Division 2 — Vehicular Parking, Loading And Maneuvering Areas

§ 9162.51. Off-Street Parking - Standards for Automobile Parking Lot Design.

Carson Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-25 · Carson

Automobile parking lots and areas shall comply with the standards set forth in the following table:

STANDARD	SIZE PARKING SPACES FOR RESIDENTIAL USE (9 x 20 PARKING SPACES)	SIZE PARKING SPACES FOR RESIDENTIAL USE (9 x 20 PARKING SPACES)	SIZE PARKING SPACES FOR RESIDENTIAL USE (9 x 20 PARKING SPACES)	SIZE PARKING SPACES FOR RESIDENTIAL USE (9 x 20 PARKING SPACES)	SIZE PARKING SPACES FOR RESIDENTIAL USE (9 x 20 PARKING SPACES)
				Overall
Angle	Stall Depth	Aisle	Layout Length	Single Loaded	Double Loaded
a	b	c	d	e	f
30°	18	12	18	30	48
45°	21	15	13	36	57
60°	22	20	10.5	42	64
90°	20	26	9	46	66

SUGGESTED	STANDARD SIZE PARKING SPACES FOR ALL OTHER USES (9 x 18 PARKING SPACES)	STANDARD SIZE PARKING SPACES FOR ALL OTHER USES (9 x 18 PARKING SPACES)	STANDARD SIZE PARKING SPACES FOR ALL OTHER USES (9 x 18 PARKING SPACES)	STANDARD SIZE PARKING SPACES FOR ALL OTHER USES (9 x 18 PARKING SPACES)	STANDARD SIZE PARKING SPACES FOR ALL OTHER USES (9 x 18 PARKING SPACES)
				Overall
Angle	Stall Depth	Aisle	Layout Length	Single Loaded	Double Loaded
a	b	c	d	e	f
30°	17	12	18	29	46
45°	19	15	13	34	53
60°	20	20	10.5	40	60
90°	18	26	9	44	62

MINIMUM STANDARD SIZE PARKING SPACES FOR ALL OTHER USES (8.5 x 18 PARKING SPACES)
				Overall
Angle	Stall Depth	Aisle	Layout Length	Single Loaded	Double Loaded
a	b	c	d	e	f
30°	16.5	12	17	28.5	45
45°	18.5	15	12	33.5	52
60°	20	20	10	40	60
90°	18	26	8.5	44	62

MINIMUM COMPACT SIZE PARKING SPACES FOR ALL USES (8 x 15 PARKING SPACES)

MINIMUM COMPACT SIZE PARKING SPACES FOR ALL USES (8 x 15 PARKING SPACES)
				Overall
Angle	Stall Depth	Aisle	Layout Length	Single Loaded	Double Loaded
a	b	c	d	e	f
30°	14.5	12	16	26.5	41
45°	16	15	11	31	47

MINIMUM COMPACT SIZE PARKING SPACES FOR ALL USES	MINIMUM COMPACT SIZE PARKING SPACES FOR ALL USES	MINIMUM COMPACT SIZE PARKING SPACES FOR ALL USES	MINIMUM COMPACT SIZE PARKING SPACES FOR ALL USES	(8 x 15 PARKING SPACES)	(8 x 15 PARKING SPACES)
				Overall
Angle	Stall Depth	Aisle	Layout Length	Single Loaded	Double Loaded
a	b	c	d	e	f
60°	17	20	9	37	54
90°	15	26	8	41	56

MINIMUM STANDARD SIZE PARKING SPACES FOR EMPLOYEES ONLY IN INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL USES (8 x 18 PARKING SPACES)*
				Overall
Angle	Stall Depth	Aisle	Layout Length	Single Loaded	Double Loaded
a	b	c	d	e	f
30°	16	12	16	28	44
45°	18.5	15	11	33.5	52
60°	19.5	20	9	39.5	59
90°	18	26	8	44	62

*Only if approved pursuant to a discretionary zoning approval by the Planning Commission.

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(Ord. 87-821 § 10)

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