§ 9-1-65. Nonresidential parking requirements.

(a)

Applicability. The following offstreet parking requirements are applicable to all uses other than the residential uses set forth in section 9-1-63, and are in addition to the general requirements set forth in section 9-1-61:

(b)

Size of parking spaces.

(1)

All covered or uncovered offstreet parking spaces, except as otherwise noted in this subsection, shall be a minimum clear unobstructed nine feet in width and 18 feet in length.

(2)

Parking spaces parallel to a curb may be eight feet in width and 18 feet in length, with a minimum of eight feet separating each pair of such parking spaces.

(3)

When a side of any space abuts a building, fence, support column or other obstruction which interferes in any way with access to a motor vehicle, the space shall be a minimum of two feet wider than the standard required width.

(4)

In measuring the length of paving required for uncovered parking spaces, allowance may be made to accommodate vehicular overhang beyond a continuous, unbroken concrete curb, if such overhang does not interfere with screening or pedestrian use, except as provided under paragraph (c)(4) of this section (also, see figure 6.2 for examples of permitted overhang).

(c)

Parking facility design.

(1)

Offstreet parking facilities shall be designed so that a car within a facility will not have to enter a street to move from one location to any other location within that parking facility. On industrial or office sites, separate noncontiguous parking facilities may be provided with independent entrances for employee and visitor parking, provided the designated use is clearly identified on all plot plans or site plans submitted for permits.

(2)

Parking and maneuvering areas shall be arranged so that any vehicle can leave the parking area and enter into an adjoining vehicular right-of-way traveling in a forward direction.

(3)

No dead-end parking aisles shall serve more than five consecutive stalls for single-loaded aisles and ten, on each side, for double-loaded aisles.

(4)

Continuous, unbroken concrete curbs shall be provided along any abutment to a pedestrian walkway, access or driveway, street or alley, except where screening is positioned, to ensure that the motor vehicle will not extend into these areas.

(5)

The point of exit or entry from any offstreet parking space shall not be closer than 20 feet from the curb face of the ultimate curbline at a street opening.

(6)

All paved parking stalls, except parallel spaces, which may use a single line, shall be clearly outlined with double or hairpin lines or special paving techniques on the surface of the parking facility. (See figure 6.1).

(7)

All parking spaces shall be located so as to be within proximity to the use they are intended to serve. Distribution of parking in multitenant centers should be in reasonable proximity to the uses they are intended to serve. As a general guideline the spaces should not be located greater than 500 feet from the use served. It is recognized that for larger retail buildings and centers this guideline may not be met.

(d)

Parking accessways. Parking accessways are those driveways that provide ingress or egress from a street to the parking aisles, and those driveways providing interior circulation between parking aisles. No parking is permitted on an accessway. Accessways shall conform to the following standards:

(1)

All parking facilities taking access from a major, primary or secondary arterial shall have a parking accessway between the arterial and the parking aisles.

(2)

Parking accessways from arterial highways shall not have parking spaces taking direct access therefrom and shall not be intersected by a parking aisle or another parking accessway for a minimum distance of 30 feet for projects with zero to 200 parking spaces, 50 feet for projects with 201 to 350 spaces, 70 feet for projects with 351 to 450 spaces, and 90 feet for projects with 451 spaces or more. All distances shall be measured from the curb face of the ultimate curbline of the adjacent street.

(3)

Parking accessways from nonarterial highways shall be not less than 20 feet in length from the ultimate curbline of the adjacent street.

(4)

One-way accessways shall have a minimum width of 15 feet, unless the accessway is a fire lane, which requires a minimum of 20 feet.

(5)

Two-way accessways shall have a minimum width of 28 feet.

(e)

Parking aisles. Parking aisles are driveways which provide direct access to parking spaces. Parking aisles shall have a minimum width of 14 feet as provided in table 6.3. In no case shall the parking aisles for two-way traffic be less than 25 feet in width.

(f)

Number of required parking spaces.

(1)

The minimum number of offstreet parking spaces required shall be in compliance with the listed requirements set forth for each category of land use in section 9-1-66.

(2)

Whenever any commercial or industrial use is located on a building site that is also used for residential purposes, parking facilities shall be provided for the residential use as required, in addition to the parking required for the nonresidential use or uses.

(g)

Landscaping. Landscaping of parking areas shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of the applicable land use district regulations. In all cases, space within the offstreet parking area not utilized for driveways, maneuvering areas, parking stalls or walkways shall be landscaped. Landscaped areas shall be separated from paved driveways, parking space and maneuvering areas by a minimum six-inch-high barrier.

(h)

Screening. Open parking spaces and parking structures shall be screened in accordance with section 9-1-45.4. Screening shall be located adjacent to the inside edge of any required boundary landscaping and to the outside edge of the paved parking area when there is no landscaping.

(i)

Vehicular access. Any site development permit, use permit or coastal development permit for development in nonresidential districts shall be in substantial conformity with the following:

(1)

The first street opening from an intersection should be a minimum of 110 feet from the point of intersection of the ultimate right-of-way lines of the abutting streets.

(2)

The second street opening should be a minimum of 300 feet from the point of intersection of the ultimate right-of-way lines of the abutting streets.

(3)

Any additional street openings should be a minimum of 300 feet, from center to center, from any other street opening.

(4)

There should be a minimum distance of 22 feet, measured at the ultimate property line, between a street opening in these districts and any existing street opening in any other district.

(j)

Joint use of parking facilities. Land uses on abutting building sites may share common parking facilities, provided the following requirements are met:

(1)

Parking facilities shall be within 300 feet of the entry point of the uses they serve.

(2)

A detailed parking plan, showing all common parking facilities, shall be approved by the community development director.

(3)

Adequate assurance shall be provided to guarantee that required parking will continue to be maintained in compliance with the applicable provisions of this section.

(4)

If the abutting building sites are in separate ownerships, the common parking plan and guarantee of parking availability required by this paragraph (j) shall be recorded with the county recorder.

(5)

If the overall parking space requirement, per section 9-1-66, is greater than the cumulative number of spaces provided, a deficiency of up to 20 percent of the required overall number may be allowed, based on a precise mix of uses, if a minor adjustment is approved. Otherwise, additional spaces shall be provided to conform to section 9-1-66, or application may be made for a site development permit pursuant to the provisions of section 9-1-62 (Alternative parking regulations).

(k)

Shared parking facilities in mixed use developments.

(1)

The city permits determination of parking for mixed use developments based on the city's shared parking model, subject to the approval of the site development permit (see shared parking model worksheet). The following procedure describes the methodology for application of the parking model to a proposed mixed use development:

a.

To determine the peak recommended parking supply per land use, multiply the recommended parking rate by the proposed developments' unit of measurement that is used to determined parking demand (square feet, seats, etc.).

b.

Multiply the hourly rate of use percentages by the peak parking requirement per land use.

c.

By hour of the day, sum the vehicle parking accumulation data for each of the land uses to determine the total hourly parking accumulation for the mixed use center (see table 6.4, following, "Shared parking model worksheet").

TABLE 6.4. SHARED PARKING MODEL WORKSHEET.

Land use	Cinema	Restaurant			Medical office	General office	Financial	Retail commercial	Total parking required: Sum of parking requirements per land use
		Drive-thru	Category I*	Category II*
Sec. 9-1-66 parking ratios	0.33 per seat	10.0 per TSF	13.0 per TSF	15.0-20.0 per TSF	6.0 per TSF	4.0 per TSF	5.0 per TSF	5.0 per TSF
Enter proposed development size
For parking requirement per land use, multiply parking rates by development size
Time period	To generate shared parking requirement, multiply the "parking requirement per land use" by the percentage for each time period. Add the requirement for all the land uses per time period and enter the result in the "total parking demand by time period" column (to the right).								Total parking demand by time period
10:00 a.m.	—	60%	60%	10%	90%	95%	90%	75%
11:00 a.m.	—	70%	70%	30%	85%	85%	90%	90%
12:00 p.m.	5%	100%	100%	60%	80%	70%	90%	100%
1:00 p.m.	15%	100%	100%	50%	85%	95%	100%	100%
2:00 p.m.	20%	70%	70%	35%	95%	100%	100%	100%
3:00 p.m.	30%	60%	60%	25%	100%	90%	100%	95%
4:00 p.m.	35%	50%	50%	30%	95%	75%	100%	90%
5:00 p.m.	40%	60%	60%	45%	65%	50%	90%	90%
6:00 p.m.	50%	75%	75%	85%	35%	25%	55%	70%
7:00 p.m.	55%	65%	65%	100%	5%	10%	15%	50%
8:00 p.m.	80%	50%	50%	95%	2%	5%	10%	30%
9:00 p.m.	100%	40%	40%	85%	1%	2%	5%	10%

 

*Typically, a category I restaurant would cater to groups of 3 or more, with a turnover rate of 1 hour or less. A category II restaurant would tend to cater to groups of 3 or less with a turnover rate of 1 hour or more.

The parking requirement is the highest number on the "total parking demand by time period"' column. If this number is lower than the "total parking required" then site may qualify for shared parking. Staff will review the proposed project and may require a parking study.

Note: The above shared parking model worksheet is based on a typical Friday. If a proposed use anticipates peak parking demand other than on Friday, modifications to this worksheet must be discussed and agreed to with the director.

d.

The maximum hourly accumulation of parking is then identified, and that number becomes the required parking supply for the mixed use center.

(2)

Application of the shared parking model for an entire mixed use center requires that the land use and parking layout be efficiently designed so that all parking is within proximity to the sharing land uses. As a general guideline parking spaces should not be greater than 500 feet from the use served. It is recognized that for larger retail buildings and centers the guideline may not be met. Furthermore, no parking shall be separated by an arterial street.

(3)

If the site qualifies for shared parking (i.e., the maximum sum of the hourly parking is less than the sum of the total parking), city staff will review the proposed project and may require that a parking study be prepared to determine whether the parking is adequately spread among the users to ensure that parking, as proposed, is adequate.

(4)

Notwithstanding the concept of shared parking recognized by this section, the applicant must also conform to the transportation demand management (TDM) requirements of subarticle 10, including, but not limited to the requirement for preferential parking for carpool vehicles in an amount which varies by type of construction.

(l)

Motorcycle parking facilities. Motorcycle parking areas shall be provided at a rate of 50 square feet per space. Motorcycle parking areas shall be provided for all nonresidential uses at the following rate:

(1)

Uses with 25-99 automobile parking spaces shall provide one designated area for use by motorcycles.

(2)

Uses with more than 100 automobile parking spaces shall provide motorcycle parking areas at the rate of one motorcycle parking area for every 100 automobile parking spaces or fraction thereof provided.

(3)

Motorcycle parking areas required by this paragraph (l) shall count toward fulfilling automobile parking requirements.

(m)

Bicycle parking facilities. The minimum bicycle parking requirements for uses in the city are as follows:

(1)

Land uses that are required to provide bicycle parking equal to three percent of the total required parking spaces, as set forth in section 9-1-66, include: video and game arcades, bowling alleys, cinemas/movie theaters, commercial recreation, health clubs, libraries, schools, and skating rinks.

(2)

Land uses that are required to provide five bicycle parking spaces include: banks, churches, clubs/halls, hospitals, restaurants (all categories).

(3)

Land uses that are required to provide bicycle parking equal to one space for each 25,000 square feet of gross floor area include all office uses(governmental, general, medical, financial)

(4)

In addition to the preceding requirements, retail centers shall provide five bicycle parking spaces for each major tenant having over 20,000 square feet of gross floor area. The spaces shall be provided at or near the major tenant's main entry.

(Ord. No. 99-107, § 5, 2-2-99)