Division IV. Parking and Signs
Chapter 17.52
OFF-STREET PARKING
Sections:
17.52.020 Requirements – Generally.
17.52.030 Floor area – Defined.
17.52.050 Number of parking spaces required.
17.52.130 More than one use on a site.
17.52.140 Off-street parking facilities to serve one use.
17.52.010 Intent.
The intent of this chapter is to reduce street congestion and traffic hazards in the city by incorporating safe, adequate and attractively designed off-street parking facilities for every type of use in the city requiring such facilities. (Ord. 472 § 3, 2010; Ord. 441 § 1, 2000).
17.52.020 Requirements – Generally.
Off-street parking spaces for vehicles shall be provided in accordance with the requirements in this chapter. Where existing buildings do not meet these requirements, off-street parking shall be provided as required for the entire structure when proposals for enlarging or increasing capacity of that building are made. (Ord. 472 § 3, 2010; Ord. 441 § 1, 2000).
17.52.030 Floor area – Defined.
For the purposes of this chapter and Chapter 17.54 HMC, “net floor area,” in the case of offices, merchandising or service types of uses, means the gross area used or intended to be used by tenants, or for service to the public as customers, patrons, clients, or patients, including areas occupied by fixtures and equipment used for display or sale of merchandise. This definition does not include halls, lobbies, waiting rooms, restrooms or areas used principally for nonpublic purposes, such as storage and incidental repair. (Ord. 472 § 3, 2010; Ord. 441 § 1, 2000).
17.52.040 Site requirements.
A. Off-street parking facilities shall consist of a site, or a portion of a site, for off-street parking of vehicles, and shall include parking spaces, aisles, access drives, and landscaped areas, and shall provide vehicular access to a public right-of-way.
B. Required off-street parking spaces shall be located on the site with the use that they serve. However, in any nonresidential zone, with the exception of the C-1 zone, the requirements of this chapter shall be considered satisfied if the required parking is provided within 300 feet of the site of the use being served, such distance being measured in a direct line from the building or, if no building exists, from the property line.
C. In any residential zone, none of the required parking spaces shall be in the required front yard. (Ord. 472 § 3, 2010; Ord. 441 § 1, 2000).
17.52.050 Number of parking spaces required.
The number of parking spaces required is set forth in Table 17.52-1.
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Uses |
Required Number of Spaces1,2 |
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Automobile or machinery sales and service garages |
1 space/300 square feet of floor area; plus 1 space/1.5 employees |
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Banks and post offices |
1 space/200 square feet of floor area |
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Bowling alleys |
1 space/60 square feet of floor area; plus 1 space/4 seats |
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Churches |
1 space/5 seats or for each 90 lineal inches of pew space |
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Dancehalls |
1 space/50 square feet of floor area |
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Studio or efficiency unit One bedroom unit Two bedroom unit Three or more bedroom unit |
1.50 spaces 1.50 spaces 1.75 spaces 2.00 spaces |
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Hotel, motels, and private clubs providing sleeping accommodations |
1 space/dwelling unit, rooming unit or guest room |
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Libraries, museums, art galleries and similar uses |
1 space/1.5 employees; plus 1 space/190 square feet of floor area |
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Manufacturing plants, research or testing laboratories, bottling plants, processing plants and packaging plants |
1 space/1.5 employees on the maximum shift |
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Medical and dental offices and clinics |
1 space/200 square feet of floor area |
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Mobile home developments: |
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1. Tenant |
1 space per site |
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2. Visitor |
a. For spaces on streets of 25 feet in width, 100 square feet per space b. For spaces on streets of 32 feet in width, 50 square feet per space c. For spaces on streets of 40 feet in width, 25 square feet per space |
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3. Recreational facilities |
1/8 space per site, to be located at recreational facilities |
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Nursing homes and convalescent homes |
1 space/3 beds; plus 1 space for each employee on the largest shift |
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Offices other than medical-dental offices |
1 space/300 square feet of floor area |
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Public buildings and grounds other than schools and administration offices |
1 space/1.5 employees on maximum shift |
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Restaurants, bars and nightclubs |
1 space/50 square feet of floor area |
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Retail stores, shops, supermarkets, food stores, etc. |
1 space/200 square feet of floor area |
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Roominghouses and lodging houses |
1 space/rooming unit; plus 1 space/2 guest rooms |
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Schools: |
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1. Elementary and junior high schools |
1 space/1.5 employees on the maximum shift |
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2. High schools |
1 space/5 students; plus 1 space/1.5 employees on the maximum shift |
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Theaters or auditorium |
1 space/4 seats; plus 1 space/60 square feet of floor area |
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Wholesale establishments, warehouses, service and maintenance centers, communications equipment buildings |
1 space/1.5 employees on the maximum shift |
1 A full parking space shall be provided in each instance where a fractional space otherwise is required.
2 Parking spaces for unspecified uses shall be determined by the planning commission.
(Ord. 472 § 3, 2010; Ord. 441 § 1, 2000).
17.52.060 Standards.
All off-street parking facilities shall conform with the standards set forth in HMC 17.52.070 through 17.52.150. (Ord. 472 § 3, 2010; Ord. 441 § 1, 2000).
17.52.070 Spaces.
Each parking space shall not be less than 20 feet in length and nine feet in width, exclusive of aisles and access drives. Parking spaces shall be designed and arranged within parking facilities to facilitate easy and safe ingress and egress to each parking space. (Ord. 472 § 3, 2010; Ord. 441 § 1, 2000).
17.52.080 Aisles.
Access to each off-street parking space shall be from a driveway or aisle which is sufficient for easily turning and maneuvering vehicles, and all maneuvering shall be on private property. (Ord. 472 § 3, 2010; Ord. 441 § 1, 2000).
17.52.090 Access.
Each parking space shall be accessible from a street or alley or from an aisle or drive connecting with a street or alley. No off-street parking facility for four or more spaces shall be designated so that vehicles must back across a sidewalk in order to gain access to a street or alley. Where a parking facility does not abut a public or private street, alley or access easement, there shall be provided an access drive not less than 20 feet in width for two-way traffic. Where separated one-way access drives are proposed, each shall not be less than 10 feet in width. (Ord. 472 § 3, 2010; Ord. 441 § 1, 2000).
17.52.100 Pavement.
The parking area, aisles and access drives shall be paved so as to provide a durable, dust-free surface and shall be graded and drained as to dispose of surface water without damage to private or public properties, streets or alleys. (Ord. 472 § 3, 2010; Ord. 441 § 1, 2000).
17.52.110 Border barricades.
Every parking facility for four or more spaces that is not separated by a wall from abutting property shall be provided with an approved six-inch concrete (or equal) barrier, not less than two and one-half feet from such property line. Such barriers shall also be provided adjacent to drives, parking, and maneuvering areas. (Ord. 472 § 3, 2010; Ord. 441 § 1, 2000).
17.52.120 Screening.
A. Each parking facility containing four or more spaces abutting a city street shall be separated from such street by a decorative wall, view-obscuring fence, permanently maintained compact hedge, berm, or combination thereof, not less than 30 inches and not more than 42 inches in height.
B. Screening in residential districts shall ensure that every parking facility abutting R-1 and R-2 property be separated from such property by a decorative wall, view-obscuring fence, or permanently maintained hedge not less than five feet nor more than six feet in height.
C. Notwithstanding the requirements of this section, no screen, wall, fence, or hedge on a corner lot shall exceed a height of 30 inches above the established grade of either street, within an area formed by the street property lines of such lot and a line joining points on such lines located at a distance of 45 feet from this intersection, nor shall such screening exceed a height of 30 inches above the established grade of the street within 15 feet of a driveway. (Ord. 472 § 3, 2010; Ord. 441 § 1, 2000).
17.52.130 More than one use on a site.
If more than one use is located on a site, the number of parking spaces provided shall be equal to the sum of the requirements prescribed in this chapter for each use. (Ord. 472 § 3, 2010; Ord. 441 § 1, 2000).
17.52.140 Off-street parking facilities to serve one use.
Off-street parking facilities for one use shall not be considered as providing required off-street parking facilities for any other use. (Ord. 472 § 3, 2010; Ord. 441 § 1, 2000).
17.52.150 Change of use.
If the use or uses located on a site change, additional off-street parking shall be provided as necessary to conform to the requirements of this chapter. (Ord. 472 § 3, 2010; Ord. 441 § 1, 2000).