23.48.785

A. Parking above the street level of a structure. The following provisions of this Section 23.48.785 apply to development in the SM-UP 65, SM-UP 85, SM-UP 95, and SM-UP 160 zones. Except as provided in Section 23.48.780 for parking partially above street level and partially below street level, parking within structures is permitted above the street level under the following conditions: 1. No more than 50 percent of all parking may be located above grade; and 2. For parking located on a story above the first story of a structure, a minimum of 30 percent of the length of the parking area measured along each street frontage shall be screened from the street by another use. On lots located at street intersections, the screening of parking area by another use shall be provided at the corner portion(s) of the structure; and 3. The parking area on a story above the first story of the structure that is not screened from the street by another use shall be enclosed by facades along all street frontages. Facades shall be designed to minimize the impacts of glare from vehicle headlights and interior garage lighting on pedestrian views from the street. B. In the SM-UP 65, SM-UP 85, and the SM-UP 160 zones in the Uptown Regional Center, accessory surface parking is prohibited unless separated from all street lot lines by another use within a structure. (Ord. 127375 , § 72, 2025; Ord. 125432 , § 14, 2017.)