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Title 6 — Development Services›Chapter 6.10 — LAND USE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS›Article VII — PURPOSE, APPLICABILITY
South Lake Tahoe Municipal Code Div. 3 Parking Demand Ratios
South Lake Tahoe Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · South Lake Tahoe
Cite as: South Lake Tahoe Municipal Code Division 3 · Text as of 2026-10-04
§ 6.10.370. Resulting fractions.¶
When calculating the number of off-street automobile parking spaces required by this section for any particular use, building or structure, or integrated group of uses, buildings or structures, any resulting fraction less than one-half shall be disregarded and any fraction one-half or greater shall be construed as requiring one additional parking space.
(Ord. 903; Ord. 1152 § 2; Code 1997 § 5-48)
§ 6.10.380. Employee parking.¶
Each use shall be responsible for developing a program for employee parking at the time of use or project approval. Said program may include such methods as providing additional parking spaces, development of a transit management plan, creating an off-site parking plan, development of staggered work schedules and the like.
(Ord. 903; Ord. 1152 § 2; Code 1997 § 5-49)
§ 6.10.390. Use definitions.¶
Use the TRPA Code of Ordinances, Chapter 18, for use definitions.
(Ord. 903; Ord. 1152 § 2; Code 1997 § 5-50)
§ 6.10.400. Maximum limit.¶
The maximum number of spaces permitted is 1.25 times the minimum number listed under SLTCC § 6.10.410, with the only exceptions being for single-family, mobile home and summer house.
(Ord. 903; Ord. 1152 § 2; Code 1997 § 5-51)
§ 6.10.410. Parking ratios.¶
A. Residential.
| Employee housing | Use multiple-family dwelling rate |
|---|---|
| Multi-person dwelling (dormitories, boarding or rooming houses) | 1 space/2 beds; and 1 space/10 beds (guest parking) |
| Nursing and personal care | 1 space/3 beds; and 1 space/ |
| Residential care | 1 space/4 beds; and 1 space/ |
B. Tourist Accommodation.
| Bed and breakfast facilities | Use hotel/ |
|---|---|
| Hotel, motel and other transient dwelling units (applies to both redevelopment and nonredevelopment projects) | 1 space/ |
| Time sharing (hotel/ |
Use hotel/ |
| Time sharing (residential design) | Use hotel/ |
C. Commercial.
- Retail
| Auto, mobile home and vehicle dealers | 1 space/500 s.f. gross site area |
|---|---|
| Building materials and hardware | 1 space/300 s.f. GFA; and 1 space/2,000 s.f. gross site area |
| Eating and drinking places | 1 space/150 s.f. GFA; or 1 space/4 customers or seats |
| Food and beverage retail sales | 1 space/150 s.f. GFA |
| Furniture, home furnishings, and equipment | |
| Furniture | 1 space/500 s.f. nonstorage area; and 1 space/1,000 s.f. storage area |
| Other | 1 space/300 s.f. GFA |
| General merchandise stores | 1 space/300 s.f. GFA |
| Mail order and vending | 1 space/500 s.f. nonstorage area; and 1 space/1,000 s.f. storage area |
| Nursery | 1 space/ |
| Outdoor retail sales (art and craft shows) | 1.5 space/ |
| Service stations | 1 space/300 s.f. retail/ |
| 2. Entertainment | 2. Entertainment |
| Amusements and recreation services | Amusements and recreation services |
| Arcade | 1 space/150 s.f. GFA |
| Bowling | 5 spaces/ |
| Health spa/gym | 1 space/300 s.f. GFA; and 1 space/200 s.f. GFA with organized classes |
| Ice/ |
1 space/ |
| Tennis (indoor/ outdoor) and racquet ball, etc. | 1 space/ |
| Theater | 1 space/3 seats |
| Other | 1 space/35 s.f. GFA |
| Privately owned assembly and entertainment | |
| Auditorium | 1 space/ |
| Cabaret | 1 space/ |
| Convention | 1 space/ |
| 3. Services | 3. Services |
| Animal husbandry services | 1 space/200 s.f. GFA outside of kennel |
| Auto repair and service | 1 space/300 s.f. retail/ |
| Broadcasting studios | 1 space/400 s.f. GFA |
| Business support services | 1 space/400 s.f. GFA |
| Contract construction services | 1 space/1,500 s.f. GFA storage; and 1 space/300 s.f. GFA office |
| Financial services | 1 space/200 s.f. GFA |
| Health care services | 1 space/150 s.f. GFA; and 1 space/2 employees |
| Laundries and dry-cleaning plant | 1 space/400 s.f. nonstorage area; and 1 space/1,000 s.f. storage area |
| Personal services | Personal services |
| Laundromat | 1 space/150 s.f. GFA |
| Other | 1 space/250 s.f. GFA |
| Professional offices | 1 space/250 s.f. GFA |
| Repair services | 1 space/400 s.f. nonstorage area; and 1 space/1,000 s.f. storage area |
| Sales lots | 1 space/1,000 s.f. GSA |
| Schools, business and vocation | 1 space/150 s.f. GFA |
| Schools, preschool | 1 space/ |
| Secondary storage | 1 space/1,000 s.f. storage area |
| 4. Light Industrial | 4. Light Industrial |
| Batch plants | 1 space/500 s.f. nonstorage area; and 1 space/1,000 s.f. storage area |
| Food and kindred products | 1 space/500 s.f. nonstorage area; and 1 space/1,000 s.f. storage area |
| Fuel and ice dealers | 1 space/500 s.f. nonstorage area; and 1 space/1,000 s.f. storage area |
| Industrial services | 1 space/400 s.f. GFA |
| Printing and publishing (newspaper offices shall be computed as professional offices) | 1 space/500 s.f. nonstorage area; and 1 space/1000 s.f. storage area |
| Recycling and scrap | 1 space 400 s.f. GFA |
| Small scale manufacturing | 1 space/400 s.f. GFA |
| 5. Wholesale/ |
5. Wholesale/ |
| Storage yards | 1 space/500 s.f. nonstorage area; and 1 space/1,000 s.f. storage area |
| Vehicle and freight terminals | 1 space/ |
| Vehicle storage and parking | 1 space/1,000 s.f. storage area |
| Warehousing | Warehousing |
| Mini warehouse | 1 space/ |
| Other | 1 space/1,000 s.f. GFA |
| Wholesale and distribution | 1 space/ |
D. Public Service.
- General
| Churches | 1 space/3 seats in the chapel or sanctuary and related rooms; and 1 space/400 s.f. gross floor area in all other related buildings |
|---|---|
| Collection station (temp. collection area, no sorting) | 1 space/500 s.f. nonstorage area; and 1 space/1,000 s.f. storage area |
| Cultural facilities | 1 space/ |
| Day-care centers | 1 space/ |
| Government offices | 1 space/250 s.f. GFA |
| Hospitals | 1 space/3 employees; and 1 space/2 beds; or 1 space/1,000 s.f. GFA, whichever provides the greater number; and 1 space/300 s.f. GFA of emergency room area |
| Local assembly and entertainment | Use privately owned assembly and entertainment rate |
| Local public health and safety facilities | 1 space/ |
| Power generating | 1 space/ |
| Publicly owned assembly and entertainment | Use privately owned assembly and entertainment rate |
| Public utility centers | 3 spaces/2,500 s.f. facility area |
| Regional public health and safety facilities | 1 space/ |
| Schools (the city does not regulate the parking requirements for schools; the state of California and the TRPA do) | |
| College | 1 space/ |
| Kindergarten through secondary | Kindergarten through secondary |
| Elementary | 1 space/ |
| High school | 1 space/ |
E. Recreation.
- Urban Recreation
| Recreation centers | 1 space/ |
|---|---|
| Participant sports facilities | Participant sports facilities |
| Swimming | 1 space/ |
| Tennis | 3 spaces/1 court |
| Other | Case-by-case |
| Sports assembly | 1 space/3 seats; and 1 space/ |
| 2. Developed Outdoor Recreation | 2. Developed Outdoor Recreation |
| Developed campgrounds | 1 space/ |
| Golf courses | Golf courses |
| Driving range | 1 space/ |
| Executive (par 3) | 1 space/ |
| Other | 1 space/ |
| Group facilities | 1 space/1,000 s.f. park area |
| Marinas | 1 space/ |
| Recreational vehicle | 1 space/1 employee; and 1 space/ |
F. All Other Uses.
| All other uses | Case-by-case |
|---|
| Notes: |
|---|
| 1. Where used above, "employee" refers to the number of employees for the largest shift. |
| 2. For the purpose of this article, "floor area" in the case of offices, merchandise or service types of uses, shall mean the gross floor area used or intended to be used by tenants, or for service to the public as customers, patrons, clients or patients, including areas occupied by fixtures and equipment used for display or sales of merchandise. It shall include all areas for public and nonpublic purposes, including, but not limited to, storage, incidental repair, processing or packaging of merchandise, shop windows, offices incidental to the management or maintenance of stores or buildings, toilets or restrooms, utilities, or dressing, fitting or alteration rooms. |
G. Loading Space Requirements. In any district, in connection with every building or part thereof hereafter erected which is to be occupied for manufacturing, storage, warehousing, goods display, retail sales, hotels, hospital, mortuary, laundry, dry cleaning establishment or other uses similarly requiring the receipt or distribution by vehicles of material or merchandise, there shall be provided and maintained on the same lot with such building, off-street loading spaces in accordance with the following schedule:
| Gross Floor Area (sq. ft.) | Loading Space |
|---|---|
| 10,000 – 15,000 | 1 |
| 15,001 – 25,000 | 2 |
| 25,001 – 40,000 | 3 |
| 40,001 – 60,000 | 4 |
| Each additional 75,000 | 1 |
A 12-foot vertical clearance shall be maintained in all loading space areas and access thereto.
(Ord. 903; Ord. 1152 § 2; Code 1997 § 5-52)
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