(a) Minimum parking space sizes and lot dimensions. All off-street parking areas shall be designed and improved as follows:
(1) Size of required parking spaces. Each required parking space shall be at least nine feet in width and eighteen feet in length (9’ x 18’), with adequate provisions for ingress and egress by a standard full size passenger vehicle. This standard shall apply to all uses, including single-family residential, except where noted in Subsections 2, 3, 4, and 5, below. Parking spaces in parking lots shall comply with the minimum dimension requirements in Table 8-2.1311 (Minimum Off-Street Parking Dimensions) and as illustrated in Figure 8-2.1311 (Off-Street Parking Dimensions).
Angle of Parking (in degrees) (A) | Space Width (in feet) (B) | Space Length (per vehicle) (C) | Space Depth (from curb) (D) | Aisle Width (in feet) (E) |
Parallel (0°) | 9 ft | 18 ft | 9 ft | 12 ft (one-way) |
30° | 9 ft | 18 ft | 15 ft | 11 ft (one-way) |
45° | 9 ft | 18 ft | 17 ft | 13 ft (one-way) |
60° | 9 ft | 18 ft | 18 ft | 18 ft (one-way) |
90° | 9 ft | 18 ft | 18 ft | 24 ft (one-way) |
(1) Enclosed parking spaces. Enclosed parking spaces (i.e. residential garages) shall be at least ten feet in width and twenty feet in length (10’ x 20’) for a single vehicle. The width shall increase by ten (10) feet for each additional vehicle.
(2) Compact car spaces. Compact car spaces shall be a minimum of eight feet in width and fourteen feet in length (8’ x 14’) and shall be identified with pavement markings designating it as a “compact space.”
(3) Motorcycle parking spaces. Motorcycle spaces shall be a minimum size of four feet in width and eight feet in length (4’ x 8’).
(4) Loading spaces. Loading spaces shall be a minimum of ten feet in width, twenty-five feet in length, and fourteen feet of vertical clearance (10’ x 25’ x 14’).
(b) Minimum aisle widths. All nonresidential off-street parking lots shall be designed and improved as follows:
(1) Aisle width for parallel and angled parking. Aisles within a parking lot shall be as listed in Table 8-2.1311.
(2) Fire access aisles. The aisles adjacent to nonresidential structures shall be a minimum width of twenty-six (26) feet to accommodate fire emergency vehicles and shall be located so that the vehicles can park within one hundred fifty (150) feet of all sides of the structures. Aisles adjacent to structures that are greater than two (2) stories in height shall be a minimum width of thirty (30) feet.
(3) Truck aisles. Access aisles for multiple-axle trucks in commercial and industrial projects shall be a minimum of forty (40) feet. Truck movement templates (i.e., turning radii elements including wheel paths, which define the needed width of pavement, and the front overhang, which is the zone beyond the pavement edge that must be clear of obstructions above curb height) shall be included on the site plan design to indicate turning conditions.
(c) Access to areas and spaces. The following access design standards shall be required:
(1) Circulation within parking lot. The parking lot shall be designed so that a car entering the parking lot shall not be required to enter a public street to move from one location to any other location within the parking lot or premises.
(2) Forward entry into right-of-way. With the exception of parking spaces for dwelling units in residential zones, parking and maneuvering areas shall be arranged so that vehicles entering a vehicular right-of-way can do so traveling in a forward direction only.
(3) Driveway access. Off-street parking facilities shall be designed to limit access to private property from streets and highways to a minimum number of standard driveways in compliance with the County of Yolo Improvement Standards on file in the Planning, Public Works and Environmental Services Department.
(4) Directional signage. Signs shall be painted on the pavement or permanently installed on poles indicating the location of “Entrance” and “Exit” areas.
(5) Pedestrian pathways. Pedestrian pathways shall be defined by use of paint or distinctive paving colors, patterns, or textures that are different from vehicle drive aisles.
(d) Lighting. Parking lots shall provide on-site lighting necessary to protect the public safety.
(1) Parking lots 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-premises structure(s). All illumination, including security lighting, shall be directed downward, away from adjacent properties and public right-of-way.
(2) The maximum height of any parking lot light shall not exceed the height requirements of the zoning district in which it is located.
(e) Striping and identification. Individual parking stalls shall be clearly striped and permanently maintained on pavement surface. Arrows shall be painted on pavement surface to indicate direction of traffic flows.
(Ord. 1445, eff. August 14, 2014)