§ 23.38.200. Parking facility location.

A.

Parking facilities may be provided either on the same premises with the parking generator or in any parking facility, the property line of which is located within seven hundred feet of the parking generator. Parking facilities may be provided further than seven hundred feet from the parking generator or building if:

1.

Regular shuttle service is provided;

2.

A shared parking agreement is approved by the county.

A.

Parking facilities may be provided either on the same premises with the parking generator or in any parking facility, the property line of which is located within seven hundred feet of the parking generator. Parking facilities may be provided further than seven hundred feet from the parking generator or building if:

1.

Regular shuttle service is provided;

2.

A shared parking agreement is approved by the county.

B.

Where possible, surface parking lots shall be located behind a building. Where it is not possible to provide parking behind the building, parking may be located along the side of a building, providing it comprises no more than fifty percent of the site's street frontage. This provision does not apply to commercial parking lots which comprise the only use of a site. In the R-4, R 4-8 and R 6-12 districts;

1.

Surface parking lots for co-housing projects (not including garages) within forty feet of perimeter or through streets shall not extend more than seventy-five feet along the street frontage in a continuous segment (i.e., uninterrupted by a landscaped open space, garden or orchard with no dimension less than forty feet; a dwelling; or common structure).

2.

The Hearing Examiner may approve the location of surface parking lots in the front and/or along the side of buildings, pursuant to Conditional Use Permit Hearing Examiner Approval (23.48.020(A)), when all of the following are met:

a.

The building is over five thousand square feet; located in a residential zone; requires design review and a Conditional Use Permit; and

b.

The site is bounded on two or more street frontages; and

c.

The building is oriented to have the least impact on the neighborhood; and

d.

Parking lot landscape and screening clearly exceed the provisions set out in Section 23.36.180 to effectively screen it from the street (See also alternative landscape plans Section 23.36.100(A) and (B)); and

e.

Bicycle/pedestrian facilities provide safety, convenience, security and clear connections for pedestrians and bicycles between all rights-of-way adjoining the parking area and the front door; and

f.

Outdoor lighting is designed with regard to placement, intensity, shielding, timing and color to avoid offsite spillover; and

g.

Site design provides landscape or other features to screen vehicular headlights from residences.

The department may waive this requirement if the applicant demonstrates that parking in these locations would not allow reasonable use of the site due to lot configuration or other physical site constraints, or it would significantly interfere with pedestrian circulation. Where permitted, parking areas in front of buildings should be located between buildings or adjacent to an existing parking area to enable shared parking. (Also see landscape standards, Section 23.36.180).

C.

High Occupancy Vehicles—Stall Location. All employers required to operate high occupancy vehicles (HOV) shall mark the closest parking spaces to the building entrance "Reserved for HOV." These spaces shall not displace required handicap parking.

D.

Arterial Commercial District. Employee and tenant parking in this district may be located up to one thousand feet from the parking generator if people are required to walk between the lot and use, or up to three miles if shuttle service is provided at the beginning and end of the work shift.

(Ord. 11501 § 28, 1997: Ord. 11274 § 3 (part), 1996)

(Ord. No. 15390, § 1(Att. A, § AO), 11-29-2016)