Beaumont Municipal Code Ch. 17.C.06 Parking Requirements

The specific purposes of the parking and loading requirements are to:

A. Require parking spaces and loading spaces for all land uses that are sufficient in number, size, and arrangement;

B. Minimize the negative environmental and urban design impacts of parking lots, driveways, and drive aisles within parking lots;

C. Ensure the provision of adequate off-street bicycle parking; and

D. Establish standards and regulations for safe and well-designed parking, unloading and vehicle circulation areas.

Off-street parking spaces shall be provided and improved consistent with this Chapter as follows:

A. Whenever a building is constructed;

B. Whenever a new use is established; or

C. Whenever an existing building or use is altered, resulting in an increase in the number of required parking or loading facilities; however, Subsection 17.C.16.070.A (Nonconforming Parking) may reduce the amount of additional parking required.

A. When Constructed. Parking and loading facilities required by this Chapter shall be constructed or installed prior to final inspection or the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy for the use that they serve.

B. Existing Parking and Loading to be Maintained. No existing parking and loading area serving any use may be reduced in number or changed in design or location below the requirements for such use, unless equivalent substitute facilities are provided.

C. Accessibility. Parking and loading areas shall be accessible for their intended purpose during all hours of operation.

D. Restriction Regarding Use of Parking Areas. No required parking or loading facilities shall be used for the sale or display of goods or services, the storage of inoperable vehicles, or for repair work, servicing, or the dismantling of vehicles.

E. Truck Parking Prohibited in Residential Zones. The parking of commercial vehicles weighing 6,000 pounds or more shall be prohibited in all residential zones. This restriction shall apply to both on-street and off-street parking.

F. Parking for Special Events or Temporary Uses. Parking areas in any zone may be used for special events or temporary uses with authorization from the property owner or operator of the parking area and the Community Development Director in accordance with Beaumont Municipal Code Chapter 9.03 (Regulation of Special Events) and Section 17.D.4.040 (Temporary Use Permits), as appropriate.

G. Access Required. A Building Permit shall not be issued for a building or structure on a lot that does not have access on a dedicated and improved street or on a private road acceptable to the Community Development Director and the City Engineer.

H. Emergency Access. Dedicated fire lanes to serve as access for fire vehicles and emergency apparatus from a public street shall be provided as set forth below and in compliance with Riverside County Fire Department Access Guideline OFM-01A, and shall be posted as a fire lane.

1. When Required. Fire lanes shall be provided for every facility or building when any portion of an exterior wall of the first story is located more than 150 feet from an approved access roadway, as measured along an approved route. Extenuating circumstances, increased hazards, and additional fire safety features may affect these requirements. (California Fire Code Section 503.1)

2. Width. Fire lanes must be at least 24 feet wide. An alley can serve as a fire lane if it meets the requirements. Where a center median is installed, the required access road width of 24 feet shall be provided on at least one side of the median. The opposing access road width shall not be less than 16 feet for the single directional exit.

3. Raised Medians. The design and placement of a raised median shall consider turning radius requirements for emergency response vehicles.

A. General. Parking spaces shall be designed consistent with Section 17.C.06.080 (Parking Area Development and Design Standards) unless otherwise allowed by this Chapter.

B. Disabled Accessible Parking.

1. Parking for disabled persons shall be provided in compliance with the Building Code and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

2. Parking spaces for disabled persons shall count toward the number of parking spaces required by this Chapter.

3. A site shall not be considered to have nonconforming parking if the number of off-street spaces provided is reduced to less than required by this Chapter solely because the lot is restriped to comply with accessible parking requirements.

C. Compact Parking Spaces. For parking areas and garages containing 20 or more stalls serving nonresidential uses, up to 10 percent of the total (i.e., required and non-required) stalls may be compact parking spaces.

D. Tandem Parking. Tandem parking is allowed for residential uses when the tandem spaces are assigned to the same dwelling unit and where the tandem parking is a maximum of two cars in depth. Tandem parking may also be approved for nonresidential uses when the tandem spaces are assigned to employees of the same nonresidential establishment or if the applicant demonstrates that tandem parking will not interfere with orderly parking and movement of vehicles consistent with Subsection 17.C.06.040.E (Stacked Parking). Tandem parking may not encroach into the public right-of-way.

E. Stacked Parking. Stacked or valet parking is allowed if an attendant is present, or an automated system is in place to move vehicles. If stacked parking managed by an attendant is used for required parking spaces, an acceptable form of guarantee must be filed with the Community Development Director to ensure that an attendant will be present while the parking lot is in operation.

F. Unbundled Parking from Residential Uses. Unbundled parking is allowed with any dwelling unit other than a detached single-family dwelling and is required for attached single unit and multi-unit projects of 16 units or more, in compliance with California Civil Code § 1947.1:

1. All off-street spaces shall be leased or sold separately from the rental or purchase fees for dwelling units for the life of the dwelling units, such that potential renters or buyers have the option of renting or buying a residential unit at a price lower than would be the case if there were a single price for both the residential unit and the parking space.

2. In cases where there are fewer parking spaces than dwelling units, the parking spaces shall be offered first to the potential owners or renters of three-bedroom or more units, second to owners or renters of two-bedroom units, and then to owners and renters of other units. Spaces shall be offered to tenants first. Non-tenants may lease with a provision for 30 days to terminate the lease.

A. Number of Spaces Required.

1. Each land use is subject to the minimum required number of parking spaces as listed in Table 17.C.06.050-A (Minimum Required Number of Vehicle Parking Spaces) unless otherwise provided in this Title.

2. The parking requirement for any use not listed in Table 17.C.06.050-A (Minimum Required Number of Vehicle Parking Spaces) shall be determined by the Community Development Director based upon the requirements for the most similar comparable use, the characteristics of the proposed use, and any other relevant data regarding parking demand.

Table 17.C.06.050-A: Minimum Required Number of Vehicle Parking Spaces

Table Notes:

1

At least one covered space per unit. A driveway space measuring a minimum of 8' × 18' shall count as an off-street parking space.

2

Other uses as defined in Section 17.E.04.080 (Other Uses).

3. Exceptions Near a Major Transit Stop. No minimum number of spaces are required within a one-half mile of a major transit stop in accordance with California Public Resources Code § 21155 unless the findings at California Government Code § 65863.2 are made.

4. Maximum Number of Spaces Allowed in Downtown.

a. For newly constructed developments in downtown zones, no more than 125 percent of the minimum required parking may be provided.

b. When the parking requirement is zero, a maximum of five spaces may be provided.

c. The maximum parking limit does not apply to primary uses that are parking lots or parking structures, any shared parking areas, or any City facilities.

d. Exceptions to the maximum number of parking spaces allowed parking limit may be approved with a Major Plot Plan.

B. Calculation of Required Spaces.

1. Parking Ratios. The number of required parking spaces shall be calculated according to the following rules:

a. Floor area. Where a parking requirement is stated as a ratio of parking spaces to floor area, the floor area is assumed to be gross floor area, unless otherwise stated. Any portion of floor area that is used for automobile parking shall not be counted in calculating the floor area for required parking.

b. Employees. Where a parking requirement is stated as a ratio of parking spaces to employees, the number of employees shall be based on the maximum number of employees that occurs in a typical week.

c. Bedrooms. Where a parking requirement is stated as a ratio of parking spaces to bedrooms, any rooms having the potential of being a bedroom and meeting the standards of the California Building Code as a sleeping room shall be counted as a bedroom.

d. Students or clients. Where a parking requirement is stated as a ratio of parking spaces to students or clients, the number is assumed to be the number of students or clients at the state-certified capacity or at Building Code Occupancy where no state certification is required.

e. Seats. Where a parking requirement is stated as a ratio of parking spaces to seats, each 24 inches of bench-type seating at maximum seating capacity is counted as one seat. For places of meeting or assembly that do not include fixed seating, seven square feet shall equal one seat.

2. Sites with Multiple Uses. If more than one use is located on a site, the number of required parking and loading spaces shall be equal to the sum of the requirements calculated separately for each use, unless a lower amount of parking is required or allowed consistent with Subsection 17.C.06.060.A (Shared Parking), this Chapter, or this Title.

3. Parking Requirements for Ancillary Uses. For accessory or ancillary uses, no additional parking may be required as determined by the Community Development Director. Examples of this case include a coffee or snack shop within an office or hotel development.

4. New Building Without Tenants. If the type of tenant that will occupy a nonresidential building, or the nonresidential portion of a mixed-use building, is not known at the time the new building is being proposed, the number of parking spaces required for the nonresidential use shall be the parking generally required for the use classification (e.g., commercial uses) as identified in Table 17.C.06.050-A (Minimum Required Number of Vehicle Parking Spaces) unless otherwise determined by the Review Authority.

5. Queuing Area. The number of parking spaces required by Table 17.C.06.050-A (Minimum Required Number of Vehicle Parking Spaces) does not include queuing space that may be required for vehicles and customers waiting in vehicles for service, pump stations, auto service bays, or similar uses.

A. Shared Parking.

1. Purpose. Buildings or sites with multiple uses shall have reduced parking requirements reflecting different peak parking demands and/or the capture of trips within the building or site due to the mix of on-site uses.

2. Parking Reductions For Sites With Two Uses.The amount of the parking reduction is calculated by taking the sum of the minimum parking requirements for the two uses with the highest parking requirement based on Table 17.C.06.050-A (Minimum Required Number of Vehicle Parking Spaces) and multiplying that sum by the percentage in Table 17.C.06.060-A (Parking Reductions for Sites with Two Uses) for that combination of uses. The Review Authority may approve further reductions consistent with 17.C.06.060.H (Other Parking Reductions).

Table 17.C.06.060-A: Parking Reductions for Sites with Two Uses

B. Off-Site Parking. The required number of on-site parking spaces may be reduced through the provision of off-site parking in compliance with the following:

1. Location. Required parking must be located within one-quarter mile of the project site.

2. Access. Access between the on-site use(s) or the subject site and the off-site parking area must be provided through pedestrian, bicycle, and/or transit facility connections (e.g., sidewalks, multi-use paths, bicycle lanes, transit stops). Adequate signage must be installed to direct users to off-site parking areas as determined necessary by the Community Development Director. Off-site parking may also be shared parking.

3. Agreement. A parking agreement shall be provided in a form acceptable to the City Attorney which identifies the location of the off-site parking spaces, guarantees the continued availability of the off-site parking spaces, and sets forth the ongoing responsibilities of the parties involved. The parties to the agreement shall include the owners and lessees of the off-site parking spaces and the owners and lessees of the subject site, and a copy of any such agreement shall be provided to the City. The City shall not be required to be a party to any such agreement, but each agreement shall grant the City the right (but not the obligation) to enforce the agreement's terms and shall include a provision requiring that the City be notified immediately of any termination or default of the agreement. Any termination or default of the agreement between parties shall result in revocation of the on-site parking reduction approval by the City unless a new alternative parking arrangement is approved by the City within a reasonable timeframe, as determined by the Community Development Director.

C. Designated Car Sharing Parking. Required parking spaces may be substituted with designated carshare vehicle parking spaces, and the required number of parking spaces may be reduced, consistent with the following:

1. Carshare Parking Designation. A maximum of 20 percent of the required parking spaces may be designated as carshare vehicle parking spaces.

2. Reduction Allowed.

a. Parking areas with 50 or fewer parking spaces. A five percent reduction in the required parking shall be allowed where five percent of the required spaces are designated as carshare vehicle parking spaces.

b. Parking areas with 51 or more parking spaces. A 10 percent reduction in the required parking shall be allowed where 10 percent of the required spaces are designated as carshare vehicle parking spaces.

D. Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Parking Spaces. Each electric vehicle (EV) charging parking space exceeding the minimum requirement in Section 17.C.06.090 (Electric Vehicle Charging Spaces) shall count as two required parking spaces, for up to a maximum of five additional EV parking spaces corresponding to a parking requirement reduction of 10 spaces.

E. Bicycle Parking. Bicycle parking exceeding the minimum requirements in this Chapter may reduce the number of required vehicle parking spaces by up to five percent, provided the bicycle parking complies with the following:

1. Three bicycle spaces may substitute for one vehicle space; and

2. Bicycle spaces must comply with the standards in Section 17.C.06.100 (Bicycle Parking).

F. Motorcycle Parking. Motorcycle parking may substitute for up to five percent of the required number of vehicle parking spaces. Each motorcycle space must be at least four feet wide and seven feet deep and be able to accommodate two-wheeled motorized vehicles, including scooters, mopeds, and similar vehicles.

G. Parking Reductions to Accommodate Enclosures or Recycling Receptacles for Existing Development. To encourage recycling, the Community Development Director shall have the authority to reduce the number of required motor vehicle parking spaces provided for existing land uses in order to accommodate enclosures or recycling receptacles, provided that the enclosures meet the design specifications in Subsection 17.C.02.130.D (Enclosure Plans and Specifications). If there is insufficient space to construct a combined trash and recycling enclosure, the Community Development Director shall have the authority to allow recycling receptacles to be located adjacent to existing trash receptacles. Also see Section 17.C.02.130 (Refuse and Recycling Areas).

H. Other Parking Reductions. Required parking for any use may be reduced at the discretion of the Review Authority, if any of the following findings are met:

1. The site is developed, and it would be infeasible or impractical to provide additional parking;

2. Special conditions including, but not limited to, the nature of the proposed operation; proximity to transit service; transportation characteristics of the persons residing, working, or visiting the site; or other circumstances will reduce parking demand at the site;

3. The use will be adequately served by proposed on-site parking or other approved off-site parking;

4. A parking use analysis is provided to support the proposed parking arrangement; or

5. Parking demand generated by the project will not exceed the capacity of the supply of on-street parking.

I. Maximum Parking Reduction. No development may be granted a cumulative parking reduction greater than 50 percent for nonresidential uses or greater than 15 percent for residential uses.

A. Applicability.

1. Residential. This Section applies to single-family and multiple-family projects with 20 or more units (excluding elderly and long-term care, emergency shelters, community care facilities and similar uses, and affordable housing projects with greater than 50 percent of units below market rate).

2. Commercial, Manufacturing, and Industrial. Beaumont Municipal Code Chapter 10.42 (Transportation Demand Management Requirements) applies to commercial and manufacturing and industrial projects as specified in that Chapter.

3. Other. The Community Development Director may apply this Section to any other land use found to have a significant impact to vehicle miles traveled during environmental review.

B. TDM Plan Requirements. The project applicant shall submit a Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Plan consistent with the procedures described in Beaumont Municipal Code Section 10.42.060 (Filing procedure and evaluation).

C. Trip Reduction Measures.

1. Required Trip Reduction Measures. The following trip reduction measures must be incorporated into all TDM plans.

a. Provide the following information to employees or residents on an annual basis:

(i) Carpooling/vanpooling information;

(ii) Transit schedules and route information;

(iii) Information on air pollution and alternatives to single-occupancy vehicle trips;

(iv) Bicycle route and facility information, including local bicycle maps, locations of nearest outdoor bicycle parking or enclosed bicycle storage, and bicycle safety information; and

(v) Information on walking and biking to work, pedestrian and bicycling safety, and all-weather walking shoes.

b. At least one measure from Subsection 17.C.06.070.C.2 (Supplemental Trip Reduction Measures).

2. Supplemental Trip Reduction Measures.

a. On-site bicycle repair station above that required by Section 17.C.06.100 (Bicycle Parking).

b. Active transportation gap closure (e.g., constructing segments of pedestrian paths or bicycle lanes to connect the project site to existing or planned pedestrian or bicycle infrastructure network).

c. Funding toward local transit, pedestrian, or bicycle facilities or infrastructure above that required through impact fees or mitigation requirements.

d. Transit pass subsidies for residents.

e. On-site car share.

f. On-site bicycle share or micromobility (e.g., bicycle, scooter, or other lightweight small/personal vehicle) program participation for residents.

D. Enforcement. The City shall enforce this Section in the same manner as Beaumont Municipal Code Section 10.42.090 (Enforcement and penalties).

A. Location of Parking. Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, all required parking spaces shall be located on the same site as the use they serve.

1. Residential Parking. Vehicles on private property used for residential purposes shall be parked only in paved parking spaces or in driveways that comply with the following:

a. The driveway must provide access to required parking spaces; and

b. The required spaces must not block access to parking for other residential units.

2. Parking in Setbacks. Front, side, and rear setbacks must not be used for off-street parking of vehicles, boats, or trailers or loading spaces unless on a surface approved by the Community Development Director or City Engineer.

B. Limitations on Reversing. Each automobile parking stall shall be so located that no automobile is required to back onto any public street or sidewalk to leave the parking stall, parking bay, or driveway except from a lot in low density residential zones.

C. Size and Dimensions of Parking Spaces and Maneuvering Aisles. Parking spaces shall meet the minimum size and dimensions established in Table 17.C.06.080-A (Parking Space Minimum Dimensions). Screening walls, roof support posts, columns, or other structural members shall not intrude into the required dimensions for parking spaces. Maneuvering aisles shall meet the minimum size and dimensions established in Table 17.C.06.080-B (Maneuvering Aisle Minimum Dimensions).

Table 17.C.06.080-A: Parking Space Minimum Dimensions

Table Notes:

1

A minimum width of 10 ft and a minimum length of 20 ft, measured from the interior walls of the garage, must be provided in a residential garage containing four or fewer parking spaces and where the individual garage does not include circulation elements, such as driveway aisles.

Table 17.C.06.080-B: Maneuvering Aisle Minimum Dimensions

Table Notes:

1

Modified dimensions may be approved by the City Engineer depending on the number of compact spaces present.

FIGURE 17.C.06.080-1: SIZE AND DIMENSIONS OF PARKING SPACES AND MANEUVERING AISLES [Figure: FIGURE 17.C.06.080-1: SIZE AND DIMENSIONS OF PARKING SPACES AND MANEUVERING AISLES]

D. Required Improvements. All parking areas and access driveways shall be accessed via an improved surface consistent with Public Works Department specifications.

E. Striping and Marking.

1. Space Outline. All parking spaces shall be clearly outlined with striping consistent with Public Works Department specifications.

2. Maneuvering Areas. All aisles, approach lanes, and turning areas shall be clearly marked with directional arrows and lines as necessary to provide for safe movement.

3. Compact Spaces. All compact spaces shall be clearly marked as such.

4. Assigned Parking. Lots developed with multiple uses and a shared parking area shall not assign parking spaces to individual tenant spaces or uses, except that parking spaces for residential uses in a mixed-use project shall be assigned to residential occupants.

F. Bumpers, Curbs, and Wheel Stops. A permanent curb, bumper, wheel stop, or similar device at least six inches high and thick shall be installed along the front edge of each parking space to protect buildings and landscaping from vehicular damage. If such protection is provided by a wheel stop, the stopping edge shall be placed no closer than two feet from the edges of the required sidewalks, planter, or landscaped areas and from any building. The two feet beyond the wheel stop may be paved, landscaped with ground cover, or used as additional sidewalk width. No walkway used for a wheel stop may be less than six feet wide.

G. Circulation and Safety.

1. Visibility. Visibility shall be ensured for pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorists entering individual parking spaces, circulating within a parking facility, and entering or leaving a parking facility.

2. Public Service Vehicles. Parking lots shall be designed so that sanitation, emergency, and other public service vehicles can provide service without backing up unreasonable distances or making other dangerous or hazardous turning movements.

3. Review by Waste Management. Waste Management shall review and approve the location of proposed trash enclosures in parking lots in accordance with Subsection 17.C.02.130.D.8 (Review by Waste Management).

H. Landscaping. Parking area landscaping shall be provided consistent with Chapter 17.C.04 (Landscaping Standards).

I. Lighting. Parking area lighting shall comply with Section 17.C.02.050 (Lighting and Illumination).

J. Alternative Parking Area Designs. An applicant may submit an alternative parking area design to the Community Development Director. The City Engineer and Review Authority may approve the alternative design if the applicant demonstrates the alternative design achieves at least one of the following:

1. Environmental design and green building objectives, including but not limited to achieving certification under the LEED Green Building Rating System or equivalent;

2. Reduces or eliminates a public safety hazard; or

3. Brings substandard parking spaces into greater compliance with current City standards.

K. Maintenance. Parking lots, including landscaped areas, driveways, and loading areas, shall be maintained free of refuse, debris, or other accumulated matter and shall always be kept in good repair.

Electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and EV-capable parking spaces may be provided in any area designated for the parking or loading of vehicles and must be provided for all new buildings, additions or alterations of existing residential buildings, and in all new or renovated parking facilities serving existing multiple-family or nonresidential buildings. All such spaces shall count toward the number of parking spaces required by this Chapter.

A. Required EV Charging Stations. The total number of required EV charging spaces shall be provided in compliance with the California Green Building Code.

1. Exceptions. Exceptions to the total number of EV charging spaces may be made on a case-by-case basis by the Community Development Director and the Chief Building Official consistent with the currently adopted California Green Building Code.

B. Size. The size of EV charging station parking spaces and EV-capable parking spaces shall be as specified in Section 17.C.06.080 (Parking Area Development and Design Standards). EV supply equipment shall not reduce the size of the parking space.

C. EV Charging Station Standards. EV charging stations shall be allowed within any zone subject to all applicable requirements of the Beaumont Municipal Code and California Green Building Code in addition to the following:

1. The EV charging station shall be protected as necessary to prevent damage by automobiles.

2. Installation of mechanical equipment shall not conflict with existing infrastructure and will not result in pedestrian or vehicular traffic hazards.

3. The EV charging station shall have complete instructions and appropriate warnings posted in an unobstructed location next to each EV charging station.

4. EV Stations for Public Use. EV charging stations for public use must be visible from the right-of-way and illuminated during nighttime business hours.

a. The EV charging station may be on a timer that limits the use of the station to the normal business hours of the use(s) that it serves to preclude unauthorized use after business hours.

b. The following information shall be posted at a public EV charging station:

(i) Voltage and amperage levels;

(ii) Hour of operations if time limits or tow-away provisions are to be enforced by the property owner;

(iii) Usage fee;

(iv) Safety information; and

(v) Contact information for reporting when the equipment is not operating or other problems.

5. Existing parking spaces that must be removed to accommodate required EV charging spaces shall not be required to be replaced.

A. Short-Term Bicycle Parking. Bicycle parking must be provided consistent with this Section; however, if the California Green Building Code or other standards require additional bicycle parking or imposes more restrictive standards, the standard requiring the most bicycle parking and imposing the more restrictive standards shall control.

B. Number of Bicycle Spaces Required. Bicycle parking shall be provided, consistent with this Table 17.C.06.100-A (Required Number of Bicycle Parking Spaces). Short-term parking spaces generally serve shoppers, customers, messengers, guests, and other visitors to a site who generally stay for a short time. Long-term bicycle parking spaces generally serve employees, students, residents, commuters, and others who generally stay at a site for four hours or longer.

Table 17.C.06.100-A: Required Number of Bicycle Parking Spaces

C. Bicycle Parking Standards

1. Size and Accessibility. Each bicycle parking space shall be a minimum of two feet in width and six feet in length and shall be accessible without moving another bicycle. Two feet of clearance shall be provided between bicycle parking spaces and adjacent walls, poles, landscaping, street furniture, drive aisles, and pedestrian walkways. Five feet of clearance shall be provided from vehicle parking spaces.

2. Standards for Short-Term Bicycle Parking.

a. Location. Short-term bicycle parking must be located outside of the public right-of-way and pedestrian walkways and within 50 feet of a main entrance to the building it serves. In the case of a commercial center, bicycle parking must be located within 50 feet of an entrance to each anchor store. Bicycle parking shall be visible from the street or from the main building entrance, or a sign must be posted at the main building entrance indicating the location of the parking.

b. Anchoring and security. For each bicycle parking space required, a stationary, securely anchored object shall be provided to which a bicycle frame and one wheel can be secured with a high-security U-shaped shackle lock if both wheels are left on the bicycle. One such object may serve multiple bicycle parking spaces.

c. Large bicycles. Five percent of the short-term parking spaces shall be at least three feet by 10 feet per parking space to accommodate large bicycles such as cargo, recumbent, tandem, and electric bicycles, and bicycles with trailers.

3. Standards for Long-Term Bicycle Parking.

a. Location. Long-term bicycle parking must be located on the same lot as the use it serves.

(i) In parking garages, long-term bicycle parking must be located near an entrance to the facility.

(ii) If not located on the ground floor, long-term bicycle parking must be accessible by an elevator with interior dimensions of at least 80 inches by 54 inches.

b. Covered spaces. 100 percent of the required long-term bicycle parking for multiple-family residential uses shall be covered. At least 50 percent of the required long-term bicycle parking for other uses must be covered. Covered parking can be provided inside buildings, under roof overhangs or awnings, in bicycle lockers, or within or under other structures.

c. Security. Long-term bicycle parking must be in at least one of the following facilities:

(i) An enclosed bicycle locker;

(ii) A fenced, covered, locked or guarded bicycle storage area;

(iii) A rack or stand inside a building that is within view of an attendant or security guard or visible from employee work areas, or within a secure/restricted bicycle storage room; or

(iv) Other secure area approved by the Community Development Director.

d. Electrical outlets. Electrical outlets must be provided for electric bicycle charging.

e. Large bicycles. Five percent of the long-term parking spaces shall be at least three feet by 10 feet per parking space to accommodate large bicycles such as cargo, recumbent, tandem, and electric bicycles, and bicycles with trailers.

All uses requiring the receipt or distribution by vehicles or trucks of material or merchandise shall provide off-street loading and unloading areas to handle the volume of truck traffic and loading requirements. The loading space(s) shall be maintained during the existence of the building or use it is required to serve. No loading space which is provided for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this Section shall be eliminated, reduced, or converted in any manner below the requirements established in this Section, unless equivalent facilities are provided elsewhere, conforming to this Title.

A. Number of Loading Spaces Required. At a minimum, loading spaces shall be provided in compliance with Table 17.C.06.110-A (Required Loading Spaces).

1. Multi-tenant buildings. The gross floor area of the entire building shall be used in determining spaces for multi-tenant buildings. A common loading area may be required if each tenant space is not provided with a loading area. Drive-in roll-up doors for multi-tenant manufacturing and industrial projects may be substituted for required loading areas.

2. Reduction to number of loading spaces required. The Community Development Director may waive the loading space requirement upon finding that the applicant has satisfactorily demonstrated that, due to the specific nature of the use and building, such loading space will not be necessary.

3. Additional loading spaces required. Additional loading spaces may be required to ensure that trucks will not be loaded, unloaded, or stored on public streets. Such requirement shall be based on the anticipated frequency of truck deliveries.

Table 17.C.06.110-A: Required Loading Spaces

B. Maneuvering Area. Sufficient space shall be provided for turning and maneuvering vehicles such that vehicles may enter and exit the site in a forward direction.

C. Location and Orientation.

1. Off-street loading facilities shall be located on the same site with the use for which the loading spaces are required.

2. Off-street loading facilities shall be designed and located so that loading vehicles are not parked in required setbacks, driveways, or required parking spaces, and do not otherwise obstruct vehicular movement during loading activities.

3. No loading spaces shall be closer than 30 feet to any property in a residential zone unless completely enclosed within a building, or a uniformly solid fence or wall, or any combination thereof, not less than eight feet in height.

4. No permitted or required loading space shall be located within 25 feet of the nearest point of any street intersection.

5. Loading areas shall be located inside of buildings or on non-primary street frontages, alleys, parking areas, and/or at the rear or side of building.

6. Buffer and additional standards for certain uses (e.g., some warehousing and distribution uses) are required in accordance with California Government Code § 65098.

7. Exceptions. The location requirement may be modified or waived where the Review Authority finds that:

a. The intended use of the property or the location of or shape of the site and/or existing development warrant an adjustment to or waiver of these standards;

b. That street-facing loading areas will exhibit architectural treatment, or will be enhanced with landscaping, in such a way as to minimize visual and noise impacts; and

c. There are specific features of the site and design of the building such that strict application of the location requirement is impractical.

D. Size and Dimensions. Each on-site loading space required by this Section shall meet the minimum dimensions established in Table 17.C.06.110-B (Truck/Loading Space Minimum Dimensions), excluding driveways and areas for maneuvering. On-site loading spaces shall also provide a minimum clearance of 14 feet in height. These minimum requirements may be modified if the Community Development Director finds that the applicant has satisfactorily demonstrated that due to the nature of the proposed use, such size will not be needed.

Table 17.C.06.110-B: Truck/Loading Space Minimum Dimensions

E. Screening. All loading zones and truck parking areas shall be screened from view by a minimum of an eight-foot-high hedge, vine-covered fence, or wall and landscaping.

F. Bumpers. Bumper rails shall be provided in loading areas where needed for safety or to protect property.

G. Paving. Loading areas, aisles, and access driveways shall be paved so as to provide a durable, dustless surface and shall be graded and drained to dispose of surface water.

H. Use of Required Loading Spaces. Loading areas shall be accessible for their intended purpose during all hours of operation. No repair work or servicing of vehicles shall be conducted in a loading area. Space allocated to any off-street loading space shall not be used to satisfy the space requirements for any off-street parking facility.