Extracted standards
13 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Parking
- Compact parking spaces prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Compact parking spaces shall not be allowed anywhere in the City.
- Parking at grade for multi-familyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. projects shall be in rear 40% of site40 pct
Parking at grade shall be located in the rear 40 percent of the site.
- Additional parking for nonresidential up to 50% above minimum50 pct
Additional spaces up to a maximum of 50 percent above the required minimum/maximum are allowed as a matter of right
- Parking requirements for residential additions
If the addition exceeds 500 square feet and is equal to or less than 1,200 square feet: a minimum of two parking spaces shall be provided on-site. Any addition exceeding 1,200 square feet shall require a two-car covered parking structure. Any addition exceeding 150 square feet in Hillside Overlay Zone shall require a two-car covered parking structure.
- At least one space per unit on-site for new residential in commercial districts1 space per unit
At least one space for each unit shall be located on-site so that tenants can park near their unit.
- Reduced vertical clearance for front 4 feet of residential parking4.5 ft
Vertical clearance for the front four feet of a parking space serving a residential use may be reduced to not less than four feet, six inches feet in height.
- Parking location for residential uses in residential districts
all off-street parking in residential zoning districts required to serve a residential use shall be located on the same site as the use served but shall not be located within a required front or corner side setback
- Reduced parking for senior housing0.5 spaces per unit
a Minor Conditional Use Permit ... may be approved to allow the reduction in the number of spaces to not less than 0.50 space per dwelling unit
- Maximum distance for shared parking2,000 ft
all of the required number of parking spaces are within 2000 feet of the use served
- Parking spaces shall be double-striped
Parking spaces shall be double-striped.
- Tandem parking dimensions for two spaces34 ft
Two parking spaces in tandem shall have a combined minimum dimension of nine feet in width by 34 feet in length
- Maximum tandem parking for multi-familyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. projects30 pct
Up to 30 percent of the total off-street parking spaces provided may incorporate tandem parking.
- Minimum vertical clearance for parking spaces7 ft
Vertical clearance for all parking spaces, including entrances, shall be a minimum of seven feet in height.
From the ordinance
Every use, including a change or expansion of a use or structure, shall have appropriately maintained off-street parking and loading spaces or areas in compliance with the regulations identified in this Chapter.