(A) Design dimensions. Parking lots shall be designed consistent with the following standards:
Parking Lot Design Standards
TABLE OF DIMENSIONS (in feet) | ||||||||||
Angle | W | L | B | C | D | D* | E | F | F* | G |
TABLE OF DIMENSIONS (in feet) | ||||||||||
Angle | W | L | B | C | D | D* | E | F | F* | G |
90º | 9.0 | 18.03 | 9.0 | - | 25.0 | 25.0 | 20.0 | 61.0 | 61.0 | 5.0 |
45º | 9.0 | 20.0 | 12.7 | 19.1 | 15.0 | 24.0 | 16.0 | 50.2 | 62.2 | 5.0 |
60º | 9.0 | 20.0 | 10.4 | 20.0 | 15.0 | 24.0 | 17.0 | 58.0 | 64.0 | 5.0 |
30º | 8.5 | 20.0 | 17.0 | 16.5 | 15.0 | 24.0 | - | 45.0 | 57.0 | 5.0 |
Paralle l | 8.0 | 22.0 | - | - | 15.0 | 24.0 | - | 28.0 | 40.0 | 5.0 |
* = dimensions for two-way circulation system | ||||||||||
Notes: 1. Accessible parking stalls and accessible routes shall comply with current CBC and ADA standards. 2. The figures in the table above correspond to the dimensions shown in the parking diagram above. For example "W" in the table corresponds to the width of an individual parking space. The table shows that for lots with 90-degree, 45-degree, and 60-degree parking, this measurement is nine feet. As another example, dimension "D" is the aisle width. For a parking lot with 60-degree angle parking and one-way circulation, this measurement is 12.0 feet, minimum. 3. When wheel stops are required for 90° parking stalls, "L" = 20.0 feet. | ||||||||||
(B) Circulation. Parking lots shall be designed so that backing onto a public street is avoided. This standard does not apply to single-family dwelling units or duplexes.
(C) Paving, slope and drainage. All parking lots and driveways shall be surfaced with a minimum thickness of two inches of asphalt concrete, concrete or other material acceptable to the City Engineer, over a minimum thickness of four inches of an aggregate base material. Parking lots shall be designed to facilitate proper drainage and shall not drain over any sidewalk or adjacent property.
(D) Curbing and wheel stops. Concrete curbing at least six inches tall and six inches wide shall be provided around all perimeter areas and around all landscape areas to define the edges of the parking lot and to protect landscaping. Wheel stops are required to protect walkways when a vehicle overhang of two feet would result in less that 48 inches of clear path of travel on adjacent sidewalks, or when required to protect structures or adjacent facilities.
(E) Striping. Parking spaces shall be clearly marked with paint striping a minimum of four inches in width. Other markings and signage shall be provided to show circulation patterns. All paint striping shall be maintained by the property owner.
(F) Lighting. Parking areas shall have lighting capable of providing adequate illumination for security and safety. Lighting standards shall be in scale with the height and use of the structure. Lighting shall be installed so as not to cause a nuisance to adjoining properties. Off-site illumination shall be limited to 0.5 foot candles where adjacent property is residential.
(G) Driveways for commercial/industrial/ multiple family residential uses.
(1) Minimum width.
(a) One-way circulation: 15 feet.
(b) Two-way circulation: 25 feet.
(2) Location. The location of driveways to and from the public right-of-way shall be determined by the Planning and Building Director. For corner lots, driveways shall be no closer than five feet to the street radius. (See commercial district design standards for specific driveways locations for commercial properties, § 10.60.020(H)).
(H) Landscaping. All parking lots shall be landscaped in accordance with the requirements contained in Chapter 10.196, Landscaping.
(I) Parking lot location. Parking lots shall be located on the same site or within 300 feet of the business to which the parking pertains except for uses in the Downtown Commercial (D) district.
(J) Shared on-site parking reduction. Where two or more non-residential uses share a single parking lot, the total number of parking spaces may be reduced by the Planning Commission in accordance with the following schedule:
(1) A 5% reduction in the total number of parking spaces where the building square footage exceeds 50,000.
(2) A 10% reduction in the total number of parking spaces where the building square footage exceeds 100,000.
(3) A 15% reduction in the total number of parking spaces where the building square footage exceed 150,000.
(4) A 20% reduction in the total number of parking spaces where the building square footage exceeds 200,000.
(5) Reductions greater than 20% are prohibited unless a variance is approved pursuant to Chapter 10.128, Variances.
(K) Shared off-site parking agreement. Where two nearby uses have distinct and differing peak parking demands (for example, a use that operates only during the day and a use that operates only at night) or where it can be demonstrated that one site has an excess supply of parking spaces that will not be used in the foreseeable future, the required number of parking spaces may be reduced through minor deviation, provided that the parking lots of each use are located within 300 feet of each other (as measured along the most direct pedestrian path). The amount of reduction may be up to 75% of the amount of spaces required for the most intensive of the two uses sharing the parking.
(L) Planning and Building Director modification. Parking space requirements of this chapter may be modified through minor deviation approval based upon specific findings that the characteristics of a use or its immediate vicinity do not necessitate the number of parking spaces required, and that reduced parking will be adequate to accommodate all parking needs generated by the use. To grant a modification, the Planning and Building Director must make the following findings:
(1) That neither present nor anticipated future traffic volumes generated by the use of the site in the vicinity reasonably require strict or literal interpretation and enforcement of the specified regulation;
(2) That the granting of the variance will not create a safety hazard or loading of vehicles on public streets in such a manner as to interfere with the free flow of traffic on the streets;
(3) That the granting of the variance will not create a safety hazard or any other condition inconsistent with the objectives of this title.
(M) Bicycle racks. Lots with 40 or more spaces may substitute a bicycle rack providing space for at least five bicycles at a ratio of one bicycle rack for each 40 spaces. One parking space may be subtracted for each five-space bicycle rack.
(N) Handicapped parking. Handicapped parking spaces shall be provided and designed per requirements contained in the California Building Code.
(O) Tandem spaces. Tandem parking is allowed in the following:
(1) Mobile home parks.
(2) Commercial parking structures with valet parking.
(P) Compact parking spaces. Compact parking spaces may be allowed by the Planning Commission to accommodate parking lot landscape planters. Compact spaces shall be 9 feet by 16 feet with a two-foot overhang. Compact spaces may not exceed 10% of the overall required on-site parking.
(Q) This section is not intended to allow the storage of abandoned, dismantled, wrecked, inoperative vehicles or parts thereof on the side yard, set back areas and back yards.
(R) All vehicle parking areas within single-family zones shall occur on approved paved surfaces such as concrete or asphalt, except for vehicles parked in side yard setback areas and back yards which are enclosed by a six-foot high solid fence, such that the vehicles are not visible from the adjacent street or alley. Any request to use alternative surfaces such as gravel or turf stone shall be approved by the Planning and Building Director under Administrative Approval (Chapter 10.136).
(1995 Code, § 10.192.050) (Ord. 2021-04, passed 12-21-2021; Ord. 14-02, passed 3-18-2014; Ord. 10-12, passed 4-6-2010; Ord. 07-27, passed 12-18-2007; Ord. 00-1854, passed - -2000)