MONTEREY COUNTY ZONING

COASTAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN - TITLE 20

20.58 – REGULATIONS FOR PARKING

20.58.010            PURPOSE.

The purpose of  this Chapter is to avoid or lessen congestion in the streets and to promote the public safety and welfare by requiring off-street parking spaces for customers and employees and loading spaces for all land uses in the unincorporated areas of the County of Monterey sufficient in number to accommodate all vehicles which will be congregated at a given location at a given point in time by drivers and passengers who use or occupy the facility or area for which the parking space and loading space is provided.

20.58.020            APPLICABILITY.

The regulations set forth in this Chapter shall apply in all zoning districts.

20.58.030            REGULATIONS.

Accessible off-street parking areas shall be provided and main­tained as set forth in this Chapter.  The parking access area shall provide parking and maneuvering room for motor vehicles and for pedestrian safety based on the anticipated occupancy of a given structure, area of land or area of water.  Any new structure hereafter constructed, erected or altered, and any new use hereafter inaugurated, altered or enlarged shall have permanently maintained off-street parking spaces in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.

Parking facilities required by this Chapter shall conform to the design standards set forth in the Monterey County Parking Standards for Off-Street Parking, as approved by the Monterey County Planning Commission.  All off-street parking facilities required by this Chapter shall be maintained for the duration of the use requiring such areas.  Such facilities shall be used exclusively for the temporary parking of passenger automobiles, motor vehicles, or light trucks not exceeding one ton in capacity, and shall not be used for the sale, display, or storage of merchandise, or for the storage or repair of vehicles or equipment.

In each district, off-street parking facilities for each use shall be provided in accordance with Section 20.58.040.  The requirement for any use not specifically listed shall be determined by the Director of Planning and Building Inspection based on standards established for any similar uses.


20.58.040            PARKING SPACES REQUIRED.

The number of off-street parking  spaces shall be not less than:

                                 USE

         PARKING SPACES REQUIRED

Agricultural Processing Plant

1 space/500 square feet

Amusement Park

1 space/4 occupants

Appliance Repair

1 space/500 square feet

Art Gallery

1 space/500 square feet

Auditorium

1 space/4 seats - If no fixed seating, 1 space/35 square feet

Automobile Repair

1 space/500 square feet of floor area

Automobile Sales

1 space/500 square feet floor area plus 1 space/2000 square feet outdoor sales, display or storage area

Automobile Service Station

1 space/500 square feet floor area

Bank

1 space/200 square feet

Bar, Lounge, Night Club, Cocktail Lounge

1 space/3 seats.  Where seating is not fixed, 1 space/50 square feet

Barber Shop, Beauty Parlor

2 spaces/chair

Baseball Park

1 space/4 seats

Bed and Breakfast Facility

1 space/unit

Billiard Hall

2 spaces/table

Bowling Alley

5 spaces/line

Building Materials

1 space/500 square feet floor area plus 1 space/2000 square feet outdoor use area

Bus Depot

1 space/20 square feet waiting area plus 1 space/300 square feet office area

Cabinet Shop

1 space/500 square feet

Caretaker Unit

1 space/unit

Children's Home, Orphanage

1 space/4 beds plus 1 space/employee

Church

1 space/4 seats.  If no fixed seating, 1 space/35 square feet

Cleaners

2 spaces plus 1 space/1000 square feet

Community Center

1 space/4 seats.  If no fixed seating, 1 space/35 square feet

Contractor's Yard

1 space/3000 square feet lot area

Convalescent Home, Nursing Home, Rest Home, Home for the Aged

1 space/3 beds

Convention Center, Meeting Hall, Exhibit Facility

1 space/4 seats or 1 space/50 square feet

Dance Hall

1 space/50 square feet

Dental Clinic/Office

1 space/200 square feet

Driving Range

1 space/tee

Equipment Rental

1 space/500 square feet floor area plus 1 space/2000 square feet outdoor use area

Family Day Care Facility

1 space/employee plus 1 space/10 children

Farm Equipment and Supplies

1 space/500 square feet floor area plus 1 space/2000 square feet outdoor use area

Farm Labor Housing

1 space/bedroom

Flea Market/Open Air Sales

1 space/200 square feet sales area

Freight Terminals

2 spaces/loading bay plus 1 space/250 square feet office space

Funeral Home, Mortuary

1 space/4 seats.  If no fixed seating, 1 space/35 square feet

Golf Course

4 spaces/hole

Guesthouse

1 space/unit

Gymnasium, Spa, Health Studio

1 space/50 square feet

Heating, Air Conditioning, Electrical Shop

1 space/500 square feet

Hospital

2 spaces/bed

Hotel

1 space/unit plus 2 spaces/3 employees on largest shift plus other applicable requirements (i.e. restaurant, lounge, etc.)

Industrial Office

1 space/300 square feet

Laboratory

1 space/250 square feet

Laundromat

1 space/2 machines

Library

1 space/200 square feet

Manufacturing

1 space/500 square feet

Marina

3 spaces/4 boats slips

Medical Clinic/Office

1 space/200 square feet

Miniature Golf

2 spaces/hole

Mini-storage

2 spaces for manager plus 2 customer spaces

Motel

2 spaces for manager plus 1 space/unit

Museum

1 space/200 square feet

Nursery

1 space/2000 square feet

Office

1 space/250 square feet

Open Air Sales

1 space/200 square feet sales area

Photography Studio

1 space/400 square feet

Post Office

5 spaces/service window plus 1 space/500 square feet of non-customer area

Printer, Copying, Reproduction

1 space/400 square feet

Race Track

1 space/4 seats

Recreational Enterprises

1 space/4 occupants capacity

Recreational Vehicle Park

1 standard vehicle space/1 rv space

Residential

Single-Family Detached

Duplex

Triplex

Multiple-Family

Residential

Apartments, Townhouses, Condominiums, Cluster

Homes

Boarding Housing, Rooming House

Organizational House

Senior Citizen Housing Complexes

Handicapped Housing

Mobile home Park

2 spaces/unit

2 spaces/unit

2 spaces/unit

1 space/studio unit

1.5 spaces/1 bedroom unit

2 spaces/2 bedroom unit

2.2 spaces/3 or more bedroom unit

In addition, 1 guest parking space shall be provided for every 4 units

1 space/guest room

1 space/100 square feet of guest room

1 space/2 units plus 1 guest space/8 units

1 space/2 units plus 1 guest space/8 units

2 spaces/unit plus 1 guest parking space/4 units

Restaurant

1 space/4 seats.  Where seating is not fixed, 1 space/50 square feet of seating, waiting, or cocktail lounge area.

Restaurant, Drive-In

1 space/3 seats enclosed plus 3 and Drive-Through spaces/service window and  3 employee spaces

Retail, General

1 space/250 square feet

Retail, Large Item (i.e. Appliance Store)

1 space/500 square feet

Savings and Loan

1 space/200 square feet

Schools:

Pre-School, Day Care

Kindergarten through Grade Nine

High School

College, University

Trade School, Vocational School, Business School, Professional School, Art Academy, Craft School, Music School, Dancing School

1 space/employee plus 1 space/10 children

2 spaces/classroom plus 1 space/50 square feet in the auditorium

2 spaces/classroom plus 1 space/5 students

1 space/employee plus 1 space/3 students

1 space/employee plus 1 space/3 students

Shopping Center

1 space/250 square feet

Skating Rink

1 space/50 square feet

Social Care Facility:

Sanitarium, Welfare Institution, Asylum

1 space/3 beds plus 1 space/employee on the largest shift

Social club

1 space/50 square feet

Stable, Public

1 space/3 horses

Stadium, Sports Arena

1 space/4 seats

Swimming Pool

1 space/100 square feet pool area

Tennis Courts, Racquetball Courts

2 spaces/court

Theater

1 space/3 seats

Veterinary Hospital

1 space/250 square feet

Warehouse

1 space/500 square feet

20.58.050            GENERAL PROVISIONS.

A.        Unless otherwise indicated, square footage shall be based on net floor area, which does not include areas to be used for toilets or restrooms, utilities, stairways, mechanical rooms and duct shafts, janitor and building maintenance rooms, and elevator rooms.  For multi-stored structures, the net floor area of each floor shall be calculated.

B.         Twenty-four (24) inches of bench or pew space is equal to one seat.

C.        The standards indicated herein may be modified by a Coastal Development Permit from the Zoning Administrator, Planning Commission, or Board of Supervisors, where appropriate, in cases which, due to the unusual characteristics of a use or its immediate vicinity, do not necessitate the number of parking spaces, type of design, or improvements required by this Chapter.  In such cases, it shall be determined that reduced parking will be adequate to accommodate all parking needs generated by the use, or that additional parking is not necessary because of specific features of the use, site, or site vicinity.

D.        D.        All parking and loading shall be provided on the same site as the use to which it relates, unless a Coastal Development is approved by the Zoning Administrator, Planning Commission, or Board of Supervisors.

E.         E.        Parking spaces which are located within the required front setback shall not count toward the amount of required parking unless a Coastal Administrative Permit is first secured.

F.         In all residential developments in High Density Residential (HDR) and Medium Density Residential (MDR) zoning districts, at least one covered parking space for each dwelling unit shall be provided.  Covered parking shall count toward the amount of required parking. In all residential zoning districts other than HDR and MDR districts, residential development approved after the effective date of the amendment to this Subsection by Ordinance No. 5127 is not required to provide covered parking spaces, provided that the development provides the total number of parking spaces otherwise required under Section 20.58.040   In all residential zoning districts other than HDR and MDR districts, residential development that was approved but which had not received final building inspection approval as of the effective date of Ordinance No. 5127 may be relieved of the requirement to provide covered parking spaces if the development provides the total number of parking spaces required by Chapter 20.58 and if the County approves the revised site plan to omit the covered parking and determines that no further environmental analysis is required. (Ord. 5127, effective 04/03/2009)

G.        Parking for the Handicapped.  Non-residential parking lots with five or more spaces shall include handicapped parking as required by Title 24 of the California Administrative Code, and as set forth in this subsection.  Handicapped spaces shall be included as part of the total number of parking spaces required by this Title.

       Total Spaces

                Spaces for Handicapped

             1 – 40

                                   1

            41 – 80

                                   2

           81 – 120

                                   3

          121 – 160

                                   4

          161 – 300

                                   5

          301 – 400

                                   6

          401 – 500

                                   7

             500 +

    1 for each additional 200 spaces provided

Design and identification Handicapped parking spaces shall be designed, located and provided with identification signing as set forth in Section 27102, Title 24, California Administrative Code and subsequent sections.

H.            Loading Spaces:  In any zoning district, in connection with  every structure or part erected and having a gross floor area of 5,000 square feet or more, which is to be occupied by a commercial or industrial use requiring the receipt or distribution by vehicles carrying materials or merchandise, there shall be provided and maintained, on the same lot with such structure, at least one off-street loading space plus 1 additional loading space for each additional 20,000 square feet or major fraction thereof.  Such spaces shall conform to the design standards for loading spaces set forth in the Monterey County Parking Standards for Off- Street Parking as approved by the Monterey County Planning Commission.

I.          Access:  All off-street parking facilities shall be designed so as to limit access to the property from streets and highways to a minimum number of driveways.  For purposes of ingress and egress, parking shall be designed such that, with the exception of a single family or duplex dwelling on a lot, vehicles entering and exiting a right-of-way can do so traveling in a forward direction.  An exception to this requirement may be granted by the Director of Public Works when site constraints limit site design alternatives and traffic safety will not be compromised.

J.          Paving:  Parking and loading facilities shall be surfaced and maintained with surfacing material sufficient to control dust and loose material.

K.        Curbs, Bumpers, Wheel Stops:  A permanent curb, bumper, wheel stop or similar device shall be installed in parking spaces where needed, subject to the approval of the Director of Planning and Building Inspection.  In parking spaces abutting landscaped areas, the protective curbing around the landscape area may serve as the wheel stop, allowing the vehicle to overhang the landscaped area.  In such cases, the length of the parking stall may be reduced by three feet, provided the landscaped area is widened by three feet.  Landscape materials in areas subject to vehicle overhang shall be limited to low-growing shrubs and ground cover, in order to avoid damage by vehicles.  In addition, only low sprinkler heads shall be placed in such areas.

L.         Mixed Uses:  In  the case of mixed uses, the total requirement for off-street parking spaces shall be the sum of the requirements for the various uses, unless otherwise indicated, as for shopping centers.  Off-street parking facilities for 1 use shall not be considered as providing parking facilities for any other use, unless is it determined by the Director of Planning and Building Inspection, Zoning Administrator, Planning Commission, or Board of Supervisors, where appropriate, that the particular grouping of uses is such that the hours of operation are substantially different (e.g., a theater and an office building).

M.        Bicycle racks:  Parking lots with 20 or more spaces are to provide 1 bicycle rack space for each 10 parking spaces.  Bicycle racks are to be designed to enable bicycles to be locked to the rack.

N.            Compact spaces:  Compact spaces shall not account for more than 25% of the spaces required for any use.