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A. Shared Parking Reduction. Where two or more adjacent nonresidential uses have distinct and differing peak parking usage periods, (e.g. a theater and a bank), a reduction in the required number of parking spaces may be approved by the director, provided that the most remote space is located within three hundred (300) feet of the use it is intended to serve or as approved by director. The amount of reduction may be up to the amount of spaces required for the least intensive of the uses sharing the parking.
B. Large Family Day-care Homes. The number and location of the parking spaces is subject to the review and approval of the director.
C. Deviation from Parking Requirements. Each use shall provide at least the minimum number of off-street parking spaces required by this chapter, except where a greater number of spaces is required through land use entitlement approval or where an exception has been granted through approval of a discretionary permit.
D. Parking In-Lieu Fee. The onsite parking requirements established by the Downtown Murrieta Specific Plan may be satisfied by payment of a parking in-lieu fee as specified herein.
1. Applicability. This provision shall apply only to non-residential uses in the Mixed Use [MU] and Civic/Institutional [C/I] zones of the Downtown Murrieta Specific Plan Area.
2. Project Eligibility.
a. Changes in use and/or building expansion for which a greater number of off-street parking spaces are required may pay a parking in-lieu fee in order to satisfy any portion up to one hundred percent (100%) of required onsite parking.
b. Development located within 600 feet of a planned public parking structure as determined by the Director may pay a parking in-lieu fee in order to satisfy any portion up to one hundred percent (100%) of required onsite parking.
c. Development located within % mile of a planned public parking structure as determined by the Director may pay a parking in-lieu fee in order to satisfy any portion up to fifty percent (50%) of required onsite parking.
d. Development located greater than % mile of the planned public parking structure as determined by the Director may pay a parking in-lieu fee in order to satisfy any portion up to twenty-five percent (25%) of required onsite parking.
3. Fee Calculation. The parking in-lieu fee shall be calculated per space and paid in a lump sum, due prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy, or as determined by the Director.
4. Fee Amount. The in-lieu fees payable under this provision shall be established by resolution of the City Council and may be adjusted annually based on the Cost of Living Index.
5. Rights and Obligations. Payment of a parking in-lieu fee, in combination with any parking spaces provided onsite, shall constitute full satisfaction of the onsite parking requirements set forth in the Downtown Murrieta Specific Plan. No other guarantees, rights, or privileges are conveyed to the payer.
6. Transferability. Onsite parking satisfied by payment of in-lieu fee is not assignable or transferable to any other property.
7. Use of Funds. Funds collected by the City pursuant to this provision shall be deposited into a dedicated Downtown Parking Fund to be used by the City for the acquisition, development, and maintenance of public off-street parking, and in furtherance of general parking improvements, in the Downtown Murrieta Specific Plan Area.
(Ord. 546 § 1, 2019; Ord. 544 § 8, 2019; Ord. 343 § 4 (part), 2005; Ord. 182 § 2 (part), 1997)
Parking areas shall include parking spaces accessible to the disabled in the following manner:
A. Number of Spaces, Design Standards. Parking spaces for the disabled shall be provided in compliance with Section 1129B of the Uniform Building Code (UBC), Section 16.44.115(B)(2) (Electric Vehicle Parking Requirements), and California Vehicle Code Section 22511.2;
B. Reservation of Spaces Required. Disabled access spaces required by this chapter shall be reserved by the
property owner/tenant for use by the disabled throughout the life of the approved land use;
C. Upgrading of Markings Required. If amendments to state law change standards for the marking, striping, and signing of disabled parking spaces, disabled accessible spaces shall be upgraded in compliance with the new state standards. Upgrading shall be completed by affected property owners within sixty (60) days of being notified in writing by the department of new state standards; and
D. Fulfilling of Requirements. Disabled accessible parking spaces required by this chapter shall count toward fulfilling off-street parking requirements.
(Ord. 556 § 12, 2020; Ord. 182 § 2 (part), 1997)
Off-street parking areas shall be provided in the following manner:
A. Access. Access to off-street parking areas shall be provided in the following manner:
1. Parking areas shall provide suitable maneuvering room so that vehicles enter an abutting street in a for-ward direction. Parking lots shall be designed so as to prevent access at any point other than at designated access drives. The director or city engineer may approve exceptions for single-family homes and duplexes;
2. Parking spaces shall not be located within twenty (20) feet of an access driveway, measured from the property line, except for single-family homes and duplexes; and
3. A minimum unobstructed clearance height of fourteen (14) feet shall be maintained above areas accessible to vehicles.
FIGURE 3-11
SETBACK OF PARKING SPACES AT ACCESS DRIVES
SETBACK OF PARKING SPACES AT ACCESS DRIVES
B. Access to Adjacent Sites. Applicants for nonresidential developments are encouraged to provide shared vehicle and pedestrian access to adjacent nonresidential properties for convenience, safety and efficient circulation. A joint access agreement guaranteeing the continued availability of the shared access between the properties and running with the land shall be recorded by the owners of the abutting properties, as approved by the director or city engineer.
C. Location. Off-street parking areas shall be located in the following manner:
1. Parking spaces shall be accessible by drives and aisles in compliance with Section 16.34.080.
2. Required parking shall be located on the same parcel as the uses served, except that parking may be located on a parcel adjacent to the parcel served subject to a recorded covenant running with the land re-corded by the owner of the parking lot guaranteeing that the required parking will be maintained exclusively for the use or activity served.
3. Car pool and bicycle spaces shall be located as close as is practical to the entrance(s) to the use they are intended to serve. Spaces shall be situated so that they do not obstruct the flow of pedestrians at en-trances or sidewalks.
D. Parking Space Dimensions.
1. Residential Uses. Minimum enclosed parking dimensions shall be ten feet in width by twenty (20) feet in length. Multi-family minimum unenclosed parking space dimensions shall be nine feet in width by eighteen (18) feet in length.
2. Nonresidential Uses. Minimum parking dimensions shall be as follows:
a. The minimum standard parking space dimensions shall be nine feet by eighteen (18) feet.
b. Parallel parking spaces shall be eight feet by twenty-two (22) feet.
c. The minimum width of parking spaces adjacent to walls, columns, or other vertical obstructions shall be the minimum parking space width plus one foot.
d. Every parking space shall maintain a vertical height clearance of seven feet.
Standard Size Parking Space Dimensions | ||||
Dimension Indicator | Description | Parking Angle | ||
45º | 60º | 90º | ||
Standard Size Parking Space Dimensions | ||||
Dimension Indicator | Description | Parking Angle | ||
45º | 60º | 90º | ||
A1 | Overall module dimension - one way | 56.0' | 59.0' | 60.0' |
A2 | Overall module dimension - two way | 60.0' | 63.0' | 60.0' |
B | Width of parking stall | 9.0' | 9.0' | 9.0' |
C | Width of parking stall parallel to island or curb | 12.7' | 10.4' | 9.0' |
D | Length of parking stall | 18.0' | 18.0' | 18.0' |
E | Depth of parking stall to wall or curb | 20.0' | 20.5' | 18.0' |
F1 | Drive aisle width - one way1 | 16.0' | 18.0' | 24.0' |
F2 | Drive aisle width - two way1 | 20.0' | 22.0' | 24.0' |
1 Drive aisles are subject to the requirements set forth in Section 16.34.080 and to fire access requirements. | ||||
E. Drainage.
1. Surface water from parking lots shall not drain over sidewalks or adjacent parcels.
2. Parking lots shall be designed in compliance with the storm water quality and quantity standards of the city's best management practices.
F. Directional Arrows and Signs.
1. In parking facilities, parking spaces, aisles, approach lanes and maneuvering areas shall be clearly marked with directional arrows and lines to ensure the safe and efficient flow of vehicles.
2. The director may require the installation of the traffic signs in addition to directional arrows to ensure the safe and efficient flow of vehicles in a parking facility.
3. The exit from a parking area which provides parking for forty (40) or more vehicles shall be clearly marked with a vehicle "STOP" sign in conformance with the state Highway Manual for uniform traffic control devices.
G. Grades of Entrances, Spaces and Driveways.
1. Entrance Driveways. Driveways shall not exceed a maximum grade of plus fifteen (15) percent or minus six percent measured along the driveway centerline. Where there is a change in the slope of the driveway, it shall be demonstrated that vehicles will be able to pass over the change in slope without interference with the vehicle's undercarriage.
2. Interior Driveways. Ramps or driveways within the interior of a parking area (beyond twenty (20) feet from ultimate right-of-way line) shall have a maximum grade of twenty (20) percent. If a ramp or driveway exceeds ten percent, the design shall include transitions (at each end of the ramp) not less than eight feet in length, having a slope equal to one-half the ramp or driveway slope.
3. Parking Spaces. Parking spaces and abutting access aisles shall have a maximum grade of seven per-cent, measured in any direction.
H. Landscaping. Landscaping shall be provided in compliance with the following requirements.
1. Landscape Plan Required. A comprehensive landscape and irrigation plan shall be submitted for re-view and approval by the review authority in compliance with Chapter 16.28 (Landscaping Standards).
2. Landscape Materials. Landscaping materials shall be provided throughout the parking lot area using a combination of trees, shrubs and ground cover. Drought-tolerant landscape materials shall be emphasized in compliance with Chapter 16.28 (Landscaping Standards).
3. Curbing, Irrigation. Areas containing plant materials shall be bordered by a concrete curb at least six inches high and six inches wide, and provided with an automatic irrigation system. Alternative barrier designs may be approved by the director. End stalls adjacent to parking spaces or other obstructions shall incorporate an additional curbing width of six inches.
4. Location of Landscaping. Parking lot landscaping shall be located so that pedestrians are not required to cross landscaped areas to reach building entrances from parked cars. This should be achieved through proper orientation of the landscaped fingers and islands.
5. Bumper Overhang Areas. To increase the parking lot landscaped area, a maximum of three feet of the parking stall depth may be landscaped with low-growth, hearty materials in lieu of paving, allowing a three-foot bumper overhang while maintaining the required parking dimensions. The additional landscaped area is considered part of the parking space and shall not be counted towards satisfying parking lot landscaping requirements.
6. Perimeter Parking Lot Landscaping.
a. Adjacent to Streets. Parking areas adjoining a public street shall be designed to provide a landscaped planting strip between the street right-of-way and parking area of fifteen (15) feet. The landscaping shall be designed and maintained to screen cars from view from the street to a height of between thirty (30) inches and forty-two (42) inches. Screening materials may include a combination of plant materials, earth berms, solid masonry walls, raised planters, or other screening devices that meet the intent of this requirement. Trees shall be provided at a rate of one for every twenty (20) lineal feet of landscaped area. Plant materials, signs, or structures within a traffic safety sight area of a driveway shall not exceed thirty (30) inches in height.
b. Adjacent to Side or Rear Property Lines. Parking areas shall provide a perimeter landscaped strip at least five feet wide (inside dimension) where the facility adjoins a side or rear property line. The perimeter landscaped strip may be located within a required setback area. Trees shall be provided at the rate of one for each twenty (20) lineal feet of landscaped area.
c. Adjacent to Residential Use. Parking areas for nonresidential uses adjoining residential uses shall provide a landscaped buffer yard with a minimum fifteen (15) foot width between the parking area and the common property line bordering the residential use. A solid masonry wall and landscaping shall be provided along the property line. For each one hundred (100) lineal feet of landscaped area, a minimum of twelve (12) trees and ten shrubs shall be provided.
7. Interior Parking Lot Landscaping.
a. Amount of Landscaping. Multi-family, commercial, and office uses shall provide landscaping within the parking area at the following ratios:
TABLE 3-8
PARKING LOT LANDSCAPING
PARKING LOT LANDSCAPING
Parking Spaces Required | % of Total Parking Area to be Landscaped |
5-24 spaces | 5.0% minimum |
25-49 spaces | 7.5% minimum |
50+ spaces | 10.0% minimum
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b. Area of Shading Required. Parking lot landscaping shall include shade trees from an approved list provided by the department. Trees shall be provided so that required shade canopies will be achieved within a minimum of fifteen (15) years. The percentage of parking area required to be shaded shall be as follows:
TABLE 3-9
PERCENT OF PARKING AREA TO BE SHADED
PERCENT OF PARKING AREA TO BE SHADED
Parking Spaces Required | Parking Spaces Required to be Shaded |
5-24 spaces | 30% minimum |
25-49 spaces | 40% minimum |
50+ spaces | 50% minimum
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All trees within the parking area shall be a minimum of fifteen- (15-) gallon size at planting. Larger trees may be required subject to the review by the director.
c. Planters Required. Trees shall be in planters located throughout the parking area. In order to be considered within the parking area, trees shall be located in planters that are bounded on at least three sides by parking area paving. Planters shall have a minimum interior dimension of five feet and be of sufficient size to accommodate tree growth. All ends of parking lanes shall have landscaped islands.
d. Larger Projects. Parking lots with more than one hundred (100) spaces shall provide a concentration of landscape elements at primary entrances, including specimen trees, flowering plants, enhanced paving, and project identification.
I. Lighting. Parking areas shall have lighting capable of providing adequate illumination for security and safety. Lighting standards shall be energy-efficient and in scale with the height and use of the on-site structure(s). All illumination, including security lighting, shall be directed downward, away from adjacent properties and public rights-of-way in compliance with Section 16.18.100 (Lighting).
J. Carports and Garages.
1. Carports, Minimum Size. Carports/covered parking, shall consist of a solid roof structure overhang, or combination of both, that completely covers a parking stall with a minimum vertical clearance of eight feet.
2. Carports, Visual Requirements.
a. Carports shall be screened from public view by structural components or masonry walls at least four feet in height subject to visual clearance requirements at driveways.
b. Carports adjacent to common property lines shall have solid walls as specified in the Uniform Building Code.
c. Carport support columns shall be set back a minimum of three feet from carport face to increase maneuverability
d. Carports (including any support structures) shall incorporate the same trim materials (example: decorative wrap), roofing materials, and color palette as the nearest building to the proposed carport structure.
e. At residential locations, carports may be incorporated into patio walls and used to define common and private open space as contained within the boundaries of the project site. Incorporating carports into exterior project walls adjacent to streets is prohibited.
3. Carports, Storage Space Required.(For Residential Uses) Lockable storage space of at least ninety (90) cubic feet shall be provided for each parking stall in a carport and shall be designed and maintained so as to not obstruct vehicle access to the required parking space.
4. Garages, Minimum Size. Garages shall be completely enclosed on four sides and have a solid roof. The minimum interior dimensions shall be twenty (20) feet in width by twenty (20) feet in length for a two-car garage.
K. Shopping Cart Storage. Parking facilities shall contain shopping cart storage areas for appropriate uses (e.g., supermarkets, drugstores, etc.). The number, dimensions and locations of storage areas shall be deter-mined by the director.
L. Striping and Identification.
1. Vehicular. Parking spaces shall be clearly outlined with four-inch wide lines painted on the surface of the parking facility. Compact and car pool spaces shall be clearly identified for compact vehicle and car pool usage respectively.
2. Disabled. Parking spaces for the disabled shall be striped and marked according to the applicable state standards.
M. Surfacing.
1. Vehicular. Parking spaces and maneuvering areas shall be paved and permanently maintained with asphalt, concrete or other all-weather surfacing approved by the director or city engineer.
2. Motorcycle. Motorcycle parking areas shall be paved with concrete or equivalent all-weather surfacing approved by the director or city engineer.
3. Bicycle. Bicycle parking areas shall be surfaced so as to keep the area in a dust-free condition, subject to the approval of the director.
N. Wheel Stops/Curbing. Continuous concrete curbing at least six inches high and six inches wide shall be provided for parking spaces located adjacent to fences, walls, property lines, landscaped areas, and structures. Individual wheel stops may be provided in lieu of continuous curbing when the parking is adjacent to a landscaped area, and the drainage is directed to the landscaped area subject to the approval of the director. Wheel stops shall be placed to allow for two feet of vehicle overhang area within the dimension of the parking space.
(Ord. 556 § 13, 2020; Ord. 544 § 9, 2019; Ord. 388 § 7, 2007; Ord. 343 § 4 (part), 2005; Ord. 293 § 1 (part), 2004; Ord. 182 § 2 (part), 1997)
Driveways providing site access shall be from an improved street, alley, or other public and/or private right-of-way, and shall be designed, constructed, and maintained as follows.
A. Distance from Street Corners. Driveways to parking areas, except single family residential drives, shall be located a minimum of one hundred fifty (150) feet from the nearest intersection, as measured from the centerline of the nearest travel lane of the intersecting street to the edge of driveway or as approved by the city engineer. For parcels with frontages less than one hundred fifty (150) feet, the minimum distance shall be one hundred (100) feet unless a lesser distance is approved by the city engineer.
B. Driveway Spacing. Driveways shall be separated along the street frontage as follows:
1. Single-family and Duplex Residential Development. Driveways shall be separated by at least six feet, unless a shared, single driveway is approved by the director or city engineer. The six-foot separation does not include the transition or wing sections on each side of the driveway; and
2. Multi-family and Nonresidential Development. Where two or more driveways serve the same or adjacent multi-family or nonresidential development, the centerline of the driveways shall be separated by a minimum of one hundred and fifty (150) feet, or as approved by the city engineer.
C. Drive Aisles and Driveway Width and Length.
1. Single-family Uses.
a. When a garage is perpendicular ninety (90) degrees to the driveway, a minimum twenty-four- (24) foot deep unobstructed back-out area shall be provided.
2. Multi-family Uses.
a. Drive aisles and driveways for multi-family uses with six or less units shall have a minimum width of twelve (12) feet.
b. Drive aisles and driveways for multi-family uses with more than six units shall have a minimum paved width of twenty-four (24) feet.
3. Nonresidential Uses.
a. Two-way drive aisles within parking areas shall be a minimum of twenty-eight (28) feet in width for general circulation. Aisles that provide access primarily to parking stalls may be twenty-four (24) feet in width. One-way aisles shall be a minimum of sixteen (16) feet in width. The required driveway width shall be exclusive of the area provided for a median divider.
D. Clearance from Obstruction. The nearest edge of a driveway apron or curb return shall be at least five feet from the nearest property line, centerline of a fire hydrant, utility pole, traffic signal, light standards, or other similar facilities, or as approved by the city engineer. Driveways shall have an overhead clearance of ten feet in height except within a parking structure which may be reduced to seven feet, six inches.
E. Traffic Safety Sight Area. Structures or landscaping over thirty (30) inches in height shall not be allowed within a traffic safety sight area formed by the intersection of public rights-of-way, driveways, or alleys as determined by the city engineer.
(Ord. 544 § 10, 2019; Ord. 536-18 § 2 (part), 2018; Ord. 377 § 5, 2006; Ord. 293 § 1 (part), 2004; Ord. 182 § 2 (part), 1997)
Bicycle parking facilities shall be provided for nonresidential uses as follows.
A. Number of Spaces Required. Bicycle parking spaces shall be provided at a rate of five percent of the number of required vehicle parking spaces. The director may modify this requirement where it can be demonstrated that a lesser number of bicycle spaces can adequately serve the intended use.
B. Bicycle Parking Design and Devices. Bicycle parking areas shall be designed and provided as follows.
1. Parking Equipment. Each bicycle parking space shall include a stationary parking device to adequately support the bicycle.
2. Parking Layout.
a. Aisles. Access to bicycle parking spaces shall be at least five feet in width.
b. Spaces. Each bicycle space shall be a minimum of two feet in width and six feet in length and have a minimum of seven feet of overhead clearance.
c. Relationship to Structure Entrances. Bicycle spaces shall be conveniently located and generally within proximity to the main entrance of a structure and shall not conflict with pedestrian access.
d. Relationship to Motor Vehicle Parking. Bicycle spaces shall be separated from motor vehicle parking spaces or aisles by a fence, wall, curb, or by at least five feet of open area, marked to prohibit motor vehicle parking.
(Ord. 182 § 2 (part), 1997)
A. Number of Loading Spaces Required. Nonresidential uses with less than five thousand (5,000) square feet of gross floor area shall provide one off-street loading space, which may be combined with an off-street parking space. Nonresidential uses with five thousand (5,000) square feet of floor area or more shall provide off-street loading space(s) in compliance with Table 3-10. Requirements for uses not specifically listed shall be determined by the director based upon the requirements for comparable uses and upon the particular characteristics of the proposed use.
TABLE 3-10
REQUIRED LOADING SPACES
REQUIRED LOADING SPACES
Type of Land Use | Total Gross Floor Area | Loading Spaces Required |
Manufacturing, research and development, institutional, and service uses | 5,000 to 20,000 sq. ft. | One |
20,001 + sq. ft. | One for each additional twenty thousand (20,000) sq. ft., plus additional as required by director. | |
Office uses | 5,000 to 35,000 sq. ft. | One |
35,001 + sq. ft. | One for each additional thirty-five thousand (35,000) sq. ft., plus additional as required by director. | |
Commercial and other allowed uses | 5,000 to 10,000 sq. ft. | One |
10,001 + sq. ft. | One for each additional ten thousand (10,000) sq. ft., plus additional as required by director. |
B. Standards for Off-Street Loading Areas. Off-street loading areas shall be provided in the following manner:
1. Dimensions. Loading spaces shall be not less than fifteen (15) feet in width, twenty-five (25) feet in length, with fourteen (14) feet of vertical clearance;
2. Lighting. Loading areas shall have lighting capable of providing adequate illumination for security and safety. Lighting standards shall be energy-efficient and in scale with the height and use of adjacent structure(s) in compliance with Section 16.18.100 (Lighting);
3. Loading Doors and Gates. Loading bays and roll-up doors shall be painted to blend with the exterior structure wall(s) and be located on the rear of the structure only. Bays and doors may be located on the side of a structure, away from a street frontage, where the director determines that the bays, doors, and related trucks will be adequately screened from view from adjacent streets;
4. Loading Ramps. Plans for loading ramps or truck wells shall be accompanied by a profile drawing showing the ramp, ramp transitions and overhead clearances;
5. Location. Loading spaces shall be located and designed as follows:
a. As near as possible to the main structure and limited to the rear two-thirds of the parcel, if feasible;
b. Loading facilities shall be fully screened from view from adjacent public streets and freeways with architectural elements, landscaping or a combination of both.
c. Situated to ensure that loading and unloading takes place on-site and in no case within adjacent public rights-of-way or other traffic areas on-site;
d. Situated to ensure that vehicular maneuvers occur on-site; and
e. Situated to avoid adverse impacts upon neighboring residential properties.
6. Screening. Loading areas abutting residentially zoned parcels shall be screened in compliance with Section 16.18.120 (Screening and Buffering); and
7. Striping. Loading areas shall be striped indicating the loading spaces and identifying the spaces for "loading only." The striping shall be permanently maintained by the property owner/tenant in a clear and visible manner at all times. (Ord. 343 § 3, 2005; Ord. 182 § 2 (part), 1997)