Sec. 38-115. Off-Street Parking and Loading Spaces Required.

Off-street parking and loading spaces shall be provided in accord with the following schedules. For off-street loading, references are to Schedule B which sets space requirements and standards for different groups of use classifications and sizes of buildings. References to spaces per square foot are to be computed on the basis of gross floor area.

Where the use is undetermined, the Community Development Director shall determine the parking requirements based on (1) primary use, and (2) what use has the most parking demand (unless they are equal). In order to make this determination, the Community Development Director may require the submission of survey data from the applicant or collected at the applicant’s expense. (Ord. 3472 § 1, 2012)

The Community Development Director may also require a Parking Management Plan for appropriate projects to minimize parking impacts, protect air quality, and encourage alternative transportation modes. (Ord. 3653 § 19, 2022; Ord. 3472 § 1, 2012)

The Monterey City Code is current through Ordinance 3716, passed February 3, 2026.

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Maintenance of Parking Areas. No parking area of parking space provided for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this chapter shall be eliminated, reduced, or converted in any manner below the requirements established in this chapter, unless equivalent facilities are provided elsewhere in conformity with this chapter.

Location. Off-street parking facilities shall be located, as specified below, subject to review by the Planning Commission on a site-specific basis. Where a distance is specified, the distance shall be measured from the nearest point of the parking facility to the nearest point of the building that the facility is required to serve:

For single- or multiple-family dwellings, parking facilities shall be located on the same lot or building site as they are required to serve; provided, however, that no required uncovered parking to service such dwelling or dwellings shall be located in the required front yard setback for the dwelling or dwellings.
For hospitals, rooming houses, lodging houses, and clubs, not more than 150 feet from the building they are required to serve.
For uses other than those specified above, not over 400 feet from the building they are required to serve. Off-site parking lots shall be located within reasonable walking distance of alternative transportation stops, as specified by the Planning Commission on a site specific basis.

OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING SPACES REQUIRED

		Of-street
Use Classifcations	Of-street Parking Spaces: Schedule A	Loading Spaces:
		Schedule B
		Group Number
Residential
Day Care, Limited	1 (residential driveway may be used)
Group Residential	1 per guest room	1
Single-family Dwelling
Lot 3,600 sq.ft. or more	2, including 1 covered (both behind front
	yard setback)
Lot less than 3,600 sq.ft.	1 covered (behind front yard setback)
Guest House	1 (behind front yard setback)
Multi-family, Rental
Studios	1.2, including 1 covered
One-Bedroom	1.5, including 1 covered

The Monterey City Code is current through Ordinance 3716, passed February 3, 2026.

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		Of-street
Use Classifcations	Of-street Parking Spaces: Schedule A	Loading Spaces:
		Schedule B
		Group Number
Two-Bedroom	2, including 1 covered
Three or More Bedrooms	2.5, including 1 covered
Building with 25 units or more	2 per unit
Multi-family, Condominium
Studios	2, including 1 covered
One-Bedroom	2, including 1 covered
Two-Bedroom	2, including 1 covered
Three or More Bedrooms	3, including 1 covered
Conversions	2 per unit, regardless of number of
	bedrooms
Residential Care, Limited	1 per 3 beds
Senior Citizen Housing	0.5 for Senior Citizen housing projects with
	any public participation
Elderly Housing	0.5 per unit, as required by additional study
Public and Semi-public
Clubs and Lodges	1 per 50 sq.ft. used for assembly purposes	3
Cultural Facilities	1 per 300 sq.ft. gross foor area	3
Day Care, General, and
Day Care, Large Family	1 per 6 children; maximum enrollment	2
	based on maximum occupancy load
Government Ofces	1 per 275 sq.ft. gross foor area	2

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OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING SPACES REQUIRED

		Of-street
Use Classifcations	Of-street Parking Spaces: Schedule A	Loading Spaces:
		Schedule B
		Group Number
Hospitals	1 per 175 sq.ft. gross foor area for out-	3
	patient clinics and out-patient facilities plus 1
	per 1.75 beds
Maintenance and Service Facilities	1 per 500 sq.ft. of developed site	1
Park and Recreation Facilities	As specifed by zoning permit or use permit
	for private facilities
Public Safety Facilities	As specifed by use permit	3
Religious Assembly	1 per 50 sq.ft. moveable seating area, or 1	3
	per 5 fxed seats
Residential Care, General	1 per 3 beds	3
Schools, Public or Private	As specifed by use permit	1
Utilities, Major	As specifed by use permit	1
Commercial
Adult Businesses	1 per 500 sq.ft.	1
Ambulance Services	1 per 500 sq.ft.; plus 2 storage spaces	1
Animal Sales and Services
Animal Boarding	1 per 500 sq.ft.	1
Animal Grooming	1 per 500 sq.ft.	1
Animal Hospitals	1 per 500 sq.ft.	1
Animals, Retail Sales	1 per 500 sq.ft.	1
Artists’ Studios	1 per 1,000 sq.ft. without retail use; if retail
	use, 1 per 500 sq.ft.
Banks and Savings & Loans	1 per 400 sq.ft. for the frst 1,000 sq.ft.;	2

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		Of-street
Use Classifcations	Of-street Parking Spaces: Schedule A	Loading Spaces:
		Schedule B
		Group Number
Drive-Up Service	1 per 500 sq.ft. over 1,000 sq.ft.
Building Materials and Services	1 per 2,500 sq.ft. for sales, display, and yard
	storage area
Catering Services	1 per 500 sq.ft.	1
Cemetery	As specifed by use permit
Commercial Recreation and
Entertainment
Billiard Parlor	1 per table
Bowling Alley	5 per alley	1
Electronic Game Centers	1 per 400 sq.ft. for the frst 1,000 sq.ft.; 1 per
	500 sq.ft. over 1,000 sq.ft.
Hot Tubs	2.5 per tub
Ice Skating Rinks	1 per 100 sq.ft.	1
Roller Rinks	1 per 50 sq.ft.
Tennis and Racquetball Clubs	6 per court	1
Theaters	1 per 5 fxed seats, or 1 per 50 sq.ft. of	1
	seating area, if there are no fxed seats
Other Commercial Recreation and	As specifed by use permit
Entertainment
Communications Facilities	1 per 500 sq.ft.	2
Eating and Drinking Establishments	1 per 50 sq.ft. of seating area
Bars with Live Entertainment/Dancing	1 per 50 sq.ft. of seating area and dance
	foor

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		Of-street
Use Classifcations	Of-street Parking Spaces: Schedule A	Loading Spaces:
		Schedule B
		Group Number
Seating, Outside, Major	1 per 100 sq.f.t of seating area over 150
	sq.ft.
Food and Beverage Sales	1 per 400 sq.ft. for the frst 1,000 sq.ft.; 1 per	1
	500 sq.ft. over 1,000 sq.ft.
Convenience Market with Gas Pump	1 per 400 sq.ft. for the frst 1,000 sq.ft.; 1 per
	500 sq.ft.over 1,000 sq.ft.; with a minimum
	of 2 spaces; plus 1.5 spaces per
	gas pump servicing area, with adequate
	access and circulation for convenience
	market. Gas pump servicing area shall not
	be used as back-up or circulation area for
	parking spaces.
Funeral and Interment	1 per 50 sq.ft. moveable seating area; or one
	per fve fxed seats.
Health Club	1 per 100 sq.ft. of weight room, 1 per 50
	sq.ft. of aerobics area, and 3 per racquetball
	court
Horticulture, Limited	As specifed by the Community Development
	Director
Laboratories	1 per 500 sq.ft.	1
Maintenance and Repair Services	1 per 500 sq.ft.; plus 1 per 500 sq.ft. of	1
	outdoor storage area
Massage Establishments	1 per 500 sq.ft.	1
Mixed-Use Projects	Business and professional ofces, 1 space
	per 275 sq.ft.; commercial retail uses, 1
	space per 400 sq.ft. for the frst 1,000 sq.ft.
	of foor area, and 1 per 500 sq.ft. of foor
	area thereafter; residential apartment units

The Monterey City Code is current through Ordinance 3716, passed February 3, 2026.

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		Of-street
Use Classifcations	Of-street Parking Spaces: Schedule A	Loading Spaces:
		Schedule B
		Group Number
	-- all units shall have a minimum of 1
	permanently assigned parking space for
	each unit (no covered parking spaces
	required). Units that exceed 1,000 sq. ft. may
	be required to conform to Multi-family,
	Rental and Multi-family, Condominium
	requirements in this section. Additional
	parking may also be required if it is
	determined that the amount of residential
	space is disproportional to the amount of
	commercial space and the potential for
	shared parking is therefore minimal in the
	mixed-use project. Parking adjustments and
	shared parking may be used for both
	commercial and residential parking
	requirement in a mixed-use project.(3342,
	05/2004)
Nurseries	1 per 2,500 sq.ft. of space devoted to sales,
	display and yard storage
Ofces, Business and Professional	1 per 275 sq.ft.	2
Ofces, Medical and Dental	1 per 275 sq.ft.
Ofces Medical and Dental --	As specifed by use permit
Extended Care
Pawnshops	1 per 500 sq.ft.	1
Personal Improvement Services	1 per 50 sq.ft. of assembly area
Dance or Music Studio	1 per 50 sq.ft. of assembly area
Personal Services	1 per 500 sq.ft.	1
Laundromats, self service	1 per 5 washers

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		Of-street
Use Classifcations	Of-street Parking Spaces: Schedule A	Loading Spaces:
		Schedule B
		Group Number
Research and Development Services	1 per 500 sq.ft.
Retail Sales Not Listed Under Another	1 per 400 sq.ft. for the frst 1,000 sq.ft.;	1
Use Classifcation	1 per 500 sq.ft. over 1,000 sq.ft.
Vehicle/Equipment Sales and
Services:
Automobile Rentals	1 per 275 sq.ft.; plus 2 storage spaces	1
Automobile Washing	1 per 275 sq.ft. of sales, ofce, or lounge
	area; plus space per washing station as
	required by use permit
Service Stations	1.5 spaces per pump servicing area
Shopping Centers	As specifed by Shopping Center plan
Vehicle/Equipment Repair	1 per 400 sq.ft. for the frst 1,000 sq.ft.;	1
	1 per 500 sq.ft. over 1,000 sq.ft.
Vehicle/Equipment Sales and Rentals	1 per 1,000 sq.ft.; gross foor; minimum 5	1
	spaces
Vehicle Storage	1 per 275 sq.ft. of ofce space; plus storage
	spaces
Vehicle/Equipment Sales and Rentals	1 per 1,000 sq. ft.; gross foor; minimum 5	1
-- Limited	spaces
Visitor Accommodations
Bed and Breakfast Inns	1 per guest room plus 2 for the resident
	family; over 8 rooms, add 1 space for
	employee parking; for 10 rooms, add 1 space
	for visitor parking

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Off-street Loading Off-street Parking Spaces: Use Classifications Spaces: Schedule A Schedule B Group Number Hotels and Motels 1 per guest room; plus 2 for every 50 rooms 1 for hotels and motels with over 49 rooms; plus parking, as required for accessory uses Warehousing and Storage, Ltd. 1 per 500 sq.ft. of sales area; plus 1 per 2,500 sq.ft. for warehouse and outside storage area Mini Storage 1 per 500 sq.ft. Industrial Industry, Custom and General 1 per 500 sq.ft. Industry, Limited 1 per 500 sq.ft. Industry, Research, and Development 1 per 500 sq.ft. Wholesaling, Distribution and Storage 1 per 500 sq.ft. 1

(Ord. 3715 § 16, 2025; Ord. 3678 § 2, 2024; Ord. 3653 § 19, 2022; Ord. 3625 § 5, 2020; Ord. 3593 § 5, 2019; Ord. 3588 § 6, 2018; Ord. 3560 § 9, 2017; Ord. 3544 § 10, 2016; Ord. 3472 § 1, 2012)

SCHEDULE B:

	SCHEDULE B:
	LOADING SPACES REQUIRED
	Number of Spaces	Required
	10' x 20' x 10'	12' x 25' x 14'
Gross Floor Area (sq.ft.)	Vertical Clearance	Vertical Clearance
Use Classifcation Group 1
0 to 10,000		0
10,001 to 15,000		1
15,001 to 50,000		2
50,001 and over		3
Use Classifcation Group 2

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	SCHEDULE B:
	LOADING SPACES REQUIRED
0 to 10,000	0	0
10,001 to 20,000		1
20,001 and over	1	1
Use Classifcation Group 3
0 to 10,000		0
10,001 to 30,000		1
30,001 to 100,000		2
100,001 and over		3

(Ord. 3625 § 5, 2020; Ord. 3436 § 2, 2009; Ord. 3424 § 1, 2009)