Off-street parking and loading facilities shall be required for all permitted and conditional uses in accord with Chapters 18.52 and 18.54 of this title. The following parking requirements apply in the R-E, R-2, and RMD districts. These requirements are included for reference purposes only, and in the event of a conflict between this Section 18.10.060 and any requirement of Chapters 18.52 and 18.54, Chapters 18.52 and 18.54 shall apply, except in the case of parcels created pursuant to section 18.10.130(c) (subdivision incentive for historic preservation).
(a) Parking Requirements for Specific Uses
Table 3 shows the minimum off-street automobile parking requirements for specific uses.
TABLE 3
PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR R-E, R-2 AND RMD USES
PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR R-E, R-2 AND RMD USES
Use | Minimum Off-Street Parking Requirement |
Single-family residential use (excluding accessory dwelling units) | 2 spaces per unit, of which one must be covered |
Two family in the RE district, pursuant to California Government Code Section 65852.21 (SB 9, 2021) | 1 space per unit. No spaces required if located within one-half mile walking distance of either a high-quality transit corridor or a major transit stop, or located within one block of a car share vehicle. |
Two family (R2 & RMD districts) | 3 spaces total, of which at least two must be covered |
Accessory dwelling unit, attached or detached: | No parking required |
Junior accessory dwelling unit | No parking required |
Other Uses | See Chapter 18.40 |
(b) Parking and Driveway Surfaces
Parking and driveway surfaces may have either permeable or impermeable paving. Materials shall be those acceptable to public works department standards. Gravel and similar loose materials shall not be used for driveway or parking surfaces within 10 feet of the public right of way.
(c) Parking in Yards
(1) No required parking space shall be located in a required front yard.
(2) No required parking space shall be located in the first ten feet adjoining the property line of a required street side yard.
(d) Tandem Parking
Tandem parking shall be permitted for single-family uses and for single-family uses with a permitted second dwelling unit. Tandem parking is permitted for two-family uses where both spaces in tandem (front space and tandem space) are designated for use by the same unit.
(e) Bicycle Parking
For two family uses, at least one Class I bicycle parking space shall be required.
(f) Design of Parking Areas
Parking facilities shall comply with all applicable regulations of Chapter 18.54 (Parking Facility Design Standards).
(g) Parking Facilities on Lots Created Pursuant to Section 18.10.130(c) (subdivision incentive for historic preservation)
Legal non-conforming parking facilities existing prior to the subdivision of a parcel having a historic residence(s) may be maintained as existing non-complying facilities or may be improved to greater compliance with parking requirements, as approved by the Director of Planning and Development Services or his/her designee. Preservation covenants may allow non-historic residences to be remodeled; however, floor area expansions shall be subject to the Director’s discretionary action regarding improvements to on-site parking conditions associated with such increased floor area and when floor area over 400 square feet is proposed to be added to a non-historic residence having legal non-complying parking facilities prior to subdivision, parking facilities shall be brought into greater compliance with Chapter 18.52, wherever feasible. A subdivided property having no existing on-site parking facilities prior to subdivision may be permitted to continue as such as long as preservation covenants allowing for this continuance and any associated access easements have been recorded.
(Ord. 5587 § 6, 2023: Ord. 5542 § 5, 2022: Ord. 5538 § 5, 2021: Ord. 5494 § 3, 2020: Ord. 5412 § 6, 2017: Ord. 5373 § 8 (part), 2016; Ord. 5051 § 3, 2009: Ord. 4875 § 2 (part), 2005)