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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1986-05-06; City Council; 8615; Revisions to parking requirementsc P w > 0 a: L1 a a .. z 0 F 0 a $ z 3 0 0 hB# %)21- MTG. i3EPT.L 5/6/86 . . TITLE: DEPT. Hd. kldrDkt 1 CITY ATTY vm CITY MGR. REVISIONS TO PARKING REQUIREMENTS ZCA-187 - CITY OF CARLSBAD RECOMMENDED ACTION: The Planning Commission and staff are recommending that the City Council introduce Ordinance No. YfOq , APPROVING ZCA-187. ITEM EXPLANATION During the review of the Land Use Element of the City's General Plan a number of committee members expressed concerns about the City's parking requirements. In response to these concerns the City Council directed staff to review and where necessary revise the City's parking ordinance. While reviewing the City's parking ordinance staff contacted other cities, examined recent parking studies, field checked parking adequacy at some recently approved projects, attempted to get comments from local developers and consulted with members of the Planning Commission. After getting this input staff proposed and the Planning Commission approved a number of revisions to the C i ty ' s park i ng requirements . One of the most significant changes was to put all of the City's parking requirements into one chapter. Staff also separated parking requirements from uses generally and put each into a separate chapter. Some conflicting portions of the ordinance were eliminated or revised. The parking requirements for certain uses have been increased to comply with present needs. Parking requirements for uses not previously listed have been added. Also, a separate section for compact parking spaces has been added. For more details see the attached staff report and exhibits of March 26, 1986. After being discussed at the February 19, and March 26, 1986 Planning Commission meetings this zone code amendment was approved unanimously. Both staff and the Commission believe that the proposed revisions will establish adequate parking requirements and make the ordinance easier to work with. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW The Planning Director has determined that this project will not cause any significant impacts and, therefore, has issued a Negative Declaration, dated December 11, 1985. The Planning Commission recommended approval of the Negative Declaration on March 26, 1986. A copy of the environmental document is on file in the Planning Department. Page 2 of Agenda Bill No. 8615- FISCAL IMPACT No direct fiscal impacts are anticipated. EXHIBITS 1. Ordinance No. 2. Planning Commission Resolution No. 2524 3. Staff Report dated March 26, 1986 w/attachments a SUMMARY OF CHANGES IN PARKING STANDARDS EXISTING PROPOSED Mobile Home 2 /DU 2 /DU Visitor 1/10 1/4 Hospital 2/Bed 3/Bed Single Family Same 2/DU Apartments 1 BR 2 BR Guest Same 2/DU 0.5/1-10/DU 1.5/DU 2/DU None Time Share 1/DU 1.25/DU Off ice 1/300 sq.ft. 1/250 sq.ft. Hotel 1/Room 1.2/Room Library 1/500 sq.ft. 1/250 sq.ft. Retail 1/300 sq.ft. Same Shopping Center VAR 1/200 sq.ft. Schools High 1/2 Emp. 1/1 Emp. 1/2 Emp. 1/1 Emp.+ l/Emp. l/Emp. + 1/10 Students 1/3 Students College Manufacturing 1/3 Emp. 1/400 sq.ft. Warehouse 1/5 Emp. 1/1000 sq.ft. Compact Car Spaces Up to 40% up to 45% 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 0 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 20 0 ORDINANCE NO. 9804 ON ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA AMENDING TITLE 21, OF THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE BY THE AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 21.18, SECTION 21.18.045(e)(1); CHAPTER 21.21, SECTION 21.21.140(1); CHAPTER 21.37, SECTION 21.37.100(13); CHAPTER 21.45, SECTION 21.45.090(d)(2); THE REPEAL OF CHAPTER 21.24, SECTION 21.24.140; THE RECODIFICATION OF CHAPTER 21.44, SECTION 21.44.010-21.44.110 INCLUSIVE AND 21.44.220-21.44.240 INCLUSIVE AS CHAPTER 21.53 AND BY THE REVISION OF CHAPTER 21.44 TO REVISE AND CLARIFY THE CITY'S PARKING REQUIREMENTS. The City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, does ordain as follows: ' SECTION 1: That Title 21, Chapter 21.18 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code, is amended by the amendment of Section 21.18.045 (.e) (1) to read as follows: (1) A reduction in the number of parking spaces which would otherwise be required for the project, may be granted. The City Council shall determine the parking to be required for the project provided a minimum of one space for each two dwelling units shall be provided. SECTION 2: That Title 21, Chapter 21.21 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code, is amended by the amendment of Section 21.21.140(1) to read as follows: (1) Three spaces for each bed or one per 200 square feet of gross floor area, whichever is greater. SECTION 3: That Title 21, Chapter 21.24 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is amended by repealing Section 21.24.140. SECTION 4: That Title 21, Chapter 21.37 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code, is amended by the amendment of Section 21.37.100(13) to read as follows: (13) Visitor parking shall be provided at a ratio of one space per four mobile home units. Onstreet parking may be counted towards meeting this requirement. ' Ii 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 0 t 0 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 SECTION 5: That Title 21, Chapter 21.44, Sections 21.44.010 through 21.44.110, and 21.44.220 and 21.44.240 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code are recodified as Chapter 21.53, which shall be entitled "Uses Generally." Section 21.44.010 through 21.44.110 inclusive are renumbered 21.53.010 through 21.53.110 respectively; Section 21.44.220 is renumbered 21.53.120; Section 21.44.240 is renumbered Section 21.53.130. SECTION 6: That Title 21 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is amended to redesignate the reference to Section 21.44.240 (satellite television antenna) as reference to Section 21.53.130 whenever the reference appears in the title. SECTION 7: That Title 21 of the Carlsbad Municipal Coae is amended by the amendment of Chapter 21.44 to read as follows: Chapter 21.44 Parkinq . Sections : 21.44.010 21.44.020 21.44.030 21.44.040 21.44.050 21.44.060 21.44.070 21.44.080 21.44.090 21.44.100 21.44 . 110 21.44.120 Required Offstreet Parking Parking Spaces Required Parking Requirements For Uses Not Specified Parking Provisions Maybe Waived by Commission General Requirements Offstreet Parking - Residential Zones Comprehensive Planned Facilities Required Improvements and Maintenance Parking Areas in R-3, R-P and R-T Zones Landscaping of Parking Areas Compact Parking Spaces Tandem Parking - Substandard Lots 21.44.010 Required Offstreet Parkinq. Every building, or portion of building hereafter erected, and every change of use in an existing building, shall be provided with permanently maintained parking space as provided in this article, and such parking space shall be made permanently available and be permanently maintained for parking purposes; provided, however, that for single family residences any alterations or additions providing less than three hundred square feet of cumulative 2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 e 9 1c 11 12 t 0 1€ 1s 2c 21 22 2: 24 25 26 27 2e additional floor space (over the amount of the original dwelling structure) shall be exempted from this requirement. In cases where a fractional parking space is required, the number of required spaces shall be rounded to the nearest, highest whole number. 21.44.020 Parking Spaces Required. The number of of fstreet parking spaces required for the uses or structures desiqnated in this section shall be no less than as set forth in the following: RESIDENTIAL Standard Single Family, R-1, R-A, E-A and RE Zones - 2-car garage. Planned Unit Developments and Condominiums - Two standard parking spaces, one covered/unit. Exception: studio - 1.5 spaces/unit, one covered/unit. In addition, parking areas for guest parking must be provided as follows: 0.5 spaces for each unit up through ten units, 0.3 space for each unit in excess of ten units. Credit for visitor parking may be given for frontage on local streets that meet public street standards for detached single family residential projects subject to the approval of the Planning Commission; not less than 24 lineal feet per space exclusive of driveway entrances and.driveway aprons shall be provided for each parking space, except where parallel parking spaces are located immediately adjacent to driveway aprons, then 20 lineal feet may be provided. Apartments - Studio and one bedroom - 1.5 spaces/unit. Two bedroom and more - 2 spaces/unit. In addition, parking areas for guest parking must be provided as follows: 0.5 space for each unit up through ten (10) units. 0.25 space for each unit in excess of ten (10) units. All Residential Uses - Beach Area Overlay Zone - Same as the reguirements for Planned Unit Developments and Condominiums with the following exceptions: No credit will be given for onstreet parking. Twenty percent of the visitor parking may be provided as tandem parking for existing substandard lots if the garages are setback at least twenty feet from the front property line, or in the case where no individual property lines are present, then at least twenty feet from the edge of the street pavement or sidewalk whichever is closest to the structure. Fraternities - 1.25 spaces for each sleeping room. Mobile Home Parks - Two spaces per unit plus one guest parking space for every four units. 3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 € S 11 12 t 0 1E 1E 2c 21 2: 2; 21: 2: 26 2'; 2E (7) Residential Care - Two spaces plus one space/three beds. (8) Roominq House - One space for each sleeping room. (9) Senior Citizen Housing Projects - Minimum one space per every two units subject to approval of a conditional use permit. (10) Time-share Condominiums - Minimum 1.2 spaces per unit subject to approval of a conditional use permit. COMMERCIAL Bed and Breakfast Inns - Two standard spaces, one of which must be covered for the owner's unit, plus one space for each guest room. Bowling Alleys - Six per alley. Drivinq Ranqes - One space/tee plus required parking for accessory uses. Financial Institutions and Professional Offices (A) Medical Office - One space/200 square feet of gross (B) Financial Institutions - One space/250 square feet of floor area. aross floor area. (c) ijffice - One space/250 square feet of gross floor area. For office uses in the Village Redevelopment Zone and areas within 300 feet of its boundary - One space/300 square feet of gross floor area. Furniture and Appliance - One space/600 square feet of gross floor area. Golf Courses - Six spaces/hole plus required parking for accessory uses. Gyms and Health Spas - One space/35 square feet of gross floor area. Hospitals - Three spaces per bed/or 1 per 200 square feet of gross floor area, whichever is greater. Hotels and Motels - 1.2 spaces per unit. Libraries - One space/l50 square feet of gross floor area. (A) Library Substations - One space/250 square feet of gross floor area. Mortuaries - One space/50 square feet of assembly area. 4. 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 a 9 10 11 12 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Motor Vehicle (A) Sales - One space/400 suuare feet of gross floor area. (B) Repair - Four spaces for every work bay (up through three work bays). Two spaces per bay in excess of three bays. Workbays do not count as parking spaces. Museums - One space/500 square feet of gross floor area. Public Assembly - One space/5 seats or 1 space/100 square feet of assembly area, whichever is greater. Recreational Vehicle Storaqe Areas - One space for every 10,000 square feet of storage area, with a minimum of three spaces. Re s tau r an t (A) Less than 4,000 square feet in size - One space/100 (B) Four thousand square feet or greater - 40 plus one square feet gross floor area. space/50 square feet of floor space in excess of 4,000 square feet. Retail (A) Individual - One space/300 square feet of gross floor (B) Shoppinq Center - One space/200 square feet of gross area. floor area. Schools - (A) Pre-schools/Nurseries - one space/employee plus one for each 10 students, minimum, with an adequate loading and unloading area. adequate loading and unloading area. (B) Elementary Schools - one space/employee, minimum, with a (C) Hiqh Schools - one space/employee plus one space for eacl 10 students, minimum, with an adequate loading and unloading area. (D) Colleges, Vocational Schools - one space/employee plus one space for each three students, minimum, with an adequate loading and unloading area. Theaters - One space/5 seats. INDUSTRIAL (30) Manufacturing - One space/400 square feet of gross floor area plus one stall for each vehicle used in conjunction with the use. (31) Research and Development - One space/250 square feet of gross floor area. (32) Warehouse - One space/1,000 square feet of gross floor area 5. elus one stall for each vehicle used in conjunction with the se. 11 1: 1; P 21.44.030 Parkinq requirements for uses not specified. Where the parking requirements for a use are not. specifically defined herein, the parking requirements for such use shall be determined by the Planning Commission, and such determination shall be based upon the requirements for the most conparable use specified in this chapter. 21.44.040 Parkinq provisions may be waived by Commission. The Commission may, by resolution, waive or modify the srovisions as set forth in this title establishina reauired parking areas for uses such as electrical power generating plants, electrical transformer stations, utility or corporation storage yards or other uses of a similar or like nature requiring a very limited number of persons. 21.44.050 General requirements. (a) The following general requirements shalJ apply to all parking spaces and areas: (1) Size and access. Each offstreet parking space shall have an area of not less than one hundred seventy Square feet exclusive of drives or aisles and a width of not less than eight and one-half feet. Subject to the approval of the Planning Director, up to a two and one-half foot overhang may be permitted. Each space shall be provided with adequate ingress and egress. Aisles to and from parking stalls shall not be less than: five degree parking. parking. parking. a car entering the parking area need not enter a street to reach another aisle and that a car need not enter a street backwards. This provision shall not apply to offstreet parking required for one and two-family dwelling units. When the required parking space for a one, two, or multiple-family structure in any residential zone is not to be provided in a covered garage, each such required car space shall be not less than two hundred square feet in area and shall be so located and/or constructed that it may later be covered by a garage structure in accordance with the provisions of this title. be located as hereinafter specified. Where a distance is specified, such distance shall be the walking distance measured from the nearest point of the parking facility to the nearest point of the building that such facility is required to serve: dwellings, parking facilities shall be located on the same lot or building site as the buildings they are required to serve, aged, asylums, orphanages, rooming houses, lodqinghouses, club (A) Fourteen feet wide for thirty and forty- (B) Eighteen feet wide for sixty degree (C) Twenty-four feet wide for ninety degree Circulation within a parking area must be such that (2) Locations. Offstreet parking facilities shall (A) For one-, two- or multiple-family (B) For hospitals, sanitariums, homes for the 6. s c rooms, fraternity and sorority house not more than one hundred and fifty feet from the buildings they are requried to serve, and not over three hundred feet from the building they are required to serve: (3) Mixed occupancies in a building. In the case of mixed uses in a building or on a lot, the total requirements for offstreet parking facilities shall be the sum of the requirements for the various uses computed separately. Offstreet parking facilities for one use shall not be considered as providing required parking facilities for any other use except as hereinafter specified for joint use: 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 in this title: facilities required by this chapter for a use considered to be primarily a daytime use may be provided by the parking facilities of a use considered to be primarily a nighttime use: up to fifty percent of the parking facilities required by this article for a use considered to be primarily a nighttime use may be provided by the parking facilities of a use considered to be primarily a daytime use, provided such reciprocal parking area shall be . subject to condit--ions set forth in paragraph (D) below, facilities required by this chapter for a church or for an auditorium incidental to a public or parochial school may be supplied by parking facilities of a use considered to be primarily a daytime use, provided such reciprocal parking area shall be subject to conditions set forth in paragraph (D) below; (C) 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, dance halls, theatres and bars, (C) For uses other than those specified above, (4) Joint use. The Planning Commission may, upon (A) Up to fifty percent of the parking (B) Up to one hundred percent of the parking (D) Conditions required for joint use: (i) The building or use for which application is being made for authority to utilize the existing offstreet parking facilities provided by another building or use, shall be located within one hundred fifty feet of such parking facility is no substantial conflict in the principal operating hours of the buildings or uses for which the joint use of offstreet parking facilities is proposed (iii) Parties concerned in the joint use of offstreet 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 title, shall be recorded in the office of the County Recorder and copies thereof filed with the Planning Director and the Planning Commission. (ii) The applicant shall show that there 7. . I 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 a 9 10 11 12 t le 19 2c 21 22 22 24 25 26 27 2e u (5) Common facilities. Common parking facilities may be provided in lieu of the individual requirements contained herein, but such facilities shall be approved by the Planning Commission as to size, shape and relationship to business sites to be served, provided the total of such offstreet parking spaces, when used together, shall not be less than the sum of the various uses computed separately. When any such common facility is to occupy a site of five thousand square feet or mre, than the parking requirements as specified herein for each of two or more participating buildings or uses may be reduced not more than fifteen percent upon approval of development plans by the Planning Commission in the manner prescribed for a conditional use permit as set forth in Chapter 21.50; submitted to the Planning Director at the time of the application for the building permit for the building to which the parking area is accessory. The plans shall clearly indicate the proposed development, including location, size, shape, design, curb cuts, lighting, landscaping and other features and appurtenances of the proposed parking lot. shall be subject to the same restrictions governing locaation of accessory buildings on a lot as defined in the zone in which the parking area is located. In all other residential zones, the side yard setback for uncovered, offstreet parking areas may be reduced up to zero feet provided that a six-foot high masonry wall (or some other solid material approved by the Planning Commission) is built along the property line adjacent to the setback area. (b) The plan of the proposed parking area shall be (c) All parking areas in the R-A, R-E and R-1 zones 21.44.060 Offstreet parkinq - Residential zones. In all residential zones the following parking regulations shall apply: (1) Passenger Vehicles. Passenger vehicles including light-duty commercial vehicles used as a principal means of transportation for the occupant of the residence may be parked in the required front yard in single-family zones on a paved driveway or parking area which does not exceed thirty percent of the required front yard area or an area that is comprised of twenty-four feet of width extended from the property line to the rear of the required front yard whichever is greater. Passenger vehicles may also be parked in a paved area between the required front yard and the actual front of the building as long as it is an extension and does not exceed the width of the area described above. Passenger vehicles may be parked in any other area of the lot provided that they are screened from view from the public right-of-way. For corner lots, the provisions of this subsection shall apply to the required street side yard however, in no case, shall the provisions of this section allow parking in both the required front yard and the required street sideyard. boats and trailers may be parked in single-family zones as follows : required setbacks: (2) Recreational Vehicles. Recreational vehicles, (A) In an enclosed structure observing all 8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 a 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 (B) Open parking in the side yard or the rear (C) Open parking in the required front yard if the yard : Planning Director determines after giving the same notice as provided for administrative variances in Section 21.51.040 of this code that access to the side or rear yard cannot be provided. In making this determination, the Planning Director shall consider: side or rear yard would require structural alteration to the existing residence or would require the removal of significant or unique landscaping. A fence shall not be deemed to prevent access to the side or rear yard, (ii Whether parking in or access to the side or rear yard would require extensive grading, (iii) Whether because of the configuration of the lot, existing landscaping, the location of the structures on the lot, and the size of the recreational vehicle, parking of the recreational vehicle in the front yard would interfere with visibility to or from any street, recreational vehicle in the front yard would interfere with traffic on the street or sidewalk or would encroach into the street and ut i 1 i ty right-of -way. The area for the parking of the recreation vehicle in the front yard shall not exceed the maximum paved area permitted for passenger vehicles. A corner lot is deened to have reasonable access to the rear yard. construction of a permanent single-family residence on a lot, the owner of the lot may live in a recreational vehicle upon said lot during construction of said residence for a period not to exceed six months: (E) The provisions listed in this section are not intended to supersede more restrictive homeowner provisions contained in approved conditions, covenants and restrictions. If the provisions of any such conditions, covenants and restrictions are less restrictive than the ordinance codified in this section, then the provisions contained herein shall apply. inoperable, wrecked, dismantled or abandoned vehicles shall be regulated by Chapter 10.52 of this code: provided, however, that not more than two vehicles in any inoperable, wrecked or dismantled condition may be parked in the side yard or rear yard while said vehicles are being repaired or restored by the owner of the property provided the vehicles are visually screened from the public right-of-way. commercial vehicles as defined by Section 10.40.075 of this code except for trailers as permitted in subsection (2) above shall be parked on any residential lot except while loading or unloading property; or when such vehicle is parked in connection with, and in aid of, the performance of a service to the property on which the vehicle is parked. (i 1 Whether parking in or access to the (iv Whether allowing parking of the (D) Notwithstanding the above, during the (3) Inoperable Vehicles. Storage or parking of (4) Heavy-duty Commercial Vehicles. No heavy-duty 9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 a 9 10 11 12 t 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 u (5) Multiple Family Projects. The location of vehicle parking for multiple family residential projects shall be regulated by Sections 21.44.050, 21.44.060 and 21.44.070 of this code. (6) Planned Development. For residential projects developed under Chapter 21.45, parking shall be regulated by the planned development permit. (7) Administrative Hearing. Any person objecting to a decision made pursuant to subsection (2) (C) above may request in writing within ten days of the determination by the Planning Director, an administrative hearing with the Planning Director. The Planning Director shall apply the criteria of this section in making his determination. The decision of the director shall be final unless the director's decision is appealed to the City Council within ten days following said decision. 21.44.070 Comprehensive planned facilities. Areas may be exempted from the parking requirements as otherwise set up in this chapter, provided: (1) Such area shall be accurately defined by the Planning Commission after processing in the same manner required for an amendment to the zoning title; (2) No such district may be established and exempted from the provisions of Section 21.44.130 unless sixty percent or more of all record lots comprising such proposed district are zoned to uses first permitted in a Commercial (C) or Industrial (M) zone; permitted in the Commercial (C) or Industrial (MI zones; provided in this section, active proceeding under any applicable legislative authority shall be instituted to assure that the exempted area shall be provided with comprehensive parking facilities which will reasonably serve the entire district. (3) Such exemptions shall apply only to uses first (4) Before such defined district shall be exempt as 21.44.080 Required improvement and maintenance of arking area. Every lot used as a public or private parking area :nd havinu a capacity of five or more vehicles shall be developed - and maintained in the following manner: or otherwise surfaced and maintained so as to eliminate dust or mud and shall be so graded and drained as to dispose of all surface water. In no case shall such drainage be allowed across sidewalks or driveways; (1) Surfacing. Offstreet parking areas shall be paved (2) Border barricades, screening and landscaping. (A) Every parking area that is not separated by a fence from any street or alley property line upon which it abuts, shall be provided with a suitable concrete curb or timber barrier not less than six inches in height; located not less than two feet from such street or alley property lines and such curb or barrier shall be securely installed and maintained ; provided no such curb or barrier shall be required across any driveway or entrance to such parking area, in one of the Residential zones shall be separated from such (B) Every parking area abutting property located 10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 property by a solid wall, view-obscuring fence or compact evergreen hedge six feet in height measured from the grade of the finished surface of such parking lot closest to the contiguous Residential zone property; provided, that along the required front yard the fence, wall or hedge shall not exceed forty-two inches in height. No such wall, fence or hedue need be provided where the elevation of that portion of the parking area irrtmediately adjacent to an Residential zone is six feet or more below the elevation of such Residential zone property along the common property line, (C) Any lights provided to illuminate any public parking area, semi-public parking area or used car sales area permitted by this ordinance shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from any premises upon which a dwelling unit is located: (3) Entrances and exits. The location and design of all entrances and exits shall be subject to the approval of the Planning Director or other designated person, provided no entrance or exit other than on or from an alley shall be closer than five feet to any lot located in an "R" zone. 21.44.090 Parking areas in R-3, F-P and R-T zones. Every parking area located in an R-3, R-P or R-T zone shall be governed by the following provisions in addition to those required above: commercial or office/professional establishment shall be established until it shall first have been reviewed by the Planning Commission and its location approved. Such approval may be conditioned upon the Commission's requiring the planting and/or maintenance of trees, shrubs or other landscaping within and along the borders of such parking area: permitted commercial or office/professional establishment shall be so located that the boundary of such parking lot closest to the site of the commercial or off ice/professional establishment to which it is accessory shall be not more than fifty feet distant: (3) Such parking lot shall be used solely for the parking of private passenger vehicles: (4) No sign of any kind, other than one designating entrances, exits, conditions of use or the location of visitor parking spaces in residential projects shall be maintained on such parking lot. Any such sign shall not exceed eight square feet in area. (1) No parking lot to be used as an accessory to a (2) Such a parking lot to be used as an accessory to a 21.44.100 Landscaping of parkinq areas. Every required parking area having a capacity of five or more vehicles, except in R-A, R-1 and R-2 zones, shall be landscaped as follows: area" shall include all black top or paved areas, including access ways and areas: planted and maintained with trees listed on the City official street tree list, or approved shrubs: (1) For purposes of this section, the words "parking (2) At least three percent of said area shall be 11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 E 9 IC 11 12 1€ 1s 2c 21 22 2: 24 2: 26 27 2E 0 (3) Said trees or shrubs shall be: (A) Planted in accordance with the requirements of (B) Contained in planting areas with a minimum Section 20.16.180 of this code, dimension of four feet and bounded by a concrete or masonry curb of a minimum of six inches in height, in order to obtain the maximum amount of dispersion; irrigation system and be supplied with bubblers or sprinklers; approved by the City Planning Department, and City Manager prior to the construction and placement thereof. (C) Located throughout the offstreet parking areas (4) All landscaped areas shall be served by a water (5) All plans for such landscaped areas shall be 21.44.110 Compact Parkinq. Compact parking space ( 1) Non-resident ial zones, up to twenty-f ive percent of (2) Residential zones up to forty-five percent of the (3) All compact parking spaces regardless of the zone (A) Compact car spaces shall be located in (B) Aisles for compact car spaces shall be clearly (C) Compact car spaces shall be located in close shall be permitted and regulated as follows: the total required parking spaces may be compact spaces. required visitor parking spaces may be compact spaces. shall comply with the following criteria: separate parking aisles from standard sized spaces; marked with permanent pole signs denoting "Compact Cars Only": proximity to the facility which they serve so as to encourage their maximum usage; eight feet and a minimum length of fifteen feet with no overhanq permitted. (D) Compact spaces must be a minimum width of 21.44.120 Tandem parkinq - substandard. (1) Tandem parking within the front yard setback shall be permitted for those existing substandard frontage lots with a width of less than fifty feet, provided there is a minimum of one parkinq space per dwelling unit provided for within the required setback lines, and that the front yard building setback be no less than twenty feet. (2) Front yard building setbacks for second and third floors in R-W zones only, shall be allowed to extend to the ten foot setback line when tandem parking is utilized in the front yard. SECTION 8: That Title 21, Chapter 21.45 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is amended by the amendment of Section 21.45.090(d)(2) to read as follows: (2) Up to 45 percent of the visitor parking may be provided as compact spaces (8 feet by 15 feet). 0.. 12. . s 4 / ,/ 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective thirty days after its adoption, and the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance and cause it to be published a least once in the Carlsbad Journal within fifteen days after its adoption. INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a regular meeting of the Carlsbad City Council held on the 6th day of bY 1986 and thereafter PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the 13th day of *Y , 1986, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Council Members Casler, Lewis, Kulchin, Chick, and Pettinc NOES: None ABSENT: None ATTEST : ALETHA L. RAUTEN I 2 7 \ 4 F c c 1 E s 1C 13 If 1: 14 1: 1E 17 1E 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 January, the 26th PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION N0.2524 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF A ZONE COD1 AMENDMENT, BY THE REVISION OF TITLE 21, CHAPTER 21, SUBSECTION 140(1), THE DELETION OF TITLE 21, CHAPTER 24, SECTION 140, THE REVISION OF TITLE 21, CHAPTER 37, SUBSECTION 100(13), THE REVISION OF TITLE 21, CHAPTER 44, THE REVISION OF TITLE 21, CHAPTER 45, SUBSECTION 090(d)(2 AND THE ADDITION OF TITLE 21, CHAPTER 53, TO REVISE AND CLARIFY THE CITY'S PARKING REQUIREMENTS. APPLICANT: CITY OF CARLSBAD CASE NO.: ZCA-187 ~ WHEREAS, the Planning Cornmisson did, on the 8th day of the 22nd day of January, the 19th day of February, and on of March 1986, hold a' duly noticed public hearing as prescribed by law to consider said request; and WHEREAS, at said public hearing, upon hearing and considering all testimony and arguments, if any, of all persons desiring to be heard, said Commission considered all factors relating to the Zone Code Amendment. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Planning Commission as follows: A) That the above recitations are true and correct. B) That based on the ev'idence presented at the public hearing, the Commission recommends APPROVAL of ZCA-187, according to Exhibit "A", dated February 6, 1986, attached hereto and made a part hereof, based on the following findings: Findings: That the proposed amendment will eliminate conflicting portions of the Carlsbad zoning ordinance. That the proposed amendment will simplify the format of the City's parking ordinance. That the proposed amendment will provide parking requirements for uses not addressed by the existing ordinance and will modify existing parking requirements to comply with present day needs. The proposed amendment will separate Uses Generally and Parking into two separate Chapters of the Carlsbad Municipal Code. 17 . 1 2 2 4 E E 7 E s 1c 11 1% 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 I) That the project will not cause any significant environmental impacts and a Negative Declaration has been issued by the Planning Director on December 11, 1985 and recommended for APPROVAL by the Planning Commission on March 26, 1986. 'lann i ng .he 26th LTTEST: PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Commission of the City of Carlsbad, California, held on day of March, 1986, by the following vote, to wit: AYES : NOES : ABSENT: ABSTAIN : CLARENCE SCHLEHUBER, Chairman CARLSBAD PLANNING COMMISSION a IICHAEL J. HM, ZMIL-R 'LANNING DIRECTOR IC RES0 NO. 2524 -2- ? , STAFF REPORT DATE : MARCH 26, 1986 TO: PLANNING COMMISSION FROM: PLANNING DEPARTMENT SUBJECT: ZCA-187 - CITY OF CARLSBAD - An amendment to the zoning ordinance to modify the City's parking requirements and standards. I. RECOMMENDATION That the Planning Commission recommend APPROVAL of the Negative Declaration issued by the Planning Director and' ADOPT Resolution No. 2524 recommending APPROVAL of ZCA- 11. PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND BACKGROUND This zone code amendment was previously discussed at the February 6, 1986 Planning Commission meeting. See the attached staff report and minutes of the February 6th meeting for details. At that time staff was directed to make a number of revisions and clarifications and to further study some of recommended parking requirements. Staff was also directed to review some uses that were not previously listed . In response to the Commission's concerns, staff made a number of modifications to the proposed parking standards. The parking requirements for two bedroom apartments has been increased from 1.75/unit to 2/unit. A requirement to provide at least one covered parking space for each apartment unit has also been added in response to the Commission's direction. The parking requirements for- fraternities and boarding houses have been separated into two categories. Boarding houses will be required to provide one space per room while fraternities will be required to provide 1.25 spaces per room. The Commission felt this distinction was appropriate because fraternities/sororities occasionally have more than one person per sleeping room. The Commission expressed concerns about the parking requirements for time-share units. Some members of the Commission believed that the City's minimum of one space per unit was inadequate. Staff contacted a number of cities and reviewed a parking survey submitted to the Design Review Board by the Carlsbad Inn. (See the attached study dated March 16, 1984.) Most cities contacted either had no special standards for time share units or required time share projects to have the same amount of parking as hotel and motel projects. Based on this information and the results of the study, staff recommends that the minimum parking requirements for time-share projects be changed to 1.2/unit, the same as required for hotels and motels. The parking requirements for hospitals was changed to 2/bed or 1/200 square feet of gross floor area, whichever is greater, per the direction of the Planning Commission. The ratio of visitor parking allowed as compact spaces in residential projects was changed from 55 percent to 45 percent. The wording in the section of the ordinance dealing with substandard lots was modified to make it clear that this allowance only applied to existing substandard lots . The Commission also, directed staff to look at the proposed requirement of one space for every 500 square feet of display area in car dealerships. After consulting with other cities, staff had to agree that this requirement was excessive. Based on input from other cities, staff has modified this requirement to one space for every 400 square feet of gross floor area. In addition staff and the Commission will be reviewing any plans for future car dealerships in Carlsbad. At that time, the Commission will be able to place conditions on the project that the customer parking spaces not be used for vehicle storage and be clearly marked with pole signs . Staff was directed to contact the Carlsbad Unified School District and their architect in regards to parking requirements for schools. Their architect informed staff that the state has no parking standards for schools. He also informed staff that since public school districts are often operating on tight budgets, parking areas are a low priority and usually squeezed in wherever possible. He suggested that it could be a problem if the City established parking standards that a school district could not comply with. Since school districts answered directly to the State, the city has no jurisdiction over their parking requirements. Staff has contacted a number of other cities to determine what their school parking requirements were. Their requirements varied, but the average seemed to be: Nursery/Pre-school - one space per for each faculty member plus one space for every five students. Elementary - one space for each employee. High School - one space for each employee plus one space for each ten students. Colleges, Trade Schools, etc. - one space for each employee plus one space for each three students. -2- Staff recommends that the Commission approve the above mentioned standards for Carlsbad, with the understanding that they can be applied to all private schools, but public school districts can ignore the requirements if they choose to. The Commission also directed staff to look at parking requirements for golf courses and driving ranges. Both of these uses are required to obtain conditional use permits by the Carlsbad Zoning Ordinance. Most of the cities contacted had the following requirements: Golf Courses - six parking spaces per tee, plus the required parking for accessory uses such as restaurants or shops Driving Ranges - one parking space per tee plus the required parking for accessory uses. Staff recommends that these standards be adopted for Carlsbad. . Staff also examined other cities requirements for takeout restaurants. Many cities did not differentiate between regular and takeout restaurants. When they did most cities requirements were similar to Carlsbad's, of one space for every one hundred square feet of gross floor area. Staff believes that this ratio which has been used for Carlsbad's existing takeout restaurants is adequate to handle the parking generated by these uses. In conclusion, staff recommends that the Commission approve the parking ordinance as revised per the Commission's direction. 111. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW The Planning Director has determined that this pr.oject will not have a significant impact on the environment and, therefore, has issued a Negative Declaration on December 11, 1985. ATTACHMENTS 1. Planning Commission Resolution No. 2524 2. Exhibits and "U" - nY" dated February 6, 1986 3. Environmental Documents 4. Staff Report dated January 22, 1986 5. Study dated March 16, 1984 MH:ad 3/17/86 -3- . EXHIBIT "U" February 6, 1986 Existing 21.37.100(13) Visitor Parking - (13) Visitor parking shall be provided at a ratio of one space per ten mobile home units. Onstreet parking may be counted towards meeting this requirement. ProDosed 21.37.100(13) Visitor Parkina (13) Visitor parking shall be provided at a ratio of one space per foar mobile home units. Onstreet parking may be counted towards meeting this requirement . EXISTING EXHIBIT "V" February 6, 1986 21.21.140 Parking. Minimum: (1) Hospital: two spaces for each bed; (2) Medical or dentai off ices -or clinics: one space (3) Other uses: parking shall be required pursuant to (4) Additional parking may be required as part of the for each two hundred square feet of gross floor area; Chapter 21.44 of this code; site development plan. Up to twenty-five percent of the required parking may be provided as compact spaces, eight feet by fifteen feet in size. (Ord. 9743 §l(part), 1984). PROPOSED 21.21.140 Parking. Minimum: (1) Hospital: three spaces for each bed or one for every ZOO square feet of gross floor area, whichever is greater for each two hundred square feet of gross floor area; Chapter 21.44 of this code; site development. plan. Up to twenty-five percent of the required parking may be provided as compact spaces, eight feet by fifteen feet in size. (Ord. 9743 §?(part), 1984). (2) Medical or dental offices or clinics: one space (3) Other uses: parking shall be required pursuant to (4) Additional parking may be required as part of the 23 EXHIBIT "W" February 6, 1986 Existinu 21.24.140 Parking Requirements. Parking requirements, per living unit, for the RD-M zone shall be as follows: (1) Efficiency unit (studio apartments) One space; (2) One bedroom 1.25 spaces; (3) Two bedroom 1.50 spaces; (4) Three bedrooms or more 2.00 spaces. Tandem parking within the frontyard setback shall be permitted for those substandard frontage lots with a width of forty-five feet or less, provided there is a minimum of one parking space per dwelling unit provided for within the required setback lines and, that the frontyard building setback be no less than twenty feet. (Ord. 9251 S1 (part), 1970: Ord. 9060 S983). Proposed Revision ~ Delete this section I EXHIBIT "X" February 6, 1986 Proposed Revisions to Parking Requirements Existing RESIDENTIAL ProDosed Standard single-family, R-1, R-A, R-E and EA zone - 2-car garage No Change Planned Unit Developments and Condominiums - Two standard parking No Change spaces, one covered/unit. Exception: studio - 1.5 spaces/unit. In addition, parking areas for guest parking must be provided as follows: 0.5 space for each unit up through ten (10) units, 0.25 space for each unit in excess of ten (10) units. Credit for visitor parking may be given for frontage on local streets for detached single family residential projects subject to the approval of the Planning Commission; not less than 24 lineal feet per space exclusive of driveway entrances and driveway aprons shall be provided for each parking space, except where parallel parking spaces are located immediately adjacent to driveway aprons, then 20 lineal feet may be provided. A artments - Studio and one %--- edroom - 1.5 spaces/unit Two bedrooms or more - 2 spaces/unit I All Residential Uses - Beach Area ~ ~ - ame as the requirements we: Enit Developments and 2 bedroa or more - 2 spaces/tmit, At leas one covered space must be provided for each dwelling unit. Parking areas for guest parking must be provided as follows: 0-5 space for each unit up through ten (10) Units, 0-25 space for each unit in excess of ten (10) Units. No Change condominiums with the following exceptions: No credit will be given . Existing for onstreet parking. Twenty percent of the visitor parking may be provided as tandem parking if the garages are set back at least twenty feet from the front property line, or in the case where no individual property lines are present, then at least twenty feet from the edge of the street pavement or- side- walk whichever is closest to the structure. Fraternities - one for each two sleeping rooms . Time-share Condominiums - minimum one space per unit subject to approval of a conditional use permit. Senior Citizen HOUSinQ Proiects - Minimum one space per every four units subject to approval of a conditional use permit. Residential Care - Two spaces plus one space/three beds. Rooming Houses - One tor each two sleeping rooms. Mobile Home Parks - Two spaces per unit plus one guest parking space for every 10 units. COMMERCIAL Banks and Professional Offices Medical Office - 1/200 sq. ft. __ gross floor area Financial Institutions - 1/250 sq. ft. gross floor area. Office - 1/300 sq. ft. gross floorarea. Village Redevelopment and areas within 300' of its boundary. 1/400 sq. it. gross floor area. Bed and Breakfast Inns - No listing. -2- Proposed 1-25 for each sleeping ma. Minimum 1-25 spaces per unit subject to approval of a aditional use permit No Change One for each tw beds- One for each sleeping roo1- Tu0 spaces per unit plus one guest parking space for every four units No Change No change Office-1/250 sq- ft, gross floor area, Village Redevelopent and areas within 300' of its boundary- 1/300 sq, ft, gross floor area 8paCe8. one of which must be Existine Proposed covered for the owner's unit plus one space for each guest room, Bowling Alleys - 4/Alley Driving Ranges - No listing Furniture and Appliances - 1/600 sq. ft. gross tloor area. Golf Course - No listing Gyms and Health Spas - No listing Hospitals - 2/bed Hotels - l/room up to 6 rooms and '7 room in excess of 6 Libraries - 1/250 sq. ft. gross floor area. Library Substations - 1/500 sq. ft. gross floor area. Mortuaries - 1/50 sq. ft. assembly area Motels - No listing Motor Vehicle - One for 'each one thousand square feet of gross floor area or one for each five employees whichever amount' is greater. 6/Alley l/tee plus required parking for accessory uses No Change 6/hole plus required parking for accessory useas, 1/35 sq-ft, of gross floor area, 3/bea or one/ 200 sq, ft, gross floor area whichever is greater, Hotel & Hotel 1 .) 2/anit , 1/150 sq, ft, gross floor area, 1/250 sq-ft, gross floor area, No Change Hotel & Hotel 1,2/nnit, Sales - One space for every 400 sq, ft, of gross floor area, Repair - four spaces for every work bay (up through three work bays), Tu0 spaces per bay in excess of three bays. -3- -- Existinu ProDosed Museums - 1/500 floor area. Public Assembly sq. ft. gross - 1/5 seats or 1/100 - sq. tt. assgmbly area. Recreational Vehicle Storage Areas - 1/10,000 sq. ft. of storage area, with a minimum of three spaces. Restaurant - Less than 4,000 sauare feet - 1/100 sq. tt. grois floor area. 4,000 square feet or qreater - 40 plus 1/5O,sq. ft. of floor area in excess-of 4,000 sq. ft. Retail - Having not more than 5,000 sq. 7 of floor area - 1/300 sq. ft. of gross floor area. Retail having more than 5,000 b ut not more than 20.000 sa. ft. of floor a area - 17 plus one for each 150 sq. ft. of gross floor area in excess -of 5,000 sq. ft. Retail having more than 20,000 sq. ft. of floor area - 17 plus one for each 150 sq. ft. of gross floor area in ex- cess of 5,000 sq. ft., plus one for each 100 sq. ft. of gross floor area in excess of 20,000 sq. ft. Schools - One for each two employees . No Change 1/5 seats or 1/100 sq, ft, of assembly area whichever is greater, No Change No Change Retail (Individual) One space/300 mq, ft, gross floor area - (Shopping Center) One space/ 200 sq, ft, gross floor area,% a, Preschool h Nurseries - one space/ eymplopee plus one spa- for each 5 students, minimum, with an adequate loading ad unloading area, b, Elementary - one space per employee, minimam, with an adequate loading and unloading area, c, High - one space/ employee plus one spa for each ten students, minimum, with an adequate loading and adloading area, -4- c Existing ProDosed Theaters - 1/5 seats INDUSTRIAL Manufacturing - One for each three employees on the maximum working shift, or not less than one for each 800 sq. ft. of gross floor area, whichever amount is the greater. Research and Development - No listing Warehouse - One for each five employees. d, College, Vocational one space/employee plus one space for each three students, minimum. with an adequate loading ami unloading area, No Change One space for every 400 sq, ft, of gross floor area plus one stall for each vehicle used in con janction with the use, 1/250 sq, ft, gross floor area, I/l,OOO -0 ft, gross floor area plus one stall for each vehicle used in con- juuction with the use, I -5- . EXHIBIT "Y" February 6, 1986 Existing of the visitor parking may be provided as compact spaces (8 feet by 15 feet). This ratio shall be increased to 45 percent on January 1, 1983, to 50 percent on January 1, 1984 and to 55 percent on January 1, 1985. 2lo45.O90(d)(2) Visitor Parking. (2) Up to 40 percent Proposed 21.45.090(d)(2) Visitor Parking. (2) Up to 45 percent of the visitor parking may be provided as compact spaces (8 feet by 15 feet). . DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES - Citp of qtarisbab 1200 ELM AVENUC cARLS6A0, CA B2omlQm (019 43bsm T!le City of car- harr oondueted an erntitonnenta review of the above dcscribd project pursuant to a Guidalfnar for -on- of tha Califonria Emirormental Quality kt ad a mvirommtal ProtaCtionOrdkranaa of -city of carlsbd, review, a Negative Dcdlatatfon (- that the project will not have a significant inpaet QL the envirorwnf) is htreby issd for thh. subject project, Justification for this action is an file in ths PlaMing -0 .. . A13 a re8ult ab said . .. A spy of Wm Negative Declaration with supportive dDcuncnts is on file in the Planning De-, City €?all, 1200 Elm Avenue, Carlsbad, CA, 92008. cummts fran the public are invited, Please suhit date of issuance, ccurmnts Fn writ- to thc Planning Degammt within ten (10) aays of APPLfCANTt city of car- PUBUSRCIAIZ: :DeasfberU, 1985 I ND4 11/85 DATE: TO: FROM: SUBJECT: STAFF REPORT JANUARY 22, 1986 PLANNING COMMISSION PLANNING DEPARTMENT ZCA-187 - CITY OF CARLSBAD - An amendment to the zoning ordinance to modify the City's parking requirements and standards, DISCUSSION This item was continued from the previous Planning Commission meeting of January 8, 1986. The Commission wanted more the to study and comment on the proposed changes. The Commission wanted an opportunity to review responses that staff had received from persons who received a copy of the proposed zone code amendment. Attached to this report is a copy of a letter received from Bob Ladwig of Rick Engineering regarding the proposed zone code amendment. Although staff sent a copy of the proposed zone code amendment to a number of persons, this letter was the only response received by staff . Some of Mr. Ladwig's comments were incorporated into the zone code amendment. Attached to this memorandum is a rough transcript of comments given to staff verbally by Planning Commissioner Holmes, which can be discussed at the Planning Commission meeting. Staff agrees with Mr. Holmes' comments in regards to bowling alleys and has modified the zone code amendment accordingly. Staff has also changed the parking standards for hospitals based on suggestions by Commissioner Holmes. Staff believes some of the other changes suggested by Commissioner Holmes should be discussed at this meeting, and if the Planning Commission feels appropriate, should also be incorporated into the Ordinance. Also included is a copy of a study titled "Municipal Parking Standards for 115 Selected California Cities" . Staff used this study as a data source while preparing ZCA-187. . Attachments 1. Letter from Bob Ladwig dated, January 2, 1986 2. Transcript dated, January 10, 1986 3. Staff Report dated, January 8, 1986 4. Parking Study dated, August, 1984 (To Planning Commissioners and on file in the Planning Department.) MH/ar 32 3088 PI0 PIC0 DR. 0 SUITE 202 CARLSBAD, CA 92008 P.O. BOX 1129 0 PHONE 0 AREA CODE 619 729-4987 January 2, 1986 Mr. Mike Howes Land-Use Planning Department CITY OF CARLSBAD 1200 Elm Avenue Carlsbad, California 92008 RE: PROPOSED REVISIONS TO CITY OF CARLSBAD PARKING REQUIREMENTS Dear Mike: Thank you for sending us the draft Ordinance change and request- ing our comments. Our comments are as follows: PAGE TWO - COMMERCIAL, 6-C, OFFICE: You are suggesting one space per 300 square feet of gross floor area. Based on our experience, I suggest you consider one space per 250 square feet, a small increase in the requirement. PAGE TWO - COMMERCIAL 6-D, VILLAGE REDEVELOPMENT: You are suggesting one space per 400 square feet of gross floor area. I suggest you consider one per 300 square feet for the following rsasons: Generally, in the redevelopment area, on-street parking is allowed. In new office parks and industrial areas, the majority do not allow on-street parking. Because of future potential t'raftic impact in the Village re- development area and the potential for wanting to elimi- nate street parking, you may want to increase the re- quirement for off-street parking and go to the one-per- 300 instead of one-per-400 square feet of gross floor area. PAGE TWO - INDUSTRIAL, NO. 20, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT: You are suggesting one space per 300 square feet of gross floor area. We suggest you consider one per every 250 square feet. 33 Mr. Mike Howes January 2, 1986 Page Two RE: CARLSBAD PARKING REQUIREMENTS EXHIBIT W, DATED DECEMBER 9, 1985: YOU are suggesting that this section be deleted as it relates to parking requirements in the RDM zone and tandem parking. I sug- gest that you leave the tandem parking allowance in the Ordinance. You may want to move it to a different section if you want to delete the requirements referred to in the paragraph above the tandem-parking paragraph. There are areas of existing old lots that are narrow and, possibly, the best way to solve the parking problem is with the use of tandem parking. In addition to the above, there are two additional concerns: 1. We feel that covered parking needs to be defined. My-under- standing is that both carports and garages qualify as covered parking. In our experience, the one-car garage is used for storage and not used for parking. You may want to consider if the one-car covered space is used, that it is a carport design only and not allow the one-car garage. With the one- car garage used as storage, the car obviously ends up in some other area. Whereas, if it is a one-car covered area, it will not be used for storage, but will be used for its intended use. 2. In the commercial shopping area, you wil1,require one space for every 200 square feet of floor area. I think you need to define that any use within the shopping area would fall into that proposed category. For example, if a 6,000 square foot restaurant were to locate in the shopping center, the required parking would be satisfied by the center formula and not the formula listed in the Ordinance for restaurants. We see the proposed changes'as a great improvement over the exist- ing Ordinance. We would be happy to discuss these comments with you. If you have any questions, please give me a call. Sincerely, Robert C. Ladwig RCL: kd-1 TRANSCRIPT JANUARY 10, 1986 COMMENTS FROM PLANNING COMMISSIONER HOLMES TO TEE PLANNING STAFF IN REGARDS TO ZCA-187 Residential, Paragraphs 2 & 3: 2 per 1 ,or 2 bedroom. More than 2 bedrooms - 3 cars. Dens are bedrooms. Item 6 - Commercial - Bowling Alleys: Minimum 6 cars per alley. Item 9 - Gyms and Health Spas: 1 space per 200 sq.ft. gross area. Item 10 - Hospitals: Has a friend that is an administrator at the hospital and he told him there are 338 beds and 1600 employees. Ordinance recommends 2 spaces per bed - is obviously not big enough. ,(Mr. Holmes feels this is the biggest issue - hospitals.) Item 17 - Schools: High school and colleges - 1 space every 35 feet of classroom - gramrner school does not need this. No credit should be allowed for onstreet guest parking in residential projects . STAFF REPORT DATE : JANUARY 8, 1986 TO: PLANNING CO MMI S S I ON FROM: PLANNING DEPARTMENT SUBJECT: ZCA-187 - CITY OF CARLSBAD - An amendment to the zoning ordinance to modify the City's parking requirements and standards . I. RECOMMENDATION That the Planning Commission recommend APPROVAL of the Negative Declaration issued by the Planning Director and ADOPT Resolution No. 2524 recommending APPROVAL of ZCA-187, based on the findings contained therein, XI. PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND BACKGROUND During the review of the Land Use Element of the General Plan, the Citizen's Committee expressed concerns about the adequacy of the City's parking requirements. The Committee recommended that staff be directed to study the City's parking requirements and suggest revisions where necessary. Both the Planning Commissdon and City Council agreed with this recommendation and staff was directed to prepare this report. The proposed amendment would make a number of changes to the sections of Carlsbad's zoning ordinance that deal with parking requirements and standards. Specifically, this zone code * amendment will make the following changes to the City's parking requirements. Section 21.21.140( 1) - This section requires two parking spaces for each bed in a hospital. The proposed revision will require three parking spaces for each bed in a hospital. Staff believes this ratio is appropriate because of the large staff required to run a modern hospital. Section 21.24.140 - This section of the RD-M Ordinance dealing with parking requirements for multi-family buildings will be eliminated. It is in conflict with other sections of the parking ordinance, is not used by staff when determining parking requirements and has caused considerable confusion to applicants. Exhibit "W". 36 section 21.44.130 - Parking Spaces Required - This section of the ordinance will have a number of revisions. The parking requirements for several of the uses presently listed will be modified. Several new uses will be added. This section will be reformatted into three broad categories; Residential, Commercial and Industrial with speciffic uses listed under each broad category. Exhibit nxm . Section 21.44.160 - Size and Access - Several additions dealing with stall dimensions, driveway widths and parking lot design will be added. Exhibit "Yn. Section 21.44.210 - Parking Spaces Required - P-M Zone - This sction presently deals with parking requirements in the P-M zone and compact car parking spaces, The proposed amendment would eliminate the reference to the P-M zone since these requirements are covered in another section of the ordinance. This section would be revised to deal only with compact parking spaces. Exhibit m2m. I11 . ANALYSIS The City's parking standards have not been thoroughly analyzed for over five'years. --There are some portions of the parking ordinance that are in conflict with other portions of the zoning ordinance. Some of the parking requirements are difficult to. interpret and calculate. Certain parking requirements are based on the number of employees and it is impossible for staff to determine how many people will be employed at a particular business. There are some uses that are not listed that applicants constantly ask staff about. Other uses have parking requirements that are totally inadequate. The major portion of this zone code amendment will deal with Section 21.44.130 - Parking Spaces Required. This section of the ordinance will be reformatted, new uses added and a number of existing uses revised. In particular, guest parking requirements will be added for apartment projects. The existing ordinance does not require guest parking for apartment projects and the Commission and staff have expressed concern about this lack due to the number of apartment projects approved in the recent past. Staff is also recommending that parking requirements for shopping centers be calculated at a rate of one space for every 200 square feet of building area. The present parking requirements are very difficult to apply to proposed shopping centers, especially when the applicant does not know what type of uses will go into the center. The 1:200 figure for shopping centers is used by a number of cities in California and is used for projects in Carlsbad where the City has d is cre t ionary act ion . - 2- 37 L I' Staff believes the proposed changes and additions will make this section of the ordinance easier to work with, address uses that are not presently covered and amend other parking requirements that are inadequate to comply with present day parking needs. Staff consulted other local cities and utilized a parking study prepared by International Parking Design, Inc. This study compared parking requirements for 115 California cities. See Exhibits "Vn - '2" for a comparison of the existing and proposed ordinances. Sections that are proposed for deletion are crossed over and new sections are underlined. Staff believes that the proposed revisions will clarify the City's parking requirements and update the ordinance to handle current parking requirements. 111. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW The Planning Director has determined that this project will not have a significant impact on the environment and, therefore, has issued a Negative Declaration on December 11, 1985. ATTACHMENTS 1. Planning Commission Resolution No. 2524 2. Exhibit "A" dated December 10, 1985 3. Exhibits "V", "W", "X", "Yn and "Z" dated December 9, 1985 4. Environmental Document MH:ad 12/9/85 -3- PARKING SURVEY - 3-16-1984 SOURCE Between the dates of March 6 through March 16, 1984 the owners or general managers of Thirteen California timeshare resorts were contacted and asked the following questions: SURVEY QUESTIONS Number of timeshare units in resort Type of units: Studio One Bedroom Two Bedroom Number or parking spaces? Percentage of timeshare occupancy? Percentage of parking spaces used? Do two bedroom occupants come in one car or two? Do you have any parking problems ? Do you feel your parking is-adequate? METHO DOLOCY To determine how to the number of multiplied by the many parking,spaces are utilized on the average in ratio units in the resort: The number of parking spaces was percentage of use; that total was then divided by the number of units in the resort. Hence: SPACES x 3 of use divided by #units = PARKING SPACES UTILIZED/UNlf 3? RESULTS ~ There were a total of 620 timeshare units with a'total of 645 parking spaces available. The average occupancy in the timeshare units was 86.1% and the total percentage of spaces utilized was 85.6 resulting in the ratio of parking spaces used per timeshare unit of .89 (less than one space per bit). The following is the number 6f types of units Studio 98 One Bedroom 419 93 Two Bedroom TOTAL 620 Average # rooms 48 -- All thirteen respondants stated that two bedroom occupants usually arrive and utilize only one car. Twelve of the respondants stated they felt they had adequate parking. One did not answer. 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If you have any questions, please call the Planning Department at If you challenge the Zone Code Amendment in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Carlsbad at or prior to the public hearing. 438-5591. I 31 -I APPLICANT: City of Carlsbad CARLSBAD CITY COUNCIL WRITE IT-DON'T SAY IT INTER-DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM A. M. TO Elin , Public Information Officer DATE 4-21 19 86 P. M. Re: Notice of Public Hearing - ZCA-187 The attached Notice of Public Hearing needs to be published. It must be 1/8th page display add, placed in two newspapers, and must be published by April 25, 1987. We would like the notice to have a border around it also. Thanks very much. Karen Deputy City Clerk REPLY ON THIS SHEET FROM STANDARD INTCR DEPT. MEMO FORM 11-24-PD - 4 B , i NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ZCA-187 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Carlsbad will hold a public hearing at the City Council Chambers, 1200 Elm Avenue, Carlsbad, California, at 6:OO P.M., on Tuesday, May 6, 1986, to consider an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance to modify offstreet parking requirements and parking space dimensions within the City of Carlsbad. If you have any questions, please call the Planning Department at 438-5591. If you challenge the Zone Code Amendment in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Carlsbad at or prior to the public hearing. APPLICANT: City of Carlsbad CARLSBAD CITY COUNCIL NOTICE OF PUELIC "G NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVENthat the Planning Comnission of the City of Carlsbad will hold a public hearing at the City Council Chambers, 1200 Elm Avenue, Carlsbad, California, at 6:OO p.m. on Wnesday, January 8, 1986, to consider approval of an anerdment to the Zoning Ordinance to dify offstreet parking requirements and parking space dimensions within the City of Carlsbad. Those persons wishing to speak on this proposal are cordially invited to attend the public hearing. If you have any questions please call the Planning Department at 438-5591. If you challenge the Zone Code Pmendrnent in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the pblic hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Carlsbad at or prior to the public hearing. CASE FILE: ZCA-187 APPLIrn: CITYOFCARLSBAD PUBLISH: Decgnber 28, 1985 CITY OE' CARISBAD PLANNING OOMMISSION , . a , .. C. U 5- n TO IDIDfD # April 21, 1986 Jeff Davies San Diego Union Dear Jeff: This will confirm a spcae reservaion made to you today by phone to run one display ad measuring 3 columns x 5" in the Thursday, April 24 North Coast Zone edition of the San Diego Union. The cost for this display ad is $215.70. Copy is attached. of Carlsbad logo which you may pick-up from the enclosed business card. Please make certain that the final ad includes the City Billing for this ad should be directed to the City Clerk's Office, 1200 Elm Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92008. Please call me at 931-2902 if you have questions. Sincerely, Elin Thorgr$ Public Info tion Officer d Kundtz, City Clerk's Office April 21, 1986 Don Johnson Carlsbad Journal Dear Don: This will confirm three space reservations made to you today by phone. The first reservation is for a Notice of Vacancy for the City's Personnel Board. The size is 2 columns x 4" for each, and the cost per ad is $129.92. This ad should appear Saturday, April 26 and Saturday, May 3. The second ad is a Notice of Public Hearing (ZCA-187) which should appear Wednesday, April 23. is $141.12. The size of the ad is 3 columns x 6", and the cost All three of these ads should be billed to the City Clerk's Office, Account #2-4256. Copy for both ads is attached. of Public Hearing (ZCA-187) runs this Wednesday, and that the Personnel Board ad runs on the two consecutive Saturdays, April 26 and May 3. The City of Carlsbad's logo should appear on all ads. Please make certain that the Notice Please call me at 931-2902 if you have questions. Sincerely, Elin Thorgren 0 Public Information Officer Attachments /: Lee Rautenkranz, City Clerk r NOTICE OF baCANCY I &L ON THE CITY OF CARLSBAD Personnel Board APPLICATIONS ARE INVITED TO FILL A VACANCY ON THE CITY OF CARLSBAD Personnel Board APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL 5:OO P.M., ON Friday, May 23 S IN THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE, 1200 ELM AVENUE, CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, 92008. FOR APPLICATIONS, CALL THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE AT (619) 438-SS3S. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ZCA-187 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Carlsbad will hold a public hearing at the City Council Chambers, 1200 Elm Avenue, Carlsbad, California, at 6:OO P.M., on Tuesday, May 6, 1986, to consider an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance to modify offstreet parking requirements and parking space dimensions within the City Of Carlsbad. If YOU have any questions, please call the Planning Department at 438-5591. If YOU challenge the Zone Code Amendment in court, you may be limited to-raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Carlsbad at or prior to the public hearing. APPLICANT: City of Carlsbad CARLSBAD CITY COUNCIL ..