Chapter 15.82
PARKING

Sections:

15.82.010    General parking requirements.

15.82.020    Parking requirements in land use districts.

15.82.030    Loading and unloading areas.

15.82.040    Handicapped parking requirements.

15.82.010 General parking requirements.

A. When parking areas or lots are required by this code, they must be configured so as not to functionally and visually intrude onto public sidewalks or trail corridors.

B. Permanent parking areas must be paved and drained.

C. Landscape areas must be protected with curbs, wheel stops, or other design methods to prevent damage from parking vehicles.

D. An off-street parking space must be at least nine feet in width and 18 feet in length. The space must have a vertical clearance of at least seven feet. A maximum of 50 percent of the required space may be utilized as compact stalls measuring eight feet wide by 16 feet in length.

E. Maneuvering space (to prevent backing onto streets) must be provided for all lots.

F. Required parking spaces may not be used for the storage of vehicles or materials used in conducting the business. (Ord. 1593, 1998)

15.82.020 Parking requirements in land use districts.

A. Off-street parking requirements in the RS district are listed in RMC 15.26.080.

B. Parking space requirements in the GC district are listed in RMC 15.28.070.

C. On-street parking is permitted in the RC district in accordance with RMC 15.30.070.

D. On-street parking is permitted in the WFC district in accordance with RMC 15.32.070.

E. Parking space requirements in the HC district are listed in RMC 15.34.070.

F. Parking space requirements in the M-1 district are listed in RMC 15.36.070.

G. Parking space requirements in the M-2 district are listed in RMC 15.38.070.

H. On-street parking is permitted in the W district. (Ord. 1593, 1998)

15.82.030 Loading and unloading areas.

A sufficient off-street loading and unloading area must be provided to accommodate the delivery or shipment operations in a safe and convenient manner whenever the normal operation of any development requires that goods, merchandise, or equipment be routinely delivered to or shipped from that development. (Ord. 1593, 1998)

15.82.040 Handicapped parking requirements.

When off-street parking is required by this code, off-street parking and access for physically handicapped persons must be provided in accordance with Chapters 19.27 and 70.92 RCW (Public Buildings – Provisions for Aged and Handicapped), which generally requires:

A. One handicap stall for parking lots of one to 25 stalls; two handicap stalls for parking lots of 26 to 50 stalls; three handicap stalls for parking lots of 51 to 75 stalls, etc.

B. One out of every eight handicap stalls must be sized to accommodate a handicap van-sized vehicle or provide at least one handicap van stall.

C. The handicap stall must be 96 inches wide with a 60-inch aisle for a handicap vehicle, and 96 inches wide with a 96-inch aisle for a handicap van. Two handicap stalls may share the aisle space. (Ord. 1593, 1998)