Fontana Municipal Code Div. 3 Design Standards for Parking Facility

(a) All on-site parking required by this article for residential uses shall be located on the same lot as the use of the parking facility is designed to serve.

(b) All on-site parking required by this article for non-residential uses shall be located within 400 feet of the use or uses it is intended to serve. Appropriate legal instruments shall be required to ensure the continued availability of this parking.

(a) All parking lots shall be accessible from a street or alley.

(b) Access for individual parking spaces shall be designed so that vehicles are not required to back out onto a public street or alley except parking for single-family dwellings, townhomes, and duplexes.

(c) Parking aisles shall be designed so that vehicles are not required to enter a public street in order to drive from one aisle to another.

(d) All collector streets or above classification shall have hammerheads where driveways may be permitted.

Driveways and aisle widths. Table No. 30-692 outlines the minimum required driveway or aisle width for parking facilities.

Table No. 30-692 [Required Driveway or Aisle Width for Parking Facilities]

* Driveway access to residences which are over 150 feet in length shall provide a minimum 20-foot-wide drive aisle to accommodate emergency vehicles.

** Upon review of a project site plan by staff, wider driveways may be recommended to the approval body in the entitlement review for shopping centers, office complexes, and other high traffic generators.

Parking stalls shall have the minimum dimensions as set forth in Table No. 30-693.

Table No. 30-693 Parking Stall Dimensions

Note: Compact parking stalls shall not be permitted.

The number, location, and width of curb cuts shall be approved by Traffic Engineer.

All parking areas shall be provided with adequate drainage facilities. The drainage facilities shall be designed to prevent the free flow of surface run-off onto adjacent properties and to prevent the creation of ponding or standing water within the parking area.

The landscaping provisions of Article X shall apply to parking areas.

The minimum standard of one foot candle is required for all entrances, exits, pedestrian paths, parking lots, and activity areas. All areas shall be illuminated during hours of darkness and all luminaries utilized shall be vandal-resistant fixtures. The type of lighting shall be fluorescent, white L.E.D.s or metal halide. A photometric layout may be required to ensure the minimum light standard is met, per Police Department security code requirements.

All lights shall be directed and shielded to prevent light or glare from spilling over onto and adversely affecting adjacent properties. Light standards shall have a design compatible with the architectural style of related buildings.

The following parking lot striping and signage shall be provided with all signs and markings being official traffic control devices in accordance with adopted City standards and the California Vehicle Code (CVC).

(1) All parking stalls shall be clearly marked by double striping pavement painting. Parking stall sizes shall be measured from the mid-point between the striping. No parking spaces shall be designated in a commercial/retail parking facility, except for disabled persons parking, van pool, car pool, or any other designated parking as required by law.

(2) Entrances, exits, and aisles shall be clearly marked with arrows painted on the parking lot surface and/or with appropriate signage.

All parking lot and loading areas shall be paved with a minimum of three inches of asphalt concrete over 90 percent compacted native soil or aggregate base as recommended in a design soils report as approved by the building official. An alternative Portland cement concrete design may be submitted for a review and approval.

Open parking lots shall be screened as follows:

(1) Adjacent to a residential zone. Wherever a parking lot abuts a property line of a residential zone, the parking lot shall be screened by a solid masonry wall not less than eight feet in height. If the parking lot abuts or adjoins the front property line of a residential zone, the wall shall be reduced in height to three foot.

(2) Adjoining a public street. Wherever a parking lot adjoins a public street, screening shall be provided and shall consist of the following:

a. A low-profile wall or earthen berm not more than three and one-half feet in height, and

b. Landscaping that shall not exceed three and one-half feet in height.

(3) Wall design. All screen walls shall be attractively designed with pilasters, caps, and a painted or plastered finish, as determined through the design review process. The colors and style of the wall shall be compatible with related on-site buildings and shall require minimal maintenance.

The following standards shall apply to parking structures:

(1) Landscaping. In addition to the requirements of Article X, an attractive landscaped strip ten-foot wide shall be provided along any structure face which adjoins a public or private street and within any required setback area. One tree shall be provided for each 15 feet of linear footage of structure.

(2) Alternatives. The Planning Commission shall have the authority to review and approve alternatives to the required landscaping requirements listed in Article X. Such alternatives shall include good architectural designs of parking structures in lieu of the required landscaping.

In apartments, townhouses, and condominium developments, clustered parking for recreational vehicles may be provided subject to the following:

(1) The recreational vehicle parking area shall not be visible from a public street or alley;

(2) The parking spaces shall be used only by residents of the residential development; and

(3) Parking spaces shall be a minimum of 12 feet by 36 feet.

Entrances to adjacent building structures shall be readily accessible from any parking facility developed for that building structure.