Chapter 10.60 OFF-STREET PARKING

Chapter 10.60
OFF-STREET PARKING

Sections:

10.60.010 Purpose.

10.60.020 Applicability.

10.60.030 General requirements.

10.60.040 Shared parking standards.

10.60.050 Combined parking standards.

10.60.060 Parking reduction incentives – Public parking lots.

10.60.070 Parking reduction incentives – Transit.

10.60.075 Parking reduction incentives – Transportation demand management (TDM).

10.60.080 Off-street parking requirements.

10.60.010 Purpose.

The purpose of these standards is:

(1) To reduce traffic congestion and hazards;

(2) To protect neighborhoods from the unwanted effects of vehicular traffic (parking) generated by adjacent nonresidential land use districts;

(3) To reduce impervious parking surface through shared or combined parking agreements;

(4) To maximize the usage of parking lots;

(5) To distinguish between public interest in protecting neighborhoods from parking encroachment and private interest in providing parking for customers;

(6) To look toward future transportation solutions when building today;

(7) To keep Wenatchee competitive within the region by ensuring that parking requirements are the minimum necessary to protect the public’s interest. (Ord. 2007-34 § 2 (Exh. A))

10.60.020 Applicability.

These standards apply to all zoning districts and land uses within the city of Wenatchee, including any new construction, remodels, or substantial change in use (for example: from residential to commercial) as determined by the director. (Ord. 2007-34 § 2 (Exh. A))

10.60.030 General requirements.

(1) Off-street parking shall be provided in the amount prescribed in this chapter, together with passageways sufficient for its reasonable use as detailed in the parking space and aisle dimensions chart below.

Parking Space and Aisle Dimensions
A	B	C	D	E	F
Parking Angle	Stall Width	Row Width	Aisle Width	Curb Length	Bay Width
Parallel compact car	9.0 8.0	9.0 8.0	12.0	23.0	20.0

30 compact car	9.0 8.0	16.6 17.0	11.0 10.0	18.0 17.0	27.6 27.0

45 compact car	9.0 8.0	19.0 18.4	13.0 13.6	12.6 11.3	32.0 30.4

60 compact car	9.0 8.0	20.6 19.6	18.0 18.6	10.6 9.2	38.6 38.6

90 compact car	9.0 8.0	18.0 16.0	25.0 25.0	9.0 8.0	43.0 43.0

(Note: Dimensions are in feet and inches)

(2) In the case of mixed uses, the requirements for off-street parking shall be the sum of those required for the multiple uses computed separately. Off-street parking provided for one use shall not be considered as providing required parking for any other use, except as expressly provided for in this title.

(3) Any off-street parking area for six or more cars shall meet the following requirements:

(a) For commercial uses, the location and design of all access or egress points shall be no closer than 15 feet to any lot used for single-family residence purposes and is subject to approval of design and location by the city engineer.

(b) The parking facility and its accessways shall be developed with a durable, dustless surface of asphalt, grass-crete, or concrete, and shall be so graded and drained as to dispose of all surface water on site in a manner acceptable to the city engineer.

(c) Parking facilities located in or adjacent to residential zones shall have any illumination arranged so as to reflect the light away from adjacent residential structures.

(d) Parking facilities shall be developed in accordance with the standards of Chapter 10.62 WCC, Landscaping and Screening.

(e) Surface parking shall provide safe pedestrian connections differentiated from vehicular areas. Pedestrian connections shall provide for safe pedestrian circulation to and from buildings and parking areas.

(f) On parking lots with six or more spaces, landscaping or fencing shall not exceed a height of three feet for a distance of 15 feet on either side of vehicle access points to public streets, except for trees limbed up to a minimum height of five feet.

(4) Parking facilities of nonresidential uses may have up to 40 percent of the stalls reduced in size to accommodate compact cars; provided:

(a) Compact car spaces shall be located so as not to be significantly more convenient to use than the standard size spaces; and

(b) Each compact car space or grouping of spaces shall be conspicuously identified as being suited for compact cars only.

(5) Unlisted Uses. Any use clearly similar to any of the uses below in WCC 10.60.080 shall meet such parking requirements. If a similarity is not apparent, the director may require a parking demand study to determine the standards that should be applied to the use in question.

(6) Rounding of Fractions. When the number of required parking spaces for a particular use or building results in a fractional space, any fraction less than one-half shall be disregarded and any fraction of one-half or over shall be counted as one space. When calculating parking reduction incentives below in WCC 10.60.060 and 10.60.070, reductions shall be calculated only in whole numbers.

(7) Off-street parking for new construction, including additions, must be within fully enclosed structures or located behind or to the side of buildings, except for single-family residences and duplexes which shall be behind the front yard setback. Exceptions to this standard may be granted by the director, if site infeasibility can be demonstrated.

(8) All commercial and industrial uses located in an industrial (I) zoning district, which have a gross floor area of 5,000 square feet or more, shall provide off-street loading/unloading berths at least 10 feet wide and 50 feet long, in accordance with the following table:


Gross Floor Area	Berths Required
5,000 – 30,000	1
30,001 – 100,000	2
100,001 and over	3

(Ord. 2007-34 § 2 (Exh. A))

10.60.040 Shared parking standards.

Shared parking can be allowed when meeting the following standards and criteria, unless otherwise allowed by this code:

(1) When two or more land uses, or uses within a building, have distinctly different hours of operation (e.g., office and church), such uses may develop shared parking agreements to satisfy the standards of this title.

(2) Only 40 percent of the required parking of any single land use may qualify for shared parking; in other words, 60 percent of any required parking of any single land use must be met on site while the remainder can be met through shared parking agreements.

(3) Required parking shall be based on the land use that demands the greatest amount of parking.

(4) Location. The shared parking facility shall be located within a 700-foot radius of the off-site use.

(5) The following minimum safety requirements shall be met:

(a) There are sidewalks and paved pedestrian paths, including alleys between the shared parking facility and the land use using such shared parking facility.

(b) There is adequate street and parking lot lighting to provide safe walking to the off-site facility.

(6) Agreement. An agreement, lease, deed, contract or easement establishing shared use of a parking area, approved by the city attorney, shall be submitted to the director and recorded with the county auditor’s office by the applicant. For buildings which share parking under this provision, such agreements shall run with the land for both and all properties with shared parking. Such agreement requires director approval for any change or termination.

(7) Termination of Shared Parking Agreements. In the event that a shared parking agreement is terminated, those businesses or other uses with less than the required parking shall notify the director of community development within 10 days and take one of the following actions:

(a) Provide at least 50 percent of the required parking within 90 days, and provide the remaining parking within one calendar year following the termination of the shared use; or

(b) Demonstrate, based upon a study deemed reliable by the director of community development, that the available parking is sufficient to accommodate the use’s peak parking demand; or

(8) If sufficient parking is not provided, the use, or that portion of the use out of compliance, shall be terminated upon the expiration of the time period specified in subsection (7)(a) of this section. This requirement shall be established as a condition of the occupancy permit for uses relying on shared parking. (Ord. 2007-34 § 2 (Exh. A))

10.60.050 Combined parking standards.

Combined parking can be allowed when meeting the following standards and criteria:

(1) When two or more land uses on separate properties or ownerships have cooperatively established or operate a common parking facility, such uses may develop combined parking agreements to satisfy the standards of this chapter.

(2) Only 40 percent of the required parking of any single land use may qualify for combined parking; in other words, 60 percent of any required parking of any single land use must be met on site while the remainder can be met through combined parking agreements.

(3) Required parking shall be based on the combined total of the required parking for the separate land uses.

(4) Location. The combined parking facility shall be located within a 300-foot radius of the off-site use.

(5) The following minimum safety requirements shall be met:

(a) There are sidewalks and paved pedestrian paths, including alleys, between the combined parking facility and the land use(s) using such combined parking facility.

(b) There is adequate street and parking lot lighting to provide safe walking to the off-site facility.

(6) Agreement. An agreement, lease, deed, contract or easement establishing combined use of a parking area, approved by the city attorney, shall be submitted to the director and recorded with the county auditor’s office by the applicant. For buildings which combine parking under this provision, such agreement shall run with the land for both and all properties with combined parking. Such agreement requires director approval for any change or termination.

(7) Termination of Combined Parking Agreement. In the event that a combined parking agreement is terminated, those businesses or other uses with less than the required parking shall notify the director of community development within 10 days and take one of the following actions:

(a) Provide at least 50 percent of the required parking within 90 days, and provide the remaining parking within one calendar year following the termination of the combined use agreement; or

(b) Demonstrate, based upon a study deemed reliable by the director of community development, that the available parking is sufficient to accommodate the use’s peak parking demand; or

10.60.060 Parking reduction incentives – Public parking lots.

A 20 percent reduction of the required parking set forth in WCC 10.60.080 will be granted when a development meets all of the following requirements:

(1) The project is located within a 700-foot radius of a public parking lot that is open to the public and is not dedicated to a particular building(s) or restricted to the patronage of a specific business(es).

(2) The following minimum safety requirements are met:

(a) There are sidewalks and paved pedestrian paths, including alleys, between the public parking lot and the land use using such parking facility.

(b) There is adequate street and parking lot lighting to provide safe walking to the off-site facility. (Ord. 2007-34 § 2 (Exh. A))

10.60.070 Parking reduction incentives – Transit.

A 20 percent reduction of the required parking set forth in WCC 10.60.080 will be granted when a development meets all of the following requirements:

(1) The project is located within a 700-foot radius of a public bus shelter or transfer station. If a bus shelter is not within 700 feet, one can be provided by the applicant when it would be located and installed at a site as approved by the local transit authority, and the city.

(2) A commute trip reduction plan is developed by the applicant and approved by the director which demonstrates meaningful ways to reduce reliance on automobiles, such as carpooling, vanpools, transit enhancements, informational displays, and bicycle commuting.

(3) The proposed use would not be auto-dependent, such as a drive-in restaurant.

(4) The following minimum safety requirements are met:

(a) There are sidewalks and paved pedestrian paths, including alleys, between the transit facility and the land use using such transit facility.

(b) There is adequate street and parking lot lighting to provide safe walking to the off-site facility.

(5) The reduction is not used in combination with the reduction for proximity to public parking lots. (Ord. 2007-34 § 2 (Exh. A))

10.60.075 Parking reduction incentives – Transportation demand management (TDM).

The transportation demand management provisions as detailed in this section are applicable to development located within the central business district, North Wenatchee business district, and South Wenatchee business district.

(1) Purpose.

(a) To reduce traffic congestion and hazards;

(b) To reduce impervious parking surface through efficient provision of required parking;

(d) To keep Wenatchee competitive within the region by ensuring that parking requirements are the minimum necessary to protect the public’s interest;

(e) To support alternative work hours, telecommuting and recognize the changing demographic of today’s workforce.

(2) Standards. The project applicant will demonstrate how single occupancy trips to the site will be reduced or mitigated by meeting each of the following standards:

(a) Identify project uses and parking demand of each use. This parking demand should include an analysis of peak and off-peak use including employee, customer demand and service demand (i.e., deliveries), performed by a professional engineer utilizing common industry standards.

(b) Provide signed copies of lease/use agreements that identify commitments for three or more of the following mechanisms to reduce project trips:

(i) Provision of preferential parking or reduced parking charges, or both, for high-occupancy vehicles;

(ii) Provision of commuter ride matching services to facilitate employee ride-sharing for commute trips;

(iii) Provision of subsidies for transit fares;

(iv) Provision of vans for vanpools;

(v) Provision of subsidies for carpools or vanpools;

(vi) Permitting the use of the employer’s vehicles for carpooling or vanpooling;

(vii) Permitting flexible work schedules to facilitate employees’ use of transit, carpools, or vanpools;

(viii) Cooperation with transportation providers to provide additional regular or express service to the worksite;

(ix) Construction of special loading and unloading facilities for transit, carpool, and vanpool users;

(x) Provision of bicycle parking facilities, lockers, changing areas, and showers for employees who bicycle or walk to work;

(xi) Provision of a program of parking incentives such as a rebate for employees who do not use the parking facilities;

(xii) Establishment of a program to permit employees to work part-time or full-time at home or at an alternative worksite closer to their homes;

(xiii) Establishment of a program of alternative work schedules, such as a compressed work week which reduces commuting; and

(xiv) Implementation of other measures designed to facilitate the use of high-occupancy vehicles, such as on-site day care facilities and emergency taxi services.

(c) Identify uses within 700 feet of the project site and quantify impacts of allowing a reduction in parking requirements via a TDM.

(d) Identify how safe access will be provided to the site on an established route of lighted sidewalks and pedestrian paths.

(3) Agreement. An agreement by way of a lease, deed, contract or easement establishing the TDM is approved by the director and city attorney, and recorded with the county auditor’s office by the applicant. Agreements shall run with the land.

(4) Termination of TDM Plan. In the event that the TDM is terminated, those uses with less than the required parking shall notify the director of community development within 10 days and take one of the following actions:

(a) Provide 50 percent of the required parking within 90 days and provide the remaining within one calendar year following the termination of TDM; or

(b) Demonstrate, based upon a study deemed reliable by the director of community development, that the available parking is sufficient to accommodate the use’s peak parking demand; or

(5) If sufficient parking is not provided, the use, or that portion of the use, out of compliance shall be terminated upon the expiration of the time period stated in subsection (4)(a) of this section. This requirement shall be established as a condition of the occupancy permit for uses relying on a TDM. (Ord. 2007-34 § 2 (Exh. A))

10.60.080 Off-street parking requirements.

The following requirements shall be met in all zoning districts, except when specifically regulated elsewhere in this code:

Off-Street Parking Requirements
Land Use	Standards
Residential
Accessory dwelling unit	1 space per bedroom
Bed and breakfast	1 space per bedroom
Boarding or lodging room	1 space per bedroom
Duplex	2 spaces per dwelling unit
Supervised living facilities, welfare or correction institution, group homes (7 or more)	1 space per 5 beds
Home occupation	2 spaces per business
Senior housing	1 space per dwelling unit
Multifamily dwelling; 1 – 13+ dwellings	1.5 spaces per bedroom, but not more than 2.5 spaces per dwelling unit
Student housing	1.5 spaces per bedroom up to 3 bedrooms per unit. Above 3 bedrooms add 0.5 parking space per student.
Single-family dwelling, adult family home, group home (6 or less)	2 spaces per dwelling unit
Medical Facilities
Clinic	4 spaces per 1,000 square feet of GFA
Hospital	1.5 spaces per bed
Medical, veterinary or dental clinic/office	4 spaces per 1,000 square feet of GFA
Public Assembly
Mortuaries/funeral parlor, place of worship, place of assembly, auditorium	1 space per 4 seats or 8 feet of bench
Municipal buildings	5 spaces per 1,000 square feet of GFA
Library and museum	2 spaces per 1,000 square feet of GFA
Neighborhood center; outdoor recreational facilities, boat club	2 spaces per 1,000 square feet of GFA; or per hearing examiner consistent with approved use level
Family day care, child day care center, preschool nursery, kindergarten	1 space per staff plus 3 drop-off spaces per 12 children
School, institution of higher education	1. Elementary and middle school: 2 spaces per classroom 2. High school, vocational and college: 1 space per 3 students and FTE
School, institution of higher education
General Commercial
Outdoor commercial amusement (except golf courses and drive-in theaters)	3.33 spaces per 1,000 square feet of ground area
Archery, gun, tennis, swimming or similar athletic clubs, gymnastics, exercise facilities, indoor recreation facilities	1. 5 spaces per 1,000 square feet of GFA, excluding tennis or racquetball courts 2. 2 spaces per tennis or racquetball court

Bowling alleys	4 spaces per lane
Commercial amusement, stadium, arena, theater, horse race tracks, speedways, grandstands	1 space per 4 seats or 8 feet of bench
Golf course or golf driving range, public service facilities, essential public facilities, recreational vehicle park	Per hearing examiner and consistent with approved use level
Mini-storage and boat storage facility	1 space per 10 storage/boat units
Roller skating rink and ice skating rink, swimming pools	4 spaces per 1,000 square feet of activity surface
Retail/Hotel/Restaurants
Drive-through restaurants (no indoor seating), gasoline-dispensing facilities, drive-through coffee stands	See office standards plus sufficient off-street loading for 6 vehicles
Hotels, motels, lodges	1 space per guest room
Restaurants, taverns, cocktail lounges, nightclubs, pool halls, studios for instruction	10 spaces per 1,000 square feet of GFA
Retail – food and merchandise, personal and professional services, offices, banks, radio and television studios, liquor stores, adult entertainment facilities, laundromats, service and repair shops (nonmotorized), farmers market	1. 4 spaces per 1,000 square feet up to 2,000 GFA 2. 3.5 spaces per 1,000 square feet for 2,001 – 7,500 GFA 3. 2.85 spaces per 1,000 square feet for 7,501 – 40,000 GFA 4. 2.5 spaces per 1,000 square feet for 40,001+ GFA



Retail – handling bulky merchandise, autos, furniture, machinery, construction materials, tires, fuels, feeds, repair shops, printers, newspapers, bus and truck terminals, wholesale bakeries, boat sales and rentals, delivery services, rental services, recycling facilities	1.5 spaces per 1,000 square feet of GFA
Industrial
Auto wrecking yards	15 spaces up to 10 acres; 25 spaces over 10 acres
Controlled atmosphere storage, warehouse, refrigeration, storage warehouse	1 space per 5,000 square feet of GFA
Manufacturing, fabricating, assembling, processing, packing, storage, wholesale, freight depot	2 spaces per 1,000 square feet of retail floor area plus 1 space per 1,000 square feet of GFA

(Ord. 2007-34 § 2 (Exh. A))