Gilroy City Zoning Code

The parking requirements listed in the parking schedule are minimum. The maximum parking requirement allowed is ten percent (10%) above those listed in the parking schedule above. Any parking spaces beyond the ten percent (10%) must be offset with an equal amount of landscaping to buffer the extra paving. The planning commission may require additional stalls and parking lot areas for any use to provide parking area adequate with the intent of this section. The planning commission may make additional requirements in connection with off-street parking areas which will protect the character of property in the neighborhood.

If the calculation for required off-street parking results in a fraction of one-half (1/2) or more of a parking stall, one (1) parking stall shall be provided; and no parking stall is required for fractions of less than one-half (1/2) a stall.

Where there is a combination of uses for any one (1) facility on a parcel, the total required off-street parking shall be the sum of the requirements for the various uses calculated separately. The parking provided for one use may not be used to satisfy the parking requirements for another use on the same site, unless all of the following conditions are met to the satisfaction of the community development director:

The parking ratio shall be determined by the planning director for uses that are not specifically included, and that are not closely related to other uses included in the parking space requirement schedule.

Proposed commercial buildings without uses specified and confirmed (by lease or other legal agreement) shall provide one (1) parking space for every two hundred fifty (250) square feet of gross floor area.

The required minimum parking for uses having a parking ratio based upon the number of employees shall be based on the employment shift with the greatest number of employees.

Every use shall provide the required parking on the same parcel except:

Employee Parking. Parking stalls designated for employee use may be provided as part of the required off-street parking, but only up to a maximum of the actual anticipated number of employees. Employee parking designated stalls shall be designed and located such that they are distinct and separate from other parking on the site. However, on any site where compact car parking has been provided to meet the required parking demand, stalls designated for employee parking shall not be allowed. Employees shall not be prohibited from using off-street parking.

Accessible Parking Requirements. Accessible parking shall comply with the requirements of the State Building Code.

Truck Loading and Unloading Space. All retail and wholesale stores, warehouses, supply houses, buildings devoted to manufacturing trade, hotels, hospitals or other buildings where large amounts of goods are received or shipped shall provide loading and unloading space adequate to handle the volume and frequency of truck traffic to the building or shopping center. The number and minimum dimensions of loading spaces shall be determined by the planning director.

Parking for Adaptive Reuse of a Designated Historical Resource. For development in which a designated historical resource is converted or adapted, reductions in required parking shall be provided consistent with the provisions of Section 18962(a) of the State Health and Safety Code. “Designated historical resource” means a structure or property officially designated on a local register of historical places, the California Register of Historical Resources, or the National Register of Historic Places.

All parking stalls shall be delineated by a painted line or separated by a divider at least four (4) inches wide by the full length of each stall.

All parking stalls abutting sidewalks, planters, buildings and landscaped areas shall be provided with a permanent curb, bumper, wheel stop or similar device. The stopping edge of such protective wheel stops shall be placed two (2) feet from the edge of the sidewalks, planters, or landscaped areas and from any buildings.

Such protective wheel stops may not be required, as determined by the planning director, where the sidewalks or landscaped areas are specifically designed for automobile overhang and have thirty (30) inches additional depth than that which is otherwise required. Automobile overhang shall not be permitted to encroach within the front or street side yard planter area as required under section 30.38.60.

All off-street parking for all uses, except single-family and duplex residential uses, shall be designed such that vehicles need not back out of the parking area into a public street. Utilizing a public alley for back-up space is acceptable. Vehicular access to parcels in residential districts which abut both a street designated on the City of Gilroy’s general plan land use map for higher traffic volumes than a local street (e.g., a “collector” or “arterial”) and an improved public alley shall be to the alley, and shall not be permitted to the street.

Required off-street parking for any residential use may not be located in the required front yard setback area or required side yard setback area adjacent to a street as established by this chapter. Off-street parking for any commercial or industrial use shall not occupy the front one-half (1/2) of any setback area adjacent to a public street.

All parking areas shall be paved with an improved surface such as Portland cement concrete, asphaltic concrete, brick, pervious concrete or cobblestones or other improved surface, except for parking stalls adjacent to an alley for single-family residential uses, which may be paved with crushed rock.

Each exit and entrance to a parking lot shall be constructed and maintained such that any vehicle entering or leaving the parking lot shall be clearly visible for a distance of at least ten (10) feet to any person on a walk or footpath intersected by such exit or entrance.