Irvine Municipal Code Ch. 4-2 Basic Regulations

A. Off-street parking shall be provided for both vehicles and bicycles per the requirements of the ordinance for the following applications:

New development.

Building additions.

Temporary uses.

Change in land use.

B. In all situations where additional vehicular parking spaces are required, all existing and proposed handicapped parking spaces located on the site shall be marked and striped in accordance with the State of California Building Standards Code, Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations.

C. All parking spaces shall be independently accessible, with the exception of tandem spaces as specifically permitted below in the parking matrix.

(Code 1976, § V.E-402.1; Ord. No. 92-3, 4-14-92; Ord. No. 94-7, § 3, 6-14-94; Ord. No. 00-04, § 4, 4-25-00; Ord. No. 01-02, § 4, 2-27-01)

No building or use of land lawfully existing on the effective date of this ordinance shall be considered nonconforming solely because of the lack of off-street parking facilities required by this ordinance, providing the building's gross floor area has not changed and the change of use, had it occurred under the Code as it existed directly prior to the adoption of Ordinance No. 01-02, would not have required additional parking.

(Code 1976, § V.E-402.2; Ord. No. 92-3, 4-14-92; Ord. No. 94-7, § 3, 6-14-94; Ord. No. 00-04, § 4, 4-25-00; Ord. No. 01-02, § 4, 2-27-01)

Projects with unexpired development applications approved prior to the effective date of this ordinance must only meet the requirements of the parking ordinance in effect on the date the applications were approved.

(Code 1976, § V.E-402.3; Ord. No. 92-3, 4-14-92; Ord. No. 94-7, § 3, 6-14-94; Ord. No. 00-04, § 4, 4-25-00; Ord. No. 01-02, § 4, 2-27-01)