Solano County Zoning Code § 28.94 Parking Requirements
Solano County Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-09-24 · Solano County
Cite as: Solano County Zoning Code § 28.94 · Text as of 2026-09-24
A. Minimum number of off-street parking spaces required in any district shall be as follows:
| Land Use | Number of Off-Street Parking Spaces Required |
|---|---|
| 1. Residential uses |
Two spaces per each primary dwelling unit and one space for each secondary dwelling or accessory dwelling unit. A parking space is not required for a junior accessory dwelling unit or for an accessory dwelling unit as provided in Section 28.72.10(B)(2)(a)(3). Spaces should be located behind the front yard setback line. |
| 1.3 spaces per dwelling unit in a multifamily or mixed occupancy building. This total shall be rounded up to whole numbers in all cases. The spaces may be enclosed or unenclosed. |
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| 2. Boardinghouses and rooming houses |
One space per each guest. |
| 3. Agricultural homestay |
One space per each guest room, plus spaces required for the primary residence and any secondary dwelling. |
| 4. Motel |
One and one-tenth space per unit. |
| 5. Mobilehome park |
One and one-half spaces per mobilehome space, plus one visitor space per four mobilehome spaces. |
| 6. Hospital |
One space per five hundred square feet of gross floor area. |
| 7. Medical and dental gross floor area. |
One space per one hundred fifty square feet of clinics |
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| Land Use | Number of Off-Street Parking Spaces Required |
|---|---|
| 8. Public assembly -- church, theater, lodge, hall, auditorium, stadium, arena, gymnasium, mortuary, special events, and similar uses. |
One space per four seats or one space per each four persons at capacity, unless otherwise specified in Article III of this chapter. |
| 9. Industrial uses |
One space per two employees. |
| 10. Retail and office buildings and roadside stands. |
One space per two hundred square feet of gross floor area. |
| 11. Commercial service buildings, workshops, warehouses, etc. |
One space per eight hundred square feet of gross floor area. |
| 12. Any of the above uses found by the Zoning Administrator or Planning Commission to have unique parking needs or any use not enumerated above. |
As specified by the Zoning Administrator or Planning Commission. |
B. Location of parking area
1. The parking area shall be on-site, unless, due to unusual circumstances, proposed off-site parking is found by the Zoning Administrator or Planning Commission to be reasonably acceptable.
2. No on-street parking shall satisfy any of the parking requirements of Section 28-94(a).
C. Standard parking arrangements and dimensions
1. Parking arrangements shall be in accord with one or a combination of illustrations shown below in Figures 1 through 6. Any variation to parking arrangements illustrated below shall be approved by the Zoning Administrator.
2. All parking area designs shall limit direct access to and from adjacent public thoroughfares to a minimum of common driveways serving groups of parking spaces. All connections to County roads shall meet the encroachment permit requirements of the Director of Transportation, which generally include, but shall not be limited to, paving of the connection within the County road right-of-way.
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3. All required parking spaces for residential uses shall be a minimum nine (9) feet in width by eighteen (18) feet in length unless otherwise provided in subdivision (c)(1).
D. Curb openings
1. The width, placement and construction of curb openings shall conform to the requirements of the Director of Transportation.
E. Grading and drainage
1. The grading and drainage of all parking areas shall conform to the requirements of the Director of Transportation.
F. Surfacing and marking
1. The parking area shall be maintained in good condition at all times and shall be surfaced in a manner approved by the Zoning Administrator or Planning Commission to be consistent with the type and level of use so as to provide safe and convenient use in accord with the following guidelines:
- a. Parking areas used the year around shall be surfaced with asphaltic concrete or its equivalent, except that low intensive uses may be surfaced with gravel or its equivalent unless precluded by access requirements for the disabled, pursuant to Building Code.
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b. Parking areas used periodically shall be surfaced with gravel or its equivalent, except where special circumstances as determined by the Zoning Administrator or Planning Commission warrant otherwise, and unless otherwise precluded by access requirements for the disabled, pursuant to Building Code.
c. Notwithstanding the requirements in paragraphs a and b above, parking areas shall comply with the Building Codes applicable at the time of issuance of permits by the County.
2. Markings for parking spaces, entrances, exits and circulation directions shall be consistent with the type and level of use as determined by the Zoning Administrator or Planning Commission, and shall remain discernible at all times.
G. Driveway widths
1. The minimum width of a driveway for two-way traffic shall be eighteen feet, unless a greater width is required by Fire Code.
2. The minimum width of any driveway shall be ten feet, unless a greater width is required by Fire Code.
H. Emergency vehicle access
1. Notwithstanding the requirements in subdivisions (G)(1) and (G)(2), emergency access roads and lanes for fire apparatus and other emergency vehicles and equipment shall comply with the following:
a. Have an unobstructed width of not less than 20 feet.
b. Have an unobstructed vertical clearance of not less than 13.5 feet.
c. Meet all other requirements of the Building and Fire Codes applicable at the time of issuance of permits by the County.
I. Fencing
1. A minimum six-foot high, solid wall or fence shall be constructed pursuant to a design approved by the Zoning Administrator to separate parking and other commercial, industrial and nonresidential uses abutting residential districts or residences. Upon good cause shown by the applicant, the Zoning Administrator may waive the requirement for fencing.
J. Lighting
1. The Zoning Administrator may require lighting. All lighting shall be designed to minimize conflicts with surrounding properties, and shall be approved by the Zoning Administrator.
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K. Accessible parking for the disabled
1. Parking spaces for the disabled shall be provided in accordance with the Building Codes applicable at the time of issuance of permits by the County and are to be included as part of the total number of parking spaces required by this Chapter.
(Ord. No. 1817, §29; Ord. No. 1867, §6)
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