1500-20-060 - Special Parking Provisions and Substitutions
Sutter County Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · ingested 2026-07-07 · Sutter County
A.
Disabled Accessible Parking. For multi-family, residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, and public uses, California law establishes the required number of disabled accessible parking spaces. Accessible
parking spaces shall be provided, located, labeled, striped and signed as required by the California Building Code, Federal Accessibility Guidelines, and the California Code of Regulations (Title 24, Part 2, Chapter 2-71). Such parking spaces shall count toward compliance with the number of parking spaces required on Table 1500-20-1.
B.
Compact Parking Substitution.
1.
Parking lots with a minimum of 20 parking spaces may substitute standard spaces with compact spaces for up to 25 percent of the total parking spaces required.
2.
Each compact space shall be clearly labeled as "Compact" or "C".
3.
Compact parking spaces shall be reasonably distributed throughout the parking lot and shall be designed consistent with Table 1500-20-2.
C.
Motorcycle Parking Substitution.
1.
Parking lots with a minimum of 50 parking spaces may substitute standard spaces with Motorcycle spaces for up to two percent of the total parking spaces required.
2.
Each motorcycle space shall be clearly labeled as "Motorcycle".
3.
Motorcycle parking spaces shall be reasonably distributed throughout the parking lot and shall be designed consistent with Table 1500-20-2.
D.
Alternative Fuel Vehicle Parking Substitution.
1.
Parking lots may substitute standard parking spaces with spaces designated exclusively for alternative fuel vehicle parking and/or charging. The amount and location of alternative fuel vehicle parking shall be as approved by the Director, but shall typically not exceed five percent of the total parking spaces required.
Each alternative vehicle parking space shall be clearly identified.
3.
Alternative fuel vehicle parking spaces shall be designed as standard parking spaces consistent with Table 1500-20-2.
E.
Company vehicles. Non-residential uses shall provide one parking space for each company vehicle which is parked on the site during normal business hours, in addition to the regular parking requirement. Such space may be located within a building.
F.
Vehicles, Trailers, and Boats within Residential Districts.
1.
Inoperable/unregistered Vehicles, Trailers, and Boats. Any vehicle, trailer, or boat which is inoperable and/or without current registration shall be stored behind a six-foot-high fence or entirely within an enclosed structure and shall not be parked or stored in any required front or street side yard within a residential zoning district.
2.
Commercial Vehicle Parking. Commercial truck tractors or trailers weighing five tons or more are prohibited on any street or parcel within a residential zoning district. Exceptions may be made for Truck-Tractor Parking in ER, RAN and R-1 districts subject to approval of a Use Permit in accordance with Section 150006-030.
3.
Recreational Vehicle or Boat Parking/Storage. Recreational vehicle or boat parking/storage shall occur consistent with the following standards:
a.
Within a city sphere of influence, Rural Community or Rural Planned Community as designated by the General Plan, recreational vehicle or boat parking/storage is prohibited in required front and street side yards. However, recreational vehicle or boat parking/storage is permitted outside of required front and street side yard setback areas and within interior side and rear yards when screened by a solid six-foot minimum tall fence, wall, and/or landscape barrier.
b.
On any parcel zoned AG, RAN, ER, R-1 and located outside a city sphere of influence, Rural Community or Rural Planned Community as designated by the General Plan, the parking/storage of one licensed
recreational vehicle or boat may occur in an unscreened and unfenced front or street side yard setback in a designated parking area surfaced consistent with Section 1500-20-080 B and located outside of a public right-of-way or public utility easement.