Los Gatos Municipal Code Div. 4 Parking

(a) Intent. This division regulates the number and standards for off-street parking spaces required by this chapter, and the development of off-street parking spaces in order to reduce street and traffic congestion and to provide safely and attractively designed parking facilities which are compatible with the surrounding land uses.

(b) Use of land and buildings. No use of land shall be commenced, no building or structure shall hereafter be erected, constructed or moved within or onto any lot or parcel of land for any use or purpose, and no existing land or building use other than a lawful nonconforming use as to the requirements of this division shall continue unless off-street parking spaces are provided and maintained in accordance with the requirements of this division. No building or moving permit shall be issued unless the requirements of this division are shown on the plans and application submitted for such permit, and no final inspection or authorization for utility service shall be given until the requirements of this division for the use requested have been met.

(c) Authorization of buildings or uses. No building or use which is a lawful nonconforming use as to the requirements of this division shall be expanded through an increase in the number of living units or gross floor area, or modified or changed through an increase in seating capacity, number of persons employed or otherwise, unless the number of additional off-street parking spaces necessitated by such remodeling, expansion, modification or change under the provisions of this division are provided.

(d) Fractions. If the number of required off-street parking spaces contains a fraction, such number shall be changed to the nearest higher whole number.

(e) Mixed uses. When mixed uses are located on the same lot or parcel, or within the same building, the sum total of the required parking for the individual use shall apply.

(f) Spaces for one (1) use only. An off-street parking space for one (1) use shall not be considered to provide a required off-street parking space for any other use, except in the case of a shared parking permit approved by the Community Development Director as hereinafter provided.

(g) Commercial operation of parking spaces.

(1) All privately owned off-street parking spaces required to be provided by this division, or required by the administrative approval authorized by this chapter, shall be operated without charge to the users thereof. No privately owned parking lot which contains such spaces shall be operated commercially or under a validation system whereby parkers patronizing business for which the spaces are provided are admitted to the lot free of charge or at reduced charges and other parkers are charged a fee, and the admission of vehicles to such lots shall not be restricted by gates or other physical means during periods when the use or uses for which the spaces are required are in operation. The provisions of this section shall not be deemed to prohibit the posting of signs at entrances to such parking lots identifying the businesses or uses for whose benefits the lots are operated, prohibiting other parking under threat, and enforcing such prohibitions.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) above, a parking lot located within the Town may be operated with a charge for its use under the following circumstances if the Town has instituted and continues to maintain a charge for use of Town owned or operated parking lots:

a. A charge is made for use of the private parking lot that does not exceed the highest hourly rate charged by the town for use of its lots. Such a charge may include a validation system whereby parkers are admitted to the lot free of charge or at reduced charges if certain businesses are patronized and may also include restriction by gates or other physical means; or

b. Use of valet parking, so long as the parking lot is usable at all times during which the parking spaces are in operation as required by this chapter, and the use of the valet parking has been approved by the Community Development Director pursuant to a valet parking permit; or

c. A combination of a charge and valet system.

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (1) above, a private parking lot, or sections of a private parking lot located within the Town may be operated as a valet parking lot under the following circumstances:

a. The valet parking may be provided with or without charge to the public; and

b. The valet parking lot service adheres to and maintains all fire codes and emergency access standards; and

c. The valet parking lot service shall not impair the safe and efficient use of existing adjacent non-valet parking; and

d. The private valet parking lot is approved by the Community Development Director pursuant to a valet parking permit. The Community Development Director shall have the discretion to deny the valet parking permit application if any criteria set forth above and/or any other rules and regulations adopted by the Town Council cannot be met and shall have the ability to revoke the valet parking permit for valet parking with a minimum of ten (10) days' notice.

(h) Permit required for parking lot improvements. No person shall erect, construct, relocate, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, or convert any parking lot without a permit except:

(1) When repainting the existing lines in the same configuration without any resurface or top coat;

(2) When included as part of a zoning approval; or

(3) Normal maintenance which does not involve extensive structural repairs when necessary to provide for health or safety.

(i) Prohibition of assigned parking spaces. No private parking lots shall have parking spaces assigned to a specific business unless there is excess parking available for the site. The number of spaces assigned to a business shall be limited to the number of excess parking spaces available over the number required by Town Code.

(Ord. No. 1316, §§ 3.40.010—3.40.120, 6-7-76; Ord. No. 1446, 11-19-79; Ord. No. 1640, 3-4-85; Ord. No. 2016, § I, 5-20-96; Ord. No. 2034, § II, 10-7-97; Ord. No. 2061, § I, 4-19-99; Ord. No. 2149, § I, 5-1-06; Ord. No. 2246, § 1, 11-17-15; Ord. No. 2280, § I, 3-19-19; Ord. No. 2292, § I, 10-1-19)

(a) Intent. The regulations contained in this section are intended to ensure the provision of a sufficient number of off-street parking spaces privately and publicly owned and operated to satisfy needs generated by permissible uses.

(b) Parking requirements for downtown. The parking requirements for various uses in the downtown are as follows:

(1) Retail and commercial stores, shops, personal service businesses, specialty food retail, restaurants, bars, nightclubs, and tap/tasting rooms. One (1) parking space for each three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area.

(2) Business and professional offices, retail banks, financial and investment services, insurance companies, social service agencies, and studios. One (1) parking space for each two hundred fifty (250) square feet of gross floor area.

(3) Theaters. One (1) parking space for each three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area.

(4) For uses not specifically listed in this subsection the requirements shall be as set forth in subsection (c).

(c) Outside downtown parking requirements. The number of off-street parking spaces required for areas outside the downtown is set in this subsection. When a use is not listed in this subsection, the Planning Director shall determine the parking requirements by analogy to the requirements for the listed uses.

(1) Single-family, residential condominiums and two-family dwellings. Two (2) parking spaces for each living unit.

(2) Reserved.

(3) Multiple-unit dwellings in all zones and two-family dwellings in the R-1D zone. One and one-half (1½) times the number of living units in such dwellings, except multiple-unit dwellings and mixed-use developments that include a multiple-unit dwelling component that are located within one-half (½) mile walking distance of public transportation shall provide one (1) parking space per dwelling unit. For the purposes of this subsection, public transportation means a high-quality transit corridor, as defined in subdivision (b) of Public Resources Code Section 21155, or a major transit stop, as defined in Public Resources Code Section 21064.3.

(4) Hotels, motels and auto courts. One (1) parking space for each guest room or suite, plus one (1) parking space for each employee.

(5) Lodginghouses, boardinghouses. One (1) parking space for each two (2) beds in such building, plus one (1) parking space for each employee.

(6) Hospitals. One and one-half (1½) parking spaces for each bed.

(7) Sanitariums, convalescent homes and rest homes. One (1) parking space per two and one-half (2½) beds.

(8) Medical or dental clinic or office. One (1) parking space for each two hundred fifty (250) square feet of gross floor area or six (6) spaces per doctor; whichever is more restrictive.

(9) Retail and commercial stores shops, personal service businesses, specialty food retail, restaurants, bars, nightclubs, and tap/tasting rooms. One (1) parking space for each two hundred thirty-five (235) square feet of gross floor area.

(10) Business and professional offices, retail banks, financial and investment services, insurance companies, social service agencies and studios. One (1) parking space for each two hundred thirty-five (235) square feet of gross floor area.

(11) Household furniture, appliances and furniture repair shops. One (1) parking space for each three hundred fifty (350) square feet of gross floor area.

(12) Enclosed automobile or machinery sales. One (1) parking space for each four hundred seventy (470) feet of gross floor area.

(13) Open sales areas. Two (2) parking spaces for each employee.

(14) Service stations and auto repair and auto service businesses. Two (2) parking spaces for each grease rack or working bay, plus one (1) parking space for each employee.

(15) Reserved.

(16) Wholesale establishments and warehouses. One (1) parking space for each two thousand three hundred fifty (2,350) square feet of gross floor area, plus one (1) parking space for each company vehicle used in the operation of such establishment or warehouse.

(17) Manufacturing plants, machine shops, research or testing [laboratories, bottling plants] and printing plants. One (1) parking space for each one and one-half (1½) employees, plus one (1) parking space for each company vehicle used in the operation of such plant, shop or laboratory.

(18) Funeral homes and mortuaries. One (1) parking space for each [seven hundred (700) square feet of gross] floor area, plus one (1) parking space for each employee and one (1) parking space for each company vehicle used in the operation of such home or mortuary.

(19) Community centers and libraries. One (1) parking space for each [five hundred ninety (590) square feet of] gross floor area, plus one (1) parking space for each employee.

(20) Post offices. One (1) parking space for each two hundred thirty-five (235) square feet of gross floor area, plus one (1) parking space for each employee, and one (1) for each official vehicle.

(21) Private clubs and lodges. One (1) parking space for each three hundred fifty (350) square feet of gross floor area, plus one (1) parking space for each three hundred fifty (350) square feet of outside areas employed for purposes of assembly and meeting by the members and guests of such clubs and lodges, plus one (1) parking space for each five hundred ninety (590) square feet of outside areas developed for recreational purposes, such as gardens, swimming pools, park areas and assembly areas, excepting golf course playing area and similar field sports.

(22) Elementary schools. One (1) parking space for each employee, and if such school has an auditorium there shall be one (1) parking space for each three and one-half (3½) fixed seats in such auditorium, plus one (1) parking space for each six (6) linear feet of fixed benches therein, or one (1) parking space for each thirty-five (35) square feet of gross floor area in such auditorium.

(23) Intermediate or junior high schools. One (1) parking space for each employee, and if such school has an auditorium there shall be one (1) parking space for each three and one-half (3½) fixed seats in such auditorium, plus one (1) parking space for each six (6) linear feet of fixed benches therein, or one (1) parking space for each thirty-five (35) square feet of gross floor area in such auditorium.

(24) High schools. One (1) parking space for each employee, plus one (1) parking space for each seven (7) students in such high school and if such school has an auditorium there shall be one (1) parking space for each three and one-half (3½) fixed seats in such auditorium plus one (1) parking space for each six (6) linear feet of fixed benches therein, or one (1) parking space for each thirty-five (35) square feet of gross floor area in such auditorium.

(25) Colleges. One (1) parking space for each employee, plus one (1) parking space for each three (3) students in such college, and if such college has an auditorium, there shall be one (1) parking space for each three and one-half (3½) fixed seats in such auditorium, plus one (1) parking space for each six (6) linear feet of fixed benches therein, or one (1) parking space for each thirty-five (35) feet of gross floor area in such auditorium.

(26) Churches. One (1) parking space for each four (4) seats in each building used separately, or together with any other building, for worship.

(27) Bowling lanes. Seven (7) parking spaces for each lane in each establishment.

(28) Auditorium, theaters, sports arenas, stadiums and assembly halls, with or without fixed seats. One (1) parking space for each three and one-half (3½) fixed seats on such premises, plus one (1) parking space for each six (6) linear feet of fixed benches on the premises, or one (1) parking space for each thirty-five (35) square feet of gross floor area.

(29) Group classes. One (1) parking space for each employee and one (1) parking space per three (3) students.

(d) Handicapped spaces. Handicapped spaces provided in compliance with State or local regulation shall be counted in determining the number of spaces provided in meeting the requirements of this chapter.

(e) Shared parking. Where uses are required by this division to be served by off-street parking spaces, and where some of the uses generate parking demands primarily during hours when the remaining uses are closed, shared parking is allowed, but only if specifically authorized by the Community Development Director. Issuance of a shared parking permit must be supported by findings that the shared parking spaces will not result in the effective provisions of fewer off-street parking spaces than required by this division. The permit may contain such conditions as are necessary to assure the facts found will continue to exist, including:

(1) Submission of satisfactory statements by the party or parties providing the proposed shared parking, describing the users and their times of operation where applicable, and showing the absence of conflict between them;

(2) Written agreements between the parties setting forth the terms and conditions under which the shared parking spaces will be operated including: location, number of spaces, and times of operation where applicable;

(3) Documents showing maintenance provisions; and

(4) Other documents or commitments deemed necessary.

Whenever shared parking spaces are authorized to serve multiple uses, the number of spaces required shall be based upon the use which generates the largest number required.

(f) Properties in parking districts. Required spaces in parking districts shall be as follows:

(1) For any building or open-air use in a public parking district, the number of required off-street parking spaces is:

a. None, when the gross floor area of the building and open area occupied by a use, combined, do not exceed the area of the building and open area occupied when the district is formed; or

b. When the area limitation in subsection (f)(1)a. is exceeded or the use is intensified, the required number is derived only on the basis of the excess area.

(2) The creation of a parking assessment district relieves those properties located within the district which were nonconforming as to parking from having to supply on-site parking spaces in accordance with subsection (b).

(3) The assessment formula was based on a number of factors that included existing floor area, existing use, in some cases potential floor area and included credits for existing on-site parking spaces and for participation in past assessment districts.

(4) The Planning Director shall develop a table using the floor area, parking and previous assessment district information used to calculate the parking assessment and translating that information into a parking credit based on the parking requirements set forth in subsection (b).

When an application is filed to intensify the use within an existing building or to expand an existing building, this information will be used to calculate the amount of on-site parking, if any, that will be necessary to comply with the parking requirements set forth in subsection (b).

(5) Any on-site parking spaces that are credited in the parking assessment district calculation may not be eliminated, unless the use is changed to a residential use that does not require the existing on-site parking spaces.

(g) Parking requirements for major additions to single-family dwellings. Notwithstanding the provisions of division 5 of this article of this chapter, any addition to a single-family dwelling as described below shall comply with the parking requirements set forth in subsection (c)(1) of this section:

(1) An addition exceeding fifty (50) percent of the existing floor area;

(2) An increase in the number of bedrooms;

(3) A second story addition to a one-story building.

(h) Exemptions. Compliance with subsection (c)(1) is not required if the deciding body makes the following findings:

(1) If the site and/or structures on the site are subject to historic preservation pursuant to division 3 of article VIII of this Code and the Historic Preservation Committee determines that the enforcement of subsection (g) will impact the historic character of the site and/or structures on the site; or

(2) The lot does not have adequate area to provide parking as required by subsection (c)(1). This finding is not required if subsection (h)(1) is made.

If the deciding body makes the findings set forth above, parking shall be provided to the maximum extent possible.

(i) Parking requirements for residential properties that are nonconforming as to parking with a Landmark Historic Preservation overlay zone. Residential structure(s) with a Landmark Historic Preservation overlay zone that are lawfully or unlawfully demolished as defined by sections 29.10.020 and 29.10.09030(h) of the Town Code, shall not be required to meet the parking requirements for new construction if no changes to the previously approved plans will be made except as determined by the Planning Director to meet current zoning and building code requirements.

(Ord. No. 1316, §§ 3.41.010—3.41.075, 6-7-76; Ord. No. 1328, 8-2-76; Ord. No. 1349, 3-21-77; Ord. No. 1363, 8-1-77; Ord. No. 1375, 11-21-77; Ord. No. 1493, 3-17-81; Ord. No. 1546, 8-16-82; Ord. No. 1652, 4-15-85; Ord. No. 1654, 4-22-85; Ord. No. 1657, 6-3-85; Ord. No. 1724, 5-18-87; Ord. No. 1789, § VI, 5-15-89; Ord. No. 1854, § I, 6-3-91; Ord. No. 1945, § I, 6-7-93; Ord. No. 2083, § I, 5-7-01; Ord. No. 2149, § I, 5-1-06; Ord. No. 2270, § I, 2-6-18; Ord. No. 2272, § I, 4-3-18; Ord. No. 2280, § I, 3-19-19; Ord. No. 2290, § I, 10-1-19; Ord. No. 2304, § II, 2-18-20; Ord. No. 2307, § I, 4-21-20; Ord. No. 2342, §§ VIII, IX, 8-1-23; Ord. No. 2372, §§ II—V, 2-4-25)

(a) Generally. All permanent off-street parking lots and parking garages shall be constructed as provided in this section. Where the rules of a zone pertaining to yards, landscaping, fencing, or lighting are stricter than those contained in this section, the rules of the zone apply.

(b) Location of required off-street parking spaces. All off-street parking spaces shall be on the same lot as the use for which they are provided.

(c) Driveways. Off-street parking lots and parking garages must be connected to streets or alleys by driveways which comply with the following requirements:

(1) Driveways which serve not more than two (2) parking spaces shall be at least ten (10) feet wide if they provide either ingress or egress only, and not less than eighteen (18) feet wide if they provide both ingress and egress. The Planning Director may authorize a reduction in width of two-way driveways if the Planning Director finds that conditions make the eighteen-foot requirement impractical.

(2) Driveways which serve more than two (2) and not more than ten (10) parking spaces shall be at least ten (10) feet wide if they provide either ingress or egress only, and not less than eighteen (18) feet wide if they provide both ingress and egress. The Planning Director may authorize a reduction in width of two-way driveways for single-family residential parcels with a secondary dwelling unit(s) and two-family residential parcels if the Planning Director finds that conditions make the eighteen-foot requirement impractical.

(3) Driveways which serve more than ten (10) and not more than twenty-five (25) parking spaces shall be at least eleven (11) feet wide if they provide either ingress or egress only, and not less than twenty (20) feet wide if they provide both ingress and egress.

(4) Driveways which serve more than twenty-five (25) parking spaces shall be at least twelve (12) feet wide if they provide either ingress or egress only, and not less than twenty-two (22) feet wide if they provide both ingress and egress.

(5) The minimum distance from a wall, fence or similar obstacle to the edge of any driveway shall be two (2) feet except for single-and two-family dwellings where no minimum distance is required.

(6) All driveways less than eighteen (18) feet in width and more than one hundred fifty (150) feet in length shall be developed with turn-out areas to prevent the obstruction of access to emergency vehicles in such numbers, at such locations and designed and constructed to such standards as the Town Engineer prescribes.

(7) When a garage, with a sliding or overhead roll-up door, unenclosed parking space, or carport opens onto a street (excluding alleys) the length of the driveway shall not be less than eighteen (18) feet. The length of all other driveways shall not be less than twenty-five (25) feet. For a driveway that opens onto an alley, the width of the alley can be used for calculating the length of a driveway.

(8) Unless otherwise authorized by the Fire Chief, a vertical clearance of at least twelve (12) feet shall be maintained above all driveways.

(9) Unless otherwise authorized by the Fire Chief, curves in a driveway more than one hundred fifty (150) feet long shall have at least a forty-five-foot outside radius.

(d) Size and location of spaces and aisles. All parking spaces and aisles shall conform to the following standards:

(1) For the purpose of determining parking space dimensions, the front limit of the space shall be the face of any wall or barrier (bumper height or higher). If no such wall or barrier exists, the front limit shall be a line perpendicular to the side line of the space, two (2) feet forward of the face of the curb or wheel stop.

(2) Standard spaces shall be at least eight (8) feet six (6) inches by eighteen (18) feet. Aisle widths shall be a minimum of twenty-two (22) feet for two-way aisles.

(3) Space width shall be increased by one (1) foot to nine and one-half (9.5) feet if adjacent on one (1) side to a wall, fence, hedge or structure; and by two (2) feet to ten and one-half (10.5) feet if adjacent on both sides to such walls, fences, hedges, or structures. Garages that are required parking for one- and two-family dwellings shall have at least twenty (20) feet by twenty (20) feet clear inside dimension for two-car garages and eleven (11) feet by twenty (20) feet for one-car garages.

(4) Off-street spaces parallel with the aisle shall be at least twenty (20) feet long for standard spaces.

(5) Aisle widths and stall sizes are described in the following table:

(6) When the configuration of the property or the location of existing structures constrict design of parking areas, the deciding body may modify parking stall and aisle width dimensions, provided that the applicant can demonstrate the modification would not impair the function of the parking area.

(7) Parking space boundaries shall be delineated by double striping. Each double stripe shall consist of two (2) four-inch lines, separated by an eighteen-inch space.

(8) Diagonal parking is encouraged wherever possible but shall be discouraged from having two-way aisles.

(9) One-way aisles shall not dead-end. Dead-ends on two-way aisles are permissible if turn-around space is provided.

(10) The minimum inside turning radius for aisles and islands shall be twenty (20) feet.

(11) Off-street parking shall have maneuvering areas adequate to eliminate aisle-to-aisle circulation via the street.

(12) Off-street parking areas shall be designed so that automobiles will not be backed onto a street, except for parking areas that are not on an arterial street serving single-family dwellings.

(e) Surfacing.

(1) All outdoor off-street parking spaces, driveways and maneuvering areas shall be paved with a compacted base not less than four (4) inches thick, surfaced with asphaltic concrete or Portland cement concrete pavement or other surfacing (e.g.: permeable paving materials, interlocking pavers and ribbon strip driveways) approved by the Town Engineer. The paved area shall be provided with drainage facilities subject to the approval of the Town Engineer, adequate to dispose of all accumulated surface water. Special surfaces may be allowed by the Development Review Committee if the following conditions apply:

a. Special surfaces for nurseries or botanical gardens consisting of decomposed granite, crushed aggregate (gravel) or similar granular material may be allowed to continue under the following circumstances:

b. The nursery or botanical garden must have lawfully been in existence since 1977.

c. The intent of the special surface is to moderate the reflective heat from the sun in order to protect the surrounding nursery stock and minimize the storm water runoff.

1. The condition of the surface is maintained such that neither dust becomes a nuisance, mud is not tracked onto any public street nor sidewalk; or gravel is not deposited on any public street or sidewalk.

2. Special paving may be required within the dripline of existing trees subject to the recommendation of the Planning Director.

3. The surface is approved for use by the Town Engineer.

4. The parking area shall not be used for storage or display and shall be available for use as a parking lot at all times.

5. That the area designated for parking shall be of sufficient size and dimensions so as to satisfy the required number of parking spaces, back-up area and maneuvering area for the current and proposed use as set forth in this chapter.

(2) Special paving may be required within the dripline of existing trees subject to the recommendation of the Planning Director.

(f) Lighting. All parking lot and parking garage lighting facilities shall conform to the following standards:

(1) The location, design, intensity, light hue and shielding of lighting fixtures shall be subject to approval by the Development Review Committee.

(2) Lighting used in connection with off-street parking spaces located in, or adjacent to, any residential zone shall be arranged and shielded so that the light will not shine directly on land in such residential zone.

(g) Screening and landscaping. Parking lots and spaces shall be screened and landscaped as follows:

(1) Except for those which serve single- or two-family dwellings, all outdoor off-street parking spaces shall be screened on all sides which adjoin, face, or are across the street from either properties situated in a residential zone or properties developed with a residential use. The design of all screening is subject to approval by the Planning Director.

(2) Wherever a parking lot is adjacent to a street, a landscaped buffer at least ten (10) feet wide is required. Where the parking lot is adjacent to a side or rear property line or to an alley, a landscaped buffer at least five (5) feet wide is required. The required width of landscaped buffers is exclusive of curbing or allowance for vehicle overhang, and is measured from the property line or street or alley right-of-way line.

(3) All landscaped areas shall be completely enclosed by a four-inch continuous concrete curb. At any point where a curb around a landscaped area serves as a wheel stop, a vehicle overhang allowance of two (2) feet including the width of the curb shall be added to the landscaped area.

(4) All portions of the parking area not used for automobile maneuvering and parking or for pedestrian walkways shall be landscaped.

(5) All landscaped areas shall be provided with complete irrigation facilities.

(6) At least five (5) percent of the interior of all parking areas shall be landscaped. In order to be included in the calculation of the amount of interior landscaping, all landscaped areas must be at least five (5) feet in any dimension exclusive of curbing and vehicle overhang allowances, except that landscaped areas separating side by side parking spaces are included in the calculation if they are at least three (3) feet wide exclusive of curbs.

(7) Ranks of fifteen (15) or more parking spaces shall be interrupted by a landscaped area at least three (3) feet wide exclusive of curbs at intervals no greater than ten (10) spaces.

(8) Trees shall be a major design feature in all parking lots.

(h) Curbs, wheel stops and markings. Curbs, wheel stops and markings for parking lots and spaces shall be provided as follows:

(1) Except for spaces which serve single- or two-family dwellings, all off-street parking spaces shall have wheel stops. Wheel stops must be continuous curbing and shall not be separate blocks. A continuous concrete curb may be permitted with breaks in the curb to allow for drainage to meet Best Management Practices methods for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) requirements.

(2) Opposing ranks of parking stalls shall be separated by a raised curbed island. Breaks in the curb may be permitted to allow for drainage to meet best management practices methods for NPDES requirements.

(3) All off-street parking areas shall be provided with entrance, exit and traffic flow markings so arranged and marked as to provide for orderly and safe parking of automobiles, subject to the approval of the Town Engineer.

(i) Pedestrian circulation. Off-street parking areas shall provide for adequate pedestrian circulation.

(j) Temporary parking lots. When this chapter requires that parking be provided to serve a building which is being remodeled or a building which occupies the site of an approved parking lot intended to serve a building which is under construction, temporary parking may be provided. Temporary parking lots shall be surfaced, lighted, landscaped and otherwise improved, consistent with the purpose of such lots as temporary facilities, to be safe and present an acceptable appearance. Architecture and site approval, with an expiration date, is required for all temporary parking lots.

(k) Town-constructed temporary parking lots. The Town may construct temporary parking lots to alleviate parking shortages. The standards and procedures are the same as provided in subsection (j).

(l) Determination. Applications for permits for parking lot improvements shall be determined by the Community Development Director. When compliance with state disabled-accessibility statutes and regulations will result in a reduction in the number of spaces remaining in the parking lot below the number required by this chapter, the application shall be determined by the Community Development Director through the building permit process.

(m) Standards for disabled accessibility. Parking lot improvements shall be rendered disabled-accessible. Each application for a permit for parking lot improvements shall be reviewed and determined in accordance with the requirements for disabled-accessibility as set forth in title 24 of the California Administrative Code. The Community Development Director may approve a permit for parking lot improvements which reduces the number of parking spaces required pursuant to section 29.10.150. This approval must be based upon a finding that public necessity for disabled-accessible parking spaces outweighs the need for the number of parking spaces required by section 29.10.150.

(n) Effect of Community Development Director approval. No penalties shall apply to and no assessments shall be based on an increased parking space deficiency or a created parking space deficiency pursuant to section 29.10.150 resulting from the Community Development Director approval of a parking lot permit under subsection (l) of this section. This subsection (n) shall not apply to an increased parking space deficiency or a created parking space deficiency due to an addition to a building or a structure or to an intensification of use.

(Ord. No. 1316, §§ 3.42.010—3.42.140, 6-7-76; Ord. No. 1328, 8-2-76; Ord. No. 1349, 3-21-77; Ord. No. 1367, 9-19-77; Ord. No. 1375, 11-21-77; Ord. No. 1640, 3-4-85; Ord. No. 1652, 4-15-85; Ord. No. 1854, § II, 6-3-91; Ord. No. 1945, § II, 6-7-93; Ord. No. 2016, §§ II, III, 5-20-96; Ord. No. 2071, § I, 6-19-00; Ord. No. 2149, § I, 5-1-06; Ord. No. 2291, § I, 10-1-19; Ord. No. 2292, § I, 10-1-19)

(a) Required. No building, or part thereof, having a floor space of ten thousand (10,000) square feet, or more, which is to be occupied by a manufacturing plant, storage facilities, warehouse facilities, goods display, retail store, wholesale store, markets, hotels, hospital, mortuary, laundry, dry cleaning establishment, or other uses similarly requiring the receipt or distribution by vehicles or trucks of material or merchandise, shall be constructed, erected or moved within, or onto any, lot or parcel of land in any zone for any use or purpose unless at the time such building or part thereof is constructed, erected or moved within or onto such lot or parcel there is provided on the same lot or parcel of land on which such building is constructed, erected or moved at least one (1) off-street loading space, plus one (1) additional such loading space for each twenty thousand (20,000) square feet of floor area. Such off-street loading spaces shall be maintained during the existence of the building or use they are required to serve. A required loading space may occupy a required rear yard or any part thereof.

(b) Improvement standards. Loading spaces required by subsection (a) shall be developed pursuant to the following standards, to the extent other more rigid standards prescribed elsewhere in this chapter do not apply.

(1) Size of off-street loading spaces. Each off-street loading space required by subsection (a) shall be not less than ten (10) feet wide, thirty (30) feet long and fifteen (15) feet high, exclusive of driveways for ingress and egress and maneuvering areas.

(2) Driveways for ingress and egress and maneuvering areas. Each off-street loading space required by subsection (a) shall be provided with driveways for ingress and egress and maneuvering space of the same type which is required for off-street parking spaces.

(3) Location of off-street loading spaces. No off-street loading space required by subsection (a) shall be closer than fifty (50) feet to any lot or parcel of land in a residential zone unless such off-street loading space is wholly within a completely enclosed building or unless enclosed on all sides by a wall not less than eight (8) feet high.

(Ord. No. 1316, §§ 3.43.010, 3.43.020, 6-7-76)