Santa Ana Municipal Code § 41-1350 Laundromats

The minimum off-street parking requirements for retail and service uses not otherwise specified in this division are as follows: five (5) spaces for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area.

(Ord. No. NS-2091, § 1, 11-19-90)

(a) The minimum off-street parking requirements for restaurants, cafes and other eating establishments are as follows:

(1) Eight (8) spaces for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area.

(2) An outdoor dining area equal to or less than five hundred (500) square and serving an eating establishment of less than two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet does not require additional off-street parking.

(3) An outdoor dining area less than twenty-five (25) percent of the gross floor area of the eating establishment or one thousand (1,000) square feet, whichever is smaller, does not require additional off-street parking.

(4) An outdoor dining area exceeding the thresholds established by subsection (2) and (3) above shall provide off-street parking at a rate of one (1) space per each two hundred and fifty (250) square feet of outdoor dining area above the thresholds.

(5) An outdoor dining area located within the public-right-of way and approved in accordance with Article VI of Chapter 33 of the SAMC does not require additional off-street parking.

(b) Each drive-through eating establishment shall have vehicular stacking lanes of at least eighty (80) feet from the center of the pick-up window or pay window, whichever is closer to the menu board; and eighty (80) feet from the order point or menu board to the beginning of the drive-through lane. Such stacking lanes shall be located so that they do not serve as entries to parking spaces.

(Ord. No. NS-2091, § 1, 11-19-90; Ord. No. NS-2340, § 12, 12-15-97; Ord. No. NS-2923, § 13, 9-16-17; Ord. No. NS-2987, § 8, 4-21-20; Ord. No. NS-3033, § 6, 12-20-22)

The minimum off-street parking requirements for business and professional offices, including psychologists, are as follows: three (3) spaces for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area.

(Ord. No. NS-2091, § 1, 11-19-90; Ord. No. NS-2340, § 13, 12-15-97)

The minimum off-street parking requirements for plant nurseries (except for those in conjunction with a home improvement store), vehicle sales and other primarily open-air retail uses are as follows: two (2) spaces for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of display and storage area, plus four (4) spaces for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of office area.

(Ord. No. NS-2091, § 1, 11-19-90; Ord. No. NS-2340, § 14, 12-15-97)

(a) The minimum off-street parking requirements for hotels and motels are as follows: one (1) space for each guest room, plus one (1) space for each ten (10) rooms, plus two (2) spaces for a manager's unit, if provided.

(b) Except for facilities limited to the exclusive use of guests, parking shall be provided for restaurants, banquet facilities and other retail services or recreational uses included in a hotel or motel building or grounds in accordance with the requirements of this article for such uses.

(Ord. No. NS-2091, § 1, 11-19-90; Ord. No. NS-2340, § 15, 12-15-97)

The minimum off-street parking requirements for medical, dental, psychiatric, and chiropractic offices and clinics are as follows: five (5) spaces for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area.

(Ord. No. NS-2091, § 1, 11-19-90; Ord. No. NS-2340, § 16, 12-15-97; Ord. No. NS-2923, § 14, 9-16-17)

(a) The minimum off-street parking requirements for automobile repair and automobile servicing facilities are as follows: Five (5) spaces for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area.

(b) Vehicle repair bays in automobile repair and automobile servicing facilities shall not be counted as parking spaces.

(Ord. No. NS-2091, § 1, 11-19-90; Ord. No. NS-2099, § 1, 12-17-90; Ord. No. NS-2118, § 15, 3-18-91; Ord. No. NS-2340, § 17, 12-15-97)

(a) The minimum off-street parking requirements for banks and other financial institutions are as follows: four (4) spaces for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area, plus two (2) spaces for each walk-up automatic teller machine.

(b) Each drive-in service window in a bank or other financial institution shall have a vehicular stacking lane of at least one hundred twenty (120) feet in length. Such stacking lane shall be located so that it does not serve as an entryway to parking spaces.

(Ord. No. NS-2091, § 1, 11-19-90; Ord. No. NS-2340, § 18, 12-15-97)

The minimum off-street parking requirements for furniture and appliance stores are as follows: two (2) spaces for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area.

(Ord. No. NS-2091, § 1, 11-19-90)

The minimum off-street parking requirements for laundromats are as follows: six (6) spaces for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area.

(Ord. No. NS-2091, § 1, 11-19-90)

The minimum off-street parking requirements for hospitals and other medical care facilities [are as follows]: two (2) spaces for each patient bed.

(Ord. No. NS-2091, § 1, 11-19-90)

The minimum off-street parking requirements for union halls are as follows: three (3) spaces for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area of office area, plus one (1) space for each twenty-eight (28) square feet of assembly floor area.

(Ord. No. NS-2091, § 1, 11-19-90; Ord. No. NS-2340, § 19, 12-15-97)

The minimum off-street parking requirements for bulk merchandise stores are as follows: eight (8) spaces for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area.

(Ord. No. NS-2091, § 1, 11-19-90)

The minimum off-street parking requirements for lumberyards are as follows: five (5) spaces for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area of building space, plus two (2) spaces for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of outdoor sales or storage area.

(Ord. No. NS-2091, § 1, 11-19-90)

(a) The minimum off-street parking requirements for self-service car washes are as follows: two (2) spaces per washing bay. In addition, an area for vehicles of at least ten (10) feet by twenty (20) feet is to be provided adjacent to each air, water, vacuum and telephone facility.

(b) The minimum off-street parking requirements for automatic car washes are as follows: two (2) spaces. Automatic car washes shall also have a vehicular stacking lane at least sixty (60) feet long at the entrance. An area for vehicles of at least ten (10) feet by twenty (20) feet shall also be provided adjacent to each air, water, vacuum and telephone facility.

(c) The minimum off-street parking requirements for full-service car washes are as follows: five (5) spaces. Full-service car washes shall also provide the following:

(1) A drying area equal to at least twenty (20) parking spaces.

(2) A vehicular approach lane at least one hundred twenty (120) feet in length.

(3) An area for vehicles of at least ten (10) feet by twenty (20) feet adjacent to each air, water, vacuum and telephone facility.

(Ord. No. NS-2091, § 1, 11-19-90; Ord. No. NS-2340, § 20, 12-15-97)

The minimum off-street parking requirements for indoor swap meets are as follows: ten (10) spaces for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area.

(Ord. No. NS-2091, § 1, 11-19-90)

(a) The minimum off-street parking requirements for service stations which are limited to the dispensing of motor fuel are as follows: two (2) spaces.

(b) The minimum off-street parking requirements for service stations having repair and/or retail facilities are as follows: one (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area.

(c) No additional spaces are needed for an automatic (drive-through) car wash, however, a sixty-foot stacking lane is required. Other types of car washes require parking as specified in this article.

(d) Service stations shall also provide an area for vehicles of at least ten (10) feet by twenty (20) feet adjacent to each air, water, vacuum and telephone facility.

(e) Vehicle repair bays in service stations shall not be counted as parking spaces.

(f) Fifty (50) per cent of fuel island vehicle parking area may be counted toward not more than one-half (½) of the number of any parking spaces required due to floor area used for retail purposes (auto repair excluded).

(Ord. No. NS-2091, § 1, 11-19-90; Ord. No. NS-2340, § 21, 12-15-97)

The minimum off-street parking requirement for motorcycle, ATV, motor scooter, moped, small engine and similar repair shops are as follows: one (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area.

(Ord. No. NS-2340, § 22, 12-15-97)

Banquet facilities, as a freestanding use, shall be parked at the rate of one (1) parking stall per twenty-eight (28) s.f. of activity/assembly area.

Whenever the parking requirement for a banquet facility as an ancillary use exceeds the parking requirement for the primary use, the banquet facility shall be parked at the rate of one (1) parking stall per twenty-eight (28) s.f. of activity/assembly area. Provided however, banquet facilities ancillary to a restaurant or eating establishment shall be parked at the restaurant rate of ten (10) parking stalls per one thousand (1,000) s.f. of gross floor area.

(Ord. No. NS-2340, § 23, 12-15-97; Ord. No. NS-2446, § 24, 9-18-00)

The minimum off-street parking required for car rental agencies is one (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area and one (1) space for each rental vehicle stored on-site.

(Ord. No. NS-2340, § 24, 12-15-97)

The minimum off-street parking required for superstores is one (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area.

(Ord. No. NS-2734, § 8, 2-5-07)