Chapter 17.32
PARKING REQUIREMENTS
Sections:
17.32.020 Scope of application.
17.32.030 Location of off-street parking.
17.32.090 Off-street parking requirement table.
17.32.010 Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to set forth requirements for the provision of off-street parking for new development to ensure that adequate parking will be available for the future on city streets. Also, it is intended that adequate off-street parking will reduce hazardous vision obstructions on city streets and avoid the use of certain public areas and private property for indiscriminate parking. (Ord. 668 § 5 (part), 1998)
17.32.020 Scope of application.
This chapter applies to new construction only. (Ord. 668 § 5 (part), 1998)
17.32.030 Location of off-street parking.
Off-street parking facilities shall be located as follows:
A. For single-family or multifamily dwellings, off-street parking facilities shall be located on the same lot as the buildings they are required to serve. Calculation of maximum lot coverage shall include any required parking areas.
B. For uses other than single-family or multifamily dwellings, and for dwellings in conjunction with other uses, parking facilities shall be no more than six hundred feet from the building they are required to serve and shall not be in any required yard area.
C. Expansion and enlargement. Whenever any building is enlarged in height or ground coverage, off-street parking shall be provided for the extent of the modification in accordance with the requirements of this chapter; provided, however, if the modification does not increase the number of parking spaces required by greater than twenty percent, no additional parking spaces need to be provided. Successive modification collectively increasing required parking by greater than twenty percent shall require conformance with this chapter. (Ord. 668 § 5 (part), 1998)
17.32.040 Mixed uses.
In the case of mixed uses or occupancies, the total requirement for off-street parking shall be the sum of the requirements for the various uses computed separately. (Ord. 668 § 5 (part), 1998)
17.32.050 Uses not specified.
In the case of a use not specifically listed in the use charts contained in this chapter, requirements for off-street parking shall be determined by the administrator. The determination shall be based upon the most comparable use listed and the specific needs of the development as determined by the administrator. (Ord. 668 § 5 (part), 1998)
17.32.060 Joint use.
The administrator may authorize the joint use of parking facilities for the following uses or activities under the conditions specified below:
A. Up to fifty percent of the parking facilities required by this chapter for a theater, bowling alley, dance hall, bar or restaurant, may be supplied by the off-street parking facilities referred to in this chapter as daytime use. For the purposes of this chapter, daytime uses are: banks, offices, retail outlets, personal services, shops, clothing and furniture stores, and such other similar businesses as determined by the administrator.
B. Up to fifty percent of the off-street parking facilities required by this chapter for any building or uses specified as daytime uses may be supplied by parking facilities provide by uses referred to in this chapter as nighttime uses. For the purposes of this chapter, nighttime uses are: auditoriums incidental to schools, churches, bowling alleys, dance halls, theaters, bars and restaurants.
C. The hours of operation for uses which are utilizing joint use of off-street parking shall not substantially conflict.
D. A properly drawn legal instrument, executed by the parties participating in joint uses of off-street parking facilities, shall be filed with the city. The instrument shall grant the users the right to use the parking facilities as may be appropriate and necessary to meet the requirements of this chapter. Termination of the agreement shall result in termination of one or both joint uses as specified in the agreement until adequate separate off-street parking as required for each use is provided for in accordance with the requirements of this chapter. (Ord. 668 § 5 (part), 1998)
17.32.070 Paving.
For new commercial uses and multifamily dwellings, required parking areas shall be paved. Paving shall consist of asphalt, concrete or bituminous surface treatment. (Ord. 668 § 5 (part), 1998)
17.32.080 Size of stalls.
Each parking space shall be a minimum of nine feet by eighteen feet in area, except that for multifamily, commercial and industrial uses, up to forty percent of the required parking spaces may be eight by sixteen feet, provided that these spaces are marked as reserved for compact cars. (Ord. 668 § 5 (part), 1998)
17.32.090 Off-street parking requirement table.
Table 17.32.090, Off-Street Parking Requirements, shall be used to determine the number of parking spaces required for specific developments. (Ord. 668 § 5 (part), 1998)
|
Use |
Parking space |
|
single-family dwellings and duplexes |
2 per dwelling unit (garage or carport can be included as parking space) |
|
multifamily dwellings |
1.5 per dwelling unit |
|
hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts, boarding houses |
1 per sleeping unit |
|
hospitals and institutions |
1 per four beds |
|
theaters, stadiums and arenas |
1 per four seats |
|
churches and auditoriums |
1 per four seats |
|
libraries |
1 per 500 sq. ft. of floor area |
|
offices |
1 per 200 sq. ft. of floor area |
|
mortuaries, funeral homes |
1 per four seats |
|
warehouses and wholesale buildings |
1 per two employees working during any one shift |
|
eating and drinking places |
1 per 100 sq. ft. of floor area plus one space per two employees |
|
retail stores, except those primarily dealing in large, bulky items |
1 per 200 sq. ft. of floor area plus one space per two employees |
|
building supplies, equipment dealers, furniture or appliance stores, other large bulky items |
1 per 500 sq. ft. of floor area |
|
manufacturing establishments |
1 per two employees |
|
schools (elementary) |
1 per two employees |
|
schools (other than elementary) |
1 per 25 students plus 1 per two employees |