Chapter 19.75
OFF-STREET PARKING
Sections:
19.75.040 Parking area design.
19.75.060 Parking area improvements.
19.75.010 Purpose.
The purpose of off-street parking is to establish and maintain areas for efficient and convenient parking for residential, civic, commercial, and industrial uses and to provide a safe means for discharging people and products from ground transportation. [2005 RLDC § 75.010.]
19.75.020 Application.
When a structure is erected or enlarged, or the use of an existing structure is changed, off-street parking spaces, loading areas, and access shall be provided as set out in this chapter. Off-street parking shall not occur in any right-of-way required by this title. If parking facilities have been provided in conjunction with an existing use, the facilities shall not be reduced. [2005 RLDC § 75.020.]
19.75.030 Off-street parking.
Off-street parking shall be provided on the development site or within 400 feet of the development site to be served by the parking facility. All parking must be located on the same lot or parcel as the development or on a lot or parcel under the same ownership as the development site unless a special covenant or agreement is approved by the Review Body, which will dedicate the parking to the development. [2005 RLDC § 75.030.]
19.75.040 Parking area design.
A. All public or private parking areas and parking spaces, except those required in conjunction with a single-family dwelling on a single lot, shall be designed and laid out to conform to the minimum standards as set forth in this section and the property development standards of the zone in which the parking area is located.
B. Groups of three or more parking spaces on a single lot, except those in conjunction with single-family dwellings, shall be served by a service road so that no backward movement or other maneuvering of a vehicle within a street, other than an alley, will be required. Service roads shall be designed and constructed to facilitate the flow of traffic, provide maximum safety in traffic ingress and egress, ensure the maximum safety of pedestrians and vehicular traffic on the site, but in no case shall two-way and one-way driveways be less than 20 feet and 12 feet wide respectively.
C. Public parking areas which are a permitted use shall be designed and laid out in conformance with this section.
D. Parking space dimensions shall be as follows:
1. Truck or recreational vehicle parking space shall be designed to adequately accommodate the proposed use;
2. Standard parking space shall be no less than nine feet wide by 20 feet long;
3. Compact parking space shall be no less than eight feet wide by 17 feet long.
E. Bicycle racks or designated handicapped parking may be required when parking exceeds 20 spaces per parking area. [2005 RLDC § 75.040.]
19.75.050 Parking spaces.
The actual number of parking spaces required for a development or use will be set by the applicant. [2005 RLDC § 75.050.]
19.75.060 Parking area improvements.
All public or private parking areas which contain three or more parking spaces and outdoor vehicle sales areas shall be improved according to the following:
A. If the parking area is not paved, then it shall be rocked or shaled;
B. All parking areas, except those in conjunction with a single-family dwelling, shall be graded so as not to drain storm water over the public sidewalk or onto any abutting public or private property without the express permission of the property owner;
C. All parking areas, except those required in conjunction with a single-family dwelling, shall provide a substantial bumper which will prevent cars from encroachment on abutting private or public property;
D. Except for single-family dwellings and vehicle sales areas, all parking areas, including service roads, which do not abut a commercial or industrial zone shall be enclosed along all interior property lines which do not abut the commercial or industrial zone, by a fence or wall not less than four feet and not more than six feet in height. The fence or wall shall meet the standards for visual clearance and front and interior yard requirements as established for the zone in which it is located:
1. If the fence or wall is not located on the property line, the area between the fence or wall and the property line shall be landscaped with lawn or low-growing evergreen ground cover or vegetative or rock mulch;
2. All plant vegetation in this area shall be adequately maintained and any fence or wall shall be maintained in good condition. Adequate provisions shall be maintained to protect walls, fences, or plant materials from being damaged by vehicles using the parking area.
E. All exterior lighting, including light emitted from security systems, shall be shielded or use a hood and lens that cast light downward so as to ensure no light is cast onto adjacent properties nor upward into the night sky. If the lighting mechanism does not utilize a hood or lens, lighting fixtures shall be fully shielded in such a manner that all light emitted directly by the lamp or diffusing element, or indirectly by reflection or refraction, is projected below the horizontal plane through the lowest light-emitting part. [Ord. 2017-001 § 1(5); 2005 RLDC § 75.060.]