Chapter 17.20
OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING
Sections:
17.20.010 Off-street parking requirements.
17.20.020 Off-street parking and loading.
17.20.030 Design and improvement standards for parking lots.
17.20.010 Off-street parking requirements.
At the time of construction, reconstruction or enlargement of a structure, or at the time a use is changed in any zone, off-street parking spaces shall be provided as follows unless greater requirements are otherwise established. Where square feet of the structure or use are specified as the basis for the requirements, the area measured shall be the gross floor area primary to the functioning of the particular use of the property. When the requirements are based on the number of employees, the number counted shall be those working on the premises during the largest shift at peak season. Fractional space requirements shall be counted as a whole space.
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MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS |
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(A) |
Residential. |
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One-, two- and three-family dwelling |
2 spaces per dwelling unit |
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Residential use containing four or more dwelling units |
2 spaces per dwelling unit |
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Rooming or boarding house |
Spaces equal to 100 percent of the number of dwelling units plus 1 additional space for the owner or manager |
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(B) |
Commercial Residential. |
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Hotel |
1 space per 2 guest rooms plus 1 space per 2 employees |
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Motel |
1 additional space for the owner or manager |
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(C) |
Institutional. |
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Convalescent hospital, nursing home, sanitarium, rest home, home for the aged |
1 space per 4 beds for patients or residents |
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Hospital |
1-1/2 spaces per bed |
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Welfare or correctional institution |
1 space per 6 beds for patients or inmates |
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(D) |
Place of Public Assembly. |
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Church |
1 space per 6 seats or feet of bench length in the main auditorium, or 1 space for each 75 feet of floor area of main auditorium not containing fixed seats |
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Elementary or junior high school |
1 space per classroom plus 1 space per administrative employee or 1 space per 4 seats or 8 feet of bench length in the auditorium or assembly room whichever is greater |
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High school, college, commercial school for adults |
1 space per classroom plus 1 space per administrative employee plus 1 space for each 6 students or 1 space for 4 seats or 8 feet of bench length in the main auditorium or assembly room, whichever is greater |
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Library, reading room |
1 space per 400 square feet of floor area plus 1 space per 2 employees |
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Other auditorium meeting room |
1 space per 6 seats or 8 feet of bench length, or 1 space for each 75 square feet of floor area for assembly room not containing fixed seats |
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Preschool, nursery, kindergarten |
2 spaces per teacher |
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(E) |
Commercial Amusement. |
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Bowling alley |
5 spaces per alley plus 1 space for 2 employees |
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Dance hall, skating rink |
1 space per 100 square feet of floor area plus 1 space per 2 employees |
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Stadium, arena, theater |
1 space per 4 seats or 8 feet of bench length |
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(F) |
Commercial. |
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Bank, office (except medical and dental) |
1 space per 600 square feet of floor area plus 1 space per 2 employees |
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Eating or drinking establishment |
1 space per 250 square feet of floor area |
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Medical and dental clinic |
1 space per 300 square feet of floor area plus 1 space per 2 employees |
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Mortuaries |
1 space per 6 seats or 8 feet of bench length in chapels |
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Retail store except as provided in the next paragraph below |
1 space per 300 square feet of floor area designated for retail sales |
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Service or repair shop, retail store handling exclusively bulk merchandise such as automobiles and furniture |
1 space per 600 square feet of floor area |
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(G) |
Industrial. |
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Storage warehouse, manufacturing establishment, rail or trucking freight terminal |
1 space per employee |
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Wholesale establishment |
1 space per employee plus 1 space per 700 square feet of parking serving area |
[Ord. 01-02 § 2 (Exh. 2 § 4.12(1)), 2001.]
17.20.020 Off-street parking and loading.
Buildings or structures to be built or substantially altered which receive and distribute materials and merchandise by trucks shall provide and maintain off-street loading berths in sufficient number and size to handle adequately the needs of the particular use. Off-street parking areas used to fulfill the requirements of this section shall not be used for loading and unloading operations except during periods of the day when not required to care for parking needs. General provisions are as follows:
A. The provision and maintenance of off-street parking and loading space is a continuing obligation of the property owner. Should the owner or occupant of any lot or building change the use to which the lot or building is put, thereby increasing off-street parking and loading requirements, it shall be a violation of this title to begin or maintain such altered use until such time as the increased off-street parking or loading requirements are complied with.
B. In the event several uses occupy a single structure or parcel of land, the total requirements for off-street parking shall be the sum of the requirements of the several uses computed separately.
C. Owners of two or more uses or parcels of land may agree to utilize jointly the same parking and loading spaces when the hours of operation do not overlap; provided, that satisfactory legal evidence is presented to the city in the form of deeds, leases or contracts to establish the joint use.
D. Off-street parking spaces for dwellings shall be located on the same parcel with the dwelling. Other required parking spaces for residential uses shall be located not farther than 500 feet from the building or use they are required to serve, measured in a straight line from the building. [Ord. 01-02 § 2 (Exh. 2 § 4.12(2)), 2001.]
17.20.030 Design and improvement standards for parking lots.
A. Areas used for parking for more than two vehicles shall have durable and dustless surfaces adequately maintained.
B. Except for parking in connection with a single-family residential dwelling, parking and loading areas adjacent to or within a residential zone or adjacent to a dwelling shall be designed to minimize disturbances to residents by the erection between the uses of a sight-obscuring fence or planted screen of not less than six feet in height except where vision clearance is required.
C. Parking spaces along the outer boundaries of a parking lot shall be contained by a bumper rail or by a curb which is at least four inches high and which is set back a minimum of one and one-half feet from the property line.
D. Artificial lighting which may be provided shall not shine or create glare in any residential zone or any adjacent dwelling.
E. Except for single-family and duplex dwellings, groups of more than two parking spaces shall be so located and served by a driveway that their uses will require no backing movements or other maneuvering with a street right-of-way other than an alley.
F. The standards set forth in the table shown below shall be the minimum for parking lots approved under this title (all figures are in feet except as noted): The recommended measurements for a standard American automobile parking space shall be 10 feet wide by 20 feet long. Proposals using less than that for parking spaces must be supported by data justifying the reduced spatial area.
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A |
B |
C |
D |
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F |
G |
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0° |
8'0" 8'6" 9'0" 9'6" 10'0" |
8.0 8.5 9.0 9.5 10.0 |
12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 |
23.0 23.0 23.0 23.0 23.0 |
28.0 29.0 30.0 31.0 32.0 |
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20° |
8'0" 8'6" 9'0" 9'6" 10'0" |
14.0 14.5 15.0 15.5 15.9 |
11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 |
23.4 24.9 26.3 27.8 29.2 |
39.0 40.0 41.0 42.0 42.8 |
31.5 32.0 32.5 33.1 33.4 |
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30° |
8'0" 8'6" 9'0" 9'6" 10'0" |
16.5 16.9 17.3 17.8 18.2 |
11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 |
16.0 17.0 18.0 19.0 20.0 |
44.0 44.8 45.6 46.6 47.4 |
37.1 37.4 37.8 38.4 38.7 |
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45° |
8'0" 8'6" 9'0" 9'6" 10'0" |
19.1 19.4 19.8 20.1 20.5 |
14.0 13.5 13.0 13.0 13.0 |
11.3 12.0 12.7 13.4 14.1 |
52.2 52.3 52.5 53.3 54.0 |
46.5 46.5 46.5 46.5 46.9 |
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60° |
8'0" 8'6" 9'0" 9'6" 10'0" |
20.4 20.7 21.0 21.2 21.5 |
19.0 18.5 18.0 18.0 18.0 |
9.2 9.8 10.4 11.0 11.5 |
59.8 59.9 60.0 60.4 61.0 |
55.8 55.6 55.5 55.6 56.0 |
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70° |
8'0" 8'6" 9'0" 9'6" 10'0" |
20.6 20.8 21.0 21.2 21.2 |
20.0 19.5 19.0 18.5 18.0 |
8.5 9.0 9.6 10.1 10.6 |
61.2 61.1 61.0 60.9 60.4 |
58.5 58.2 57.9 57.7 57.0 |
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80° |
8'0" 8'6" 9'0" 9'6" 10'0" |
20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 20.5 |
25.0 24.0 24.0 24.0 24.0 |
8.1 8.6 9.1 9.6 10.2 |
65.2 64.4 64.3 64.4 65.0 |
63.8 62.9 62.7 62.7 63.3 |
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90° |
8'0" 8'6" 9'0" 9'6" 10'0" |
19.0 19.0 19.0 19.0 19.0 |
26.0 25.0 24.0 24.0 24.0 |
8.0 8.5 9.0 9.5 10.0 |
64.0 63.0 62.0 62.0 62.0 |
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KEY
A Parking Angle
B Stall Width
C 19' Stall to Curb
[Ord. 01-02 § 2 (Exh. 2 § 4.12(3)), 2001.]