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Every lot or parcel of land used for off-street parking purposes, including vehicle sales areas and service station sites, shall be kept free of weeds, potholes, and other similar hazards to the safety of pedestrian and vehicular movement. All required parking lot landscaping shall be maintained in a neat and healthy condition. (Ord. 935 § 3 (part), 2015)
It is unlawful to store and/or park on any lot in any residential zone any commercial vehicle exceeding an unladen weight of 6,000 pounds. This restriction does not apply to private recreational vehicles belonging to the resident or guest of the property, provided such recreational vehicle complies with the size restrictions established in Section 10.10.040 (Recreational Vehicle Parking). (Ord. 935 § 3 (part), 2015)
It is unlawful to store or park any vehicle having an unladen weight of at least 10,000 pounds for more than three consecutive hours during any 24-hour period on any lot or parcel within the C-1 and C-2 zones, and on any lot or parcel subject to the provisions of the Downtown Specific Plan. Further, it is unlawful to store or park on such lot any trailer of any size or weight that is not attached to a motor vehicle. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to the parking of any vehicle (including nonmotorized trailers) that is in the process of being loaded or unloaded. (Ord. 935 § 3 (part), 2015)
A. Applicability. The requirements of this Section shall apply to all zones except the R-E, R-1, and R-2 zones.
B. Minimum Landscaping. A minimum of five percent of all off-street parking areas, including vehicle sales lots and service station sites, shall be landscaped with trees and other suitable plants and shall be permanently maintained. No required setback areas shall be included in the five percent calculation. The landscape material shall consist of a combination of groundcover, shrubs, flowering plants, and trees.
C. Buffer along Public Right-of-way. All off-street parking areas shall be buffered from any adjacent public right-of-way per Section 10.30.100.B.
D. Planting Areas. All landscaping shall be contained within planting areas. Each planting area shall be bound by a concrete curb having a minimum height and width of not less than six inches. Raised planters constructed of similar materials may be permitted and shall be subject to review and approval by the responsible Review Authority. Landscape planter areas shall be located and distributed throughout the parking lot.
E. Permanent Water Irrigation Systems. All planting areas shall be served by a permanent water irrigation system. Such irrigation system shall comply with the Water Efficient Landscaping guidelines in Section 10.32.120 (Landscape Installation and Maintenance Standards).
F. Off-Street Parking Areas with 10 or More Parking Spaces. Off-street parking areas with 10 or more parking spaces shall comply with the following.
1. Planting in parking areas shall consist of water-efficient evergreen shade trees, groundcover, low shrubs, flowering plants, and mulch to provide 100 percent coverage of required landscape areas. Trees shall be a minimum of 15 gallons in size and six feet in height at the time of planting, and shall be of a variety that is fast growing and capable of providing maximum shade coverage.
2. All interior and perimeter rows of parking spaces shall be provided with curbed planting islands to provide suitable planting areas for shade trees. Planting islands shall be a minimum of six feet wide and shall contain at least one tree for every four parking spaces in the row which the island is serving.
3. Perimeter landscaping shall be located along parking lot edges not abutting a right-of-way. Such landscaping areas shall be not less than six feet wide and shall contain at least one tree for each 30 linear feet of planting. A narrower perimeter strip may be provided and the tree requirement may be modified, at the discretion of the Director, if lot size or configuration cannot support a six-foot perimeter strip.
4. Landscaping fronting a street (except alleyways) shall include a minimum of one tree for every 30 feet of frontage, plus shrub planting which provides a visual screen of three to four feet in height within two years of planting.
5. Landscaping within interior parking areas shall have a continuous curbed island, not less than five feet wide, provided between each row of parking spaces. The island shall incorporate a minimum of one tree per four parking spaces and ground cover or shrub planting to provide one hundred percent coverage within two years of planting. Trees shall be provided with root control barriers.
6. All tree wells shall have minimum dimensions of five feet by five feet.
7. Terminal islands shall be a minimum of four feet wide and shall contain at least one tree for each row of parking spaces for which the island is serving.
G. Landscape Requirements - All Development. Commercial, industrial, and institutional developments shall comply with specific landscape requirements in Section 10.32.090 (Landscape Requirements - Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional Developments); and residential developments shall comply with specific landscape requirements in Section 10.32.100 (Landscape Requirements - Residential Development).
(Ord. 935 § 3 (part), 2015)
A. Applicability. Designated, safe, and secure bicycle parking facilities shall be provided for all public and civic facilities, schools, retail commercial, and office uses. Such bike parking facilities may be unenclosed or enclosed.
B. General Standards. Bicycle parking shall be located on a paved surface, in proximity to a building entrance, and in a visibly secure location adjacent to the building. At a minimum, bicycle parking shall consist of at least one stationary bicycle rack, typically a concrete slab or vertical metal bar, where the bicyclist supplies a padlock and chain or cable to secure the bicycle to a stationary object.
C. Bicycle Parking Requirements. Bicycle parking shall be provided as required by the California Green Building Standards Code (CalGreen). (Ord. 935 § 3 (part), 2015)
A. Applicability. Every commercial, industrial, civic, and institutional structure and/or use shall have and maintain loading space(s) as required by this Chapter.
B. Number and Size of Loading Spaces Required. Table 3-9 indicates the number and size of loading spaces required. These requirements may be adjusted, at the discretion of the Director, for individual projects based on site configuration, access, whether the building or buildings serves one or multiple users, and other physical characteristics of a project site, and provided that written findings are made regarding the circumstances warranting the adjustment.
C. Permitted and Prohibited Locations. Required loading facilities shall be located on the same lot or parcel of land with the use in which it is intended to serve, and shall be exclusive of the required parking facilities. Loading facilities shall be located and designed in a manner that does not interfere with any required parking facilities or internal site circulation, with the exception of underground fuel tanks at fuel service stations. Further, no loading shall be permitted in a public alley and/or street.
D. Use of Landscape Screening. Loading areas for trucks shall incorporate landscaping to provide screening of the loading area if otherwise visible from the public rights-of-way, adjacent uses, and pedestrian circulation. This shall not apply to tanker trucks that deliver fuel to service stations. (Ord. 935 § 3 (part), 2015)
Properties and uses included within the boundaries of the Downtown Business District Specific Plan shall comply with the parking and loading regulations contained within the Specific Plan regarding required number of parking spaces, shared parking, maximum distance to parking lots, loading regulations, and all other applicable provisions.
Use/Total Leasable Floor Area | Loading Spaces for Equipment and Materials | Minimum Dimensions | Passenger Loading Spaces Required | Minimum Dimensions
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Use/Total Leasable Floor Area | Loading Spaces for Equipment and Materials | Minimum Dimensions | Passenger Loading Spaces Required | Minimum Dimensions
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Commercial - Retail and Service | ||||
10,000 - 20,000 sf | 1 | 10 ft. wide 40 ft. long and 14 ft. of vertical clearance | N/A | N/A |
21,001+ sf | 2 | N/A | N/A | |
Industrial | ||||
10,000 - 20,000 sf | 1 | 10 ft. wide 40 ft. long 14 ft. of vertical clear space, or more as may be required | N/A | N/A |
21,001 - 50,000 sf
| 2
| N/A
| N/A
| |
50,001 - 80,000 sf
| 3
| N/A
| N/A
| |
80,001 sf or greater
| 4
| N/A
| N/A
| |
Hospitals and Institutions | ||||
10,500 - 30,000 sf
| 1
| 10 ft. wide 40 ft. long 14 ft. of vertical clear space | As required by Conditional Use Permit or Minor Use Permit
| 10 ft. wide 20 ft. long 12 ft. of vertical clear space |
30,001 - 90,000 sf
| 2
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90,001 sf or greater
| 3
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Hotels and Offices | ||||
10,000 - 40,000 sf | 1 | 10 ft. wide 40 ft. long 14 ft. of vertical clear space | 1 | 10 ft. wide 20 ft. long 12 ft. of vertical clear space |
40,001 - 90,000 sf | 2 | 2 | ||
90,001 sf or greater | 3 | 3 | ||
(Ord. 935 § 3 (part), 2015)