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.

t 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

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

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)

9654.3. - Design standards.

A.

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

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:

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.

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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:

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 fivefoot 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:

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 sixfoot-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:

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

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)

9654.4. - Transportation demand management.

A.

Transportation demand and trip reduction measures.

1.

Applicability of requirements. Prior to approval of any development project, the applicant shall make provision for, as a minimum, all of the following applicable transportation demand management and trip reduction measures. All facilities and improvements constructed or otherwise required shall be maintained in a state of good repair.

2.

Development standards.

a.

Nonresidential development of twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet or more shall provide, to the satisfaction of the city, a bulletin board, display case, or kiosk displaying transportation information located where the greatest number of employees are likely to see it. Information in the area shall include, but is not limited to, the following:

1.

Current maps, routes and schedules for public transit serving the site;

Telephone numbers for referrals on transportation information including numbers for the regional ridesharing agency and local transit operators;

3.

Ridesharing promotional material supplied by commuter-oriented organizations;

4.

Bicycle route and facility information, including regional/local bicycle maps and bicycle safety information;

5.

A listing of facilities available for carpoolers, vanpoolers, bicyclists, transit riders and pedestrians at the site.

b.

Nonresidential development of fifty thousand (50,000) square feet or more shall comply with section 9654.3.A.2.a. above and shall provide all of the following measures to the satisfaction of the city:

1.

Not less than fifteen (15) percent of employee parking area, shall be located as close as is practical to the employee entrance(s), and shall be reserved for use by potential carpool/vanpool vehicles, without displacing handicapped and customer parking needs. This preferential carpool/vanpool parking area shall be identified on the site plan upon application for a building permit, to the satisfaction of the city. A statement that preferential carpool/vanpool spaces for employees are available and a description of the method for obtaining such spaces must be included on the required transportation information board. Spaces will be signed/marked as demand warrants.

2.

Preferential parking spaces reserved for vanpools must be accessible to vanpool vehicles. When located within a parking structure, a minimum vertical interior clearance of seven (7) feet, two (2) inches shall be provided for those spaces and accessways to be used by such vehicles. Adequate turning radii and parking space dimensions shall also be included in vanpool parking areas.

c.

Nonresidential development of one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet or more shall comply with sections 9654.3.A.2.a. and 9654.3.A.2.b. above, and shall provide all of the following measures to the satisfaction of the city:

1.

A safe and convenient zone in which vanpool and carpool vehicles may deliver or board their passengers.

2.

Sidewalk or other designated pathways following direct and safe routes from the external pedestrian circulation system to each building in development.

3.

If determined necessary by the city to mitigate the project impact, bus stop improvements must be provided. The city will consult with any public agency which provides or is authorized by law to provide transit services to the general public in the project area for the purpose of determining whether or not such plans or permits shall include provisions for transit waiting shelter(s). The building inspector shall not issue any building permits or approve any improvement plans for any applicable project unless (s)he has received one of the following from the transit agency;

(a)

Written certification that adequate provisions have been made for the construction and/or placement of a transit waiting shelter at the public right-of-way adjacent to the project, including the granting of any easement necessary to accommodate the shelter, or

(b)

Written notification that no transit waiting shelter is needed adjacent to the project.

This section shall not be interpreted to require the construction or placement of transit waiting shelters at a distance of more than one hundred (100) feet from the perimeter of the project site. When locating bus stops and/or planning building entrances, entrances must be designed to provide safe and efficient access to nearby transit stations/stops.

4.

Safe and convenient access from the external circulation system to bicycle parking facilities onsite.

B.

Monitoring. All facilities and improvements required to be constructed pursuant to Ordinance No. 226U shall be shown on building plans for the development. The building owner shall submit annual reports to the director of planning and community development which indicate the participation rate of the tenant(s) and the implementation procedures used in the transportation demand management program. The first report shall be submitted one (1) year after a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the department of building and safety, and annually thereafter.

C.

Enforcement. A violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be punishable as provided in chapter 2, article I of this Code, and/or any other remedy provided by the law.

(Ord. No. 226U, § 4, 3-10-93)