Chapter 17.72 OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING

Chapter 17.72
OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING

Sections:

17.72.010 Off-street parking – Space requirements.

17.72.020 Off-street parking – General requirements.

17.72.030 Off-street parking – Improvements required.

17.72.040 Off-street parking – Location.

17.72.050 Off-street parking – Mixed occupancies.

17.72.060 Off-street parking – Joint use.

17.72.070 Off-street parking – Common facilities.

17.72.080 Off-street parking – Uses not specified.

17.72.090 Off-street parking – Plans.

17.72.100 Off-street parking – Hardship cases.

17.72.110 Off-street parking – Exceptions.

17.72.115 Off-street parking – Alternative parking options in “Shopper’s Lane” district.

17.72.120 Off-street parking – Clarifications of ambiguity or omission.

17.72.130 Off-street loading – Space requirements.

17.72.140 Off-street loading – Requirements for various uses.

17.72.150 Off-street parking or storing – Commercial vehicles.

17.72.010 Off-street parking – Space requirements.

At the time of the erection of any building and/or structure permitted hereinafter listed or at the time any such building or structure is enlarged or increased in capacity by adding dwelling units, guest rooms, second dwelling units, floor area or seats, or at such time that a higher usage is applied, there shall be provided for such new construction or intensified use, enlargement or increased capacity and use of land the following minimum off-street parking space with adequate provisions for safe ingress and egress, and the parking space or spaces shall thereafter be maintained in connection with such building or structure and use of land:

Use	Parking Spaces Required
Arcades	One for each 100 square feet of gross floor area
Animal hospital, shelter and kennel; and veterinarian office	Two for each employee
Automotive repair shops	Three per service bay or roll-up door, whichever is greater, plus additional parking spaces based on the applicable floor area standard for office/retail/customer areas
Automotive body and paint shops	Three per service bay or roll-up door, whichever is greater, plus additional parking spaces based on the applicable floor area standard for office/retail/customer areas
Automotive service station (unattended) with fuel pumps and EV chargers only	None required except for the spaces at the pumps and chargers, additional requirements under CMC 17.62.025
Automobile service station with convenience store and food services	One for each 200 square feet of gross floor area; additional requirements under CMC 17.62.025
Automobile service station with auto service (minor auto repair, oil change, etc.)	Three for each service bay or roll-up door plus one for each employee on duty at any one time; and add one space for each tow truck stored on site; additional requirements under CMC 17.62.025
Automobile and recreation vehicles sales	One for each 300 square feet of gross floor area plus one for each 2,000 square feet of outside sales area
Bars and nightclubs	One for each 100 square feet of gross floor area for the first 3,000 square feet plus one for each 50 square feet of gross floor area for the remainder square feet
Batting cage	Two for each cage, plus one for each employee
Bowling alleys	Five for each alley
Billiard halls	Two for each table
Car wash, self-service and coin-operated, and drive-through car wash in conjunction with service station	Two for each wash bay
Car wash, full service and detailing	Sixteen spaces
Chapels, when used independent of churches	One for each three fixed seats or one for every 25 square feet of seating area (where there are no fixed seats) plus one for each 800 square feet of floor area other than the main chapel
Churches	One for each six fixed seats or one for each 300 square feet of gross floor area, whichever amount is greater
Convalescent hospitals but not acute care facilities such as hospitals, nursing homes, memory care and skill-nursing care facilities, and assisted-living facilities	One for each three beds or one per three suites plus one per employee
Dance halls, public and private	One for each 35 square feet of floor area reserved for dancing
Residential Uses:
a. Single-family	Two-car garage
b. Accessory dwelling unit	One for each unit, unless an exception applies pursuant to California Government Code Section 65852.2(d) or successor statute
c. Duplex	Two-car garage for each unit
d. Multifamily including townhouses, stock cooperatives, condominiums, community apartments, and similar uses
i. Bachelor unit	One covered space
ii. One-bedroom	One covered space
iii. Two-bedroom unit	Two covered spaces
iv. Three-bedroom unit	Two covered spaces plus one-half space for each bedroom in excess of three
	Fractional requirements of one-half or more shall be construed as a whole number
	Guest parking shall be provided at a rate of one space per every five units. Parallel guest parking space shall have the dimensions of nine feet wide by 22 feet long
e. Single room occupancy (SRO) facilities	One for each room plus two spaces for resident manager plus one space for each five SRO rooms
f. Senior housing and independent living	One for each unit plus guest parking at a rate of one for each five units
g. Live-work unit
i. Two bedroom or less	One covered space plus one guest parking space for each five live-work units
ii. Three or more bedrooms	Two covered spaces plus one guest parking space for each five live-work units
Lodges without sleeping rooms	One for each six fixed seats or one for each 300 square feet of gross floor area, whichever amount is the greater
Establishments for the sale and consumption on the premises of food and beverages:
Having less than 1,000 square feet of floor area	One for each 200 square feet of gross floor area
Having less than 4,000 square feet of floor area but more than 1,000 square feet of floor area	One for each 100 square feet of gross floor area
Having 4,000 square feet or more	Forty plus one for each 50 square feet of gross floor area in excess of 4,000 square feet
Golf courses	Ten for each hole plus one for each 100 square feet of building floor area used for public assembly
Golf driving range	Two for each tee
Health activities or clubs, fitness centers or studios and other similar fitness facilities	One for each 200 square feet of gross floor area plus one for each employee at any shift
Hospitals	One for each two beds plus one for each five employees
Hotels, motels	One for each hotel unit/room; additional requirements under CMC 17.62.027
Manufacturing uses, research and testing laboratories, creameries, bottling establishments, bakeries, canneries, printing and engraving shops or similar uses	One for each two employees on the maximum working shift, or not less than one for each 500 square feet of gross floor area, whichever amount is greater
Medical or dental clinics and medical professional offices	One for each 200 square feet of gross floor area
Miniature golf courses	Three for each hole
Model homes	Two for each unit/house built for display purposes
Mortuaries and funeral homes	One for each 50 square feet of floor area of assembly rooms
Motor vehicle or machinery sales and wholesale stores	One for each 800 square feet of gross floor area or one for each four employees, whichever amount is greater
Pitch and putt courses	Three for each hole
Outdoor storage yard	One for each 200 square feet of gross floor area of any structure plus one for each employee plus one for each 8,000 square feet of outdoor storage yard area
Public storage, self-storage or mini-warehouse facilities	Four spaces plus two spaces for management plus one loading space; additional requirements under CMC 17.62.020(C)
Retail stores, clothing stores	One for each 200 square feet of gross floor area plus one for each employee
Rooming houses, lodging houses, clubs and fraternity houses	One for each sleeping room or one for each two beds, whichever is the greater
Sanitariums, children’s homes, homes for the aged, asylums	One for each two beds, plus one for each five employees
Education Services:
Day care, nursery, and preschool	One for each employee plus one per six children
Elementary school	One for each employee plus one per six children
High school and college	One for each five students which the school buildings and facilities are designed to accommodate, plus one for each employee
Trade, business, private schools, exam preparation and tutoring, and other similar educational schools and instruction	One for each five fixed seats or one for each 100 square feet of floor area used for assembly and not containing fixed seats, whichever amount is greater, plus one for each employee
Private tutoring and educational enrichment (primary through high school grades)	One for each employee plus one per five students
Shopping centers	One for each 250 square feet of gross floor area, or the number of parking spaces shall be established by a parking study subject to planning commission approval
Shooting ranges	Three for each lane, alley or target, plus one for each employee
Stadiums, sports arenas, auditoriums and other public assembly	One for each five fixed seats or one for each 100 square feet of floor area used for assembly and not containing fixed seats, whichever amount is greater, plus one for each employee
Surgery or surgical center – medical	One for each 250 square feet of gross floor area
Theaters or cinemas, multiplex	One hundred square feet of gross floor area, or the number of parking spaces shall be established by a parking study subject to planning commission approval
Trailer parks	One in conjunction with each trailer space, plus one for each 10 trailer spaces, the latter to be provided in the trailer park separate from the trailer spaces
Warehouses, storage and distribution buildings including distribution centers, fulfillment centers and parcel sorting facilities	One for each 1,000 square feet (one to 20,000 square feet); plus One for each 2,000 square feet (20,000 to 40,000 square feet); plus One for each 4,000 square feet (40,000 square feet and more)
Banks, business or professional offices	One for each 250 square feet of gross floor area
Personal service shops such as but not limited to health spa, day spa, beauty salon, barber shops, threading shops and similar uses	One for each 200 square feet of gross floor area
Libraries, library stations, museums	One for each 300 square feet of gross floor area
Furniture and appliance stores, hardware stores, household equipment shops, service shops, shoe repair shops	One for each 500 square feet of gross floor area

(Ord. 23-10 § 28, 2023; Ord. 20-10 § 10, 2020; Ord. 19-07 § 34, 2019; Ord. 19-04 § 16, 2019; Ord. 19-01 § 40, 2019; Ord. 18-05 § 8(a), 2018; Ord. 17-14 § 8(a), 2017; Ord. 15-2036 § 1, 2015; Ord. 04-1901 § 13, 2004; Ord. 97-1813 § 10, 1997; Ord. 1683 § 1(B), 1989; Ord. 1649 § 1, 1987; Ord. 1535 § 21, 1983; Ord. 1300 § 1, 1975; 1964 Code Appx. A § 11.00.)

17.72.020 Off-street parking – General requirements.

The following general requirements shall apply:

A. No parking area or parking space provided for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this title shall hereafter be eliminated, reduced or converted in any manner below the requirements established in this title unless equivalent facilities are provided elsewhere in conformity with this title.

B. All required off-street parking spaces shall be located within the same site as the main buildings or structures. The minimum dimensions for each parking space shall be nine feet in width by 19 feet in length, except where a greater amount is required or provided for in this code. The minimum dimensions for each parallel parking space shall be nine feet in width by 22 feet in length. There shall be adequate provisions for ingress and egress with a minimum of 25 feet of unobstructed space to serve as an entrance and for the maneuvering of vehicles between the side of the accessory building and any other building and/or structure.

C. Repealed by Ord. 17-14.

D. Aisles to serve as accessways to vehicular parking spaces in a private, public or semipublic parking lot shall have a minimum width of nine feet to accommodate one-way vehicular traffic, and a minimum width of 18 feet to accommodate two-way traffic, except as hereinafter provided:

1. Parking spaces laid out parallel to or at angles through 30 degrees to the aisles shall have a one-way aisle width of not less than 12 feet.

2. Parking spaces laid out at angles from 31 degrees through 45 degrees to the aisle shall have a one-way aisle width of not less than 14 feet.

3. Parking spaces laid out at angles from 46 degrees to 60 degrees to the aisle shall have a one-way aisle width of not less than 18 feet.

4. Parking spaces laid out at angles from 61 degrees through 90 degrees shall have a two-way aisle width of not less than 25 feet. Where the width of the associated parking stalls has been increased, the aisle width may be decreased in accordance with the following table:

Stall Length (in feet)	Stall Width (in feet)	Aisle Width (in feet)
19	9	25
19	9-1/2	24
19	10	23
19	10-1/2	22

E.1. The following parking requirements for handicapped stalls shall be as follows:

Parking Spaces	Stalls Required
Less than 40	1
41 – 80	2
81 – 120	3
121 – 160	4
161 – 300	5

Reference the Building Code, Title 24 for requirements exceeding the above. Reference State Vehicle Code, Section 22511.8 for the requirements of posting handicapped parking stalls.

2. The handicapped parking stalls shall be located no more than 100 feet from the main entrances of the building. The minimum size of a handicapped stall is 14 feet in width by 19 feet in length and to include a five-foot accessway.

3. If the parking requirements for the site are for less than five standard parking stalls, a handicapped stall shall be provided. All other required stalls shall be marked and signed with the handicapped symbols per the building code. The stalls shall be painted parking lot blue with the handicapped symbol at the entrance of the parking space. In order to satisfy the handicapped parking requirements, existing parking areas may be reduced by an amount necessary to satisfy the minimum requirements of the city for handicapped parking.

F. Up to 30 percent of the parking stalls used in a parking lot serving 20 or more automobiles may be designated as compact parking stalls meeting the standards of CMC 17.62.020(D). Any such use of compact parking stalls shall require a conditional use permit pursuant to Chapter 17.62 CMC. (Ord. 23-10 § 28, 2023; Ord. 18-05 §§ 8(b), (c), 2018; Ord. 17-14 §§ 8(b), (c), 2017; Ord. 1643 §§ 2, 3, 4, 1987; Ord. 1592 § 1, 1985; Ord. 1373 § 1, 1977; Ord. 1360 § 1, 1977; 1964 Code Appx. A § 11.00.)

17.72.030 Off-street parking – Improvements required.

All public, semipublic and private parking areas improved and used for parking of vehicles shall be improved as follows:

A. Such parking areas shall be paved with hard, durable asphaltic paving at least two and one-half inches thick after compaction, or with portland cement paving at least four inches thick.

B. Where such areas adjoin a lot or parcel of land in a residential zone, a masonry wall not less than five feet nor more than six feet in height shall be erected and maintained between the parking lot and the adjoining residential property back of the required front setback line of the adjoining residential properties. From the required front setback line to the front property line the height of the wall shall be not less than two and one-half feet, and not more than three feet.

C. Any lights provided to illuminate such parking spaces shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from adjoining premises.

D. All drainage of such parking areas shall be subject to the approval of the public works director of the city.

E. Where such parking areas abut a public sidewalk or street, a masonry wall two feet in height shall be erected and maintained between the parking lot and the public sidewalk or street.

F. Landscaping of parking areas shall be provided as follows:

Commercial and industrial zoned properties:

1. An amount equal to not less than two percent of the gross parking area, which for the purpose of calculation shall include all that area improved and used for the parking of vehicles as well as aisles, shall be reserved for landscaping.

Landscaping placed in required yards, planted on slopes exceeding two percent in grade, in easements and planting adjacent to buildings within or contiguous to improved parking areas, shall not be considered a credit for any of the required landscaping in parking areas, except when a required yard may be used for off-street parking as provided in this title and the yard is instead landscaped. This landscaped area may be included as a credit.

The botanical and common name of all plants shall be indicated on the site plan.

2. At least a minimum two percent interior landscaping and one tree for each 1,750 square feet of interior parking area as described in subsection (F)(1) of this section shall be provided in parking areas in commercial zones, and at least one tree for each 6,000 square feet of site area for industrial zones.

a. A tree-staking detail shall be required on all approved plans.

b. All trees shall be placed in a minimum of 15-gallon containers and have a trunk diameter of at least two inches and a height of eight feet or more.

c. All trees or landscaping areas that are neglected or damaged in any way shall be replaced by the owner, at the owner’s expense, within 10 days after notification from the city.

d. All tree wells shall have a minimum six-inch-wide continuous reinforced concrete curb enclosing them. The height of the curb shall be at least six inches.

e. All tree wells shall have a minimum area of 25 square feet.

f. Ground cover and shrubs shall be provided within all required tree wells and landscaped areas. Type, size and spacing of material used shall be approved by the planning director.

g. The botanical and common name of all trees shall be indicated on the site plan.

3. All landscaped areas including tree wells shall be served by an approved irrigation system to ensure adequate water supply for the continued maintenance of all plants and vegetation.

4. When automobile or vehicle parking spaces, or driveways on private property, are adjacent to a public or pedestrian sidewalk, it shall be separated with a landscaped area and/or wall as approved by the planning director.

5. Refuse enclosures shall be provided for each occupancy and business and shall be constructed of a masonry material compatible with the main building. The size of the enclosures shall be not less than six feet high by seven feet deep by eight feet wide. Enclosures shall be provided for all trash bins. All enclosures shall have metal self-enclosing doors to conceal the trash bin. (Ord. 1543 § 9, 1983; Ord. 1300 § 3, 1975; 1964 Code Appx. A § 11.00.)

17.72.040 Off-street parking – Location.

Off-street parking facilities shall be located as hereinafter specified. Where a distance is specified, such distance shall be the distance measured from the nearest point of the parking facility to the nearest point of the building that such facility is required to serve.

A. For one-, two- or multiple-family dwellings or trailer parks, parking facilities shall be located on the same lot or building site as the buildings or trailers they are required to serve.

B. For hospitals, sanitariums, homes for the aged, asylums, orphanages, rooming houses, lodging houses, club rooms, and fraternity and sorority houses, parking facilities shall be located not more than 150 feet from the building they are required to serve.

C. For uses other than those specified above, parking facilities shall be located not over 300 feet from the building they are required to serve. (1964 Code Appx. A § 11.00.)

17.72.050 Off-street parking – Mixed occupancies.

In the case of mixed uses, where there are at least four or more stores, and at least 5,000 square feet of gross floor area, there shall be one stall for each 200 square feet, minus 15 percent credit for common usage, for parking stalls. If two or three stores with at least two stores over 10,000 square feet exist, these stores have the characteristics of several stores. Therefore, the last-mentioned combination will also be considered common use and could qualify for a 15 percent credit. (Ord. 1300 § 2, 1975; 1964 Code Appx. A § 11.00.)

17.72.060 Off-street parking – Joint use.

The planning commission may, upon application by the owner or lessee of any property in the manner set forth in CMC 17.78.030 through 17.78.100, authorize the joint use of parking facilities by the following uses or activities under the conditions specified herein:

A. Up to 50 percent of the parking facilities required by this title for a use considered to be primarily a daytime use may be provided by a use considered to be primarily a nighttime use. Up to 50 percent of the parking facilities required by this title for a use considered to be primarily a nighttime use may be provided by a use considered to be primarily a daytime use; provided, that such reciprocal parking area shall be subject to conditions as set forth in subsection (D) of this section.

B. Up to 100 percent of the parking facilities required by this title for a church or for an auditorium incidental to a public or parochial school may be supplied by parking facilities of a use considered to be primarily a daytime use; provided, that such reciprocal parking area shall be subject to conditions set forth in subsection (D) of this section.

C. The following uses are typical daytime uses: banks, business offices, retail stores, personal service shops, clothing or shoe repair or service shops, manufacturing or wholesale buildings and similar uses. The following uses are typical of nighttime and/or Sunday uses: auditoriums incidental to a public or parochial school, churches, dance halls, theaters and bars.

D. Conditions Required for Joint Use.

1. The building or use for which application is being made for authority to utilize the existing off-street parking facilities provided by another building or use shall be located within 150 feet of such parking facilities.

2. The applicant shall show that there is no substantial conflict in the principal operating hours for the building or uses for which the joint use of off-street parking facilities is proposed.

3. Parties concerned in the joint use of off-street parking facilities shall evidence agreement for such joint use by a proper legal instrument approved by the city attorney and planning commission as to form and content. (1964 Code Appx. A § 11.00.)

17.72.070 Off-street parking – Common facilities.

Common parking facilities may be provided in lieu of the individual requirements contained in this chapter, but such facilities shall be approved by the planning commission as to size, shape and relationship to business sites to be served; provided, that the total of such off-street parking spaces when used together shall not be less than the sum of the various uses computed separately. When any such common facility is to occupy a site of 5,000 square feet or more, then the parking requirements as specified in this chapter for each of two or more participating buildings or uses may be reduced not more than 15 percent upon approval of development plans by the planning commission in the manner set forth in CMC 17.78.030 through 17.78.110. (1964 Code Appx. A § 11.00.)

17.72.080 Off-street parking – Uses not specified.

Where the parking requirements for a use is not specifically defined in this chapter, the parking requirements for such use shall be determined by the planning commission in the manner set forth in CMC 17.72.120. Such determination shall be based upon the requirements for the most comparable use specified in this chapter. (1964 Code Appx. A § 11.00.)

17.72.090 Off-street parking – Plans.

Six copies of the plans of the proposed parking area shall be submitted to the building department at the time of the application for the building permit for the building to which the parking area is an accessory, or at such time any land is to be used for a parking area. The plans shall clearly indicate the proposed development, including location, size, shape, design, curb cuts, lighting, landscaping and other features and appurtenances of the proposed parking lot as required by the building director. (1964 Code Appx. A § 11.00.)

17.72.100 Off-street parking – Hardship cases.

Whenever practical difficulties or unnecessary hardships result or it is physically impossible to reasonably comply with the parking requirements contained in this chapter, the planning commission, upon receipt of a verified application from the owner or lessee of the property affected stating fully the grounds for the application and the facts relied upon, shall have the duty of recommending to the city council that the provisions of this title may be waived in the manner set forth in CMC 17.78.030 through 17.78.100. (1964 Code Appx. A § 11.00.)

17.72.110 Off-street parking – Exceptions.

The provisions of the preceding sections shall apply uniformly throughout the city, except as provided herein:

A. Property located within the territorial limits of any completed proceeding for the formation of an off-street parking district shall be deemed to have complied with the provisions of CMC 17.72.010 through 17.72.100 to the extent that the property has been originally assessed to provide for off-street parking.

Each assessment parcel within a parking district, as defined on the original assessment roll of the district, shall be deemed to have complied with CMC 17.72.010 through 17.72.100 to the extent that the amount of the original assessment levied against that parcel divided by the quotient derived from dividing the original total amount of money assessed against the properties within the district by the original total number of square feet of parking area provided by the parking district. The quotient derived therefrom shall be calculated so as to convert the amount of each assessment into the number of square feet of parking area paid for by the assessment, and the number of square feet so calculated shall be deducted from the total amount of off-street parking required by CMC 17.72.010 through 17.72.100.

B. Property located within the territorial limits of parking district No. 1 shall receive additional credit toward compliance with CMC 17.72.010 through 17.72.100 for parking spaces purchased by the district from proceeds of the annual assessment for expansion of parking. Such additional credit for a parcel shall be calculated as follows:

1. By dividing the assessed valuation of land and improvement for fiscal year 1987-1988 of such parcel by the quotient of the total valuation of land and improvements of the entire district for fiscal year 1987-1988 divided by the number of parking spaces purchased by the district from the proceeds of the annual assessments at the end of fiscal year 1987-1988; plus

2. By dividing the assessed valuation of land and improvements (or assessed value of land and building permit value, whichever is greater) of such parcel, at the time development or redevelopment is requested, by the quotient of the entire district assessable properties at that time divided by the total number of parking spaces purchased by the district from the proceeds of annual assessments after fiscal year 1987-1988. A fractional space resulting from the sum of original credit and additional credit shall be counted as a full space.

C. Property located within the territorial limits of parking district No. 1, which does not have adequate on-site parking, may also receive credit toward compliance with parking requirements by contributing parking spaces on another parcel to the district, or by contributing money to the district sufficient for the district to purchase the spaces necessary to meet the parking requirements for such property. Any parking credit resulting from such contribution of such property shall be added to any existing credit for such property at the time such contribution is made.

D. Properties located within the territorial limits of parking district No. 1 for which a variance from parking requirements is sought shall first secure a report and recommendation from the board of parking place commissioners of such district to the planning commission prior to any hearing thereon by the planning commission.

E. CMC 17.72.010 notwithstanding, the parking spaces required for the following uses for property located within the territorial limits of parking district No. 1 shall be as set forth in this subsection:

Use	Parking Spaces Required
Banks, business or professional offices, clothing shops, furniture and appliance stores, hardware stores, household equipment shops, libraries, library stations, museums, service shop, shoe repair shops, personal service shops	One for each 330 square feet of gross floor area
Medical or dental clinics and medical professional offices	One for each 330 square feet of gross floor area
Retail stores, except as otherwise specified herein:
Having not more than 20,000 square feet of floor area	One for each 330 square feet of gross floor area
Having more than 20,000 square feet of floor area	60 plus one for each 250 square feet of gross floor area in excess of 20,000 square feet, plus one for each employee

(Ord. 1704 §§ 1, 2, 1990; Ord. 1618 § 1, 1986; 1964 Code Appx. A § 11.00.)

17.72.115 Off-street parking – Alternative parking options in “Shopper’s Lane” district.

A. The city council finds that the “Shopper’s Lane” district is a unique commercial area within the city whose businesses, due to the limited space and orientation of their lots, face unique challenges that often prevent them from satisfying the parking requirements required by this chapter on site. This can result in lost opportunities to bring business into the district. On the other hand, there is a large public parking facility located within the district which, absent this amendment, businesses cannot legally use to satisfy parking requirements. Therefore, the city council hereby adopts the following regulations.

B. In addition to any other available exception or credit provided in this chapter, commercial uses located within the territorial limits of the “Shopper’s Lane” district may qualify for a one-for-one credit to satisfy the off-street parking requirements otherwise imposed by this chapter by utilizing either of the following:

1. On-street parking spaces which are located adjacent to the front or rear property line of the commercial use. This reduction shall not apply to the number of handicapped accessible spaces required.

2. Spaces available in off-site public parking facilities; provided, that:

a. There is a public parking facility owned or operated by the city, or any other public agency of which the city is a part, within 300 feet of the use it is to serve, measured in walking distance along the way open to public pedestrian passage;

b. The vehicle parking spaces located at said facility are made available to the general public and their use is not restricted to private owners, lessees, licensees or other parties;

c. The planning commission finds that there exist sufficient public parking spaces at said facility to satisfy the off-street parking requirements imposed by this chapter upon the use under consideration. As a condition to planning commission consideration, the chief planning official may require an applicant to provide a parking analysis demonstrating that sufficient public parking spaces exist at the facility to accommodate the use.

d. The planning commission shall have continuing authority to review the status of vehicle parking at public parking facilities within the “Shopper’s Lane” district. If, at a future date, the planning commission determines that a public parking facility is no longer available or no longer provides sufficient parking spaces to satisfy the off-street parking requirements for a particular use, the planning commission may require the use to provide an alternative means of satisfying off-street parking requirements, which means may include (i) providing off-street parking on the same lot or parcel of land, (ii) providing off-street parking at a substitute location allowed under this chapter, or (iii) providing off-street parking at another public parking facility, as set forth in this subsection.

C. This section shall not be construed to prohibit or limit the city’s authority to take any of the following actions:

1. To lawfully close or otherwise restrict access to a public street, alley or public parking facility within the “Shopper’s Lane” district; or

2. To lawfully charge for the use of public parking spaces within the “Shopper’s Lane” district; or

3. To lawfully establish and maintain a parking and/or business improvement district to pay for the expenses of constructing, operating and maintaining public parking within the “Shopper’s Lane” district. (Ord. 12-2008 § 1, 2012.)

17.72.120 Off-street parking – Clarifications of ambiguity or omission.

If ambiguity or an omission arises concerning the appropriate classifications of a particular use within the meaning and intent of this title, or if ambiguity exists with respect to matters of off-street parking facilities, as set forth in this chapter and as they may pertain to unforeseen circumstances, it shall be the duty of the commission to ascertain all pertinent facts and by resolution of record set forth its findings and its interpretations, and such resolution shall be forwarded to the city council and if approved by the city council thereafter such interpretation shall govern. (1964 Code Appx. A § 11.00.)

17.72.130 Off-street loading – Space requirements.

Every hospital, institution, hotel, commercial or industrial building hereafter erected or established shall have and maintain loading spaces as provided in CMC 17.72.140 subject to conditions herein:

A. When the lot upon which the loading spaces are located abuts upon an alley, such loading spaces shall adjoin or have access from the alley. The length of the loading space may be measured perpendicular to or parallel with the alley. Where such loading area is parallel with the alley and the lot is 50 feet or less in width, the loading area shall extend across the full width of the lot;

B. Where the loading is permitted in a yard, the yard may be used in calculating the area required for loading, providing that there is no more than one entry or exit to 60 feet of lot frontage or fraction thereof;

C. Loading space being maintained in connection with any existing main building on the effective date of the ordinance codified in this title shall thereafter be maintained so long as the building remains, unless an equivalent number of such spaces are provided on a contiguous lot in conformity with the requirements of this section and CMC 17.72.140; provided, however, that this regulation shall not require the maintenance of more loading space than is hereby required for a new building, nor the maintenance of such space for any type of main building other than those specified above.

No loading space which is provided for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this title shall hereafter be eliminated, reduced or converted in any manner below the requirements established in this title unless equivalent facilities are provided elsewhere, conforming to this title;

D. Loading space required by this title may occupy a required yard as provided in the districts, but in no case shall any part of an alley or street be used for loading. (1964 Code Appx. A § 11.10.)

17.72.140 Off-street loading – Requirements for various uses.

The following off-street loading spaces shall be provided for all hospitals, institutions, hotels, commercial and industrial uses. The loading spaces shall be not less than 12 feet in width, 40 feet in length, and with 14 feet of vertical clearance:

Total Square Feet of Building Space (Gross Floor Area)	Loading Spaces Required
Commercial and Industrial Buildings:
3,000 – 20,000	1
20,001 – 50,000	2
50,001 and over	3
Hospitals, Institutions, Hotels, Office Buildings:
10,000 – 50,000	1
50,001 – 100,000	2
100,001 and over	3

(1964 Code Appx. A § 11.10.)

17.72.150 Off-street parking or storing – Commercial vehicles.

A. It is unlawful to park or store any commercial vehicle on property which is zoned A-1, A-2, or any area zoned with a residential classification.

B. It is unlawful to park or store any commercial vehicle on property which is zoned for commercial purposes except in a space which is reserved for a commercial vehicle parking purpose in the parking area required to be maintained in connection with such commercial use.

C. “Commercial vehicle,” as used in this section, means a vehicle of a type required to be registered under the Vehicle Code used or maintained for the transportation of persons for hire, compensation or profit, or designed, used or maintained primarily for the transportation of property.

D. The provisions of this section shall not apply to commercial automobiles, pickups, panel delivery trucks and station wagons or the parking of a vehicle temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading merchandise or passengers. (Ord. 1424 § 1, 1979.)