HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 01-005RESOLUTION NO. 01-5
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, RESCINDING THE DESIGN
STANDARDS FOR OFF-STREET PARKING FACILITIES
ADOPTED UNDER PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION
NO. 725 AND ADOPTING AMENDED STANDARDS
THEREFORE.
WHEREAS, present parking design standards do not provide sufficient flexibility to
facilitate parking lot configurations and provide for sufficient planter area for trees; and
WHEREAS, said new standards would be in the furtherance of health, safety and
public welfare; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has recommended approval of said revised
standards by its Resolution No. 2038; and
WHEREAS, studies and investigations made by the Department of Community
Development and in its behalf reveal that:
1. That dimensional requirements are based upon an analysis of the current
sizes of typical automobiles.
2. Economic considerations necessitate development of standards requiring the
minimum area per stall consistent with reasonable and safe aisle widths, unit
parking depths and unit parking widths.
3. The standards are based on City experience and the experience of other
municipalities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Palm
Desert does hereby rescind the standards adopted in Planning Commission Resolution No.
725 and approve Design Standards for off-street parking facilities, attached hereto as Exhibit
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Palm Desert City
Council, held on this 8th day of March , 2001, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: BENSON, CRITES, KELLY, SPIEGEL
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
SHEILA R. }�111LIGAN, Clerk
City of Palm Desert, rnia
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RESOLUTION NO. 01-5
EXHIBIT "A"
Design Standards for Off -Street Parking Facilities
A. Parking Layout and Circulation.
1. Except for single-family detached, single-family attached, duplex, and town
home residential uses, no parking facility shall be designed so that vehicles
are required to back into a public street to exit the facility.
2. No parking space shall be located within four feet of any property line.
3. With the exception of single -single-family detached, single-family attached,
duplex, and town home residential uses, all parking bays shall be bordered
by continuous curbs to serve as drainage channels and as wheel stops.
Individual wheel stops shall not be permitted in lieu of such curbs.
4. In order to avoid dead end aisles, parking areas with ten spaces or more
shall connect with other parking areas or drive aisles or shall provide a
tumaround area at the end of the bay.
5. Entry/exit driveways shall be placed where they result in the least
interference with the flow of traffic on the public street to which they
connect.
6. Joint entry driveways are encouraged and shall be arranged to allow
parking lot maneuvering from one establishment to another without
requiring exit to the street. Adjacent properties shall maintain agreements
which permit reciprocal driveway connections across property lines.
B. Parking Facility Design and Dimensions
1. Regular Space Dimensions. All parking spaces up to the minimum
required shall be designated for regular vehicle parking. Regular vehicle
spaces shall have the following minimum dimensions: Width 9 feet; Length
16 feet 6 inches to curb plus two feet overhang. Parking spaces adjacent
to tree planters may be reduced in depth to 15 feet plus two feet of
overhang.
2. Compact Space Dimensions. Compact parking spaces may be approved by
the Planning Commission in parking lots having more than 100 spaces and
large numbers of employees. Minimum width of compact spaces shall be
nine feet. The space depth shall be flexible depending on the geometric
circumstances.
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3. End Spaces. Parking spaces at the end of a parking aisle against a curb or
wall shall be widened by two additional feet and/or shall have a backing -out
pocket provided.
4. Parking Aisles: The following table contains minimum dimensions for
parking aisles.
MINIMUM PARKING AISLE DIMENSIONS
Parkins Ana_ le One-Wav Aisle Width Two-Wav Aisle Width
(degrees) (feet) (feet)
10 = oarallell
0-44 14 24
45-54 16 24
55-64 17 24
65-79 22 24
80-90 24 24
5. Space Marking. All parking spaces shall be clearly marked with white or
yellow paint or other easily distinguished material. Marking shall be a
minimum four -inch wide double ("hairpin" style) stripe designed to provide
18 inches measured outside to outside.
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