HomeMy WebLinkAbout71.66 ORDINANCE NO. ~1.66
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA AMENDING
ARTICLE 15-19 AND O'rltl~R PROVISIONS OF THE CITY
CODE TO IMPLEMENT THE SARATOGA VILLAGE
SPECIFIC PLAN AND TO REVISE CERTAIN REGULATIONS
PERTAINING TO THE COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICTS
The Cit$ Council of the Cit3 of Saratoga hereby ordains as follows:
SECTION h Section 15-05.050 in Article 15-05 of the City Code is amended to
read as follows:
"S15-05.050 Re,relations minimal
In interpreting and applying the provisions of this Chapter, unless otherwise
stated, the provisions shall be held to be the minimum requirements for the
promotion of the public health, safety and general welfare."
SECTION 2: A new Section 15-05.055 is added to Article 15-05 of the City
Code, to read as follows:
"~15-05.055 Designation of uses;, administrative interpretations
(a) The designation of permitted and conditional uses for each zoning
district shah be interpreted to mean that any use which is not listed as being either
a permitted or conditional use for such district is automatically prohibited.
(b) The Planning Director shah have authority to adopt administrative
interpretations of the general categories of uses described in this Chapter. Such
interpretations shall contain a list of particular activities which are classified as
eonstituting a general category of use. Where a proposed activity is not listed, the
Planning Director may amend his administrative interpretation to include the same,
based upon his finding that:
(1) The proposed activity closely resembles the listed activities with
respect to purpose, type, funetion and manner of operation; and
(2) The proposed activity is no more objectionable than the listed
activities with respect to the level of noise, traffic, odors,
disturbance, glare and other impacts normally associated with the
listed activities; and
(3) The proposed activity is consistent with the general purposes of
this Chapter and the specific purposes of the regulations for the
zoning district in which the activity will be conducted.
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Any administrative interpretation by the Planning Director hereunder may be
appealed to the Planning Commission in accordance with the procedure set forth in
Article 15-90 of this Chapter."
SECTION 3: Section 15-06.080 in Article 15-06 of the City Code is repealed.
SECTION 4: A new Section 15-06.295 is added to Article 15-06 of the City
Code, to read as follows:
"S15-06.295 Game areade
"Game arcade" means an establishment having more than three coin or token
operated pinball machines, video games or other form of mechanical or electronic
games or any combination thereof, available for use by the general public. A game
arcade may exist as either a principal use or as an incidental use conducted by
another principal use on the site."
SECTION 5: Section 15-06.500 in Article 15-06 of the City Code is repealed and
a new Section 15-06.585 is added in place thereof, to read as follows:
"~15-06.585 Service establishment
'~ervice establishment" means a use, not conducted within an office, providing
services for the personal care of an individual or the fitting, cleaning, repair or
maintenance of personal effects and not primarily for the sale of goods or
merchandise."
SECTION 6: Section 15-06.560 in Article 15-06 of the City Code is amended to
read as follows:
"S15-06.560 Retail establishment
"Retail establishment" means a use engaged in providing retail sale or rental
of items primarily intended for consumer or household use.
(a) Extensive ret~il establishment, as used with respect to parking
requirements, means a retail use having more than seventy-five percent of the gross
floor area used for display, sales and related storage of bulky commodities, including
household furniture and appliances, lumber and building materials, carparing and
floor coverings, air conditioning and heating equipment, and similar goods, which
uses have demonstrably low parking demand generation per square foot of gross
floor area.
(b) Intensive retail establishment, as used with respect to parking
requirements, means any retail use not defined as an extensive retail
establishment."
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SECTION 7: Section 15-06.710 in Article 15-06 of the City Code is amended to
read as follows:
'~15-06.710 Villn~o-e
"Village" means the area of the City subject to the Saratoga Village Specific
Plan, as adopted by the City on May 18, 1988, and classified pursuant to this
Chapter as either CH-1 or CH-2."
SECTION 8: Paragraph (i) of Section 15-10.010 in Article 15-10 of the City
Code is amended to read as follows:
"(i) C: Commercial districts, consisting of:
C-N Neighborhood commercial
C-V Visitor commercial
CH-1 and CH-2 Commercial historic districts"
SECTION 9: Article 15-19 of the City Code is amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
"ARTICLE 15-19
C: COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS
Sections:
15-19.010 Purposes of Article
15-19.020 General regulations
15-19.030 C-N district regulations
15-19.040 C-V district regulations
15-19.050 C-H district regulations
15-19.060 Continuation of nonconforming uses
$15-19.010 Purposes of Article
In addition to the objectives set forth in Section 15-05.020, the commercial
districts are included in the Zoning Ordinance to achieve the following purposes:
(a) To provide appropriately located areas for retail stores and service
establishments offering goods and services required by residents of the City.
(b) To provide opportunities for retail stores, offiees and service
establishments to concentrate for the convenience of the public and in mutually
beneficial relationship to each other.
(c) To promote stable, attractive commereial development which will afford
a pleasant shopping environment and will compliment the essential residential
character of the City.
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(d) To provide space for community facilities whieh may appropriately be
located in commercial areas.
(e) To provide adequate space to meet the needs of modern commercial
development, including off-street parking and loading areas.
(f) To protect commercial properties from noise, odor, dust, dirt, smoke,
vibration, heat, glare, heavy traffic and other objectionable influences, and from
fire, explosion, noxious fumes and other hazards.
(g) To implement the Saratoga Village Specific Plan, as adopted by the City
on May 18, 1988, and thereby achieve the following objectives with respect to the
Village:
(1) Preservation and enhancement of the small-scale, pedestrian
character of the Village to make the area more inviting to
potential shoppers and diners;
(2) Preservation and enhancement of the architectural and landscape
quality of the Village;
(3) Encouragement of a town center mix of specialty shops,
restaurants, convenience shops, services and residences; and
(4) Conservation of historic structures.
S15-19.020 General regulations
The following general regulations shall apply to all commercial districts in the
City:
(a) Permitted uses. The following permitted uses shall be allowed in any
commercial district:
(1) Retail establishments, except restaurants, markets, delieatessens,
and any establishment engaged in the sale of alcoholic beverages.
(2) Service establishments.
(3) Home occupations, conducted in accordance with the regulations
prescribed in Article 15-40 of this Chapter.
(4) Parking lots which comply with the standards for off-street parking
facilities as set forth in Section 15-35.020 of this Chapter.
(5) Accessory structures and uses located on the same site as a
permitted use.
(b) Conditional t~es. The following eonditional uses may be allowed in any
commercial district, upon the granting of a use permit pursuant to Article 15-55 of
this Chapter:
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(1) Restaurants.
(2) Markets and delicatessens.
(3) Any establishment engaged in the sale of alcoholic beverages.
(4) Hotels and motels.
(5) Bed and breakfast establishments.
(6) Institutional facilities.
(7) Community facilities.
(8) Game arcades.
(9) Gasoline service stations on sites abutting Saratoga/Sunnyvale
Road, Saratoga/Los Gatos Road or Saratoga Avenue and accessible
directly from such arterial road; provided, that all operations
except the sale of gasoline and oil shall be conducted within an
enclosed structure.
(10) Animal establishments, as defined in Subsection 7-20.010(c) of this
Code. All animal establishments shall be subject to the regulations
and license provisions set forth in Section 7-20.210 of this Code.
(11) Public buildings and grounds.
(12) Public utility and public service pumping stations, power stations,
drainage ways and structures, storage tanks, transmission lines and
cable television facilities.
(13) Accessory structures and uses located on the same site as a
conditional use.
(c) Expressly prohibited uses. Without limiting the application of Subsection
15-05.055(a) of this Chapter, the following uses are expressly declared to be
prohibited in all commercial districts:
(1) Any use which emits air pollutants, solid or liquid wastes,
radioactivity, or other discharge which endangers human health or
causes damage to animals, vegetation or property.
(2) Any use which creates offensive odor, noise, vibration, glare or
electrical disturbance, detectable beyond the boundaries of the
site, or creates a hazard of fire or explosion.
(3) Any use involving drive-through service, such as restaurants and
financial institutions with drive-through windows.
(4) Any use involving automotive body work, such as collision repair,
painting, dismantling or eustomizing.
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(5) Mini-storage facilities.
(6) Outdoor sales or storage of motor vehicles.
(d) Location of building sites. The average natural grade of the footprint
underneath any structure shall not exceed thirty percent slope, and no structure
shall be built upon a slope which exceeds forty percent natural slope at any location
under the structure between two five-foot contour lines, except that:
(1) A variance pursuant to Article 15-70 of this Chapter may be
granted where the findings prescribed in Section 15-70,060 can be
made, and
(2) An exception under Article 14-35 of the Subdivision Ordinance may
be granted where the findings prescribed in Section 14-35,020 can
be made.
(e) Yar(k;. No use shah occupy any required yard, except fences, walls,
hedges, landscaped areas, walks, driveways and parking areas. No required yard
shall be used for a loading area or for storage.
(f) Screening, landscaping end fencing.
(1) Where a site is adjacent to an A, R-l, HC-RD, NHR, R-M or P-A
district, a solid wall or fence six feet in height shall be located
along the property line between the two districts, except in a
required front yard, and an area five feet in depth adjoining such
property line shall be landscaped and permanently maintained with
plant materials suitable for ensuring privacy, screening
unsightliness and insulating adjacent properties against noise.
(2) Open storage of materials and equipment shall be permitted only
within an area surrounded and screened by a solid wall or fence
(with solid gates where necessary) not less than six feet in height;
provided, that no materials or equipment shall be stored to a height
greater than that of the wall or fence.
(3) AH outdoor trash containers and garbage areas shah be fully
enclosed by a solid wall or fence and solid gates of sufficient
height to screen the same from public view. No trash or garbage
containers shah be placed or kept within twenty-five feet from the
property line of any site occupied by a dwelling unit.
(4) Required pedestrian open spaces, front yards and side yards, and
not less than fifteen percent of any parking lot area, shall be
completely landscaped and permanently maintained.
(5) No credit shah be given against any landscaping or open space
requirement imposed by this Article by reason of adjacent public
parking facilities or public rights-of-way.
(6) Whenever screening or landscaping is required by the provisions of
this Article, or as a condition of any project approval, the owner or
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occupant of the property shall keep and maintain such screening
and landscaping in good condition and repair.
(7) Fences, walls and hedges shall comply with the regulations set
forth in Article 15-29 of this Chapter.
(g) Signs. No sign of any character shall be erected or displayed in any C
district, except as permitted under the regulations set forth in Article 15-30 of this
Chapter.
(h) Off-street parking and loading facilities. Except in the case of a site
located within and constituting a part of a City parking district, off-street parking
and loading facilities shall be provided for each use on the site, in accordance with
the regulations set forth in Article 15-35 of this Chapter.
(i) Design review. All structures shall be subject to design review approval
in accordance with the provisions of Artiete 15-46 of this Chapter.
S15-19.030 C-N district regulations
(a) Permitted uses. In addition to the permitted uses listed in Subsection
15-19.020(a) of this Article, the following permitted uses shall also be allowed in a
C-N district:
(1) Professional and administrative offices.
(2) Financial institutions.
(3) Religious and charitable instituitions.
(4) Christmas tree and pumpkin sales lots.
(b) Conditional uses. In addition to the conditional uses listed in Subsection
15-19.020(b) of this Article, the following conditional use may also be allowed in a
C-N district, upon the granting of a use permit pursuant to Article 15-55 of this
Chapter:
(1) Multi-family dwellings, including such dwellings combined with
commercial uses on the same site.
(2) Medical offices and clinics.
(e) Site area. The minimum net site area of any lot in a C-N district shall
be 10,000 square feet.
(d) Site frontage, width and depth. The minimum site frontage, width and
depth of any lot in a C-N district shall be as follows:
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Frontage Width Depth
60 feet 60 feet 100 feet
(e) Coverage. The maximum net site area covered by structures on any lot
in a C-N district shall be 60 percent.
(f) Front ysrd. The minimum front yard of any lot in a C-N district shall be
ten feet; except that on a site adjacent to and fronting on the same street as, or
directly across the street from, an A, R-I, HC-RD, NHR, R-M or P-A district, the
minimum front yard shall be fifteen feet.
(g) Side and rear yards. No side or rear yard shall be required for any lot in
a C-N district, subject to the following exceptions:
(1) On a reversed corner lot abutting a lot in an A, R-I, HC-RD or
NHR district, the minimum exterior side yard shall be not less than
one-half of the required front yard of the abutting lot.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in Subparagraph (1) above, on a lot
abutting an A, R-I, HC-RD or NHR district, the minimum side
yard or rear yard abutting such other district shall be thirty feet.
(3) On a lot directly across a street or alley from an A, R-I, HC-RD or
NHR district, the minimum side yard or rear yard adjacent to such
street or alley shall be ten feet.
Where a side or rear yard is required under any of the foregoing provisions, one foot
shall be added to the required yard for each one foot of height or fraction thereof by
which a structure within thirty feet of the lot line for such yard exceeds fourteen
feet in height.
(h) Height of structures. The maximum height of any structure in a C-N
district shall be twenty feet.
(i) Enclosure of uses. All permitted and conditional uses shall be conducted
entirely within a completely enclosed structure, except for off-street parking and
loading, gasoline service stations, outdoor dining, nurseries, garden shops and
Christmas tree and pumpkin sales lots.
(j) Screening, landscaping and fencing. An area not less than five feet in
depth along all property lines that abut a street shall be landscaped with plant
materials and/or improved with sidewalks or pathways as required by the Planning
Commission. All planting materials shall permanently be maintained by the owner
or occupant of the site.
(k) Alternative standards for multi-family dwellings. Notwithstanding any
other provisions of this Section, where multi-family dwellings will be located upon a
site, the Planning Commission shah apply for such dwellings the development
standards set forth in Article 15-17 of this Chapter. The density of development
shah be as determined in each case by the Planning Commission, based upon its
finding that:
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(1) The project will not eonstitute overbuilding of the site; and
(2) The project is compatible with the structures and density of
development on adjacent properties; and
(3) The project will preserve a sufficient amount of open space on the
site; and
(4) The project will provide sufficient light and air for the residents of
the site and the occupants of adjacent properties.
S15-19.040 C-V district re~alAfions
(a) Permitted uses. In addition to the permitted uses listed in Subsection
15-19.020(a) of this Article, the following permitted uses shall also be allowed in a
C-V district:
(1) Professional and administrative offices.
(2) Financial institutions.
(b) Conditional uses. In addition to the conditional uses listed in Subsection
15-19.020(b) of this Article, the following conditional uses may also be allowed in a
C-V district, upon the granting of a use permit pursuant to Article 15-55 of this
Chapter:
(1) Religious and charitable institutions.
(2) Multi-family dwellings, including such dwellings combined with
commercial uses on the same site.
(3) Medical offices and clinics.
(4) Mortuaries.
(5) Theatres.
(6) Automobile upho]stering shops, provided all operations are
conducted within an enclosed structure.
(e) Site area. The minimum net site area of any lot in a C-V district shall
be 10,000 square feet.
(d) Site frontage, width and depth. The minimum site frontage, width and
depth of any lot in a C-V district shall be as follows:
Frontage Width Depth
60 feet 60 feet 100 feet
(e) Coverage. The maximum net site area covered by structures on any lot
in a C-V district shall be 60 percent.
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(f) Front yard. The minimum front yard of any lot in a C-V district shall be
ten feet; except that on a site adjacent to and fronting on the same street as, or
directly across the street from, an A, R-I, HC-RD, NHR, R-M or P-A district, the
minimum front yard shall be fifteen feet.
(g) Side and rear yards. The minimum side yards of any lot in a C-V district
shall be ten feet and the minimum rear yard of any lot in a C-V district shall be
thirty feet, subject to the following exceptions:
(1) One foot shall be added to the minimum side yard for each one foot
of height or fraction thereof by which a portion of a structure
within thirty feet of the side lot line for such yard exceeds
fourteen feet in height.
(2) One foot shall be added to the minimum rear yard for each one
foot of height or fraction thereof by which a portion of a structure
within sixty feet of the rear lot line for such yard exceeds fourteen
feet in height.
(3) On a corner lot, the minimum exterior side yard shall be twenty
feet.
(h) Height of structures. The maximum height of any structure in a C-V
district shall be twenty feet.
(i) Screening, landscap'mg and fencing.
(1) An area not less than ten feet in depth along all property lines that
abut a street shah be landscaped with plant materials and/or
improved with sidewalks or pathways as required by the Planning
Commission. All planting materials shall permanently be
maintained by the owner or occupant of the site.
(2) A use not conducted within a completely enclosed structure shall
be screened by a solid wan or fence, vine-covered fence or
compact evergreen hedge (with solid gates where necessary) not
less than six feet in height. This requirement shall not apply to
off-street parking and loading areas, gasoline service stations,
outdoor dining areas, nurseries, garden shops, and Christmas tree
and pumpkin sales lots.
(k) Alternative standm-ds for multi-family dwellings. Notwithstanding any
other provisions of this Section, where multi-family dwellings will be located upon a
site, the Planning Commission shall apply for such dwellings the development
standards set forth in Article 15-17 of this Chapter. The density of development
shall be as determined in each case by the Planning Commission, based upon its
finding that:
(1) The project will not constitute overbuilding of the site; and
(2) The project is compatible with the structures and density of
development on adjacent properties; and
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(3) The project will preserve a sufficient amount of open space on the
site; and
(4) The project will provide sufficient light and air for the residents of
the site and the occupants of adjacent properties.
S15-19.050 C-H distriet re, clArions
(a) Permitted nses. In addition to the permitted uses listed in Subsection
15-19.020(a) of this Article, the following permitted uses shall also be allowed in the
CH-1 and CH-2 districts:
(1) Professional, administrative and medical offices and financial
institutions, when located either above the street level or at the
street level if separated from the street frontage by a retail or
service establishment.
(2) Single family and multi-family residential units, when located
either above the street level or at the street level if separated
from the street frontage by a retail or service establishment.
(b) Conditional ~ses. In addition to the conditional uses listed in Subsection
15-19.020(b) of this Article, the following conditional uses may also be allowed in
the CH-1 and CH-2 districts, upon the granting of a use permit pursuant to Article
15-55 of this Chapter:
(1) Professional, administrative and medical offices and financial
institutions, when located at street level and having street
frontage.
(2) Theatres.
(3) Religions and charitable institutions.
(4) Single family and multi-family residential units, when located at
street level and having street frontage.
(e) Site area. The minimum net site area in each C-H Distriet shall be as
follows:
District Net Site Area
CH-1 5,000 sq. ft.
CH-2 7,500 sqo ft.
(d) Site frontage, width and depth. The minimum site frontage, width and
depth in each C-H district shall be as follows:
District Frontage Width Depth
CH-1 50 ft. 50 ft. 100 ft.
CH-2 50 ft. 50 ft. 100 ft.
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(e) Coverage; pedestrian open 8paee.
(1) In the CH-1 district, the maximum net site area covered by
structures shall be 80 percent, except that up to 100 percent of the
site may be covered by structures if, for any structure coverage in
excess of 80 percent, an equivalent area on the site is devoted to
pedestrian open space.
(2) In the CH-2 district, the maximum net site area covered by
structures shall be 60 percent. In addition, an area equivalent to
not less than 20 percent of the net site area shall be devoted to
pedestrian open space. All or any portion of the required front
yard may be used for pedestrian open space.
(3) The term "pedestrian open space," as used in Subparagraphs (1) and
(2) above, means common areas open to the public where
pedestrians may walk or gather, such as plazas and arcades, which
are designed to be visible and accessible to pedestrians on streets,
sidewalks and parking facilities adjacent to the site.
(f) Front yard. No front yard shall be required in the CH-1 district. The
minimum front yard of any lot in the CH-2 district shall be fifteen feet.
(g) Side yards. No side yards shall be required in either the CH-1 or CH-2
district.
(h) Rear yard. No rear yard shall be required in the CH-1 district. No rear
yard shall be required for any lot in the CH-2 district having a rear lot line that
abuts a public right-of-way, public parking district, Saratoga Creek, or the CH-1
district. Where the rear lot line of any lot in the CH-2 district abuts an A, R-i, HC-
RD, NHR or R-M district, the minimum rear yard shall be thirty feet, plus one foot
for each two feet of height or fraction thereof by which a portion of a structure
within sixty feet of the rear lot line for such yard exceeds fourteen feet in height.
(i) Height of structures. The maximum height of any structure in each C-H
district shall be as follows:
District Height
CH-1 35 feet. No portion of a
structure facing Big Basin Way
shall exceed two stories, and no
portion of a structure facing
Saratoga Creek shall exceed
three stories.
CH-2 26 feet. No structure shall
exceed two stories.
(j) Enclosure of uses. All permitted and conditional uses shall be conducted
entirely within a completely enclosed structure, except for off-street parking and
loading, gasoline service stations, garden shops and outdoor dining.
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(k) Off-street parking and loading facilities. Where a site is located within
and constitutes a part of a City parking district, the off-street parking requirement
for each district shall be as follows, regardless of the particular category of use or
uses occupying the site:
District Spaces Required
No. 1 One space for each 473.5 square
feet of gross floor area.
No. 2 One space for each 380 square
feet of gross floor area.
No. 3 One space for each 350 square
feet of gross floor area, plus any
additional square footage
allowed on the site as a result of
the acquisition of development
rights created by the City upon
the formation of Parking
District No. 3.
No. 4 One space for each 380 square
feet of gross floor area.
For the parpose of determining the required number of parking spaces for a
development located within a City parking district, the term "gross floor area" shall
not include enclosed or covered areas used for off-street parking or loading or
interior courts of a building not occupied by a use for which off-street parking is
required, but such gross floor area shah include any exterior balcony used as the sole
means of access to a business establishment and any basement, or portion thereof,
occupied by a use for which off-street parking is required. If a fractional number is
obtained, one parking space shah be provided for a fraction of one-half or more, and
no parking space shah be required for a fraction of less than one-half.
(1) Modifioation of standards for historic structures. The Planning
Commission shah have authority to modify any of the development standards
contained in this Section, without the granting of a variance, if the subject of the
application is a structure which has been designated as a historie landmark pursuant
to Artidle 13-15 of this Code, and the Planning Commission finds and determines
that:
(1) The modification will facilitate preservation of the historic
structure; and
(2) The application and the proposed modification have been reviewed
and approved by the City's Heritage Commission; and
(3) The modification will not be detrimental to the use and enjoyment
of other properties in the vicinity; and
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(4) The modification will not adversely affect the movement of
vehicular and pedestrian traffic, or the availability of on-street
parking, and wiH not create a hazard to the public safety.
$15-19.060 Continuation of nonconforming uses
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 15-55.130 of this Chapter, any elihie
operating no earlier than 7:00 A.M. and no later than 9:00 P.M., any establishment
engaged in the sale of alcoholic beverages and any restaurant, market or
delicatessen which, as of , 1989, was lawfully established and
legally operating as a permitted use, shall be exempted from the requirement for
elimination after lapse of time pursuant to Section 15-65.110 of this Chapter and
also exempted from the necessity to obtain a use permit for continuation of such
use, but in aH other respects shah be regarded as a nonconforming use. Any mini-
storage facility lawfully operating pursuant to a use permit granted prior to
, 1989, may continue to operate pursuant to the terms and conditions
of such use permit."
SECTION 10: Section 15-35.020 in Article 15-35 of the City Code is amended to
read as follows:
$15-35.020 General requirements and regulations for off-street parking spaces
(a) At the time of initial occupancy of a site or structure or at the time of
an alteration or enlargement of a site or structure, there shall be provided off-
street parking spaces for automobiles in accord with the schedule of off-street
parking space requirements prescribed in Section 15-35.030. For the purposes of
this Section, the term "alteration or enlargement" shah mean a change of use or an
addition which would increase the number of parking spaces required above the total
number required prior to such change or addition. The number of parking spaces
provided for an alteration or eulargment of a site or structure shah be in addition to
the number existing prior to the alteration or enlargement, unless the pre-existing
number is greater than the number prescribed in Section 15-35.030, in which
instance, the number in excess of the prescribed minimum shah be counted in
calculating the number provided to serve the alteration or enlargement.
(b) If, in the applieation of the requirements of this Article, a fractional
number is obtained, one parking space shah be provided for a fraction of one-half or
more, and no parking space shah be required for a fraction of less than one-half.
(c) If more than one use is located on a site, the number of parking spaces
provided shall be equal to the sum of the requirements prescribed in this Article for
each use.
(d) The off-street parking requirements of this Article may be satisfied by
the permanent allocation of the prescribed number of spaces for each use in a
common parking facility; provided, that the total number of spaces shall be not less
than the sum of the individual requirements, and provided farther, that a contract
between the parties setting forth the agreement for joint use of a common parking
facility is recorded in the office of the Cotmty Recorder and a certified copy
thereof is filed with the City.
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(e) Where parking requirements are determined by gross floor area, such
area shall not include enclosed or covered areas used for off-street parking or
loading or interior courts of a building not occupied by a use for which off-street
parking is required, but such gross floor area shall include any exterior balcony used
as the sole means of aeeess to a business establishment and any basement, or portion
thereof, occupied by a use for which off-street parking is required.
(f) The Planning Commission may require that off-street parking spaces in
excess of the number prescribed in Section 15-35.030 be provided for any use on a
site, if the Commission finds that such additional spaces are necessary to avoid
traffic congestion or shortage of curb spaces.
(g) For a use not specifically listed in Section 15-35.030, the number of off-
street parking spaces shall be determined by the Planning Commission or the
Planning Director, based upon the number of spaces required for the most similar
specified use and such information as may be available to the Planning Commission
or the Planning Director concerning the parking requirements of the proposed use.
(h) In all districts except a C-H district, the off-street parking spaces
prescribed in Section 15-35.030 shall be located on the same site as the use for
which the spaces are required, or on an adjacent site or a site separated only by an
alley from the use for which the spaces are required. In a C-H district, the off-
street parking spaces prescribed in Section 15-35.030 may be located within three
hundred feet of the use for which the spaces are required, measured by the shortest
route of available pedestrian access.
(i) With respect to any site or structure located within a C-N, C-V, C-H,
P-A, R-M or MU-PD district, not more than twenty-five percent of the number of
required off-street parking spaces may consist of compact parking spaces. If, in the
application of this Paragraph, a fractional number is obtained, one compact parking
space may be provided for a fraction of more than one-half and one standard parking
space shall be provided for a fraction of one-half or less.
(j) No repair work or servicing of vehicles shall be conducted in any parking
area."
SECTION 11: Paragraphs (m), (n) and (o) of Section 15-35.030 in Article 15-35 of
the City Code are amended to read as follows:
"(m) Intensive retail One space for each two
establishments hundred square feet of
gross floor area.
(n) Extensive retail One space for each five
establishments hundred square feet of
gross floor area.
(o) Service establishments One space for each two
and financial institutions hundred square feet of
gross floor area."
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SECTION 12: Paragraphs (a) and (b) of Section 15-35.060 in Article 15-35 of the
City Code are amended to read as follows:
Spaces
"Use Gross Floor Area Required
(a) Hotels, motels, offices, Less than 5,000 sqo ft. 0
nursing homes, religious 5,000 to 50,000 sq. ft. 1
institutions, service 50,000 to 150,000 sq. ft. 2
establishments, financial Each additional 150,000
institutions sq. ft. 1
(b) Retail establishments Less than 5,000 sq. ft. 0
warehouses, storage 5,000 to 12,500 sq. ft. 1
facilities, restaurants, 12,500 to 20,000 sq. ft. 2
limited industrial 20,000 to 30,000 sq. ft. 3
establishments 30,000 to 50,000 sq. ft. 4
50,000 to 75,000 sq. ft. 5
Each additional 75,000
sq. ft. 1
SECTION 13: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this
Ordinance is for any reason held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or
unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions
of this Ordinance. The City Council of the City of Saratoga hereby declares that it
would have passed this Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause and
phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that one or more sections, subsections,
sentences, clauses or phrases may be held invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 14: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty days after its
passage and adoption.
The above and foregoing Ordinance was regularly introduced and after the
waiting time required by law, was thereafter passed and adopted at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Saratoga held on the 6th day of
September, 1989, by the foliowing vote:
AYES: Counci3~embers Anderson, MoVles, Stutzman and Mayor CleveDaer
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember Peterson
MAYOR ~
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