Prior to the issuance of a building permit for any new or enlarged building, or if a parking area is to be commonly used, a plan of the parking area shall be approved by the director or their designee.

The site plan for any building permit plan check must clearly indicate parking locations, space sizes, relationship to structures, curbs, driveways, lighting, landscaping, and other features of the parking area.

Residential uses: bedroom count.

All other uses: gross floor area, which shall be calculated by measuring the total floor area from the inside surface of the walls of the building, subject to the following modifications:

Accessible parking is part of and is not in addition to the required parking.

If the total number of parking spaces required by this chapter is other than a whole number, the number shall be rounded to the nearest whole number.

Required parking is to be provided within the same development site for which it serves, except as provided for in this chapter. Parking may be shared between separate legal properties under the following scenario:

Single-family residence (including manufactured homes): minimum two paved, covered or uncovered parking spaces (may be tandem).

Multifamily residential:

Senior citizen housing project and transitional or emergency housing: one space per unit.

Affordable housing projects: follow multifamily standard unless alternative parking requirements are applicable due to state laws. Affordable housing projects may provide parking through tandem spaces without requiring a conditional use permit, provided that paired tandem spaces are assigned or leased to the same unit or tenant.

Guest parking: on developments of four units or more, in addition to the per unit parking requirements: one additional space for every four units is required for guest parking (on the same lot). Calculations of guest parking resulting in a fractional number are to be rounded to the nearest whole number. Guest parking spaces may not be located inside security fencing or behind gates.

For purposes of this section only, a bedroom is defined as being any room containing 60 square feet or more and is not a living room, dining room, kitchen, or laundry area. Any combination of bedrooms and bathrooms, or any combination of rooms, so arranged that they can be converted into separate living quarters, may, at the discretion of the director, or the planning commission in cases where a discretionary permit is required, be counted as multiple dwelling units for the purpose of calculating required parking.

Outdoor Display Retail.

Places of assembly, including dancehalls, nightclubs, family entertainment centers, theaters, and places of worship: one space for every 100 square feet of gross assembly floor area. Assembly floor area does not include enclosed offices, restrooms, stages, kitchens, and other such spaces that are not accessible to the general public, but does include lobbies, mezzanines, and lofts.

Hotels: one space per guest room.

Adult businesses: one space for every 200 square feet of gross floor area.

Major and minor automobile repair: one space with public access for each service bay, and 500 square feet of additional on-site vehicle storage for each service bay. Vehicle storage is not eligible for off-site parking or parking credits as described in this chapter.

Industrial uses in any zone with at least 1,000 square feet of indoor floor area shall provide one parking space per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area.

Industrial uses that have outdoor staging or storage areas of 5,000 square feet or more shall provide one parking space per 5,000 square feet of the staging area in addition to the parking required for any indoor floor area.

When two or more commercial, industrial, or institutional uses are located in the same development or within the same building, the total number of parking spaces required shall equal the sum of the requirements for the various uses computed separately, multiplied by a factor of 0.75.

Mixed-use developments that include residential shall apply the same process described above except only the nonresidential parking is multiplied by a factor of 0.75 and the required residential parking is not adjusted. Guest parking for the residential portion, however, is permitted to jointly serve as commercial parking if situated within 250 feet of the commercial uses.

Schools, public and private:

Live-work units: two parking spaces for each unit or one space for each 1,000 square gross square feet of combined residential and workshop space, whichever is greater. Surplus parking spaces, if any, may be used for outdoor recreation, container gardens, display of products made on the premises, and other uses that are well maintained and do not pose a hazard or nuisance to neighbors, other residents, pedestrians, or visitors.

Any use which cannot be classified by the director as fitting into one of the above categories shall provide parking on the basis of a parking study prepared by a California licensed traffic or civil engineer and must be approved by the planning commission.

If the director determines that the parking required by this chapter is not adequate for all the uses, taking into consideration off-peak needs, potential for customers to be counted more than once (such as hotel guests at an attached restaurant), and any other relevant factors, then a parking analysis may be commissioned to determine the required parking. In such a case, either the city engineer or an outside engineer will conduct the analysis at the applicant's expense.

If an applicant or property owner believes the city's parking requirement or a city-commissioned parking analysis for their development will result in an oversupply of parking, then an independent parking analysis may be submitted to the planning commission to determine the appropriate parking ratio required.

A planning commission determination pursuant to this section is only applicable to a specific development and must be in the form of a resolution.

Retail over 100,000 square feet in gross floor area: one large loading space;

Supermarkets and grocery stores over 25,000 gross square feet: one large loading space, and one additional large loading space if over 50,000 gross square feet;

Liquor stores: one small loading space;

Restaurants with 50 or more seats: one large loading space;

Garden centers and retail or wholesale nurseries: one large loading space;

Furniture, large appliances, and other bulky item sales: two small loading spaces;

Warehouses: one small loading space;

Freight handling and transfer facility: one large loading space;

Schools, all elementary, middle, and high schools, public or private: one small loading space;

Cannabis retail businesses: one small loading space;

The director may waive loading space or drop-off requirements for any commercial or industrial use which is immediately adjacent to a curbside loading or drop-off zone, provided that the curbside area meets the minimum length dimension for the type of loading space required in this chapter.

Uses which receive or ship bulk deliveries, but restrict deliveries and pick-ups to periods before or after being open to the public may use vehicle parking spaces as a loading area, if space allows.

Uses that do not regularly have visits by customers and have more parking spaces or the availability of a drive aisle on the site.

The minimum length dimension of loading spaces shall be as follows:

Unused loading areas may be used for other purposes, such as vehicle parking, or employee break or recreation areas.

All loading spaces must be included on site plans and demonstrate delivery truck maneuvering room to enter and exit the space.

The following uses must provide a drop-off area that is wholly contained on the property for the uses it serves:

The minimum dimensions of a drop-off area are 40 feet by 10 feet, if adjacent to the street curb and 40 feet by eight feet if adjacent to a driveway or parking lot aisle.

Construction, drainage, and grading of all parking areas shall be approved by the building official.

All parking areas shall be continuously maintained and repaired to prevent breakage, potholes, and vegetation growth in the paved areas.

All parking spaces shall have wheel stops not less than six inches high or bumper guards not more than three feet high installed in such a manner so as to prevent vehicle overhang onto adjoining property, walkways, and abutting parking spaces.

Except for access driveways, parking lots that abut alleys shall be separated therefrom with a suitable permanently installed barrier of concrete, subject to the approval of the director.

Any lighting used to illuminate a public or private parking area shall be arranged so as to not shine the light on adjoining premises.

If residential parking is in a garage or otherwise enclosed on at least three sides, it shall be equipped with doors where the parking spaces face any street.

Carports or porte cocheres may be built for any parking spaces outside of the front yard setback, provided:

Garages in residential zones may be constructed to the side and rear property lines. Porte cocheres bay be no closer than six inches to a property line.

All parking spaces shall be double striped with three-inch-wide stripes and an intervening space of six inches.

Only parking spaces that exceed the on-site parking requirement may be compact spaces.

Parking spaces may be single or double striped per commercial standard.

Not more than 30% of required parking spaces may be compact spaces.

For assembly uses located in residential zones, parking facilities shall be located on site; for those located in any other zone, parking facilities shall be located not farther than 250 feet from the site.

For commercial and institutional uses where required parking cannot be accommodated on site, off-site parking may be provided as follows:

Dimensions.

Number.

Curb Aprons. In no case shall curb aprons for driveways, including the sloped and transition areas, constitute more than 50% of the width of the parcel.

All driveways in C and M zones shall be located so that any vehicle exiting or entering the parking lot shall be clearly visible at a distance of not less than 10 feet to a pedestrian approaching on the sidewalk.

On residential parcels located adjacent to an alley, no driveway shall be permitted from the street except where two new on-site parking spaces are created and not more than one curb-side parking space is lost.

Perimeter Landscaping. Except for driveways, all parking lots which front upon a street shall be enclosed as follows:

Parking Lot Interior Landscaping.