§ 10-5.105. Parking Lot Design Standards.

All parking lots or areas shall conform to the following requirements:

(a)

Space dimensions.

(1)

Full Size: Each space shall be a minimum of nine (9) feet wide by eighteen (18) feet long, including any overhang. See Figure 5.1-1.

(2)

Compact: Each compact space shall be a minimum of seven and one-half (7.5) feet wide by fifteen (15) feet long, including any overhang.

(3)

Parallel: Each parallel space shall be eight (8) feet wide by twenty-two (22) feet long.

(4)

Residential Development, four (4) or fewer units: Each space shall be a minimum of ten (10) feet wide and nineteen (19) feet long when not in a garage or covered by a carport.

(b)

Curbing/Overhang. Curbing is required as follows:

(1)

Curbing. Continuous concrete curbing at least six (6) inches high by six (6) inches wide shall be provided where necessary to protect buildings and structures.

(2)

Overhang. Every parking space adjacent to a landscaped area or walkway shall utilize an overhang of two and one-half (2.5) feet. Full size spaces may be reduced to a dimension of nine (9) feet by fifteen and one-half (15.5) feet with a two and one-half (2.5) foot overhang. Compact spaces may be reduced to a dimension seven and one-half (7.5) feet by twelve and one-half (12.5) feet with a two and one-half (2.5) foot overhang. All overhang shall be added to the width of any required landscaped area or walkways.

(c)

Wheel Stops. Wheel stops may only be used when it is deemed by the Director, Board, Commission or Council that the use of a continuous concrete curbing is not practical. If wheelstops are used, they shall be set back two and one-half (2.5) feet.

(d)

Fence/Wall Protection. A fence or wall must be provided appropriate protection and separation from parking spaces and aisles used for backing up to a fence or wall.

Figure 5.1-1

(e)

Other dimensions.

(1)

For any given parking angle between forty-five (45) degrees and ninety (90) degrees not specifically listed in Table 5.1-2, use a table angle nearest the given angle.

(2)

Any parking plan showing parking spaces at an angle less than forty-five (45) degrees to the driveway or any other plan for which Table 5.1-2 is not applicable must be approved by the Director.

(3)

The minimum aisle width (C) at any parking stall angle less than forty-five (45) degrees including parallel stalls, is eight and eight-tenths (8.8) feet.

(4)

When two (2) rows of spaces use the same aisle for access, requiring two-way traffic because of the layout, the aisle shall either be a minimum of twenty (20) feet in width or that which is called for in the table below, whichever is greater.

Table 5.1-2

	45°	50°	55°	60°	70°	80°	90°
A. Required setback or landscaping	Varies by zone
B. Driveway width (one-way/two-way)	12'/20'	12'/20'	12'/20'	12'/20'	12'/20'	12'/20'	12'/20'
C. Aisle width	8.8'	9.8'	12.2'	15.8'	19.0'	21.7'	24.0'
D. Turnaround or end driveway width	20'	20'	20'	20'	20'	20'	20'
E. Space width	12.7'	11.7'	11.0'	10.4'	9.6'	9.1'	9.0'
F. Space (bay) depth	19.1'	19.6'	19.9'	20.1'	20.0'	19.3'	18.0'
G. Double bay depth	31.8'	33.4'	34.7'	35.7'	36.9'	37.0'	36.0'

 

Figure 5.1-2

(f)

Circulation. All parking areas shall have internal circulation in which no backing movement, except that required to leave a parking space, is permitted. It shall also be possible to maneuver within a parking area without use of street right-of-way. No parking area design shall require an exiting vehicle to back onto a street, except for parking serving single-family houses, duplexes or triplexes.

(g)

Accessible Parking. Parking for persons with disabilities shall be provided as required by the California Building Code.