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No operation or activity shall be permitted which emits odorous gases or other odorous matter in such quantities as to be dangerous, injurious, noxious, or otherwise objectionable to a level that is detectable without the aid of instruments at or beyond the property lot lines. 17.12.140 OUTDOOR STORAGE, TRASH AREAS, AND SERVICE AREAS All areas for storage of maintenance equipment or vehicles, refuse and collection areas, and service areas shall be enclosed or effectively screened from public view by a fence, wall, landscaped area, berm, or a combination thereof.

47.12.150° SMOKE No operation or activity is permitted to emit excessive smoke, fumes, or dust which exceeds the requirements or levels specified by the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District.

17.12.1690 VIBRATION No use shall be permitted which creates a steady-state, earth-borne oscillation which is continuous and occurring more frequently than one-hundred (100) times per minute on adjacent properties. The ground vibration caused by moving vehicles, trains, aircraft, or temporary construction or demolition is exempted from these limits.

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17.13.10 PURPOSE AND INTENT

This chapter is intended to ensure an adequate provision of parking, loading, and bicycle facilities proportionate to the needs created by the various land uses within the City. In providing adequate parking, loading, and bicycle facilities, it is the intent of this chapter to:

1. Progressively alleviate or prevent on-site and off-site traffic congestion and hazards;

2. Ensure the maneuverability of emergency and service vehicles;

3. Provide safe, accessible, convenient, attractive, and well-maintained off-street parking areas;

4. Protect residential neighborhoods from the effects of vehicular noise and traffic by uses in adjacent non-residential districts; and

5. Implement General Plan circulation, air quality, and energy conservation policies.

• 17.13.20 GENERAL REGULATIONS

  1. Applicability

     • a. Any new building constructed, any new use established, any addition or enlargement of an existing structure or use, and any change in the occupancy of an existing building or the manner in which a use is conducted that would result in additional parking spaces being required, shail comply with the provisions of this chapter.

• b. In the case of additions or enlargements of an existing building or use, or a change of occupancy or manner of operation that would result in additional parking spaces being required, the additional parking spaces shall be required only for such addition, enlargement, or change, and not for the entire building or use, unless a specific finding is made by the Planning Director that additional parking for the entire building or use Is necessary to protect the public health, safety, and welfare.

  2. Status of Existing Development and Approvals

     • a. No building or use of land which lawfully existed on the effective date of this Title shall be considered nonconforming solely because of the lack of off-street parking and loading facilities required by this chapter.

     • b. Projects with unexpired plot plans or conditional use permits approved prior to the effective date of this Title need only meet the requirements of the parking ordinance in effect on the date the plot plans or conditional use permits were approved.

     • c. No off-street parking facilities located ina commercial, business park, or industrial zone district shall be used for any purpose other than the temporary parking of vehicles used by employees and patrons that the facilities are intended to serve without first obtaining approval of the

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granted pursuant to the shared parking provisions of Section 17.13.50 of this chapter. If the gross floor area of each individual user is less than the minimum for which parking or loading spaces would be required, the aggregate gross floor area shall be used in determining the required number of parking and Joading spaces.

7. Operation and Maintenance

• a. All parking, loading, and bicycle facilities required by this chapter shall

• : be maintained for the duration of the use requiring such facilities.

     - (1) Required parking and loading facilities shall not be used for the storage or display of merchandise, or for the storage or repair of vehicles or equipment. 
  
     - (2) Required parking and loading facilities shall not be used for the sale of merchandise, except for a special event, subject to the issuance of a Special Event Permit pursuant to the provisions of Section 17.2.100 (Special Event Permits) of this Title. 
  
  - b, it shall be the responsibility of the owner or operator of a specific use to ensure that required parking facilities are maintained in good operating condition, are periodically swept and cleaned, and are properly striped. 
  

  8. Requirements Not Given in Parking and Loading Schedules

     • a. Where the parking and loading facilities requirements for a specific use are not listed in the schedules contained in Sections 17.13.30 and 17.13.40 of this chapter, the required parking shail be determined through the individual development application review process.

• b. An applicant proposing to develop or expand a use whose parking requirements are not shown, shall submit a parking study to the Planning Director providing justification for the proposed number of spaces. This study, along with any traffic engineering and planning data, that is appropriate to the establishment of a parking requirement for the proposed use shall be considered during review of the development application.

  9. Compact Parking

The maximum percentage of all on-site parking that may be permitted as compact spaces, shall be as provided in Table 13.A of this Chapter, unless otherwise specified in Section 17.13.50 (Adjustment to off-street parking requirements) of this chapter.

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10. Tandem Parking

Unless otherwise permitted in this chapter, tandem parking shall not be used fo meet the required number of parking spaces specified in the parking schedules, unless specifically permitted as part of an approved conditional use permit or unless findings for a variance can be made.

11. Time-Restricted Customer Parking

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• (1) Approvals for time-restricted customer parking spaces, granted pursuant to the provisions of this section, may be revoked by the City Council if it is found that the continued use of timerestricted customer parking adversely affects the parking needs of the general area or impedes vehicular, bicycle, or pedestrian circulation due to changes in tenant mix, customer parking demands, or any other factors which change the parking demand characteristics.

• (2) Any decision to revoke a time-restricted customer parking approval shall become final thirty (30) days after the decision to revoke is made.

• 42, No vehicle, as defined in Section 17.1.190 (Definitions) of this Title, shall be permitted to be parked on any unpaved portion of a front yard setback area, or on any paved portion of a front yard setback area not designated as an access corridor (driveway) to an on-site parking facility (car port or garage) on any lot located in a residentially zoned district in the City.

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