Chapter 22.50
OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING STANDARDS
Sections:
22.50.010 Purpose.
22.50.020 Vehicle parking.
22.50.030 Off-street loading.
22.50.040 Bicycle parking.
22.50.050 Landscaping in parking areas.
22.50.010 Purpose.
The purpose of these standards is to provide safe on-site circulation for motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians and to provide adequate parking, pedestrian facilities and access. (Ord. 07-015 § 4, 2007).
22.50.020 Vehicle parking.
A. Rules for Computing Number of Parking Spaces – Shown in Table 22.50-2. The number of required off-street parking spaces shall be based on the following:
1. “Floor area” shall mean the gross square feet of the specific use.
2. Where fractional spaces result, the parking spaces required shall be constructed to the nearest whole number.
3. Uses not specified in Table 22.50-2 shall provide parking based on a use of similar nature.
4. New Construction. Prior to occupancy of a new structure within any zoning district, off-street vehicle parking shall be provided in accordance with Table 22.50-2.
5. Expansion of Existing Use. Prior to occupancy of an expanded (enlarged) floor area, off-street vehicle parking shall be provided in accordance with Table 22.50-2 based on the expanded square footage.
6. Change of Use. If the minimum number of vehicle parking spaces required for the change of use added to the existing on-site parking supply falls short of the minimum number of vehicle parking spaces required for the project as a whole, the applicant shall provide additional spaces to bring the total supply up to the minimum required.
7. In the case of multiple-use occupancies, other than shopping centers, in a building or on a lot, the total requirement for off-street parking shall be the sum of the requirements for the various uses computed separately.
8. Tandem spaces shall not count as required parking.
9. All parking, maneuvering and loading areas shall be paved.
B. Location of parking spaces, except as follows:
1. For nonresidential uses, required off-street parking shall be located in the same zone or in a zone which allows the use for which the parking is required.
2. All parking spaces required herein shall be located on the same parcel with the building or use served unless:
a. The parking is located on a contiguous parcel or parcels under the same ownership and title notice is filed identifying the parking serving the other building or use; or
b. If the required parking for a building or use is located on a parcel(s) other than described in subsection (B)(1) of this section, the owner of the parcel upon which the proposed parking is located executes a joint parking agreement in a form acceptable to the city attorney, stating that the parcel is devoted in whole or in part to required parking for the use of a parcel or parcels under separate ownership. The agreement shall be binding on both properties and shall be recorded with the Spokane County auditor’s office and filed with the Spokane Valley department of community development;
c. Where shared parking is proposed, the minimum number of parking spaces for all shared uses shown on Table 22.50-2 shall be calculated. When these totals are applied to the percentages shown on Table 22.50-1, the minimum number of parking spaces required is the largest sum of the individual totals for each time period;
d. Parking not provided on the same site as the use or structure shall not be separated from the use or building by a street designated as an arterial.
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General Land Use Classification |
Weekdays |
Weekends |
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1:00 a.m. – 7:00 a.m. |
7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
6:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m. |
1:00 a.m. – 7:00 a.m. |
7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
6:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m. |
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Office |
5% |
100% |
5% |
0% |
15% |
0% |
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Retail sales and services |
0% |
100% |
80% |
0% |
100% |
60% |
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Restaurant (not 24-hr.) |
20% |
70% |
100% |
30% |
75% |
100% |
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Residential |
100% |
60% |
100% |
100% |
75% |
95% |
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Theatre |
0% |
60% |
100% |
0% |
80% |
100% |
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Hotel |
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Guest rooms |
100% |
55% |
100% |
100% |
55% |
100% |
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Tavern/bar/lounge |
100% |
55% |
100% |
100% |
55% |
100% |
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Conference rooms |
0% |
100% |
100% |
0% |
100% |
100% |
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Religious institution |
0% |
25% |
50% |
0% |
100% |
50% |
3. Up to 50 percent of the parking facilities required by this chapter for a “daytime use” may be provided by the parking facilities of a “nighttime” use or vice versa; provided, that the parking area shall be subject to a reciprocal parking agreement and the conditions set forth herein.
4. Up to 100 percent of the weekend and/or nighttime parking facilities required by this chapter for a church, auditorium, stadium, and/or other assembly areas incidental to public or private schools may be supplied by parking facilities required for school use.
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NAICS # |
NAICS S |
Uses |
Required Parking |
|---|---|---|---|
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11 |
115 |
Agricultural processing plant, warehouse |
1 per employee |
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62 |
62191 |
Ambulance service |
1 per ambulance plus 1 per employee on the largest shift |
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54 |
54194 |
Animal clinic/veterinary |
1 per 250 square feet of gross indoor floor area |
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31 |
311 |
Animal processing facility |
1 per employee |
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44 |
442-443 |
Appliance and furniture sales/service |
1 per 1,000 square feet of display area |
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62 |
623312 |
Assisted living facility |
1 per 4 residents plus 1 per staff on largest shift |
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44 |
441 |
Auction yard (excluding livestock) |
1 per 300 gross square feet |
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71, 61 |
71 |
Auditoria, theatres, stadia (including religious sanctuaries) |
1 per 4 fixed seats or 1 per 150 square feet of floor area |
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92 |
922 |
Automobile impound yard |
1 per 500 gross square feet of building area plus 1 per 5,000 gross square feet of outdoor storage area |
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48 |
4853 |
Automobile sales/rental |
1 per 400 gross square feet of inside display area, 1 per 2,000 gross square feet of outside display area |
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81 |
811121 |
Automobile/truck/RV/motorcycle service, painting, repair, body and fender works |
1 per 300 gross square feet plus 2 per service bay (each space in a service bay counts as a parking space) |
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52 |
52211 |
Bank, savings/loan and other financial institutions |
1 per 250 gross square feet |
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81 |
8121 |
Barber/beauty shop |
1 per chair and 1 per employee |
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72 |
721191 |
Bed and breakfast |
1 per guest room in addition to resident parking |
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71 |
71395 |
Bowling alley |
2.5 per lane, except when located in a shopping center |
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31 |
31212 |
Brewery, winery and/or distillery |
1 per each employee on the maximum shift plus 1 space per 4 seats in any tasting room or other visitor facility |
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44 |
4441 |
Building supply and home improvement |
1 per 300 gross square feet of retail area, 1 per 1,000 gross square feet of warehouse area, 1 per 600 gross square feet of assembly or light manufacturing area |
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56 |
56142 |
Call center, telephone |
1 per employee |
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71 |
71399 |
Carnival, circus |
1 per 400 gross square feet lot area |
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32 |
3219 |
Carpenter shop |
1 per 600 gross square feet |
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81 |
811192 |
Carwash, self-service |
2 spaces for drying and cleaning purposes per stall, plus 3 reservoir spaces in front of each stall |
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71 |
7132 |
Casino |
1 per 50 gross square feet of dining, bar, gaming and dance space, plus 1 per 2 employees |
|
61 |
6113 |
College or university |
1 per 600 gross square feet of classroom and 1 per 5 seats in principal assembly room |
|
81 |
8134 |
Community hall, club or lodge |
1 per 200 gross square feet |
|
81 |
8134 |
Community recreational facility |
1 per 200 gross square feet |
|
62 |
6232 |
Community residential facility |
2 plus 1 per employee on maximum shift |
|
56 |
56173 |
Composting storage/processing, commercial |
3 plus 1 per employee |
|
23 |
238 |
Contractor’s yard |
1 per employee |
|
62 |
623 |
Convalescent home, nursing home |
1 per 2 beds |
|
44 |
44512 |
Convenience store |
1 per 350 gross square feet, plus 2.5 seats of on-site seating, but not less than 10. Service area at gas pumps shall not be counted as parking spaces |
|
62 |
624410 |
Day care, child and adult |
1 per employee, plus 1 per 10 children or adults |
|
81 |
8123 |
Dry cleaning, retail |
The greater of 3 spaces or 1 per 300 square feet except where located in a shopping center. |
|
81 |
8123 |
Dry cleaning, laundry, linen supply plant, commercial |
1 per 600 gross square feet |
|
81 |
814 |
Dwelling, accessory apartments |
1 per dwelling unit |
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72 |
7213 |
Dwelling, congregate |
1 per sleeping room |
|
81 |
814 |
Dwelling, multifamily |
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Studio and 1 bedroom |
1 per dwelling unit, plus 5% of total for guests |
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Two or more bedrooms |
1.5 per dwelling unit, plus 5% of total for guests |
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81 |
814 |
Dwelling, one- and two-family, townhouse |
2 per dwelling unit |
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33 |
334-335 |
Electrical/electronic/computer component and system manufacturing/assembly |
1 per 600 gross square feet |
|
71 |
713 |
Entertainment/recreation facilities, indoor |
1 per 200 gross square feet, except when located in a shopping center |
|
71 |
71391 |
Entertainment/recreation facilities, outdoor |
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Golf course |
4 per hole |
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Golf driving range/training center |
2 per designated driving station on driving range and 1 per 500 square feet of putting/chipping green |
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Skating rink |
1 per 200 gross square feet |
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Sports field |
20 per acre of site |
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Swimming pool/jacuzzi |
1 per 100 gross square feet of pool area |
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Tennis, racquetball and similar courts |
2 per court |
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53 |
5323 |
Equipment rental shop |
1 per 300 gross square feet of retail, office or shop use, 1 per 1,000 gross square feet of outdoor storage or display area |
|
81 |
811 |
Equipment sales, repair, and maintenance |
3 plus 1 per employee |
|
72 |
7222213 |
Espresso/latte stand |
1 plus 1 per employee |
|
71 |
71394 |
Exercise facility/gym athletic club |
1 per 100 gross square feet |
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Fire station |
1 space per employee on the maximum shift |
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48 |
484 |
Freight forwarding |
1 per 2,000 square feet |
|
44 |
447 |
Fueling station |
1 per 4 pumps |
|
81 |
81221 |
Funeral home |
1 per 5 seats in largest chapel, plus 1 space per employee, plus 1 space for each facility vehicle |
|
11 |
1114 |
Greenhouse/nursery, commercial |
1 per 400 gross square feet of indoor retail, 1 per 1,000 gross square feet of outdoor display or storage area |
|
62 |
6221 |
Hospital |
1 per patient bed |
|
72 |
7211 |
Hotel/motel |
1 per guest room in addition to resident parking |
|
81 |
81291 |
Kennel/animal boarding/shelter |
3 plus 1 per each employee |
|
54 |
Laboratories |
1 per 600 gross square feet of office, 1 per 600 gross square feet of laboratory or shop area |
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|
44 |
4419 |
Landscape materials sales |
3 plus 1 per employee |
|
81 |
812310 |
Laundromat |
1 per 250 square feet |
|
81 |
814 |
Manufactured (mobile) home park |
2 per dwelling unit plus 5% total for guest parking |
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31-33 |
Manufacturing |
1 per 1,000 gross square feet or 1 per each 3 employees on a maximum shift |
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|
62 |
6211 |
Medical clinic |
1 per 200 gross square feet |
|
23 |
236115 |
Model home sales |
1 per 2,000 gross square feet of sales area |
|
44 |
4413 |
Motor vehicle parts sales/service |
1 per 300 square feet |
|
71 |
71211 |
Museum, libraries |
1 per 800 gross square feet |
|
56 |
5611 |
Office, professional and general |
1 per 250 gross square feet |
|
49 |
491 |
Post office, postal center |
1 per 200 gross square feet of floor area plus 1 employee |
|
56 |
56143 |
Print shop |
1 per 400 gross square fee |
|
71 |
711212 |
Racetrack |
1 per each 4 fixed seats |
|
72 |
7212 |
Recreational vehicle park/campground |
1 per RV park/campsite |
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44 |
44121 |
Recreational vehicle sales and service |
1 per 3,000 gross square feet of display area |
|
72 |
722 |
Restaurant |
1 per 200 gross square feet, except when located in a shopping center |
|
44-45 |
Retail sales, indoor |
1 per 200 gross square feet, except when located in a shopping center |
|
|
44-45 |
Retail sales, outdoor |
1 per 5,000 gross square feet of retail sales area in addition to any parking requirements for buildings, except when located in a shopping center |
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61 |
6114 |
Schools, professional, vocational and trade |
1 per each 3.5 seats in classroom area |
|
61 |
6111 |
Schools, public and private, 7 through 12 |
1 per classroom, 1 per each employee and 1 per 4 seats in auditorium or assembly room |
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61 |
6111 |
Schools, public and private, K through 7 |
2 per classroom and 1 per each 2 employees |
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81 |
812 |
Services, retail |
1 per 250 square feet except when located in a shopping center |
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Shopping centers |
4.5 per 1,000 square feet of gross leasable area (GLA) for centers having GLA less than 400,000 gross square feet, and 5 per 1,000 gross square feet of GLA for centers having a GLA of over 400,000 gross square feet |
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Showroom, industrial |
1 per 500 gross square feet of display area |
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56 |
56292 |
Solid waste recycling/transfer site |
3 plus 1 per each employee |
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61 |
61162 |
Specialized training/learning schools or studios |
1 per 300 gross square feet |
|
45 |
454 |
Storage, general – indoors, warehousing |
1 per each 3,500 gross square feet |
|
45 |
454 |
Storage, general – outdoors, display |
3 plus 1 per each employee |
|
31 |
3152 |
Personal services |
1 per 250 square feet |
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72 |
7224 |
Tavern |
1 per 200 gross square feet, except when located in a shopping center |
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48 |
4851 |
Transit center |
1 per each 200 gross square feet |
|
49 |
49311 |
Warehousing |
1 per each 3,500 gross square feet |
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56 |
56292 |
Wrecking, recycling, junk and salvage yards |
1 per each employee plus 3 visitor spaces |
C. Off-Street Parking Design Standards and Minimum Dimensions.
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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) |
8'6" |
22' |
8' |
20' |
20' |
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30 |
17' |
8'6" |
17' |
20' |
20' |
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45 |
12' |
8'6" |
17'6" |
20' |
20' |
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50 |
11'1" |
8'6" |
18' |
20' |
20' |
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55 |
10'5" |
8'6" |
18'6" |
20' |
20' |
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60 |
9'6" |
8'6" |
19' |
20' |
20' |
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65 |
9'5" |
8'6" |
19'6" |
20' |
21' |
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70 |
9'1" |
8'6" |
19'6" |
20' |
21'6" |
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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 designated as such, with the word “COMPACT” printed onto the stall, in a minimum of eight-inch letters 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 development 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 must be maintained free and clear of merchandise, carts and any other materials to allow for emergency access.
G. Accessible Parking. The intent of this subsection is to comply with the American 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 (96 inches) minimum in width.
b. Van parking spaces shall be 11 feet (132 inches) minimum in width.
Exception: Van parking spaces shall be permitted to be eight feet (96 inches) minimum in width where the adjacent access aisle is eight feet (96 inches) minimum in width.
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Total Parking Spaces Provided |
Minimum Number of Accessible Spaces |
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1 to 25 |
1 |
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26 to 50 |
2 |
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51 to 75 |
3 |
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76 to 100 |
4 |
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101 to 150 |
5 |
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151 to 200 |
6 |
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201 to 300 |
7 |
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301 to 400 |
8 |
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401 to 500 |
9 |
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501 to 1,000 |
2% of total |
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More than 1,000 |
20, plus one for each 100 over 1,000 |
(Ord. 09-010 § 1, 2009; Ord. 07-015 § 4, 2007).
22.50.030 Off-street loading.
A. Every building or part thereof erected or occupied for retail business, service, manufacturing, storage, warehousing, hotel/motel, industrial or any other use similarly involving the receipt or distribution by vehicles of materials or merchandise shall provide and maintain on the same premises loading space in accordance with the following requirements:
1. Off-street loading spaces shall measure as follows:
a. When one space is required, it shall measure 12 feet wide, 30 feet long and 15 feet high (if a dock).
b. When two or more spaces are required, they shall measure 12 feet wide, 60 feet long and 15 feet high (if a dock).
2. Loading facilities located on the side of a building but not facing a street shall be set back from the front property line a minimum distance of 60 feet.
3. All parking, loading and maneuvering of trucks shall be conducted on private property.
4. Required passenger vehicle parking shall not be allowed within the truck dock apron space.
5. The minimum number of off-street loading spaces shown on the following table are required:
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Use/Gross Square Feet |
Required Loading Spaces |
|---|---|
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Industrial, manufacturing wholesale, warehouse, similar uses |
|
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10,000 – 40,000 square feet |
1 space |
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40,001 – 60,000 square feet |
2 spaces |
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60,001 – 100,000 square feet |
3 spaces |
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Over 100,000 square feet |
1 space for each 50,000 square feet or part thereof |
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Restaurants |
|
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20,000 – 60,000 square feet |
1 space |
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60,001 – 100,000 square feet |
2 spaces |
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Over 100,000 square feet |
1 space for each 50,000 square feet or part thereof |
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Hospitals, convalescent/nursing homes and similar institutions |
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10,000 – 40,000 square feet |
1 space |
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40,001 – 100,000 square feet |
2 spaces |
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Over 100,000 square feet |
1 space for each 50,000 square feet or part thereof |
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Department stores, retail and other commercial uses |
|
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10,000 – 20,000 square feet |
1 space |
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20,001 – 50,000 square feet |
2 spaces |
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50,001 – 100,000 square feet |
3 spaces |
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Over 100,000 square feet |
1 space for each 50,000 square feet or part thereof |
B. Screening of Off-Street Loading Areas.
1. Off-street loading spaces and apron space shall not be located on the street side of any building in commercial or residential zones. In those instances where three or more sides of the building face dedicated streets, loading spaces and apron space shall be located at the rear or side of the building and screened from view of the abutting streets for a minimum of 35 feet in accordance with the provisions of SVMC 22.70.030(I). In the industrial zones, off-street loading spaces and apron space may be located on the street side of buildings, providing that they are screened from view of the abutting streets for a minimum of 35 feet in accordance with the provisions of SVMC 22.70.030(I);
2. No loading dock or service bay doors shall be constructed on any portion of a front wall or on a side or rear wall within 60 feet of any front property line or adjacent to the street. (Ord. 09-033 § 5, 2009; Ord. 09-010 § 1, 2009; Ord. 08-007 § 1, 2008; Ord. 07-015 § 4, 2007. Formerly 22.50.040).
22.50.040 Bicycle parking.
Bicycle spaces are individual units within ribbon racks, inverted “U” racks, locking wheel racks, lockers, or other similar permanent structures accommodating five or more bicycles.
A. Bicycle racks and/or storage shall be provided when 25 or more parking spaces are required, at a ratio of one rack for every 25 parking spaces.
B. Required bicycle parking must be located within 50 feet of an entrance to the building or use.
C. If bicycle parking is not visible from the street, a sign must be posted indicating the location of the bicycle parking spaces.
D. All bicycle parking must be separated from motor vehicle traffic by a barrier, curb, post, bollard or other similar device.
E. The property owner of a site shall have a continuing obligation to properly maintain any bicycle parking facilities on their property. (Ord. 09-033 § 5, 2009; Ord. 07-015 § 4, 2007. Formerly 22.50.050).
22.50.050 Landscaping in parking areas.
See SVMC 22.70.030, Screening and buffering. (Ord. 09-033 § 5, 2009; Ord. 07-015 § 4, 2007. Formerly 22.50.060).