21.68.080 Parking and parking lot/structure design considerations.
The following shall be considered in the design of all parking and parking lots/structures:
   (1)    Overhang of vehicles is permitted, provided no vehicle shall overhang a sidewalk or designated accessibility route. A vehicle is permitted to overhang into a landscaped area by two feet, provided the required landscape area is extended by two feet.
   (2)   Motorcycle stalls may be used as an option to utilize areas that would otherwise not be of adequate size for conventional stalls. Unless otherwise determined by the designated approving authority for a particular project, motorcycle stalls shall not count toward the number of required parking spaces.
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   (3)   Piers and pillars shall not encroach into parking stalls. Where a parking stall is located abutting a wall, pillar or similar structure, the stall width and/or length shall be increased by two feet.
   (4)   Parking spaces shall not preclude direct and free access to stairways, walkways, elevators, any pedestrian accessway or fire safety equipment. Such access shall provide a clear minimum width of forty-four inches, no part of which shall be within a parking space.
   (5)   Where a ninety-degree stall is the last stall on the end of a dead-end aisle, the aisle shall be extended five feet beyond the end of the stall.
   (6)   Where a sink and/or appliance (e.g. washer, dryer, water heater, water softener, HVAC) is located within a garage (residential), the effected minimum width or length shall be increased by two feet.
   (7)   Tandem parking shall not be permitted, except for single-family residences located in Single-family Zoning Districts and single-family residences with an ADU. The minimum interior width of a garage for tandem parking shall be nine feet and the interior length shall be twenty feet per vehicle.
   (8)   Access to a garage or carport serving a residential use shall be free and clear of obstructions within a 25 foot radius of the entrance to the garage or carport as shown in Figure 21.68.080.
   (9 )    The minimum garage door opening for a two car wide garage shall be eight feet tall by sixteen feet wide and the minimum garage door opening for a one car garage shall be eight feet tall by eight feet wide.
Figure 21.68.080
(Ord. 710, § 9 (part), 2019)