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- Multiple-family covered parking requirement75 percent
At least 75 percent of the total required spaces shall be in a carport or fully enclosed.
- Multiple-family tandem parking
Tandem parking may be provided to satisfy the minimum parking requirement, when assigned to residential dwelling units with two or more bedrooms.
- Nonresidential landscaped setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. parking prohibition
Landscaped front and street side yard setbacks shall not be used for the off-street parking of vehicles or for off-street parking spaces, turning or maneuvering aisles.
- Recreational vehicle registration
All recreational vehicles parked outside of a completely enclosed garage shall be currently and legally registered and shall be in an operable and movable condition within one hour.
- Recreational vehicle sidewalk clearance10 feet
A minimum of ten feet of space is maintained between the recreational vehicle and the back of the sidewalk. If there is no sidewalk between the property and the curb, a minimum of 15 feet shall be maintained between the recreational vehicle and the end of the paved driveway or property line, whichever is nearest.
- Recreational vehicle utility hookup prohibition
A recreational vehicle may not have utility hookups or be used as living quarters except as permitted by Section 19.465.
- Arterial street driveway prohibition
No residential drives shall be permitted on arterial streets as shown on the General Plan Circulation and Transportation Element except where no other access to the property exists.
- Single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours. driveway side space width20 feet
The space between the driveway serving the garage or carport and the nearest side property line, with such paving permitted to extend as far as the rear of the residential structure, such space not to exceed 20 feet in width beyond the driveway serving the garage or carport.
- Single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours. front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. parking limitation
Parking and maneuvering in front yard areas of single-family residential zones for all vehicles, except recreational vehicles exceeding 10,000 pounds gross vehicular weight, shall be limited to the space within a carport or garage plus a paved driveway between such garage or carport and the street from which it is served, not exceeding the width of the garage.
- Second driveway allowance
Second driveways are allowed in the RA-5 and RC Zones. In other Single-Family Residential Zones, a second driveway may be added if the property has 80 feet or more of street frontage or has frontage on two streets.
- Street sideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. driveway screen heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 feet
Where the area proposed for driveway expansion is a street side yard, the portion of the driveway behind the front setback must be screened from the adjoining street by a six-foot-high solid fence or wall.
- Single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours. tandem parking lot size3,499 square feetsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Tandem parking may be provided to satisfy the minimum parking requirement on lots less than 3,499 square feet in area.
From the ordinance
Tandem parking may be provided to satisfy the minimum parking requirement on lots less than 3,499 square feet in area. At least 75 percent of the total required spaces for multiple family dwellings shall be in a carport or fully enclosed.