Chapter 9 — 1015M - PARKING AND LOADING

Tables:

9-1015.3M - REQUIRED PARKING SPACES.

The following provisions shall replace the requirements specified in the Development Title concerning required parking spaces:

(a)

Applicability. All development in the Mountain House New Town shall conform to the parking requirements specified in Table 9-1015.3M.

(b)

Requirements Cumulative.

(1)

Whenever more than one (1) use type is proposed for a given project, the parking spaces calculated for each use type shall be summed to determine total minimum and maximum spaces needed for said project.

(2)

Where more than one (1) parking requirement is specified for a given use type, the parking spaces calculated and corresponding to each requirement shall be summed to determine total minimum and maximum spaces for that use type.

(c)

Spaces Based on Square Footage. The square footage requirements used in Table 9-1015.3M to calculate parking spaces refer to the total enclosed areas of all buildings on the lot, but excludes the area of spaces having a height of less than seven (7) feet and the area used exclusively for parking and loading.

(d)

Spaces Based on Employees. The employee requirements used in Table 9-1015.3M to calculate parking spaces refer to the maximum number of employees who could be working at one time when the facility is operating at full capacity.

(e)

Spaces Required When Use Type Not Specified. Whenever the use type for a proposed project is not specified or is unknown, the Director shall determine which use type parking standard to apply in calculating the required parking spaces for said project.

(Ord. 3813 (part), 1994)

9-1015.5M - DESIGN OF PARKING AREAS.

The design of off-street parking facilities shall be as provided in the Development Title, with the following modifications:

(a)

Parking Lot Design. Parking lot design and dimensions shall be in accordance with the Mountain House Design Manual.

(b)

Parking Space Size. The Director may approve a reduction in standard parking stall dimensions for all parking spaces to serve both full-sized and compact cars. Said parking stalls shall not be less than eight and one-half (8½) feet by eighteen (18) feet.

(c)

Compact Spaces. If parking stalls are not designed to accommodate both full-sized and compact cars, as specified in (b), compact spaces shall comprise a minimum of twenty-five percent (25%) of the total parking spaces required.

(d)

Parking Spaces for Carpools. In areas zoned for Public, Office Commercial (C-O) or Industrial uses, a minimum of ten percent (10%) of all parking areas with more than ten (10) spaces shall be allocated to

carpool vehicles and cleaner fuel vehicles. Said spaces shall be located close to building entrances.

(e)

Passenger Loading Areas for Rideshare Vehicles. In areas zoned for Public, Office Commercial (C-O) or Industrial uses, passenger-loading areas for ridesharing vehicles shall be located near the main employee entrances to buildings.

(1)

For every two hundred (200) parking spaces provided, one (1) ridesharing vehicle space, measuring nine (9) feet by twenty (20) feet, shall be provided.

(2)

The area set aside for the ridesharing vehicle shall be covered and signed.

(3)

Carpool vehicles may use the ridesharing vehicle space, but said use shall be limited to passenger drop-off and pickup only.

(f)

Lighting. All off-street parking areas within commercially-zoned projects, and projects where the parking area is used at night, shall be provided with exterior lighting which meets the following minimum standards:

(1)

Parking lot luminaries shall be metal halide with ninety (90) degree cut-off and flat lenses, unless specified differently in the applicable Mountain House Design Manual.

(g)

Access. Access to parking areas shall be provided as follows:

(1)

Access driveways shall have a width of no less than twenty-four (24) feet for two-way aisles and sixteen (16) feet for one-way aisles, except that in no case shall driveways designated as fire department access be less than twenty (20) feet wide.

(Ord. 3813 (part), 1994; Ord. 3953, § 8, 1997; Ord. 4242, §§ 9, 10, 2005)

9-1015.6M - TRUCK PARKING AND LOADING.

The requirements for truck parking and loading shall be as provided in the Development Title, with the following modification:

Areas for receiving and loading of materials on the premises of commercial and industrial uses shall be located away from the public street to which the use is oriented.

(Ord. 3813 (part), 1994)

9-1015.7M - BICYCLE PARKING.

The following provisions shall replace the section in the Development Title concerning bicycle parking:

(a)

Each industrial and commercial site shall provide secure bicycle facilities, consisting of bicycle lockers or racks as appropriate, free of charge to all employees.

(b)

Bicycle storage for commercial, industrial, office and public uses shall be provided at a rate of five (5) spaces per building complex plus one (1) space for every fifteen (15) automobile parking spaces.

(c)

Office buildings or office complexes that are fifty thousand (50,000) net rentable square feet or larger or that contain one hundred (100) or more employees shall provide at least one (1) shower and seven (7) lockers each for men and women. For every fifteen (15) additional employees over one hundred (100), one (1) additional locker shall be provided. For every one hundred (100) additional employees over one hundred (100) one (1) additional shower shall be provided.

(d)

Secure bicycle storage facilities shall be provided at all park-and-ride lots and the Transit Center.

(Ord. 3813 (part), 1994; Ord. 3953, § 9, 1997)

9-1015.9M - MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS.

In addition to the provisions specified in the Development Title, the following additional provision relative to the modification of parking requirements shall be applicable:

(a)

Mixed-Use District. Within the Mixed-Use Zone, the most recent shared parking guidelines published by the Urban Land Institute may be used as an option to Table 9-1015.3M to reduce total parking supply.

(b)

Reduction in Specified Minimums. Up to twenty-five percent (25%) reduction in specified minimums for required parking spaces may be approved by the Director.

(c)

Increase in Specified Maximums. Up to ten percent (10%) increase in specified maximums for required parking may be approved by the Planning Commission.

(d)

Deferred Parking. Where the expected need for off-site parking is uncertain, where future phases of a project are yet to be completed, or where there is no available data to establish parking space need, the Director may authorize that construction and provision of not more than fifty percent (50%) of the minimum required spaces specified by this Chapter be deferred, provided the following conditions are met:

(1)

The area where the deferred parking spaces are to be located shall be maintained in reserve and clearly identified on the Site Plan.

(2)

The area where the deferred parking spaces are to be located shall be landscaped, but said landscaping shall not prevent the ultimate provision of the parking spaces which have been deferred.

(Ord. 3813 (part), 1994; Ord. 3953, § 10, 1997)

TABLE 9-1015.3M

MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENTS

(Ord. 3813 (part), 1994; Ord. 4066, § 24, 2000)