Chapter 18.48 — OFF-STREET PARKING
1.2 spaces per guest room for more than 20 rooms, plus
Whittier Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · Whittier
2 check-in guest spaces per 50 rooms or fraction thereof. Additional spaces as required by ancillary uses. A request to deviate from these standards can be considered if a parking study is submitted with the Conditional Use Permit application.
Q. Uses for which a The number of required on-site parking spaces shall be determined by the approval authority, conditional use based on a traffic study conducted by a California licensed traffic engineer. permit is required and no reference to required on-site parking is made within this chapter.
Unique circumstances or required on-site parking for any land use not specifically included in this parking ordinance shall be determined by a parking study conducted by a California licensed traffic engineer. The approval authority shall have the ability to accept, reject or modify the parking study recommendations, upon consultation with the city traffic engineer.
Non-residential uses that cannot provide their required number of on-site parking spaces within a shared parking lot may submit a parking study, prepared by a California licensed traffic engineer, to justify that the reduced on-site parking for the use will not adversely impact the overall demand for on-site parking within the shared parking lot. The approval authority shall have the ability to accept, reject or modify the recommended number of on-site parking spaces, upon consultation with the city traffic engineer.
Parking standards for developments located within the Uptown Whittier Specific Plan area shall be as set forth in the specific plan, unless specified otherwise therein.
- The number of accessible on-site parking stalls for all developments within the city of Whittier shall be determined based on Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, as related to access by the disabled.
- Including existing hotels and motels with certificates of occupancy dated prior to March 1, 2019.
(Ord. 2899 § 1, 2007: Ord. 2887 § 3, 2007: Ord. 2865 § 3, 2005: Ord. 2787 § 2, 2001; Ord. 2748 §§ 26—30, 1999; Ord. 2518 § 7 (part), 1990; Ord. 2515 § 3 (part), 1990; Ord. 2423 § 11, 1987; Ord. 2411 §§ 4, 5, 1987; prior code § 9341)
(Ord. No. 2938, § 3, 10-27-09; Ord. No. 2950, § 2, 2-23-10; Ord. No. 3068, § 7, 6-13-17; Ord. No. 3099, § 3, 5-28-19; Ord. No. 3116, § 14, 5-26-20; Ord. No. 3159, § 3(Exh. A), 11-12-24)
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