Rio Vista City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 17
48 OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING
§ 17.48.010 Off-street parking requirements-Schedule.
The purpose of off-street parking is to alleviate or to prevent traffic congestion and shortage of curb spaces; off-street parking facilities shall be provided incidental to new uses and major alterations of existing uses.
Schedule of Off-Street Parking Requirements | ||||
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Land Use | All Zones Other Than C-2 and D-W | In C-2 and D-W Zoning Districts Only1 | ||
Number of Off-Street Parking Spaces | For Each Measurable Unit | Number of Off-Street Parking Spaces | For Each Measurable Unit | |
Residential | ||||
Single-family | 2 | 1 dwelling unit | 2 | 1 dwelling unit |
Multiple units (also includes upper floor units, live/work): | ||||
Studio | 1 | 1 dwelling unit | 1 | 1 dwelling unit |
1 bedroom | 1 | 1 dwelling unit | 1 | 1 dwelling unit |
2 bedroom | 2 | 1 dwelling unit | 1 | 1 dwelling unit |
3 bedroom | 2 | 1 dwelling unit | 2 in C-2; 1 in D-W | 1 dwelling unit |
Single room occupancy unit | 1 | 1 dwelling unit | 1 | 1 dwelling unit |
Motels, Hotels and Rooming Houses | 1 | 1 living or sleeping unit plus 1 space per three employees | 1 | 1 living or sleeping unit in D-W; In C-2, 1 additional space for each of three employees |
Mobilehomes | 1.5 | 1 trailer unit plus 1 additional space for each 4 units | N/A | N/A |
Industrial | ||||
Manufacturing, warehousing, lumbering | 4 | 3 employees on the maximum shift plus space for each per company vehicle | N/A | N/A |
Commercial | ||||
General retail (grocery, pharmacy, department store, etc.) | 1 | 200 sq. ft. of gross floor area1 | 1 | 500 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Banks | 1 | 150 sq. ft. of gross floor area1 | 1 | 500 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Professional and administrative | 1 | 300 sq. ft. of gross floor area | 1 | 500 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Medical and dental offices | 1 | 300 sq. ft. of gross floor area | 1 | 500 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Restaurants, restaurants with a cocktail lounge or bar as an accessory use, bars, coffee shops, drive-in restaurants | 1 | 3 seats | In C-2 District, 1 In D-W District, 1 | 3 seats 500 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Automobile and machinery sales, garages and similar repair, furniture stores and major appliance stores | 1 | 500 sq. ft. of gross floor area | 1 | 500 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Bowling alleys and pool halls | 4 | for each lane, 2 spaces for each billiard table | 1 | 500 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Institutional, Educational Civic | 1 | 500 sq. ft. of gross floor area | 1 | 500 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Hospitals, medical clinics | 2 | 1 bed (including employees and visitors' parking) | 2 | 1 bed (including employees and visitors' parking) |
Rest homes, sanatoriums, asylums, nursing homes, etc. | 1 | 2.5 beds | 1 | 2.5 beds |
Churches, lodges, clubs, theaters | 1 | 3 seats in auditorium plus 1 space for each 4 employees | 1 | 500 sq. ft. of gross floor area |
Sports arenas, auditoriums, other places of assembly | 1 | 3 seats in auditorium | N/A | N/A |
Adult education | 1 | 2 students, 2 teachers and 2 employees | 1 | 2 students, 2 teachers and 2 employees |
High schools | 1 | 6 students, 1 teacher. 1 employee | N/A | N/A |
Notes: | |
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1 | Up to 21,000 square feet and, thereafter, one space for each 250 square feet of gross floor area. Floor area used exclusively for administrative offices or storage is excluded in both calculations. |
A.
Additional Requirements and Exceptions.
1.
More Than One Use on a Site. If more than one use is located on a site, the number of parking spaces provided shall be equal to the sum of the requirements prescribed in this section for each use. Exceptions are strict day use parking (e.g., retail shopping) and evening use parking (e.g., entertainment).
2.
Off-Street Parking Facilities to Serve One Use. Off-street parking facilities for one use shall not be considered as providing required off-street parking facilities for any other use. Exceptions are as provided under subsection (A)(1) of this section.
3.
Reduction of Off-Street Parking Facilities. No off-street parking facility shall be reduced in capacity or in area without sufficient additional capacity or additional area being provided to comply with the regulations of this title.
4.
Exemption for Sites in Parking Assessment District. In a municipal parking assessment district residential and motel uses shall be subject to only half of the off-street parking facilities requirements.
5.
Existing Uses. No existing use of land or structure shall be deemed to nonconforming solely because of the lack of off-street parking facilities prescribed in this section, provided that facilities being used for off-street parking on the effective date of adoption shall not be reduced in area to less than the minimum standards prescribed in this section.
6.
Parking space as required above shall be on the same lot with the main building or structure or located not more than 400 feet thereof.
B.
Standards for Off-Street Parking Space.
1.
A minimum parking space is considered to be a space nine feet by 20 feet (180 square feet). In each parking lot, 300 square feet of area is required for each parking space, which provides for the parking space itself and for the additional land necessary for access and egress. A parking space required to be located in a garage or carport shall be not less than 20 feet in length and 10 feet in width.
2.
Compact Space Provisions. A compact parking space shall have a minimum width of seven and one-half feet and a minimum length of 16 feet. All compact parking spaces shall be posted as reserved for compact cars, and dispersed throughout the entire parking area. In any parking area with six or more required parking spaces, the maximum number of compact spaces allowed shall be determined by the following table:
Total Parking Spaces Required | Maximum % Compact Spaces Allowed |
|---|---|
1—5 | 0 |
6—49 | 25% |
50—74 | 35% |
75+ | 40% |
All other required parking spaces shall be standard parking spaces.
C.
Handicapped Parking. All multifamily and nonresidential uses are required to provide handicapped parking spaces as provided in this title. Under no circumstances can a variance be obtained from this requirement. Proper signage and delineation of handicapped spaces is required conforming to all Americans with Disabilities Act and state of California guidelines.
Access aisles adjacent to accessible spaces shall be five feet wide, minimum.
Total Parking in Lot | Required Accessible Spaces |
|---|---|
1 to 25 | 1 |
26 to 50 | 2 |
51 to 75 | 3 |
76 to 100 | 4 |
101 to 150 | 5 |
151 to 200 | 6 |
201 to 300 | 7 |
301 to 400 | 8 |
401 to 500 | 9 |
501 to 1,000 | 2% of total |
1,001 and over | 20 plus 1 for each 100 over 1,000 |
D.
Exceptions. An exception reducing the required parking spaces to less than the above standards may be approved by the community development department, provided the following findings are made:
1.
The actual parking demand for the use in question will be less than the above standards;
2.
The proposed use will not generate additional long-term parking demand without expansion of the building area occupied;
3.
If a new building or structure, the probable long-term occupancy, based on its design, will not generate additional parking demand; and
4.
The applicant will be responsible for the collection and submittal of survey or other data sufficient for the above findings to be made.
E.
Shared Parking. Public or private parking spaces may be shared by more than one use when operations are not normally conducted during the same hours, or when hours of peak use vary. Requests for the use of shared parking are subject to the approval of the community development department and must meet the following conditions:
1.
The applicant must satisfactorily demonstrate that substantial conflict shall not exist in the principal hours or periods of peak demand for the uses for which shared spaces are proposed.
2.
Parking spaces designated for shared use should not be located further than 300 feet from any structure or use served.
3.
A written agreement shall be drawn to the satisfaction of the city attorney and executed by all parties concerned assuring the continued availability of the number of stalls designated for shared use.
4.
The number of existing parking stalls which may be credited against the requirements for proposed structures or uses shall not exceed the number of stalls reasonably anticipated to be available during differing hours of peak demand.
5.
In determining the availability of parking spaces for shared use, peak and off-peak demand shall be calculated using the following general standards, except where data submitted by the applicant clearly demonstrates a different demand schedule.
Percentage of Peak Parking Demand by Day and Time | ||||
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Use | % Weekday Daytime (9 a.m. - 5 p.m.) | % Weekday Evening (5 p.m. - midnight) | % Weekend Daytime (9 a.m. - 5 p.m.) | % Weekend Evening (5 p.m. - midnight) |
Office/ Business Service | 100 | 20 | 10 | 5 |
Restaurant: Full Service | 70 | 90 | 70 | 100 |
Restaurant | 70 | 5 | 100 | 10 |
Retail/ Personal Services | 80 | 50 | 100 | 50 |
Hotel | 75 | 100 | 75 | 100 |
Marina | 20 | 10 | 100 | 20 |
Entertainment/ Recreational | 40 | 100 | 80 | 100 |
(Prior code Appendix B § 510; Ord. 589 § 2, 2002; Ord. 633 § 1 (Exh. A), 2008; Ord. 010-2023, 10/3/2023; Ord. 001-2024, 2/20/2024)
§ 17.48.020 Off-street loading facilities.
The purpose of off-street loading facilities is to prevent traffic congestion and shortage of curb spaces, off-street loading facilities shall be provided incidental to new uses and major alterations and enlargements of existing uses. If, in the application of the requirements of this section, a fractional number is obtained, one loading berth shall be provided for a fraction of one-half or more, and no loading berth shall be required for a fraction of less than one-half.
A.
Commercial and Industry. Commercial and industrial establishments, including retail stores, eating and drinking establishments, personal service establishments, commercial service enterprises, warehouses, storage facilities, manufacturing plants, and other industrial uses: no berths for less than 10,000 square feet gross floor area; one berth for 10,000 to 40,000 square feet gross floor area; two berths for 40,000 to 80,000 square feet gross floor area; three berths for 80,000 to 120,000 square feet gross floor area; one additional berth for each 100,000 square feet additional gross floor area.
B.
Business. Public and private business offices, professional and administrative offices, hospitals, nursing homes, sanitariums, institutions, hotels and motels: no berths for less than 15,000 square feet gross floor area; one berth for 15,000 to 100,000 square feet gross floor area; two berths for 100,000 to 200,000 square feet gross floor area; three berths for 200,000 square feet and over.
C.
Mortuaries. One berth for less than 5,000 square feet gross floor area plus one additional berth for each additional 10,000 square feet gross floor area.
D.
Standards for Off-Street Loading Space. All loading spaces should be at least 12 feet in width by 45 feet in length by 14 feet in height.
E.
Existing Uses. No existing use of land or structure shall be deemed to be nonconforming solely because of the lack of off-street loading facilities prescribed in this section, provided that facilities being used for off-street loading on the effective date of adoption shall not be reduced in capacity to less than the number of berths prescribed in this section or reduced in area to less than the minimum standards prescribed in this section.
(Prior code Appendix B § 511; Ord. 010-2023, 10/3/2023; Ord. 001-2024, 2/20/2024)