking space being maintained in connection with any existing main building or use shall be maintained so long as said main building or use remains, unless an equivalent substitute number of such spaces are provided and thereafter maintained conforming to the requirements of this section; provided, however, that this regulation shall not require the maintenance of more automobile parking space than is required herein for a new building or use, nor the maintenance of such space for any type of building or use other than those specified herein.
(C) Where automobile parking space is provided and maintained in connection with a main building or use at the time the ordinance codified in this chapter becomes effective and is insufficient to meet the requirements for the use with which it is associated, or where no such parking has been provided, then the building or structure may be extended only if automobile parking spaces are provided for the enlargement, extension or addition to the standards set forth in this section. No existing parking may be counted as meeting this requirement unless it exceeds the requirements for the original building and then only that excess portion may be counted.
(D) A parking space shall be an area for the parking of a motor vehicle plus those additional areas required to provide for safe ingress and egress to and from the space. The area set aside to meet those provisions must be usable and shall have permanent access for off-street parking.
(E) All motor vehicles incapable of movement under their own power or not properly licensed to operate on California highways, other than in cases of emergency, shall be deemed detrimental to the public welfare and shall be stored in an entirely enclosed building. After due notice and noncompliance, the vehicles shall be required to be removed from the premises.
(F) All parking facilities shall comply with handicapped parking requirements as prescribed by state law.
(G) Whenever the computation of the number of required parking spaces results in a fractional parking space, the parking requirement shall be rounded to the closest whole number, with a fraction of at least 0.5 rounded up. For instance, if computations for a commercial project result in 33.25 required parking spaces, then a minimum of 33 parking spaces shall be provided. If computations for an apartment project result in 22.5 required guest parking spaces, then 23 guest spaces shall be provided.
(H) Multi-unit residential uses.
(1) All required parking spaces for guests shall be open and unenclosed, clearly marked with appropriate signage, and accessible at all times. A signing program for the required guest parking shall be prepared prior to issuance of building permits.
(2) Guest parking shall be evenly distributed throughout the development for convenient use by guests. In condominium, stock cooperative or apartment projects, the required guest parking spaces shall not be individually sold or assigned to units.
(3) All required parking spaces shall be available for use by tenants and guests without separate or additional charges. No property owner or property manager shall lease, rent, sell, use for storage, or otherwise make the required parking spaces unavailable to residents and guests.
(4) For multi-family development projects of four or more units, the rental or purchase of a dwelling unit shall be deemed to include, at a minimum, the exclusive use of one covered parking space, and equal access to all other required open parking spaces reserved for residents.
(I) If an electric vehicle charging station or its associated equipment impacts the number of parking spaces required for an existing use, then the required number of parking spaces shall be reduced by an amount necessary to accommodate the charging station or associated equipment.
(`78 Code, § 17.76.010.) (Ord. 3353 § 3, 2022; Ord. 3259 § 39, 2017; Ord. 2236 § 5, 1995; Ord. 1703 § 24, 1983; Ord. 1697 § 2, 1983; Ord. 1503 § 1, 1978.)