§ 21.41.216. Parking—Required number of spaces.

Tables 41-1A, 41-1B and 41-1C set forth the number of parking spaces required for specific land uses. Parking spaces required for multiple uses on a lot shall be calculated separately for each use, and the parking required shall be the sum of all that required for all such uses, unless otherwise permitted by Section 21.41.223 of this Chapter. In calculating the number of required spaces, fractional numbers shall be rounded up to the closest whole number.

(Ord. C-7550 § 9, 1998; Ord. C-7326 § 18, 1995; Ord. C-7247 §§ 18-20, 1994; Ord. C-7127 § 4, 1993; Ord. C-7032 § 28, 1992; Ord. C-6933 § 31, 1991; Ord. C-6755 § 2, 1990; Ord. C-6684 §§ 27, 28, 1990; Ord. C-6533 § 1 (part), 1988)

Table 41-1A
Required Number of Parking Spaces for Residential Uses

Number of Units/Bedrooms (e)	Number of Spaces per Unit (a)	Coastal Zone Only
Unit Parking
-0 bedrooms (not more than 450 sq. ft.)	1.00	1.00
-1 or more bedrooms (or zero bedrooms, 451 sq. ft. or more)	1.50	2.00
-2 bedrooms or more	2.00	2.00
Guest parking (b)(c)(d)(e)	1 space/4 units	1 space/4 units

 

(a)

In the RM district, not more than 11/2 spaces per unit shall be required.

(b)

The number of guest parking spaces indicated above in the table shall be the minimum number of guest parking spaces required in any residential district.

(c)

Guest parking shall be required when 4 or more detached or attached dwelling units (including existing units on the site) are proposed as one development.

(d)

When Allowed On Street. On-street parking abutting the lot shall be considered as guest parking according to the standards for parallel parking spaces when all access to on-site parking is taken from an alley and the site is outside of the parking-impacted area. On-street parking abutting the site may not be considered as guest parking when the street is a major, minor or secondary highway.

(e)

In calculating required parking spaces, all rooms other than 1 living room, 1 dining room, 1 kitchen, and bathrooms shall be calculated as bedrooms.

Table 41-1B
Required Number of Parking Spaces for Special Residential Uses

Use	Required Number of Spaces
1. Handicapped (a)
-Low rent	1 space per each 2 bedrooms
-Market rent	1 space per each 1 bedroom
2. Senior citizen (a)
-Low rent	1 space per each 2 bedrooms
-Market rent	1 space per each 1 bedroom
-Congregate care, low rent	1 space per each 2 bedrooms
-Congregate care, market rent	1 space per each 1 bedroom
3. Convalescent hospital	1.2 spaces per room, or 0.6 space per bed, whichever is greater, plus 5 per 1,000 SF-GFA for medical office in building
4. Residential care facility	1 space per bed
5. Fraternity, sorority, dormitory	1 space per bed
6. Monastery, convent, communal, religious home and other special group residences	1 space per each 2 beds

 

(a)

The Planning Commission may further reduce the parking standards to 1 space per 3 bedrooms if it finds that the neighborhoods in which the facility is proposed has ample, readily available on-street parking or is well-served by public transportation and a concentration of senior services.

Table 41-1C
Required Number of Parking Spaces for
Commercial, Industrial/Manufacturing and All Other Uses

Use	Required Number of Spaces
Retail, Ready to Eat Restaurant and Personal Service Uses or Stores
1. Community, regional or neighborhood shopping centers	5 per 1,000 SF-GFA plus parking for a detached fast-food restaurant calculated separately. However, shopping centers greater than 150,000 square feet in size may receive approval of a lower parking ratio pursuant to Section 21.41.219
2. Merchandise mall	10 per 1,000 SF-GFA
3. Open flea market, swap meet	4 per 1,000 GLA of display area
4. Other retail or personal service use,store or shop (commercial clusters)	4 per 1,000 SF-GFA
5. Automobile sales	2 spaces per 1,000 GFA of interior showroom,1 per 1,000 GLA of outdoor display area, pIus 4 per 1,000 GFA for accessory office and repair service area
6. Ready to eat restaurant	4 per 1,000 GFA
7. Furniture store	2 per 1,000 GFA
Automobile/Motor Vehicles
1. Car wash (self-service/hose and hand dry or belt driven)	2 spaces per wash bay (for purposes of belt driven facilities, the conveyor length shall be divided by 18 to determine the number of wash bays)

 

Table 41-1C
Required Number of Parking Spaces for
Commercial, Industrial/Manufacturing and All Other Uses
(Continued)

Use	Required Number of Spaces
2. Car wash (full-service)	1 space per wash bay (conveyor length divided by 18), plus retail and office space calculated separately
3. Service station or service garage	For a service station (gas dispensing only), 1 pace per pump island. For a service station with accessory retail, office, and/or auto repair, 1 space per pump island, plus 4 per 1,000 GFA for accessory retail, office and auto repair area. For a service garage (auto repair), 3 plus 4 per 1,000 GFA
Office
1. Banks, savings and loans	5 per 1,000 GFA (no additional parking is required for accessory automatic teller machines)
2. Medical or dental office	5 per 1,000 GFA
3. Professional or unspecified office (no additional parking for restaurants or medical offices in office building if less than 10 percent of building area)	4 per 1,000 GFA up to 20,000 GFA and 2 per 1,000 GFA for GFA more than 20,000, or 1 space for each company vehicle exceeding 5, whichever is greater
Restaurants and Bars
1. Detached fast food restaurant (located on a separate pad)	5 spaces plus 1 per 3 seats in dining area or 10 per 1,000 GFA whichever is greater
2. Dinner restaurant	10 per 1,000 GFA of dining areas plus 20 per 1,000 GFA for tavern area and 25 per 1,000 for dance floor
3. Outdoor dining at an established restaurant	0 space for 250 GLA or less, plus 5 per 1,000 GLA for 250 GLA or more, except for outdoor dining located in the CB zone, and for outdoor dining located on public sidewalks, no additional parking is required (See Footnote A)
4. Tavern	20 per 1,000 SF-GFA

 

Use	Required Number of Spaces
Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturing and Accessory Tasting Room	Commercial Zones	Industrial Zones
1. Manufacturing/Brewing area	None	2 spaces per 1,000 SF GFA of ABM facility
2. Accessory Tasting Room area	10 spaces per 1,000 SF GFA of Accessory Tasting Room only
3. Office space	If greater than 25% of total GFA 4 spaces per 1,000 SF GFA; if less than 25% total GFA, the area shall be included in the manufacturing/brewing area calculation

 

Use	Required Number of Spaces
Public Assembly
1. Assembly hall, church, movie theater or other public assembly area with fixed seats	For church and assembly uses, 1 per every 3.3 fixed seats. For theaters, 1 per every 3.3 fixed seats, plus a passenger loading and unloading zone (if the fixed seat portion of the use is not 75% or greater, separate parking ratios shall be applied for accessory uses)
2. Meeting hall, banquet hall, church, or other public assembly area without fixed seats	20 per 1,000 GFA (if the assembly area is not 75% or greater, separate parking ratios shall be applied for accessory uses)
3. Elementary school, secondary school and day-care center	For elementary schools, 2 per classroom, plus 2 loading and unloading spaces and auditorium or stadium calculated separately. For high schools, 7 per classroom, plus auditorium or stadium calculated separately. For daycare, 1 space per every 10 children, plus 2 loading and unloading spaces

 

Table 41-1C
Required Number of Parking Spaces for
Commercial, Industrial/Manufacturing and All Other Uses
(Continued)

Use	Required Number of Spaces
4. Hotel (guestrooms with direct access from an interior hallway) and motel (guestrooms with direct access to the exterior)	For hotel, 1 per guestroom, plus parking figured separately for banquet rooms, meeting rooms, restaurant and gift shops, plus 2 loading and unloading spaces. For motel, same as hotel, plus 2 parking spaces for the motel managers unit
5. Hospitals, convalescent hospitals	For hospitals, 2 spaces per bed. For convalescent hospitals, 1 per every 3 beds
6. Library, museum	4 per 1,000 GFA, plus 1 bus parking stall for each 5,000 sq. ft. open to public; plus passenger loading and unloading areas shall be provided
7. Trade or vocational school	20 per 1,000 GFA or 1 per 3.3 fixed seats, whichever is greater
Recreation
1. Amusement arcade	4 per 1,000 SF except in a tavern, then 20 per 1,000 SF
2. Athletic club	5 spaces plus 4 spaces 1,000 SF-GFA; or 1 per 3 spectator seats, whichever is greater, plus 20 per 1,000 SF-GFA for exercise floors
3. Basketball courts, volleyball courts	5 per court or 1 per 3 spectator seats, whichever is greater
4. Bowling alley	5 spaces plus 4 spaces per alley, or 1 per 3 spectator seats, whichever is greater
5. Commercial horse stables and horse riding schools	1 for each 5 stalls
6. Dancing, dance hall, disco, skating rink	25 per 1,000 SF-GFA, excluding kitchen
7. Golf course	3 per hole, or spaces required for restaurant, whichever is greater
8. Golf range, batting cage, tennis alley and the like	1 per tee, cage or alley and the like
9. Miniature golf course	2 per hole
10. Open recreation	1 per 1,000 SF-GLA
11. Passive park use	2 per acre-GLA
12. Pool or billiard hall	2 spaces plus 5 spaces per 1,000 SF-GFA
13. Tennis courts, racquetball courts, handball courts and the like	3 spaces plus 3 spaces per court or 1 per 3 spectator seats, whichever is greater
Industrial/Manufacturing
1. Service yards, storage yards and contractor yards	1 space per every 5,000 sq. ft. of yard area, plus office areas are calculated separately (minimum of 2 spaces shall be provided)
2. Manufacturing, processing, packing, assembly and the like	2 per 1,000 SF-GFA (office area greater than 25% is calculated separately)
3. Mini-warehouse (personal storage)	3 spaces plus 1 per 100 units
4. Research laboratories	3 per 1,000 SF-GFA
5. Warehouse, airplane hanger, and mechanical equipment buildings	1 per 1,000 GFA (office area greater than 25% is calculated separately)
6. Wholesale sales and distribution center	3 per 1,000 GFA (office area greater than 25% is calculated separately)

 

Abbreviations:  

SF = square feet
GFA = gross floor area (excludes utility and elevator cores, stairwells and restrooms)
GLA = gross land area in square feet

NOTES: (A) Outdoor dining located on public sidewalks require approval of an encroachment permit issued by the Department of Public Works. Further, within the City's Coastal Zone, a coastal permit is required for all outdoor dining located on public rights-of-way.

( ORD-16-0025 § 1, 2016; ORD-15-0010 § 3, 2015)