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ORDINANCE NO. 797 (1979 Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO AMENDING
ARTICLE IX, CHAPTER 2, OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE, SECTION
9200.16.1, PARKING AND DRIVEWAY REGULATIONS.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo as
follows:
SECTION 1. Article IX, Chapter 2, of the Municipal Code, Section
9200.16.1, Parking and Driveway Regulations is hereby amended to read as
follows:
See attached text.
SECTION 2. This ordinance, together with the ayes and noes, shall
be pubished once in full, at least three days prior to its final passage,
in the Telegram- Tribune, a newspaper published and circulated in said City,
and the same shall go into effect at the expiration of thirty (30) days
after its said final passage.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED TO PRINT by the Council of the City of San Luis
Obispo at a regular meeting held on the 6th day of February , 1979, on
motion of Councilman Settle seconded by Councilman Dunin and
on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmen Dunin, Jorgensen, Petterson and Settle
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mayor Schwartz
ATTEST:
y Clerk J.H. Fitzpatrick
Mayor Pro -Tem Steven A. Petterson
0 797
Ordinance No. 797
Approved as to form:
City Attorney
(1979 Series)
Approved as to content:
City Adm nistrative Officer
XCommuTnDevelopment Di ctor Q_
ORDINANCE NO. 797 (1979 Series)
FINALLY PASSED this 20th day of February 1979 ,
on motion of Councilman Settle, seconded by
Councilman Dunin on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmen Dunin, Petterson, Settle and Mayor Schwartz
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilman Jorgensen
ATTEST:
f
J.H zpatrick, CITY CLERK
SECTION 9200.16.1. PARKING AND DRIVEWAY REGULATIONS.
A. PARKING LOTS.
Any new parking lot or any lot which is extended in area or capacity
must conform to these regulations.
1. Permits.
a. For any new parking lot or lot which is proposed to be extended
in area or capacity which is not proposed as part of a larger
development, a permit shall be obtained from the Community
Development Department. To obtain such a permit the applicant
shall submit plans for improvements which conform to all city
standards. When parking lot construction is proposed as part
of other development on the property, permits for the develop-
ment shall cover the construction of the parking lot.
b. Plans shall show the design, arrangement, and landscaping of a
parking lot as well as trash enclosures, light standards and
other parking lot furniture. Permits shall be approved by the
director of community development after approval by any pertinent
boards or commissions.
2. Location and Number of Spaces.
a. The number of parking spaces provided shall be as required
elsewhere in these zoning regulations. (See Sections 9200.23-
9200.41.)
b. Required parking spaces shall be on the same lot as the use
served. Provided, however, off -site parking may be allowed by
the issurance of a use permit. The Board of Adjustments shall
be the reviewing body for these use permit applications unless
Planning Commission review is required by other sections of the
zoning regulations.
c. No portion of any parking space or aisle, except driveways for
ingress and egress, shall be permitted in a required street -yard
area.
3. Design and Layout.
a. Size and arrangement of spaces shall be as shown in Diagram C.
If it can be shown by the applicant that requirements of said
diagram cannot be met, the city engineer may accept a parking
space width of 8 1/2 feet if the backup space is increased by
two feet. Conversely, the backup space may be reduced by two
feet if the parking space width is increased by one foot. All
parking space and aisle dimensions shall be exclusive of fences,
walls and hedges.
b. Vehicles should be able to enter all parking spaces with one
continuous movement and exit with)no more than two movements.
This provision does not apply to parallel parking spaces. A
vehicle in one space should not block another space.
c. A parking space facing a wall containing entrances and abutting
a walkway to those entrances must be at least four feet clear
of such wall.
d. Parking spaces shall slope no more than six percent in any
direction and no less than one -half percent in the direction
of drainage. A maximum of 10% slope in aisle and turn- around
areas may be allowed by the city engineer.
e. In residential parking lots the minimum parking space dimensions
shall be 9 feet by 18 feet. In commercial parking lots the
minimum parking space dimensions shall be 9 feet by 20 feet.
Standard size parallel spaces shall be 9 feet by 22 feet.
f. In residential and commercial parking lots with four (4) or
more spaces, twenty -five percent (25 %) of the parking spaces
may be compact size spaces. For perpendicular or angled com-
pact spaces, the minimum dimensions shall be 8 1 /.2;feet by 16
feet. The back -up space and turn radius requirements shall be
the same as for standard size spaces. For parallel compact
spaces the minimum dimensions shall be 9 feet by 20 feet.
Compact size spaces shall be signed as such by either marking
on the pavement or on the wheel stop.
g. Parking spaces which back directly onto the public street shall
be set back a minimum of 20 feet from the back of the sidewalk
regardless of the zoning of the property and shall not encroach
into the street yard setback.
h. Parking lots with five or more spaces shall be designed so that
automobiles will exit onto a public street in a forward direction.
No space may be allowed that requires a vehicle to be maneuvered
on the public sidewalk in order to exit.
i. The minimum allowable inside turning radius in parking and drive-
way areas shall be 20 feet. Where fire truck access is necessary,
the minimum inside radius shall be 28 feet and the outside radius
shall be 46 feet clear.
j. Curb or wheel stops shall be required where parking spaces head
into a wall, fence, building or the side of another parking space,
or as determined necessary by the city engineer. Wheel stops
shall be placed 30 inches from the front of the parking space.
k. Exit and entrance directional arrows shall be marked on the
pavement where one -way driveways are used. In all other cases
pavement signing shall be marked and maintained where required
by the city engineer. Entrance signing may be required by the
city engineer wherever conditions warrant.
1. Off- street parking and loading areas and features constructed
thereon shall be perpetually maintained. The layout of parking
lots shall be retained as originally approved by the city.
m. Parking lots and driveways shall be constructed in compliance
with engineering and material standards available at the
Community Development Department. Optional surfacing materials
(such as brick or ecoblock) which meet design requirements for
parking may be approved by the city engineer.
n. When required by city regulations, off - street loading spaces
shall be a minimum of 12 feet wide and 25 feet long. Loading
zones shall be designed so that trucks parking in them shall
not encroach into the public right -of -way or into required
parking spaces or aisles.
4. Landscaping and Screening.
a. Any parking lot in a residential or professional office zone
with 6 or more parking spaces adjoining a street shall have the
street frontage screened with a three foot high wall, fence,
mature hedge, or landscaping berm. The area between such screen
and the street shall be landscaped.
b. A parking lot which adjoins a residential development on an
adjacent site or an office /residential zone shall be screened
by a six foot high wall, fence or existing hedge.
C. In parking lots serving residential uses, planting areas shall
generally be provided after each six parking spaces in any row
and at the ends of each row of parking spaces in order to en-
courage the use of trees in parking areas. Landscape areas
shall have a minimum dimension of four feet by fifteen feet.
Landscape areas defining ends of rows shall extend to the minimum
inside turn radius, shall not conflict with an aisle or back up
area, nor be less than four feet in width. (Exceptions to this
provision may be granted by the community development director.)
d. In order to prevent large unbroken expanses of parking, commercial
parking lots shall have at least five percent (5%) of their sur-
face devoted to landscaping (exclusive of setbacks and street
screening) arranged in an appropriate and effective manner.
Additional landscapezarea may be required by the community develop-
ment director.
e. In all zones, required front yard areas shall be landscaped and
perpetually maintained.
f. Landscape areas shall have a permanent underground irrigation
system. All landscaping planting shall be watered and maintained
and dead plants shall be replaced.
g. Planting areas which may be hit by automobiles or where drainage
control is necessary shall be defined by a six inch curb or berm
of reinforced concrete, brick or block. A header -board protected
by parking bumpers or other suitable permanent material may be
approved by the city engineer. Protection must also be provided
between the back of the city sidewalk and a planting area to
prevent material from washing onto the sidewalk; this may be
done by a curb, header, or swale.
5. Temporary Parking Lots.
a. One -vear Lots.
(1) A use permit from the Board of Adjustments shall be required
to develop a parking lot which is clearly intended to be used
for a period not to exceed one year.
(2) All one -year temporary lots shall have an all- weather dust -
free surface: and adequate drainage facilities as required
by the city engineer.
b. Three -year Lots.
(1) A use permit from the Board of Adjustments shall be required
to develop a parking lot which is clearly intended to be
used for a period not to exceed three years or to extend the
term of a one -year lot as described above.
(2) All three -year temporary lots shall have an all - weather,
dust -free surface, adequate drainage facilities as required
by the city engineer.. Landscaping will also be required
except for lots .serving uses in the M (Manufacturing) Zone.
c. Any temporary parking lot as described above whose use is extended
beyond a three -year period shall comply with all the standard
improvements required for permanent parking lots.
d. Permitted variations from typical improvement standards shall in
no way exempt a temporary parking lot from the requirements for
layout and design of a permanent parking lot.
6. Parkins Lot Maintenance.
It shall be the duty of the property owner to maintain and repair
the parking lot and related improvements in accordance with the above
standards and any other conditions imposed at the time of approval.
If the Community Development Department finds that the lot is in
need of maintenance or repair, to ensure public safety and welfare,
the City may have the work done thirty (30) days after a written
notice to the property owner by the director of community development.
Maintenance costs shall be applied as a lien against the property.
B. DRIVEWAYS AND DRIVE APPROACHES.
1. Definitions.
a. Drive approach, ramp or apron means that portion of a driveway
between the street and the property line.
b. Driveway means any path providing vehicle access to and from a
street.
c. Common-access or common driveway means that portion of any
driveway which provides vehicle access to and from two or more
parcels of real property.
d. Limited - access street means a street to which the city may
restrict driveway access.
2. Dimensions. (For both driveways and drive approaches.)
Width
a. Driveway Serving: Minimum
Maximum
(1)
Parking Lots which have
6 or less parking spaces
(a) For lots serving
10'
16'
residential uses
(b) For lots serving exist-
10'
16'
ing structures that are
converted to office use
and newly constructed offices
(c) For lots serving commercial
12'
16'
and' industrial uses
(d) For lots where any build-
12'
16'
ing to be served is more
than 150' from the street
right -of -way
(2)
Parking lots which have 7 or
12'
30'
more parking spaces but less
than 20 spaces and have separate
points of ingress and egress
(one -way driveways).
(3)
Parking lots which have 7 or
16'
30'
more parking spaces but less
than 20 spaces and have only
one point of ingress and
egress (two -way driveways)
(4)
Parking lots which have 20
or more parking spaces
(a) For lots serving office
16'
30'
and residential uses
(b) For lots serving commer-
20'
30'
cial and industrial uses
(c) For lots where any type
20'
30'
of use requires fire truck
access
b. No single commercial or industrial driveway shall be of greater
width (excepting transitions) than 50 percent of the actual lot
frontage on any one street, nor more than 30 feet (excepting
transitions) whichever is the lesser. When more than one drive-
way serves a parcel, the total width of driveways (excepting
transitions) shall not exceed 50 percent of the actual lot
frontage on any one street. When more than one driveway fronts
a parcel, there shall be at least 22 feet of standard curb and
gutter between the tops of the driveway transitions.
c. Residential lots shall not have more than one driveway for each
street frontage which is less than 70 feet. In case of one or
more.driveways, the total width of driveways (excepting transi-
tions) shall not exceed 30 percent of the frontage, and there
shall be at least twenty -two feet of standard curb and gutter
between the top of driveway transitions on any one parcel.
d. Driveway widths greater than 30 feet may be permitted or required
by the community development director when needed for safety pur-
poses or to avoid awkward vehicle maneuvers.
e. Driveway widths greater than the minimum specified above may be
required by the community development director when the site
layout and safety dictate.
3. Design.
a. The maximum slope of driveways serving residential development
shall be 20 percent. Those serving commercial lots shall slope
no more than 10 percent. Vertical curve transitions shall be
provided consistent with city standards at either end of the
driveway.
b. The city engineer may allow residential driveways to reach 25
percent providing that special construction procedures and
materials are used.
c. Driveways which serve commercial or multi- family development
which exceed 100 feet in depth shall provide a turn - around to
ensure that cars can safely exit in a forward direction: Drive-
ways which serve single family residential developments charac-
terized by extreme topography may also be required to provide
turnarounds.
d. No part of the driveway transition shall extend beyond the side
property line of the property being served by said driveway unless
a written agreement is obtained from the adjacent property owner
and filed with the city engineer for recording with the county
recorder. The agreement shall be in a form approved by the city
attorney.
e. Curb notches or recessed curbs for driveway entrances shall not
be allowed unless standard concrete driveway ramps are constructed.
f. For residential uses, in lieu of a full width paved driveway and
where the driveway serves only one residence, paved wheel tracks
are allowed as long as such tracks are located where the wheel
traffic will most probably occur and each track is at least three
feet wide.
4. Replacement of Curb and Sidewalks of Abandoned Driveways.
The director of public services shall determine whether a driveway
has been abandoned. Any such abandoned driveway shall be removed
by the owner and replaced with standard curb, gutter and sidewalk
to fit the existing line of grade of adjacent standard curb, gutter
and sidewalk. The director shall cause an abandoned drive to be
removed if it has not been removed within thirty (30) days after
the owner has been notified to do so. The procedure for repair
and collection of the cost of repair shall be as set forth in
Division 7, Part 3, Chapter 22 of the Streets and Highways Code.
5: Limited Access Streets.
Driveway encroachments may be restricted onto some streets by use
permit if alternative points of access to the property exist or if
the City Council has, by resolution, restricted access to the street.
A list of any such limited access streets shall be held on file and
available at City Hall in the Community Development Department.
6. Common- Access Driveways.
a. Where permitted:
Common- access driveways may be permitted in either of the
following cases:
(1) On lots of record existing before the effective date of
this section, if the Board of Adjustments issues a use
permit; or
(2) In new subdivisions where a common driveway is proposed
as part of subdivision approval.
b. Basic criteria:
A common- access driveway must meet all of the following criteria:
(1) The driveway must not be inappropriately located, e.g.,
too close to a dwelling, play area or sloped bank.
(2) It must be determined that there is no significant potential
for conflict between the parties sharing the driveway, e.g.,
because of its location, length, grade, usage, or other
characteristics.
(3) The driveway must be justified for one-.of the following
reasons:
(a) It will minimize grading or prevent excessive driveway
slopes.
(b) It will preserve significant existing vegetation.
(c) It will clearly be safer than a standard driveway.
(d) It will enable development of a lot which is excessively
narrow or is occupied by a structure that prevents ac-
cess to a portion of the lot which can reasonably be
developed.
c. For residential uses:
The following provisions apply to common- access driveways to
serve premises zoned or used for residential purposes:
(1) Before granting any permit authorizing construction of a
common- access driveway or structures to be served by said
driveway, the city shall require an easement or covenant
to be filed with the county recorder setting forth drive-
way usage rights and responsibilities for each parcel
served. At minimum, the required easement or covenant
shall include the following statements:
(a) All affected property owners will be jointly responsible
for the improvement and maintenance of all parts of the
common- access driveway.
(b) All parking on the commonly used portions of the drive-
way is prohibited.
(c) Any affected property owner may avail himself of the
vehicle removing authority granted private property
owners in Section 22658 of the California Vehicle Code
when any vehicle is parked in the common- access drive-
way so as to impede, restrict, or prevent entry or
access to a parcel or the parcels served.thereby.
(d) Property owners agree to hold the city harmless from
all claims of damages or liability arising from any
action to tow away vehicles pursuant to subsection (c)
immediately above.
(e) If the easement or covenant is abandoned or dissolved,
each lot previously served by the common- access driveway
shall be provided with standard access as required by
these regulations.
(2) Tq'e'..driveway shall serve no more than four residential units
unless special circumstances warrant the granting of an
exception by the community development director.
(3) The Board of Adjustments may add other requirements or con-
ditions it deems necessary or appropriate.
(4) The Community Development Department shall supply the Police
Department with copies of all easements or covenants.
d. For commercial and industrial uses:
Before granting any permit authorizing the construction of any
common- access driveway to serve premises zoned or used for
commercial or industrial purposes, the city may impose to require-
ments listed above for residential uses as well as any additional
requirements or conditions as it deems necessary or appropriate,
except that the city will not be responsible for towing away a
vehicle unless it blocks an access for emergency vehicles.
C. EXCEPTIONS.
The community development director may grant exceptions to the limitations
of this section, subject to appropriate mitigating conditions and upon a
finding that:
1. The exception will not constitute a grant of a special privilege
inconsistent with the driveway or parking limitations upon other
properties in the vicinity;
2. The exception will not adversely affect the health, safety, or
general welfare of persons working or residing in the vicinity;
and
3. The exception is reasonably necessary for the applicant's full
enjoyment of uses permitted upon his adjoining real property.
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OFF STREET PARKING
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