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South Bay City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XVIII

OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REGULATIONS

Sec. 18.1.- Size and access.

An off-street parking space shall consist of a parking space having minimum dimensions of ten (10) feet in width by twenty (20) feet in length for the parking of each automobile, exclusive of access drives or aisles thereto. Parking space shall consist of durable surfaced area exclusive of driveway connecting the parking space with the street. Minimum width of an access drive shall be ten (10) feet for the R-1 district and twelve (12) feet for all other districts. Minimum width of an aisle designed and intended for the maneuvering of an automobile into a parking space shall be twenty-four (24) feet for ninety-degree parking, eighteen (18) feet for sixty-degree (one-way traffic) parking and thirteen (13) feet for forty-five-degree (one-way traffic) parking. The parking plan must be so arranged that each automobile may be placed and removed from the parking space assigned thereto and taken to and from the property without the necessity of moving any other automobile to complete the maneuver.

Street and/or sidewalk areas may not be used for off-street parking purposes as herein defined. Individual ingress and egress drives extend across the public sidewalks and curbs and connecting the off-street parking spaces to the public street areas shall not exceed a maximum of thirty (30) feet. The design, number and placement of such drives are to be subject to the approval of the city commission before being installed.

In any district, in connection with every building, or building group or part thereof having a gross floor area of four thousand (4,000) square feet or more, which is to be occupied by commercial uses or other uses similarly requiring the receipt or distribution by vehicles of materials or merchandise, there shall be provided and maintained, on the same lot with such building, off-street loading berths or unloading berths as follows:

4,000—25,000 sq. ft 1 berth
25,001—40,000 sq. ft. 2 berths
40,001—60,000 sq. ft. 3 berths
For each additional 50,000 sq. ft. 1 additional berth

 

The loading or unloading berths required in each instance shall be not less than twelve (12) feet in width, twenty-five (25) feet in length and fourteen (14) feet in height, and may occupy all or any part of any required yard except for a required front yard. Provided, however, that the loading or unloading berths shall be screened from the street or public way.

Sec. 18.2. - Screening.

All off-street parking areas with spaces for more than five (5) vehicles shall be effectively screened on each side, which adjoins or faces a residential zone, except that such screening shall not be required where the parking area is already effectively screened from the residential zone by a natural terrain feature, railroad track or elevated ground, change in grade or other permanent, natural or artificial screen or is separated therefrom by a road requiring a width or right-of-way of one hundred twenty (120) feet or more. Such screening shall be a solid wall or fence, not less than five (5) feet in height, or a hedge of not less than two (2) feet in height at the time of original planting may be used. The fence, wall and/or hedge, or permanent natural or artificial screen shall be maintained in good condition and no advertising shall be placed thereon. The screening shall be designed and maintained so that safe vehicle sight distance shall not be affected at entrance, exits, or at street intersections. Where one off-street parking area adjoins or abuts another such parking area under different ownership or use, a landscaped planting strip not less than five (5) feet wide maintained in good condition may be used in lieu of the above required screening. The screening shall normally be located abutting the side, rear, or front property line but may be located at a more appropriate place between the perimeter of the parking area and the property line to provide the most effective shield for the adjoining or facing premises from car lights, noise and traffic movement.

Sec. 18.3. - Drainage and maintenance.

Off-street parking facilities shall be drained to prevent damage to abutting property and/or private streets and alleys and surfaced with erosion-resistant material in accordance with applicable city specifications. Off-street parking areas shall be maintained in a clean, orderly, and dust-free condition at the expense of the owner or lessee and not used for the sale, repair, dismantling, or servicing of any vehicles, equipment, materials, or supplies.

Sec. 18.4. - Marking.

Parking spaces in lot of more than five (5) spaces shall be marked by painted lines or curbs or other means to indicate individual spaces. Signs or markers shall be used as necessary to ensure efficient traffic operation of the lot.

Sec. 18.5. - Off-street parking regulations.

All uses permitted under this zoning ordinance shall be subject to the following minimum requirements:

Use Category Spaces Required for Basic Measuring Unit
Boardinghouse One space per roomer or boarder, in addition to normal requirements for the rooming unit.
Dormitory One space per three (3) residents.
Group dwellings, Garden Apartments & Townhouses Two (2) spaces per dwelling unit.
Multi-family dwelling Two (2) spaces per dwelling unit.
Single-family dwelling Two (2) spaces per dwelling unit.
Two-family (Duplex) dwelling Two (2) spaces per dwelling unit.
Apartment Hotel Two (2) spaces per dwelling unit.
Churches [and other houses of worship] One space per four (4) seats; or one space per thirty (30) square feet of usable floor area of auditorium, whichever is greater.
Day nursery, kindergarten, pre-school & day care center Two (2) parking spaces per three (3) teachers and employees normally engaged in or about the building or grounds, plus one (1) off-street loading space per eight (8) pupils.
Hospital One space per three (3) beds intended for patients (except bassinets or beds in student nurses' quarters) plus one (1) space per medical staff member, plus one (1) space per two (2) employees on shift of greatest employment.
Museum, art gallery, & similar uses One space per four (4) seats in rooms for public assembly or for each one hundred fifty (150) square feet of gross floor area for use by the public, whichever is greater, plus one space for each two employees on shift of greatest employment.
Nursing home, convalescent home, rest home & home for the aged One and one-half (1½) spaces per four (4) patient beds or residents plus one space per two (2) employees including nurses, on shift of greatest employment, plus one space for each staff doctor.
Police and Fire Station One space per person on duty on a normal shift.
Post Office One space per four hundred (400) sq. ft. of gross floor area devoted to patron use plus one space per two (2) employees on shift of greatest employment.
Private Clubs, Swim & Country Clubs One space for each five (5) members.
Public Library One space per four hundred (400) sq. ft. of gross floor area for public use plus one space per two (2) employees on shift of greatest employment.
Schools; elementary & junior high Three (3) spaces per room used for administrative offices, plus one space per room used for class instruction, plus one space for each five (5) seats in auditorium and other places of assembly or facility available to the public.
Schools:
Senior high, college and university Two (2) spaces per three (3) teachers and employees normally engaged in or about the building or grounds, plus one (space per five (5) students, or one space for each one hundred and fifty (150) square feet of seating area, including aisles, in any auditorium, gymnasium or cafeteria intended to be used as an auditorium, whichever is greater.
Social, fraternal, social service, union and civic organization building One space per sixty (60) sq. ft. of assembly area, plus one space per each employee.
Airport, heliports, railroad passenger station & bus terminal One space per four (4) seating accommodations for waiting passengers, plus one space per each employee on shift of greatest employment.
Auditorium, stadium, assembly hall, gymnasium, theatre, community recreation center One space per four (4) fixed seats in largest assembly room or areas, or for each forty (40) sq. ft. of floor area available for the accommodation of movable seats in the largest assembly room, or one space per one hundred fifty (150) sq. ft. of gross floor area, whichever is applicable to the facility.
Automobile service station, paint and body shops or public garage Two (2) spaces for each service bay, plus one space per employee during period of greatest employment.
Beauty and barber shops; personal services Two (2) spaces per barber or three (3) spaces per beautician based on the design capacity of the structure.
Bowling alley Five (5) spaces for each alley.
Business, governmental and professional offices One space per three hundred (300) sq. ft. of gross floor area.
Rental stores, all types One space per one hundred (100) sq. ft. of basement and first floor sales area plus one space per two hundred (200) sq. ft. of all other sales areas, plus one space for each two (2) permanent employees.
Financial institutions One space per two hundred (200) sq. ft. of gross floor area.
Mortuaries or funeral homes Five (5) spaces per parlor chapel unit or one per four (4) seats, whichever is greater.
Hotels, motels or boatels (including transient hotels) One space for each guest room plus one space for each employee.
Indoor and outdoor commercial recreation excluding bowling alley One space for each one hundred fifty (150) sq. ft. of gross floor, building, or ground area devoted to such use, or one space per four (4) seats of facilities available for patron use, whichever is applicable to the facility.
Medical and dental offices and clinics Three (3) patient's parking spaces per staff doctor, plus two (2) per three (3) employees, plus one per staff doctor.
Kennel, commercial Four (4) spaces for each veterinarian plus one space for each two (2) employees.
Riding academies, or stables One space per five hundred (500) sq. ft. of floor area.
New and used car and boat sales, mobile home sales, truck and trailer sales, outdoor equipment and machinery sales, and commercial nurseries Four (4) spaces per salesperson, plus one space for each employee during period of greatest employment.
Swimming pool, commercial One space for every thirty (30) sq. ft. of water area.
Wholesale establishments and business services, cold storage and frozen food lockers, laundromats and other self activities One space for every fifty (50) sq. ft. of customer service area, plus two (2) spaces per three (3) employees during period of greatest employment.
All other wholesale, commercial and light industrial uses Two (2) spaces per three (3) employees plus one space per four hundred (400) sq. ft. of floor area.