(a) Off-street Parking Requirements. Table 21.68.050
sets forth off-street parking requirements for number of spaces. Except as otherwise specifically stated, the following rules apply to Table 21.68.050
(1) "Square feet" means "gross square feet" and refers to total building floor area unless otherwise specified.
(2) Where parking spaces are required based on a per-employee ratio, this shall be construed to be the total number of employees on the largest working shift. A certified list of all employees on each shift shall be provided to the community development department within ten days of written request.
(3) For the purpose of calculating parking requirements, dens, studies, or other similar rooms that may be used as bedrooms shall be considered bedrooms.
(4) Where the number of seats is listed to determine required parking, seats shall be construed to be fixed seats. Where fixed seats provided are either benches, bleachers or other, each twenty-four linear inches of the bench, bleacher or other shall be considered a seat.
(b) Minimum/Maximum Parking Requirements. Unless off-street parking reductions are permitted pursuant to provisions herein, the number of off-street parking spaces required by Table 21.68.050 shall be considered the minimum necessary for each use. In conjunction with discretionary development permits, the designated approving authority may increase or decrease these parking requirements if it is determined that these requirements are inadequate or unnecessary for a specific project.
(c) Uses Not Listed. The number of parking spaces required for uses not specifically listed in Table 21.68.050 shall be determined by the community development director based on common functional, product, or compatibility characteristics and activities. Such determination is considered a formal interpretation of this title and shall be decided and recorded as such.
(d) Calculation/Rounding of Quantities. When the calculation of the required number of off-street parking spaces results in a fraction of a space, the total number of spaces shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number.
(e) Mixed-use/Multiple Tenants. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, for each separate use, a site with multi-tenants, or a combination of principal uses in any one facility, the development shall provide the aggregate number of parking spaces required for each separate use. For multiple tenant development/integrated centers, with no residential component, required parking shall not be reserved for a specific business or person, unless the reserved spaces are in excess of the number required by these off-street parking provisions.
(f) The use of valet parking services shall not be grounds for reducing the number of parking spaces required by these off-street parking provisions. When valet parking is offered, the service shall be at no charge, shall not obstruct drive aisles/vehicle circulation with parked vehicles, and valeted vehicles shall be parked on the subject site only, unless a shared parking agreement is granted by the city.
(g) Designated parking spaces for low-emitting, fuel-efficient and carpool/van pool vehicles shall be provided and marked as required by the California Green Building Standards Code.
(h) Parking spaces for Electric Vehicles (EV) and/or EV charging equipment shall be provided as required by the California Green Building Standards Code.
Off-Street Parking Requirements
Use | Number of Spaces Required |
Use | Number of Spaces Required |
Adult day care facility | 1 space/employee plus 1 space/facility vehicle plus 1 space/8 persons at facility capacity |
Artist studio/gallery | 1 space/450 square feet |
Automotive and equipment sales/service: | |
a. Automotive sales/rental/leasing | a. 1 space/400 square feet plus 1 space/2,000 square feet site |
b. Automotive repair/installation | b. 1 space/250 square feet plus 3 spaces/service bay |
c. Automotive body repair/painting | c. 1 space/250 square feet plus 2 spaces/service bay |
d. Automotive storage | d. 1 space/employee |
e. Heavy equipment rental and sales | e. 1 space/400 square feet plus 1 space/2,000 square feet site |
f. Large equipment repair/body repair/painting | f. 1 space/250 square feet plus 2 spaces/service bay |
Banks and financial service | 1 space/300 square feet |
Banquet hall, lodge, meeting hall | 1 space/3 seats plus 1 space/50 square feet assembly area |
Boat sales (new or used) | 1 space/400 square feet plus 1 space/2,000 square feet site |
Bus/truck terminal | 3 spaces/1,000 square feet plus 1 space/bus or truck parked on site based on maximum capacity1 |
Business support service | 1 space/300 square feet |
Caretaker housing | 1 space/dwelling unit |
Child day care facility | 1 space/employee plus 1 space/facility vehicle plus 1 space/8 persons at facility capacity |
Church, temple, synagogue, or other places of worship | 1 space/3 fixed seats or 1 space/50 square feet for non-fixed seats in main assembly area, plus any spaces required for auxiliary uses |
Community center | 1 space/3 fixed seats or 1 space/50 square feet for non-fixed seats in main assembly area |
Commercial entertainment/recreation: | |
a. Theater | a. 1 space/3 seats |
b. Indoor (health/fitness club) | b. 1 space/150 square feet |
c. Indoor (billiard, bowling alley, etc.) | c. 1 space/150 square feet |
d. Arcade | d. 1 space/150 square feet |
e. Outdoor (golf course, driving range) | e. 10 spaces/hole, 1.5 spaces/tee |
f. Outdoor (swimming pool) | f. 1 space/100 square feet |
g. Outdoor (other) | g. 1 |
Drug store/pharmacy | 1 space/300 square feet |
Dwelling(s): | |
a. Single-family | a. 2 fully enclosed garage spaces/dwelling unit, plus 1 space for each bedroom greater than 2 for each unit. Spaces in addition to the 2 within an enclosed garage may be enclosed, covered, open or in tandem3 |
b. Single-family with an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) | b. See Chapter 21.542 |
c. Multi-family (including Condominium, townhome or similar under separate ownership) | c. 2 fully enclosed garage spaces/dwelling unit, plus 1 space for each bedroom greater than 2 for each unit and 2 guest parking spaces/5 dwelling units. Spaces in addition to the 2 within an enclosed garage must be assigned to the subject unit and may be enclosed, covered, open or in tandem3 |
d. Multi-family (including triplex, apartments or similar under single ownership) | d. 2 spaces/dwelling unit, plus 1 space for each bedroom greater than 2 for each unit and 2 guest parking spaces/5 dwelling units. Spaces required for each unit must be assigned to the subject unit and may be enclosed, covered, open or in tandem3 |
Equipment sales, rental, or repair4 | 1 space/300 square feet |
Family day care home: | |
a. Small family day care home | a. No requirement beyond standard single-family dwelling |
b. Large family day care home | b. Standard parking required for single- family dwelling plus one on-site parking space for each nonresident employee of the day care home2 |
Food and beverage sales: | |
a. Grocery store, Speciality food shop | a. 1 space/300 square feet |
b. Convenience store, Liquor Store | b. 1 space/150 square feet |
General industrial/manufacturing5,9 | a. For buildings containing up to 20,000 square feet of gross floor area: 1 space/500 square feet |
b. For buildings containing from 20,001 to 30,000 square feet of gross floor area: 1 space/750 square feet | |
c. For buildings with 30,001 square feet or more of gross floor area: 1 space/1,000 square feet | |
Group residential | 1 space/bedroom |
Home improvement sales and service | 1 space/300 square feet plus 1 space/1,000 square feet storage/outdoor display area |
Horse stable (commercial) | 1 space/employee plus 1 space/5 stalls |
Hospital/medical service: | |
a. General hospital service | a. 1 space/doctor, 1 space/3 employees, plus 1 space/2 beds |
b. Medical/dental office | b. 3 spaces/1,000 square feet |
c. Laboratory, research/development | c. 3 spaces/1,000 square feet |
d. Emergency medical service | d. 1 |
e. Psychiatric hospital service | e. 1 space/doctor, 1 space/3 employees, plus 1 space/3 beds |
f. Ambulance service | f. 3 spaces/ambulance plus 1 space/250 square feet office |
Hotel/motel | 1 space/guest room plus spaces for other associated uses |
Kennel | 1 space/300 square feet |
Long-term residential care facility | 1 space/4 beds plus 1 space/employee |
Lumber and building materials yards | 1 space/300 square feet plus 1 space/1,000 square feet storage/outdoor display area |
Mobile home park | 2 spaces/mobile home site plus 2 guest spaces/5 sites |
Night clubs and discotheques | 1 space/3 seats, plus 1 space/50 square feet of dance or assembly area |
Nursery and garden center | 1 space/300 square feet plus 1 space/1,000 square feet storage/outdoor display area |
Offices - business and professional | 3 spaces/1,000 square feet |
Personal service6 | 1 space/300 square feet |
Recycling Facility: | |
a. Large collection facility | a. See Chapter 21.50 |
b. Processing facility | b. See Chapter 21.50 |
c. Reverse-vending machine | c. No additional parking is required |
d. Scrap and dismantling facility | d. 1 |
e. Small collection facility | e. See Chapter 21.50 |
Restaurant/bar:7 | |
a. Bar | a. 1 space/200 square feet |
b. Restaurant | b. 1 space/3 seats, plus spaces required for any bar area |
Retail sales/rental facility8 | 1 space/300 square feet |
Retail sales of large consumer goods (home/office furniture, appliances and similar) | 1 space/500 |
School: | |
a. College or university | a. 1 |
b. Elementary or secondary | b. 1 space/employee plus 1 space/4 seats in main assembly plus 2 bus loading spaces |
c. High school | c. Greater of 1 space/employee plus 1 space/2 students in 11th and 12th grade or 1 space/3 seats in main auditorium/stadium |
d. Specialized (vocational, trade, dance, martial arts, music or similar) | d. 1 space/250 square feet plus 3 space/1,000 square feet office |
Self-storage facility | 4 spaces, plus 2 spaces for management and employees |
Service station: | (Unmarked spaces at fuel pumps serve fuel sales only) |
a. With accessory retail/ convenience market | a. 5 spaces for first 1,000 square feet plus 1 space/300 square feet thereafter |
b. With vehicle maintenance/repair | b. 2 spaces/service bay |
Tutoring | 1 space/maximum number of employees plus 1 space/4 students based on maximum number |
Veterinary services (clinic and hospital, may include accessory grooming and boarding) | 1 space/300 square feet |
Utility or public service facility | 1 |
Warehousing and distribution | Greater of: 1 space/employee on the largest working shift plus 1 space/company operated vehicle, or 1 space/2,000 square feet |
Wireless communication facility (Major) | 1 space1 |
Notes:
1. An alternative parking requirement ratio may be established by the community development director in conjunction with required land use or development permits, based on the impacts of the particular proposal, information provided by a project applicant, and research that shows an alternative requirement will not pose adverse impacts on surrounding uses.
2. Required parking spaces may be in tandem, and the driveway may be used for the required drop-off and pick-up space.
3. If development includes private streets with limited or no parking, a minimum of one guest parking space shall be provided per single-family residence as determined by the designated approving authority. Also, if rooms are rented in a single-family residence pursuant to Section 21.42.020(a)(3), in addition to the two required covered parking spaces, one additional uncovered space shall be provided for each room rented.
4. Excludes automotive and large equipment.
5. For purposes of parking requirements, this category includes machine shops, tin shops, welding shops, manufacturing, processing, packaging, treatment, fabrication, woodworking shops, cabinet shops, and carpenter shops and uses with similar circulation and parking characteristics.
6. Includes barber shops, beauty salons/spas, massage, tanning, tailors, dry cleaning, self-service laundry, travel agencies, electrolysis, acupuncture/ acupressure, and tattoo parlors.
7. If a restaurant use is located within a mixed-use or retail shopping center, the parking for the restaurant may be provided at a retail parking ratio, provided there are mutual parking agreements in place and the total cumulative gross floor area of the eating establishments does not exceed 20 percent of the gross floor area of the center.
8. For the purposes of parking requirements, this category includes antique shops, gun shops, pawn shops, pet stores, and second-hand stores.
9. For the establishment of uses within existing structures, the provided number of parking spaces may be based on the total number of employees as follows: 1 space/employee on the largest working shift, plus 1 space/company operated vehicle, plus 10% of required employee parking for clients/visitor parking.
(Ord. 717 § 6, 2021; Ord. 710, § 9 (part), 2019).