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Article 29 — Off-Street Parking Requirements.

Sec. 29.01. - Parking requirements.

Colusa Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-09-09 · Colusa

At the time of the erection of any building or structure hereinafter listed, or at the time any such building or structure is enlarged, or its capacity is increased, or the existing use is intensified, modified, or changed, and the cost of construction of said enlargement or intensification is fifty percent or more than the value of the original building or structure as computed by multiplying by four the Colusa County assessor's current assessed valuation of said original building or structure, there shall be provided for new construction, enlargement or increased capacity and for the original building or structure the minimum off-street parking space for the total thereof, together with adequate provisions for safe ingress and egress, and such parking space shall at all times thereafter be maintained in connection with such building or structure. Any fractional space shall constitute one additional required space. For example, if computed requirements equal 9.2 spaces, ten spaces shall be required.

EXCEPTION: Presently zoned and developed commercial property is exempt from parking requirements as herein set forth.

In the event the enlargement or increase in capacity or intensification of use of an existing building or structure has a cost of less than fifty percent of four times the Colusa County Assessor's assessed value of the original building or structure, in such case only the minimum off-street parking space specified herein for such enlargement, increase in capacity or intensification of use shall be required, and the property owner shall not be required to bring the off-street parking requirements for the existing building up to existing Code requirements:

times the Colusa County Assessor's assessed value of the original building or structure, in such case only the minimum off-street parking space specified herein for such enlargement, increase in capacity or intensification of use shall be required, and the property owner shall not be required to bring the off-street parking requirements for the existing building up to existing Code requirements:

Use Of-Street Parking Space Requirements
(a) Single-family dwelling One single car garage or carport.
(b) Duplex One garage or carport space per dwelling unit.
(c) Multifamily dwelling One and one-half covered parking spaces per dwelling unit.
(d) Second unit One of-street parking space, in addition to spaces required for
main dwelling.
(e) Hotel One parking space per hotel room, plus two additional parking
spaces in addition to the total number required for rooms.
(f) Motel and single room
occupancy units
One parking space for each unit plus, two additional parking
spaces for ofce or management operations if those exist.
(g) Church, social hall, club, lodge,
community center, or other
place of public assembly
One parking space for each fve seats in the principal seating
area, or one parking space for every forty-fve square feet in the
principal seating area, whichever is the greater, plus one
passenger loading space.
(h) Day care center One parking space for each two hundred square feet of gross
foor area, plus one passenger loading space.
(i) Residential care (large) and
convalescent hospital,
One parking space for each three beds within the facility. For
senior residential care facilities, one parking space for each
room.
(j) Mortuary One parking space for every four seats in the principal seating
area plus three parking spaces or one parking space for each
forty square feet in the principal seating area, whichever is the
greatest.
(k) Theater One parking space for every four seats in the theater.
(l) Bowling alley Five parking spaces per each bowling lane plus one parking
space for each two hundred square feet of gross foor area
devoted to accessory uses.
(m) Professional ofce and
personal service
One parking space for each three hundred square feet of gross
foor area plus one parking space per ofce.
(n) Medical ofces and clinics One parking space for each two hundred square feet of gross
foor area.
(o) Personal services One parking space for each two hundred square feet of gross
foor area.
(p) Drive-in restaurant One parking space for each ffty square feet of gross foor area.
(q) Auto repair shops One parking space for each fve hundred square feet of gross
foor area.
Use Of-Street Parking Space Requirements
(r) Laundromat One parking space for each two hundred square feet of gross
foor area.
(s) Retail store One parking space for each two hundred square feet, of gross
foor area.
(t) Restaurants One parking space for each four seats.
(u) Warehousing One parking space for each one thousand square feet of gross
foor area.
(v) Bulk retail store One parking space for each four hundred ffty square feet of
gross foor area.
(w) Industrial uses One parking space for each one thousand square feet of gross
foor area.
(x) Merchandise loading space
requirement
Every hospital, institution, hotel, commercial or industrial building
hereafter erected or established on a lot which abuts upon an
alley or is surrounded on all sides by streets, shall have one
permanently maintained loading space of not less than ten feet
in width, twenty feet in length, and fourteen feet in height, for
each four thousand square feet of lot area upon which said
building is located; provided, however, that not more than two
such spaces shall be required on any lot.
(y) Emergency shelters,
supportive/transitional housing
(7 or more clients)
One and a half covered parking spaces per room that
accommodates beds, and one and a half spaces for each room
that provides support services.

(Ord. No. 505, § 28, 10-21-2014)

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Contents — Colusa Zoning Code
Colusa Zoning Code
  1. Article 1 — Findings and Adoption of Zoning (District) Plan.
  2. Article 2 — Designation of Districts.
  3. Article 3 — Establishment of Districts.
  4. Article 4 — Definitions.
  5. Article 5 — R-1 Single Family Residence District—Regulations.
  6. Article 8 — R-4 General Apartment District—Regulations.
  7. Article 9 — C-N Neighborhood Business District—Regulations.
  8. Article 10 — C-G General Commercial District—Regulations.
  9. Article 11 — C-H Highway Service Commercial District— Regulati…
  10. Article 12 — M-1 Light Industrial District—Regulations.
  11. Article 13 — M-2 General Industrial District—Regulations.
  12. Article 14 — M-L Limited Manufacturing District—Regulations.
  13. Article 15 — P-D Planned Development District—Regulations.
  14. Article 16 — P-F Public Facilities District—Regulations.
  15. Article 17 — O-S Open Space District—Regulations.
  16. Article 18 — F-W Floodway District—Regulations.
  17. Article 19 — "A" Agricultural Combining Districts—Regulations.
  18. Article 20 — "B" Special Building Site Combining District— Reg…
  19. Article 21 — "CD" Special Civic District Combining District— R…
  20. Article 21.5 — Cannabis Regulations.
  21. Article 22 — "F" Special Highway Frontage Combining District— …
  22. Article 23 — "FP" Special Floodplain Combining District—
  23. Article 24 — "H" Special Height Combining District—Regulations.
  24. Article 25 — "P" Special Parking Combining District—Regulations.
  25. Article 26 — "O" Special Divided Ownership—Regulations.
  26. Article 27 — "A-O" Special Adult-Oriented Combining District— …
  27. Article 28 — Fire Zones.
  28. Article 29 — Off-Street Parking Requirements.
  29. Article 30 — Landmark and Historic Preservation.
  30. Article 31 — Outdoor Advertising and Sign Regulations.
  31. Article 33 — Use Permits.
  32. Article 34 — Variances.
  33. Article 35 — Nonconforming Uses.
  34. Article 36 — Amendments, Alterations, Changes in Districts.
  35. Article 37 — Enforcement, Legal Procedure, Penalties.
  36. Article 38 — Repealing.
  37. Article 39 — Floodplain Management.
  38. Article 40 — Dedication of Lands for Park and Recreational Pur…
  39. Article 41 — Density Bonus.
  40. Article 41.5 — By Right Housing Projects.
  41. Article 42 — High Density Housing Combining District.
  42. Article 43 — Reasonable Accommodations.
  43. Article 44 — "M-U-B" Bridge Street Mixed-Use District— Regulat…
  44. Article 45 — "M-U-D" Downtown Mixed Use District—Regulations.
  45. Article 46 — "M-U-M" Main Street Mixed Use District—Regulations.
  46. Article 47 — "M-U-R" Residential Mixed-Use District—Regulations.
  47. Article 48 — Mixed Use Districts Table.
  48. Article 49 — Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwe…

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