HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD NO 2249ORDINANCE NO. 2249 NEW SERIES
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAKERSFIELD AMENDING CHAPTER 17.56 OF THE
MUNICIPAL CODE, CONCERNING AUTOMOBILE
PARKING REQUIREMENTS.
BE IT ORDAINED as follows:
SECTION 1.
That Section 17.56.010 of Chapter 17.56 of Title 17 of
the Municipal Code of the City of Bakersfield is hereby amended to
read as follows:
17.56.010 Off-street Parking Facilities Required.
A. For each new dwelling, new multiple dwelling, new business,
new industrial establishment, or any other new or moved structure,
or for any change in use of any existing structures, there shall be
provided and maintained off-street parking facilities to accommo-
date the motor vehicles required by the use of the property or
structure as set forth in this chapter.
B. The minimum individual parking space or stall size shall
be 8½ feet by 20 feet. However, in every parking area and garage
containing 10 or more parking spaces or stalls, not more than 20
per cent of the required spaces or stalls provided for a use other
than dwelling units, may be designed as compact stalls to accommo-
date compact cars. Every space or stall designed to accommodate
compact cars shall be clearly marked as a compact stall. The
minimum bay width for compact stalls shall be 7 feet 6 inches, pro-
vided the net aisle width is not reduced. In all cases, such
aisle width or space for ingress and egress shall be in accordance
with the standards established by the Eno Foundation.
C. Coffee rooms, restrooms and mechanical rooms for heating
and cooling for private offices, businesses and manufacturing uses
shall not be figured in computing the required parking spaces or
stalls.
D. When after computing the number of parking spaces for a
structure, there appears a fractional requirement of ~ or more of a
parking space, one (1) additional parking space shall be required.
If after such computation, the fractional requirement for a given
number of units is less than ½ of a parking space, no additional
space shall be required for that fractional parking space.
E. All parking for residential uses shall be on the same lot
or parcel. Parking for all other uses shall be within 500 feet of
the subject property.
F. For any change of use of any existing structure, the
Planning Director may waive the required parking requirements where
practical difficulties exist and where in the opinion of the Plan-
ning Director, such waiver would not be inconsistent with the pur-
poses and intent of this title, would not create a serious parking
problem in the immediate area and would not cause substantial
community opposition or concern.
SECTION 2.
That item (23) of Section 17.56.020 of Chapter 17.56 of
Title 17 of the Municipal Code of the City of Bakersfield is hereby
amended to read as follows:
(23) Savings and Loan, Banks
1 space per 300 sq. ft.
If use has one or more
drive-up windows with
drive-in lanes 24 feet
in length, credit for one
parking space per window
shall be given. If such
lane exceeds 44 feet, two
spaces per window shall
be credited, in computing
parking requirements.
SECTION 3.
That item (24) of Section 17.56.020 of Chapter 17.56 of
Title 17 of the Municipal Code of the City of Bakersfield is hereby
amended to read as follows:
(24) Medical and Dental
Offices 1 space per 100 sq. ft.
SECTION 4.
That item (31) is hereby added to Section 17.56.020 of
Chapter 17.56 of Title 17 of the Municipal Code of the City of
Bakersfield to read as follows:
(31)
Senior Citizens 62 Years and
Over and Complex For Handi-
capped Persons
1 space per 3 units,
provided an additional
200 square feet of
open space per unit
shall be provided for
conversion to parking
on the premises if
determined necessary
by the Planning
Cormmission.
and after
SECTION 5.
This ordinance shall become effective thirty days
the date of its passage.
from
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was passed
and adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 27th day of October , 1975, by the
following vote:
CITY/C~ERK ~ Ex/~fflczo Clerk of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED thi~a Octlber , 1975
kersfleld
APPROVED as to form:
~~Y of t~~f Bakersfield
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, I
County of Kern ss.
H. E. BERGEN, being duly sworn, deposes and says:
That he is the duly appointed, acting and qualified City Clerk of the City of Bakersfield; and
that or~ ........................................O...~.t..~.12_~.~......2...~ .................................................., 19...."~..~.. he posted on the Bulletin Board
at the City Hail, a full, true and correct copy of an ordinance passed by the Council of said City
at a meeting thereof duly held on ..................0...c...~.g..l~.~.~......~.~ ..............................., 19..~-5....., which ordinance
was numbered ................~2~..9. ...........New Series, and entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAKERSFIELD AMENDING CHAPTER 17.56 OF TiE
MUNICIPAL CODE, CONCERNING AUTOMOBILE
PARKING REQUIREMENTS.
Ci~ty O ~l~r k-
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
~.0.tt) ... day of P~ t.P]~.~..r.. ........... 19...~.~..