Chapter 10.38
Reedley Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · ingested 2026-07-06 · Reedley
PARKING AND LOADING
SECTION:
10.38.010: Purpose And Applicability ¶
10.38.020: General Provisions ¶
10.38.030: Number Of Spaces Required ¶
10.38.040: Shared Parking ¶
10.38.050: Offsite Parking Facilities ¶
10.38.060: Parking Facility Design Standards ¶
10.38.070: Off Street Loading Requirements ¶
10.38.080: Exceptions To Parking And Loading ¶
10.38.010: PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY: ¶
A. Purpose. The specific purpose of the parking and loading regulations are to:
Establish off-street parking requirements that are appropriate to their land use type and size of development.
Offer flexible means of minimizing the amount of area devoted to vehicle parking.
Require that parking areas are designed to reduce potential environmental impacts, including minimizing stormwater runoff and heat island effects.
Ensure that on-site parking and loading areas are designed and located to protect public safety; minimize congestion and conflict points on travel aisles and public streets; and where appropriate, buffer surrounding land uses from their impact.
Provide loading and delivery facilities in proportion to the needs of allowed uses.
Protect neighborhoods from the effects of vehicular noise and spillover traffic and parking generated by uses in adjacent nonresidential districts and ensure adequate infrastructure to improve circulation.
B. Applicability. The requirements of this Chapter apply to the following:
Change In Use, Additions, and Enlargements. Whenever there is a change in use, or increase in floor area, or other unit of measurement specified in this chapter, and such change, increase or other unit of measurement is such that it creates a need for an increase in the number of off street parking spaces by fifty percent (50%) or more, such increase in off street parking facilities shall be provided on the basis of the increased requirements of the new use, or on the basis of the increased floor area, or in other units of measurement; provided, however, that in case a change in use creates a need for two (2) or fewer additional off street parking spaces, no additional parking spaces shall be required.
Projects and Land Uses with an Approved Site Plan. The requirements of this Section shall apply to all uses for which a site plan is approved in accordance with the provisions of this Title.
Alterations that Increase the Number of Dwelling Units. The creation of additional dwelling units through the alteration of an existing structure or construction of an additional structure or structures requires the provision of on-site parking to serve the new dwelling units. If the number of existing parking spaces is greater than the requirements for the existing units, the number of spaces more than the prescribed minimum may be counted toward meeting the parking requirements for the new dwelling units. Where an existing use is expanded, the parking requirements of this Chapter shall apply only to the addition.
Non-Conforming Parking or Loading. In compliance with Article 5 (Nonconformities) and except as provided for in Chapter 10.52 (Accessory Dwelling Unit) and Chapter 10.54 (Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit), an existing use of land or structure shall not be deemed to be non-conforming solely because of a lack of on-site parking and/or loading facilities required by this Chapter. (Ord. 2024-001, 9-10-2024)
10.38.020: GENERAL PROVISIONS: ¶
A. Units of Measurement. The units of measurement used in this Chapter shall comply with the following:
For the purposes of this Chapter, "floor area" shall mean that floor area used, or intended to be used, for service to the public as customers, patrons, clients, patients, or tenants, including areas occupied by fixtures and equipment used for the display or sale of merchandise. It shall not include areas used principally for storage, or administrative offices incidental to a retail or commercial service use.
In the case of mixed uses, the required off street parking shall be the sum of the requirements for the various uses computed separately. Off-street parking for one use shall not be considered as providing required parking for any other use except as allowed for in this Chapter for specified for shared uses.
If, in the calculation of the requirements of this section, a fractional number results, fractions of one-half or greater shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number, and fractions of less than one-half shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number, except as otherwise provided.
B. Existing Parking and Loading Uses. No existing parking or loading areas may be reduced in amount or changed in design, location, or maintenance below the requirements for such use, unless equivalent substitute facilities are provided.
C. Maintenance. Parking lots and pedestrian areas, including landscaped areas, driveways, and loading areas, shall be maintained free of refuse, debris, or other accumulated matter. (Ord. 2024-001, 9-10-2024)
10.38.030: NUMBER OF SPACES REQUIRED: ¶
A. Minimum Standards. Each land use shall provide at least the minimum number of off street parking spaces required by this Chapter, except where a greater number of spaces is required through land use entitlement approval or where an exception has been granted through approval of a minor deviation permit in accordance with Chapter 10.94 (Minor Deviation) or a discretionary permit.
B. Parking Schedule. The number of parking spaces required per land use is established in Table 10.38-A (Parking Schedule).
| B._Parking Schedule._The number of parking spaces required per land use is established in Table 10.38-A (Parking Schedule). |
B._Parking Schedule._The number of parking spaces required per land use is established in Table 10.38-A (Parking Schedule). |
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| Table 10.38-A | |
| Parking Schedule | |
| Use | Spaces Required |
| Table 10.38-A | |
| Parking Schedule | |
| Use | Spaces Required |
| Residential Uses | |
| Single Unit Dwelling | Two spaces for each dwelling unit. One covered space shall be designated for each unit. |
| Two-Unit Dwellings, Three-Unit Dwellings, and Multi-Unit Dwellings |
One and one-half covered or uncovered spaces per dwellingunit. |
| Guest Parking: One uncovered spaceper 10 units. | |
| Multi-Unit Dwellings within Mixed-Use Projects | One space for each dwelling unit. |
| Accessory Dwelling Unit/Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit | Refer to Chapter 10.52 (Accessory Dwelling Unit) and Chapter 10.54(Junior AccessoryDwellingUnit) |
| Multi-Unit Dwellings within Senior Citizen Projects | One-half spaceper unit. |
| Guest Parking: one spaceper five units. | |
| FamilyDayCare | None in addition to what is required for the residential use. |
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| Single Room Occupancy (SRO) | One-half spaceper unit. |
| Community Care, Large (7 or more persons) | Two spaces for the owner-manager plus one for every five beds and one for each non-resident employee. |
| CommunityCare, Small(upto 6persons) | None in addition to what is required for the residential use. |
| Supportive Housing | If less than six residents = none other than what is required for the residential use. |
| If more than six residents = One-half space per bed plus one visitor spaceper 10 beds. |
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| Transitional Housing | None in addition to what is required for the residential use. |
| Public and Semi-Public Uses | |
| Colleges and Trade Schools, Public or Private | One space for each employee, including teachers and administrators, plus one space for each three adult students. |
| Place of Assembly | One space for each 60 square feet of floor area used for seating if seats are not fixed, or one space for each five seats. School classrooms associated with a place of assembly do not require parking in addition to that required forplace of assemblyseating. |
| DayCare Centers | One spaceper employeeplus two loadingspaces. |
| Emergency Shelters | One space per 500 square feet of floor area. |
| Hospitals and Clinics or Urgent Care | One spaceper 250 square feet of floor area. |
| Schools, Public or Private | Elementary and Middle Schools: one space for each employee including teachers, administrators, and custodians,plus one space for each 50 students enrolled. |
| High School: one space for each employee including teachers, administrators, and custodians, plus one space for each 25 students enrolled. |
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| Commercial Uses | |
| Vehicle Sale and Services | |
| Vehicle Fueling Station (including alternative fuels and electrical vehicle (EV) charging stations) |
Two spaces for self-service station. |
| See Retail Stores and Personal Service for parking requirements for Convenience Stores accessory to a vehicle fuelingstation. |
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| Vehicle Rental | One spaceper 500 square feet of office/rental area. |
| One space per 5,000 square feet of outdoor rental storage area. |
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| Vehicle Sales and Leasing | One space per 5,000 square feet of new display area and requirements of automobile repair where applicable. |
| Vehicle Repair | One space for everytwo service bays. |
| One space per 500 square feet of non-service bay floor area. |
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| Vehicle Washing | One space for each washingstall, not includingthe stall. |
| Two spaces if self-service station. | |
| Commercial/Retail Sales and Services | |
| Banks and Financial Institutions | One spaceper 400 square feet of floor area. |
| Entertainment and Recreation | Athletic Clubs/Fitness Centers: one space per 200 square feet of floor area. |
| Bowling Alleys: one space per lane. | |
| Theaters: one spaceper 20 seats. | |
| Other places of assembly without fixed seats: one space for each 60 square feet used for assembly. |
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| Eating and Drinking Establishments | Drive-Through Only (no seating): one spaceper employee. |
| Restaurants and Coffee Shops/Cafes, Quick Service: one spaceper 350 square feet of floor area. |
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| Restaurants, Full Service: one space per 200 square feet of floor area. |
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| Bars/Nightclub/Lounge: one space per 500 square feet of floor area. |
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| Funeral Parlors and Internment Services | One space for every 60 square feet. of assembly area, plus one spaceper 250 square feet. of office area. |
| Food and Beverage Sales | |
| Convenience Store | See Retail Stores and Personal Service. |
| Liquor Store | One spaceper 450 square feet of floor area. |
| Lodging | |
| Hotels and Motels | One space per each room plus one space for every two employees. |
| Mixed Uses | |
| See "Unified Centers" | |
| Offices | |
| Business and Professional Offices | One spaceper 500 square feet of floor area. |
| Medical/Dental Clinic or Offices (Includes Veterinary Services) |
One space per 400 square feet of floor area. |
| Retail Stores and Personal Service | One spaceper 400 square feet of floor area. |
| Retail Stores which only handle large merchandise (household appliances, farm implements and machinery) |
One space per 600 square feet of floor area. |
| Swap Meet/Flea Markets | Five spaces per vendor, plus 10 spaces per one-half acre ofgross use area. |
| Industrial Uses | |
| Animal Product Processing | One space per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area, plus one space for each two employees. |
| Brewery, Distillery, Winery with Tasting Room | One space for each 750 square feet of gross floor area, plus one space for each two employees. |
| Brewery, Distillery, Winery without Tasting Room | One spaces for each 5,000 square feet of gross floor area, plus one space for each two employees. |
| B._Parking Schedule._The number of parking spaces required per land use is established in Table 10.38-A (Parking Schedule). |
B._Parking Schedule._The number of parking spaces required per land use is established in Table 10.38-A (Parking Schedule). |
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| Industrial, Minor | One spaces for each 2,500 square feet of gross floor area, plus one space for each facility vehicle. |
| Industrial, Major | |
| Industrial, Hazardous | |
| Junkyard | One space for every1,000 square feet ofgross floor area. |
| Refuse Disposal Site | One space for every1,000 square feet ofgross floor area. |
| Salvage and DismantlingFacility | One space for every1,000 square feet ofgross floor area. |
| Storage Facility, Personal | Minimum three parking spaces. One space per 200 storage units,plus one spaceper 300 square feet of office area. |
| Storage Facility, Restricted | Minimum three parking spaces. One space per 200 storage units,plus one spaceper 300 square feet of office area. |
| Warehousingand Distribution Facility | One spaceper 1,000 square feet ofgross floor area. |
| Manufacturing, warehouse, wholesale, and distribution uses | One spaceper 1,000 square feet ofgross floor area. |
| Unified Centers | |
| Uses within a unified center as defined in Article 8 (Definitions). |
Three spaces for each 1,000 square feet of gross leasable area. |
| Uses not within a unified center as defined in Article 8 (Definitions). |
The number of spaces otherwise required for the type of use by provisions of this Chapter. |
| Utilities | |
| Electric distribution substations, electric transmission substations, gas regulator stations, public utility pumping stations, reservoirs, water or gas storage tank farms, sewage treatment plants and other public utility structures and uses |
One space for each three employees of the maximum working shift, plus one space for each company vehicle stored on the site. Where such facility is unmanned, no spaces need be provided. |
(Ord. 2024-001, 9-10-2024)
10.38.040: SHARED PARKING:
Upon written application by the owner or lessee of any property, the shared use of parking facilities by the following uses or activities may be authorized as specified in this Chapter:
A. The off-street parking required for a use considered to be primarily a daytime use may be provided as the parking facilities of a use considered to be primarily a nighttime use, provided, however, that such parking area shall meet the conditions identified in Section 10.38.030.
The following uses are considered typical daytime uses: banks, business offices, retail stores, personal service shops, clothing or shoe repair or service shops, manufacturing or wholesale structures and similar uses. The following uses are considered typical nighttime uses: theaters, bars, auditoriums other than those incidental to a public or private school, places of assembly, and similar uses.
The following are conditions required for shared use of parking facilities:
a. The parking facility shall be located within six hundred feet (600') of such use.
b. The applicant shall show that there is no substantial conflict in the principal operating hours of the building or uses for which the shared use of off-street parking facilities is proposed.
c. If the use, structure, or improvement requiring off street parking is in one ownership and the required parking space provided is in another ownership, partially or wholly, there shall be a written agreement or authorization provided to the City where such owner or owners will commit to maintaining such parking space so long as said structure or improvement is maintained by said owner. The written agreement or authorization required shall stipulate that the Title to and right to use the parcel or parcels upon which the parking space is to be provided will be subservient to the Title to the premises upon which the building is to be erected and that said parcel or parcels are not and will not be made subject to any other covenant or contract for use without prior written consent of the City. (Ord. 2024-001, 9-10-2024)
10.38.050: OFFSITE PARKING FACILITIES: ¶
Parking facilities may be provided off site provided the following conditions are met.
A. Location. Offsite parking facilities shall comply with the following location standards:
Residential Uses. Any offsite parking facility shall be located within six hundred feet (600') of the unit or use served, measured by the shortest route of pedestrian access.
Nonresidential Uses. Any offsite parking facility shall be located within six hundred feet (600') of the principal entrance containing the use(s) for which the parking is required, measured by the shortest route of pedestrian access, and all parking spaces are located within one thousand feet (1,000') of the perimeter of the parcel or building site.
Exception. In all commercial zone districts, off street parking facilities may be located within one thousand feet (1,000') of the use for which the spaces are required, measured by the shortest route of pedestrian access.
B. Parking Agreement. A written agreement shall be recorded between the landowner(s) and the City in a form satisfactory to the Community Development Director shall include:
A guarantee among the landowner(s) for access to and use of the parking facility; and
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. (Ord. 2024-001, 9-10-2024)
10.38.060: PARKING FACILITY DESIGN STANDARDS: ¶
All off-street parking areas shall be designed and developed consistent with the following regulations:
A. Drive Aisle Dimensions. All parking areas shall have sufficient room for turning and maneuvering vehicles and shall be provided on the parcel in compliance with the following:
Minimum drive aisle width for two-way traffic with ninety-degree (90°) parking on both sides: twenty-seven feet (27').
Minimum drive aisle width for two-way traffic with ninety-degree (90°) parking on one side: twenty-four feet (24').
Minimum drive aisle width for two-way traffic without parking on either side or without parking on both sides: twenty feet (20').
Minimum drive aisle width for one-way traffic with parking on either side or with parking on both sides: sixteen feet (16') .
Minimum drive aisle width for one-way traffic without parking on either side or without parking on both sides: twelve feet (12').
B. Bumper Rails. Bumper rails or other barriers shall be provided where needed for safety or to protect property, as determined by the Community Development Director.
C. Ingress and Egress. Entrances and exits to parking lots and other parking facilities shall not be more than necessary to allow access in and out of the parcel and/or structure, as determined by the Community Development Director and the
City Engineer.
D. Minimum Dimensions for Residential Garages and Carports. Garages and carports serving residential uses shall be constructed to meet the following minimum inside dimensions.
A single car garage or carport shall have a minimum inside dimension of eleven and a half feet (11.5') in width by eighteen feet (18') in length.
A two (2)-car garage or carport shall have a minimum inside dimension of twenty feet (20') in width by eighteen feet (18') in length.
The vertical clearance for garage or carport parking spaces shall not be less than seven feet six inches (7'6").
To determine the existing number of garage spaces for an existing dwelling unit the following dimensions shall apply:
a. An existing garage with minimum interior dimensions of eight and a half feet (8.5') in width and eighteen feet (18') in length shall qualify as one existing enclosed parking space.
b. An existing garage with minimum interior dimensions of seventeen feet (17') in width and eighteen feet (18') in length shall qualify as two (2) existing enclosed parking spaces.
c. If the minimum interior dimensions of an existing garage parking space exceed the minimum dimensions in this Subsection, the existing enclosed space dimensions shall be maintained.
E. Minimum Parking Space Dimensions. Each parking space shall not be less than twenty feet (20') in length and nine feet in width, exclusive of drive aisles. Variations in the length of the parking space are allowed subject to approval by the Community Development Director and can include wheel stops and curb overhangs if the overall length is twenty feet (20'), and as long as a four-foot (4') path of travel is maintained around the overhang if parking spaces abut a walking path or sidewalk.
F. Compact Parking. Compact parking shall be evenly distributed in parking areas or levels; it may not be located within twenty-five feet (25') of a ramp, driveway, or ground floor pedestrian entrance. The following provisions shall apply to a proposed parking lot with compact parking spaces:
Compact spaces shall be a minimum of eight and a half feet (8.5') in width and sixteen and a half feet (16.5') in length.
Up to thirty percent (30%) of the parking spaces in any given parking lot in the commercial, industrial, or multi-unit residential zone districts may be designated as compact spaces. Other long-term parking areas may also be considered by the Community Development Director. Single-unit dwellings shall not use compact spaces.
Before any compact spaces are allowed, five standard size stalls shall be provided. These five (5) standard size spaces shall be located on the parcel closest to the main structure entrance.
At least fifty percent (50%) of the standard size spaces, excluding the required five minimum and the required ADAcompliant parking spaces, shall be located on the parcel closest to the main entrance (up to twenty-five (25) spaces). On parcels exceeding seventy (70) spaces, twenty-five (25) standard size and the required ADA-compliant spaces shall be located on the parcel closest to the main entrance.
All compact parking spaces shall be clearly designated by pavement markings or signs.
G. Electric Vehicle (EV) Parking Standards. Electric vehicle parking standards for all uses and zoning districts established by this Title shall comply with Government Code Section 65850.7 and California Green Building Code Standards.
H. Repair and Maintenance Prohibited. No commercial repair work or servicing of vehicles shall be conducted on a parking site unless screened from public view.
I. Lighting. Parking areas shall have lighting capable of providing adequate illumination for security and safety. Lighting standards shall be energy efficient and in scale with the height and use of adjacent uses. Lighting shall be so arranged as to deflect the light away from adjoining properties.
J. Parking Screening, Fencing, and Landscaping. Parking facilities shall comply with the following screening, fencing, and landscaping standards:
In a PO or C District, not less than fifty percent (50%) of the interior of an off-street parking area shall be landscaped with trees and other allowed landscape materials within ten (10) years of planting. Landscaped areas shall be distributed throughout the parking area to the extent practical in consideration of the size and design of the parking area.
Where an off street parking area in a commercial zoning district adjoins an R or RM zoning district, a solid decorative-style wall or fence shall be located on the property line adjacent to such districts, except in a required front setback and within the area of a corner parcel on the street side of a diagonal line connecting points located thirty feet (30') along the property lines as measured from the intersection of the property lines at the street corner. (Ord. 2024-001, 9-102024)
10.38.070: OFF STREET LOADING REQUIREMENTS:
A. Applicability. Loading spaces are required when a structure is to be occupied by a manufacturing establishment, storage facility, warehouse facility, retail store, eating and drinking, wholesale store, market, hotel, hospital, mortuary, laundry, dry-cleaning establishment, or other similar uses requiring the receipt or distribution by vehicles or trucks of material or merchandise for every new structure. The regulations in this Section shall apply to existing and proposed uses with new structures, additions, or changes of use, and shall govern design of both required and non-required loading areas.
B. Loading Space Design Requirement. Required loading spaces shall comply with Table 10.38-B (Loading Space Requirements).
| B._Loading Space Design Requirement._Required loading spaces shall comply with Table 10.38-B (Loading Space Requirements). |
B._Loading Space Design Requirement._Required loading spaces shall comply with Table 10.38-B (Loading Space Requirements). |
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| Table 10.38-B | |
| Loading Space Requirements | |
| Table 10.38-B | |
| Loading Space Requirements | |
| Square Footage | Required Loading Spaces |
| 0-6,999 square feet | 0 |
| 7,000-40,000 square feet | 1 |
| 40,001-90,000 square feet | 2 |
| 90,001-150,000 square feet | 3 |
| 150,001-230,000 square feet | 4 |
| 230,001+ square feet | 1per each 100,000 square feet ofportion thereof |
C. Multi-Tenant Structures. The square footage of the entire structure shall be used in determining spaces for multitenant structures. A common loading area may be required if each tenant space is not provided with a loading area. Drive-in, roll-up doors for multi-tenant industrial projects may be substituted for required loading areas.
D. Reduction in Number of Loading Spaces Required. The loading space requirement may be waived if the Community Development Director finds that the applicant has satisfactorily demonstrated that due to the nature of the proposed use, such loading space will not be needed.
E. Additional Loading Spaces Required. The required number of loading spaces shall 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.
F. Location. The location of off-street loading areas shall comply with following:
All required loading areas shall be located on the same parcel as the use served.
No loading berth for vehicles over two-ton capacity shall be closer than fifty feet (50') to any property in a Residential Zoning district unless completely enclosed by building walls, or a uniformly solid fence or wall, or any combination thereof, not less than ten feet (10') in height.
No allowable or required loading berth shall be located within twenty-five feet (25') of the nearest point of any street intersection.
G. Alley Access. When the parcel upon which the loading spaces are located abuts any alley, such loading space shall adjoin or have access from said alley unless determined otherwise by the Community Development Director.
H. Dimensions. Loading spaces shall be not less than twelve feet (12') in width, forty feet (40') in length, with a fourteenfoot (14') vertical clearance.
I. Lighting. Loading areas shall have lighting capable of providing adequate illumination for security and safety. Lighting standards shall be energy efficient and in scale with the height and use of adjacent uses. Lighting shall be so arranged as to deflect the light away from adjoining properties.
J. Driveways for Ingress and Egress and Maneuvering Areas. Each on-site loading space required by this Section 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, travel ways, or street rights-of-way. This requirement may be modified if the Community Development Director finds that sufficient space is provided so that truck-maneuvering areas will not interfere with traffic and pedestrian circulation. (Ord. 2024-001, 9-10-2024)
10.38.080: EXCEPTIONS TO PARKING AND LOADING: ¶
A. Structures Constructed Before July 1, 2024. The parking area or space requirements imposed by the provisions of this Code shall not apply upon a Change of Occupancy, as defined by the Building Code, or a change in the building code in affect at the time of the permit, for any building or structure which was constructed before July 1, 2024.
B. Exceptions Within the Downtown Area. None of the provisions of this Title which require the provision of off-street parking and off-street loading spaces shall apply to any parcel of property which is located within the Downtown Area as defined by the City Council of the City of Reedley. (Ord. 2024-001, 9-10-2024)