Belvedere City Zoning Code
19.68 Off-Street
Parking
19.68.010 Definitions.
For purposes of this Chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings specified in this Section:
A. “Material enlargement” means any increases or enlargements after March 9, 1977, to the exterior dimensions of the building or structure or enclosing of unenclosed space, exceeding one hundred square feet in total. Notwithstanding this definition, every increase or enlargement shall be subject to all of the other legal limitations prescribed by this Code.
B. “Unfeasible” means those instances in which the requirement is judged to be undesirable or impractical. (Ord. 89-1 § 1, 1989.)
19.68.020 Number and type of spaces required.
A. In any zone, at the time of construction of a new structure or material enlargement of an existing building for which a building permit is required, there shall be provided offstreet parking spaces, not less than eight feet wide, eighteen feet long and seven feet high per automobile, for the following minimum number of automobiles for each of the following types of buildings, structures, or uses:
1. Single-family dwellings: spaces for two automobiles;
2. Two-family dwellings: spaces for four automobiles;
3. Apartment houses or apartment courts: spaces for a number of automobiles equal to 1.25 times the number of apartments having up to two bedrooms, and 2.0 times the number of apartments having three or more bedrooms;
4. Spaces for such number of automobiles as the City Council, after recommendation by the Planning Commission, shall approve for any of the following:
a. Any professional office or business in the R-3 zone;
b. Any building or use in the C-1 zone;
c. Any building in the R-1 zones, R-15 zone, R-2 zone, R-3 zone or R zone for which a permit from the City is required or for which no minimum number of automobiles is prescribed by this Title. In determining the number of spaces to be required under Subsection A4 of this Section, consideration shall be given to the parking needs of the proposed use as they relate to the particular location and to the surrounding area, to the end that the parking requirements will not be detrimental to the welfare of the general public and will not be injurious to property and improvements in the neighborhood;
5. Office and retail stores: one space for each three hundred square feet of gross floor area.
B. Fractional Measurements. When measurements determining the number of required spaces result in a requirement of a fractional space, any fraction up to and including one half shall be disregarded, and fractions over one-half shall require one off-street parking space. (Ord. 89-1 § 1, 1989.)
19.68.030 Tandem parking—Defined—How treated.
Tandem parking spaces occur when two spaces are located end to end in such a manner that one of the spaces is not directly accessible to the street without traveling over the other space. For purposes of this Title, only one of these spaces shall be considered as fulfilling part of the required parking. (Ord. 89-1, 1989.)
19.68.040 Location of spaces.
Off-street parking spaces shall be located on the same lot as the main structure, except as otherwise provided below:
A. R-1S and R-1 Zones. Off-street parking spaces must be located on the same lot.
B. R-3C Zone. Off-street parking spaces shall not be located on any lot in the R-3C zone, but rather must be provided on private property in an abutting zone within three hundred feet of the building or structure for which such spaces are required.
C. All Other Zones. In the R zone, R-3 zone and C-1 zone, such off-street parking spaces need not be on the same lot as the main structure if they are provided on private property as follows:
1. In the case of duplexes and multiple dwellings, within three hundred feet of the apartment unit served;
2. In all other cases, within five hundred feet of any line of the lot on which such main building is located. (Ord. 89-1 § 1, 1989.)
19.68.050 Building restrictions.
Off-street parking spaces are subject to building restrictions as follows:
A. Duplexes and Multiple Dwellings. Off-street parking spaces for a duplex or for a multiple dwelling shall be located in a garage or covered carport, the design, construction, drainage and surfacing of which has first been approved by the Planning Commission prior to any construction thereof.
B. Nonresidential Use. Off-street parking spaces for nonresidential use may be located in an open parking lot, provided it is adequately landscaped. (Ord. 89-1 § 1, 1989.)
19.68.060 Preservation of existing spaces.
Off-street parking spaces required by this Chapter which are in existence on the effective date of the ordinance codified in this Title, or which have been provided after such date, shall not hereafter be reduced in number or size and shall not be temporarily or permanently encroached upon or limited in any manner. (Ord. 89-1 § 1, 1989.)
19.68.070 Compact spaces permitted.
In cases where more than ten total parking spaces are required, the applicant may propose to allow up to twenty-five percent of said spaces to be designated for small or compact cars. Such spaces shall not be less than sixteen feet in length and seven and one-half feet in width, and are subject to the approval of the Planning Commission as to their location and distribution in the project. (Ord. 89-1 § 1, 1989.)
19.68.080 Handicapped spaces.
In cases where more than twenty total parking spaces are required, the applicant shall provide not less than one handicapped space. Such space shall be not less than twelve feet wide and eighteen feet long, and shall be clearly marked as a handicapped space. The location of such spaces shall be determined by the Planning Commission in its review of the project. The Planning Commission may also require additional handicapped parking spaces if deemed necessary based upon the uses being proposed or the overall size of the parking area. (Ord. 89-1 § 1, 1989.)