Ordinance 1277
ORDINANCE NO. 1277
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CUPERTINO REPEALING
CERTAIN ORDINANCES OUTLINED IN SECTION 2 AND
ESTABLISHING AN ORDINANCE REGULATING PARKING
SECTION_1___REsPEA~ING_CLAUS~S
Section_1L1_ Ordinance No. OO2fq), as amended by Ordinance
No. 372 and O02(q-1) of the City of Cupertino, California, is
hereby repealed. All other ordinances heretofore enacted in
conflict with this Ordinance No. 1277 .are hereby repealed to the
extent that they vary from the provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION_2___PURPUSE
S~ction__2_1: The purpose of this Ordinance is to establish
regulations pertaining to the design and number of off-street
parking spaces for land use activities located in various zoning
districts.
SECTIOt~_3___APe~ICQTION
Sectio0__3:1_ Building, structures, and land uses are
required to provide off-street parking in conformance with the
provisions of this Ordinance.
Section 3 2: Existing buildings, structures and land uses
which are lawfully in er.istence at the time this Ordinance became
effective may remain as long as no alterations take place except
those permitted by Santa Clara County Ordinance No. NS-1200,
Section 30, as it existed on October 10, 1965, which was adopted
by the City of Cupertino.
Section 3_3: The standards and regulations contained in this
Ordinance regulate off-street parking for conventional zoning
districts. The standards and regulations function as guidelines
for development projects located in a Planned Development zone.
SECTION 4: DEFINITIONS
5ectiQn_4~1: Garagg_ A completely enclosed building or part
of building intended and designed to accommodate one or more
motor vehicles.
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Section_4_2:__Car_Shelter_ A roofed structure of apart of a
building not enclosed by walls, intended and. designed to
accommodate one or more motor vehicles.
S_ec_t_ion 4.3:______Par~ing__Area_ An unroofed paved area
delineated by painted or similar markings, intended and designed
to accommodate one or more vehicles.
S~gtion 4_4: _Seace_ The area required to garage or park one
motor vehicle. Where this Ordinance requires a space, without
specifying garage, carport, car shelter, or parking space, it
shall mean an unroofed paved area with individual .parking stalls
delineated by paint or similar marking material.
SECTION_5___PA~KING_REQUIR~~~NTS
Section__5:i____Parking_Ratio_and_Dimensions_ Table 1 defines
the required number of parking spaces by size and type for
specific zoning districts and uses within zoning districts.
Secision_ 5_2___Aisle_Dimensions_ Aisle dimensions shall be as
required by "Standard Details", adopted by the City Engineer.
S__ec_ttion 5.3:____Loading__Area_ Loading area, truck parking
spaces, and parking spaces for vehicles other than passenger cars
shall have ample dimensions for the particular use and type of
operation, and be designed as required by the .City Engineer.
Section 5_4_____Parking Exception_ The City Council may grant
a parking exception for a project not located in a Planned
Development zoning district. The rationale for an exception
shall be er.traordinary conditions not generally applying to
similar uses, such as an instance where an unusually high
percentage of the lot area is landscaped. Application for an
Exception shall be made in writing to the Planning Commission.
Hearings before the Planning Commission and the City Council
shall be conducted as set f orth for Variances in Ordinance No.
002(a), Revised, of the City of Cupertino, except that the
hearings shall not be required to be published as public
hearings.
Section_ S_5_____Planned__Dev_eloement__pistrigts_ The parking
requirements contained in Table i function as guidelines for
projects in Planned Development zoning districts. The
Architectural and Site Approval Committee, Planning Commission,
and/or City Council may approve a development plan which deviates
from Table 1 requirements if an applicant provides a parking
study which supports said deviations>.
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2 REFER TO SECTION S.ID FOR REWIREMENIS FWt HANDICAPPED PARKING
3 6UES1 PARKING FOR MOTELS/HOT ELS/L0061M6 SNAIL USE A STANDARD 4118 STALL DIMENSION. IYENTY FIVE 1251 PERCENT
DF THE REDUTAED PARKING FOR EMPLOYEES AND ANCILLARY COMMERCIAL SPACE MAY USE A
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1 AT LEAST SOi OF THE FIMIR AREA IS DEVOTED TO MANIM'A[IUAIN6, ASSMFPLY, ANA OP YARfHEMISI
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ORDINANCE NO. 1277 (CONTINUED)
Section 5.6:____Staff_Rev_iew_of Mi:<ed Use Proiects_ When more
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than one of the activities specified in Table 1 of this Ordinance
is initiated in a building or on a site not requiring review by
elected or appointed officials, the Director of Planning and
Development shall determine the total parking requirement based
upon the application of parking requirements for individual uses
as described in Table 1.
S_ec_t_io_n___5_.7_:____Shared_P_a_r_I:in_g_ The Planning Commission and
City Council may approve a shared parking concept whereby a
parking space is utilized to serve two or more individual land
uses. The approval must meet the following conditions:
a> The land use consists of a shopping center, office, or
industrial development which is .owned or managed by a
single entity.
b) The lane} uses under single management are in close
proximity to each other and are served by a common
parking facility.
c) The applicant submitted a detailed parking study which
demonstrates that the proposed mix of uses is compatible
with the proposed parking supply.
The proposed shared parking plan may be approved by the ASAC.
Planning Commission, and City Council in the context of a public
hearing for a use permit in a Planned Development zone or via a
public hearing for an exception for a project which is not
located in a Planned Development zone. '
Section 5.8: ____Tandems__Valet,,_ Other__Sgecial__Parking
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Arrangements_ Tandem, valet, validated and other special forms
of parking may be approved by the Planning Commission and the
City Council in the conte:;t of a public hearing for a use permit
in a Planned Development zone or via a public hearing for an
exception in the. case of a project which is not located in a
Planned Development zone.
Section 5.9: Minimum Stall Dimension in Par king_Structures_
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The minimum stall dimensions for a standard space, located in a
parking garage or enclosed parking structure and intended for
rton-residential uses is B'B" x 18'. The minimum dimensions for a
similarity situated compact space is 8' x 15'b".
Section 5_10___~-IandigagQed_Parking_ The handicapped parY.ing
requirement embodied in Section 7.7102 of Title 24 of the State
of California Administrative Code, as amended, shall be adhered
to and is hereby incorporated into the Ordinance by reference.
ORDINANCE NO. 127 (CONTINUED) •
SECTION_b___S~VERAbILITY_CL~USE
Section_6_1: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or
phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be
unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of
the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The legislative body
hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance and each
section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase thereof,
irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections,
subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared
unconstitutional.
SECTION 7___PUBLIS~IIN~i_~LAUSE
Section__7_1_ The. City Clerk is hereby authorized and
directed to cause a certified copy' of this Ordinance to be
published at least once within fifteen f15) days after its
enactment in the Cupertino Courier, the official newspaper of the
City, published and circulated in the City of Cupertino.
INTRODUCED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of Cupertino, on the ____6th____ .day of August___, 1984, and
ENACTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the Cfty of
Cupertino this ____20t~i___ day of __QugNs~________ , 1984, by the
following vote:
Vote Members_Qf the City_Cgu45i1
AYES: Gatto, Johnson, Rogers, Sparks. Plungy
NOES: None '
ABSENT: None.
ABSTAIN: None
APPROVED:
M y r
i y f upertino
ATTEST' ~~~
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Clerk--
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