§ 8108-3

The permittee and property owner must ensure that required parking and loading areas and associated facilities are permanently maintain in good condition as determined by the Director and in compliance with permit conditions. This maintenance requirement includes but is not limited to curbs, directional markings, accessible parking symbols, screening, pavement, signs, striping, lighting fixtures, landscaping, and trash and recyclables receptacles.

(Ord. No. 4407, § 1, 10-20-2009)

Required parking spaces shall be located on the same site as the building or land use they serve or off-site pursuant to Section 8108-3.3.1 below.

(Ord. No. 4407, § 1, 10-20-2009)

8108-3.3.1 - Off-site parking.

Off-site parking for non-residential land uses may be provided at a site remote from the land use if all of the following conditions can be met:

a.

The off-site parking area is located within five hundred (500) feet of the land use to be served. The distance from the off-site parking area to the land use to be served shall be measured along a sidewalk or other pedestrian pathway from the nearest off-site parking space to the nearest public entrance to the building.

(1)

Planning Director Waivers/Modifications. The Director may approve the provision of off-street parking spaces at a site more than five hundred (500) feet from the land use to be served if the applicant can demonstrate to the Director that such off-site parking will actually be used as intended. Evidence of this may be the provision of shuttle or valet service between the parking area and the land use to be served, or similar arrangements.

b.

The applicant provides documentation demonstrating that the off-site parking area is capable of meeting parking demand for both the land use to be served and any other land uses that may utilize the off-site parking area.

The off-site parking area meets the design standards of Section 8108-5.

c.

d.

The off-site parking area can be accessed easily from the primary land use and does not expose pedestrians to hazardous traffic safety conditions or create a traffic hazard.

e.

The number of off-site parking spaces assigned to the property to be served does not exceed the allowed number of parking spaces for the land use.

(Ord. No. 4407, § 1, 10-20-2009)

The following requirements shall apply whenever the motor vehicle parking required by this Article is not located on the same site as the land use it serves.

a.

The lot or part of a lot on which the parking is provided shall be legally encumbered by a recorded restrictive covenant to ensure continued use of the lot or part of a lot for motor vehicle parking. The restrictive covenant shall be recorded with the Ventura County Recorder so that it appears on the subject property's title. The restrictive covenant shall include the following provisions:

(1)

The County of Ventura must be named as the beneficiary of the restrictive covenant.

(2)

The restrictive covenant may not be released or terminated without the prior notice and written consent of the Director.

(3)

The restrictive covenant shall include the persons and addresses of the other land uses sharing the parking.

(4)

The restrictive covenant shall include the location and number of parking spaces that are being shared.

b.

If the lot designated for off-site parking is under different ownership from the subject lot, a legal contract between the property owners is required to evidence the existence of a contractual right to use the lot as an off-site parking area. Any such contract shall provide for and assign the responsibility for operating and maintaining the facility to the applicable party. The contract shall contain a provision that indemnifies and holds

the County harmless from any and all claims or damages relating to the operation or maintenance of the parking area. The County of Ventura shall be named as an intended third party beneficiary to the contract.

c.

The owner of the property shall place and maintain permanent, weatherproof signs providing clear and easy-tofollow directions for access to and from the off-site parking location.

(1)

There shall be one (1) sign at each site or parking area entrance. The signs may be placed at building entrances or other appropriate locations if it is demonstrated that such placement would provide superior information to parking users.

(2)

Information on the signs shall be readable by a person seated in a vehicle at the nearest driveway. Use of graphics (e.g., maps and arrows) is encouraged to supplement written directions.

(3)

Signs shall be placed and designed pursuant to the provisions of Article 10 and are subject to approval by the Director.

(Ord. No. 4407, § 1, 10-20-2009)

The accessory parking and storage of commercial vehicles with a gross vehicle weight greater than ten thousand (10,000) pounds, including attendant trailers and/or equipment, is allowed in residential, agricultural, or open space zoned lots, but only if the applicant demonstrates one of the following:

a.

The vehicle is required for emergency purposes and is either a government vehicle or under contract to a governmental entity; or

b.

The lot on which the vehicle is located is at least one (1) acre in size and a waiver has been received pursuant to Section 8111-1.1.2; or

c.

The lot on which the vehicle is located is at least one (1) acre in size and the vehicle is parked in an enclosed structure; or

d.

The vehicle is used for agricultural production, shipping, or delivery associated with the agricultural land use on the lot on which the vehicle is located.

(Ord. No. 4407, § 1, 10-20-2009)

The installation of solar photovoltaic or hot water systems on canopies or other structures over parking areas/spaces is encouraged and allowable, but only if such structures do not violate any required setback, height, or building lot coverage restrictions, or obstruct any required fire apparatus access lanes. Solar structures shall be compatible in scale, materials, color, and character with the surrounding building(s) and background.

(Ord. No. 4407, § 1, 10-20-2009; Ord. No. 4618, § 5, 7-25-2023)

The installation of green roofs on structures over parking areas/spaces is encouraged and allowable, but only if such structures do not violate any required setback, height, or building lot coverage restrictions, or obstruct any required fire apparatus access lanes. Green roofs shall be compatible in scale, materials, color, and character with the surrounding building(s) and background. The use of any invasive or watch list species Division 8, Chapter 1 Ventura County Non-Coastal Zoning Ordinance (2-7-2023 edition) υ 8-6 as inventoried by the California Invasive Plant Council is prohibited. Green roof plant material and irrigation systems shall be installed pursuant to the MWELO where applicable (see Section 8106-8.2.1(b)).

(Ord. No. 4407, § 1, 10-20-2009; Ord. No. 4577 § 4, 3-9-2021; Ord. No. 4618, § 5, 7-25-2023)

8108-4 - Number of parking spaces required. 8108-4.1 - Calculation of required parking.

a.

Except as otherwise provided, when calculating the number of required parking spaces results in a fraction, such fractions shall be rounded to whole numbers pursuant to Section 8101-4.8.

b.

When calculating required parking spaces based on gross floor area or sales and display area, areas used for parking are not included.

c.

Motor vehicle parking requirements may be increased or decreased by ten (10) percent from the basic rates shown in Section 8108-4.7 - Table of Parking Space Requirements by Land Use, but this adjustment shall be used only once. For example, determining if additional parking is required for a change to a land use involves comparing the parking required for the proposed use with the parking required for the current use. In this case, the basic parking rate may be adjusted by up to ten (10) percent for the proposed use or the current use, but not both.

d.

Whenever requirements (e.g., bicycle or carpool parking spaces) are based upon the number of motor vehicle spaces, these shall be calculated based on the number of required motor vehicle spaces before any

subtraction of spaces has occurred for provision of motorcycle spaces, and after any adjustments pursuant to Section 8108-4.8.

e.

When the number of required parking spaces for motor vehicles or bicycles is calculated based upon the number of employees or students, and the number of employees or students is not known at the time of permit application, the Director shall determine the parking requirements based upon the gross floor area, type of land use, or other appropriate factors. The number of employees shall mean the number of employees on the largest shift and the number of students shall mean the maximum number of students expected onsite at any one time.

f.

When the number of required parking spaces is calculated based upon the number of seats and seats are provided by benches or the like, two (2) feet shall be considered one seat.

g.

When there are two (2) or more separate primary land uses on a site, the required number and type of off-street parking spaces shall be the sum of the requirements for the various individual land uses, unless otherwise provided for in Section 8108-4.6.

h.

Mechanical parking lifts may be used to meet motor vehicle parking requirements.

(Ord. No. 4407, § 1, 10-20-2009)