Division III. Supplementary Standards
Chapter 11.85
ACCESS, ALLEYS, OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING
Sections:
11.85.030 Vision clearance at intersections.
11.85.040 Parking spaces required.
11.85.050 Size and location of parking spaces.
11.85.060 Development and maintenance of parking facilities.
11.85.070 Loading space required.
11.85.010 Purpose.
The provision of alleys, off-street parking and loading space in accordance with the needs and requirements of particular property uses is necessary to promote traffic safety, minimize congestion, and create harmonious development. (Ord. 2041 § 1 (Exh. A), 2010; Ord. 1024 § 11.03.011, 2001).
11.85.020 General provisions.
Where the parking requirements for a use are not specifically defined in this chapter, the parking requirements for such use shall be determined by the administrator, and such determination shall be based upon the requirements for the most comparable use defined in this chapter. Alleys shall be designed to prevent cross lot drainage of storm water. (Ord. 2041 § 1 (Exh. A), 2010; Ord. 1024 § 11.03.012, 2001).
11.85.030 Vision clearance at intersections.
No fence, wall, structure, bush or foliage shall be erected or placed or be allowed to grow or be maintained at a height of over three feet above the established top of any curb grade on any public or privately owned land, in any residentially zoned area, within an area having a direct base line as follows:
A. Street Intersections. Intersecting two street lines at points 25 feet from the intersection of such street lines or such street lines produced;
B. Alley Entrances. Intersecting the street and alley line at points 20 feet from the intersection of such street and alley lines or such street and alley lines produced. (Ord. 2041 § 1 (Exh. A), 2010; Ord. 1024 § 11.03.013, 2001).
11.85.040 Parking spaces required.
New uses in all districts shall meet the minimum standards below.
A. Whenever a building is enlarged or altered, or whenever the use of a building or property is changed, off-street parking shall be provided for such expansions, enlargement, or change in use in accordance with the requirements of this title.
B. Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with the following:
1. All parking spaces shall be provided with adequate ingress and egress.
2. Each off-street parking space shall be a minimum of 20 feet in length and nine feet in width for a standard space and 18 feet in length and eight feet in width for a compact space.
3. Except for one-dwelling and two-dwelling units, groups of more than two parking spaces shall be located and served by a driveway that will require no backing movements or other maneuvering within a street or right-of-way other than an alley.
4. Required parking shall not be located in a required front or required side yard along flanking street on corner lots.
C. Where parking is provided off site, the distance shall be measured from the closest point of the parking area or lot to the closest point of the nearest building that such parking area or lot is required to serve. Off-street parking facilities shall be located in accordance with the following:
1. For single-family, duplexes, or motels: on the same lot as the use it serves.
2. For multiple-family dwellings or boardinghouse: within 200 feet of the building it serves.
3. For hospital, convalescent facility, or building containing club rooms: within 300 feet of the building it serves.
4. For uses other than those specified above: within 400 feet of the building it serves.
D. Trailers, boats, campers, mobile homes, travel trailers and similar vehicles shall not be parked within 10 feet of the pavement edge.
E. A maximum of 30 percent of the required spaces may be compact in size. (Ord. 2041 § 1 (Exh. A), 2010; Ord. 1024 § 11.03.014, 2001).
11.85.050 Size and location of parking spaces.
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Land Use |
Parking Requirement |
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Residential |
Two spaces per dwelling unit. |
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Senior housing developments |
One space per unit. |
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Manufactured housing community |
Two for each manufactured housing unit. |
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Auto court, motel, tourist home or boardinghouse |
One space per sleeping unit, guestroom or suite plus one for each full-time employee. |
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Hotel |
One space per room plus one additional space per full-time employee. In addition, one space per 20 units. |
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Hospital, nursing home or institution |
One space for each four beds plus one for each full-time employee, to be calculated using the maximum day shift count. |
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Elementary and junior high schools |
Two spaces per classroom. |
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High schools |
Six spaces per classroom. |
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Library, art gallery, museum |
One space per 250 square feet. |
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Theater |
One space for each four seats, except one space for each six seats in excess of 800 seats plus one for each full-time employee. |
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Church, auditorium, or similar place of assembly |
One space for each four seats; each 20 inches of bench seating shall count as one space. |
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Medical or dental clinic |
One space for each 250 square feet plus one for each full-time employee, to be calculated using the maximum day shift count. |
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Bank, business or professional office with on-site customer service |
One space for each 300 square feet plus one for each full-time employee. |
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Warehouse, storage or wholesale business |
One space for each 1,000 square feet |
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Food and beverage place with sales and consumption on premises |
One space for each four seats plus one for each two employees. |
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Grocery store |
One space for each 100 square feet plus one for each two employees. |
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Furniture, appliance, hardware, clothing, shoe or personal service store |
One space for each 500 square feet of gross floor area plus one for each full-time employee. |
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Motor vehicles, machinery, plumbing, heating, ventilating, building supply stores or services |
One space for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area, exclusive of displays and one for each employee. |
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Manufacturing uses and all industries |
One space for each two employees based on the maximum employment in any one shift with a minimum of two spaces. |
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Recreational vehicle parks |
One space for each recreational vehicle space plus one guest space for each three recreational vehicle spaces. |
(Ord. 2041 § 1 (Exh. A), 2010; Ord. 1029 § 6, 2001; Ord. 1024 § 11.03.015, 2001).
11.85.060 Development and maintenance of parking facilities.
A. Where parking required by this chapter equals five or more spaces, the spaces shall be developed and maintained in the following manner:
1. Off-street parking areas shall be paved or surfaced with screened gravel, crushed rock or better, and shall be graded and drained to dispose of all surface water. In no case shall such drainage be allowed across a public sidewalk.
2. Off-street parking areas which adjoin a residential use on adjoining property shall be separated from such property by a sight-obscuring fence or compact landscaping such as a hedge, not less than six feet in height. (Ord. 2041 § 1 (Exh. A), 2010; Ord. 1024 § 11.03.016, 2001).
11.85.070 Loading space required.
A. In all districts, buildings or structures to be built which receive and distribute material and merchandise by truck shall provide and maintain one off-street loading berth for each 20,000 square feet of gross floor area or fraction thereof, which space shall be of sufficient length and width to accommodate the largest vehicle loading or unloading, but in no case less than 10 feet in width and 25 feet in length and 14 feet in height.
B. Access to the loading space shall be from alleys when possible.
C. No off-street loading area shall be located in a required front yard.
D. Off-street loading in all districts shall be provided such that no vehicle occupying the space extends onto a public road.
E. Each berth or berths shall be surfaced and maintained so as to eliminate dust and mud. (Ord. 2041 § 1 (Exh. A), 2010; Ord. 1024 § 11.03.017, 2001).