All new off-street parking facilities shall conform to the following standards. These standards shall not apply to single-family developments.
(A) All main parking areas shall be graded and paved. Overflow parking must utilize dust control measures such as gravel or decomposed granite.
(B) Asphalt parking lots shall have a 2% slope for drainage and shall have concrete drainage gutters. Cross-grades shall be designed for slower stormwater flows and to direct stormwater toward landscaping, bio-retention areas, or other water collection/treatment areas.
(C) Standard parking stalls shall be delineated by stripping that is white and has a line width of four inches.
(D) Parking spaces adjacent to sidewalks shall have wheel stops in each stall to prevent encroachment into the sidewalk space.
(E) Up to 30% of the parking stalls in a parking facility may be designed and designated for compact cars.
(F) An accessible parking space shall be provided on the shortest accessible route to an accessible entrance. Each stall shall be designated by the symbol of accessibility. Accessible parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with Cal. Building Code Title 24, including number of spaces required as follows:
Total Parking Spaces | Minimum Accessible Spaces |
Total Parking Spaces | Minimum Accessible Spaces |
One - 25 | One van accessible space |
26 - 50 | Two including one van accessible space |
51 - 75 | Three including one van accessible space |
76 - 100 | Four including one van accessible space |
101 - 150 | Five including one van accessible space |
151 - 200 | Six including one van accessible space |
201 - 300 | Seven including one van accessible space |
301 - 400 | Eight including one van accessible space |
401 - 500 | Nine including two van accessible spaces |
501 - 1000 | 2% including three van accessible spaces |
1001+ | 20 + 1 per 100 or fraction, including min. one van accessible space per eight accessible spaces or fraction thereof |
(G) Motorcycle parking may substitute for up to 5% of required automobile parking. Each motorcycle space must be at least four feet wide and seven feet deep.
(H) Landscaping of parking areas shall be provided and maintained in accordance with the standards of this division.
(1) Trees shall be planted for every five parking stalls and distributed so as to provide a 50% shade cover within 15 years. A lower ratio of trees may be approved by the City Manager or designee when a larger species of tree or another shading method is used. All landscaped planters shall be provided with an irrigation system.
(2) Landscaping material should be native and drought-tolerant species.
(3) Installation of solar facilities over parking areas exempts tree planting requirements.
(Ord. 2021-03, passed 12-7-2021)