24.13.120 GENERAL PROVISIONS (For Dimensions See Section 24.13.160 A)

• A. Off-street parking facilities, for both motor vehicles and bicycles, shall be provided for any new building constructed, for any new use established, for any addition or enlargement of an existing building or use, and for any change in the occupancy of an existing building.

• B. For additions or enlargements of any existing building or use, or any change of occupancy or manner of operation that would increase the number ofonlyparkingfor suchspacesaddition,required,.enlargement,the additionalor parkingchange spacesand notshallfor betherequiredentire building or use, unless required as a condition of approval of a Conditional Use Permit.

• C. The required parking facilities needed for any development shall be located on the same site or, if an irrevocable access and/or parking easement is obtained, the parking may be on an adjacent site. Property within the ultimate right-of-way of a street or highway shall not be used to provide required parking or loading or unloading facilities.

• D. The requirements of this Ordinance shall apply to temporary as well as permanent uses.

• E. No existing use of land or structure shall be deemed to be nonconforming solely because of the lack of off-street parking facilities prescribed in this Ordinance. However, the facilities being used for off-street parking on the effective date of this Ordinance shal] not be reduced in capacity to less than the minimum standards prescribed in this Section.

• F, Projects with unexpired Site Plan Approval or Conditional Use Permits approved prior to the effective date of this ordinance shall meet the requirements of the parking ordinance in effect on the date the Site Plan Approval or Conditional Use Permits were approved.

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• G. All required off-street parking spaces shall be designed, located, constructed, and maintained so as to be fully usable during workday periods

• • or as needed by the use of the premises.

• H. Where the application of these schedules results in a fractional space, then the fraction shall be rounded to the higher whole number.

• I. The parking requirement for uses not specifically listed shall be determined on the basis of requirements for similar uses, and on any traffic engineering and planning data that is appropriate to the establishment of a minimum requirement.

• d. In the calculation of parking requirements for centers, off peak hour uses, from the normal operating hours of the center, shall not be counted toward the parking requirement.

• K. In situations where a combination of uses are developed on a site, parking shall be provided for each of the uses on the site according to the schedule given in this section.

24.13.130 SCHEDULE OF OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS

• USE MINIMUM OFF-STREET PARKING REQ.

• A. Administrative and 1 space/250 sq. ft. of gross Professional Services floor area. as listed in Section 24.05.

• B. Shopping Centers and 1 space/300 sq.ft. of gross General Commercial Uses floor area. as listed in Section 24.05.120.B. except as noted below.

  1. Eating & drinking establishments

1 space/each 5 seats or 1 space/75 sq.ft. of seating area where there are no fixed seats, plus one (1) space per employee

• a. Fast food 1 space/each 7 seats plus one restaurants with (1) space per employee and an in or driveon-site queue line for at least through eight (8) vehicles when drive-through is included

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2. Gasoline dispensing 2 spaces plus four (4) for each and/or automotive service bay. service stations

3. Appliance and/or 1 space/500 sq.ft. of gross furniture stores floor area.

4, Hotels & motels 1 space per unit plus 1 space per employee.

a. Retirement hotels 0.6 space per unit plus 1 space per employee.

5, Auto and/or truck and 1 space/800 sq.ft. of gross ' machinery sales and floor area. service garages

6. Medical & dental 1 space/250 sq.ft. of gross offices or clinics, floor area. veterinary offices

, or clinics 7. Commercial recreation facilities a. Bowling alleys 5 spaces/alley plus 2 for each billiard halls billiard table plus required parking for other uses on the site

b. Commercial stables 1 space/5 horses boarded on site c. Driving range(golf) 1 space/tee plus required parking for any other uses on the site

d. Golf course 6 spaces/hole plus required (regulation) _ parking for any other uses on the site.

e. Miniature golf 3 spaces/hole plus required parking for any on-site use.

Ff. Parks (public To be determined by the City or private} Council

g. Skating rinks 1 space/100 sq.ft. of gross floor area.

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• c. Colleges and 0.5 spaces/faculty member and vocational school employee plus 1 space/3 students

• d. Churches, convents 1 space/3 seats within the main monasteries, other auditorium or 1 space/45 sq. ft. religious instituof gross floor area within the tions and other main auditorium where there are spaces of public no fixed seats. assembly

6. Public Utilities

D. Manufacturing Uses 1. Manufacturing

To be determined by the City Council

1. Manufacturing 1 space/500 sq. ft. of gross floor area devoted to manufacturing plus the required parking for square footage devoted to other uses. 2. Research and 1 space/300 sq. ft. of gross Development floor area. 3. Storage 1 space/1,000 sq. ft. of gross area for the first 20,000 sq. ft. devoted to storage plus the required parking for square footage devoted to other uses. 1 space/2,000 sq.ft. for the second 20,000 sq. ft. 1 space/4,000 sq.ft. for area in excess of 40,000 4. self -Skovage square feet. E. Single Family Residential, ‘saBeceet Multiple Family Residential and 2 \ 6 S§iFrone! Mobile Home Parks are indicated PRACES PINS OWE acai in their respective zones. Space foe every 50 stowage nid

e plus the required parking for square footage devoted to other uses. 1 space/2,000 sq.ft. for the second 20,000 sq. ft. 1 space/4,000 sq.ft. for area in excess of 40,000 4. self -Skovage square feet. E. Single Family Residential, ‘saBeceet Multiple Family Residential and 2 \ 6 S§iFrone! Mobile Home Parks are indicated PRACES PINS OWE acai in their respective zones. Space foe every 50 stowage nid

F. Handicapped parking requirements are established by the State of California. The parking standards contained in this Section are identical to those established by the State at the time of the adoption of this Ordinance. Any future change in the State handicapped parking standards would preempt the requirements given in this Section. Handicapped parking spaces required by this Section shall count toward fulfilling automobile parking requirements.

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