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Chapter 36 — ZONING›Article X — PARKING AND LOADING

Mountain View Municipal Code Div. 2 General Parking Regulations

Mountain View Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Mountain View

Cite as: Mountain View Municipal Code Division 2 · Text as of 2026-10-04

SEC. 36.32.10. - Expansion of structure, change in use.

When a structure is enlarged or increased in capacity, or when a change in use creates an increase in the required amount of parking, additional parking spaces shall be provided in compliance with the provisions of this section;

(Ord. No. 18.13, § 1, 12/10/13.)

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SEC. 36.32.15. - Mixed uses/multiple tenants.

A site or facility proposed for multiple tenants or uses (e.g., a hotel with meeting halls, a building with ground-floor shops and second-floor offices, etc.) shall provide the aggregate number of parking spaces required by Section 36.32.50 (Required Parking Spaces) for each separate use;

(Ord. No. 18.13, § 1, 12/10/13.)

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SEC. 36.32.20. - Single-family homes.

For each dwelling in any single-family residential zoning district, a garage or carport shall be provided and permanently maintained for parking.

(Ord. No. 18.13, § 1, 12/10/13.)

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SEC. 36.32.25. - Deferral of parking installation.

For nonresidential developments of ten thousand (10,000) square feet or more of gross floor area, the zoning administrator may approve deferral of one (1) or more required off-street parking spaces to a future date. The applicant shall demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the zoning administrator, that the occupant of the subject parcel will not need the required parking spaces and that the area temporarily utilized for landscaping or other aesthetic amenities can, in the future, be used for the required parking spaces. The zoning administrator may impose reasonable conditions, including the recordation of a legal agreement which would provide that the landscaping or other amenity is to be removed by the applicant and the required off-street parking spaces are to be installed if they are needed to serve the use(s) on the subject parcel.

(Ord. No. 18.13, § 1, 12/10/13.)

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SEC. 36.32.30. - Adjacent site access.

Applicants for nonresidential developments should be encouraged to provide cross-access to adjacent nonresidential properties for convenience, safety and efficient circulation of motor vehicles. A mutual access agreement should be executed where cross-access is provided.

(Ord. No. 18.13, § 1, 12/10/13.)

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SEC. 36.32.35. - Rounding of quantities.

Where the number of required parking spaces results in a fraction of 0.50 or higher, the requirements shall be rounded up to the next whole space. Where the number of required spaces results in a fraction less than 0.50, the requirements shall be rounded down to the next whole space.

(Ord. No. 18.13, § 1, 12/10/13.)

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SEC. 36.32.40. - Parking required by precise plans.

Parking requirements established in compliance with Section 36.50.60 (Precise Plans) shall supersede the provisions of Section 36.32.50 (Required parking spaces).

(Ord. No. 18.13, § 1, 12/10/13.)

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SEC. 36.32.45. - No assignment of parking spaces without approval.

Parking spaces in parking lots shall be available to all users of the premises and shall not be assigned or in any way restricted for use except pursuant to an approval by the city as part of the underlying permit or CC&Rs.

(Ord. No. 18.13, § 1, 12/10/13.)

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