Chapter 4.08 — OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REGULATIONS

In addition to the general purposes listed in Chapter 1.04 Title, Components, and Purposes the specific purposes of the off-street parking and loading regulations are to:

• A. Ensure that off-street parking and loading facilities are provided for new land uses and for major alterations and enlargements of existing uses (except single-family and two-family uses) in proportion to the need for such facilities created by each use.

• B. Ensure that off-street parking and loading facilities are designed in a manner that will ensure efficiency, protect the public safety, and, where appropriate, insulate surrounding land uses from adverse impacts.

• (Ord. 2001-015 § 1; Ord. 2020-002 § 4)

• A. When Required. At the time of initial occupancy of a site, construction of a structure, or a "major alteration or enlargement" of a site or structure as defined below, off-street parking facilities and off-street loading facilities shall be provided in accord with the regulations prescribed in this chapter.

  1. Definition of "Major Alteration or Enlargement." "Major alteration or enlargement," as used in this section, shall have the following meaning: Any expansion or enlargement of the site, any facilities on the site, or any change or expansion of uses on the site that increases the number of parking spaces or loading berths required under this chapter by both 20 percent or more and by five spaces or berths or more.

  2. Change in Use. For the purpose of determining compliance with paragraph 1, above, a "change of use" shall be considered to occur only when a new occupancy and/or new activity falls under a different "use classification category" than the former use. The use classification categories are as set forth in Section 4.08.108 Off-Street Parking and Loading Spaces Required, and are as follows: "Residential, General"; "Residential, Single-Family"; "Residential, Two-Family"; "Residential, Mixed-Use and Multi-Family"; "Public and Semipublic"; "Commercial"; and "Industrial." A change of occupancy and/or activity that is within the same use classification category as the former use is not subject to the requirements to provide additional parking unless the Zoning Enforcement Official determines that the new use has the potential to create a new and significant parking impact on adjacent properties, business, and/ or uses.

  3. Exemption for Expansion of Single-Family and Two-Family Residences. This subsection does not apply to single-family and two-family residences undergoing major alterations or enlargements.

• B. Nonconforming Parking or Loading. Subject to Subsection A above, no existing use of land or structure shall be deemed to be nonconforming solely because of the lack of off-street parking or loading facilities required by this chapter provided that facilities being used for off-street parking and loading as of the date of adoption of this chapter shall not be reduced.

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City of San Leandro, CA

SAN LEANDRO CODE

§ 4.08.104

§ 4.08.104

• C. Spaces Required for Alteration or Enlargement Shall be in Addition to Existing. The number of parking spaces or loading berths required for an alteration or enlargement of an existing use or structure or for a change of occupancy shall be in addition to the number of spaces or berths existing prior to the alteration, enlargement, or change of occupancy unless the preexisting number is greater than the number prescribed in this chapter. In this case, the number of spaces or berths in excess of the prescribed minimum shall be counted in determining the required number of spaces or berths.

ucture or for a change of occupancy shall be in addition to the number of spaces or berths existing prior to the alteration, enlargement, or change of occupancy unless the preexisting number is greater than the number prescribed in this chapter. In this case, the number of spaces or berths in excess of the prescribed minimum shall be counted in determining the required number of spaces or berths.

• D. Spaces Required for Multiple Uses. Except as otherwise provided in this Code, if more than one use is located on a site, the number of off-street parking spaces and loading berths to be provided shall be equal to the sum of the requirements pre-scribed for each use. This requirement applies not only to multiple uses under separate ownership but also to multiple uses in the same ownership. If the gross floor area of individual uses on the same site is less than that for which a loading berth would be required, but the aggregate gross floor area of all uses is greater than the minimum for which loading berths would be required, the aggregate gross floor area shall be used in determining the required number of loading berths.

• E. Joint Use. Off-street parking and loading facilities required by this Code for any use shall not be considered as providing parking spaces or loading berths for any other use except where the provisions of Section 4.08.112 Collective Provision of Parking apply or a joint facility apply. Such a facility shall contain not less than the total number of spaces or loading berths as determined individually, subject to the provisions of Subsections F: Location and Ownership and H: Common Loading Facilities, below, or fewer spaces may be permitted where adjoining uses on the same site have different hours of operation and the same parking spaces or loading berths can serve both without conflict. A determination of the extent, if any, to which joint use will achieve the purposes of this chapter shall be made by the Zoning Enforcement Official, who may require submission of survey or other data necessary to reach a decision.

• F. Location and Ownership. Parking required to serve a residential use shall be on the same site as the use served, except that subject to approval of the Zoning Enforcement Official, parking for Group Residential and Residential Care may be located on a different site under the same or different ownership within 150 feet of the use served, measured from the parking facility to the public entrance of the use served via the shortest pedestrian route. Parking required to serve a nonresidential use may be on the same or a different site under the same or different ownership as the use served, provided that parking shall be within the following distances of the use served, measured from the near corner of the parking facility to the public entrance of the use served via the shortest pedestrian route:

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Customer/Visitor Spaces Employee Spaces
200 feet 400 feet
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No enclosed parking space in any district shall have the entrance door less than 20 feet from an existing public sidewalk, which distance shall be measured in a straight line from the center of the doorway of such parking structure to the center of the driveway at the sidewalk line. In the event there is no existing public sidewalk the entrance door to any enclosed parking structure shall be not less than 20 feet from the street lot line. In no event shall the door of any such enclosed parking structure be closer than 20 feet to an established right-of-way line.

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City of San Leandro, CA

REGULATIONS APPLYING IN ALL OR SEVERAL

§ 4.08.104

§ 4.08.104

• G. Life of Facility. Facilities for off-site parking shall be restricted to that use by a recorded deed, easement, lease, or agreement acceptable to the City Attorney and for a period of time consistent with the use permit requiring the parking, provided that the Zoning Enforcement Official may lift the restriction upon finding that substitute parking facilities meeting the requirements of this Code are provided. No use shall be continued if the required parking is removed unless substitute-parking facilities are provided to the satisfaction of the Zoning Enforcement Official.

• H. Common Loading Facilities. The off-street loading facilities requirements of this chapter may be satisfied by the permanent allocation of the prescribed number of berths for each use in a common truck loading facility provided that the total number of berths shall not be less than the sum of the individual requirements. As a requirement of approval, an attested copy of a contract between the parties concerned setting forth an agreement to joint use of a common loading facility shall be filed with the application for a zoning permit. The City may record the contract.

• I. Computation of Spaces Required. If after calculating the number of required off-street parking spaces, a quotient is obtained containing a fraction of one-half or more, an additional space shall be required; if such fraction is less than one-half, it may be disregarded.

• J. Other Parking Specifications. All parking specifications not listed in this chapter are found in specifications developed and maintained by the City Engineer. A copy of the parking specifications shall be available for public review during normal working hours at the Development Services Department counter.

• K. Parking Requirements for Certain Properties Near BART. Consistent with California Public Utilities Code Sections 29010.1 through 29010.12, the parking requirements presented in the following table apply to parcels that meet the following criteria.

  1. Located within a half-mile of a BART Station;

  2. At least one-quarter acre in size (either individual or contiguous parcels);

  3. Owned by BART on or before July 1, 2018; and

  4. An infill site (defined in Section 21061.3 of the Public Resources Code as a site that had previous development or a site without development immediately adjacent to urban uses).

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PARKING REQUIREMENTS, CERTAIN PROPERTIES NEAR BART
Parking Requirements San Leandro BART Bay Fair BART
Residential Parking*
Minimum Vehicle Space 0 0
Maximum Vehicle Space 0.5 space/unit 1.0 space/unit
Commercial Parking (Office)*
Minimum Vehicle Space 0 0
Maximum Vehicle Space 1.6 spaces/1,000 square 2.5 spaces/1,000
feet square feet
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City of San Leandro, CA

SAN LEANDRO CODE

§ 4.08.104

§ 4.08.104

PARKING REQUIREMENTS, CERTAIN PROPERTIES NEAR BART Parking Requirements San Leandro BART Bay Fair BART

• Unbundled vehicle parking is neither prohibited nor required

(Ord. 2001-015 § 1; Ord. 2007-020 § 2; Ord. 2008-014 § 1; Ord. 2011-003 § 1; Ord. 2014-011 § 2; Ord. 2015-11 § 4; Ord. 2020-002 § 4; Ord. 2020-012 § 3; Ord. 2022-001 § 3)

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City of San Leandro, CA

REGULATIONS APPLYING IN ALL OR SEVERAL

§ 4.08.108

• A. Off-street parking and loading spaces shall be provided in accord with the following list, except for development projects within one-half mile of a major transit stop as provided below:

  1. Exceptions. Off-street parking and loading spaces shall not be required for development projects within one-half mile of a major transit stop as defined in Section 21155 of the Public Resources Code unless otherwise authorized by Government Code Section 65863.2.

• B. For off-street loading, references are to Table A, which sets space requirements and standards for different groups of use classifications and sizes of buildings.

• C. References to spaces per square foot are to be computed on the basis of gross floor area, unless otherwise specified, and shall include allocations of shared restroom, halls, and lobby area, and mechanical equipment or maintenance areas, but shall exclude area for vertical circulation, stairs, or elevators.

• D. Where the use is undetermined, or not specified herein, the Zoning Enforcement Official shall determine the probable use and the number of parking and loading spaces required. In order to make this determination, the Zoning Enforcement Official may require the submission of survey or other data from the applicant or have data collected at the applicant's expense.

OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING SPACES REQUIRED

Use Classification Off-Street Parking Spaces 1. RESIDENTIAL

Off-Street Loading Spaces Per Group Classification (See Table A)