Inglewood Municipal Code § 12-42 Required Parking. Exceptions

Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article:

(A) An existing residential building on any lot may be structurally altered without modifying the size, number, location or improvements of any existing parking spaces, provided that:

(1) No such parking space is less than eight feet wide and/or eighteen feet long; and

(2) The aggregate number of parking spaces provided shall be not less than one parking space per dwelling unit on the lot; and

(3) An existing dwelling unit on any R or P zoned lot may be enlarged subject to the provisions of this Section but also provided that such enlargement shall not result in the dwelling unit having more than four bedrooms, including dens or other rooms that may be used for sleeping purposes.

(B) New dwelling units may be added on any R or P zoned lot without modifying the size, number or location of any existing parking spaces provided that:

(1) No such existing parking spaces are less than eight feet wide and eighteen feet long; and

(2) The total number of existing parking spaces provided shall be not less than one enclosed parking space for each existing dwelling unit on the lot, per the standards of Section 12-50 of this Article; and

(3) All parking requirements for the new construction are met in full.

(C) Commercial and industrial structures legally existing prior to January 1, 1987, that are deficient in required on-site parking may be enlarged without the provision of additional parking spaces to eliminate such deficiency, provided that:

(1) The use of the structure shall remain the same, or shall change only to another use that has the same or less demanding parking requirements; and

(2) Additional parking spaces shall be provided for the enlargement based upon the floor area of such enlargement, in conformance with all applicable requirements of this Article.

(D) Commercial, business, warehouse, or industrial uses, buildings or structures, located within the boundaries of any Vehicle Parking District established pursuant to the laws of the State of California, are not required to provide any off-street parking facilities whenever such District or other public entity, or both, owns and is providing not less than one parking space for each four hundred square feet of land area included within the boundaries of such District, excluding therefrom all streets, alleys, sidewalks, parkways, public rights-of-way, and all land owned by such District or public entity which is devoted to off-street automobile parking. A municipal parking assessment district shall not constitute a Vehicle Parking District unless specifically established as such.

(E) Any commercial structure, that was existing prior to May 16, 1961, and that is located within the Central Business District, may be converted to another permitted use without requiring the provision of additional parking spaces. However, no such new use of the structure shall have a parking requirement greater than one space per one hundred fifty square feet of gross floor area, nor shall the subject commercial structure be enlarged without the provision of additional parking for such enlargement. For purposes of this Section. the Central Business District is defined as any property zoned C-1 (Limited Commercial) located within that area bounded on the north by Florence Avenue, on the west by Grevillea Avenue, on the south and southwest by Spruce Avenue, and on the east by Hillcrest Boulevard and Manchester Boulevard (between Hillcrest Boulevard and Spruce Avenue).

(F) Shared Parking for Infrequent Users. Certain uses including, but not limited to, evening adult education classes and theaters, that require on-site parking in excess of general commercial requirements and that operate on an infrequent basis during non-peak business hours, may utilize parking spaces provided for adjacent businesses subject to all of the following limitations:

(1) Utilization of the parking spaces of adjacent businesses by an infrequent user shall be subject to prior approval of a Special Use Permit by the Planning Commission.

(2) A covenant binding upon all parties involved shall be recorded in accordance with the provisions of Section 12-41(C) of this Article.

(3) The shared parking spaces shall be located on property that is located within six hundred feet of the infrequent user.

(4) The adjacent businesses shall not operate or otherwise require any of their parking spaces during the hours these spaces are to be utilized by the infrequent user.

(5) No new construction, nor an addition to an existing structure, shall be approved if such construction would utilize shared parking in lieu of providing all required on-site parking.

(G)

Parking for Major Event Patrons. Any religious institution or commercial business located within 1,500 feet of a major sports or entertainment facility, measured from property line to property line, as defined by IMC Section 12-1.76.2, or non-residential use, located along the following major arterials as defined by the circulation element of the Inglewood General Plan:

may permit patrons of a major sports or entertainment facility to park for a fee upon the parking lot of the subject non-residential use, provided that, subject to rights provided by any applicable development agreement, the subject non-residential use has obtained current and proper permit(s), to charge a fee for parking, from the Permits and Licenses Committee as provided in Chapter 8 of this Code; and meets the following requirements:

(1) A minimum of ten parking spaces will be provided; and

(2) Complies with one of the following:

(a) The normal business activities, for which the parking lot is required, shall have ceased at least one hour before the major sports or entertainment event commences; or

(b) The parking spaces to be utilized for major event parking are available in excess of code requirements for the subject site of the business; or

(c) Approval of a special use permit (SUP) for shared parking for major event attendees (Section 12-47.1).

(Ord. 87-3 3-17-87; Ord. 89-18 10-17-89; Ord. 02-12 3-19-02; Ord. 08-26 12-16-08; Ord. 15-18 8-18-15; Ord. 21-12 8-10-21; Ord. 26-07, 5/12/2026)

(A) Applicability of Development Standards. Whenever a new residential development and/or nonresidential building addition equals or exceeds twenty-five thousand square feet of gross floor area, the applicant for approval of the development shall make provision for, as a minimum, all of the applicable transportation demand management (TDM) and trip reduction measures listed below. All facilities and improvements constructed or otherwise required shall be maintained in a state of good repair. The following definitions shall apply to this Section:

(1) "Employee parking area" shall mean the portion of total required parking at a development used by on-site employees. Employee parking shall be calculated as follows:

(2) "Preferential parking" shall mean parking spaces designated or assigned, through the use of a sign or painted space markings for carpool and vanpool vehicles carrying commute passengers on a regular basis that are provided in a location move convenient to a place of employment than parking spaces provided for single occupant vehicles.

(B) Nonresidential development and/or nonresidential building addition(s) equaling or exceeding twenty-five thousand square feet of gross floor area shall provide the following to the satisfaction of the City:

A bulletin board, display case, or kiosk displaying transportation information located where the greatest number of employees are likely to see it. Information in this display area shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

(1) Current maps, routes and schedules for public transit routes serving the site;

(2) Telephone numbers for referrals on transportation information including numbers for the regional ridesharing agency and local transit operators;

(3) Ridesharing promotional material supplied by commuter-oriented organizations;

(4) Bicycle routes and facility information, including regional/local bicycle maps and bicycle safety information;

(5) A listing of facilities available for carpoolers, vanpoolers, bicyclists, transit riders and pedestrians at the site.

(C) Nonresidential development and/or nonresidential building addition(s) equaling or exceeding fifty thousand square feet of gross floor area shall comply with subsection (B) above and shall provide all the following measures to the satisfaction of the City:

(1) Not less than ten percent of the employee parking area shall be located as close as is practical to the employee entrance(s) and shall be reserved for use by potential carpool/vanpool vehicles, without displacing handicapped and customer parking needs. This preferential carpool/vanpool parking area shall be identified on the site plan upon application for site plan review, to the satisfaction of the City. A statement of the availability of such preferential spaces and how employees can obtain them shall be included on the transportation information board. Preferential spaces shall be signed/ striped as demand warrants and, at all times for projects exceeding one hundred thousand square feet of building area, at least one space will be signed/striped for car-pool/vanpool vehicles.

(2) Preferential parking spaces reserved for vanpools must be accessible to vanpool vehicles. Adequate turning radii and parking space dimensions per Article 19 of this Chapter and a minimum vertical clearance of seven feet two inches for interior parking shall be provided.

(3) Bicycle racks, bicycle lockers or other secure bicycle parking shall be provided to accommodate four bicycles per the first fifty thousand square feet of nonresidential building area and one additional bicycle per each additional fifty thousand square feet of nonresidential building area. Calculations which result in a fraction of 0.5 or higher shall be rounded to the next higher whole number.

(D) Any nonresidential development and/or nonresidential building addition(s) equaling or exceeding one hundred thousand square feet of gross floor area shall comply with subsections (B) and (C) above and shall provide all the following measures to the satisfaction of the City:

(1) A safe and convenient zone in which vanpool and car-pool vehicles may deliver or board their passengers;

(2) Sidewalks or other designated pathways following direct and safe routes along the exterior pedestrian circulation system to the bicycle parking facilities and to each building in the development;

(3) If determined necessary by the City to mitigate the project impact, bus stop improvements shall be provided per criteria determined by the City in consultation with the local bus service provider. Building entrances must be designed to provide safe and efficient access to nearby transit stations/stops.

(E) Monitoring.

(1) Each development affected by these provisions shall employ or appoint a transportation demand management (TDM) coordinator to establish and monitor the TDM program.

(2) The TDM coordinator will provide an annual report to the City of Inglewood Traffic Engineer describing the success of the development's TDM program.

(3) The TDM coordinator and the TDM program shall be proposed and submitted by the development applicant as a condition of the site plan review procedures per Article 18.1 of this Chapter. No business license, certificate of occupancy or certificate of completion may be issued without the approval of the TDM program by the Planning and Building Department Director and the City Traffic Engineer.

(Ord. 94-09 4-26-94; Ord. 08-05 4-22-08)