§ 9-34.040. Residential Use Parking Standards

A.

Location of single-family parking.

1.

Off-street parking spaces for single-family detached dwellings shall be located on the same parcel on which the dwelling is located.

2.

Additional uncovered parking for single-family detached dwellings beyond that which is required by this Chapter shall only be placed in a required side setback, in the required front setback alongside the driveway on the side closest to a side property line, on a driveway to a garage or carport located in the rear yard, or on a circular driveway in the front yard.

3.

Parking spaces required by this Chapter shall not be located in the front, side, or rear setback area of any residential zoning district, except within a detached garage or carport structure which may be located in a side or rear setback area, or as authorized by this Chapter.

4.

The additional parking areas shall also be paved in compliance with Section 9-34.090(F) (Parking and access surface requirements), and accessed in compliance with Sections 9-34.090(A), and (B).

5.

Circular driveways located in front yards must not be used for the parking of any oversized vehicle, trailer, or fifth wheel trailer, as defined in Section 4-9.402.

B.

Covered parking required.

1.

Two parking spaces for each single-family dwelling unit shall be located within an enclosed garage.

2.

All other parking spaces may be uncovered.

3.

No on-site parking or access shall be allowed that would necessitate the use of an ADA sidewalk ramp for vehicular access.

C.

Single-family dwelling driveways. All private driveways to garages shall be concrete, not asphalt.

D.

Parking of commercial vehicles in residential zoning districts. Except as authorized by this Chapter, no vehicle which is registered for commercial purposes in compliance with applicable provisions of the California Vehicle Code, or SVMC Section 4-9.401, which exceeds five tons according to the manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating, shall be parked or left standing on any residentially zoned property, in excess of 30 consecutive minutes unless actual loading or unloading of the vehicle is in progress on the property.

E.

Location and assigned spaces for multi-family dwelling units.

1.

Off-street parking spaces shall be located on the same development site and on the same parcel, but in no event more than 200 feet from the dwelling for which the parking space is provided.

2.

At least one assigned parking space shall be provided for each multi-family dwelling unit.

3.

The assigned space shall not be located more than 200 feet in walking distance from the entry to the unit it is designed to serve.

(§ 5, Ord. 1085, eff. January 6, 2006, as amended by § 2 (part), Ord. 1110, eff. April 6, 2007 and § 2 (Exh. A), Ord. No. 1178, eff. December 8, 2011)