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Home My WebLink AboutNS-1602REL:adg 9/3/81 ORDINANCE NO. NS-1602 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING SECTIONS 41-614, 41-615, 41-617(i), 41-617(k), 41-617(1), and 41-617(m) OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE AND ADDING SECTIONS 41-616.5 AND 41-638.1 THERETO, TO REVISE THE OFF-STREET PARKING STANDARDS OF THE ZONING REGULATIONS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: That section 41-614 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 41-614. Same - Dimension of parking area and access. (a) Open and garage parking stalls shall not be less than nine (9) feet wide and twenty (20) feet long, except that stalls designated for small cars only, where permitted by this chapter, shall not be less than eight (8) feet wide and sixteen (16) feet long. Structural, mechanical, utility or similar intrusions are only permitted within the required stall area if the required width of the stall is not reduced at any point by more than six (6) inches and if the intrusion is not located so as to interfere with safe and free parking movement or car door opening. No intrusion shall be permitted in the area in front of a parked car unless located in its entirety at least four (4) feet above surface level. (b) Aisles to and from parking stalls shall not be less than: (1) Thirteen (13) feet wide for thirty (30) degree parking. (2) Fifteen (15) feet wide for forty- five (45) degree parking. (3) Eighteen (18) feet wide for sixty (60) degree parking. (4) Twenty-three (23) feet wide for ninety (90) degree parking, except that if and to the extent that the only stalls along the aisle are designated for small cars only, where permitted by this chapter, the minimum width of the aisle is twenty-one (21) feet. (c) Circulation within a parking area must be such that: (1) A car entering the parking area need not enter a street to reach another aisle. (2) A car need not enter a street back- wards. This provision shall not apply to off- street parking required in section 41-617(a) or prohibit the backing of motor vehicles into a street which has a standard industrial street cross section, regardless of the use on the lot abutting said industrial street. ORDINANCE NO. NS- 1602 PAGE TWO (3) Ail parking stalls and garages shall be accessible and usable. SECTION 2: That section 41-615 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 41-615. Same - Maintenance and operation. (a) Bumper guards shall be provided along any lot line which abuts a public walkway, street or alley except when a fence is required. (b) When the parking area abuts residentially zoned property or property used for residential purposes, a six (6) foot high masonry wall shall be erected along such property lines, except that such wall shall not exceed four (4) feet in height along any required front yard of the adjacent property. (c) Lights used to illuminate the parking area shall be reflected away from any residence. (d) Ail required stalls shall be clearly outlined on the surface of the lot. Each stall designed for small cars shall be clearly marked with signs reading "Small Car Only" or "Compact Only" and such signage shall be continuously maintained. (e) The parking area and driveways shall be paved with asphaltic or concrete surfacing (f) Ail parking areas shall be accessible to vehicles via drives and aisles of the size specified herein. SECTION 3: That the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding a section, to be numbered 41- 616.5, which said section reads as follows: Sec. 41-616.5. Same - small car stalls. Any industrial, wholesaling or office use may have up to forty percent (40%) of required parking stalls, and any stalls in excess of the number required, designed and designated for small cars, if the total number of stalls provided for such use is twenty (20) or more. Any other use, except single family and two-family residential uses, may have up to twenty-five percent (25%) of required parking stalls, and any stalls in excess of the number required, designed and designated for small cars, if the total number of stalls provided for such use is twenty (20) or more. SECTION 4: That section 41-617(i) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 41-617(i). General business and professional offices. One parking stall for each three hundred (300) .sqUare feet of gross floor area shall be provided for general business and professional offices, except medical and dental offices and clinics. ORDINANCE NO. NS- 1602 PAGE THREE SECTION 5: That section 41-617(k) of the Santa Aha Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 41-617(k). Union hall and buildings. One parking stall for each three hundred (300) square feet of gross office floor area, plus one parking stall for each seventy (70) square feet of assembly room floor area, shall be provided for union halls and buildings. SECTION 6: That section 41-617(1) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 41-617(1). Hospitals and welfare institutions. One and one-half (1-1/2) parking stalls for each patient bed shall be provided for hospitals and welfare institutions. SECTION 7: That section 41-617(m) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 41-617(m). General retail. One parking stall for each one hundred fifty (150) square feet of gross floor area, except area devoted exclusively to storage, shall be provided for general retail uses, including service uses such as barbershops and beauty parlors. SECTION 8: That the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby ~mended by adding a section, to be numbered 41- 638.1, which said section reads as follows: Sec. 41-638.1 Minor Exceptions from off- street parking requirements. (a) Minor exceptions from the off-street parking regulations referenced in this section shall be subject to grant or denial based upon the standards set forth in this section and not upon the standards set forth in section 41- 638. (b) A minor exception from the provisions of this chapter limiting the number of parking stalls permitted for small car design and designation may be granted if the increase in the proportion of such small car stalls would not adversely effect vehicle parking or maneuvering, due to the nature of the uses served by such parking, provided, however, the total number of such small car stalls shall not exceed the number permitted by the provisions of this chapter by more than twenty percent (20%). (c) A minor exception from the requirement that required parking areas be integrated such that a vehicle need not enter a street to move from one aisle to another may be granted if: (i) The stalls in an aisle are all reserved or assigned so as to be unavailable for parking by persons permitted to park in another aisle; or ORDINANCE NO. NS- 1602 PAGE FOUR (ii) A parking area serves an office use and is immediately across a street or alley from it; or (iii) The parking area is wholly or partly within a structure. (c) A minor exception may be granted from the provisions of this chapter requiring each use to have its required number of off-street parking stalls to allow two or more independent uses to share required parking stalls provided no conflict will arise between parking for one use and parking for another due to differences in time of primary utilization of parking as between such uses. (d) A minor exception may be granted from the off- street parking design requirements of this chapter to allow for tandem parking serving any nonresidential use if the parking area is adequately managed by a valet service or parking management service. (e) No minor exception shall be granted under this section if the effect would be to substantially increase difficulties of vehicle maneuverability or traffic congestion. Any minor exception granted under this section may be conditioned to avoid such adverse impacts, including the condition of maintaining parking according to an approved parking site and/or management plan. SECTION 9: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentence, clauses, phrases, or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION 10: Neither the adoption of this ordinance nor the repeal hereby of any ordinance shall in any manner affect the prosecution for violation of ordinances, which violations were committed prior to the effective date hereof, nor be construed as affecting any of the provisions of such ordinance relating to the collection of any such license or penalty or the penal provision applicable to any violation thereof, nor to affect the validity of any bond or cash deposit in lieu thereof, required to be posted, filed or deposited pursuant to any ORDINANCE NO. NS- 1602 PAGE FIVE ordinance and all rights and obligations thereunder appertaining shall continue in full force and effect. ADOPTED this 26th day of October by the following vote: AYES: NOES: , 1981, COUNCILMEMBERS: 8ricken, Griset, tuxembour§er, Markel, McGuigan, Serrato COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Acosta ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: / GORDON BRICKEN MAYOR