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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances_1254_CCv0001.pdf ORDINANCE NO. 1254 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 1000 OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS BY ADOPTI,`Z AMENDMENT NO. 50 TBERETO. The City Council of the City of Redlands does ordain as follows: SECTION ONE: That Zoning Ordinance No. 1000 of the City of Redlands be and is hereby amended by adopting Amendment No. 50 which amends a section as follows: SECTION 40-00 - NON-RESIDENTIAL PARKING SPACE REgUIREMENTS See. 40.01 - Parking Facilities Required for New Uses Any building or structure erected or located, and any use of land established after the effective date of this Ordinance or any subsequent amendment thereto, shall be required to provide off-street parking facilities in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance. See. 40.02 - Parking Facilities Required for Change of Use or Change of Occupancy Whenever the existing use of a structure or the existing use of land is changed to another use or another occupancy, parking facilities shall be provided as required by this Ordinance. See. 40.03 - Parking Facilities, Nonconforming Any use of property which, on the effective date of this Ordinance or of any subsequent amendment thereto, is nonconforming only as to the regulations relating to off-street parking facilities may be continued in the same manner as if the parking facilities were conforming. However, such parking facilities as do exist shall not be reduced. Sec. 40.05 - Permissive Parking Facilities Nothing in this Ordinance shall be deemed to prevent the voluntary establishment of off-street parking or loading facilities in excess of those required by this Ordinance, provided that all regulations herein governing the location, design and operation of such facilities are adhered to. Sec. 40-06 - Parking Spaces Required The number of off-street parking spaces or parking area required for each use shall be no less than that set forth in this Part. Whenever conflict arises between the provisions of this section and the require- ments of Sections 40-10 and 40.20, the greater number of required parking spaces or amount of parking area shall be provided. The required off-street parking for any building, structure or use of land of a type which is not listed in this Part shall be determined by the Director of Planning. The Director of Planning shall be guided by comparison with similar uses which are listed. 1. Automobile and machinery sales . . One (1) for each five hundred (500) square feet of floor area. 2. Banks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . One (1) for each two hundred (200) square feet of floor area. 3. Bowling Lanes. „ . . . . # . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Five (5) for each lane. Additional parking spaces for balance of building calculated according to use. 4. Cafes, cafeterias , * . . . . . . . . . . . . . One (1) for each five (5) fixed restaurants, bars, cocktail seats or one (1) for each one lounges, night clubs and hundred (100) square feet of gross other similar places floor area, whichever is greater. dispersing food or refresh- ments . 5. Churches, clubs, lodges. . . . . . One (1) for each three (3) fixed fraternal organizations, seats in all areas used simultaneously social halls, assembly halls. for assembly purposes or one (1) for each forty (40) square feet of floor space used for such assembly purposes. 6. Furniture sales and repair. . . . . . . One (1) for each four hundred (400) major household appliance square feet of floor area or one (1) sales and repair. for each two (2) employees, which- ever is greater. 7. Golf courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ten (10) for each hole and one (1) for each thirty-five (35) square feet of building floor area used for public assembly and one (1) for each two hundred and fifty (250) square feet of building floor area used for other commercial uses. 8. Governmental buildings . . . . . . . . . . One (1) for each two hundred and deigned. for a public use fifty (250) square feet of floor not otherwise enumerated in area. this Section, such as public libraries. 9. Governmental buildings . . . . . . . . . . . One for each four hundred (400) not frequently visited by square feet of floor space. the public, such as fire stations. 10. Hospitals and Sanitariums . . . . . . . . One (1) for each patient bed. 11. Hotels and motels One (1) for each living or sleeping unit plus one (1) for each two (2) employees on the largest shift. 12. Medical and dent-al clinics . . . . . . . Five (5) for each doctor or dentist. and offices . 13. Mortuary and Funeral home . . . . . t . . one o1) for each five (5) fixed seats of all area; used simultan- eoiisly for assembly purposes or for each forty (40) square feet of floor space used for such assembly purposes. Also one (1) for each vehicle used in connection with the use. -2- 14. Open air commercial . . . . . One (1) for each one thousand (1000) uses such as nurseries and square feet of lot area devoted to used car lots. sales and display, or one (1) for each two (2) employees, whichever is greate-r. 15. Plumbing, heating and . . . One (1) for each four hundred (400) electrical shops. square feet of floor area or one (1) for each two (2) employees, which- ever is greater. Also one (1) for each vehicle used in connection with the use. 16. Professional, business or . . . . . . One (1) for each four hundred (400) administrative offices square feet of floor area in office (excluding medical and space or one (1) for each two (2) dental)• employees, whichever is greater. 17- Public utility facilities . . . . . . One (1) for each five hundred (500) including electrical square feet of office space or work substations, telephone area within a structure or one (1) exchanges, maintenance space for each two (2) employees on and storage facilities the largest shift, whichever is greater. Also one (1) for each vehicle used in connection with the use. No requirements for facilities which are normally unattended by employees except for occasional maintenance. 18. Public or private elementary Five (5) spaces plus one (1) space and junior high schools for each classroom. 19. Public or private . . . . . . . . . . . . . . One (1) for each ten (10) students high schools plus one (1) for each classroom. 20. Rest home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . One (1) for each two (2) patient beds. 21. Retail establishments . . . . . . . . . . One (1) for each two hundred and fifty otherwise not enumerated (250) square feet of building floor in this section such as area, except area devoted exclusively drug stores, department to warehousing or storage, or one (1) stores, repair shops, for each two (2) employees, whichever animal hospitals, business is greater. schools, dance studios. 22. Rooming house . . . . . . . . One (1) parking space in a garage fraternity house and or carport for each sleeping room sorority house. and also one (1) parking space in a garage or carport for each one hundred (100) square feet of floor area in a dormitory. 23. Theaters, auditoriums . . . . . . . . . . . One (1) for each five (5) fixed stadiums, sports arenas, seats or one !t � ) for every forty gymnasiums. (40) square feet of seating area where there are no fixed seats. Also one (1) for each two hundred fifty (250) square feet of floor area not used for seating. SEC. 40-10 - PARKING, COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS 1. C-1 and C-2 Neighborhood Commercial Districts: There shall be at least three (3) square feet of parking area for each one (1) square foot of floor area, or fraction thereof, and one (1) parking space for every one and five-tenths (1-5) employees, or fraction thereof. Where off-street parking facilities are provided for in a large parking area or compound, and the over-all relationship between the parking are and the total floor area planned is in conformity with the provisions of the above paragraph, the provisions of this Section will be considered to be complied with for individual use* Parking shall riot be permitted in any required front yard. The Commission shall make a recommendation in writing prior to a determination by the Council that a community parking area satisfies the requirements of this Section. 2. C-3 General Commercial District: There shall be at least one (1) square foot of parking area for every one (1) square foot of floor area. The provisions of this paragraph shall apply uniformly throughout the C-3- General Commercial District, except that property located within the territorial limits of any completed proceedings for the formation of an Of Parking District shall be deemed to have complied with the provisions of this Section. 3. C-4 Highway Commercial District: There shall be at least one (1) square foot of parking area for each square fool', of floor area, and in addition thereto, one (1) parking space for every three (3) employees, or fraction thereof. 4. A-P Administrative and Professional District: Parking shall be provided on the same basis as required in the "C-4" Highway Commercial District, provided however, that there be not less than two (2) such spaces per individual use. Parking shall not be permitted in any required front yard. 5. T Transitional District: Parking spaces may be provided in this district subject to the provisions of Section 22.00. -4- SEC. 40.20 - PARKING, INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS In all industrial districts there shall be one (1) off-street parking space for each three (3) employees plus one (1) space for each vehicle used in connection with the use, provided howevert there shall be at least one (1) square foot of parking area for each two (2) square feet of total floor area. For uses not involving a main building, parking shall be provided on the premises for all employees. SEC. 40.30 - DEVELOPIVIENT STANDARDS FOR ALL PARKING AND OUTDOOR SALES AREAS See. 40.31 - Location and Control of Parking Facilities The off-street parking facilities required by this Ordinance shall be located on the same lot or parcel of land as the use they are intended to serve, except that in cases of practical difficulty, the Planning Commission may approve a substitute location which meets the following conditions: 1. That all or part of substitute location is within two hundred (200) feet of the principal use for which the parking is being provided. 2. That the substitute lot is in the same possession as the use it is intended to serve. Such possession may be by deed or long term lease, the terms of which meet the approval of the City of Redlands. See. 40.32 - Size of Parking Spaces Each off-street parking space shall have dimensions not less than nine (9) feet in width and nineteen (19) feet in length. No part of the area of a required parking space shall be used for driveways, aisles or other required improvements. See. 40-33 - Access to Parking Facilities Paved access driveways and concrete approaches shall be provided for ingress to and egress from all parking facilities. Each parking space shall be easily accessible to the intended user. The width of driveway entrances and exits from a public street shall be measured at the property line and shall comply with the following standards unless specific exemptions are made by the Director of Public Works for exceptional circumstances: Residential Uses Minimum driveway width . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 feet Maximum driveway width . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 feet -5- All other Uses Minimum driveway width for single lane entrances and exits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 feet Minimum driveway width for combined entrance or exits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 feet Maximum driveway width. . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 feet Sec. 40-34 - Other Access Requirements The following additional requirements shall govern access to off- street parking facilities : 1. Forward travel to and from parking facilities from a dedicated street or alley is required for all uses except residential. The parking area shall be adequate to facilitate the turning of vehicles to permit forward travel upon entering a street. 2. All uses including residential which adjoin a major or secondary highway shall, wherever possible, have forward travel or access by way of a service road or alley. 3. The access to all off-street parking facilities shall be designed in a manner which will not interfere with the movement of traffic. Sec. 40.35 - Circulation within: a Parking Area The circulation within a parking area shall comply with the following requirements: 1. Minimum aisle widths shall be provided in accordance with the angle of the parking spaces they serve: 30* Parking . . . . . . . a . . . . . . . . . 11 feet 45* Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 feet 60* Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 feet 90* Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 feet Other aisle widths shall be determined by interpolation from the above minimum requirements. 2. Circulation within a parking area with more than one (1) aisle must be such that a car need not enter the street to reach another aisle within the same parking area. 0 3. Directional signs shall be required to differentiate between entrance and exit access points to the street. Sec. 40.36 - Location of Parking Facilities Restricted The location of parking facilities shall comply with the following: -6- 1. In the agriculture, residential, A-P, C-1 and C-2 zones, parking shall not be permitted in the required front yard. On a corner lot or through lot, parking shall not be permitted in the required yards adjoining either street. 2. In the commercial and manufacturing zones the required yard areas may be used for Parking, provided that the landscaping, fencing and all other provisions of this Ordinance are met. 3- No part of any parking area for more than five (5) vehicles shall be closer than ten (10) feet to any residential use, school, hospital or other institution for human care located on an adjoining lot, unless screened by a masonry wall not less than four (4) feet in height. Sec. 40-37 - Development and Maintenance of Parking Areas Every parcel of land hereafter used as a public or private parking area, including a commercial parking lot and a vehicle sales area, shall be developed and maintained in good condition and in accordance with the provisions of this Part. Sec. 40.38 - Paving of Parking Areas All off-street parking areas and vehicle sales areas and any drive- ways used for access thereto, shall be paved. Such paving shall consist of suitable base material, topped with hard, durable, plant-mix asphaltic paving at least two (2) inches thick after compaction, or portland cement paving at least three (3) inches thick. The surface shall be graded and drained so as to dispose of all surface water. Drainage shall be taken to the curb or gutter and away from adjoining property. Such drainage shall not be allowed across the surface of a public sidewalk. Sec. 40.39 - Other Required Improvements All required parking areas shall have the following improvements: 1. Parking areas except in the industrial zones shall be legibly marked off on the pavement, showing the required parking spaces. 2. Where such areas adjoin residential districts, they shall be separated therefrom by a solid masonry wall six (6) feet in height, provided said wall shall not exceed three (3) feet in height where it is in the front yard area of an abutting residential use or district. Where no fence or wall is required along a boundary of an area covered by this Section, there shall be a concrete curb or wheel stops not less than six (6) inches in height securely installed and maintained as a safeguard to abutting property or public, right-of-way. The barrier shall not be less than two (2) feet from a property line. -7- 3. Where such area adjoins a residential district, there shall be a border of appropriate landscaping not less than six (6) feet in depth, along the residential street frontage to protect the character of the adjoining residential property. Such land- scaping shall be maintained by the owner or operator of the premises. Plans for the development shall be submitted to the Commission for review and approval. 4. When more than five (5) parking spaces are placed on the land a minimum of two (2) per cent of such parking area shall be landscaped and maintained. 5. Lighting, where provided to illuminate such parking, sales and/ or display areas, shall be so arranged as to reflect away from the adjoining residential areas and to be designed not to cause a nuisance, either to highway traffic or to the living environ- ment. Sec. 40.40 - Plot Plan Approval Required At the time a Building Permit is requested for any building or structure, or at the time a new use of land which would require off-street parking is established, a plot plan shall be submitted to the Planning Department for approval or reference to the Planning Commission for approval whenever required under the provisions of Section 40.39, paragraph 3. Sec. 40.41 - Permit Required i. Before any parcel of land is paved with asphaltic concrete or other surfacing material, a permit shall be obtained from the Building and Safety Superintendent. 2. No building shall be occupied and no final inspection shall be given by the Building and Safety Division until off-street parking spaces are provided in accordance with the provisions of this section. Sec. 40.42 - Limitation on Use of Required Parking Area Required parking area shall be used exclusively for vehicle parking in conjunction with a permitted use and shall not be reduced or encroached upon in any manner. The parking facilities shall be so designed and maintained as not to constitute a nuisance at any time, and shall be used in such a manner that no hazard to persons or property, or unreasonable impediment to tr-.ffic will result. Sec. 40.43 - Continuing Obligation The required off-street parking facilities shall be a continuing obligation of the property owner so long as the use requiring vehicle -a- parking facilities continues. It shall be unlawful for an owner of any building or use to discontinue or dispense with the required vehicle parking facilities without providing other vehicle parking area which meets the requirements of this Ordinance. See. 40.44 - Joint Use The Planning Commission may, upon application by the owner or lessee of any property, authorize the joint use of parking facilities by the following uses or activities under the conditions specified herein: 1. Up to 5VIo of the parking facilities required by this Part for a use considered to be primarily a daytime use may be pro- vided by a use considered to be primarily a nighttime use; up to Seo of the parking facilities required by this Part for a use considered to be primarily nighttime use may be pro- vided by a use considered to be primarily a daytime use, provided that such reciprocal parking area shall be subject to conditions as set forth in paragraph (3) below. 2. The following uses are typical daytime uses: Banks, business offices, retail stores, personal service shops, clothing or shoe repair or service shops, manufacturing or wholesale buildings and similar uses . The following uses are typical of nighttime and/or Sunday uses: Auditoriums incidental to a public or parochial school, churches, and theatres. 3. Conditions required for joint use: a. The building or use for which application is being made for authority to utilize the existing off-street parking facilities provided by another building or use, shall be located within one hundred fifty feet of such parking facilities. b. The applicant shall show that there is no substantial conflict in the principal operating hours for the buildings or uses for which the joint use of off-street parking facilities is proposed. c. Parties concerned in the joint use of off-street parking facilities shall evidence agreement for such joint use by a proper legal instrument approved by the City Attorney as to form and content. Such instrument when approved as conforming to the provisions of this Chapter shall be recorded in the office of the County Recorder and copies thereof filed with the Planning Department. -9- SECTION TWO: Before adopting this Ordinance, the City Council held a public hearing, notice of which was published in the City of Redlands on the 25th day of May, 1964, seven days before the hearing. SECTION THREE: This ordinance shall be in force and take effect as Provided by law. SECTION FOUR: The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance and cause the same to be p ublished once in the Redlands Daily Facts,, a newspaper of general circulation printed and published in this city. ATTEST: e laa sl Waldo F. Burroughs it Clerk Mayor of the City of Redlands APPROVED FOR FORM: s/ 'Edward F. Taylor City Attorney I hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Redlands at a regular meeting thereof held on the 2nd day of June, 1964 by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen Martinez,, 'Wagner, Hartzell., Cummings., Mayor Burroughs NOES: None ABSENT- None 744rkZ� Cityty-——-----