Pasadena, California · General provision

17.46

Extracted standards

13 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Parking

  • Compact parking spaces shall not be allowed anywhere in the City.

  • 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

  • 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.
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