19.79.060 Parking requirements.
A. One parking space is required per accessory dwelling unit unless otherwise provided for in this chapter.
B. Parking spaces may be located on a contiguous lot if that lot is owned by the record owner of the accessory dwelling unit; however, in such case a parking easement or other deed restriction, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, shall be recorded prior to issuance of a building permit.
C. Parking may be provided through tandem parking on an existing driveway.
D. Off-street parking shall be permitted in setback areas in locations determined by the Director of Planning and Building, unless specific findings are made that parking in setback areas is not feasible based on specific site, regional, topographical, or fire and life safety conditions, which conditions shall include but are not limited to circumstances where parking would impede reasonable emergency and fire access.
E. No replacement parking for the primary dwelling unit shall be required if the accessory dwelling unit was created by the demolition or conversion of a garage, carport, or covered parking structure to an accessory dwelling unit.
F. Parking Exemptions. An accessory dwelling unit shall be exempt from the parking requirements of this section if the unit is:
1. Located within one-half mile walking distance of a public transit stop;
2. Located within an historic district, as may be designated by the City Council from time to time;
3. Located within one block of a car share vehicle pick-up or drop-off location as defined in the California Vehicle Code;
4. The accessory dwelling unit is built within a legally existing primary residence or legally existing accessory structure;
5. Attached or detached accessory dwelling unit that is no more than eight hundred square feet in floor area, no more than sixteen feet in height, with minimum four-foot side and rear yard setbacks;
6. In an area where on-street parking permits are required but not offered to the occupant of the accessory dwelling unit; or
7. Is the subject of a permit application for an accessory dwelling unit submitted with a permit application to create a new single-family dwelling or a new multifamily dwelling on the same parcel; provided, that the accessory dwelling unit or parcel satisfies any of the other criteria set forth in this subsection F. (Ord. 2023-02 § 2, 2023; Ord. 2021-04 § 2, 2021.)