17.188.030 - Parking design standards

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• Aisle width for 90-degree compact car sections23 ft

  When an entire section of the parking area is restricted to compact car parking, and the parking spaces are at a 90 degree angle to the aisle, the aisle width may be reduced to 23 feet.

• Compact car length reduction2 ft

  Compact car parking spaces may be reduced in length by no more than two feet.

• Maximum percentage of compact car spaces20 pct

  Up to 20 percent of the total required parking may be sized for compact cars.

• Compact car width reduction0.5 ft

  Compact car parking spaces may be reduced in width by no more than one-half foot.

• Minimum spacesMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. requiring directional signs10 spaces

  If ten or more parking spaces are provided, and one-way aisles are used, directional signs or arrows painted on the surface shall be used to properly direct traffic.

• Minimum distance from right-of-way property line for driveway parking30 ft

  No parking space located on driveways providing direct access to a street shall be located closer than thirty (30) feet from the property line at the right-of-way.

• Distance from Mt. Palomar Observatory requiring low-pressure sodium lamps30 mi

  When such lighting is located within thirty (30) miles of the Mt. Palomar Observatory, low-pressure sodium lamps shall be used.

• Minimum distance from property line to parking space3 ft

  No parking space shall be located within three feet of any property line.

• Minimum spacesMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. requiring striping5 spaces

  If five or more parking spaces are provided, each space shall be clearly marked with white paint or other easily distinguishable material.

• Minimum turnaround radius for stub streets over 150 ft45 ft

  Stub streets in excess of 150 feet shall have a minimum 45 foot radius turnaround at the end, or as otherwise approved by the County Fire Department.

• Surfacing material for multiple family residences

  Multiple family residences: concrete, asphaltic concrete, brick or equivalent; driveways with an inverted section shall be constructed with a concrete ribbon gutter.

• Surfacing material for all other uses

  All other uses: a base of decomposed granite or equivalent compacted to a minimum thickness of three inches to act as an all weather surfacing material.

• Required wall heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for parking areas adjoining residential zones6 ft

  All paved parking areas, other than those required for single-family residential uses, which adjoin property zoned R-1, R-1A, R-2, R-2A, R-3, R-3A, R-4, R-5, R-6, R-A, R-R or R-T, shall have a six-foot high solid masonry wall provided with an anti-graffiti coating.

• Wall heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. within 10 feet of street or alley2.5 ft

  Any walls within ten (10) feet of any street or alley shall be thirty (30) inches high.