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Chapter 11 — PARKING AND LOADING FACILITIES, OFF-STREET

11.065 Power of the Zoning Administrator (Director) to Modify Requirements.

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

The provisions of this section as to number of spaces may be modified by the Zoning Administrator (Director) in the following cases only. Any other request for modification shall be submitted as, and meet the tests for, a variance. If the modification pertains to bicycle parking, it shall be routed through the PBAC as well.

A. Compact spaces may be proposed as set forth within the adopted City standards, subject to review and approval of the Planning Commission.

B. The number of spaces required may be modified for uses such as elderly housing or retirement homes where it can be demonstrated that automobile use or ownership is significantly lower than for other dwelling or lodging houses.

C. When a common off-street parking facility, located within 300 feet of the uses served, will provide 20 or more parking spaces, the total number of parking spaces required for all the uses served may be reduced by not more than 25 percent upon the obtaining of a conditional use permit. The Zoning Administrator (Director) shall determine prior to granting a conditional use permit for such a reduction that the typical use of the off-street

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

Ch. 11 Parking and Loading Facilities, Off-Street | Petaluma Implementing Zoning Ordinance

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parking facility would be staggered to such an extent that the reduced number of spaces would be adequate to serve all uses sharing the facility.

  • D. When a request for reduction in on-site parking has been submitted and approved pursuant to Section 11.040(D), the number of parking spaces may be modified without further action by the Zoning Administrator (Director). (Ord. 2830 (Exh. A), 2022; Ord. 2764 § 3 (Exh. A), 2021.)

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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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