Contra Costa County Municipal Code Ch. 82-16 Off-Street Parking

Article 82-16.2. General

Article 82-16.4. Requirements

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Editor's note— Ord. No. 2012-12, § II, adopted Oct. 16, 2012, amended Chapter 82-16 in its entirety to read as herein set out. Former Chapter 82-16, §§ 82-16.002—82-16.024, pertained to similar subject matter and derived from Ord. 2031 § 1(part), 1966, prior code § 8119(part), Ord. 1027, and Ord. 82-3, § 1.

The purpose of this chapter is to provide a unified set of standards for off-street vehicle and bicycle parking to meet the needs of persons employed at, or making use of, each land use during peak hours of parking needs. This chapter is intended to encourage the use of features, design strategies, materials, products, and best construction practices that preserve natural resources, conserve water and energy, and maximize energy efficiency in the design of parking facilities. This chapter also is intended to balance the needs of pedestrians, vehicles, bicycles, and public transportation.

(Ord. No. 2012-12, § II, 10-16-12)

For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following definitions:

(a) "Angle of parking" refers to the angle of the parking space in relation to the curb fronting the parking space. A parking space with an angle of parking of zero degrees is parallel to the curb, and a parking space with an angle of parking of ninety degrees is perpendicular to the curb.

(b) "Driveway aisle" means the paved area within an off-street parking area that is used by vehicles to circulate within the parking area and access parking spaces.

(c) "Electric vehicle" or "EV" means a vehicle that is powered entirely or partially by electricity stored in batteries that must be recharged.

(d) "EV charging equipment" means permanently placed equipment and other components designed specifically to charge batteries of electric vehicles.

(e) "EV charging space" means a parking space that is located adjacent to EV charging equipment that can be used to charge an electric vehicle parking within that space.

(f) "Exclusive parking facility" means an off-street parking area that is restricted to use by specific persons during limited hours, or under limited circumstances. An exclusive parking facility includes: a parking area restricted for use by only patrons, visitors, and employees of a building or facility; and a parking area restricted for use by users and employees of a public transit service. An exclusive parking facility may be, but is not required to be, access-controlled, or available upon payment of a fee.

(g) "Long-term bicycle parking" means a covered, access-controlled enclosure or access-controlled room that includes permanently-anchored bicycle racks, or lockable individual bicycle lockers, and that securely encloses one standard adult size 18-to-21-speed bicycle per locker.

(h) "Off-street parking area" or "parking area" means a paved area, other than a public street or public right-of-way that is permanently reserved for the parking of motor vehicles and, where provided, motorcycles and electric vehicles. It includes parking lots and parking structures, unless otherwise specified in this chapter, and excludes off-street loading spaces.

(i) "Short-term bicycle parking" means permanently-anchored bicycle racks (covered or uncovered), lockable bicycle rooms with permanently-anchored bicycle racks, or permanently-anchored bicycle lockers, that are accessible and usable by visitors, guests, and business patrons of the building or facility that it serves.

(j) "Solar energy system" means a photovoltaic solar collector, or other photovoltaic solar energy device, that has a primary purpose of providing for the collection and distribution of solar energy for the generation of electricity.

(k) "Tandem parking" means an area for two parked vehicles, where one vehicle is parked in-line directly behind the other vehicle and both vehicles are parked facing the same direction.

(Ord. No. 2012-12, § II, 10-16-12)

(a) Changes in Land Use. If a land use is proposed to be enlarged, or a proposed change in land use will require more off-street parking to be provided under this chapter, additional off-street parking spaces must be provided to meet the off-street parking requirements of this chapter that apply to the land use, as enlarged or changed. If a proposed change in any land use requires fewer parking spaces to be provided under this chapter than was required for the prior land use, then no change in the amount of off-street parking is required.

(b) Compliance as a Condition of Approval. No application for a building permit for the erection of a new structure, or for the enlargement of an existing structure, and no application for the development of a land use, will be approved unless the application demonstrates compliance with this chapter. If off-street parking or bicycle parking, or both, is required by this chapter, an application for a building permit or land use permit must include a parking area plan that identifies the parking area, the parking spaces and their dimensions, landscaping, lighting, and other features required by this chapter. The application must include a landscaping plan that identifies each plant type that will be used to meet the landscaping requirements of this chapter.

(c) Conflicts. If any requirement of this chapter conflicts with any off-street parking requirement specified elsewhere in Division 84, the requirement specified elsewhere in Division 84 governs.

(d) Requirements are Cumulative. The requirements of this chapter are in addition to all requirements of state law that apply to vehicles and parking, including those specified in the vehicle code.

(Ord. No. 2012-12, § II, 10-16-12)

(a) If the computation of required off-street parking spaces or bicycle parking spaces results in a fractional number, the fraction of one-half or more is counted as one, and a fraction of less than one-half is not counted.

(b) When an off-street parking requirement or bicycle parking requirement is based on the number of spaces per employee, the required number of parking spaces is calculated based on the greatest number of employees that will be on the premises at one time.

(c) When a parking requirement is based on the number of seats, and the seating provided is bench or pew seating, each twenty-four inches of bench or pew seating is considered one seat.

(Ord. No. 2012-12, § II, 10-16-12)

Article 82-16.4. Requirements

(a) Except as specified in subsection (b) of this section, off-street parking required by this chapter must be provided on the same lot as the land use that it serves, or, for shared parking, on the same lot as at least one of the land uses that it serves.

(b) Off-street parking may be allowed on a lot separate from the lot where the land use to be served by that parking is located if the zoning administrator finds both of the following:

(1) The lot on which the off-street parking will be located is owned or leased by the applicant; and

(2) The lot on which the off-street parking will be located is within two hundred feet of the lot where the land use to be served by that parking is located.

(Ord. No. 2012-12, § II, 10-16-12)

(a) Parking Area Design Requirements. Each parking area must meet the following parking area design requirements:

(1) General Requirements. Each off-street parking area must be designed with appropriate maneuvering areas and means of vehicular access to a street adjacent to or abutting the parking area. Each parking area must be designed to allow circulation of vehicles from one driveway aisle to another driveway aisle, or must provide, at the end of the driveway aisle, a turn-around area that is marked to prohibit parking and has a minimum area equivalent to one standard parking space.

(2) Access Requirements. If an off-street parking area does not abut a street, an access drive between the street and the parking area must be provided. The access drive must measure at least twelve feet wide if it will be used for one-way traffic, and at least twenty feet wide if it will be used for two-way traffic. Each entrance to and exit from an off-street parking area must be located and designed to provide efficient and safe traffic flow between the parking area and the street. If a driveway aisle intersects directly with the adjacent or abutting street, that intersection must be at least eighteen feet away from the parking space nearest to it. Each off-street parking area within a residential zoning district (R-, D-1, M-), commercial zoning district (O-1, A-O, C-B, N-B, R-B, C-, C-M), industrial zoning district (L-I, W-3, H-I), or planned unit zoning district (P-1), must be designed so that vehicles are not required to back out of the parking area onto an abutting or adjacent street. If a pedestrian sidewalk is adjacent to a parking space, at least five feet of width of the sidewalk must be unobstructed by any bumper overhang.

(3) Driveway Aisles. Each parking space in a parking area must be accessed by a driveway aisle. If parking spaces with different angles of parking are accessed by the driveway aisle, the required driveway aisle width is the largest driveway aisle width that would be required for any of those parking spaces. Driveway aisle width is measured between the closest points of two parking spaces, or two curbs, or a parking space and a curb, that are directly opposite on each side of the driveway aisle.

(4) Changes in Grade. When there is a change in grade between a parking area and an abutting or adjacent street, the gradient of each access point or access driveway may be up to a five percent gradient with no transitions. For a gradient greater than five percent, a twenty-foot long transition with a gradient of no more than five percent must be provided before or after the change in grade. For a gradient greater than fourteen percent, up to the maximum permitted gradient of twenty percent, a transition of one half of the gradient must be provided for a minimum of eight feet before, and a minimum of eight feet after, the change in grade.

(5) Surfacing. Except as specified in this subsection (a)(5), each required off-street parking area must be surfaced with a continuous asphalt or Portland cement binder pavement, or similar paving material, with a weight rating necessary to accommodate emergency vehicles, as deemed necessary by the zoning administrator in consultation with the fire district or department having jurisdiction over the parking area. At least ten percent of the total paved area of a parking area must be paved with porous asphalt, pervious concrete, permeable pavers, or unit pavers that the zoning administrator, in consultation with the fire district or department having jurisdiction over the parking area, determines has a weight rating necessary to accommodate emergency vehicles. The parking area surface must be graded and drained to prevent the pooling of water.

(6) Prohibitions. No off-street parking area may be used for automobile sales, storage, repair work, dismantling, or servicing of any kind.

(7) Striping, Markings, and Signage. Each parking space must be marked with striping and must open directly on a driveway aisle meeting the width requirements set forth in this section. Each parking area must include signage and directional markings deemed necessary by the zoning administrator to ensure sufficient traffic circulation and safety.

(8) Lighting. For safety and security, each parking area in a non-residential zoning district (any zoning district other than a R-, D-1 or M- district) must include lighting that adequately illuminates the parking area. Lighting must be directed downward and away from adjacent areas and public streets and rights-of-way, to prevent glare (overwhelming direct light creating a potential hazard), or excessive light spill-over (unreasonable amounts of light extending beyond the intended area or property line), as seen from those areas, streets, or rights-of-way. To provide for the general safety of adjacent vehicular traffic and the privacy and well being of residential areas, the lighting intensity may not be greater than reasonably required to safely and securely illuminate the parking area. Each lighting fixture must be consistently maintained to ensure broken or burnt-out bulbs are replaced, fixtures remain clean and graffiti and rust free, and painted fixtures do not chip or peel. Whenever possible, lighting fixtures must be equipped with energy efficient bulbs.

(9) Screening and Buffers. If a parking area is adjacent to property within a residential zoning district (R-, D-1, or M-) or a parcel used for residential uses within a planned unit district (P-1), the parking area must include one of the following between the parking area and that zoning district:

(A) A six-foot high solid fence or masonry wall (block, brick, or natural or concrete stone) and vegetation that, when mature, will cover a portion of the fence or wall; or

(B) Landscape screening of at least six feet in height. Up to three feet, or half of the total height, whichever is less, may consist of planter boxes, raised beds, or similar improvements, and the remaining amount of screening must be shrubbery or other plants that, when planted, will provide a complete screen.

(b) Parking Space Design and Layout. Each parking space within a parking area must meet all of the following requirements:

(1) Parking Space Sizes. Except as provided in this subsection, each parking space in a parking area must be a standard size parking space. If twelve or more parking spaces are required by this chapter, a maximum of twenty-five percent of the total required parking spaces may be designated for compact vehicles. Each compact-vehicle parking space must provide pavement markings or signage identifying it for use by compact vehicles. Each standard size parking space, each compact-vehicle off-street parking space, and each driveway aisle must have the following minimum dimensions:

(A) For each space with an angle of parking of zero degrees:

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(B) For each space with an angle of parking of forty-five degrees:

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(C) For each space with an angle of parking of ninety degrees:

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(2) Non-Standard Angles of Parking. If a parking space in any parking area will have an angle of parking other than zero degrees, forty-five degrees, or ninety degrees, the zoning administrator will calculate the parking space dimensions to provide approximately the same amount of space that is required for a parking space with a zero-degree angle of parking. For calculations for a parking space with an angle of parking that is greater than zero degrees and less than forty-five degrees, the required driveway aisle width is thirteen feet for one-way travel, and twenty feet for two-way travel. For calculations for a parking space with an angle of parking that is greater than forty-five degrees, the required driveway aisle width is twenty-five feet for one-way and two-way travel.

(3) Motorcycle Parking. Any off-street parking area with twenty or more standard size parking spaces may include up to six designated motorcycle parking spaces. Each designated motorcycle parking space must have a length of at least eight and one-half feet, and a width of at least three feet. Motorcycle parking spaces may not be counted towards the minimum number of parking spaces required by this chapter.

(c) Landscaping Design and Layout. Landscaped areas must be provided within any off-street parking area other than an enclosed parking structure, and must meet the following design and layout requirements:

(1) Each landscaped area within or adjacent to a parking area must be bordered by a curb that is at least six inches high and at least six inches wide. Each curb must be constructed of the same material that is used to pave the parking area, or another paving material that is authorized under this chapter and as approved by the zoning administrator.

(2) Each landscaped area must be designed so that pedestrians are not required to cross the landscaped area in order to access the parking area.

(3) A planter or landscaped area at least four feet wide (inside dimension) must be provided between a parking area and a public street or private drive, other than an access drive, that is adjacent to a parking area. Each parking area with more than five parking spaces must include landscaped areas that are equal in area to at least five percent of the area occupied by the paved parking area.

(4) To provide visual and physical breaks and reduce traffic hazards to pedestrians, landscaped areas must be located between the parking area and each sidewalk adjacent to the parking area, except for any point at which a sidewalk intersects with the parking area.

(5) For any parking space with an angle of parking of forty-five degrees or greater, in lieu of paving, a maximum of two feet of a standard parking space's depth, or one and one-half feet of a compact parking space's depth, may be planted with low-lying groundcover or landscaping to allow for up to a two-foot bumper overhang. A barrier curb or wheel stop measuring no more than five inches high, at least six inches wide, and thirty-six inches long must be provided in the parking space if the parking space is in front of a building, facility, or structure.

(6) The following requirements apply to each parking area that includes more than seventy parking spaces:

(A) Trees must be provided at a rate of at least one tree per twenty linear feet of landscaping. Each tree must measure at least five feet in height above-ground at the time that it is planted.

(B) Planter islands must be provided at the ratio of at least one island for each ten parking spaces. Each planter island must be at least five feet wide and at least as long as the depth perpendicular to curb for the longest parking space adjacent to it.

(C) Trees, or clusters of trees, must be evenly distributed throughout the parking area by locating trees along the perimeter of the parking area and within planter islands.

(7) Each landscaped area must be continuously maintained to ensure it remains free of debris, litter, and weeds, and that landscaping remains healthy. To encourage water conservation, each parking area that includes landscaping must also include an automatic irrigation system that meets the requirements of this code pertaining to landscape irrigation and water conservation.

(d) Tandem Parking. Two-car tandem parking spaces are permitted as specified in this section. Each tandem parking space must have a space width measuring at least eight feet and six inches, and a space depth perpendicular to curb measuring at least thirty-six feet. Vehicles using a tandem parking space must not block, or be allowed to overhang into, walkways or other pedestrian access areas, or any street or other public right-of-way. Each tandem parking space will be counted as two standard parking spaces toward the total amount of off-street parking spaces that must be provided under this chapter.

(1) Single-family Residential. For any residential use located in a single-family residential (R-) zoning district, a tandem parking space is allowed, as long as the minimum setback requirements applicable to that zoning district are met.

(2) Multiple-Family Residential. For any residential use located in a two-family (D-1) or multiple family residential (M-) zoning district, no more than fifteen percent of the residential units may be provided tandem parking spaces. A tandem parking space to serve an individual residential unit is allowed if the following requirements are met:

(A) The tandem parking space is assigned to a single residential unit;

(B) The tandem parking space is enclosed within a garage that allows ingress to and egress from a shared private road or a public street without requiring a vehicle to back out onto the road or street;

(C) The multiple family residential use is located within the General Plan Transportation and Circulation Element Transit Corridor or Local Transit Service Area; and

(D) The tandem parking space does not interfere with, or obstruct the use of, any other unit's assigned parking.

(3) Commercial/Retail/Business. For any commercial, retail, or business use located in an O-1, A-O, C-B, N-B, R-B, C-, or P-1 zoning district, no more than twenty-five percent of the amount of off-street parking spaces required to be provided under this chapter may be tandem parking spaces. Tandem parking spaces are allowed if they are used in conjunction with a valet service that serves the land use during all hours of operation. No tandem parking space may be designated for self-parking, unless it is restricted for employee use.

(e) Electric Vehicle Charging Spaces. Each EV charging space provided in a parking area counts as one space toward the minimum number of parking spaces required by this chapter. The following requirements apply to each EV charging space:

(1) Each EV charging space must be accessible to persons with disabilities.

(2) Each EV charging space must include a posted sign and painted curb, or ground markings, indicating that the space is exclusively for EV charging purposes.

(3) EV charging equipment must be located so that pedestrians are not required to cross between the EV charging space and the EV charging equipment. The EV charging equipment may not obstruct any Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant sidewalk, entrance, curb-cut, or ramp, while in use or otherwise.

(4) EV charging equipment must be illuminated by lighting to enable the equipment to be used at night.

(5) Concrete-filled steel bollards or other similar barriers must be installed between EV charging equipment and an EV charging space if either of the following applies:

(A) The EV charging equipment is located less than twenty-four inches away from the EV charging space that it serves; or

(B) The EV charging equipment is located twenty-four inches or more away from the EV charging space that it serves and does not include, between the space and the equipment, a curb measuring at least six inches high.

(6) An electric vehicle may occupy an EV charging space only while charging is in progress. Parking in an EV charging space when charging is not in progress is prohibited.

(7) EV charging equipment must be maintained in working order at all times. The name and telephone number of the party responsible for maintaining and repairing the equipment must be posted on the equipment and updated as necessary.

(f) Solar Energy Systems. Nothing in this chapter prohibits the installation of a solar energy system on or above a parking area, provided that the system otherwise meets the requirements of this code, and is located, installed, operated, and maintained in a manner that complies with all applicable federal, state, and county requirements.

(Ord. No. 2012-12, § II, 10-16-12)

(a) The following number of off-street parking spaces must be provided for the following land uses:

(1) Assembly halls without fixed seats: One space per every fifty square feet of gross floor area.

(2) Auditoriums: One space per every four seats.

(3) Banks, business and professional offices, other than medical and dental offices: One space per every two hundred fifty square feet of gross floor area.

(4) Bowling alleys: Four spaces per every individual alley, plus one space per two employees.

(5) Child care facility: For facilities that are licensed to serve fifteen or more children, one space per every two hundred fifty square feet of gross floor area.

(6) Churches/religious institutions: One space per every four seats in the sanctuary/worship space only. If the church/religious institution is used for purposes that are ancillary to worship and administration, the zoning administrator may increase the required number of parking spaces to meet the parking requirements for the ancillary use or uses, or for the use or uses most similar to that ancillary use, specified in this section.

(7) Commercial service, repair shops and wholesale establishments: One space per every eight hundred square feet of gross floor area.

(8) Gas station (including vehicle service/repair): 0.9 spaces per every fueling position if the station includes a convenience market, or 0.5 spaces per every fueling position if the station does not include a convenience market.

(9) Grocery store: One space per every two hundred square feet of gross floor area.

(10) Golf courses and driving ranges: Four spaces per every hole. If the golf course or driving range facilities are also used for purposes that are ancillary to golf and golf instruction, such as banquets, the zoning administrator may increase the required number of parking spaces to meet the parking requirements for the ancillary use or uses, or for the use or uses most similar to that ancillary use, specified in this section.

(11) Hospital: One space per every two patient beds. If the hospital includes ancillary services or facilities, such as a pharmacy or medical offices, the zoning administrator may increase the required number of parking spaces to meet the parking requirements for the ancillary use or uses, or for the use or uses most similar to that ancillary use, specified in this section.

(12) Hotels and motels: One space per every lodging room. If the hotel or motel is used for purposes that are ancillary to lodging and overnight guest services, the zoning administrator may increase the required number of parking spaces to meet the parking requirements for the ancillary use or uses, or for the use or uses most similar to that ancillary use, specified in this section.

(13) Marina: 0.4 spaces per every berth.

(14) Medical and dental offices: One space per every two hundred fifty square feet of gross floor area, plus one space per doctor/dentist.

(15) Mini (self) storage: One space per every three hundred fifty square feet of gross floor area of the office at the facility. A minimum of three spaces must be provided.

(16) Mortuaries: One space per every fifty square feet of gross floor area in chapel areas.

(17) Night clubs, cocktail lounges, and restaurants: One space per every three seats, or one space per every one hundred square feet of gross floor area, whichever is greater.

(18) Nursery (plants): Two spaces per every one thousand square feet of gross floor area and outdoor display area.

(19) Recreational facility: One space per every two hundred square feet of outdoor recreation area (swimming pools, ball fields, courts, etc.).

(20) Retail stores and shops, except as otherwise specified herein: One space per every three hundred square feet of gross floor area.

(21) Retail stores that handle only bulky merchandise, such as furniture, household appliances, and motor vehicles: One space per every five hundred square feet of gross floor area.

(22) Retail and wholesale establishments where sales are conducted primarily outside of buildings: One space per every two thousand square feet of outdoor display area.

(23) Rooming and lodging houses: One space per every bedroom.

(24) Sanitariums, convalescent homes, rest homes, nursing homes: One space per every three beds.

(25) Sports arenas: One space per every five seats, or one space per every two hundred square feet of gross floor area, whichever is greater.

(26) Theaters: One space per every five seats.

(27) Winery: For wineries that include agricultural production, one space per every two hundred fifty square feet of gross floor area. For tasting rooms where no agricultural production or cultivation occurs, one space per three seats, or one space per every one hundred square feet of gross floor area, whichever is greater.

(28) Warehouses and other storage buildings: One space per every one thousand square feet of gross floor area.

(b) For any use not specified in this section, the number of parking spaces that must be provided is the number of spaces required to be provided for the most similar land use specified in this section, as determined by the zoning administrator.

(c) If a final transportation demand management program (TDM) is approved for any project or development pursuant to Chapter 82-32, the number of parking spaces required by that TDM for that project or development supersedes the number of parking spaces that would otherwise be required by this section.

(Ord. No. 2012-12, § II, 10-16-12)

An exclusive parking facility may be established if it meets all of the following requirements:

(a) The facility must be located on a lot that is either:

(1) Adjacent to an established or planned future stop of a public transit service route; or

(2) Within an O-1, A-O, C-B, N-B, R-B, C-, or P-1 zoning district and the land use that it serves is a business use, commercial use, or office use.

(b) The facility must be restricted for use by the riders and employees of a public transit service, or the employees, visitors, or business patrons of the land use served by the facility.

(c) The facility must be located within one thousand feet of the planned or established public transit service stop, or the property line of the lot where the land use to be served by the facility is located.

(d) The facility only will be used for vehicle and bicycle parking.

(e) No commercial repair work or sales of any kind will occur within the facility.

(f) No signs will be located within the facility, except signs required by this chapter to guide traffic or mark parking spaces, signs that identify the persons that may utilize the facility, and signs that are otherwise required by law to be posted.

(g) The facility must meet the requirements of this chapter that apply to off-street parking areas generally.

(h) An exclusive parking facility plan must be submitted with the application for a land use permit. The plan must depict and delineate the requirements of this section. The exclusive parking facility may, but is not required to, provide a parking attendant to control entry to, and exit from, the facility. If a parking attendant will be provided, the application must show the location of the parking attendant's shelter, and must describe the hours when an attendant will be present. The application also must describe land use served by the facility.

(Ord. No. 2012-12, § II, 10-16-12)

(a) In any zoning district, each building or facility with a gross floor area of ten thousand or more square feet that is used for manufacturing, storage, warehousing, displaying of goods, retail sales, wholesale sales, hotel, hospital, mortuary, laundry, dry cleaning, or other land use that requires the receipt or distribution by vehicles of materials and merchandise, must include off-street loading space on the same lot as that building or facility. The required amount of off-street loading space is based on the size of the building or facility that it serves, calculated as follows:

(1) Ten thousand to twenty thousand square feet of gross floor area, one space.

(2) Twenty thousand one to thirty thousand square feet of gross floor area, two spaces.

(3) Thirty thousand one to forty-five thousand square feet of gross floor area, three spaces.

(4) Forty-five thousand one to seventy-five thousand square feet of gross floor area, four spaces.

(5) Over seventy-five thousand square feet of gross floor area, one additional space for each additional seventy-five thousand square feet of gross floor area, or portion thereof.

(b) Each off-street loading space must meet the following requirements:

(1) Each loading space must be located so that:

(A) It is accessible from a public street; and

(B) Any vehicle that regularly uses it does not encroach within any sidewalk or street right-of-way, or within any required front yard or side yard of the building or facility that it serves.

(2) Each loading space must have a minimum unobstructed width of ten feet, a minimum unobstructed length of thirty-five feet, and a minimum unobstructed clearance height of fifteen feet for the entire length and width of the loading space.

(3) Each loading space required by this section must be permanently maintained during the existence of the building or facility that it serves, and must be used only for loading and unloading purposes. No part of a required loading space may be encroached upon by buildings or temporary structures, or used for storage or any other activity not related to loading or unloading.

(Ord. No. 2012-12, § II, 10-16-12)

(a) To meet the bikeway goals of the Transportation and Circulation Element of the County General Plan, long-term and short-term bicycle parking must be provided to serve each land use, as specified in this section.

(b) Long-term and short-term bicycle parking must meet the following location requirements:

(1) The bicycle parking must be located near every terminus of dedicated bicycle trails or routes, or at locations that are accessible by bicycles.

(2) If no bicycle trails or routes terminate on the lot to be served by the bicycle parking, the parking must be located as close as possible to main entrances and exits of buildings, structures, or facilities without obstructing any door, entry way, path, or sidewalk.

(3) The bicycle parking must be located in an area that is visible from vehicle parking or circulation areas, or pedestrian circulation areas.

(4) The bicycle parking location must be identified with guide signs or wayfinding signs that meet the requirements of sign type "3" in sign series "D4" of the then current Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices.

(5) Long-term bicycle parking must be accessible and usable by tenants, employees, or other occupants of the building or facility that it serves.

(c) The following amounts of long-term and short-term bicycle parking must be provided for the following land uses:

Residential

Cultural/Education

Commercial

Industrial/Manufacturing

(Ord. No. 2012-12, § II, 10-16-12)

(a) The requirements of this chapter may be met through the use of shared parking spaces if the zoning administrator finds all of the following:

(1) The number of off-street parking spaces to be shared by two or more land uses must be provided in an amount to satisfy the greatest number of off-street parking spaces required by this chapter for any of the land uses, when calculated individually. The number of off-street parking spaces to be shared by two or more land uses may not exceed the sum of the parking space requirements that otherwise would apply to the land uses under this chapter, when added together.

(2) Each land use served by the shared parking spaces will utilize the spaces at different times.

(3) The shared off-street parking spaces are not otherwise required to satisfy the parking requirements for some other use at times when they will be required to serve any of the shared land uses.

(b) If an application for shared parking is approved by the zoning administrator, the applicant shall record in the office of the county recorder a deed restriction against the property or properties to be served by the shared parking. The deed restriction must specify the land uses served by the shared parking, and must designate and restrict the parking area to serve those land uses.

(c) Any deed restriction recorded pursuant to this section may be amended or released only after obtaining the approval of the zoning administrator.

(1) The zoning administrator will approve the release of the deed restriction if either of the following is satisfied:

(A) Other off-street parking that meets the requirements of this chapter will be provided to serve one or more of the land uses served by the shared parking; or

(B) One or more of the land uses served by the shared parking has changed, or will change, and off-street parking is no longer, or will no longer be, required under this chapter.

(2) The zoning administrator will approve an amendment to a deed restriction to require a different amount of shared parking if there is a corresponding change in one or more of the land uses served by the shared parking to require more, or allow for less, shared parking under this chapter.

(d) The parking area must include a sign or signs specifying the land uses served by the shared parking.

(Ord. No. 2012-12, § II, 10-16-12)

A variance from any of the requirements of this chapter may be obtained pursuant to Article 26-2.20 of this code.

(Ord. No. 2012-12, § II, 10-16-12)