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ZONING

Chapter 17.44

OFF-STREET PARKING

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	17.44.010	Definitions.
	17.44.020	Off-street parking--Residential uses.
	17.44.030	Off-street parking--Commercial and business uses.
	17.44.040	Parking requirements for the downtown district.
	17.44.050	Unlawful to reduce available parking.
	17.44.060	Common parking facilities.
	17.44.070	Off-street parking--Mixed uses.
	17.44.080	Uses not otherwise specified.
	17.44.090	Off-street parking location.
	17.44.100	Size of spaces.
	17.44.110	Tandem parking and entry-way standards for residential parking.
	17.44.120	Driveways.
	17.44.130	Turning radii, stall width and aisle width.
	17.44.140	Requirements for new construction.
	17.44.150	Underground parking facilities.
	17.44.160	Required improvement and maintenance of parking area.
	17.44.170	Parking area in R-3 or R-P zones.
	17.44.180	Resulting fractions.
	17.44.190	Reserved
	17.44.200	Assignment of off-street residential parking spaces.
	17.44.210	Parking Plans.
	17.44.220	Consolidated off-street parking.

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17.44. 010 Definitions.

As used in this chapter:

"Entrance-way" means an opening or passageway to a building or structure which permits pedestrian or vehicular access to such building or structure.

"Gross floor area" means the total area occupied by a building or structure, excepting therefrom only the area of any inner open courts, corridors, open balconies (except when utilized, e.g. restaurant seating or similar usage), and open stairways. Such total area shall be calculated by measuring along the outside dimensions of the exterior surfaces of such building or structure.

"Major city street" means all public rights-of-way designated in the circulation element of the general plan as a primary, or secondary arterials or as collectors.

"Off-street parking" means parking upon private property as accessory to other permitted !and uses, and shall not include publicly owned parking.

"Tandem parking" means one automobile parked after or behind another in a lengthwise fashion. In this title, tandem parking is limited to not more than one automobile behind another.

"Underground parking facilities" means a basement equipped, designed, used or intended to be used for parking automobiles. (Prior code Appx. A, § 1150)

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17.44. 020 Off-street parking--Residential uses.

The aggregate amount of off-street automobile parking spaces provided in connection with each of the following uses shall be not less than the following:

	Use	Parking Requirement
A.	One-familydwelling.	Two off-street parking spaces plus one guest space.
B.	Duplex or two-family dwelling.	Two off-street parking spaces for each unit plus one guest space. One additional space of on-site guest parking shall be provided for each on-street space lost because of new curbcuts and/or driveways.
C.	Multiple dwellings (three or more units).	Two off-street spaces for each dwelling unit plus one guest space for each two dwelling units. One additional space of on-site guest parking shall be provided for each on-street space lost because of new curbcuts and/or driveways
D.	Detached servants' quarters or guesthouses.	One space.

(Prior code Appx. A, § 1151)

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17.44. 030 Off-street parking--Commercial and business uses.

Required Number of Spaces by Use. The aggregate amount of off-street automobile parking spaces provided for various uses shall not be less than the following:

A. Auditoriums for churches, theater, entertainment, sports and other places and rooms of public assembly for more than twenty (20) persons: one space for each five seats, permanent or removable, or one space for each fifty (50) square feet of gross floor area in the auditorium, whichever is greater.

B. Automobile or boat sales: one space for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of site area.

C. Bowling alleys: five spaces for each lane plus one space for each three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area except bowling alley lanes and approach areas.

D. Clubs, fraternity and sorority houses, rooming and boarding houses and similar uses having sleeping and guest rooms: two covered spaces for each three guest rooms: in dormitories each fifty (50) square feet shall be considered a guest room, two spaces shall be required for each guest room with kitchen facilities.

E. Commercial Uses.

1. Bars and cocktail lounges: one space for each eighty (80) square feet of gross floor area.
2. Beauty colleges: one space for each one hundred (100) square feet of gross floor area.
3. Business schools and trade schools: one space for each one hundred (100) square feet of gross floor area.
4. Furniture and hardware stores: one space for each two hundred fifty (250) square feet of gross floor area.
5. Offices, general: one space for each two hundred fifty (250) square feet of gross floor area.
6. Offices, Governmental and Public Utilities. Government offices that generate high levels of contact with the public, or have high numbers of employees, including but not limited to employment offices, public social services offices, department of motor vehicle offices: one space per seventy-five (75) square feet of gross floor area for the first twenty-thousand (20,000) square feet of the building(s), plus one space per two hundred fifty (250) square feet of gross floor area for the remaining floor area.
7. Offices, medical: five spaces for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area.
8. Restaurants (other than walk-up, drive-through and drive-in: one space for each one hundred (100) square feet of gross floor area.
9. Restaurants, walk-up, drive-through and drive-in without adequate dining room facilities: one space for each fifty (50) square feet of gross floor area, but not less than ten spaces.
10. Retail, general retail commercial uses: one space for each two hundred fifty (250) square feet of gross floor area.
11. Gymnasiums/health and fitness centers, as follows:
    • a. less than or equal to three thousand (3,000) square feet, and with less than or equal to twenty (20) students at one time if classes are offered: one space per two hundred fifty (250) square feet of gross floor area.
    • b. greater than three thousand (3,000) square feet, or with more than twenty (20) students at one time if classes are offered: one space per one hundred (100) square feet of gross floor area.

F. Hospitals: two spaces for each patient bed.

G. Hospitals (mental), convalescent homes, guest homes, rest homes, sanitariums and similar institutions: one space for each three beds.

H. Hotels: one space for each unit for the first fifty (50) units; one space per one and one-half units after fifty (50); and one space per two units after one hundred (100) units. Hotels with facilities including restaurants, banquet rooms, conference rooms, commercial retail uses and similar activities shall provide parking for the various uses as computed separately in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

I. Industrial Uses. The parking requirements of this subsection apply only to industrial uses; parking for commercial and other permitted uses in industrial zones shall provide the number of spaces as otherwise specified by this chapter.

1. Industrial uses of all types; except, public utility facilities and warehouses: one space for each vehicle used in conjunction with the use; plus one space for each three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area.
2. Warehouses, buildings or portions of buildings used exclusively for warehouse purposes: one space for each one thousand (1,000) square feet for the first twenty thousand (20,000) square feet; plus, one space for each two thousand (2,000) square feet for the second twenty thousand (20,000) square feet; plus one space for each four thousand (4,000) square feet in excess of forty thousand (40,000) square feet; plus one space for each vehicle operated from the property. Prior to approval of a warehouse use by the city, a covenant shall be recorded, guaranteeing the warehouse area, facility or building will not be converted, remodeled or changed to a nonwarehouse use unless the number of spaces otherwise required by this chapter are secured and provided prior to such change or unless approved by planning commission in accordance with this chapter.

J. Mobilehomes or trailer parks: two spaces for each dwelling unit with at least one space adjacent to the trailer site.

K. Mortuaries or undertaking establishments: one space for each seventy-five (75) square feet of building area for the chapel or public assembly area.

L. Motels: one space for each unit, plus two for the manager's unit.

M. Recreation or amusement establishments: one space for each seventy-five (75) square feet of gross floor area.

N. Service stations: one space for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of site area.

O. Snack Bar/Snack Shop. The parking requirements for a snack bar and/or snack shop shall be the same as that for a restaurant, unless it can be shown to the Planning Commission that the characteristics of the building; its locations, size and other mitigating factors such as limited service area relative to gross floor area and limited seating capacity result in less parking demand than for a restaurant use. In these cases the Planning Commission may consider the retail commercial requirement for parking, pursuant to Section 17.44.210 Parking Plans.

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17.44. 040 Parking requirements for the downtown district.

The following requirements apply within in the boundary of the downtown district, as defined by the map incorporated by this reference.

A. The amount of parking shall be calculated for each particular use as set forth in Section 17.44.030 with the exception of the following:

1. Retail, general retail commercial uses: one space for each 333.33 square feet of gross floor area (or 3 spaces per 1000 square feet).
2. Offices, general: one space for each 333.33 square feet of gross floor area (or 3 spaces per 1000 square feet).
3. Office, medical: one space for each 333.33 square feet of gross floor area (or 3 spaces per 1000 square feet).

B. When the use of an existing building or portion thereof is less than 5,000 square feet gross floor area is changed from a non-restaurant use to a restaurant use, the parking requirement shall be calculated as set forth in Section 17.44.030, with no parking credit allowed for the existing or prior use.

C. When the use of an existing building or a portion thereof is changed to a more intensive use with a higher parking demand (with the exception of restaurants less than 5,000 square feet gross floor area as noted above), the requirement for additional parking shall be calculated as the difference between the required parking as stated in this chapter for that particular use as compared to a base requirement of 1 space per 250 square feet gross floor area.

D. For expansions to existing buildings legally nonconforming to parking requirements, parking requirements shall only be applied to the amount of expansion.

E. Parking in-lieu fees. When the city council provides for contributions to an improvement fund for a vehicle parking district in-lieu of parking spaces so required, said in-lieu fee contributions shall be considered to satisfy the requirements of this chapter.

1. The Director of the Community Development Department shall be responsible for the calculations required under this chapter and shall calculate and collect the in-lieu contribution.
2. The following allowances through in-lieu fee contributions for parking may be allowed with a parking plan as approved by the Planning Commission and as prescribed in Section 17.44.210:

   a. Building sites with a ratio of building floor area to building site of one to one or less may pay an "in-lieu" fee for all required spaces.

   b. Building sites where buildings will exceed a one to one gross floor area to building site area ratio shall be required to provide a minimum of twenty-five (25) percent of the required parking on-site.

17.44. 050 Unlawful to reduce available parking.

The provision and maintenance of required off-street parking facilities and areas, and of area available to the owner or user of real property for meeting minimum required parking standards, shall be a continuing obligation of the property owner and user. An owner or user of real property containing uses for which off-street parking facilities or areas are required by this chapter shall be prohibited from the following:

A. Reducing, diminishing or eliminating existing required off-street parking facilities or area under the ownership or control of such owner or user, whether on the same lot or on a separate lot from the use requiring such off-street parking facilities or area; or

B. Selling, transfering, leasing or otherwise making unavailable for such required off-street parking facilities or area any portion of said lot or of any adjacent lot under the same ownership or control if the same is necessary for and available to satisfy in whole or in part the off-street parking requirements imposed by this chapter. (Prior code Appx. A, § 1153)

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17.44. 060 Common parking facilities.

Common parking facilities may be provided to wholly or partially satisfy the off-street parking requirements of two or more uses when one or more of such uses will only infrequently generate use of such parking area at times when it will ordinarily be needed by the patrons or employees of the other use(s).

A. Up to one hundred (100) percent of the parking requirements of governmental and public auditorium uses may be allowed to be provided in such multiple-use parking areas. Up to eighty (80) percent of the parking requirements of other uses may be allowed to be provided in such multiple-use parking areas.

B. The following factors shall be considered in determining the proportionate part of the required parking for such use(s):

1. Whether the affected requirements are those of permanent buildings, or those of mere occupancies;
2. The peak as well as normal days and hours of operation of such buildings and of the structures and occupancies with which it is proposed to share multiple-use parking areas;
3. Whether the proposed multiple-use parking area is normally or frequently used by the patrons, customers or employees of other buildings or occupancies which will share such parking area at the same time as the applicant's patrons, customers and employees will normally or frequently utilize such parking area;
4. The certainty that the multiple-use parking area(s) will be available for satisfying such parking requirements to the extent approved, and the permanency of such availability;
5. The proximity and accessibility of the multiple-use parking area(s).

C. A parking plan approval by the planning commission for multiple-use parking area(s) shall be so conditioned as to reasonably ensure the satisfaction of the appropriate parking requirements during the continued existence of the buildings or occupancies involved.

D. If the common parking area(s) and the building sites to be served are subject to more than one ownership, permanent improvement and maintenance of such parking facilities must be provided in one of the following manners:

1. By covenant or contract among all such property owners; and duly recording an appropriate covenant running with the land;
2. By the creation of special districts and imposing of special assessments in any of the procedures prescribed by state law;
3. By utilizing the authority vested in a parking authority as provided by state law;
4. By dedicating such common parking area to the city for parking purposes subject to the acceptance of such dedication by the city council. (Prior code Appx. A, § 1154)

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17.44. 070 Off-street parking--Mixed uses.

Whenever there is a combination of two or more distinct uses on one lot or building site, the total number of parking spaces required to be provided for such lot or building site shall be not less than the sum total of the parking spaces required for each of the distinct uses. No off-street parking facilities provided for one use shall be deemed to provide parking facilities for any other use except as otherwise specified within this chapter. (Prior code Appx. A, § 1155)

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17.44. 080 Uses not otherwise specified.

The aggregate amount of off-street automobile parking spaces provided in connection with any use not otherwise provided for in this chapter shall come before the commission for parking determination. (Prior code Appx. A, § 1156)

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17.44. 090 Off-street parking location.

All off-street automobile parking facilities shall be located as follows:

A. All required parking spaces shall be located on the same lot or building site as the use for which such spaces are provided; provided however, that such parking spaces provided for commercial, business, industrial or warehouse uses may be located on a different lot or lots, all of which are less than three hundred (300) feet distance from the use for which it is provided, and such lot or lots are under common ownership with the lot or building site for which such spaces are provided.

Where the buildings are situated on one lot and the parking is situated on another lot, the owner shall file with the Community Development Department an affidavit recorded by the office of the Los Angeles County Recorder that these lots are held in common ownership for the use specified. Such distance shall be measured along a straight line drawn between the nearest point on the premises devoted to the use served by such parking facilities and the nearest point on the premises providing such parking facilities.

It is further provided that uses located within the boundaries of an established off-street parking district, organized pursuant to action by the City Council, shall be waived by the requirements of this subsection.

B. No parking space required for any residential use shall be more than two hundred (200) feet total walking distance from the nearest entrance of the dwelling unit for which it is provided, except that residential uses located within the boundaries of an established off-street parking district, organized pursuant to action by the city council, shall be waived by the requirements of this subsection.

C. In residential zones, garages or parking stalls fronting on a public street shall be set back a minimum of seventeen (17) feet from the exterior edge of the nearest public improvement (sidewalk or street improvement) if roll-up garage doors are installed, or set back twenty (20) feet if standard garage doors are installed. On streets where public improvements for sidewalks have not been completed the above setback shall be measured from the edge of the required or planned sidewalk. This measurement does not include structural supports or other parts of the structure provided parking dimension and turning radii are not obstructed.

Garages or parking stalls fronting on an alley shall provide one of the following setbacks from the property line: seventeen (17) feet, nine feet or three feet, except garages or parking stalls fronting on an alley of fifteen (15) feet in width or less need only to comply with the turning radius requirements of Section 17.44.130.

For purposes of this section the service road located parallel to Hermosa Avenue approximately between 27th Street and 35th Street shall be considered as an alley.

D. Residential parking within the front twenty (20) feet shall be allowed only when paved and leading to a garage.

E. A garage may be located on one side lot line or on a rear property line which does not border a street or alley when said garage complies with all of the following:

1. No portion of such garage is more than thirty-five (35) feet from the rear lot line; and
2. No portion of such garage is closer than three feet to a habitable building on adjacent lot; and
3. There are no openings on the side of the garage which are on the property line; and
4. The wall on the side of the garage is constructed of one-hour fire resistant materials, and meets all building code regulations; and
5. There has been provision for all roof drainage to be taken care of on the subject lot; and
6. Such accessory structure is no more than one story in height and a distance of not less than six feet from the main building; and
7. Such accessory building is used only for storage of automobiles, and may be used in conjunction therewith for open sun deck.

F. Open parking spaces for residential uses in the open space zone (OS-O) shall be located only within the rear fifty (50) percent or in the rear forty (40) feet whichever is the lesser of a residential lot. 

G.  Required guest parking spaces for duplex, two-family or multiple-family residential uses that are shared between units shall not be located in tandem and shall be open and accessible to guests of all the units. (Ord. 00-1207, §4 (part), 10/24/00; Ord. 98-1179, §4 (1), 01-27-98; Ord. 96-1153 § 1, 1996; Ord. 94-1120 § 1, 1994; prior code Appx. A, § 1157)

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17.44. 100 Size of spaces.

A. No parking space for residential uses within any building shall be less than an inside dimension of eight feet, six inches wide or less than twenty (20) feet long.

B. Parking spaces, not within a building, shall comply with the parking lot design standards attached hereto, with the following exceptions:

1. In residential zones, guest parking spaces located in tandem behind a required parking space shall have a minimum length of seventeen (17) feet.
2. Guest parking spaces situated parallel to alleys and located behind garage doors with a nine-foot setback shall have a minimum length of twenty-two (22) feet.

C. Parking lot design standards for commercial and manufacturing uses are amended to allow the inclusion of thirty (30) percent compact car spaces in lots of ten or more stalls. (Prior code Appx. A, § 1158)

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17.44. 110 Tandem parking and entry-way standards for residential parking.

A. No entranceway for vehicular access to any garage shall be less than eight feet wide. No such entranceway shall have less than six feet eight inches vertical clearance.

B. In all residential zones, required parking spaces including replacement of on-street parking may be tandem. In the R-1 zone only, tandem parking may be accessed directly from a public street.

Guest spaces in all residential zones may be located in garage setbacks of seventeen (17) feet or nine feet as required in Section 17.44.090(C) ; provided, they comply with the dimensional requirements specified in Section 17.44.100 . However, in no case may one guest space be located behind another guest space.

The second floor level of a dwelling unit may project over a driveway fronting on a street or alley to within the prescribed setback required by the zone in which the development is proposed, or exists. (Prior code Appx. A, § 1159)

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17.44. 120 Driveways.

Off-street automobile parking facilities shall be provided with driveways providing vehicular access to such facilities from a public street or alley as follows:

1. The minimum driveway width shall be nine (9) feet, clear of all obstructions.
2. All driveways and parking spaces shall be paved with not less than six (6) inches of portland cement concrete, except that when supported by a selected rock base which is acceptable to the chief building inspector for the type of soil upon which it is constructed, driveways may be paved with a minimum of three (3) inches of asphaltic concrete. Pervious concrete or similar material and drainage facilities may be alternatively installed for driveways and parking areas, or portions thereof, to specifications approved by the building official and/or city engineer as applicable. Where practicable, surface runoff shall drain into an adjacent pervious area on the property to maximize infiltration.
3. All such driveways for vehicular access to parking spaces provided for any residential use shall be located wholly on the same lot as the parking spaces for which such driveway provides access, except in the-case of common driveways. In the case of common driveways, easements of five feet on adjoining properties may be combined to create a driveway ten (10) feet in width.
   Where access to required off-street parking spaces is via a common driveway, the owner shall file with the building department an affidavit recorded by the office of the Los Angeles County recorder that joint easements exist for the purpose of the driveway.
4. No driveway providing access to any off-street parking space or garage shall have a slope greater than twenty (20) percent; provided, that any ramp slope in excess of twelve and one-half (12-1/2) percent includes transitions on each side with a minimum length of eight (8) feet and a maximum slope of one-half (1/2) the maximum ramp slope, in accordance with the driveway grade standards set forth below; further, any area used for guest parking shall have a maximum slope of twelve and one-half (12-1/2) percent. (Ord. 09-1300 § 4, May 2009; Ord. 93-1089 § 1, 1993; prior code Appx. A, § 1160)

Editor's Note: Because of the size and/or complexity of the graphic set out in this section, it has been removed from this electronic database. This graphic can be found in the printed code currently on file in the clerk's office or in any recent printed version of the code.

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17.44. 130 Turning radii, stall width and aisle width.

For the purpose of determining access to garages or open parking spaces, the minimum dimensions for turning radii, for stall widths, and for aisle widths shall be as set forth in the "parking lot design standards," on file with the city. Where an angle of parking other than one listed in the attached standards is proposed, the chief building inspector shall determine by interpolation the dimensions required for such parking. (Prior code Appx. A, § 1161)

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17.44. 140 Requirements for new construction.

Parking spaces shall be provided, permanently maintained and available for every building hereafter erected in compliance with this Chapter 17.44.

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17.44. 150 Underground parking facilities.

Underground parking facilities shall conform to all the provisions of this chapter; provided however, that underground parking facilities may be located in the side, front and rear yards which are completely below existing ground level. However, in the side yards and rear yards not abutting a street, the grade may be raised an average of three feet with a maximum of six feet above the existing grade, provided beth side yards are provided with cement stops in order not to obstruct any pedestrian way. No portion of such facility shall have less than seven feet inside vertical clearance, except doorways may be six feet eight inches. (Prior code Appx. A, § 1163)

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17.44. 160 Required improvement and maintenance of parking area.

Every lot or area used for a public or private parking area shall be developed and maintained in the following manner:

1. Surface Parking Area.
   1. Off-street parking areas shall be paved with not less than three (3) inch asphaltic or six (6) inch portland cement concrete surfacing and maintained so as to eliminate dust or mud and shall be so graded and drained as to dispose of all surface water. Pervious material with drainage facilities may be alternatively installed for driveways and parking areas, or portions thereof, to specifications approved by the building official or city engineer as applicable. Where practicable, surface runoff shall drain into an adjacent pervious area on the property to maximize stormwater retention and filtration. In no case shall drainage be allowed across sidewalks or driveways, except residential use.
   2. Designated parking spaces shall be indicated with paint or approved stripping material on the surface of the parking area.
2. Border Barricades, Screening and Landscaping.
   1. Off-street parking area that is not separated by a fence from any street, alley or property line upon which it abuts, shall be provided with a suitable concrete curb or timber barrier of dressed dimension stock not less than six inches in height, located not less than two feet from such street or alley property lines, and such curb or barrier shall be securely installed and maintained; provided no such curb or barrier shall be required across any driveway or entrance to such parking area. Modifications for stormwater and urban runoff management (e.g., curb inlets) may be allowed to specifications approved by the building official or city engineer as applicable. Where practicable, surface runoff shall drain into an adjacent pervious area on the property to maximize infiltration.
   2. Any unenclosed off-street parking area abutting property located in one of the R zones shall be separated from such property by a solid masonry wall six (6) feet in height measured from the grade of the finished surface of such parking lot closest to the contiguous R zone property; provided, that along the required front yard, the solid masonry wall shall not exceed forty-two (42) inches in height. No such solid masonry wall need be provided where the elevation of that portion of the parking area immediately adjacent to an R zone is six (6) feet or more below the elevation of such R zone property along the common property line.
3. Lighting. Light fixtures shall be high-efficiency, fully shielded (full cutoff) and down cast (emitting no light above the horizontal plane of the fixture), and not create glare or spill beyond the property lines. Any lights provided to illuminate any off-street parking area or used car sales area permitted by this ordinance shall be arranged so the light is reflected away from any street or premises upon which a dwelling unit is located and the lamp bulb is not directly visible from within any residential unit.
4. Entrances and Exits. The location and design of all entrances and exits shall be subject to the approval of the city engineer.
5. Traffic Circulation. Traffic circulation within off-street parking facilities except for residential parking shall be designed to ensure that no automobile need enter a major street in order to progress from one aisle to any other aisle within the same parking lot, or enter such major street backwards in order to leave such lot. If such circulation is not otherwise possible, a turnaround area within such lot, not less than thirty (30) feet in diameter, shall be provided. Directional signs or markings shall be provided in all facilities in which one-way traffic has been established.
6. Authorized Vehicles. In all residential zones, parking spaces shall be maintained free and clear and utilized solely for the parking of authorized vehicles (obstructive storage prohibited).
   "Authorized vehicles" shall mean automobiles, motorcycles, light trucks and vans not exceeding one and one-half ton capacity. Trailers, boats, recreational vehicles, motor homes, campers (not mounted to a motorized vehicle), tractor trucks and inoperable vehicles are prohibited. (Ord. 09-1300 §4, May 2009; Prior code Appx. A, § 1164)

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17.44. 170 Parking area in R-3 or R-P zones.

Every parking area located in an R-3 or R-P zone shall be governed by the following provisions in addition to those required above:

A. No parking lot to be used as an accessory to a commercial or industrial establishment shall be established until it shall first have been reviewed by the planning commission and its location approved. Such approval may be conditioned upon the commission's required lighting, planting and/or maintenance of trees, shrubs or other landscaping within and along the borders of such parking area.

B. Such a parking lot to be used as an accessory to a permitted commercial or industrial establishment shall be so located that the boundary of such parking lot closest to the site of the commercial or industrial establishment to which it is accessory shall be not more than fifty (50) feet distant.

C. Such parking lot shall be used solely for the parking of private passenger vehicles.

D. No sign of any kind, other than one designating entrances, exits or conditions of use shall be maintained on such parking lot. Any such sign shall not exceed eight square feet in area. (Prior code Appx. A, § 1165)

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17.44. 180 Resulting fractions.

When calculating the number of off-street automobile parking spaces required by this code for any particular use, building or structure, or integrated group of uses, buildings or structures, any resulting fraction less than one-half shall be disregarded, and any such fraction one-half or greater shall be construed as requiring one additional parking space. (Prior code Appx. A, § 1166)

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17.44. 190 Reserved

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17.44. 200 Assignment of off-street residential parking spaces.

Required off-street parking spaces, except guest spaces, shall be permanently assigned and/or rented with each unit on the basis of the required parking per unit stated under Section 17.44.020, and the unit occupant shall be given sole use of said spaces for vehicle parking only. (Prior code Appx. A, § 1168)

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17.44. 210 Parking Plans

A. A parking plan may be approved by the planning commission to allow for a reduction in the number of spaces required. The applicant shall provide the information necessary to show that adequate parking will be provided for customers, clients, visitors and employees or when located in a vehicle parking district, the applicant shall propose an in-lieu fee according to requirements of this chapter.

B. Factors such as the following shall be taken into consideration:

1. Van pools;
2. Bicycle and foot traffic;
3. Common parking facilities;
4. Varied work shifts;
5. Valet parking;
6. Unique features of the proposed uses;
7. Peak hours of the proposed use as compared with other uses sharing the same parking facilities especially in the case of small restaurants or snack shops in the downtown area or in multitenant buildings;
8. Other methods of reducing parking demand.

C. A covenant with the city a party thereto, may be required limiting the use of the property and/or designating the method by which the required parking will be provided at the time that the planning commission determines that inadequate parking exists.

D. Fees, application and processing procedures for parking plans shall set forth by resolution of the city council. (Ord. 94-1099 § 3, 1994; prior code Appx. A, § 1169)

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17.44. 220 Consolidated off-street parking.

Subject to approval by the planning commission as prescribed in Section 17.44.210, required parking spaces for various uses may be reduced in number and computed at one space per two hundred fifty (250) square feet of gross floor area when parking is consolidated in retail shopping centers over ten thousand (10,000) square feet in size, or where public parking areas are created to take the place of on-site parking within vehicle parking districts. (Prior code Appx. A, § 1170)

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