Accessible off-street parking shall be provided as set forth in this chapter for the uses specified in this title. This chapter establishes minimum off-street parking standards; nothing shall preclude the property owner from the installation of more spaces than provided in this chapter. As special circumstances require, the city council, planning commission or the community development director (when there is no use permit or design review required) may require additional off-street parking as set forth in Section 17.66.210.

(Ord. 917 § 4, 2007: Ord. 336 § 7.06.000, 1977).

A.

Apartments and triplexes shall provide one and one-half paved parking spaces for each one-bedroom unit, and two paved parking spaces for each unit with two or more bedrooms, plus twenty-five percent paved visitor parking spaces. At least one parking space per unit shall be covered.

The requirement for one covered parking space per unit, and the required visitor parking, shall be waived for all units that are made affordable, as defined by the Rocklin Housing Element, to households with incomes at or below eighty percent of median-family income, as defined by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the Sacramento Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA).

B.

Townhouses and condominiums shall provide paved, accessible off-street parking as set forth in this paragraph.

1.

Parking for studio and one bedroom units shall be a total of 1.75 spaces, of which one space shall be in an enclosed garage, and at least .25 spaces shall be reserved for visitors.

2.

Units with two or more bedrooms shall each have one of the following:

a.

A total of 2.45 spaces per unit, of which one is in an enclosed garage, and at least .45 is reserved for visitor parking; or

b.

A total of 2.5 spaces, of which two are in enclosed garages, and .5 is reserved for visitor parking;

3.

The spaces not in enclosed garages may be either covered or uncovered.

4.

Design criteria for townhouse and condominium parking shall be as follows:

a.

All assigned uncovered and covered spaces shall be at least nine feet by nineteen feet.

b.

All garages shall be at least ten feet by twenty-feet.

c.

Thirty percent of uncovered visitor spaces may be compact spaces, measuring eight feet by sixteen-feet.

d.

The site shall be designed to discourage on-street parking by residents and visitors. Fencing and access restrictions that make street parking less convenient than on-site parking, appropriate signage requiring visitors to park on-site, and clearly labelled visitor parking spaces conveniently dispersed throughout the project shall be provided.

e.

All uncovered parking areas shall be designed to provide tree shading coverage. Trees shall be placed in a landscaped area every five parking spaces, except where covered parking or garage spaces are used.

f.

Parking space locations, aisle widths, and private street widths shall meet standards established by the commission.

g.

Garages or carports shall be conveniently located to assigned units.

h.

Where assigned parking spaces include one- or two-car garages, the developer shall implement a parking enforcement plan to be incorporated into the leases or covenants, conditions and restrictions. The plan shall be approved by the commission. The plan shall include, but not be limited to, the following.

i.

Adequate guarantees that the garages shall be used for the parking of automobiles;

ii.

Roll-up garage doors, with automatic garage door openers;

iii.

Garages located no more than four feet from the driveway aisle, or no less than twenty feet from the driveway aisle if tandem parking is provided.

5.

For all units that are made affordable, as defined by the Rocklin Housing Element, to households with incomes at or below eighty percent of median-family income, as defined by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the Sacramento Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA), the requirement for one covered space per unit, at the request of the applicant, shall be waived. Where a waiver is granted, the uncovered parking requirement shall be 2.16 spaces per unit. There shall be required a guarantee that the designated units shall remain affordable over a specified time.

(Ord. 643 § 2, 1991; Ord. 506 § 2, 1983: Ord. 336 § 7.06.010(b), 1977).

A.

Dancehalls, auditoriums, exhibition halls, churches and similar places of public assembly shall provide one parking space for each four seats of fixed seating in the main auditorium, sanctuary, or each theater. Where there is space for setup (temporary) seating or where there is no fixed seating, one parking space shall be provided for each thirty square feet of net floor area designated as the place or places of assembly.

B.

The off-street parking requirement may be satisfied in whole or in part by shared parking agreements between the assembly use and other tenants or property owners in the immediate vicinity, subject to approval by the city council, planning commission, or the community development director when there is no use permit or design review required. Shared parking agreements shall only be considered where the peak parking demand between the tenants or properties in question do not occur at the same time. Such shared parking agreements must be recorded and run with the land, and the agreement must provide that the city be notified of any modification to the agreement.

(Ord. 917 § 5, 2007: Ord. 336 § 7.06.110, 1977).

Auto body and paint shops shall provide a minimum of four parking spaces or one parking space for every one hundred fifty square feet of gross floor area, whichever is greater.

(Ord. 650 § 13, 1991).

Automobile repair shops (light/heavy) shall provide a minimum of five parking spaces for zero up to one thousand square feet of gross floor area plus one additional space for every two hundred square feet of gross floor area over one thousand square feet.

(Ord. 650 § 14, 1991).

Automobile service stations shall provide one parking space for every two hundred square feet of gross floor area.

(Ord. 650 § 15, 1991).

This section sets forth the general parking standards applicable to commercial, business professional office, and personal service establishments except as may be specifically set forth elsewhere in this chapter.

A.

Commercial, business professional office (except as set forth in subsection B below), and personal service establishment uses, including medical offices, shall provide a minimum of five parking spaces for zero up to one thousand square feet of gross floor area plus one additional space for each two hundred square feet of gross floor area where such uses are conducted exclusively within a building.

B.

Business and professional offices (excluding medical offices) when located in a structure that is designed exclusively for office uses (typically characterized by common building entrances and interior corridors to access office suites) shall provide four parking spaces for zero up to one thousand square feet of gross floor area plus one space for each additional two hundred fifty square feet of gross floor area.

C.

Shopping centers and commercial cluster developments shall provide for a minimum of five parking spaces for zero up to one thousand square feet of gross floor area plus one additional space for each two hundred square feet of gross floor area. Parking in shopping centers and commercial cluster developments shall be common to all businesses.

(Ord. 917 § 7, 2007: Ord. 588 § 1, 1988: Ord. 336 § 7.06.030, 1977).

Gasoline stations shall provide a minimum of four parking spaces or one parking space for every two hundred square feet of gross floor area, whichever is greater.

(Ord. 650 § 12, 1991).

Hospitals (including convalescent hospitals) shall provide at least two parking spaces for each bed.

(Ord. 336 § 7.06.020(c), 1977).

Hotels, motels shall provide at least one parking space per each sleeping room, suite of rooms, or housekeeping unit. If the hotel or motel is combined with other uses such as a restaurant or bar, the parking shall be determined by requiring at least one hundred percent of the required parking for the principal use and the other uses shall provide an addition thereto not less than seventy percent of the parking spaces which would otherwise be required if the uses were by themselves.

(Ord. 336 § 7.06.020(b), 1977).

Industrial uses shall provide parking spaces as determined by the city council or planning commission.

(Ord. 917 § 9, 2007: Ord. 336 § 7.06.080, 1977).

A.

Single-family dwellings, duplexes, half-plexes, mobile homes on individual lots, and accessory single-family dwellings for agricultural uses shall provide a minimum of two paved parking spaces per dwelling unit, which shall be located within the buildable portion of the lot, excluding all required front, side and rear yard setbacks.

B.

The required two parking spaces per unit shall be provided as follows:

1.

A two-car garage at least four hundred square feet in area shall be provided. The two-car garage shall be at least twenty feet in width and twenty feet in length. A driveway pad at least twenty feet in length immediately contiguous to the front of the garage opening shall also be provided.

2.

As an alternative to subdivision 1 of this subsection, a one-car garage at least two hundred forty feet in area and a carport or uncovered parking space may be provided. The one-car garage shall be at least twelve feet in width and twenty feet in length. The carport or uncovered parking space shall be paved and at least ten feet in width and twenty feet in length. Both the garage and the carport or parking space shall be located within the buildable portion of the lot, excluding all required front, side and rear setbacks. A driveway pad the width of the garage door and carport opening and immediately contiguous to the garage door and carport shall be provided. The driveway shall be at least twenty feet in length.

(Ord. 506 § 1, 1983: Ord. 336 § 7.06.010(a), 1977).

One parking space shall be provided for each three seats in theaters, bars and restaurants. In establishments where there is no fixed seating, the parking requirement shall be based on the number of seats possible based on the occupancy allowance of the Uniform Building Code.

(Ord. 498 § 1, 1983: Ord. 336 § 7.06.060, 1977).

Rest homes shall provide one parking space per each bed in the rest home.

(Ord. 336 § 7.06.020(a), 1977).

Roominghouses, boardinghouses shall provide one parking space per guestroom, plus an additional one space for every four guestrooms or fraction thereof for guest or recreational vehicle parking.

(Ord. 336 § 7.06.010(c), 1977).

Uncovered sales areas used for display and sales of recreational vehicles, boats, and trailers, lumber or building materials yards, plant nurseries or similar uses (excluding new or used automobile sales) shall provide a minimum of ten customer parking spaces for the first five thousand square feet of uncovered sales area and one customer parking space for each additional one thousand square feet of uncovered area up to a required maximum of twenty customer parking spaces. At no time shall the required off-street parking spaces be utilized as a product display area for product parking, or for service parking.

(Ord. 917 § 11, 2007: Ord. 336 § 7.06.100, 1977).

Automotive dealerships shall provide parking as follows:

Sales: one space per one thousand square feet of indoor and outdoor display areas;

Service Area: one space per four hundred square feet of automobile service area (i.e., parts warehouse and sales area, customer waiting area, etc., but excluding square footage for bays); plus

One space per bay; plus

One space for each company vehicle.

Vehicle parking spaces used or set aside for display of automobiles for sale need not conform to standard parking space dimensions. Such areas shall be included as part of the design review application, and shall be subject to review as part of the design review process.

(Ord. 917 § 12, 2007).

Schools shall provide parking and loading spaces as follows:

A.

Elementary schools shall provide loading space for at least four school buses.

B.

Junior high schools shall provide at least one parking space for every three seats in the main auditorium or multi-purpose room plus off-street loading space for school buses.

C.

High schools shall provide the greater of the following:

1.

At least one parking space for each three students in the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grades; or

2.

At least one parking space for each three seats in the main auditorium or stadium, whichever is the greater.

(Ord. 336 § 7.06.120, 1977).

Editor's note— Ord. No. 1124, § 9, adopted March 10, 2020, repealed former § 17.66.155, which pertained to secondary residential units, and derived from Ord. No. 514, § 16, adopted in 1984.

Warehouses and storage buildings shall provide one parking space for each two thousand square feet of gross floor area, but not less than three spaces.

(Ord. 336 § 7.06.090, 1977).

Emergency residential shelters shall provide a minimum of one off-street parking space for every ten adult beds, plus one parking space designated exclusively for the manager and one parking space for each employee on the site.

(Ord. No. 977, Exh. A, A2., 10-11-2011)

For uses not listed in this chapter, off-street parking shall be provided as determined by the city council, planning commission, or the community development director when there is no use permit or design review required based on the requirements for the use which is most closely analogous to the use in question.

(Ord. 917 § 14, 2007: Ord. 336 § 7.06.140, 1977).

Handicapped parking spaces shall be provided to all projects as required by the applicable standards and regulations of the state of California. Nothing shall preclude the city council or planning commission from requiring the location and designation of additional stalls for handicapped parking when, in the opinion of that body, the development is of a size and nature to so warrant.

(Ord. 917 § 15, 2007: Ord. 336 § 7.06.150, 1977).

The city council, planning commission, or the community development director (when there is no use permit or design review required) may require additional parking when it is determined that the anticipated volume of traffic for a particular development or business will be such as to so warrant.

(Ord. 917 § 16, 2007: Ord. 336 § 7.06.160, 1977).