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Chapter 11 — PARKING AND LOADING FACILITIES, OFF-STREET

11.060 Number of Automobile Parking Spaces Required.

Petaluma Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-09-25 · Petaluma

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

Table 11.1.

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Use Number of Parking Spaces Required
Artisan/Craft Product Manufacturing 1 space per 500 square feet of gross floor area
Artisan Shop 1 for each 300 gross square feet of floor area
Auto and Vehicle Sales 1 for each 400 square feet of gross floor area
Auto Parts Sales 1 for each 300 gross square feet of floor area
Banks and Financial Services 1 for each 300 gross square feet of floor 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 staff member (employee, parent volunteer,
etc.), plus 1 loading/unloading space for each 10 children
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The Petaluma Implementing Zoning Ordinance is current through Ordinance 2907, passed September 8, 2025.

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Table 11.1.

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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 floor 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 floor area if there are
no fixed seats
Dwelling – Accessory No additional parking requirements apply beyond what
currently exists for the existing primary dwelling.
See specific 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 efficiency 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 floor area
Groceries, Specialty Foods
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r>studio, or efficiency 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 floor area
Groceries, Specialty Foods
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The Petaluma Implementing Zoning Ordinance is current through Ordinance 2907, passed September 8, 2025.

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Table 11.1.

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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 floor area
Maintenance/Repair Service 1 for each 400 square feet of gross floor area
Manufacturing/Processing 1 space per 500 square feet of gross floor 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 staff doctors
Medical Services – Minor 1 for each 200 square feet of gross floor area
Offices – Business/Service, Government, 1 for each 300 gross square feet of floor area
Processing, Professional
Public/Civic Buildings and Grounds Other 1 for each 2 employees on the maximum shift
than Schools and Administrative Offices
Religious Facilities 1 for each 4 seats
Restaurant, Coffee 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 floor area if there are
no fixed seats
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The Petaluma Implementing Zoning Ordinance is current through Ordinance 2907, passed September 8, 2025.

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Table 11.1.

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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 floor area if there are
no fixed seats
Vehicle Services – Major and Minor 1 for each 400 square feet of gross floor area
Wholesaling and Warehouse 1 space per 500 square feet of gross floor area
Unspecified 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.
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(Ord. 2830 (Exh. A), 2022; Ord. 2764 § 3 (Exh. A), 2021; Ord. 2738 § 5, 2020; Ord. 2711 § 5, 2020; Ord. 2690 § 4, 2019.)

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▸Contents — Petaluma Zoning Code
Petaluma Zoning Code
  1. Chapter 1 — PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY OF ZONING ORDINANCE
  2. Chapter 2
  3. Chapter 3 — DEVELOPMENT AND LAND USE APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS
  4. Chapter 4 — ZONE DISTRICTS AND ALLOWABLE LAND USES
  5. Chapter 5 — OVERLAY ZONES
  6. Chapter 6 — FLOODWAY AND FLOOD PLAIN DISTRICTS
  7. Chapter 7 — STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC LAND USES
  8. Chapter 8 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ESTABLISHMENT
  9. Chapter 9
  10. Chapter 10 — ADULT ORIENTED BUSINESS
  11. ▸Chapter 11 — PARKING AND LOADING FACILITIES, OFF-STREET
    Overview
    1. 11.010 Purpose of Off-Street Parking and Loading.
    2. 11.020 Definitions.
    3. 11.030 Off-Street Parking – General Regulations.
    4. 11.035 Exception to Off-Street Parking.
    5. 11.040 Alternatives to On-Site Parking.
    6. 11.050 Planned Districts.
    7. 11.060 Number of Automobile Parking Spaces Required.
    8. 11.065 Power of the Zoning Administrator (Director) to Modify …
    9. 11.070 Standards for Off-Street Automobile Parking Facilities.
    10. 11.080 Site Plan Approval.
    11. 11.090 Standards for Bicycle Facilities.
    12. 11.095 Modifications.
    13. 11.100 Off-Street Loading Berth Requirements.
    14. 11.105 Power of the Zoning Administrator to (Director) to Modi…
    15. 11.110 Off-Street Loading Facilities – General Regulations.
    16. 11.120 Standards for Off-Street Loading Facilities.
  12. Chapter 12 — DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS MODIFICATIONS
  13. Chapter 13
  14. Chapter 14 — LANDSCAPING AND SCREENING
  15. Chapter 15
  16. Chapter 16
  17. Chapter 17 — TREE PRESERVATION
  18. Chapter 18 — PUBLIC ART
  19. Chapter 19 — PLANNED UNIT DISTRICT AND PLANNED COMMUNITY DISTR…
  20. Chapter 20 — SIGNS AND SIGN STRUCTURES
  21. Chapter 21 — PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
  22. Chapter 22 — NONCONFORMING USES
  23. Chapter 23
  24. Chapter 24
  25. Chapter 25 — AMENDMENTS
  26. Chapter 26 — ENFORCEMENT, VIOLATIONS, PENALTIES, ENACTMENT
  27. Chapter 27 — RESIDENTIAL DENSITY BONUS
  28. Chapter 28 — GLOSSARY

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