Chapter 22.50
OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING STANDARDS
Sections:
22.50.050 Landscaping in parking areas.
22.50.010 Purpose.
The purpose of Chapter 22.50 SVMC is to provide adequate parking, pedestrian facilities, and access for safe on-site circulation for motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians. (Ord. 16-018 § 6 (Att. B), 2016).
22.50.020 Vehicle parking.
A. The number of required off-street parking spaces shall be based on the following:
1. “Gross square feet” shall mean the total area of the specific use.
2. Where fractional spaces result, the parking spaces required shall be rounded to the nearest whole number.
3. Uses not specified in Table 22.50-1 shall provide parking based on a use of similar nature.
4. Off-street vehicle parking shall be provided prior to occupancy pursuant to Table 22.50-1 for:
a. A new structure based on the proposed use;
b. An expanded (enlarged) floor area based on the expanded square footage; or
c. An existing structure that requires a change of occupancy based on the proposed use.
5. In the case of multiple-use occupancies, other than shopping centers, the total requirement for off-street parking shall be the sum of the requirements for the various uses computed separately.
6. All driveways, off-street parking, maneuvering, loading, and storage areas shall be paved. An exemption for this requirement may be approved for loading and storage areas in the industrial zones when they are routinely used by cleated and other heavy equipment. Paving shall consist of asphalt or Portland cement. Grasscrete, paver blocks, or other equivalent hard surface material may be used for residential driveways and residential off-street parking areas.
7. The city manager or designee may allow a reduction up to 25 percent when the applicant makes a written request demonstrating site conditions that prohibit compliance with these requirements.
8. In the neighborhood commercial zoning district, a use occupying a structure with a floor area of up to:
a. Three thousand square feet shall only be required to provide one accessible off-street parking space pursuant to SVMC 22.50.020(G).
b. Five thousand square feet shall provide off-street parking spaces for the amount of floor area in excess of 3,000 square feet. For example, the parking requirement for a 4,000-square-foot building shall be based on 1,000 square feet of floor area.
9. Nonresidential projects located within half a mile of a frequent transit route may reduce their required parking up to 25 percent.
B. Location of Parking Spaces.
1. For nonresidential uses, required off-street parking shall be located in a zone which allows the use that requires the parking.
2. Required off-street parking shall be located on the same parcel with the use served unless a joint parking agreement is executed in a form acceptable to the City, stating that the parcel is devoted in whole or in part for the required parking. The agreement shall be binding on both properties and shall be recorded with the Spokane County auditor.
3. Required off-street parking shall not be separated from the use by an arterial street unless approved by the city manager or designee.
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Use |
Required Parking |
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Agriculture and Animal |
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Animal processing/handling |
1 per staff on largest shift |
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Greenhouse/nursery, commercial |
1 per 500 gross square feet |
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Community Services |
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Church, temple, mosque, synagogue and house of worship |
1 per 4 fixed seats or 1 per 150 square feet of floor area |
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Community hall, club or lodge |
1 per 350 gross square feet |
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Funeral home |
1 per 500 gross square feet |
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Day Care |
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Day care, adult and child |
1 per 500 gross square feet |
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Eating and Drinking Establishment |
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Brewery, winery and/or distillery |
1 per 1,000 gross square feet |
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Espresso establishment, restaurant, tavern/night club, tasting room |
1 per 250 gross square feet, min. of 2 |
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Education |
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Schools, college or university |
1 per 600 gross square feet of classroom and 1 per 5 seats in principal assembly room |
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Schools, K through 8 |
1 per classroom |
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Schools, 9 through 12 |
7 per classroom |
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Schools, professional, vocational and trade |
1 per 600 gross square feet |
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Schools, specialized training studios |
1 per 350 gross square feet |
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Entertainment |
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Casino |
1 per 350 gross square feet |
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Cultural facilities |
1 per 800 gross square feet |
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Major event entertainment and indoor theaters |
1 per 4 fixed seats or 1 per 150 square feet of floor area |
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Recreation facility, indoor |
1 per 350 gross square feet |
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Recreation facility, outdoor |
20 per acre of site |
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Group Living |
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Assisted living facility/convalescent/nursing home |
1 per 4 residents plus 1 per staff on largest shift |
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Community residential facility |
1 per 4 residents |
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Dwelling, congregate |
1 per sleeping room |
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Industrial, Light and Heavy |
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Assembly/manufacturing/processing, light |
1 per 600 gross square feet |
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Assembly/manufacturing/processing, heavy |
1 per 1,000 gross square feet |
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Industrial service |
1 per 1,000 gross square feet |
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Wrecking, recycling, junk and salvage yards |
1 per 2,000 gross square feet |
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Lodging |
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Bed and breakfast, hotel/motel |
1 per guest room and 1 per staff on largest shift |
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Medical |
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Hospital |
1 per 500 gross square feet |
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Medical/dental clinic |
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Two or less professionals |
1 per 500 gross square feet |
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Three or more professionals |
1 per 350 gross square feet |
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Office |
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Animal clinic/veterinary |
1 per 500 gross square feet |
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Call center |
1 per 250 gross square feet |
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Office, professional and general |
1 per 500 gross square feet |
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Residential |
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Dwelling, accessory units |
1 per dwelling unit |
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Dwelling, multifamily, studio and one bedroom |
1 per dwelling unit, plus 5% of total for guests |
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Dwelling, multifamily, two or more bedrooms |
1.5 per dwelling unit, plus 5% of total for guests |
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Dwelling, one- and two-family, townhouse |
2 per dwelling unit |
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Manufactured (mobile) home park |
2 per dwelling unit plus 5% total for guest parking |
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Retail Sales and Service |
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Appliance and furniture sales/service |
1 per 1,000 square feet of display area |
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Banks, savings and loan, and other financial institutions, post office, postal centers, and other similar uses |
1 per 350 gross square feet |
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Building supply and home improvement |
1 per 350 gross square feet |
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Convenience store |
1 per 400 gross square feet |
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Equipment sales, rental, maintenance and repair |
1 per 1,000 gross square feet |
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Landscape materials sales |
1 per 1,000 gross square feet |
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Personal services |
1 per 350 gross square feet |
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Retail sales, indoor, including shopping centers |
1 per 350 gross square feet |
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Retail sales, outdoor |
1 per 5,000 gross square feet of display area |
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Showroom |
1 per 2,000 gross square feet |
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Vehicle Services |
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Automobile parts, accessories and tires |
1 per 300 gross square feet |
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Automobile/taxi rental, passenger vehicle sales, service and repair |
1 per 1,000 gross square feet of building footprint and 1 per 5,000 square feet of indoor/outdoor display area |
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Automobile/truck/RV/motorcycle service, painting, repair, body and fender works |
1 per 500 gross square feet |
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Boat and RV sales, and service and repair |
1 per 1,000 gross square feet of building footprint and 1 per 5,000 square feet of indoor/outdoor display area |
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Car wash, self-service |
1 per 500 gross square feet |
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Fueling station |
1 per 4 pumps |
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Warehouse, Wholesale, and Freight Movement |
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Freight forwarding |
1 per 2,000 gross square feet |
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Storage, general indoors, warehouse |
1 per 3,500 gross square feet |
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Storage, general outdoors, display |
1 per 1,500 gross square feet |
C. Off-street parking design shall be pursuant to Table 22.50-2 and Figure 22.50-1.
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Parking Angle (in degrees) |
Standards |
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Stall Projection |
Minimum Stall Width |
Minimum Stall Depth |
Minimum Aisle Width D |
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A |
SP |
B |
C |
One-Way |
Two-Way |
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0 (parallel) |
22' |
22' |
8'6" |
20' |
20' |
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45 |
12' |
8'6" |
17'6" |
20' |
20' |
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60 |
9'6" |
8'6" |
19' |
20' |
20' |
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75 |
8'10" |
8'6" |
19' |
20' |
22' |
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90 |
8'6" |
8'6" |
18' |
20' |
22'6" |
Figure 22.50-1 – Calculation of Parking Spaces
D. Compact Car Allowance.
1. A maximum of 30 percent of the total required off-street parking stalls may be permitted and designated for compact cars.
2. Each compact stall shall be marked with the word “COMPACT” printed onto the stall and maintained as such over the life of the use of both the space and the adjacent structure it serves.
3. Dimensions of compact parking stalls shall be eight feet by 17 feet.
4. Compact spaces shall be designated in one specific area of the off-street parking facility.
E. Carpool/Vanpool Parking. New office and industrial uses with 50 or more required parking spaces shall designate at least five percent of the spaces for employee carpool or vanpool parking. Employee carpool and vanpool parking shall be located closer to the building entrance or the employee entrance than other employee parking with the exception of accessible parking. The carpool/vanpool spaces shall be clearly marked “Reserved Carpool/Vanpool Only.”
F. All traffic circulation lanes and fire lanes shall be maintained free and clear of merchandise, carts and any other materials to allow for emergency access.
G. Accessible Parking. The intent of SVMC 22.50.020(G) is to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act by allowing a person with a physical disability to independently get to a site, facility, building, or element (American National Standards Institute, Inc.).
1. Location. Accessible parking spaces shall be located on the shortest accessible route of travel from adjacent parking to an accessible building entrance. Where buildings have multiple accessible entrances with adjacent parking, accessible parking spaces shall be dispersed and located near the accessible entrances.
2. Hospital Outpatient Facilities. Ten percent of patient and visitor parking spaces provided shall be accessible.
3. Rehabilitation Facilities and Outpatient Physical Therapy Facilities. Twenty percent but not less than one of the portion of patient and visitor parking spaces shall be accessible.
4. Van Spaces. For every six or fraction of six accessible parking spaces, at least one shall be a van-accessible parking space.
Figure 22.50-2
5. Accessible car and van parking space size shall be as follows:
a. Car parking spaces shall be eight feet minimum in width.
b. Van parking spaces shall be 11 feet minimum in width. Van parking spaces shall be permitted to be a minimum of eight feet in width where the adjacent access aisle is a minimum of eight feet in width.
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Total Parking Spaces Provided |
Minimum Number of Accessible Spaces |
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1 to 100 |
1, plus one for every 25 or fraction thereof |
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101 to 200 |
5, plus one for every 50 or fraction thereof |
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201 to 500 |
7, plus one for every 100 or fraction thereof |
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501 to 1,000 |
2% of total |
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More than 1,000 |
20, plus one for every 100 over 1,000 |
H. Off-street parking shall comply with state law requirements regarding electric vehicle infrastructure including, but not limited to, Chapters 19.27 and 19.28 RCW, WAC 51-50-0427, and RCW 46.08.185, as now adopted or hereafter amended. (Ord. 17-004 § 3, 2017; Ord. 16-018 § 6 (Att. B), 2016).
22.50.030 Off-street loading.
A. Every building or part thereof occupied for retail business, service, wholesale, manufacturing, storage, warehousing, hotel/motel, industrial, or any other similar use that receives or distributes materials or merchandise shall provide loading spaces on site in accordance with the following requirements:
1. All parking, loading, and maneuvering of trucks shall be conducted on private property and shall not interfere with off-street parking spaces or landscaping.
2. Loading spaces shall be located a minimum of 60 feet from any front property line. The city manager or designee may allow exceptions when the applicant makes a written request demonstrating conditions that prohibit compliance with this requirement.
3. The minimum dimensions of off-street loading spaces shall be 12 feet wide by 30 feet long.
4. Required off-street parking spaces shall not be allowed within the truck dock apron space. (Ord. 17-004 § 3, 2017; Ord. 16-018 § 6 (Att. B), 2016).
22.50.040 Bicycle parking.
A. Applicability. Bicycle parking shall be provided for new development in the multifamily and nonresidential zoning districts, except the industrial zoning district. Bicycle parking is not required when the primary use of a business is to service vehicles.
B. Bicycle parking shall consist of permanent bicycle racks capable of accommodating two or more bicycles and may be located indoors.
C. Multifamily developments shall provide one bike rack for every two buildings, including clubhouse and rental offices.
D. Commercial development shall provide bike spaces pursuant to Table 22.50-4.
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Total Parking Spaces Required |
Minimum Number of Bicycle Racks Required |
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0 to 24 |
0 |
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25 to 50 |
1 |
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50 to 100 |
2 |
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100 to 500 |
3 |
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More than 500 |
4 |
E. The city manager or designee may allow exceptions when the applicant makes a written request demonstrating site conditions that prohibit compliance with these requirements. (Ord. 17-004 § 3, 2017; Ord. 16-018 § 6 (Att. B), 2016).
22.50.050 Landscaping in parking areas.
Landscaping within parking areas shall be provided pursuant to SVMC 22.70.040, Parking landscaping. (Ord. 16-018 § 6 (Att. B), 2016).