Earlier editions: 2026-09
Fowler Municipal Code Art. 9 P—off-Street Parking District
Fowler Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Fowler
Cite as: Fowler Municipal Code Article 9 · Text as of 2026-10-04
9-5.901 - Purpose¶
This Off-Street Parking District is intended to provide for permanent improved parking areas.
9-5.902 - Permitted Uses¶
A. A public or private parking area, provided:
Such parking area shall be unroofed and for the temporary parking of automobiles, and shall not be used for the regular storage of vehicles or for a car sales area.
Said area shall be designed, improved, and maintained in accordance with Article 20.
B. Buildings incidental to the operation of a parking lot, not to exceed one hundred (100) square feet in area, to be used for purposes of maintaining the lot and to contain no provisions for residential or commercial use.
C. Temporary or permanent telephone booths.
9-5.903 - Uses Permitted Subject to a Conditional Use Permit¶
Uses permitted subject to a conditional use permit shall be as follows (see Article 25):
A. Parking structures.
B. Within a parking structure, commercial retail uses as permitted in the C-2 zone district shall be permitted on the ground floor.
9-5.904 - Uses Expressly Prohibited¶
A. Residential uses.
B. Advertising structures (billboards).
9-5.905 - Lot Area¶
The minimum lot area shall be ten thousand (10,000) square feet.
9-5.906 - Lot Dimensions¶
All lots shall have minimum dimensions of fifty (50) feet.
9-5.907 - Building Height¶
No parking building or structure shall have a height greater seventy-five (75) feet, except as may be allowed under provisions of Article 27.
9-5.908 - Yards¶
A. Front. None.
B. Side and Rear. No parking building shall be permitted closer than ten (10) feet from any residential district.
9-5.909 - Space Between Buildings¶
9-5.910 - Coverage¶
9-5.911 - Screening and Landscaping¶
A. A minimum six-foot high decorative masonry wall, or such other height or type of screening as may be required by the City, shall be erected along the property line or district boundary line to separate the "P" District from any residential district.
B. Street trees and other forms of landscaping may be required under the provisions of Articles 21 and 26.
9-5.912 - Access¶
Access to off-street parking facilities shall be not less than ten (10) feet in width for each direction of vehicular traffic movement and shall be not less than this width from intersecting or intercepting street or alley rights-of-way.
9-5.913 - Signs¶
No sign shall be permitted except as prescribed in Article 22.
9-5.914 - Site Plan Review¶
A site plan shall be submitted and approved pursuant to the provisions of Article 26.
9-5.915 - Design Review¶
All projects within P Districts shall be subject to the design review provisions of Article 16.
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