Code Section: 150 (c)(1)

Subject: Abandonment of parking grandfathering

Effective Date: 7/92

Interpretation:

   This Section states that any legal parking deficiency may be carried forward to the next use. When a use that is noncomplying as to parking changes to a use that doesn't require parking, it loses its noncomplying status and therefore has no legal parking deficit to carry forward if it subsequently added or changed to a use that required parking.

Code Section: 150 (c)(2)

Subject: Parking for major addition

Effective Date: 1/87

Interpretation:

   This Paragraph states that when a building or use is expanded, parking need be provided only for a major addition expressed in terms of added floor area. A retail home improvement center legally had a significant outdoor area where lumber was displayed to the public next to its larger retail building. The center wanted to enclose the outdoor sales area and wanted to know if this would add to the parking requirement. It was noted that the outdoor area was not just storage but outdoor sales space since customers had access to it and selected their own lumber items there. Consequently, such existing outdoor space was already part of their floor area so enclosing the same space would not add to the "floor area" of the use and therefore would not require additional parking nor require an environmental evaluation.

Code Section: 150 (d)

Subject: Required retention of parking access

Effective Date: 8/87

Interpretation:

   Once parking is voluntarily provided that meets a requirement for off-street parking, it must be retained even if such access is across someone else's property if the access in question is the only access.

Code Section: 151

Subject:

Effective Date: 11/96

Interpretation:

   See Interpretation 242(e)(4) Bernal Heights SUD parking requirement

Code Section: 151

Subject: Parking for accessory use dwelling

Effective Date: 12/86

Interpretation:

   A Buddhist Temple is located in a residential district where it would require a conditional use authorization. A residence for its caretaker/s was proposed to be on the same lot. Parking was required for the residence because all dwellings whether or not accessory, are subject to Section 151, Table 4.

Code Section: 151

Subject: Parking requirement for combined retail and wholesale

Effective Date: 1/86

Interpretation:

   A business was both retail and wholesale and the two activities were not physically separated. The inventory storage space was too large to be considered to be accessory to the retail use and the wholesale component was a major part of the business. Therefore, the space used to store the inventory was considered to be wholesale space for purposes of parking computation.

   SEE THE INTERPRETATIONS -- ALPHABETICAL FOR THE PARKING REQUIREMENT OF VARIOUS USES LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY SUBJECT

Code Section: 151

Subject: Exemptions, mentally handicapped

Effective Date: 9/02

Interpretation:

   See Interpretation 207.4(b)