A. Parking and Loading Spaces to be Permanent. Parking and loading spaces shall be permanently available, marked and maintained for parking or loading purposes for the use they are intended to serve. The director may approve the temporary reduction of parking or loading spaces in conjunction with a seasonal or intermittent use with the approval of a temporary use permit (16.70).
B. Parking and Loading to be Unrestricted. Owners, lessees, tenants or persons having control of the operation of a premises for which parking or loading spaces are required by this chapter shall not prevent, prohibit or restrict authorized persons from using these spaces without prior approval of the director.
C. Vehicles for Sale. Vehicles, trailers, or other personal property shall not be parked upon a public or private street, parking lot, or public or private property for the purpose of displaying the vehicle, trailer, or other personal property for sale, hire, or rental, unless the property is appropriately zoned, the vendor is licensed to transact the applicable business at that location, and has obtained appropriate land use entitlements.
D. Nonconforming Status. Existing uses or structures shall not be deemed to be nonconforming solely because of the lack of off-street parking or loading spaces or parking lot improvements; provided that facilities being used for off-street parking or loading as of the date of adoption of this chapter shall not be further reduced in number. Structures with parking or loading space deficiencies shall be allowed to be occupied by new uses allowed in the zoning district provided that:
1. The new use has the same or lesser parking or loading space requirement as the existing or previous use; or
2. The new use has a greater parking or loading requirement than the existing or previous use. and a sufficient number of additional parking or loading spaces have been provided to accommodate the increased amount of spaces required for the new use.
E. Electric Vehicle Parking. Electric vehicle parking spaces shall be implemented consistent with Section 16.44.115 (Electric Vehicle Parking Requirements) and California Vehicle Code Section 22511.2.
F. Clean-Air-Vanpool-Electric Vehicle Parking. Parking allocation and quantities for non-residential and residential locations shall be provided in accordance with the latest version of the California Green Building Code.
(Ord. 556 § 9, 2020; Ord. 544 §§ 4, 5, 2019; Ord. 182 § 2 (part), 1997)