19.580.060 - Parking requirements.
A. Minimum parking requirements.
1. The number of off-street parking spaces required by Table 19.580.060 (Required Spaces) shall be considered the minimum necessary for each use, unless off-street parking reductions are permitted pursuant to provisions herein.
2. Pursuant to Government Code Section 65863.2, qualifying projects may be exempt from minimum parking requirements.
3. In conjunction with a conditional use, site plan review or planned residential development permit, the designated approving or appeal authority may increase these parking requirements if it is determined that they are inadequate for a specific project.
B. Uses not listed. The number of parking spaces required for uses not specifically listed in Table 19.580.060 (Required Spaces) shall be determined by the Community & Economic Development Director or his/her designee based on common functional, product or compatibility characteristics and activities.
C. Mixed-use development and parking credits.
1. In the case of shared parking facilities serving a mixed-use development, the development shall provide the sum of parking spaces required for each separate use.
2. The Community & Economic Development Director or his/her designee may grant a mixed-use parking credit to reduce the total number of required spaces by up to 15 percent, provided the following:
a. The development is located within a Transit Priority Area as defined by Senate Bill 743 (Public Resources Code § 21099); or
b. A shared parking analysis specifying the proposed mix of uses and the operating characteristics of each use type, including hours of operation, typical capacity and parking demand generation rates, is provided demonstrating adequate justification for granting the credit.
D. Incentives for additional measures to reduce Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT).
1. Developments that satisfy the project-level VMT assessment requirements established by the Public Works Department are encouraged to implement additional VMT reduction measures including, but not limited to:
a. Permanent on-site private or public shared mobility facilities;
b. Unbundled residential parking (on-site parking spaces are leased or sold separately from dwelling units);
c. Bicycle parking facilities and amenities (lockers, showers, repair facilities or similar) in excess of the minimum requirements of the California Building Standards Code;
d. Off-site pedestrian, bicycle or transit improvements; or
e. Alternative VMT reduction measures, subject to the approval of the Public Works Director or his/her designee.
2. Developments that voluntarily provide one or more of the VMT reduction measures listed above shall be eligible for a reduction in the total number of required on-site parking spaces of up to ten percent.
3. For mixed-use development receiving a mixed-use parking credit pursuant to 19.580.060 C. above, the VMT reduction measure incentive and mixed-use parking credit may be combined for a maximum reduction of required on-site parking spaces not to exceed 20 percent.
E. Required spaces. Table 19.580.060 (Required Spaces) below sets forth minimum off-street parking requirements for number of spaces. Except as otherwise specifically stated, the following rules apply to this table.
1. "Square feet" (sq. ft.) means "gross square feet" and refers to total building gross floor area unless otherwise specified, not including areas used for off-street parking or loading spaces.
2. Where parking spaces are required based on a per-employee ratio, this shall mean the total number of employees on the largest working shift.
3. Where the number of seats is listed to determine required parking, seats shall be construed to be fixed seats. Where fixed seats provided are either benches or bleachers, each 24 linear inches of the bench or bleacher shall be considered a seat.
4. When the calculation of the required number of off-street parking spaces results in a fraction of a space, the total number of spaces shall be rounded to the nearest whole number.
5. In addition to the requirements in Table 19.580.060 (Required Spaces), spaces shall be provided for trucks and other vehicles used in the business, of a number and size adequate to accommodate the maximum number of types of trucks and/or vehicles to be parked on the site at any one time.
6. Where maximum distance is specified from the lot, the distance shall be the walking distance measured from the nearest point of the parking facility to the nearest point of the building or area that such facility is required to serve.
7. Unless otherwise stated, the required parking shall be located on the same lot or within the same complex as the use.
8. Unless specifically listed in Table 19.580.060 (Required Spaces) below or required by other provisions of this Title, no additional parking spaces shall be required for a use listed as an incidental type of use in Table 19.150.020 A. (Permitted Uses Table) or in Table 19.150.020 B. (Incidental Uses Table).
F. Cultural resources parking exemption. Any new uses within the confines of an existing structure in a nonresidential zone, designated as a historic resource or a contributor to a historic district, as defined in Title 20 of the Riverside Municipal Code, are exempt from providing any additional parking. If an existing structure is expanded, additional parking will be required to accommodate the expansion, as set forth in Table 19.580.060.
Table 19.580.060
Required Spaces
Use | Number of Spaces Required
A
Adult-Oriented Businesses | (5)
Agriculture, Horticulture and Growing of Nursery Plants | 1 space/two employees
Aircraft Charter Services | See "Offices - Business & Professional"
Aircraft Parts, Supplies, Merchandise and Equipment Shops | See "Vehicle Sales, Rental & Leasing"
Aircraft Sales, Rental, Service, Repair and Storage | See "Vehicle Sales, Rental & Leasing"
Airports (Public or Private) | (5)
Ambulance Company | 1 space/ambulance plus 1 space/250 square feet of office area
Animal Keeping:
a. Kennel (Dogs and Cats) | a. 1 space/250 square feet of floor area
b. Horse Stable - Commercial | b. 1 space/employee plus 1 space/5 stalls
Arcades and Internet Cyber Cafes | 1 space/250 square feet of floor area (10)
Artist Studio | See "Offices - Business & Professional"
Assemblies of People - Entertainment and Non-Entertainment (12) (Includes places of worship, fraternal service organizations, indoor theater, stadiums, auditoriums, auction houses, community centers, clubs or meeting halls) | 1 space/4 fixed seats or 1 space/30 square feet of floor area in the main assembly area for non-fixed seats. (10) Additional requirements applicable to incidental Dwelling Unit(s) (14)
Assisted Living (Residential Care Facilities) | 0.5 spaces/bed
Astrology and Fortune-telling (Occultist) | See "Offices - Business & Professional"
Auction House (Indoor) | See "Assemblies of People"
B
Bail Bonds Office | See "Offices - Business & Professional"
Bakery - Retail | See "Retail Sales"
Banks & Financial Institutions/Services, including Brokerages | 1 space/180 square feet (10)
a. Automated teller situated as part of a bank or financial institution, located indoor or outdoor | a. No spaces required.
b. Automated teller separate from a bank or financial institution, located outdoor | b. 2 spaces for the first teller station and 1 space per each additional teller station, all located on the same lot or within 100 feet of the teller station. (11)
c. Drive through automated teller or indoor automated teller associated with a retail use. | c. No spaces required.
Bars, Saloons, Cocktail, Lounges and Taverns | 1 space/100 square feet of floor area (12)
Bed and Breakfast Inn | 1 space/guest room (13)
Boardinghouse | 1 space/guest room (12)
Boarding of Cats and Dogs/Kennels | See "Animal Keeping"
Brewery/Winery/Distillery
a. Manufacturing/Wholesale only | a. See "Manufacturing"
b. Off-sale Retail & On-Site Tasting | b. See "Retail Sales"
c. Brewpub | c. See "Restaurant"
Building Materials Supply - Wholesale | See "Warehousing & Wholesale"
Bus Terminal | (5)
Business Support Services (Including graphic reproduction, computer services, etc.) | 1 space/250 square feet of floor area (10)
C
Caretaker Living Quarters | 1 space/dwelling unit
Catering Establishment | 1 space/employee plus 1 space/500 square feet of floor area (10)
Cemeteries, Mortuaries, Funeral Chapels and ancillary uses
a. With indoor facilities | a. See "Assemblies of People"
b. Outdoor only | b. (5)
Check Cashing | See "Banks & Financial Institutions/Services"
Commercial Kitchen (no on-site dining) | See "Manufacturing"
Commercial Storage Facilities (mini-warehouse, self-storage facilities) | 1 space/250 square feet of office area plus 1 space for a resident manager or caretaker (10)
D
Day Care Centers not including family day care homes | 1 space/employee plus 1 space/facility vehicle plus 1 space/10 persons at facility capacity. (10)
Drug Store/Pharmacy | 1 space/250 square feet of floor area (10)
Dwelling:
a. Single-family dwelling | a. 2 spaces within a private garage/dwelling unit
b. Single-family dwellings on lots between 3,500 square feet to 5,499 square feet in area | b. 2 covered spaces in a garage or carport
c. Single-family dwellings on lots less than 3,500 square feet in area | c. 1 covered parking space and 1 uncovered space (4)
d. Multiple-family dwelling | d. 1.5 spaces/dwelling unit with 1 bedroom plus 2 spaces/dwelling unit with 2 or more bedrooms (1)
e. Live/Work, Studio Unit/Tiny Home (Foundation) | e. 1 space/dwelling unit
f. Accessory Dwelling Unit and Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit | f. No replacement parking is required when a garage, carport or covered parking is demolished. No parking is required for the ADU or JADU.
E
Equipment Sales and Rental:
a. Small-Sales, Rental and Repair | a. 1 space/500 square feet of office or retail area
b. Large-Sales, Rental and Repair | b. 1 space/500 square feet of office area and 2 spaces/repair bay, in addition to the service bays
F
Farmers Market - Certified | (5)
Florist Shops | See "Retail Sales"
Flying Schools | See "Schools - Vocational & Technical"
Furniture Upholstery | 1 space/500 square feet of floor area (10)
G
Group Housing:
a. 6 or fewer residents | a. See "Dwelling"
b. more than 6 residents | b. (5)
H
Hangars | 1 space/1,000 square feet of floor area
Heliport or Helistop | (5)
Home Improvement Sales and Service
a. With outdoor storage/display area | a. 1 space/1000 square feet storage/outdoor display area
b. Under 20,000 square feet | b. 1 space/500 square feet of floor area
c. Over 20,000 square feet | c. 1 space/500 square feet of floor area
Hotel or Motel | 1 space/guest room (10)
L
Laboratories - Research | 1 space/250 square feet of floor area
Laundry, Commercial | 1 space/350 square feet of floor area
Live/Work Unit | See "Dwelling"
Low Barrier Navigation Center | See "Shelter, Emergency"
Lumber Yard and Building Materials (Wholesale) - With or Without Outdoor Storage | 1 space/350 square feet of office area plus 1 space/1000 square feet storage/outdoor display area
M
Manufactured Dwellings
a. Single-family dwelling | a. See "Dwelling"
b. Sales | b. See "Vehicle Sales, Rental & Leasing"
Manufacturing (3) | 1 space/500 square feet of floor area (10)
Medical Services:
a. Hospital | a. 1 space/bed (12)
b. Medical/Dental Office | b. 1 space/180 square feet of floor area (10)
c. Laboratory, Research/Development | c. 1 space/250 square feet of floor area
d. Emergency Medical Service - urgent care | d. 1 space/180 square feet of floor area
e. Optometrist office | e. 1 space/250 sq. ft. of floor area (minimum of 5 spaces) (10)
Mobile Home Park | 1 space/mobile home site plus 1 off-street guest space/5 mobile home sites
Model Homes | 2 spaces/model home
Multiple-family Dwelling | See "Dwelling"
O
Offices - Business and Professional | 1 space/250 square feet of gross floor area (10)
Outdoor sales, display or storage | 5 spaces plus 1 space/250 square feet of office area
Outdoor Storage Yard | The greater of: 1 space/4,000 square feet net lot area or 1 space/250 square feet of office space or 1 space/500 square feet of enclosed storage
P
Parking Lot or Parking Structure | 1 space/employee if manned ingress/egress
Parolee/Probationer Home:
a. 6 or fewer residents | a. See "Dwelling"
b. more than 6 residents | b. (5)
Pawn Shop/Gold Buying | See "Retail Sales"
Personal Service (7) | 1 space/250 square feet of floor area (10)
Planned Residential Development | (5)
Plant Nurseries (6) | 5 spaces plus 1 space/250 square feet of building area
Publishing & Printing | See "Manufacturing"
R
Rail Transit Station | (5)
Recreational Facilities - Commercial:
a. Billiard Parlor and Pool Halls | a. 1 space/250 square feet
b. Bowling Alleys | b. 5 spaces/bowling lane (12)
c. Skate Facility (indoor/outdoor) | c. 1 space/100 square feet of floor area
d. Amusement Parks | d. (5)
e. Golf Courses and Driving Ranges | e. 5 spaces/hole, 1.5 spaces/tee on the driving range plus additional spaces required for ancillary uses per the provisions of the Zoning Code.
f. Health/Fitness Club (12) | f. 1 space/150 square feet of floor area
g. Swimming Pool | g. (5)
h. Specialty Non-Degree (Dance, Music, Martial Arts or similar) | h. 1 space/250 square feet, or (5)
i. Other indoor and outdoor facilities | i. (5)
Recycling Centers:
a. Paper, glass plastic, aluminum and nonferrous metals | a. 1 space/employee plus 1 space/1,000 square feet of floor area
b. Solid Waste Transfer Stations and Material Recovery Facilities | b. 1 space/employee
Recycling Facilities:
a. Indoor Collection Center | a. 5 spaces, plus 1 space per employee
b. Reverse Vending Machine | b. No additional parking is required
c. Bulk Reverse Vending Machine | c. (5)
d. Mobile Recycling Unit | d. 1 space/attendant (if applicable)
Repair Shop - Small Items | See "Retail Sales"
Restaurant (sit-down, drive-through, fast food, take-out, café, cafeteria, excluding any outdoor dining area) | 1 space/100 square feet of floor area (10)
Retail Sales (uses not located in a regional shopping center - i.e., In the CRC Zone) (8) | 1 space/250 square feet of floor area (10)
S
Schools:
a. College, Community College, University, and Professional | a. (5)
b. Elementary or Secondary (Junior High) | b. 2 space/classroom plus 2 bus loading spaces
c. High School | c. 7 spaces/classroom plus 3 bus loading spaces
d. Vocational and Technical | d. 0.75 spaces/employee plus 0.75 spaces/student at maximum enrollment (9) (10)
Senior Housing | 1 space/unit (2)
Shelters, Emergency | Sufficient parking to accommodate all staff working in the emergency shelter, provided that the standards do not require more parking than that for other residential or commercial uses within same zone.
Shopping Center - Regional (i.e., in the CRC Zone) | 1 space/200 square feet of gross leasable floor area
Showroom | 1 space/500 square feet of floor area
Single-family Dwelling | See "Dwelling"
Single Room Occupancy (SRO) | 1 space/dwelling unit
Smog Shop | See "Vehicle Repair Facilities"
Sober Living Homes | See "Dwelling"
Student Housing (including dormitories, fraternities, sororities, etc.) | 1.1 spaces/bed; or 0.5 space/bed within 1/4 mile of a major transit stop (16) or campus (10) (17)
Supportive Housing | See "Dwelling"
T
Tattoo & Body Piercing Parlors | See "Personal Service"
Taxi Company with Vehicle Storage | 1 space/taxi plus 1 space/250 square feet of office area
Tiny Home Community
a. Foundation | a. See "Dwelling"
b. Chassis | b. See "Mobile Home Park"
Transitional Housing | See "Dwelling"
Tutoring Center | 1 space per each faculty/staff; 1 space/2 students, for students 16 years old or older; and, 1 space/10 students, for students under 16 years old
V
Vehicle Fuel Station:
a. With Accessory Retail/Convenience Market | a. 1 space/250 square feet of retail area including cooler areas (11)
b. With Vehicle Maintenance/Repair | b. 2 spaces/service bay (11)
c. With Indoor Storage Area | c. 1 space/1,000 square feet of storage area (11)
d. With Restaurants (including all cooking, serving and seating areas) | d. 1 space/100 square feet of floor area (11)
e. With Car Wash | e. 1 space/washing bay, not including vacuum stalls (11)
Vehicle Impound & Tow | (5)
Vehicle Parts and Accessories
a. Sales Only | a. See "Retail Sales"
b. Sales and Installation (Indoor Only) | b. See "Vehicle Repair Facilities"
Vehicle Repair Facilities - Major or Minor | 6 spaces on same lot plus 2 additional spaces/service bay, in addition to the service bays (11)
Vehicle Sales, Rental, Leasing - New or Used
a. Without Outdoor Display | a. See "Retail Sales"
b. With Outdoor Display | b. 5 spaces plus 1 space/250 square feet of office area
Vehicle Wash Facilities:
a. Full Service and Express | a. 1 space/2 employees of largest shift, not including vacuum stalls (adequate stacking and drying areas as determined by Conditional Use Permit)
b. Self Service - (No separate office or retail use) | b. 1 space/2 washing bays or stalls in addition to the bays, not including vacuum stalls
Vehicle Wholesale Business
a. Indoor (less than 5,000 sq. ft.) | a. See "Offices"
b. Outdoor & Indoor (over 5,000 sq. ft.) | b. (5)
Veterinary Services (clinic and hospital, may include accessory grooming and boarding) | 1 space/180 square feet of floor area
W
Warehousing and Distribution Facilities
a. 10,000 sq. ft. or less | 1 space/1,000 square feet of floor area plus 1 space/250 square feet of office area (13)
b. Greater than 10,000 sq. ft. and less than 100,000 sq. ft.
c. 100,000 sq. ft. or more
Wireless Telecommunication Facilities | (5)
Table 19.580.060
Notes:
1. See Section 19.580.070 B (Multiple Family Dwellings) for additional requirements. For the purpose of calculating parking requirements for multiple family dwellings, dens, studies, or other similar rooms that may be used as bedrooms shall be considered bedrooms.
2. For senior housing projects, 50 percent of the required spaces shall be covered either in a garage or carport.
3. For the purposes of parking requirements, this category includes corporation yards, machine shops, tin shops, welding shops, manufacturing, processing, packaging, treatment, fabrication, woodworking shops, cabinet shops, and carpenter shops and uses with similar circulation and parking characteristics.
4. Required parking spaces may be in tandem.
5. Parking ratio to be determined by the designated Approving or Appeal Authority in conjunction with required land use or development permits, based on the impacts of the particular proposal and similar uses in this table.
6. Excluding lath and green houses.
7. Includes barber shops, beauty salons/spas, massage, tanning, tailors, dry cleaning, self-service laundry, travel agencies, electrolysis, acupuncture/acupressure, and tattoo parlors.
8. For the purposes of parking requirements, this category includes antique shops, gun shops, pawn shops, pet stores, and second-hand stores.
9. Additional parking for assembly rooms or stadiums is not required.
10. Parking may be provided on the same lot or within 300 feet of the subject site.
11. The pump islands are not counted as parking stalls.
12. A reduction in the number of required parking spaces may be permitted subject to a parking study and a shared parking arrangement.
13. Where strict adherence to any parking standards would significantly compromise the historic integrity of a property, the Community & Economic Development Director, or his/her designee, may consider variances that would help mitigate such negative impacts, including consideration of tandem parking, allowances for on-street parking, alternatives to planter curbing, wheel stops, painted striping, and asphalt or concrete surfacing materials.
14. Parking shall be provided in accordance with Section 19.545.060 (Parking Standards Incentive). A parking analysis may be provided to justify modifications from those standards. The parking analysis shall identify the parking needs to address the operating hours and characteristics of the operations to provide for adequate parking at all times.
15. Refer to Section 19.580.060 E for new uses within a designated cultural resource as defined in Chapter 20 of the Riverside Municipal Code.
16. As defined in Article X - Definitions.
17. Campus shall have the same meaning as "School, professional institution of higher education" as defined in Article X - Definitions.
(Ord. 7683, § 10(Exh. G), 2024; Ord. 7652 § 11, 2023; Ord. 7609 §§ 5, 6(Exh. C), 2022; Ord. 7592 § 8(Exh. I), 2022; Ord. 7573 § 1(Exh. A), 2021; Ord. 7528 § 1(Exh. A), 2020; Ord. 7520 § 1(Exh. A), 2020; Ord. 7519 §§ 1, 2(Exh. A), 2020; Ord. 7505 § 1(Exh. A), 2020; Ord. 7487 § 15(Exh. E), 11-5-2019; Ord. 7457 § 1(Exh. A), 2019; Ord. 7408 § 1, 2018; Ord. 7331 § 94, 2016; Ord. 7235 § 11, 2013; Ord. 7109 § 11, 2010; Ord. 6966 § 1, 2007)
