§ 19.580.080 — Design standards

19.580.080 - Design standards.

A. Parking space dimensions. 1. Table 19.580.080 A. (Off Street Vehicle Parking Space Dimensions) sets forth minimum size requirements for individual parking spaces. Design standards for handicapped parking stalls shall be provided in compliance with current requirements of the Uniform Building Code. 2. Compact spaces. a. Up to 15 percent of the onsite parking spaces may have compact dimensions as set forth in Table 19.580.080A. b. Calculations that result in fraction of a space shall be rounded to the nearest whole number. c. Compact spaces shall not be permitted for single-family dwellings. 3. Parking spaces that are parallel and adjacent to a building, fence/wall, or other door swing or pedestrian access obstruction shall be nine and one-half feet wide. 4. All off-street parking spaces shall be indicted by white or yellow painted stripes not less than four inches wide or by other means acceptable to the Planning Division. Handicapped accessible spaces shall be indicated by blue painted stripes, signs and markings, in accordance with State of California requirements. 5. Except in the case of individual tree well planters, the minimum paved depth of a parking space shall not be reduced by an overhang into a planter. 6. Tandem parking shall not be permitted to satisfy the minimum parking requirement, except as provided in Section 19.580.070 B.1.d (Multiple Family Dwellings) and Section 19.580.070.A.1.a. (Single-family dwellings). 7. Angled Parking Spaces. Any parking layout incorporating angled parking spaces shall illustrate that minimum space dimensions are met by overlaying a rectangle (having the minimum required dimensions - Standard or Compact) onto each angled space so that no overhang occurs on the adjoining spaces, planters or drive aisles. 8. One-car garages shall have a minimum interior dimension of 12 feet wide and 20 feet deep. 9. Two-car garages shall have a minimum interior dimension of 20 feet wide and 20 feet deep. Table 19.580.080 A. Off-Street Vehicle Parking Space Dimensions Type of Parking Space | Size of Parking Space (minimum) Width | Length Standard | 9 ft. | 18 ft. Compact (where permitted) | 8 ft. | 16 ft. B. Drive aisle and driveway width dimensions. 1. Each parking space shall have adequate drives, aisles and turning and maneuvering areas for access in accordance with Table 19.580.080 B. (Overall Parking Aisle Width). Table 19.580.080 B. Overall Parking Aisle Width Parking Angle in Degrees 45 | 60 | 75 | 90 Aisle Width a. One-Way Traffic | 12 ft. | 16 ft. | 18 ft. | 24 ft. b. Two-Way Traffic | 24 ft. 2. The minimum driveway widths for different use categories are established in Table 19.580.080 C (Minimum Driveway Widths). On-drive parking is prohibited at the minimum widths, except for single-family residential uses. Table 19.580.080 C. Minimum Driveway Widths Use | Driveway minimum width | Notes, Exceptions and Special Provisions Single-Family Residential | 10 ft. Multi-Family Residential (one-way) | 12 ft. | Driveways shall be 150 ft. or less in length with no on-drive parking and located adjacent to one- or two-story buildings Multi-Family Residential (two-way) | 20 ft. | The portion of the driveway used as maneuvering area for adjacent parking bays shall be a minimum of 24 ft. Nonresidential (one-way) | 12 ft. | A driveway providing access to ten or fewer parking spaces may be reduced to ten ft. The total length of the ten-foot-wide driveway shall not exceed 75 feet. Nonresidential (two-way) | 20 ft. | The portion of the driveway used as maneuvering area for adjacent parking bays shall be 24 ft. C. Vehicular access and circulation. 1. Accessibility and usability: Driveways shall not be used for any purpose that would prevent vehicle access to parking spaces, or inhibit circulation or emergency service response. 2. Access to adjacent roadways: Parking spaces within a designated parking lot shall be designed to provide the minimum required turning and maneuvering areas, so vehicles can enter an abutting street in a forward direction (alleys may be used for maneuvering space). 3. Circulation: Within a parking lot, circulation shall be such that a vehicle entering the parking lot need not enter the street to reach another aisle and that a vehicle shall not enter a public street backwards. Internal circulation, including safe entrances and exits shall be provided meeting the established standards and specifications of the Planning Division and Public Works Department. 4. Visibility at driveways: Driveways shall be designed and located in such a manner so as to ensure proper visibility to on-street traffic. Driveway design shall take into consideration slopes, curvature, speed, and conflicting turning movements in the area. Clear visibility shall be maintained from the driveway by keeping the designated clear vision triangle free of obstacles such as signs, landscaping, and structures. See Article X (Definitions) for a description of the clear vision triangle. D. Parking structures. 1. Parking spaces located within a parking structure shall be provided with safe entrances and exits, turning and maneuvering areas and driveways meeting the established standards and specifications of the Planning Division and Public Works Department. 2. Driveways and turning and maneuvering areas in parking structure shall be paved with not less than two and one-half inches of asphaltic concrete or an equivalent surfacing meeting the specifications of the Public Works Department and shall be maintained in good repair. 3. Parking structures shall have a minimum landscaped setback of 15 feet along all street frontages, except in the area bounded by First Street, Fourteenth Street, State Route 91, and Locust Street, where a ten-foot landscaped setback shall be provided along all street frontages. When a greater setback is required by the zone in which the parking structure is located, such greater setback shall prevail. 4. Parking structures shall have, along all street frontages, a three-foot high buffer to such parking structure consisting of a decorative masonry wall, solid hedge or landscaped mound or any combination thereof. Masonry walls and hedges shall be situated at the rear of the landscaped setback required by subsection 3 of this section. 5. Piers and pillars shall not encroach into parking stalls. E. Garage/carport-architectural design. Garages and carports required for residential development shall be consistent with the architectural design of the primary buildings by using similar materials and roof pitches. F. Paving. 1. Required parking, loading areas and circulation areas shall be paved with not less than three inches of asphalt concrete or an equivalent impervious surface meeting the established standards and specifications of the Public Works Department. They shall be graded and drained so as to dispose of all surface water, and shall be maintained in good repair; provided that those portions of single-family residential driveways extending beyond a point 100 feet back from the street property line in the RE, RA and R-1 Zones may be surfaced with an alternate material as determined by the Public Works Department; and further provided that in the RE Zone, the driveways within the bridle paths of equestrian trails shall not be paved. 2. A non-paved driveway legally established prior to the adoption of this Code Section, including any expansion of the driveway to provide additional off-street parking subsequent to the adoption of this Code Section, is not subject to the paving requirements of this section unless the use and maintenance of such driveway and parking area lapses for a period of one year or more or unless the use served by the driveway is expanded. However, both the existing driveway and the additional parking area shall be surfaced with a weed- and dust-resistant material to the specifications of the Fire and Planning Division. 3. The Community & Economic Development Director or his/her designee shall have the authority to administratively grant exceptions to the paving material and location restrictions, consistent with the purposes of this section, where special circumstances relating to property context, configuration, terrain, landscaping or structure locations make adherence to the paving location restrictions of this section impractical. Any such decision by the Community & Economic Development Director or his/her designee may be appealed to the City Council. G. Pedestrian access and circulation. All multi-family and nonresidential developments shall be designed with a minimum of one designated pedestrian path from each abutting street to the primary entrance(s) to such use. Access shall be distinct from the vehicle access, visibly delineated, and designed to be safe and convenient. Specifically, internal pedestrian walkways shall be distinguished from driving surfaces through the use of raised sidewalks, special pavers, bricks, or scored/stamped concrete. H. Drainage. Drainage facilities shall be provided in all public parking areas capable of handling and maintaining the drainage requirements of the subject property and surrounding properties. Drainage facilities shall be designed to dispose of all surface water consistent with Regional Water Quality Control Board standards, and to alleviate the creation of flooding and drainage problems. I. Curbing and bumper or wheel stops. Bumper stops not less than two feet in height or wheel stops not less than six inches in height shall be erected adjacent to any building or structure, wall, fence, property line, or walkway to protect other property. Areas containing plant materials shall be bordered by a concrete curb at least six inches high and six inches wide. Alternative barrier design to protect landscaped areas from damage by vehicles may be approved by the Development Review Committee. J. Lighting. Parking areas shall have lighting capable of providing adequate illumination for security and safety. Also see Section 19.590.070 (Light and Glare) and Chapter 19.556 (Outdoor Lighting). K. Walls. When adjoining or across an alley from any residentially zoned or residentially used lot, a masonry wall six feet in height shall be erected and maintained so as to physically separate the parking, loading or sales area from the residential property; provided that such wall shall be three feet high within the required front or street side yard area, or, where no front or street side yard area is required, such wall shall be three feet high within ten feet of the street line. Also, see Chapter 19.550 (Fences, Walls and Landscape Materials).

(Ord. 7683, § 12, 2024; Ord. 7609 § 7, 2022; Ord. 7592 § 8(Exh. I), 2022; Ord. 7573 § 1(Exh. A), 2021; Ord. 7487 § 16, 11-5-2019; Ord. 7331 § 94, 2016; Ord. 7109 §§ 14, 15, 2010; Ord. 6966 § 1, 2007)