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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 54ONDUAW2 N0. 54 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE RRVZAL OF SEC. 18.12 OF ORDINANCE 348 OF RIVERSIDE COUNT10 REPEAL OF ORDINANCE NO. 27 AND THE ADOPTION OF INTERIM OFF-STREET PARKING STANDARDS WM, the City Council of the City of Palm Desert DOES SBM23Y ORDAIN as followss Section: 1. That Sec. 18.12 of Ordinance No. 348 (Riverside County) is hereby repealed. Section 2. That City Council Ordinance No. 27 is hereby repealed. Section 3. That the attached is hereby adopted as the interim parking standards for the City of Palm Desert. Section 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this ordinance and shall cause the same to be posted in three public places in accordance with Resolution No. 17 and with Section 36933 of the California Government Code, and the same shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days after its adoption. PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this IOth day of October , 1974 by the following vote: AYES: Aston; Benson; Brush; McPherson; Clark MOEss none ABSENT: some AS'PESTs 8Y R BURT, City Clark City of Palm Desert, California i MMESCINDIEv i pa SECTION 19. 12 Off STREET PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS .01 INTENT AlID PURPOSE 001 GENERAL PROVISIONS • •0= PARKING DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS •04 SUPPLEMENTAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR RESIDENTIAL USE •05 PARKING DESIGN STANDARDS •06 RESIDENTIAL OFF STREET PARKING SCHEDULE •07 COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL OFF STREET PARKING SCHEDULE •08 IN LIEU PARKING PAYMENTS Ordinance No. 54 I'll -71 IW i SECTION 18,120ff-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS SECTION .01 INTENT AND PURPOSE r .The Intent and purpose of those regulations are to provide. properly designed parking areas adequate in capacity, location and design to prevent traffic congestion and a shortage of curb spaces in the City of Palm Desert. Off-street parking facilities shall be provided incidental to new uses and alterations and enlargements of existing uses. The number of parking spaces shall be in proportion to the need created by the particular type of use. Off-street parking and loading areas are to be established in a manner that will •••insure their usefulness, protect public safety, and, where appropriate, buffer surrounding land uses from their impact. SECTION .02 GENERAL PROVISIONS A. Off-street parking shall be provided for any new building constructed and for any new use established; for any addition or enlargement of an existing building.or use; and for any change in the occupancy of any building or the manner in which any use is conducted that would result In additional parking spaces being required, unless an equivalent substitute number of such spaces is provided and maintained conforming to the requirements of this Section. S. When the occupancy or use of any premises Is changed to a different use, or is altered, enlarged. expanded or Intensified, additional parking to meet the requirements of this Section shall be provided for the changed, enlar- gad, expanded, altered or intensified portion of the occupancy or use. C. The required parking spaces or garages shall be located on the same building site except as otherwise provided by this Ordinance. Property within the ultimate right- of-way of a street or highway shall not be used to provide required parking or loading facilities. D. Ail off-street parking spaces and areas required by this Section shall be designed and maintained to be fully useable for the duration of the use regeiring such areas and spaces. S. Xweept for mobile hoses, tandem spaces stall only be per- sitted for those spaces that exceed the t+aquiresents of We ordinance. . i6.1 •. ' • f SECTION 903 NARKING DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS parking areas serving industrial, can rclal, apartment and public or community facility uses shall be subject to the following parking standards: (1) Each off-street parking stall shalt consist of a rectangular area not less than 9 feet wide by 20 feet long except as otherwise provided In this Section._ (2) A minimum of 15 percent of the total off-street parking area shall be landscaped with a mixture of trees, shrubs, ground cover, other plant materiai and hardscape material. A minimum of one third (1/3) of the required landscaping shall be distributed within the interior of the parking facility and the remaining two thirds (V 3) of the required landscaping shall be provided as peripheral planting on the exterior edges of the parking area. All landscape areas shall be well maintained in perpetuity. (3) All off-street parking areas shall be screened to minimize the visual impact on adjacent streets and properties. No parking space shall be located within six (b) feet of any property line. Any open areas In the interiors so formed shall be landscaped with appropriate plant materials. (4) Landscaping within the off-street parking areas shell be provided to the extent of at least one (1) fifteen gallon tree per each five parking stalls or their equivalent. (5) Landscape and automatic irrigation system plans, in - eluding the type and location of plant materials, shall be submitted to and approved by the Architectural Review Board either as part of a review process applic- able to the subject property or prior to the Issuance of Building Permits if no such review process :s required. (6) auger or tire guards shall be provided along any property line which abuts a public walluey, street or alley. 0) Lighting used to illuminate the parking area shall _. be designed and located to confine direct rays to the premises. Light standards shall be a maximum _ of tan (10) feet in height. (8) All parking stalls shall be clearly outlined with double or hairpin lines on the surface of the parking facility. (9) All -parking stalls and maneuvering areas shall be paved and permanently maintained with asphaltic or concrete surfacing. All areas within the parking area not paved shall be landscaped. (10) parking areas shall be designed to enable a car entering the parking area to move from one . location to any other location within the parking area or premises without entering a street. (u) The required parking area shall not be used for any other use other than the temporary storage of motor vehicles during the time that the use requiring the parking Is in operation. (22) Parking and maneuvering areas shall be so arranged that any vehicle entering a vehicular right-of-way can do so traveling in a forward direction. (31) Parking area identification and directional graphics not to exceed two square feet each may be located in any district at the entrance or exit of a parking area. Such notices may contain the name of the owner or occupant of the property and a W combination of the words and syr6als similar to the • -following: parking, park here, enter here, entrance, exit, do not enter, stop, private. public, customer only. SMION .04 SUPPLEMENTAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR RESIDENTIAL USES hrking areas serving residential uses shall be subject to the following supplemental parking development standards: (1) Single Family Residential including conventional detached, cluster housing, or condominium: a. Two parking spaces for each unit shall be provided within a farage or carport- b. ,Each space shall contain 10' X 201 of unobstructed ' area. This requirement may be met by utili2ing : the interior demensions of the garage or carport. (2) Multiple Family Residential including apartments or condominiums: a. A minimum of two parking spaces for each unit. shell be provided within a garage or a carport for each living unit. b: Parking Development Standards contained in Section .03 of this ordinance shall be applicable. (3) The design of carports and garages shall be subject to the approval of the Architectural Review Boar& SECTION .OS PARKING DESIGN STANDARDS t All parking areas serving industrial, comserciat, professional, apartr4mt and public or community fmcilltles shall be subject to the following regulations: (i) Access drives leading to aisles within a parking area shall be a minima+ width of 20 feet for two way and 12 feet for one may. M Where two way traffic is desired, aisle widths and maneuvering areas shall be a minimum width of 24 feet. (3) A driveway or vehicular accessway from a parking area shall have a maximum grade of not more than two percent for a minimum length of 15 feet immediately adjacent to a street right-of-way line. (4) Driveways and vehicular aecessways providing access between a street and a parking area or garage area shall be paved, marked and maintained; and they shall have a minimum width of 20 feet for two way traffle and 12 feet for one way traffic. (S) M al m alsle width In feet for am -way traffic; • Tan -foot stalls: parking Angle Degree: 00-2? 300-340 3S0-39 4OW Stall width: 11' 111 138 14, Parking Angle Degree: 450-49 50 -54o 550.59 ' 600-64o Stall Width: IS' 15.5' 16.5' 17.5' Parking Angle Degree: 650-690 70*-740 750-790 800-900 Stall Width: 18.5' 20' 21.5' 74.5' (6) Reserved for Parking Layout Drawings (7) Special Parking Design SCandarda a. All landscape planter beds in interior parking areas shall be not less than 4 feet in width and bordered • by a concrete curb not less than 6 inches in height adjacent to the parking surface. b. Landscaped areas shall be distributed th%,ughout the entire parking area as evenly as is appropitate in the design of the parking facility. a. ♦ sprinkler system shall be installed in all landscaped areas to insure the proper maintenance of plant mater- ials. d. Where trees already exist, the parking lot shall be de- signed to make the best use of this existing growth and shade wherever it is reasonably possible. e. Landsceping shall include shrubs, trees, vines, ground covers, hedges, flourera, bark, chips, decorating cin- ders, gravel, and similar material which will improve the appearance of parking areas. SEMON .06 RESIDENTIAL OPP-STREET PARKINC SCHEDULE In any district where a residential use is permitted, off-street parking for residential uses shall be in conformity with the follow- ing requiremente unless otherwise specified iu any approved Planned Development District: (1) Single Family Parking Requirements (conventional de- tached, or mobil* homes. Two parking spaces per dwelling unit shall be required. (2) Apartment Parking Space Requirements: a. Studio, one bedroom 2.0 per unit Two bedroom or larger Units 2.0 per unit ,b. Condominium or cluster units 2.3 per unit • �6.s MINIPW PARKING STALLS REQUIRED owl Idings used solely for I for each 3 machines. Coln -operated lewd. is Or dry cleaning. Comorclal banks. Saving A for each 200 square feet and Loan offices, other of gross floor area. financial Institutions, public and private utility offices. contractor's storage yards 6 which shelf be seoarated In connection with contrac- from the enclosed storage area. • torls business; salvage yard; junk yard; automobile wrecking yard; storage yard. General retail stores, I for each 250 square feet except as otherwise of gross floor area. specified heroin. (7) Lusher yards. I for each 500 square feet of gross floor area for retail soles, plus I for each 1000 square fact of Open area devoted to dis- play Or soles; plus I for each 2 employees. Mortuaries and funeral 5 plus ISO square feet of • homes. usable and accessible paved parking area for awry 25 square feet or fraction thereof of assembly rove floor or". fWd store, supermarket 1 for each 2.50 square feet or drug store. of gross floor area. (10) Metals and hotels. 1.1 for each g",it unit, -plus required spaces for • &MItlonal uses on the site. Motor vehicle sales and per 4W square feet of automotive repair.- gross floor area. IISE 'MINIMUM PARKING STALLS REQUIRED (12) Offices, except as odor- 1 for each 250 square feet wise specified. of gross floor area. . (13) Self-service automobile 5 for each 2 stalls. washes. (A) Neighborhood Shopping' •4.5 for each 1000 square Centers. feet of gross floor area. (15) Community and Regional 5 for each 1000 square Shopping Centers. fat of gross floor area. (16) stores solely for the 1 for each 500 square feet sale of furniture and of gross floor area. appliances. (17) Trade schools. business 1 for each 3 student cspi- colleges and come, rcial city of each classroom plus schools. 1 for each faculty member or employee. �. Commercial Recreation: (1) lawling alleys and billiard 5 for each alley, 2 for halls. each billiard table contained therein. (2) Commercial stables. Sufficient area, treated to prevent dust. to pro- vide for the needs of • customers and employees but not less than one accessible space for each five horses kept on the promises. • (3) Driving ranges (golf). 1 per toe. plus the spaces required for additional VMS on the site. (4) Golf Courses (Regulation 8 per hole plus the spaces course). required for additional ' uses on the site. (S) 'Pitch and Putt and 3 per hole, plus requlre- Miniature golf courses. ments for accessory uses. YSES MINIMUM PARKING STALLS REQUIRED (6) Slating rinks, Ice or i for each 100 square feet taller. of gross floor area, plus • the spaces required for additional uses on the site. (» swiming pool (cauaercial). 1 for each 500 square feet of gross floor area, plus tine spaces required for additional uses on the site. (aj Tennis Facility 4 for each court plus the .. (commercial). spaces required for adds- ,tional uses"on the site. C. Educational Uses: (1) Elementary and junior high 2 for each classroom. schools. (2) Senior high schools, 1 for each member of the public, parochial and faculty and each employee, private. plus 1 for each 6 students regularly enrolled. {3) "Colleges, universities, i-for each 3 students plus and institutions of 1 for'each 2 ambers of higher learning, parochial the faculty and employees. and private. 0. Iailth uses: (1) Dental clinics or offices; t for each 200 square feet Radical clinics or offices. gross floor area. (1) Convalescent and nursing 1 for every h beds In hams, homes for aged, accordance with the rest - rest homes, children's dent capacity of the home tastes and sanitariums. as listed on the required • license or permit. (3) 11ospTtals. 1 f!4 for each patient bed. (k) Veterinary hospitals. 1 for each 200 square feet and clinics. gross floor area. ilb.! VKS (� Neaith studios and spas. E. ift ufacturing Plants and Kindred Uses: 11) industrial uses of all typos except a building used exclusively for warehouse purposes. (2) Warehouses, storage build- ings or structures used exclusively for storage purposes. (» "Wholesale establishments and warehouses not used ,exclusively for storage. (4) "tic utility facilities Including, but not limited to Electric, Gas, Water, Telephone and Telegraph faclittles not having business offices on the premises. N f MINIMUM PARKING STALLS REQUIRED 1 for each 150 square feet : of gross floor area. (For the purpose of this subsec- tion, sw firming pool area , -shell be counted as floor area.) 2 for each 3 employees • plus i for each vehicle operated from and stored on the property, but in no event less than 1 for each one thousand square feet of gross floor area. i 2 for each 3 employees, but in no event less than 1 for each one thousand square feet of gross floor area for the first twenty thousand square feet; i for each two thousand square feat of gross floor area for the second twenty thou - send square feet; 1 for each four thousand square feet of gross floor area for areas to excess of the initial forty thousand square feet of floor ..area of the building. 1 for each 3000 square feet of gross floor area. 1 for each 2 employees In the largest shift plus 1 for each vehicle used in connection with the use. A minimum of 2 spaces shall be provided for each such use regardless of building space or number of employees. USES i. places of Assembly; (1) Restaurants, taverns, lounges and other estab- lishsonts for the sale and Consumption an the premises of food and beverages. Drive-in, Drive-thru and take-out restaurants. (2) Auditoriums, theaters, sports arenas, stadiums. (3) Libraries. (4) private clubs, lodge hells, union headquarters. (S) Churches and other places of assembly not specified above. C. Other guest MINIM.IM PARKING STALLS REQUIRED 10 mal►iswa► or 1 for each 50 square feet of gross floor area up to 4000 square feet plus 1 for each 80 square feet of gross floor area over 4000 square feet whichever is treater. 10 plus 1 for each 100 square feet of gross floor area. 1 for each 3 seats or 1 for each 35 square feet of gross floor area where there are no fixed seats. 1 for each 300 square feet of gross floor area. 1 for each 75 square feet of gross floor area. 1 for each 3 fixed seats within the main auditorium or for every 35 square feet of seating area within the main auditorium where there are no fixed seats; 18 linear inches of bench shall be considered for fixed seats. (2) Day nurseries, including 2 for each 3 employees and pro-selaols and sursery teachers plus l loading schools. space for each s children (2) uses not specified. The Planning Commission shall by resolution establish the parking requirement. r. Man a tractional figure is found as a remainder in computations made to determine the ember of required off-street parking "sees or garages said fraction shall be conetrued as the next lamer Male number. • t7.1 • f i, parking area shall be computed by adding the areas used for access drives, &Isles, stalls, maneuvering. and landscaping within that portion of the premises that Is devoted to vehic- alar parking. SECTION .08 IN -LIEU PARKING PAYMENTS In commercial districts. parking spaces required by the provisions. of this section may be satisfied by the payment of a fee, as established by Resolution of the City Council, per parking space to the Off Street Parking Fund of tho City prior to issuance of a building permit provided that *" district in which the use is to be established is within on established Parking District. Funds placed into the Off Street Parking fund pursuant to the provisions of this section shalt be used exclusively for the purpose of acquiring and developing off street parking facilities, ]lotted Insofar as practicable to the general vicinity of the premises for which the In -lieu payments were made. suettive data - Ii&vaabes 10, 1174. SECTION 18.13. LOADING SPACE. On the same lot with every buildeig or part thereof. used for manufacturing, storage, warehousing, goods display, department store, wholesale store, market, hotel, hospital, laundry, dry clean- ing or other uses similarly involving the receipt or distribution by vehicles of materials or merchandise there shall be provided and :maintained adequate load- ing space for standing and for loading and unloading service of such size and so located and designed as to avoid undue interference with the public use of streets and alleys. The loading space area shall be paved in the same manner as is required for the parking area for the particular use, pursuant to Section. 18.12. SECTION 18.14. SALE OF A PORTION OF A LOT. Where a lot is divided Into separate ownerships and the area of either portion is such that the number and location of the buildings thereon no longer conform to the lot area require- 'ments of the particular zone, then, in the determination of the permissible num- ber and location of any buildings on either portion of the lot, both parts shall be considered as one parcel only. SECTION 18.1S. YARD REQUIREMENTS. No required yard or other open space around an existing building, or any building hereafter erected. shall be considered as providing a yard or other open space for any other building on an adjoining lot or building site. ' 1 i i t • Because of a greater fire hazard in mountain and forer• areas any , noncorforming building which to within the limits of any na onal forest and whhich may be damaged or destroyed by fire or explosion may be re- paired or.reconstructed without regard to the degree of damage or destruc- tion. SECTION 18.9. NOVCO:YFORMII;G USES RESULTING FROM AMEND- ULMTS. The provisions of this ordinance shall apply to uses which become nonconforming by reason of the adoption of this ordinance, or any amendment thereof as of the effective date of such adoption or amendment. I use shall 'be deemed to have become nonconforming by virtue of decreased lot size re- sulting solely from the acquisition of any portion of the lot for public road or storm or drainage channel purposes or the adoption of any specific plan for such a purpose. SECTION 18.10. LOCATION OF DWr-LLINGS. Except in multiple dwell- ing developments or where otherwise provided in this ordinance, evert dwell- ing shall face or front upon a street or pernanent means of access to a street, and in no event shall any dwelling face or front upon an alley. SECTIOA' IS. II. SIZE OF DWELLINGS. Every dwelling erected after the effective date of this ordinance shall have a rrirlmum floor area of not less than 7S0 square feet, exclusive of unroofed portions and garages, and shall conform to the yard requirements of the zone in wFilch such dwelling is first or primarily permitted, except that the minimum floor areaof the addi. tional dwelling permitted in the R-IA Zone shall be 480 square feet. , M. 1WtV At uaw . ITEM III (F) 1000 /MRMYt a• 114e aTA" ► %VWX t144 "M wNeems. awuroa»+w *goat w • ohtM a► .0496 November 2S, 1974 CSRTIFIED ?SAIL ' PJMVR0-1tBCSIPT REQUESTED Sdawnd 0. Brawn. Jr. . Secretary of State State of California 111 Capitol Mall ' Sacramento, California 9SB14 Dear Sit: Pursuant to Section 33102 of the Health and Safety Code of the State of California, I am transmitting herewith two copies of Ordinance.No. 53 of the City of Palm Desert declaring the need for a Redevelopment Agency to function in the City of Palm Desert. Kindly execute your certificate attesting'to the filing of this Ordinance at your earliest convenience and forward it to Mr. Harvey Hurlburt, City Nanager, City of Palm Desert, 4S-27S Prickly Pear Lane, P. 0. Sox 1649, Palm Desert, California 92260. A check not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00) is enclosed to cover any certification fee. Very truly yours, CITZ OF PALM DESERT Sauey 8urlburt City Manager • Ee:elosnres ' . .