San Ramon, CA Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)

Section D3-39 of the San Ramon Municipal Code sets the off-street loading standard for every nonresidential land use. Subsection A ties the number of required spaces to Table 3-14: retail, service commercial, restaurant, and wholesale uses need zero spaces under 3,000 square feet, one space from 3,001 to 30,000 square feet, two spaces from 30,001 to 60,000 square feet, and three spaces from 60,001 to 100,000 square feet, with the Zoning Administrator setting the requirement above that threshold. Hotels and motels need one space between 5,001 and 50,000 square feet and two spaces above 50,000.

Manufacturing, storage, and warehouse uses follow the same tiers as retail. Subsection B requires every loading space to meet Building Code specifications and sets its own physical standards: a minimum size of 12 feet wide, 35 feet long, and 14 feet of vertical clearance; location outside all required setbacks, off any public street frontage, and within the rear two-thirds of the parcel; an eight-foot landscaped screening strip where the area abuts a street or another site, capped at 36 inches of plant height within 50 feet of an intersection; two inches of asphaltic concrete surfacing; and four-inch white block "Loading Only" lettering painted on the pavement.

Delivery vehicles cannot idle their engines while loading or unloading, and no vehicle repair or servicing is allowed in a loading space. In place of the full table, the Zoning Administrator may approve a written On-Site Delivery Plan that shrinks the loading area but confines deliveries to the tenant's non-business hours. Off-site loading arrangements need a recorded covenant under Section D3-40 and are limited to the same maximum-distance rules used for off-site parking.