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Shafter Zoning Code § 11.240 Surface Parking Lots

Shafter Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-09-09 · Shafter

Cite as: Shafter Zoning Code § 11.240 · Text as of 2026-09-09

  1. Intent

This Section is intended to ensure that commercial parking facilities and surface parking lots located adjacent to residential districts will not adversely affect nearby residents or diminish the integrity of a residential district.

2. Applicability

All commercial parking facilities, including primary commercial parking uses, and accessory parking lots for associated commercial, industrial, institutional, and public uses shall comply with the provisions of this Section in addition to the applicable provisions of the zone district in which such a use is located.

3. Minimum Development Standards

  • a. Structures Permitted

A parking guard or attendant shelter may be permitted provided that the shelter does not exceed seventy-five (75) square feet, is not more than twelve (12) feet in height, is not located in any required setback area, and is located at least fifty (50) feet from any adjacent residential parcel.

  • b. Vehicle Access

Where practical, vehicular access to parking lots from public streets shall be located a minimum of forty (40) feet from any residentially zoned parcel.

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