Chapter 18.85
OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING
Sections:
18.85.010 Off-street parking.
(a) All parking shall be off the public rights-of-way.
(b) All parking shall be on the lot which contains the principal uses requiring parking or within 300 feet except in GB or HB districts where the parking shall be supplied within the boundaries of the district.
(c) Requirements for particular ones shall be as follows (for those uses not specifically mentioned, the most similar use shall govern):
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Bowling alleys: |
5 spaces per lane. |
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Dance halls and skating rinks: |
1 space per 100 square feet floor area. |
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Child care facilities: |
1 space per 10 daily children. |
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Drive-in restaurants: |
20 spaces. |
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Dwelling unit, single-family: |
1 space. |
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Dwelling unit, two-family: |
1 space per unit. |
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Dwelling unit, multifamily: |
1 space per unit. |
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Hospitals: |
1 space per bed plus 5 spaces. |
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Hotels, motels, travel trailer parks: |
1 space per unit. |
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LID and HID: |
1 space per 2 employees plus 5 spaces for visitors. |
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Museums: |
1 space per 500 square feet floor area. |
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Mobile home parks: |
See Chapter 18.55 WMC. |
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Homes: |
1 space per 3 beds. |
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Offices: |
1 space per 300 square feet floor area. |
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Service facilities: |
1 space per 200 square feet floor area. |
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Service stations (gasoline stations): |
1 space per 400 square feet building area plus 1 space for each garage stall. |
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Recreation building: |
1 space per 300 square feet building area. |
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Restaurants, cocktail lounges, etc.: |
1 space per 3 seats. |
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Retail: |
1 space per 200 square feet gross leasable area. |
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Schools, elementary: |
2 spaces per classroom. |
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Schools, senior high: |
6 spaces per classroom. |
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Theaters: |
1 space per 4 seats. |
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Warehouses: |
1 space per 800 feet of indoor storage area. |
(d) The board of adjustment shall have the authority to grant variances to off-street parking requirements. [Ord. 834, 2022; Ord. 441 §§ 3, 4, 1977; Ord. 419 Ch. 4 § 12, 1976. 1996 Code § 7-75. Formerly 18.75.010.]
18.85.020 Off-street loading.
Adequate space for standing, loading and unloading of motor vehicles shall be provided on nonresidential lots to avoid interference with the normal use of public streets and ways. The following design criteria shall be followed:
(a) Required Spaces.
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Floor area of business or industrial establishment in square feet |
Minimum required number and size of loading |
Vertical clearance |
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1 – 9,999 |
1 (12 x 40 feet) |
14 feet |
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10,000 – 24,999 |
2 (10 x 40 feet) |
14 feet |
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25,000 – 39,999 |
2 (10 x 70 feet) |
14 feet |
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40,000 – 99,999 |
3 (10 x 70 feet) |
14 feet |
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100,000 – 249,999 |
4 (10 x 70 feet) |
14 feet |
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Each additional 200,000 |
1 (10 x 70 feet) |
14 feet (4.3 meters) |
(b) Location. Required spaces shall be located on the same lot as the establishment served, except where an adjacent establishment’s facilities are sufficient to serve both establishments. Off-street parking and off-street loading requirements shall be mutually exclusive.
(c) Setbacks.
(1) No space shall be less than 50 feet (15 meters) from a residential district unless screening is provided between districts.
(2) No space shall be less than 50 feet (15 meters) from the nearest point of intersection of two streets.
(3) Front lot line shall be set back 10 feet (3 meters).
(4) Side lot line shall be set back five feet (1.5 meters).
(d) Access. All spaces shall be designed with access to a street or alley which will least interfere with traffic movement. All spaces shall be of similar quality to the service street or alley to which it connects.
(e) Use. No vehicle repair or service work shall be regularly performed in loading spaces. [Ord. 834, 2022; Ord. 419 Ch. 4 § 12, 1976. 1996 Code § 7-76. Formerly 18.75.020.]