17.40.210 Parking requirements | Marina Municipal Code

17.40.210 Parking requirements.

A. Generally. All uses permitted by this title shall provide minimum parking in accordance with the formulas in this chapter.

B. Residential. Parking requirements for residential use shall be as follows:

1. Single-family Dwellings. Two spaces which shall be in a garage;

2. Duplex Dwellings. Two spaces, per dwelling unit, one of which shall be covered;

3. Guest Houses. One space;

a. One-bedroom units and efficiencies: one space for each dwelling unit which shall be covered plus one additional space for each five dwelling units or fraction thereof,

b. Two-bedroom units: one and one-half spaces for each dwelling unit, one of which shall be covered plus one additional space for each five dwelling units or fraction thereof,

c. Three or more bedroom units: two spaces for each dwelling unit, one of which shall be covered plus one additional space for each five dwelling units or fraction thereof,

d. General Note. All required on-site parking spaces shall be uniformly distributed throughout the development to the satisfaction of the site and architectural design review board,

e. General Note. Twenty percent of all required parking spaces, but in no case less than one space, shall be kept unreserved and available for visitor parking. Visitor parking spaces shall be identified by a sign or other means and shall be uniformly distributed throughout the development to the satisfaction of the site and architectural design review board;

5. Rooming and boarding houses: one covered parking space for each bedroom;

6. Hotel, resort hotel, motel and auto court accommodations: one space for each unit; one space for the manager and one and one-half spaces for any unit in a hotel, resort hotel, motel or auto court containing a kitchen or kitchenette. Separate parking requirements remain applicable to other uses which may be associated with such complexes, such as restaurants, conference centers or public coastal access;

7. Mobile home parks: two parking spaces for each mobile home site plus two additional spaces for each five mobile home sites or fraction thereof;

8. Recreational vehicle park: one parking space for each six recreational vehicle sites.

1. Medical and dental offices: one parking space for each three hundred square feet of gross floor area plus one space for each office unit;

2. Veterinary hospitals and offices: one parking space for each three hundred square feet of gross floor area;

3. Service establishments, banks, offices: one parking space for each three hundred square feet of gross floor area;

4. Restaurants: one parking space for each sixty square feet of dining area;

5. Taverns: one parking space for each four seats;

6. Retail stores: one parking space for each two hundred seventy-five square feet of gross floor area;

7. General commercial (nursery, building materials yard, etc.): one parking space for each three regular employees on the largest shift and not less than one parking space for each two thousand square feet of gross floor area;

8. Take-out food establishment: eight parking spaces plus one space for each one hundred square feet of gross floor area;

9. Loading space: one loading space for each five thousand square feet of store floor area.

D. Recreational Facilities. Recreational facilities parking requirements shall be as follows:

1. Ballparks, stadiums, outdoor recreation centers: one parking space for each eight seats;

2. Bowling alleys: five parking spaces for each alley;

3. Swimming pools: one parking space for each one hundred square feet of pool area.

E. Public Buildings. Public building parking requirements shall be as follows:

1. Theaters, churches, indoor sports arenas, assembly halls, auditoriums, and similar places of public assemblage: one parking space for each four seats, and not less than one parking space for each two hundred square feet of gross floor area;

2. Libraries, museums, art galleries: one parking space for each three hundred square feet of gross floor area;

3. Hospitals: one parking space per bed plus one parking space for each three employees, and not less than one parking space for each three hundred square feet of gross floor area.

F. General Requirements. General requirements shall be as follows:

1. Any off-street parking space, whether or not required by the terms of this title for any building or use wherein more than two automobile parking spaces are required, shall be designed so as to provide for maneuvering of the vehicles on the building site in such a way that they may leave the building site to enter any public or private road in a forward direction;

2. Required parking shall not be permitted in front or side setback areas;

3. All required parking areas and driveway surfaces shall be permanently paved and maintained to the satisfaction of the city engineer;

4. As defined by this title, a required parking space shall be a minimum of nine feet by nineteen feet. (Ord. 2020-07 § 2, 2020; Ord. 2007-11 § 3 (Exh. A), 2007)