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Series 300 — ADDITIONAL USE AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS›Article 304 — ON SITE PARKING AND LOADING

304.05: LOCATION OF REQUIRED PARKING:

Porterville Zoning Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-07-09 · Porterville

A. Single-Family Dwellings and Second Units. Required parking for a Single-Family Dwelling (except a manufactured home located within a manufactured home park) and a Second Unit shall be located on the same lot as the dwelling(s) served, and shall not be located within a required front or street-facing side yard. For purposes of this section, the required front yard setback is twenty (20) feet.

B. Multi-Family Residential, Group Housing, and Manufactured Homes. Required parking for Multi-Family Residential, Group Housing, manufactured homes located in a manufactured home park, and other residential uses, shall be located on the same lot as the dwelling served, or in a common parking area not more than four hundred (400) feet from the dwellings served. If located in a common parking area, a parking agreement shall be filed as provided in Subsection (d)(2) of this section. Parking shall not be located within a required front or street-facing side yard.

C. Nonresidential Uses. Required parking spaces serving commercial, industrial, and other non-residential uses shall be located on the same lot as the use they serve, or in an off-site parking facility as provided in Subsection (d) of this section.

D. Off-Site Parking Facilities. A parking facility serving one (1) or more non-residential uses located on a site other than the site of one (1) or more such use(s) may be approved if the standards of this subsection are met.

  1. Location. Any off-site parking facility shall be located within four hundred (400) feet, along a pedestrian route, of the principal entrance containing the use(s) for which the parking is required.

  2. Parking Agreement. A written agreement between the landowner(s) and the City shall be filed, in a form satisfactory to the City Attorney, and including:

a. A guarantee among the landowner(s) for access to and use of the parking facility;

b. A guarantee that the spaces to be provided will be maintained and reserved for the uses served for as long as such uses are in operation; and

  • c. Evidence that the agreement has been recorded in the County Recorder’s office.

FIGURE 304.05: LOCATION OF REQUIRED PARKING

  • (Ord. 1866, 11-19-2019)

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▸ Contents — Porterville Zoning Code
Porterville Zoning Code
  1. Series 100 — INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
  2. Series 200 — BASE DISTRICTS
  3. ▸ Series 300 — ADDITIONAL USE AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
    Overview
    1. Article 300 — GENERAL SITE REGULATIONS
    2. Article 301 — STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC USES AND ACTIVITIES
    3. Article 302 — AFFORDABLE HOUSING DENSITY BONUS AND OTHER INCEN…
    4. Article 303 — LANDSCAPING
    5. ▸ Article 304 — ON SITE PARKING AND LOADING
      Overview
      1. 304.01: PURPOSE:
      2. 304.02: APPLICABILITY:
      3. 304.03: GENERAL PROVISIONS:
      4. 304.04: REQUIRED PARKING SPACES:
      5. 304.05: LOCATION OF REQUIRED PARKING:
      6. 304.06: PARKING REDUCTIONS:
      7. 304.07: DOWNTOWN PARKING DISTRICTS:
      8. 304.08: BICYCLE PARKING:
      9. 304.09: ON-SITE LOADING:
      10. 304.10: PARKING AREA DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS:
      11. 304.11: PARKING AND STORAGE OF RECREATIONAL AND LARGE VEHICLES:
    6. Article 305 — SIGNS
    7. Article 306 — PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
    8. Article 307 — NONCONFORMING USES, STRUCTURES, AND LOTS
  4. Series 400 — LAND DIVISIONS
  5. Series 500 — OVERLAY DISTRICTS
  6. Series 600 — ADMINISTRATION AND PERMITS
  7. Series 700 — GENERAL TERMS

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