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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNS-2091 - Revising the Off-Street Parking Regulations in the Zoning Chapter of Municipal Code 003 REL-'mb ( 19 ) ORDINANCE NO. NS-2091 6/6/90 Rev. 9/23/90, 10/3/90 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA REVISING THE OFF-STREET PARKING REGULATIONS IN THE ZONING CHAPTER OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: That Article XV is hereby added to Chapter 41 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, which said article reads as follows: ARTICLE XV. OFF-STREET PARKING DIVISION 1. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS Sec. 41-1300. Location of required off-street parking. Parking facilities shall be located on the same lot or site or on a lot or site contiguous thereto. Any property used for required parking shall be under the same ownership as the uses served or shall be restricted in such a manner as to prevent the severance of the parking facilities and use by sale, trade, lease or any other conveyance. Sec. 41-1301. Prohibition of display of vehicles, vessels and other personal property for sale. (a) No person shall park or place a vehicle or vessel or other personal property upon a public or private street, parking lot or any public or private property for the purpose of displaying such vehicle, vessel, or other personal property thereon for sale, hire or rental, unless said property is properly zQned by the city for such purpose, and the vendor is duly licensed to transact such business at that location. (b) Subsection (a) shall not prohibit any person from parking or placing a vehicle or vessel or other personal property on private residential property belonging to or occupied by the owner of such vehicle, vessel, or other personal property, for the purpose of displaying same for sale, hire or rental. (c) "Vehicle" as used in this section shall mean a "vehicle" as defined in section 670 of the California Vehicle Code, as the same now reads or may hereafter be amended. 004 ORDINANCE NO. NS- 2091 PAGE TWO (d) "Vessel" as used in this section shall mean a "vessel" as defined in Section 9840(a) of the california vehicle Code as the same now reads or may hereafter be amended. (e) The parking or placing of any vehicle or vessel or other personal property with a sign or other advertising device thereon or proximate thereto, indicating such vehicle or vessel or other personal property is for sale, hire or rental, shall constitute prima facie evidence that such vehicle, vessel, or other personal property was parked or placed for the purpose displaying same for sale, hire or rental. (f) A violation of this section shall constitute an infraction punishable in the same manner as provided in section 36-27 of this code, as the same now reads or may hereafter be amended. Sec. 41-1302. Prohibition against use of required parking spaces for other purposes. (a) No person shall use, or allow the use of, any parking space or area which is designed for the parking of vehicles, and which is necessary to provide a number of parking spaces in full or partial satisfaction of the off-street parking requirements of this chapter, for any purpose which prevents the use of such parking space or area for the parking of vehicles on a regular basis. (b) The use of a parking space which is required to be provided for an automobile repair shop, body shop or automobile service shop by this chapter, for work on any automobile, or for the storage of any automobile for more than seventy-two (72) hours, or for the storage of equipment, shall be deemed to be use for a purpose which prevents the use of such parking space for the parking of vehicles on a regular basis, within the meaning of subsection (a) of this section. Sec. 41-1303. Dimension of parking area and access. (a) Open and garage parking stalls shall not be less than eight feet six inches (8'6") wide and eighteen feet (18') long. Where double-striping is used, the width of stalls shall be measured from lines midway between each pair of stripes. Structural, mechanical, utility or simi- lar appurtenances are only permitted adjacent to required 005 ORDINANCE NO. NS- 209I PAGE THREE stall area if the required width of the stall is increased at least six (6) inches and if the appurtenance is not located so as to interfere with safe and free parking movement or car door opening. No appurtenance shall be permitted in the area in front of a parked car unless located in its entirety at least four (4) feet above surface level. (b) Aisles to and from parking stalls shall not be less than: (1) Thirteen (13) feet wide for thirty (30) degree parking. (2) Fifteen (15) feet wide for forty-five (45) degree parking. (3) Eighteen (18) feet wide for sixty (60) degree parking. (4) Twenty-three (23 feet wide for ninety (90) degree parking. (c) Circulation within a parking area must be such that: (1) A car entering the parking area need not enter a street to reach another aisle. (2) A car need not enter a street backwards. This provision shall not apply to off-street parking required in section 41-1320, or prohibit the backing of motor vehicles into a street which has a standard industrial street cross section regardless of the use on the lot abutting said industrial street. (3) Ail parking stalls and garages shall be accessible and usable. Sec. 41-1304. Maintenance and operation. (a) Bumper guards, curbs, or other suitable barriers, shall be provided to protect public streets and sidewalks, to prevent parking in areas where no parking is permitted, to prevent parked vehicles from extending beyond the parking area boundary line or ORDINANCE NO. NS- 2091 PAGE FOUR intruding into any pedestrian walkway, and to prevent vehicles from contacting any wall, fence, or landscaped area. (b) When the parking area abuts residentially zoned property or property used for residential purposes, a six (6) foot high masonry wall shall be erected along such property lines, except that such wall shall not exceed four (4) feet in height along any required front yard of the adjacent property. (c) Lights used to illuminate the parking area shall be reflected away from any residence. (d) Ail required stalls shall be clearly outlined with double-striping on the surface of the lot. (e) The parking area and driveways shall be paved with asphaltic or concrete surfacing. (f) vehicles in. Ail parking areas shall be accessible to via drives and aisles of the size specified here- Sec. 41-1305. Loading space requirements. Every building occupied for manufacturing, storage warehouse, department store, market, hotel, hospital, funeral home, laundry, dry cleaning or other use involving the receipt or distribution by vehicle of materials or merchandise incidental to carrying on such activity shall be provided with sufficient space for standing, loading and unloading vehicles to avoid undue interference with the public use of streets and alleys. Such space shall be no less than ten (10) feet by twenty-five (25) feet for every ten thousand (10,000) square feet of floor area or outdoor storage area with a fourteen (14) foot minimum height clearance, but shall not be a part of any area used for off-street parking purposes. Sec. 41-1306. Handicapped parking. (a) Number. A portion of the required off-street parking spaces required for any nonresidential use by OO7 ORDINANCE NO. NS-2091 PAGE FIVE this chapter, shall be designed for physically handicapped persons in accordance with the following standards: Total Number of Parking Spaces Number of Spaces for Handicapped Persons 1 -- 40 1 41 -- 80 2 81 -- 120 3 121 -- 160 4 161 -- 300 5 301 -- 400 6 401 -- 500 7 Over 500 1 for each 200 additional spaces pro- vided (b) Design. Handicapped persons' parking spaces shall be at least fourteen (14) feet wide and eighteen (18) feet long, except that, any such stalls arranged in pairs with a five-foot wide loading/unloading area between them clearly marked on the ground need be only nine (9) feet wide. (c) Designation. Where less than five (5) total off-street parking spaces are provided, the only space designed for use by handicapped persons shall be lined to provide a nine-foot wide parking area and a five-foot wide loading/unloading area, but need not be designated for use by handicapped persons exclusively. (2) Where five (5) or ~re total off-street parking spaces are provided, each space designed for use by handicapped persons shall be designated for exclusive use by such persons by signs and surface markings conforming to the standards set forth in Section 22507.8 of the California Vehicle Code and in the state building code. A sign giving notice that unauthorized vehicles parking in spaces designated for handicapped persons may be towed away at the owner's expense, conforming to the standards set forth in the state building code, shall be posted in O08 ORDINANCE NO. NS- 2091 PAGE S IX a conspicuous place, at each entrance off-street parking area. (d) Location. Spaces designed for use by persons shall be located in accordance with the standards to the extent practical: to the handicapped following (1) Where one building is served by the off-street parking area, such spaces shall be the closest to the primary entrance to the building. (2) Where more than one building is served by the off-street parking area, such spaces shall be located to provide for safety and optimum proximity to the building entrances of greatest use. (3) Such spaces shall be located so that a handicapped person is not compelled to wheel or walk in or across the aisles or driveways used for vehicular traffic, except to move beside or behind his or her own vehicle. (4) If such spaces are located in a parking structure or ramp, such spaces and all pedestrian aisles to be used by handicapped persons shall have a minimum overhead clearance of eight (8) feet, two (2) inches, and such spaces shall be located on the street level of the structure or within easy access to an elevator. Sec. 41-1307. Motorcycle spaces. Any site which has 100 or more parking spaces shall provide, for each 100 spaces, a 17-feet by 18-feet motorcycle parking area, bordered by bumper guards or concrete curb to preclude automobile access to such area. Sec. 41-1308. Prohibition against separate charge for parking on multiple-family residential property. (a) No owner or agent of any owner of multiple family residential property shall impose any charge on any resident for the privilege of parking in the off- street parking spaces on such property which is separate and distinct from the rent charged to such resident for such resident's dwelling unit. 009 ORDINANCE NO. NS-2091 PAGE SEVEN (b) Any owner or agent of an owner of residential property who is not in compliance with subsection (a) of this section on the date of adoption of the ordinance adding this section to the Santa Ana Municipal Code shall have 60 days from and after such date to discontinue such noncompliance. Thereafter any such noncompliance shall be unlawful. Sec. 41-1309. Interpretation of standards. In construing the parking standards set forth in this article, the following rules shall govern: (a) Wherever required off-street parking is based upon 1000 square feet of gross floor area, the number of required spaces shall be determined by dividing the gross floor area by 1000 and multiplying the result by the number of spaces required for each 1000 square feet. If the product is not a natural number, the number of required spaces shall be the next lower natural number if the decimal fraction is less than .5, or the next higher natural number if the decimal fraction is .5 or more. Wherever required off-street parking is based upon some other factor, the number of required spaces shall be determined by the same arithmetical process. (b) Wherever two or more district uses identified in this article exist on the same site: (1) If the uses are physically separate, the number of parking spaces required for each use shall be determined separately. (2) If the uses are mixed together in the same area, the standard resulting in the higher number of required spaces shall control. (c) Wherever a particular use of property can be classified under more than one section of this article which sets minimum parking space requirements, the section which contains the more specific use description shall control. If two or more equally specific sections apply, the section imposing the higher standard shall control. (d) number of shall be Wherever required parking is based upon the seats in an area, 18 inches of bench space deemed the equivalent of one seat. 010 ORDINANCE NO. NS- 2091 PAGE EIGHT DIVISION 2. RESIDENTIAL STANDARDS Sec. 41-1320. Single-family dwellings. (a) The minimum off-street parking requirements for single-family dwellings are as follows: Four spaces. (b) Of the spaces required by subsection (a), two spaces shall be in an enclosed garage. The remaining spaces may be tandem spaces in a driveway. Sec. 41-1321. Two-family and three-family dwellings. (a) The minimum off-street parking requirements for each dwelling unit in a two-family or three-family dwelling are as follows: Three spaces plus one additional space for each bedroom in excess of two bedrooms. (b) Of the spaces required by subsection (a), two spaces shall be in an enclosed garage. The remaining spaces may be tandem spaces in a driveway, provided such driveway spaces may not obstruct access to parking spaces serving any other unit. Sec. 41-1322. Multiple family dwellings. (a) The minimum off-street parking requirements for each dwelling unit in multiple-family dwellings are as follows: One space in a garage or carport. (b) Each multiple-family dwelling site shall provide off-street parking spaces in addition to the minimum requirements of subsection (a) of this section, in an amount not less than the number of bedrooms on the site. Such spaces may be open or covered and may be assigned to particular units or not so assigned. Bachelor units shall be considered as one-bedroom units. (c) In addition to the minimum requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of this section, each multiple- family dwelling site shall provide guest parking, ORDINANCE NO. NS- 2091 PAGE NINE identified as such, in an amount of spaces not less than 25 per cent of the minimum required spaces under subsections (a) and (b) of this section, but in no case less than three spaces. Such guest parking shall be open and outside any secured area. Sec. 41-1323. Care homes. The minimum off-street parking requirements for care homes are as follows: One space for each three beds. Sec. 41-1324. Lodging houses. The minimum off-street parking requirements for lodging houses are as follows: One space for each guest room, or one space for each 150 square feet of sleeping area, whichever is greater; plus two enclosed spaces for use by the operator of the lodging house and two guest spaces. Sec. 41-1325. Senior citizen establishments. (a) The minimum off-street parking requirements for senior citizen establishments, pertaining to spaces reserved for residents who are 62 years of age or older, are as follows: One space for each one-bedroom dwelling unit. One and one-half spaces for each two-bedroom dwelling unit. (b) Of the spaces required by subsection (a) at least one space per unit shall be in a garage or under carport. (c) In addition to the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, senior citizen establishments shall provide guest parking spaces, identified as such, in an amount not less than 15 percent of the minimum number of spaces required under subsection (a) of this section. such guest parking spaces shall be open and outside of any secured area. 012 ORDINANCE NO. NS- 2091 PAGE TEN Sec. 41-1326. Bed-and-breakfast establishments. The minimum off-street parking requirements for bed- and-breakfast establishments are as follows: One space for each guest room, plus 2 enclosed spaces for the operator of the establishment. Sec. 41-1327. Fraternity and sorority houses and dormitories. The minimum off-street parking requirements for fraternity and sorority houses and dormitories are as follows: One space for each 2 beds, or one space for each 80 square feet of sleeping area, whichever is greater. Sec. 41-1328. Trailer parks. (a) The minimum off-street parking requirements for trailer parks are as follows: 2 spaces for each trailer unit. (b) Of the spaces required by subsection (a), at least one space for each trailer unit shall be covered. Sec. 41-1329. Caretaker quarters. The minimum off-street parking requirements for caretaker quarters are as follows: 2 spaces. DIVISION 3. COMMERCIAL AND OFFICE STANDARDS Sec. 41-1340. Retail stores and service uses. ~ The minimum off-street retail and service uses not division are as follows: 5 spaces for each 1000 floor area. parking requirments for otherwise specified in this square feet of gross 013 ORDINANCE NO. NS-2091 PAGE ELEVEN Sec. 41-1341. Restaurants, cafes, etc. (a) The minimum off-street parking requirements for restaurants, cafes, and other eating establishments are as follows: 10 spaces for each 1000 square feet of gross floor area (including open-air dining area). (b) Each drive-through eating establishment shall have vehicular stacking lanes of at least 80 feet from the delivery window and 80 feet from the order point. such stacking lanes shall be located so that they do not serve as entryways to parking spaces. Sec. 41-1342. offices, business and professional. The minimum off-street parking requirements for business and professional offices are as follows: 3 spaces for each 1000 square feet of gross floor area. Sec. 41-1343. Open retail. The minimum Off-street parking requirements for plant nurseries, vehicle sales and other primarily open- air retail uses are as follows: 2 spaces for each 1000 square feet of display and storage area, plus 4 spaces for each 1000 square feet of office area. Sec. 41-1344. Hotels. (a) The minimum off-street parking requirements for hotels are as follows: One space for each 2 guest rooms. (b) Restaurants and other retail service, or recreational uses included in a hotel building or grounds shall require additional off-street parking in accordance with the requirements of this article for such uses. 014 ORDINANCE NO. NS-2091 PAGE TWELVE Sec. 41-1345. Motels. The minimum off-street parking requirements for motels are as follows: One space for each guest room, plus one space for each 10 guest rooms, plus one space for the manager. Sec. 41-1346. Medical, dental and veterinary offices and clinics. The minimum off-street parking requirements for medical, dental and veterinary offices and clinics are as follows: 6 spaces for each 1000 square feet of gross floor area, but in no case less than 6 spaces. Sec. 41-1347. Auto repair shops. One parking space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area shall be provided for automobile repair shops. Each work bay shall be deemed a parking space for purposes of this section. Sec. 41-1348. Banks and financial institutions. (a) The minimum off-street parking requirements for banks and other financial institutions are as follows: 4 spaces for each 1000 square feet of gross floor area, plus one space appurtenant to each automatic teller machine. (b) Each drive-in service window in a bank or other financial institution shall have a vehicular stacking lane of at least 120 feet in length, such stacking lane shall be located so that it does not serve as an entryway to parking spaces. 015 ORDINANCE NO. NS- 2091 PAGE THIRTEEN Sec. 41-1349. Furniture and appliance stores. The minimum off-street parking requirements for furniture and appliance stores are as follows: 2 spaces for each 1000 square feet of gross floor area. Sec. 41-1350. Laundromats. The minimum off-street parking requirements for taundromats are as follows: 6 spaces for each 1000 square feet of gross floor area. Sec. 41-1351. Hospitals and other medical care facilities. The minimum off-street parking requirements for hospitals and other medical care facilities: 2 spaces for each patient bed. Sec. 41-1352. Union halls. The minimum off-street parking requirements for union halls are as follows: 4 spaces for each 1000 square feet of gross floor area, plus one space for each 28 square feet of assembly floor area. Sec. 41-1353. Bulk merchandise stores. The minimum off-street parking requirements for bulk merchandise stores are as follows: 8 spaces for each 1000 square feet of gross floor area. Sec. 41-1354. Lumberyards. The minimum off-street parking requirements for lumberyards are as follows: 5 spaces for each 1000 area of building space, square feet of outdoor square feet of gross floor plus 2 spaces for each 1000 sales or storage area. ORDINANCE NO. NS- 2091 PAGE FOURTEEN Sec. 41-1355. Car washes. (a) The minimum off-street parking requirements for self-service car washes are as follows: 2 spaces per washing bay. (b) The minimum off-street parking requirements for automatic car washes are as follows: 2 spaces. Automatic car washes shall lane at least 60 feet long. also have a vehicular stacking (c) The minimum off-street parking requirements for full-service car washes are as follows: 5 spaces. Full-service car washes shall also provide the following: (1) A drying area equal to at least 20 parking spaces. (2) A vehicular approach lane at least 120 feet length. in (3) An area for vehicles of at least 10 feet by 20 feet adjacent to each air, water, vacuum and telephone facility. Sec. 41-1356. Indoor swap meets. The minimum off-street parking requirements for indoor swap meets are as follows: 10 spaces for each 1000 square feet of gross floor area. Sec. 41-1357. Service stations. (a) The minimum off-street parking requirements for service stations which are limited to the dispensing of motor fuel are as follows: 2 spaces. ORDINANCE NO. NS-2091 PAGE FIFTEEN (b) The minimum off-street parking requirements for service stations having repair and/or retail facilities are as follows: 2 spaces, plus one space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area. (c) Service stations shall also provide an area for vehicles of at least 10 feet by 20 feet adjacent to each air, water and telephone facility. (d) Vehicle repair bays in service stations shall not be counted as parking spaces. (e) Fifty percent of fuel island vehicle parking area may be counted toward not more than one half the number of any parking spaces required due to floor area used for retail purposes. DIVISION 4. ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATIONAL USES Sec. 41-1370. Driving ranges. The minimum off-street parking requirements for driving ranges are as follows: One space per driving tee. Sec. 41-1371. Golf courses, bowling alleys, and batting cages. (a) The minimum off-street parking requirements for golf courses, including miniature golf courses, bowling alleys, and batting cages are as follows: 3 spaces per hole, alley, or cage. (b) Restaurants and other retail, service or recreational uses appurtenant to a golf course, bowling alley or batting cage shall require additional off-street parking in accordance with the requirements of this article for such uses. Sec. 41-1372. Theaters and auditoriums. (a) The minimum off-street parking requirements for movie theaters, stage theaters and auditoriums are as follows: One space for each 3 fixed seats, plus one space .- 018 ORDINANCE NO. NS-2091 PAGE SIXTEEN for each 28 square feet of assembly area. (b) Theaters and auditoriums shall also provide a passenger loading/unloading zone. Sec. 41-1373. Stadiums, skating rinks, gymnasiums, sports arenas, convention facilities, etc. (a) The minimum off-street parking requirements for stadiums, skating rinks, gymnasiums, sports arenas, meeting and convention facilities, and similar places of public assembly are as follows: One space for each 4 fixed seats, plus one space for each 28 square feet of assembly area. (b) Stadiums, skating rinks, gymnasiums, sports arenas, meeting and convention facilities and similar places of public assembly shall also provide a passenger loading/unloading zone. Sec. 41-1374. Bingo parlors, pool halls and game arcades. The minimum off-street parking requirements for bingo parlors, pool halls and game arcades are as follows: One space for each 4 seats in a bingo parlor, plus one space for each video game, plus 2 spaces for each pool table or other gaming device. Sec. 41-1375. Exercise gyms, spas, health clubs, etc. The minimum off-street parking requirements for exercise gyms, spas, health clubs and similar facilities are as follows: One space for each 28 square feet of floor area devoted to physical activity other than racquetball or handball (exclusive of locker rooms, shower facilities, utility rooms and ancillary public areas), plus 2.5 spaces for each racquetball and handball court. Sec. 41-1376. Lodges, clubs and dance halls. The minimum off-street parking requirements for lodges without sleeping quarters, clubs and dance halls are as follows: One space for each 150 square feet of gross floor area. 0'19 ORDINANCE NO. NS-2091 PAGE SEVENTEEN Sec. 41-1377. Carnivals. The minimum off-street parking requirements for carnivals are as follows: 3 spaces for each booth or ride. Sec. 41-1378. Circuses. The minimum off-street parking requirements for circuses are as follows: One space for each 4 seats. Sec. 41-1379. Dance clubs, cabarets, night clubs and bars. The minimum off-street parking requirements for dance clubs, cabarets, night clubs and bars are as follows: One space for each 2 employees, plus, one space for each 35 square feet of dining or drinking area where there are no fixed seats and/or one parking space for each 5 fixed seats. DIVISION 5. INDUSTRIAL USES Sec. 41-1390. Manufacturing facilities. (a) The minimum off-street parking requirements for manufacturing uses are as follows: 2 spaces for each 1000 square feet of production area. (b) Office space in a manufacturing facility must meet the off-street parking requirements for office use only if the office space is 16 percent or more of the gross floor area. Sec. 41-1391. Warehouses and wholesale uses. (a) The minimum off-street parking requirements for warehouses and wholesale uses are as follows: (1) For the first 10,000 square feet of gross floor area: One space for each 1000 square feet of gross floor area. , 020 ORDINANCE NO. NS- 2091 PAGE EIGHTEEN (2) For the next 10,000 square feet of gross floor area (10,001 square feet to 20,000 square feet): 0.5 space for each 1000 square feet of gross floor area. (3) For the next 20,000 square feet of gross floor area (20,001 square feet to 40,000 square feet): 0.25 space for each 1000 square feet of gross floor area. (4) For the next 40,000 square feet of gross floor area (40,001 square feet to 80,000 square feet): 0.167 space for each 1000 feet of gross floor area. (5) For gross floor area in excess of 80,000 square feet: 0.125 space for each 1000 feet of gross area. floor (b) office space appurtenant to warehouse or wholesale uses must meet the off-street parking require- ments for office use only if the office space is 16 percent or more of the gross floor area. Sec. 41-1392. Bulk storage yards and wholesale lumber yards. The minimum off-street parking requirements for bulk storage yards and wholesale lumber yards are as follows: One space for each 10,000 square feet of lot area. Sec. 41-1393. Salvage yards, wrecking yards and impound yards. The minimum off-street parking requirements for salvage yards, wrecking yards and impound yards are as follows: 4 spaces for each 10,000 square feet of lot area. 021 ORDINANCE NO. NS-2091 PAGE NINETEEN (2) (b) section requirements Sec. 41-1394. Mini-warehouses. (a) The minimum off-street parking for mini-warehouses are as follows: (1) For the first 900 storage units: One space for each 150 units. For storage units in excess of 900: One space for each 300 units. The spaces required by subsection (a) of this shall be located outside of any secured storage unit area. (c) Two parking spaces shall be provided for any on-site management unit on a mini-warehouse site. (d) Vehicular aisles on mini-warehouse sites shall be at least 30 feet wide. Sec. 41-1395. Wholesale machinery and office equipment establishments. The minimum off-street parking requirements for wholesale machinery and office equipment establishments are as follows: 2 spaces for each 1000 square feet of gross floor area. DIVISION 6. EDUCATIONAL USES Sec. 41-1400. Elementary schools and junior high schools. The minimum off-street parking requirements for elementary schools and junior high schools are as follows: One space for each 400 square feet of classroom floor area, plus one space for each 333 square feet of office floor area. Sec. 41-1401. High schools. The minimum off-street parking requirements for high schools are as follows: One space for each 150 square feet of classroom .022 ORDINANCE NO. PAGE TWENTY NS- 2091 floor area, plus one space for each 333 square feet of office floor area. Sec. 41-1402. colleges, trade schools, business schools and adult education facilities. The minimum off-street parking requirements for colleges, trade schools, business schools and adult education facilities are as follows: One space for each 40 square feet of classroom floor area, plus one space for each 333 square feet of office floor area. Sec. 41-1403. Museums, art galleries, amusement attrac- tions, and libraries. (a) The minimum off-street parking requirements for museums, art galleries, amusement attractions and libraries are as follows: One space for each 250 square feet of floor area open to the public. (b) Museums, art galleries and libraries shall provide at least one bus parking stall for each 1500 square feet of floor area open to the public. also (c) Museums, art galleries and libraries shall also provide a passenger loading/unloading zone. DIVISION 7. MISCELLANEOUS USES Sec. 41-1410. Mortuaries and funeral homes. The minimum off-street parking requirements for mortuaries and funeral homes are as follows: One space for each 4 fixed seats, plus one space for each 35 square feet of floor area in any seating area without fixed seats, plus one space for each business vehicle. 023 ORDINANCE NO. NS- 2091 PAGE TWENTY-ONE Sec. 41-1411. Churches, chapels and religious meeting hal ls. (a) The minimum off-street parking requirements for churches, chapels and religious meeting halls are as follows: One space for each 3 fixed seats, plus one space for each 35 square feet of floor area in seating areas without fixed seats. (b) For purposes of this section, "seating areas" shall include congregation seating, prayer and cry rooms, pastor and choir areas, and similar areas. Sec. 41-1412. Child care homes and nursery schools. (a) The minimum off-street parking requirements for child care homes and nursery schools are as follows: 125 percent of the minimum requirements of state law, plus one space for each supervisor or teacher. care time zone. (b) Child care homes and nursery schools providing or instruction to 10 or more children at any one shall also provide a passenger loading/unloading Sec. 41-1413. Public utility substations and communication facilities. The minimum off-street parking requirements for public utility substations and communication facilities are as follows: One combination parking space and loading/unloading zone. Sec. 41-1420. Unspecified uses. (a) The minimum off-street parking requirements for any use conducted in a building which cannot reasonably be considered as within the scope of any other section of this article setting minimum parking space requirements are as follows: 5 spaces for each 1000 square feet of gross floor area. 024 ORDINANCE NO. NS- 2091 PAGE TWENTY-TWO (b) The minimum off-street parking requirements for any use conducted outside of a building which cannot reasonably be considered as within the scope of any other section of this article shall be determined by the planning director. Such determination may be appealed to the planning commission and the city council. SECTION 2: That sections 41-613 through 41-617(nn), inclusive, of the Santa Ana Municipal Code are hereby repealed. SECTION 3: If application for a building permit for develop- ment of any particular property has been filed pursuant to Chapter 3 of the Building Code prior to the effective date of this ordinance, such property may be developed in accordance with the off-street parking requirements set f~Drth in Chapter 41 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code as they existed immediately prior to their amendment by this ordinance; provided, however, that in the event that such building permit application expires without issuance of a building permit, or, if a building permit is issued, if such building permit expires without the commence- ment of construction pursuant thereto, then any subsequent development of such property must comply with the off-street parking requirements set forth in this ordinance. SECTION 4: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining ~rtions of this ordinance. The city Council of the City of Sant~a Ana hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sent- ence, clause, phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions be declared invalid or unconsti- tutional. SECTION 5: Neither the adoption of this ordinance nor the repeal hereby of any ordinance shall in any manner affect the prosecution for violation of ordinances, which violations were committed prior to the effective date hereof, nor be construed as affecting any of the provisions of such ordinance relating to the collection of any such license or penalty or the penal provision applicable to any violation thereof, nor to affect the validity of any bond or cash deposit in lieu thereof, required to be posted, filed or deposited pursuant to any 025 ORDINANCE NO. NS- 2091 PAGE TWENTY-THREE ordinance and all rights and obligations thereunder lng shall continue in full force and effect. ADOPTED this ]9th day of November appertain- , 1990. ATTEST: ~le~ir~ e o~' t~Ycoun i~'~/ COUNCILMEMBERS: Young Aye Acosta Na Griset ~ May '~Y McGuigan -~ Norton -~ Pulido -~ APPROVED AS TO FORM: City Attorney