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Title 14 — ZONING›Chapter 14-17 — PARKING AND LOADING FACILITIES

Watsonville Municipal Code Art. 12 Public and Quasi-Public Open Centers Parking Requirements

Watsonville Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-05 · Watsonville

Cite as: Watsonville Municipal Code Article 12 · Text as of 2026-10-05

14-17.1201 Number of off-street parking spaces required.

The number of off-street parking spaces required for each of the following uses shall be as follows:

GLU
(a) 81 Parks, public
82 Water-based recreation, public
83 Water-based recreation, commercial
84 Public recreation facilities
85 Commercial recreation facilities
86 Open lands
87 Private nonprofit facilities
88 Cemeteries
89 Public and quasi-public open space (1) Golf courses: 4 spaces per hole, plus the required spaces for restaurants and cocktail lounges (2) Public swimming pools and private swim clubs: 20 spaces per pool (not including wading pools or whirlpool baths), plus 1 space for each 200 square feet of cabana floor area in excess of 1,000 square feet, except where membership is restricted to the immediate neighborhood, a minimum of 5 spaces shall be provided (3) Public tennis courts and private tennis clubs: 2 spaces per court, plus 1 space for each 200 square feet of clubhouse floor area in excess of 1,000 square feet (4) Skating rinks: 1 space for each 200 square feet of floor area devoted to the principal activity (5) Recreational and community center buildings: 30% capacity in persons (6) Athletic fields, polo fields, and tennis courts: 1 space per each 10 seats (7) Private clubs and lodges: 1 space per each 300 square feet (8) Commercial stadiums, grandstands, and racetracks: 1 space per each 4 seats (9) Botanical and zoological gardens: public space 30% of capacity in persons (10) All other uses shall provide parking based on 30% capacity in persons

(§ 1, Ord. 1201-06 (CM), eff. October 26, 2006)

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