§ 9654.2. General standards.

Accessible off-street parking areas shall be provided and maintained as set forth in this section. Parking access areas shall provide parking and maneuvering room for motor vehicles and for pedestrian safety based on the anticipated occupancy of the related building, structure or area of land or water. Where there is a combination of principal uses in any one (1) facility, the sum of the parking requirements of these uses shall be provided unless otherwise provided. If the calculation of parking requirements results in the requirement for a fraction of a parking space, such parking space need not be provided unless the fraction exceeds fifty (50) percent. This section shall not be construed to prohibit the installation and maintenance of more parking spaces than the minimum required.

A.

Seats or seating capacity. Where the standards for parking set forth in this section are based upon seating capacity, the capacity shall be determined by reference to the actual seating capacity of the subject area based upon the number of seats or one (1) seat per eighteen (18) inches of bench or pew length and one (1) seat per twenty-four (24) inches of booth length for dining, but in no case shall seating be less than as required by the Uniform Building Code. For other areas where seats are not fixed, the seating capacity shall be determined in accordance with the Uniform Building Code.

B.

Planter or landscaped areas. Where the standards set forth in this section or elsewhere in this Code require the installation of planters or landscaped areas within or adjacent to parking areas, such planters or landscaped areas shall be planted, irrigated and maintained with live landscaping such as lawn, ground cover, trees or shrubs, and surrounded by a six-inch-high curb. The landscaped areas shall not be less than the width specified excluding any perimeter curbing. Parking in the oak tree drip lines shall be discouraged and regulated by the provisions of section 9657 et seq.

C.

Building permit. Plans submitted for a building permit to construct a building which has public parking areas shall include the design of the required parking area drawn to scale. Such plans shall include all parking spaces and maneuvering areas, curb cuts, landscaping and other improvements. The building permit shall not be issued until such parking plans have been approved by the director of planning and community development or his or her designee and no final completion inspection shall be approved until the parking spaces and required landscaping are installed.

D.

Change of occupancy. Whenever the parking demand is increased due to a change of occupancy which does not involve any new construction requiring a building permit, the director of planning and community development or his or her designee shall review the parking requirements of the proposed use if new business license is required for the change of use. In such case no new business license shall be issued until the department of planning and community development has approved the parking plan. Two (2) copies of such plan drawn to scale shall be submitted to the director of planning and community development or his or her designee for approval. The plan shall show the entire subject property and shall show the means of ingress and egress, location of the building, parking spaces, landscaping, barrier curbs, irrigation system, lights and any other proposed facilities. The plan shall be approved if it conforms to the intent and provisions of this part.

E.

Parking reductions. A proponent of a business or industrial project may provide alternative facilities or programs which serve to reduce parking demand or return for a reduction in vehicle parking requirements, subject to the provisions below. Vehicle parking requirements shall be reduced in accordance with the following provisions:

1.

Preferred carpool/vanpool parking spaces. The parking requirements for developments which guarantee preferred parking spaces (e.g., covered, shaded, or near building entrance) to employees who participate regularly in a carpool or vanpool shall be reduced by one (1) vehicle space for every one (1) space which is marked and reserved for carpools/vanpools at a preferred location provided that the maximum reduction shall not exceed two (2) percent of the required parking.

2.

Request for special review of parking. Parking reductions exceeding the maximums specified in subparagraph (1) above, or modifications of parking improvement requirements, may be granted by the planning commission, whenever such reduction or modification is considered in connection with a review of site plans by the commission, or is heard in connection with a rezoning, use permit, or variance. Such reduction or modifications shall only be permitted in unusual circumstances. The project proponent shall submit with the request whatever evidence and documentation is necessary to demonstrate that unusual conditions warrant a parking reduction, such as the multiple use of a parking area by uses having peak parking demands which occur at different times; floor plans which indicate that the floor area devoted to customer or employee use is less typical for the building proposed; or that other programs will be implemented by the developer or tenant(s) which will result in a demand for parking at the site which is less than would otherwise occur, such as the provision of monetary incentives to employees who regularly utilize public transit or participate in a carpool or vanpool.

The recordation of agreements or covenants, prior to issuance of a building permit, which ensures that appropriate programs are implemented for the life of the use shall be required as a condition of approval of the parking reduction.

F.

Existing facilities. Any building or use for which parking facilities become substandard by the adoption of this part shall be considered a nonconforming use. Such nonconforming use may continue, but no enlargement or expansion shall be made in such use or building, unless the required number of parking spaces or parking areas imposed by this part are provided. Any change of occupancy or use in an existing building or lot which requires more parking space shall provide the additional parking areas required by this section.

G.

Parking of nonregistered vehicles. Automotive vehicles or trailers of any kind or type without current registration shall not be parked or stored in the front yard or side street yard of any lot.

H.

Change of parking requirements. The amendment of the parking requirements set forth in this section shall not render a use previously approved in accordance with the provisions of this section nonconforming.

I.

Tandem parking. Except where specifically permitted by this section, parking spaces shall not be in tandem. All parking spaces shall be free of obstructions, and parking shall be accomplished in a continuous forward movement. Tandem parking shall mean one (1) parking space located behind another parking space which has no direct access to the driveway or street.

J.

Provisions for residential uses.

1.

Parking locations. Off-street parking spaces for single-family detached dwellings shall be located on the same lot or parcel on which the dwelling is located. Off-street parking spaces for all other dwellings shall be located on the same development site and on the same lot or parcel or not more than two hundred (200) feet from the lot or parcel on which the dwelling is located.

2.

Senior citizen parking. The planning commission may reduce the total number of parking spaces required for senior citizen housing by up to twenty-five (25) percent, based upon a finding that the proposed development is located within five hundred (500) feet of a shopping center or is served adequately by a transportation system. The number of spaces which are required to be covered may be reduced by up to fifty (50) percent, based upon evidence submitted by the developer that the reduction is directly related toward providing dwelling units to meet the needs of low and moderate income senior citizen households as defined and provided for in the housing element of the General Plan. In no instance shall the number of covered parking spaces be fewer than one (1) per four (4) dwelling units.

3.

Commercial vehicles in residential zones. No vehicle which is registered for commercial purposes pursuant to applicable provisions of the Vehicle Code, which exceeds five thousand five hundred (5,500) pounds in unladen gross weight, shall be parked or such vehicles left standing on any residentially zoned property in excess of thirty (30) consecutive minutes, unless the actual loading or unloading of such vehicle is in progress on such property, or is fully screened from view from any public street. Violation of this section is an infraction and shall be punishable as provided in section 1200(b) of the Agoura Hills Municipal Code.

4.

Assigned spaces. One (1) of the required parking spaces for each multifamily dwelling unit shall be an assigned parking space, not more than two hundred (200) feet away from the unit to be served.

K.

Provisions for commercial uses.

1.

Parking locations. In commercial zones off-street parking shall be located on the same lot as, or on a lot contiguous to, the building, structure, or use to be served.

2.

Spaces not for repair, servicing or storage. Required parking spaces shall not be used, or be permitted to be used, for the repair, servicing, or storage of vehicles or for the storage of materials.

3.

Racks not counted as parking spaces. For auto repair shops or other similar uses, the racks and pump blocks shall not be considered in calculating the required parking spaces.

4.

Uses not specified. Commercial parking requirements for uses not specified in this part shall be based upon a standard of one (1) space per two hundred fifty (250) square feet of gross floor area, unless the director of planning and community development or planning commission approve a different parking requirement, based on the most comparable uses specified in this part.

5.

Shared parking. For the purposes of this section, "shopping center" shall mean a group of architecturally unified commercial and retail establishments built on a site which is planned, developed, and managed as an operating unit.

For shopping centers containing at least 25,000 and up to 50,000 square feet of total building area, where office spaces exceed ten (10) percent of the total gross floor area, that portion in excess of ten (10) percent of the gross floor area shall be calculated at one (1) parking space per three hundred (300) square feet.

Where cinema spaces exceed ten (10) percent of the total gross floor area, that portion in excess of ten (10) percent of the gross floor area shall be calculated at one (1) parking space per one hundred (100) square feet.

Where restaurant, café, or other food and beverage service uses exceed ten (10) percent of the total gross floor area, that portion in excess of ten (10) percent of the total gross floor area shall be calculated at one (1) parking space per one hundred (100) square feet.

For shopping centers containing 50,000 square feet or more of total building area, a shared parking reduction shall be allowed for the shopping centers based on the following:

TABLE I: SHARED PARKING

Combination of Land Uses	Shared Parking Reduction Allowed*
Office + Retail or Office + Restaurant	15% of combined parking requirement or 20% of highest individual use parking requirement, whichever results in the highest number of parking spaces required
Retail + Restaurant	18% of combined parking requirement or 24% of highest individual use parking requirement, whichever results in the highest number of parking spaces required
Office + Retail + Restaurant	20% of combined parking requirement or 25% of highest individual use parking requirement, whichever results in the highest number of parking spaces required
Note: Shared parking reduction values for other uses not identified above may be allowed based on city-accepted methodology for shared parking analysis completed by the applicant using a qualified traffic or parking consultant, and ultimately approved by the director.
Note: For residential mixed-use development, residential parking shall be provided per section 9654.6 in addition to the parking requirement for other proposed nonresidential uses. To be considered for shared parking reduction for nonresidential parking spaces, a shared parking analysis shall be completed by the applicant based upon a city accepted methodology, using a qualified traffic or parking consultant, and ultimately approved by the director.
Source: Based upon ULI Shared Parking 2nd Edition, ITE Parking 3rd Edition

 

L.

Provisions for industrial uses.

1.

Parking locations. For industrial uses, all parking shall be on the same site. Off-site parking may be permitted by a conditional use permit if the applicant can demonstrate the need therefor and a covenant running with the off-site parking lot is executed and recorded to ensure that the required parking will be provided for the life of the use. The off-site parking may be located up to five hundred (500) feet from the lot to be served, but no more than fifty (50) percent of the required off-street parking spaces may be located off the site.

2.

Spaces not for repair, servicing or storage. Required parking spaces shall not be used or be permitted to be used for the repair, servicing, or storage of vehicles or for the storage of materials.

3.

Racks not counted as parking spaces. For auto repair shops or other similar uses, the racks and pump blocks shall not be considered in calculating the required parking spaces.

(Ord. No. 142, § 2, 12-9-87; Ord. No. 226U, § 2, 3-10-93; Ord. No. 12-395, § B.3, 3-14-2012)