Burbank Municipal Code Div. 2 Parking Requirements (CA)

10-1-1408: SPACES REQUIRED:¶

The following off-street parking spaces shall be provided:

Uses	Uses	Uses	Uses	Parking Spaces Requires
1.	Residential Uses:	Residential Uses:	Residential Uses:	As provided for each residential zone in Article 6 of this chapter.
2.	Commercial Uses Outside of Central Business District Downtown Parking Area:	Commercial Uses Outside of Central Business District Downtown Parking Area:	Commercial Uses Outside of Central Business District Downtown Parking Area:
	(a)	Banks and savings and loan institutions	Banks and savings and loan institutions	4 spaces for each 1,000 sq. ft. of adjusted gross floor area.
	(b)	Bowling Alleys	Bowling Alleys	4 spaces for each bowling lane.
	(c)	Gymnasiums and health studios	Gymnasiums and health studios	6 spaces for each 1,000 sq. ft. of adjusted gross floor area.
	(d)	Offices - General	Offices - General	3 spaces for each 1,000 sq. ft. of adjusted gross floor area.
	(e)	Offices - Medical	Offices - Medical	5 spaces for each 1,000 sq. ft. of adjusted gross floor area.
	(f)	Mortuaries and funeral homes	Mortuaries and funeral homes	1 space for every 3 fixed seats and 1 space for each 21 sq. ft. of adjusted gross floor area available for assembly without fixed seats.
	(g)	Places of public assembly 1 , banquet facilities, exhibition halls, theaters, and convention halls	Places of public assembly 1 , banquet facilities, exhibition halls, theaters, and convention halls	1 space for every 5 fixed seats and 1 space for each 28.6 sq. ft. of adjusted gross floor area available for assembly without fixed seats.
	(h)	Restaurant with full service, fast service 2 ; cocktail lounge/bar	Restaurant with full service, fast service 2 ; cocktail lounge/bar	10 spaces for each 1,000 sq. ft. of adjusted gross floor area. 3.3 spaces for each 1,000 sq. ft. of adjusted gross floor area with an Administrative Use Permit.
	(i)	Restaurants, cafes, cocktail lounges and bars, which are an integral part of a hotel or motel	Restaurants, cafes, cocktail lounges and bars, which are an integral part of a hotel or motel	5 spaces for each 1,000 sq. ft. of adjusted gross floor area.
	(j)	General - retail	General - retail	3.3 spaces for each 1,000 sq. ft. of adjusted gross floor area.
	(k)	Shopping centers	Shopping centers	5 spaces for each 1,000 sq. ft. of adjusted gross floor area.
	(l)	Mini-malls	Mini-malls	10 spaces for each 1,000 sq. ft. of adjusted gross floor area, or 1 space for each 100 sq. ft. of adjusted gross floor area. (Conditional Use Permit may reduce up to 50 percent required parking).
	(m)	Museum	Museum	1 space for each 300 sq. ft. of exhibit area and 1 space for every 5 seats, depending on the exact nature of the museum.
	(n)	Arcades/billiard parlors	Arcades/billiard parlors	5 spaces for each 1000 sq. ft. of adjusted gross floor area. (Additional parking spaces are required pursuant to Section 10-1-1405.5 )
	(o)	Personal or Physical Arts Studio, Rehearsal Studio	Personal or Physical Arts Studio, Rehearsal Studio
		(less than 1,500 sq. ft.)	(less than 1,500 sq. ft.)	3.3 spaces for each 1,000 sq. ft. of adjusted gross floor area.
		(1,500 sq. ft. to 2,500)	(1,500 sq. ft. to 2,500)	4 spaces for each 1,000 sq. ft. of adjusted gross floor area.
		(greater than 2,500 sq. ft.)	(greater than 2,500 sq. ft.)	6 spaces for each 1,000 sq. ft. of adjusted gross floor area.
3.	Commercial Uses Inside the Central Business District Downtown Parking Area:	Commercial Uses Inside the Central Business District Downtown Parking Area:	Commercial Uses Inside the Central Business District Downtown Parking Area:	(As provided for in Section 10-1-1407.1 )
4.	Industrial Uses:	Industrial Uses:	Industrial Uses:
	(a)	Manufacturing and industrial and wholesale trade.	Manufacturing and industrial and wholesale trade.	1 space for each 500 sq. ft. of adjusted gross floor area.
	(b)	Warehouses and buildings used in whole or in part for storage purposes.	Warehouses and buildings used in whole or in part for storage purposes.	1 space for each 1,000 sq. ft. of adjusted gross floor area.
5.	Other Uses:	Other Uses:	Other Uses:
	(a)	Convalescent homes	Convalescent homes	5 spaces for every 12 beds or fraction thereof.
	(b)	Hospitals	Hospitals	Conditional Use Permit.
	(c)	Clubs	Clubs	1 space guest room.
	(d)	Hotels and motels	Hotels and motels	1 space for each room.
	(e)	Automotive repair shops	Automotive repair shops	3 spaces for each bay or 1 space for each 250 sq. ft. of adjusted gross floor area, whichever is greater. Service bays shall not be counted as required spaces.
	(f)	Child Day Care Facilities	Child Day Care Facilities	1 space for every 8 children and 1 space for each State Department of Social Services required employee.
	(g)	School - Trade/Vocational	School - Trade/Vocational	1 space per student. Reductions to this parking rate may be granted, subject to the Conditional Use Permit (CUP) process as specified in BMC Section 10-1-1934 et. seq. or the applicable discretionary review application required for the use. The applicant shall provide a parking study prepared by a qualified professional to justify the reduced parking rate. Updates to previously approved parking reductions may be granted under a CUP/AUP Minor Modification, subject to the consideration of a parking study prepared by a qualified professional to justify the reduced parking rate.
	(h)	Sober Living Facility	Sober Living Facility	1 on-site parking space for every 3 residents and 1 additional on-site parking space for each on-site resident manager and 1 space for each 28.6 square feet of meeting area used for assembly purposes if meetings are held involving persons other than residents of the facility.
	(i)	Massage Parlors	Massage Parlors	5 spaces for each 1,000 feet of adjusted gross floor area
	(j)	Adult businesses	Adult businesses	As specified in Section 10-1-1120
	(k)	Designated Media-Related Uses within 150 Feet of Residentially-Zone Property:	Designated Media-Related Uses within 150 Feet of Residentially-Zone Property:
		(i)	Film and Sound Editing	3.3 spaces for each 1000 sq. ft. of adjusted gross floor area. 3
		(ii)	Studio - Art and Graphic Arts	3.3 spaces for each 1000 sq. ft. of adjusted gross floor area. 3
		(iii)	Studio - Broadcasting	3.3 spaces for each 1000 sq. ft. of adjusted gross floor area. 3
		(iv)	Studio - Recording	3.3 spaces for each 1000 sq. ft. of adjusted gross floor area. 3
		(v)	Video, Audio, Film Duplication	3.3 spaces for each 1000 sq. ft. of adjusted gross floor area. 3
		(vi)	Video, Audio, Film Storage/Vault	3.3 spaces for each 1000 sq. ft. of adjusted gross floor area. 3
		(vii)	Foley Stage (Sound Effects)	3.3 spaces for each 1000 sq. ft. of adjusted gross floor area. 3
		(viii)	Film/TV sound mixing - no seating area	3.3 spaces for each 1000 sq. ft. of adjusted gross floor area. 3
		(ix)	Motion Picture Studio	3.3 spaces for each 1000 sq. ft. of adjusted gross floor area. 3
		(x)	Rehearsal Studios - no recording equipment	Conditional Use Permit 3
		(xi)	Sound Stages	Conditional Use Permit 3
	(l)	Uses not specified	Uses not specified	Conditional Use Permit 3 To be determined by the Planning Commission based upon comparable requirements for specified uses.

1 Places of Public Assembly shall include the following: a music recording studio with more than 1000 sq. ft. of adjusted gross floor area per single room of recording area; a mixing studio with more than 1000 sq. ft. of adjusted gross floor area per single room of recording area; a music scoring stage/room with more than 1000 sq. ft. of adjusted gross floor area; a voice over/ADR (Automated Dialog Replacement) stage larger than 600 sq. ft. of adjusted gross floor area; voice audition/casting room or office; any single recording room/space larger than 1000 sq. ft. of adjusted gross floor area; a film/tv mixing stage with more than ten (10) fixed audience seats, and; a screening room larger than 300 sq. ft. of adjusted gross floor area, or with more than ten (10) fixed seats.

2 Restaurant uses up to 2,000 square feet in gross floor area may locate in a space previously occupied by a retail or office tenant without having to provide additional parking with approval of an Administrative use Permit (AUP).

3 For portion of use utilized as “place of public assembly,” use must meet parking requirement for places of public assembly set forth in this section.

[Amended by Ord. No. 25-4,036, eff. 1/16/26; Formerly numbered Section 31-165; 22-3,983, 3776, 3568, 3557, 3537, 3491, 3464, 3457, 3400, 3316, 3298, 3284, 3109, 3058, 2829, 2698, 2599, 2193.]

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10-1-1409: WAIVER WITHIN A PARKING DISTRICT:¶

Except for buildings or parts of buildings designed, intended to be used, used or occupied for residential use, all or a portion of the required off-street parking may be waived by the Planning Commission when the property for which the parking is required is located within the boundaries of an assessment district for the acquisition of publicly owned automobile parking if either:

The Planning Commission finds that there are sufficient publicly owned automobile parking spaces in the vicinity to justify the waiver without detriment to the public health, welfare and safety; or
The owner or occupant of the property on which the waiver is to be applied pays to the City an amount equal to the fair market value of the waived parking space, the area of which shall be determined by the number of required spaces times 300 square feet, and the cost of converting such space into a parking lot, as estimated by the Public Works Director.

Before granting a waiver, the Planning Commission shall report its proposed action to the Council for approval. If the Council disapproves, the waiver shall not be granted. [Formerly numbered Section 31-166; Renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; amended by Ord. No. 22-3,983, eff. 12/16/22.]

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10-1-1410: WAIVER AS TO EXISTING USES:¶

The following exceptions apply to the parking space requirements:

A. SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS.

For single family dwellings, existing as of the effective date of Ordinance No.3640, additional parking required by this chapter may be waived if in the opinion of the Community Development Director it is not feasible to add such parking.

B. MULTIPLE DWELLING ZONES.

For multiple dwellings erected in an R-2, R-3 or R-4 Zone under a permit issued before November 11, 1963, the parking required at the time of construction shall be maintained if in the opinion of the Building Director it is not feasible to add the additional parking required by this chapter. If erected under a permit issued on or after November 11, 1963, but before October 1, 1967, the following parking spaces shall suffice if in the opinion of the Building Director it is not feasible to add the additional parking required by this chapter:

One and one-quarter (1-1/4) parking spaces in a garage or carport for each dwelling unit containing less than three (3) bedrooms.
One and one-half (1-1/2) parking spaces in a garage or carport for each dwelling unit containing three (3) or more bedrooms.

If erected under a permit issued on or after October 1, 1967, but before February 1, 1974, the following parking spaces shall suffice if in the opinion of the Building Director it is not feasible to add the additional parking required by this chapter:

One and one-quarter (1-1/4) parking spaces in a garage or carport for each dwelling unit containing one (1) bedroom.
One and one-half (1-1/2) parking spaces in a garage or carport for each dwelling unit containing two (2) bedrooms.
One and three-quarters (1 3/4) parking spaces in a garage or carport for each dwelling unit containing three (3) or more bedrooms.

C. COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND OTHER USES.

Increases in off-street parking requirements imposed by this division on commercial, industrial and other uses shall not apply to such uses in existence when this provision becomes effective if in the opinion of the Building Director it is not feasible to add the additional parking; but such uses shall in any case maintain the amount of off-street parking required prior to the effective date of this provision. [Formerly numbered Section 31-167; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; amended by Ord. No. 15-3,860, eff. 2/27/15; 3640, 2930, 2599, 2416, 2194, 2193.]

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10-1-1411: MUST SERVE ONE USE; EXCEPTIONS:¶

Off-street parking for one use shall not be considered as providing required off-street parking for any other use, except as expressly authorized by this article. [Formerly numbered Section 31-168; Renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

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