A. Turning Radii. The minimum allowable inside vehicle turning radius in parking and driveway areas shall be twenty feet unless fire apparatus access is necessary, in which case the minimum inside radius shall be 30.5 feet and the outside radius shall be forty-six feet or as required by the fire department (turning radii are not necessarily the radii of curbs around islands and other improvements). Additional details are as shown on the standard drawing attached to the ordinance codified in this chapter and on file in the office of the city clerk.

B. Spaces Which Back Onto Street.

C. Tandem Parking. Residential uses may have required spaces arranged in tandem subject to the approval of the community development director. Single dwellings where tandem parking is approved may have one unenclosed parking space within the street yard (refer to Section 17.16.020 of this code).

D. Walls/Walkways/Entrances. A parking space facing a wall containing entrances and abutting a walkway to those entrances must be at least four feet clear of such a wall.

E. Wheel Stops. Wheel stops are required if the space is headed into a wall, fence, landscaped area, building or side of another auto. Additional wheel stops may be required by the community development department. Concrete curbing may be substituted for wheel stops to the approval of the community development department.

F. Overhangs/Encroachments. Dimensions shown on the standards attached to the ordinance codified in this chapter must be clear of overhangs or other encroachments which might interfere with vehicular access. Circulation areas shall be provided at the ends of aisles.

G. Maneuvering. Parking lots with more than six spaces shall be designed so that automobiles will exit onto a public street in a forward direction and with no more than two maneuvers. “Maneuver” means and is defined as each motion in either a forward or backward direction. No space may be allowed that requires a vehicle to be maneuvered on the public sidewalk in order to exit. All spaces must be designed to be entered in one maneuver. A turnaround may be required if it is considered unsafe for a vehicle to back into the street by the community development department and/or city engineer.

H. Parking Stall Sizes. All parking stalls shall comply with the parking bay dimension standards for average-sized cars as provided in the engineering standard details. Upon approval of an exception by the community development director or architectural review commission, a limited number of compact parking spaces may be allowed if justified by unusual circumstances such as saving a tree or using otherwise unusable space. Compact stalls, if used, shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the engineering standard details. Handicapped spaces shall be designed and constructed in accordance with state and local requirements (refer to the state standards attached to the ordinance codified in this chapter).

I. Motorcycle Spaces. All motorcycle spaces shall be designed and constructed in compliance with the engineering standards for motorcycle spaces.

J. Bicycle Parking. Bicycle parking shall be provided in accordance with city zoning requirements. Bicycle parking may include lockable racks and/or lockers to the approval of the community development department.

K. Truck Access. Commercial and industrial parking lots serving loading zones shall be designed to accommodate access and circulation movement for on-site truck circulation. The community development director or city engineer may require wider driveways and aisles as determined warranted. (Ord. 1156 § 3 (1) Ex. A (E), 1990)