§ 9654.3. Design standards.

A.

Parking stall sizes. Each standard off-street parking space shall be at least the following minimum sizes:

Angle (in degrees)	Curb Length Per Car	Stall Depth
0	24′ 0″	8′ 6″
30	16′ 6″	16′ 0″
45	11′ 6″	19′ 0″
60	10′ 0″	20′ 0″
90	8′ 6″	18′ 0″

 

Unless approved by the planning commission, compact off-street parking spaces are not permitted. The planning commission may allow no more than thirty (30) percent of the required number of parking spaces to be sized for compact vehicles in instances where on-site design constraints, such as irregular topography, lot configurations, or parcel size necessitate the use [of] compact parking spaces. The planning commission may also allow no more than thirty (30) percent of the required number of parking spaces to be sized for compact vehicles in instances where additional on-site landscaping is provided beyond the requirement for the zoning district and the provisions of section 9654.5 et seq. The additional landscaping shall be equal in size to at least fifty (50) percent of the parking area saved by installing compact parking spaces in lieu of standard parking spaces. For purposes of this section, additional landscaping located in required yard areas shall not apply.

All compact off-street parking spaces approved by the planning commission shall be at least the following minimum sizes:

Angle (in degrees)	Curb Length Per Car	Stall Depth
0	21′ 0″	8′ 6″
30	16′ 6″	14′ 0″
45	11′ 6″	15′ 6″
60	10′ 6″	16′ 6″
90	8′ 6″	15′ 0″

 

All compact off-street parking spaces approved by the planning commission shall be clearly marked "Compact Cars Only." Compact spaces shall not be permitted for automotive repair facilities.

All standard and compact parking stalls shall be clearly pinstriped.

B.

Handicapped requirements. Off-street parking spaces shall be provided for handicapped persons. The number of parking spaces to be provided therefor shall be as follows:

Total Number of Parking Spaces	Required Number of Handicapped Parking Spaces
1 to 25	1
26 to 50	2
51 to 75	3
76 to 100	4
101 to 150	5
151 to 200	6
201 to 300	7
301 to 400	8
401 to 500	9
501 and above	2 percent of total spaces
1001 and above	20 plus 1 for each 100 over 1,000

 

All parking spaces for the physically handicapped shall be located in proximity to curb ramps or other pedestrian walks providing the most direct access to the primary entrance(s) of the building(s) served by the parking lot.

Each handicapped off-street parking space shall be at least fourteen (14) feet wide and striped to provide a nine-foot parking area and a five-foot loading and unloading area. When more than one (1) space is provided, in lieu of providing a fourteen-foot space for each parking space, two (2) spaces can be provided within a twenty-three-foot wide area striped to provide a nine-foot-wide parking area on each side of a five-foot loading and unloading area in the center. The minimum length of each stall shall be eighteen (18) feet.

Each handicapped parking space shall be clearly marked with the international symbol of accessibility in white paint, at least three (3) feet in size.

C.

Covered parking spaces. Covered off-street parking spaces provided for commercial and industrial uses shall follow the minimum size standards as outlined in subsection A. Covered off-street parking spaces provided for residential uses shall be at least ten (10) feet by twenty (20) feet inside clear space.

D.

Access and circulation. Each entrance and exit to a parking area shall be constructed and maintained so that any vehicle entering or leaving the parking area shall be clearly visible at a distance of not less than ten (10) feet to a person approaching such entrance or exit on any pedestrian walk or footpath shall be visible to each other. Speed bumps shall be considered for parking areas over one hundred (100) parking spaces.

All exits from parking lots shall be clearly posted with stop signs, and stop bars, and appropriate directional signs shall be maintained when necessary and as required by the director of planning and community development.

1.

Residential access. Driveway access to parking spaces for a single-family dwelling unit shall not be less than fifteen (15) feet in width. Driveway access used to serve more than two (2) dwelling units shall not be less than twenty (20) feet in width. Driveway access to all uses other than residential shall have a width of not less than fourteen (14) feet if one-way, or not less than twenty-six (26) feet for a two-way, combined entrance and exit, access.

2.

Commercial access. Additional limited time parking shall be provided in conjunction with the placement of automatic tellers and similar structures or facilities.

E.

Paving. All areas used for parking and accesses to such parking areas shall be completely paved with asphalt or concrete surfacing, or such other alternative materials as approved by the city engineer. Further, all parking areas and accesses shall be provided with adequate drainage as approved by the city engineer. Any portion of the parking area not paved shall be landscaped.

F.

Aisle width. Minimum aisle widths shall be as follows:

Angle (in degrees)	Aisle Width
30*	14' 0"
45*	14' 0"
60*	20' 0"
90	26' 0"
*Denotes one-way aisles only.

 

Where two-way traffic is permitted, the minimum aisle width shall be twenty-six (26) feet.

G.

Wall. A parking area which abuts a residentially zoned parcel or lot shall be separated therefrom by a six-foot-high solid masonry wall. Such wall shall be reduced to three (3) feet in height within the front yard area of an abutting residential zone. Along the freeway a combination of a mounded, enlarged landscaped area and a three and one-half (3½) foot wall shall be provided.

A parking area which is separated by a street from a parcel or lot in a residential zone or a freeway shall have a solid masonry wall or mounded landscaping averaging three and one-half (3½) feet in height along such street.

H.

Parking structure standards. Parking structures, underground parking, subterranean parking, and similar parking facilities shall be permitted only upon planning commission approval. Underground and subterranean parking is encouraged to increase landscaping and minimize hillside grading.

All parking spaces within such facilities shall be restricted for the exclusive use of property owners, tenants, employees, and other users of the building which such facilities serve. Such restrictions shall be implemented through the installation of appropriate signing and circulation and controlled access devices.

Appropriate security measures shall be incorporated into the design of such facilities including but not limited to security gates, fencing, and lighting.

I.

Parking lot illumination. Parking lot illumination shall be directed away from residential areas and public streets so as not to produce a glare as seen from such areas in order to ensure the general safety of other vehicular traffic and the privacy and well being of the residential areas.

All light poles, standards, and fixtures shall be a maximum of sixteen (16) feet in height.

J.

Parking lot slope. Parking lots shall not have a slope exceeding four and one-half (4.5) percent, except for access ramps or driveways which shall not exceed a slope of ten (10) percent.

K.

Wheel stop standards. Wheel stops shall be installed two (2) feet from the edges of the required sidewalks, planters, and landscaped areas for all parking spaces in order to protect the required sidewalks, planters and landscaped areas from vehicular overhang and to protect any structure from vehicular damage. The regular planter curb may function as the wheel stop but the planter shall be a minimum of six (6) feet in width. All wheel stops shall be maintained in good condition.

L.

Bicycle parking standard. A stationary bicycle rack or facility designed to secure the frame and both wheels of the bicycle, where the bicyclist supplies only a locking device, shall be provided at the ratio of one (1) bicycle space for every twenty-five (25) parking spaces. A fully enclosed bicycle space or locker which is accessible only to the owner or operator of the bicycle and protects the bicycle from inclement weather may be provided, but not in-lieu of the required bicycle rack(s). Specific facilities and location (i.e. provision of racks, lockers, or locked room) shall subject to approval by the City."

M.

Off-street loading and unloading spaces. General office uses shall have the following off-street loading and unloading spaces:

Square feet	Spaces required
Under 30,000	0
30,001 to 50,000	1
Excess of 50,000	2

 

Retail/commercial and industrial/manufacturing uses shall have the following off-street loading and unloading spaces:

Square feet	Spaces required
Under 5,000	0
5,000 to 30,000	1
Excess of 30,000	2

 

Each loading space for general office uses and for retail/commercial uses less than thirty thousand (30,000) square feet shall be located off the street and shall be twelve (12) feet in width by twenty-five (25) feet in width by twenty-five (25) feet in depth by fourteen (14) feet in vertical clearance. All other loading spaces, regardless of use, shall be twelve (12) feet in width by fifty (50) feet in depth by fourteen (14) feet in height.

(Ord. No. 223, § 2, 1-27-93; Ord. No. 226U, §§ 2, 5, 3-10-93; Ord. No. 96-265, § 1, 1-15-97)