The purpose of this chapter is to set forth the off-street parking requirements for the various buildings and uses, irrespective of the districts in which they occur. All uses shall be provided with regularly maintained off-street parking and loading facilities in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

(Ord. 515 § 1 Exh. A (part), 1987)

Required parking shall be located on the same lot or parcel as the use which the spaces serve, except as otherwise provided in this section.

(Ord. 515 § 1 Exh. A (part), 1987)

A.

Size Requirements. Size requirements are set out in Table 17.46.030.

B.

Access to Parking Areas. Access to public parking areas and curb cuts for driveways shall be approved by the director of public works or his designee to insure an efficient and safe traffic flow into the parking areas and along the public streets.

C.

Back-out Parking. Public parking areas for commercial, industrial and multiple-family residential uses, not including duplexes and single-family residences, shall be designed so that vehicles are not permitted to back out of the parking area onto a public street.

D.

Bumper Curbs and Wheel Stops. To insure the proper maintenance and utilization of these facilities, public parking areas shall be designed so that a parked vehicle does not overhang required sidewalks, planters or landscaped areas. A permanent curb, bumper, wheel stop or similar device shall be installed which shall be adequate to protect the required sidewalks, planters and landscaped areas from vehicular overhang and to protect any structure from vehicular damage. If such protection is provided by means of a method designed to stop the wheel rather than the bumper of the vehicle, the stopping edge shall be placed no closer than two feet from the edges of the required sidewalks, planter or landscaped areas and from any building. The director of the department of public works or his designee may require other barrier curbs or wheel stops as deemed necessary to protect areas within or adjacent to the parking area from vehicular encroachment.

E.

Drainage Facilities. Drainage facilities shall be provided in all public parking areas adequate to handle the drainage requirements of the subject property, to alleviate the creation of flooding and drainage problems for the subject property or any surrounding properties. All required parking area drainage to be taken underground to existing storm drainage system or out through face of curb to the street gutters.

F.

Fences. A solid fence not less than four feet high nor more than six feet high or other approved landscaped barrier shall be provided and a maintained along the edge(s) of any public parking areas adjacent to properties zoned for commercial residential, residential or agricultural uses to protect these properties from the interruption and nuisance of the automobiles using the parking area. On that portion of any parking area located between the building line and the street where such a fence would interfere with visibility, the fence shall be approved by the planning director.

G.

Lighting. Lighting, if provided, shall be directed away from residential areas and public streets so not to produce a glare as seen from such areas in order to insure the general safety of other vehicular traffic and the privacy and well-being of the residential areas.

H.

Marking of Parking Spaces. Parking spaces shall be marked or maintained on the pavement and any other directional markings or signs shall be installed as permitted or required by the director of public works or his designee to insure the proper utilization of space, adequate traffic flow and general safety.

I.

Passenger Loading Spaces. Ten feet by twenty feet marked space designated for passenger loading/unloading.

J.

Paving Requirements. Paving shall be provided for all public parking and loading areas in accordance with the construction standards of the department of public works to eliminate dust and maintain a passable surface at all times for the parking and loading areas. All parking areas and maneuver areas for access to stalls shall have two inches of asphaltic paving over a minimum of six inches of compacted base rock, or equivalent.

K.

Planters and Landscaped Areas. A planter or landscaped area at least four feet wide shall be provided adjacent to all street rights-of-way. In addition, any area within the street right-of-way between the sidewalk and outer edge of the right-of-way shall be developed as a planter or landscaped area in conjunction with the required four-foot area above, unless this requirement is waived by the director of public works or his designee. Where a public parking area has a capacity of more than ten parking spaces, it shall provide landscaped areas, in addition to the required parking area and planter or landscaped area, equal to at least five percent of the total parking area. Within the planter or landscaped area, an irrigation system and live landscaping shall be provided and maintained. Not more than thirty percent of the planter or landscaped area may be covered with hard surfaces such as gravel, landscaping rock, concrete or other impervious materials.

L.

Setback Requirements. All off-street parking stalls and maneuver areas must be behind the front setback area and the street side setback area when located in a block that is partially in an "R" district. All required off-street parking stalls and maneuver areas must be behind the front setback area and the street side setback area for corner lots in all residential (R-1, R-2, R-3) and commercial (C-1) zones.

M.

Compact Car Parking. For parking lots providing more than ten spaces, up to twenty percent of the spaces may be designed as compact car spaces. Such compact car spaces must be identified by signage or other designation.

Table 17.46.030

PARKING SPACE SIZES^[12]

Figure 1

NOTE 1 - Minimum standard parking-space width is nine feet, except where alongside a structure, pole, post, wall, or fence, in which case the minimum width is ten feet. The minimum parking-space length is eighteen feet.

NOTE 2 - Locations of required parking spaces, garage spaces, garages and carports are also governed by Official Plan Lines, and other regulations of this chapter.

* Aisle widths may be interpolated where parking spaces are designed with a width between those specified above (e.g., a space of nine feet nine inches would allow an aisle width of twenty-three feet six inches).

** For additional details in parking-space landscape configurations, see separate handout available through the Planning Division.

NOTE 3 - Minimum compact parking-space width is nine feet, except where alongside a structure, pole, post, wall or fence, in which case the minimum width is ten feet. The minimum parking-space length is fourteen feet.

NOTE 4 - Access to fire lanes and the lanes themselves shall have a minimum inside turning radius of twenty-nine and one-half feet and an outside turning radius of forty-five feet.

NOTE 5 - Required fire access lanes shall have a minimum width of twenty-six feet unless otherwise approved by the fire marshal.

(Ord. 744 § 1 (part), 2006; Ord. 515 § 1 Exh. A (part), 1987; Ord. No. 834, § 5, 11-17-2020)

Generally.

A.

The following minimum off-street parking requirements shall apply to all buildings erected, new uses commenced and to the area of extended uses commenced after the effective date of the ordinance codified herein. For any use not specifically mentioned herein, the planning department shall determine the amount of parking required. All facilities shall be onsite, unless specified otherwise.

B.

Combined uses under a single roof shall be determined by the total spaces required of all uses reduced by not more than twenty-five percent. Percentage of reduction shall be determined by the design review committee.

Drive-up Facilities. In addition to the required off-street parking, drive-up facilities shall provide twenty-foot long stacking or vehicle reservoir spaces in addition to the space where the service is being provided in accordance with the following schedule:

Note: When computing the required number of off-street parking or loading spaces, a remaining fraction of one-half or more shall be deemed a whole unit of measurement; a remaining fraction of less than one-half will be disregarded.

(Ord. 744 § 1 (part), 2006; Ord. 515 § 1 Exh. A (part), 1987)

A.

Any portion of Sections 17.46.020 to 17.46.040 may be modified for a particular use if a use permit is obtained. The planning commission must find, based on data submitted by the applicant, that the proposed arrangement and design will be of equal or greater excellence in arrangement, design, or attractiveness than would be realized by the normal standards of this chapter.

B.

The following designated areas are to be considered as exceptions to the parking requirements set forth in Section 17.46.040.

1.

Within the downtown business district zone, off-street parking shall be provided at not less than one space per five hundred square feet of gross building floor area. Within the discretion of the design review committee, the off-street parking requirement may be satisfied by any one of, or combination of, the following:

a.

On-site construction;

b.

Off-site construction within three hundred feet and approved by the planning commission;

c.

Payment into the parking district fund.

2.

Exceptions to this provision are as follows:

a.

Banks, food stores, dental and medical services shall provide off-street parking at the rate set forth in Section 17.46.040;

b.

The area between East Center and Freeman Streets (subdivision 3 of the subsection);

c.

Payment into the parking district fund as an alternative to construction shall be for a maximum number of spaces established by the design review committee. The design review committee shall consider the city general plan, recommendations of the planning, public works and building departments in determining the number of parking spaces that shall be provided by on-site or off-site construction;

d.

The amount paid into the parking district fund for each parking space shall be established by resolution of the city council at a rate of not less than five hundred dollars per space.

3.

East Center—Freeman Street Area. No off-street parking between East Center and Freeman Streets shall be required except as follows:

a.

For all new construction and all renovation and expansion, the value of which exceeds fifty percent of the full market value of the existing improvements, off-street parking shall be in accordance with subdivision 1 of this section. (Existing improvement value shall be the value recorded on the most recent tax rolls of the county assessor. Renovation and expansion values shall be established by the city building official.)

b.

All off-street parking shall be on-site or off-site within three hundred feet with approval of the planning commission.

4.

West Center Street — Douglas Street Area. The parking for this area shall be the same as that provided for in subdivisions 1 and 3 of this subsection.

C.

Parking District Fund. There is established a parking district fund, which shall be a special fund of the city. All deposits made to the fund shall be used solely for the purchase of land for public parking and for construction of public parking.

(Ord. 515 § 1 Exh. A (part), 1987)

The joint use of off-street parking areas may be authorized by use permit for the following uses or activities under the following conditions:

A.

Up to fifty percent of the off-street parking for "nighttime" uses, such as theaters, bowling alleys, bars or restaurants, may be supplied by the parking area provided for "daytime" uses, such as banks, offices, retail and personal service establishments.

B.

Up to fifty percent of the off-street parking for "daytime" uses may be supplied by the parking area provided by a "nighttime" use.

C.

Up to fifty percent of the parking for churches or auditoriums may be supplied by the parking facilities provided by "daytime" uses.

D.

Parking in commercial or industrial zones may be located off-site but must be located within three hundred feet of the use which it serves.

(Ord. 515 § 1 Exh. A (part), 1987)