Santa Barbara Municipal Code Ch. 29.90 Automobile Parking

§ 29.90.001. General.¶

The standards and regulations for parking as set forth in Title 28, Chapter 28.90 or Chapter 30.175 of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Santa Barbara, shall apply to the Santa Barbara Municipal Airport.

(Ord. 3690, 1974; Ord. 5025, 1997; Ord. 5798, 2017)

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§ 29.90.012. Parking Requirements.¶

A. Parking requirements for specific uses: In any zone, parking space requirements for new or expanded uses shall be provided in the following ratios for specific types of use:

PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIFIC USES

USE	PARKING REQUIREMENT 1	BICYCLE PARKING REQUIRED 2
Automobile Repair	3	No
Aviation Facilities	1 space/250 sf for office and retail square footage only	Yes
Commercial Recreation	Case by Case
Convenience Store	1 space/250 sf	Yes
Heavy Equipment, Including Large Truck, Repair	1 space/5,000 sf of land area	No
Industrial, Manufacturing and Research and Development	1 space/500 sf	Yes
Landscape Nursery	1 space/2,000 sf of land area	Yes
Movie Theater	1 space/4 seats	Yes
New and Used Automobile Sales	Case by Case4	No
Office	1 space/250 sf	No
Open Storage Yard Uses	1 space/250 sf of office and retail plus 1 space/5,000 sf of land area	Yes
Restaurant, Fast Food	1 space/100 sf	Yes
Restaurant, Sit Down	1 space/250 sf or 1 space/3 seats, whichever is greater	Yes
Retail	1 space/250 sf	Yes
Warehouse	1 space/250 sf of office and retail plus 1 space/2,000 sf	Yes

Notes:

1	Parking space requirements are for building square footage unless otherwise indicated.
2	Bicycle parking requirement is one space for every seven automobile parking spaces.
3	As much paved area for outside storage and parking of vehicles as there is area used for servicing of vehicles.
4	Parking requirements shall be determined on a case by case basis by the City Transportation and Parking Manager in consultation with the Community Development Director.

B. Parking requirements for specific zones:

A-A-O Zone: Parking is not allowed in this zone.
G-S-R Zone: Parking is not allowed in this zone, except in association with an allowed use which requires parking.

C. Buildings in excess of 10,000 square feet. For industrial, manufacturing, research and development and office uses, a reduction of the required parking will be allowed for those buildings or building complexes containing in excess of 10,000 square feet of floor area at the following rate:

Buildings or building complexes containing 10,000 to 30,000 square feet shall provide 90% of the required parking.
Buildings or building complexes containing 30,001 to 50,000 square feet shall provide 80% of the required parking.
Buildings or building complexes containing in excess of 50,000 square feet shall provide 70% of the required parking.

If a project is developed in phases, parking shall be provided to meet the full demand of the initial phase or phases. The reduction will occur as later phases are built.

(Ord. 3690, 1974; Ord. 5025, 1997)

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