11.060 Number of Automobile Parking Spaces Required.

The number of automobile parking spaces required shall be determined as indicated in Table 11.1.

                                       Table 11.1.

               Use                       Number of Parking Spaces Required

Artisan/Craft Product Manufacturing          1 space per 500 square feet of gross Koor area

Artisan Shop                             1 for each 300 gross square feet of Koor area

Auto and Vehicle Sales 1 for each 400 square feet of gross Koor area

Auto Parts Sales 1 for each 300 gross square feet of Koor area

Banks and Financial Services 1 for each 300 gross square feet of Koor area

Bars, Taverns, Nightclubs                   1 for each 2.5 seats

Bed and Breakfast Inns 1 for each guest room, plus

                                      1 for the inn owner/manager

Child Care Center                         1 for each staM member (employee, parent volunteer,

                                                              etc.), plus 1 loading/unloading space for each 10 children

The Petaluma Implementing Zoning Ordinance is current through Ordinance 2907, passed September 8, 2025.

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                                       Table 11.1.

               Use                       Number of Parking Spaces Required

Commercial Recreation – Bowling Alleys 5 for each alley

Commercial Recreation – Indoor 1 for each 50 square feet of gross Koor area

Dance halls, coin operated amusement

arcades, electronic games arcades, ice and

 roller skating, pool and billiard rooms

Conference/Convention Facility              1 for each 3.5 seats of maximum seating capacity

                                            or

                                      1 for each 60 square feet of gross Koor area if there are

                                    no Jxed seats

Dwelling – Accessory                   No additional parking requirements apply beyond what

                                                currently exists for the existing primary dwelling.

                                        See speciJc use regulations in Section 7.030.

Dwelling – Single Household, Including        1 covered space, plus
Attached Townhomes                     2 additional covered or uncovered spaces

Dwelling – Single Household                1 additional space for each additional bedroom over 4
Addition of New Bedrooms                bedrooms

Dwelling – Single Household                    Space(s) converted to living quarters replaced with
Conversion of Required Covered Parking to    covered or uncovered parking space

Living Space                         No replacement parking required for conversions to

                                            accessory dwelling units or junior accessory dwelling

units.

Dwelling – Mobile Home Park               2 for each mobile home space in the park

Dwellings – Multiple Household              1 which may be covered or uncovered for each bedroom,

                                                  studio, or eLciency unit

                                                  In no case shall a project provide an overall parking ratio

                                                of less than 1.5 spaces per unit.

Funeral Homes, Mortuaries                 1 for each 5 seats for the aggregate number of seats

                                           provided in all assembly rooms of the mortuary

General Retail                            1 for each 300 square feet of gross Koor area

Groceries, Specialty Foods

The Petaluma Implementing Zoning Ordinance is current through Ordinance 2907, passed September 8, 2025.

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                                       Table 11.1.

               Use                       Number of Parking Spaces Required

Hotels and Motels                        1 for each living or sleeping unit, plus

                                      1 for the owner or manager

Libraries, Museums and Art Galleries         1 for each 1.5 employees, plus

                                      1 for each 200 square feet of gross Koor area

Maintenance/Repair Service                 1 for each 400 square feet of gross Koor area

Manufacturing/Processing                  1 space per 500 square feet of gross Koor area

Medical Services – Health Care Facility        1 for each 3 beds, plus

Medical Services – Major                   1 for each employee on the maximum shift, plus

                                      1 for each 2 staM doctors

Medical Services – Minor                   1 for each 200 square feet of gross Koor area

OLces – Business/Service, Government, 1 for each 300 gross square feet of Koor area

Processing, Professional

Public/Civic Buildings and Grounds Other      1 for each 2 employees on the maximum shift

than Schools and Administrative OLces

Religious Facilities                         1 for each 4 seats

Restaurant, CoMee Shop, Café               1 for each 2.5 seats

Rooming, Boarding, Lodging Houses 1 for each bedroom

School – Private                          1 for each employee on the maximum shift

Elementary and Junior High

School – Private                          1 for each employee on the maximum shift

High School and College 1 for each 2 students

School – Specialized Education and Training    1 for each employee on the maximum shift

                                      1 for each 2 students

Sports and Entertainment Assembly Facility    1 for each 3.5 seats of maximum seating capacity or

                                      1 for each 60 square feet of gross Koor area if there are

no Jxed seats

The Petaluma Implementing Zoning Ordinance is current through Ordinance 2907, passed September 8, 2025.

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                                       Table 11.1.

               Use                       Number of Parking Spaces Required

Studio – Art, Dance, Martial Arts, Music        1 for each employee on the maximum shift

                                      1 for each 2 students

Theater, Cinema or Performing Arts          1 for each 3.5 seats of maximum seating capacity or

                                      1 for each 60 square feet of gross Koor area if there are

                                    no Jxed seats

Vehicle Services – Major and Minor           1 for each 400 square feet of gross Koor area

Wholesaling and Warehouse                1 space per 500 square feet of gross Koor area

UnspeciJed Uses of Buildings, Structures, or The number of spaces shall be determined by the Zoning

Premises Administrator (Director) in accordance with the general

                                         purposes standards herein. All new structures in

                                                   industrial zones shall provide no less than 35 spaces per

                                             acre of land.

(Ord. 2830 (Exh. A), 2022; Ord. 2764 § 3 (Exh. A), 2021; Ord. 2738 § 5, 2020; Ord. 2711 § 5, 2020; Ord. 2690 § 4,

2019.)