Porterville Municipal Code § 304.08 Bicycle Parking

The specific purposes of the on-site parking and loading regulations are to:

A. Ensure that parking uses are provided for new land uses and major alterations to existing uses to meet the parking needs created by such uses;

B. Establish standards and regulations for the developer, owner, or operator of any specific use occurring outdoors or within an existing, newly constructed, or relocated building to provide well-designed, on-site parking areas; and

C. Ensure that on-site parking and loading areas are designed and located to protect the public safety; minimize congestion and conflict points on travel aisles and public streets; and where appropriate, buffer surrounding land uses from their impact. (Ord. 1866, 11-19-2019)

The requirements of this chapter apply to the establishment, alteration, expansion, or change in any use or structure, as provided in this section.

A. New Buildings and Land Uses. On-site parking and loading shall be provided according to the provisions of this chapter at the time any main building or structure is erected or any new use is established.

B. Expansion and Change in Use of Existing Buildings. When an expansion of floor area or change in use classification creates an increase of ten (10) percent or more in the number of required on-site parking or loading spaces, on-site parking and loading shall be provided according to the provisions of this chapter.

C. Reconstruction. Additional parking spaces are not required for the remodel or reconstruction of an existing building when there is no increase in footprint or floor area.

D. Alterations that Increase Number of Dwelling Units. If an alteration to an existing building increases the number of residential dwelling units on the site, on-site parking to serve the new dwelling units shall be provided according to the provisions of this chapter.

E. When Constructed. On-site parking and loading facilities required by this chapter shall be constructed or installed prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy for the uses that they serve. (Ord. 1866, 11-19-2019)

A. Existing Parking and Loading to be Maintained. No existing parking or loading serving any use may be reduced in amount or changed in design, location or maintenance below the requirements for such use, unless equivalent substitute parking or loading facilities are provided or a parking reduction is approved pursuant to Section 304.06, Parking Reductions.

B. Use of Required Parking Spaces. Required on-site parking areas shall be used exclusively for the temporary parking of vehicles and shall not be used for the sale, lease, display, repair, or storage of vehicles, trailers, boats, campers, mobile homes, merchandise, or equipment, or for any other use, unless specifically authorized by another provision of this Ordinance.

C. Nonconforming Parking or Loading. An existing use of land or structure shall not be deemed to be nonconforming solely because of a lack of on-site parking or loading facilities required by this chapter, provided that facilities used for on-site parking and loading as of the date of adoption of this Ordinance are not reduced in number to less than that required by this chapter. (Ord. 1866, 11-19-2019)

A. Minimum Number of Spaces Required. Each land use shall be provided at least the number of on-site parking spaces stated in Table 304.04(A).

B. Calculation of Required Spaces. The number of required parking spaces shall be calculated according to the following rules:

1. Fractions. If the calculation of required parking or loading spaces results in the requirement of a fractional space, such fraction, if one-half (0.5) or greater, shall be considered one (1) additional space; if the fraction is less than one-half (0.5), it shall result in no additional spaces.

2. Floor Area. Where an on-site parking or loading requirement is stated as a ratio of parking spaces to floor area, the floor area is assumed to be gross floor area, unless otherwise stated.

3. Employees. Where an on-site parking or loading requirement is stated as a ratio of parking spaces to employees, the number of employees shall be based on the largest shift that occurs in a typical week.

4. Bedrooms. Where an on-site parking requirement is stated as a ratio of parking spaces to bedrooms, any rooms having the potential of being a bedroom and meeting the standard of the Building Code as a bedroom shall be counted as a bedroom.

5. Students or Clients. Where a parking or loading requirement is stated as a ratio of parking spaces to students (including children in day care), the number is assumed to be the number of students or clients at the state-certified capacity.

6. Seats. Where parking requirements are stated as a ratio of parking spaces to seats, each eighteen (18) inches of bench-type seating at maximum seating capacity is counted as one (1) seat.

C. Existing Spaces-Role in Parking Calculation. The number of parking or loading spaces required for an expansion or change in use, shall be based on the existing spaces plus the additional spaces prescribed in this section, unless the preexisting number is already greater than the number required.

D. Downtown Parking-Role in Parking Calculation. For properties in the Downtown districts, on-street parking spaces may be counted toward required off-street parking for non-residential uses in an amount equal to the proportionate share of the block face. For example, a site that occupies twenty-five (25) percent of the block face is credited with twenty-five (25) percent of the on-street parking spaces along that block face. These provisions apply to street frontages where on-street parking is allowed as identified in 304.07 Downtown Parking Districts.

E. Sites with Multiple Uses. If more than one (1) use is located on a site, the number of required on-site parking spaces and loading spaces shall be equal to the sum of the requirements prescribed for each use unless a reduction for shared parking is approved pursuant to Section 304.06(b), Shared Parking, and except for commercial centers with two (2) or more commercial establishments, which shall be provided parking at a ratio of one (1) parking space per three hundred (300) square feet of floor area if the floor area is more than fifty thousand (50,000) square feet.

F. Uses Not Specified. The parking requirement for any use not listed in Table 304.04(A) shall be determined by the Zoning Administrator based upon the requirements for the most similar comparable use, the particular characteristics of the proposed use, and any other relevant data regarding parking demand. In order to make this determination, the Zoning Administrator may require the applicant to submit a parking demand study or other information, at the applicant’s cost.

G. Parking Requirements Determined by Zoning Administrator. Where the parking requirement in Table 304.04(A) is listed as “to be determined by the Zoning Administrator,” the Zoning Administrator shall establish the parking requirement based on the particular characteristics of the proposed use, and any other relevant data regarding parking demand. The Zoning Administrator may require the applicant to submit parking studies or any other information needed to assess parking demand for the proposed project. Where a Conditional Use Permit is required for the use, the ultimate parking requirement will be established by the Conditional Use Permit.

H. Queuing Area. The number of parking spaces required by Table 304.04(A) does not include queuing space that may be required for vehicles and customers waiting in vehicles for service at drive-through facilities, pump stations, auto service bays, or similar uses. Queuing Area shall provide space for six (6) vehicles (restaurants shall provide spacing from the menu board). In lieu of this standard, a focused traffic study which models vehicular queuing may be prepared subject to Zoning Administrator approval. The stacking area shall not interfere with other on-site circulation and parking facilities. Where required, queuing area shall be measured as twenty (20) feet per car.

TABLE 304.04A: REQUIRED ON SITE PARKING SPACES

(Ord. 1866, 11-19-2019; amd. Ord.1909, 1-21-2025)

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

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(Ord. 1866, 11-19-2019)

The number of on-site motor vehicle parking spaces required by Table 304.04(A) may be reduced in accordance with the provisions of this section.

A. Residential Uses. If a developer can demonstrate that a Multi-Family Residential, Group Residential, or service-oriented housing project designed for residents with special needs, such as senior citizens or handicapped individuals, will not generate a need for as much parking as such a project designed for a general market, the City Council shall have the authority to allow a reduction in the number of required parking spaces. Upon conversion of a senior citizen or other special needs group housing project to a general market apartment or condominium complex, parking shall be provided consistent with the requirements of Table 304.04(A).

B. Shared Parking. Where a shared parking facility serving more than one (1) use will be provided, the total number of required parking spaces may be reduced with a Minor Conditional Use Permit, if the City Council finds that all of the following are true:

1. The peak hours of use will not overlap or coincide to the degree that peak demand for parking spaces from all uses will be greater than the total supply of spaces;

2. The adequacy of the quantity and efficiency of parking provided will equal or exceed the level that can be expected if parking for each use were provided separately;

3. A parking demand study prepared by an independent qualified professional approved by the City supports the proposed reduction; and

4. In the case of a shared parking facility that serves more than one (1) property, a parking agreement has been prepared consistent with the provisions of Section 304.05(d), Off-Site Parking Facilities.

C. Other Parking Reductions. Required parking for any use may be reduced through approval of a Minor Conditional Use Permit.

1. Criteria for Approval. The City Council shall consider the following before approving a Minor Conditional Use Permit.

a. The required findings in Chapter 605, Conditional Use Permits are met.

b. Special conditions-including but not limited to the nature of the proposed operation, proximity to frequent transit service, transportation characteristics of persons residing, working, or visiting the site, or because the applicant has undertaken a transportation demand management program-exist that will reduce parking demand at the site;

c. The use will adequately be served by the proposed parking; and

d. Parking demand generated by the project will not exceed the capacity of or have a detrimental impact on the supply of on-street parking in the surrounding area.

2. Parking Demand Study. In order to evaluate a proposed project’s compliance with the above criteria, the Zoning Administrator may require submittal of a parking demand study that substantiates the basis for granting a reduced number of spaces and includes any of the following information, as directed by the City:

a. Total square footage of all uses within existing and proposed development and the square footage devoted to each type of use.

b. A survey of existing on-street and on-site parking within three hundred fifty (350) feet of the project site.

c. Parking requirements for the net change in square footage and/or change in use, based on the requirements of Table 304.04(A).

d. Estimated net change in parking demand between existing and proposed development, using any available existing parking generation studies from the Institute for Transportation Engineers (ITE) or other sources. If appropriate parking demand studies are not available, the City may require the applicant to conduct a parking demand survey of a development similar to the proposed.

e. Comparison of proposed parking supply with parking requirements and net change in parking demand.

f. A shared parking analysis, as appropriate.

g. A description of possible Transportation Demand Management measures, such as preferential carpool spaces, telecommuting or staggered works shifts, provision of transit passes or other transit incentives for residents or employees, incorporation of spaces for car share vehicles, bicycles, or other measures that could result in reduced parking demand.

h. Other information as required by the City. (Ord. 1866, 11-19-2019)

A. Purpose. The City has established two (2) downtown parking districts in the downtown area in recognition that due to the concentration and mix of uses in the downtown area, parking spaces will be shared among uses and the actual demand for spaces in these areas is less than what would otherwise be necessary. In addition, the proximity to the City transit center further reduces parking demand in these areas.

B. Required Parking Spaces. The number of off-street parking spaces required within the zones of Downtown Parking District No. 1, as shown in Figure 304.07(A), shall not be less than stated in Table 304.07(B). The number of off-street parking spaces in Downtown Parking District No. 2, as shown in Figure 304.07(B) shall be determined by the City Council.

TABLE 304.07B: REQUIRED PARKING SPACES IN DOWNTOWN PARKING DISTRICT NO. 1

FIGURE 304.07A: DOWNTOWN PARKING DISTRICT NO. 1

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FIGURE 304.07B: DOWNTOWN PARKING DISTRICT NO. 2

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C. In Lieu Payments. In lieu of providing the parking spaces required in Table 304.07(B), the person required to provide said parking spaces may pay to the City an amount to be established by the City Council. All monies collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in a special fund with said fund to be used only for the purpose of acquisition of properties and construction of parking spaces within the respective downtown parking district. For all projects within Downtown Parking District No. 1-Zone E and projects that exceed two (2) stories in Downtown Parking District No. 2, the in lieu payment option is subject to City Council approval.

D. Exceptions. The following uses are not subject to the parking space requirements in Table 304.07(B) and shall instead provide parking in accordance with Table 304.04(A).

• 1. All residential uses.
• 2. Bowling lanes.
• 3. Commercial Entertainment and Recreation Facilities.
• 4. Drive-In Restaurants.
• 5. Gymnasiums.
• 6. Hotels and Motels.
• 7. Theaters.

E. Location of Parking. The parking spaces required by this chapter shall be located within the boundaries of the respective downtown parking district or immediately adjacent to the district. (Ord. 1866, 11-19-2019)

Bicycle parking shall comply with the latest edition of the California Green Building Standards Code, and the location of such parking shall be shown on the site plan. (Ord. 1866, 11-19-2019)

A. Loading Spaces Required. A building, or part thereof, having a floor area of ten-thousand (10,000) square feet or more that is to be occupied by a manufacturing plant, storage facility, warehouse facility, retail store, wholesale store, market, hotel, hospital, mortuary, laundry, dry-cleaning establishment, or other use similarly requiring the receipt or distribution by vehicles or trucks of material or merchandise shall provide at least one (1) on-site loading space, plus one (1) additional loading space for each additional forty thousand (40,000) square feet of floor area. Such on-site loading space shall be maintained during the existence of the building or use that it is required to serve.

1. Reduction in Number of Loading Spaces Required. The loading space requirement may be waived upon a finding that the applicant has satisfactorily demonstrated that due to the nature of the proposed use, such loading space will not be needed.

2. Additional Loading Spaces Required. The required number of loading spaces may be increased to ensure that trucks will not be loaded, unloaded, or stored on public streets. Such requirement shall be based on the anticipated frequency of truck pickups and deliveries and of the truck storage requirements of the use for which the on-site loading spaces are required.

B. Minimum Size. Each on-site loading space required by this chapter shall not be less than twelve (12) feet wide, thirty (30) feet long, and fifteen (15) feet high, exclusive of driveways for ingress and egress and maneuvering areas.

C. Driveways for Ingress and Egress and Maneuvering Areas. Each on-site loading space required by this chapter shall be provided with driveways for ingress and egress and maneuvering space of the same type and meeting the same criteria required for on-site parking spaces. Truck-maneuvering areas shall not encroach into required parking areas, travelways, or street rights-of-way. (Ord. 1866, 11-19-2019)

A. Handicapped Parking. Each lot or parking structure where parking is provided for the public as clients, guests, or employees shall include parking accessible to handicapped or disabled persons as near as practical to a primary entrance and in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

B. Compact Parking. On a site with at least ten (10) parking spaces, up to ten (10) percent of the total required parking spaces may be compact spaces, provided that the following standards are met:

1. In residential parking areas, all parking spaces that are required to be covered shall be standard size; and

2. All compact spaces are to be designated with a sign or pavement marking.

C. Size of Parking Spaces and Maneuvering Aisles. Parking spaces and maneuvering aisles shall be provided to meet the minimum dimensions required by this subsection. Screening walls, roof support posts, columns, or other structural members shall not intrude into the required dimensions for parking spaces.

1. Standard Parking Spaces. The minimum basic dimension for standard parking spaces is nine (9) feet by twenty (20) feet. This dimension is reduced to nine (9) feet by eighteen (18) feet where an additional two (2) feet of sidewalk or landscaped area planted with low growing plants is provided for vehicle overhang. Table 304.10(C)(1) provides the dimensions of spaces (stalls) and aisles according to angle of parking spaces.

TABLE 304.10C1: STANDARD PARKING SPACE AND AISLE DIMENSIONS

FIGURE 304.10C1: STANDARD PARKING SPACES

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2. Compact Parking Spaces. The minimum basic dimension for compact parking stalls shall be seven (7) feet by sixteen (16) feet.

3. Parking Spaces Abutting Wall or Fence. Parking spaces shall be located a minimum of two (2) feet from any wall, fence, column, or other obstruction higher than one-half (0.5) feet.

4. Long-term Parking. In parking areas, or portions of parking areas, restricted to employee use rather than customer or visitor use, and in which a vehicle is not normally moved during the period of an employee’s work shift, the width of parking spaces may be reduced to eight and one-half (8.5) feet and the stall depth for standards spaces may be reduced to eighteen (18) feet.

5. Minimum Dimensions for Residential Carports. Each single-car carport shall measure at least eleven (11) feet wide by twenty (20) feet long. Each double carport shall measure at least twenty (20) feet wide by twenty (20) feet long. The width of the carport is to be measured from inside face of support to inside face of opposite support. The carport roof shall cover the entire twenty (20) feet length of the space.

FIGURE 304.10C5: MINIMUM DIMENSIONS FOR RESIDENTIAL CARPORTS

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6. Minimum Dimensions for Residential Enclosed Garages. Enclosed garages serving residential uses shall be constructed to meet the following minimum inside dimensions.

a. A single-car garage shall be at least eleven (11) feet wide and twenty (20) feet long.

b. A double-car garage shall be at least twenty (20) feet wide and twenty (20) feet long.

D. Surfacing:

1. Residential. New residences or improvements to an existing residence of $25,000 or more within a two (2) year period shall provide a paved driveway consisting of concrete, asphalt concrete, pavers or other like material.

2. Non-Residential.

a. For parking, aisles, and access drives that are used on a daily basis asphalt concrete or concrete paving is required.

b. For long term parking or storage inside a secured enclosure that is not used on a daily basis any combination of asphalt concrete, concrete, pavers, decomposed granite or like material that creates a dust-free surface may be approved by the Zoning Administrator and the City Engineer.

c. Fire access roads shall be designed to carry the traffic loads anticipated.

d. Improvements to parking areas to be utilized for overflow parking or special events may be approved by the Zoning Administrator and City Engineer

E. Parking Lot Striping. All parking stalls shall be clearly outlined with striping, and all aisles, approach lanes, and turning areas shall be clearly marked with directional arrows and lines as necessary to provide for safe traffic movement.

F. Perimeter Curbing. A six (6) inch wide and six (6) inch high concrete curb shall be provided along the outer edge of the parking facility pavement, except where said pavement abuts a fence or wall. Where a parking facility abuts an area planned for a future phases of a phased development a timber barrier or other barrier not less than six (6) inches high may be installed instead of a curb.

G. Lighting. Parking areas designed to accommodate ten (10) or more vehicles shall be provided with a minimum of one-half (0.5) foot-candle and a maximum average of three (3) foot-candles of light over the parking surface during the hours of use from one-half (0.5) hour before dusk until one-half (0.5) hour after dawn. Lighting design shall be coordinated with the landscape plan to ensure that vegetation growth will not substantially impair the intended illumination. Parking lot lighting shall, to the maximum extent feasible, be designed and installed so that light and glare is not directed onto residential use areas or adjacent public rights-of-way, consistent with Chapter 306, Performance Standards.

H. Separation From On-Site Buildings. Parking areas shall be separated from the front and side exterior walls of on-site buildings by walkways at least four (4) feet in width.

I. Landscaping. Landscaping of parking areas shall be provided and maintained according to the general standards of Chapter 303, Landscaping, as well as the standards of this subsection. The provisions of this subsection apply to all uses except Single-Family Dwellings and Duplexes.

1. Landscape Area Required. A minimum of ten percent (10%) of any parking lot area shall be landscaped. For the purpose of calculating required parking lot landscaping, parking lot areas are deemed to include parking and loading spaces as well as aisles, vehicle entry and exit areas, and any adjacent paved areas. Parking lot area does not include enclosed vehicle storage areas.

2. Minimum Planter Dimension. No landscape planter that is to be counted toward the required landscape area shall be smaller than twenty-five (25) square feet in area, or four (4) feet in any horizontal dimension, excluding curbing.

3. Layout. Landscaped areas shall be well-distributed throughout the parking lot area. Parking lot landscaping may be provided in any combination of:

a. Landscaped planting strips at least four (4) feet wide between rows of parking stalls;

b. Landscaped planting strips between parking areas and adjacent buildings or internal pedestrian walkways;

c. Landscaped islands located between parking stalls or at the ends of rows of parking stalls; and

d. On-site landscaping at the parking lot perimeter.

4. Required Landscaped Islands. A landscaped island at least six (6) feet in all interior dimensions and containing at least one (1) fifteen (15) gallon size tree shall be provided at each end of each interior row of parking stalls and between all consecutive parking stalls in the following ratios:

a. Between every eight (8) stalls in any non-residential development;

b. Between every six (6) consecutive stalls in a residential development or in a mixed-use development in which residential units overlook on-site parking areas.

5. Landscaped Buffer for Open Parking Adjacent to Right-of-Way. A landscaped buffer area shall be provided between any surface parking area and any property line adjacent to a public street. The landscaped buffer shall have a minimum width as listed below unless a different dimension is specified in the base district standards applicable to a site.

a. Residential Districts: Five (5) feet. Landscaped parkways or strips between the property line and the sidewalk count toward this requirement.

b. Non-residential Districts: Six (6) feet clear of overhang.

6. Landscaped Buffer for Open Parking Abutting Interior Lot Line. A landscaped area at least three (3) feet wide shall be provided between the outside edge of any surface parking area and any adjacent lot for the length of the parking area and a five (5) feet wide landscaped area shall be provided where commercial abuts an R district.

7. Trees. Trees shall be planted to result in fifty percent (50%) shading of parking lot surface areas within fifteen (15) years. In lieu of calculating shading, the applicant may provide a tree in landscaped islands between every six (6) parking spaces consistent with §304.10(I)(4).

a. Distribution. Trees shall be distributed relatively evenly throughout the parking area.

b. Species. Required trees for parking lots shall be selected from a list of recommended trees maintained by the Community Development Department or as listed in Sunset’s Western Garden Book, suitable for Region No. 9.

c. Minimum Planter Size. Any planting area for a tree shall have a minimum interior dimension of five (5) feet. Additional space may be required for some tree species.

FIGURE 304.10I: LANDSCAPING

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8. Protection of Vegetation.

a. Clearance from Vehicles. All landscaped areas shall be designed so that plant materials, at maturity, are protected from vehicle damage by providing a minimum two (2) foot clearance of low-growing plants where a vehicle overhang is permitted.

b. Planters. All required parking lot landscaping shall be within planters bounded by a concrete curb at least six (6) inches wide and six (6) inches high.

FIGURE 304.10I8: PROTECTION OF VEGETATION

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9. Irrigation. All landscaped areas shall be provided with an automatic sprinkler system.

10. Visibility and Clearance. Landscaping in planters at the end of parking aisles may not obstruct drivers’ vision of vehicular and pedestrian cross-traffic. Mature trees shall have a foliage clearance maintained at eight (8) feet from the surface of the parking area. Other plant materials located in the interior of a parking lot shall not exceed thirty (30) inches in height.

J. Circulation and Safety

1. Visibility shall be assured for pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorists entering individual parking spaces, circulating within a parking facility, and entering or leaving a parking facility.

2. Off-street parking and loading areas shall be provided with sufficient maneuvering room so that all vehicles can enter and exit from a public street by forward motion only. This standard shall not apply to parking areas serving Single-Family Dwellings or duplexes served by individual driveways.

3. Parking lots shall be designed so that sanitation, emergency, and other public service vehicles can provide service without backing unreasonable distances or making other dangerous or hazardous turning movements.

4. Separate vehicular and pedestrian circulation systems shall be provided where possible. Multi-family residential developments of five (5) or more units shall be provided pedestrian access that is separate and distinct from driveways. Parking areas for commercial and mixed-use developments that are eighty (80) feet or more in depth and/or include fifty (50) or more parking spaces shall have distinct and dedicated pedestrian access from the commercial use to parking areas and public sidewalks, according to the following standards:

a. Connection to Public Sidewalk. An on-site walkway shall connect the main building entry to a public sidewalk on each street frontage. Such walkway shall be the shortest practical distance between the main building entry and sidewalk, no more than one hundred twenty-five (125) percent of the straight-line distance.

b. Materials and Width. Walkways shall provide at least five (5) feet of unobstructed width and be paved with concrete, stone, tile, brick, or comparable material.

c. Identification. Pedestrian walkways shall be clearly differentiated from driveways, parking aisles, and parking and loading spaces through the use of elevation changes, a different paving material, or similar method.

d. Separation. Where a pedestrian walkway is parallel and adjacent to an auto travel lane, it shall be raised and separated from the auto travel lane by a raised curb at least four (4) inches high, bollards, or other physical barrier.

FIGURE 304.10J: CIRCULATION AND SAFETY

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(Ord. 1866, 11-19-2019)

Parking and storing of recreational vehicles, boats, campers, trailers and similar vehicles are prohibited from being stored for a period longer than seventy-two hours (72) hours in the front yard setback. They may be stored in the side or rear yard behind a minimum six (6) foot high, solid fence. At no time are recreational vehicles allowed to be occupied as residences. Connection to any combination of electrical, water, cable, or sewer facilities is considered prima fascia evidence of occupation as a residence. At no time shall commercial vehicles greater than a one-ton rating be parked or stored on residentially zoned properties. Storage on the street is limited pursuant to Sections 17-10.4, 17-11.7, 17-11.8, and 17-11.9 of the Porterville Municipal Code. (Ord. 1866, 11-19-2019)