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Ben Wolters, Director
PLANNING DIVISION
Fred N. Satterstrom, AICP, Planning Director
• Charlene Anderson, AICP, Manager
� KENT Phone: 253-856-5454
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Fax: 253-856-6454
Address: 220 Fourth Avenue S
Kent, WA 98032-5895
AGENDA
LAND USE & PLANNING BOARD
WORKSHOP
APRIL 9, 2012
7:00 P.M.
LUPB MEMBERS:
Alan Gray, Chair; Barbara Phillips, Vice-Chair; Steve Dowell, Navdeep Gill,
Jack Ottini, Randall Smith, and Jim Sturgul
CITY STAFF:
Charlene Anderson, AICP, Planning Manager; Matt Gilbert, AICP, Principal
Planner, Katie Graves, Planner; David Galazin, Assistant City Attorney
This is to notify you that the Land Use and Planning Board will hold a Workshop
on MONDAY, APRIL 9, 2012, in Kent City Hall, City Council Chambers, 220
Fourth Avenue S, at 7:00 p.m. No public testimony is taken at workshops,
although the public is welcome to attend. The workshop agenda will include the
following item(s):
1. rZCA-2012-11 Kent City Code (KCC) Chapter 15.05 (Katie Graves)
Discussion of proposed amendments specific to KCC 15.05 - Off-Street Parking
and Loading Requirements Code.
You may access the City's website for documents pertaining to the Land Use and Planning Board
at: htto://kentwa.igm2.com/citizens/Default.asox?DeoartmentlD=1004.
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1-800-833-6388 or call the City of Kent Planning Division directly at (253) 856-5499 (TDD) or the
main line at (253) 856-5454.
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ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Ben Wolters, Director
PLANNING DIVISION
• Fred Satterstrom, AICP, Director
KENT Charlene Anderson, AICP, Manager
WASH INGTON
Phone: 253-856-5454
Fax: 253-856-6454
Address: 220 Fourth Avenue S.
Kent, WA 98032-5895
April 3, 2012
TO: Chair Alan Gray and Land Use & Planning Board Members
FROM: Katie Graves, Planner
RE: Code Amendments — Off-Street Parking & Loading Requirements
[ZCA-2012-1]
For April 9, 2012 Workshop
SUMMARY: Planning Services is submitting for Board consideration another group
of potential code amendments; in this case found in Kent City Code 15.05, Off-
Street Parking and Loading Areas. This section of code has been effective in
ensuring that parking needs for development are met, it generally includes
appropriate flexibility and is not difficult to administer or understand. However,
some items need amending to modernize the code and provide clarity where there
is confusion. Staff will review a preliminary list of these items at the April 91h
workshop.
Attached is a copy of Kent City Code 15.05, with comments on code sections staff
feels would benefit from amendment. Some items are fairly minor, while others are
more complex and may require additional research and options to be presented at
another Land Use and Planning Board meeting. Staff is looking for feedback from
the board on the code sections that have been identified, as well as comments or
suggestions for other changes that could be presented.
BACKGROUND: Local planning legislation arises from many sources — Federal,
State or regional mandates; changes to local community vision; complaints; need
for clarity; updated technologies, business operations or strategies that make
existing codes outdated; conflicts with updated codes in other City departments;
and many others. Staff presented a draft list of all potential code amendments at
the Land Use and Planning Board workshop on July 11, 2011, which included
changes to Chapter 15.05, Off-street Parking and Loading Areas. The attached code
section includes potential amendments that address some of the items on the list
presented in July, as well as other items that have been deemed appropriate for
revision.
Staff will be present at the April 91h workshop to go over these items in more detail.
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Enc: Kent City Code 15.05,Off-street Parking and Loading Areas (with staff comments)
cc: Fred Satterstrom,AICP, Planning Director
Charlene Anderson,AICP, Planning Manager
Project File ZCA-2012-1
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Chapter 15.05
OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS*
Sections:
15.05.010 Purpose.
15.05.020 Categories of uses and conditions of uses covered by chapter.
15.05.030 Location of off-street parking.
15.05.040 Parking standards for specific activities.
15.05.050 Drive-in businesses.
15.05.060 Loading space.
15.05.070 Off-street parking regulations for downtown commercial and
downtown commercial enterprise districts.
15.05.080 Size and design standards.
15.05.090 Overhang exception, landscaping, paving, wheel stops, drainage,
lighting and curbing.
15.05.100 Off-street parking plans.
15.05.110 Electric vehicle charging station spaces.
*Cross reference(s) - Parking regulations, ch. 9.38.
15.05.010 Purpose.
A. It is the purpose of this chapter to specify the off-street parking and loading
requirements for all uses permitted in this title, and to describe design standards
and other required improvements.
B. The planning director shall have the authority to waive or modify specific
requirements of this chapter or to impose additional off-street parking requirements
in unique circumstances to ensure that the intent of this chapter is met and to allow
for flexibility and innovation in design. Unique circumstances may include, but are
not limited to the following:
1. Proximity to transit stations, transfer points, or transit stops;
2. Flexible work hour scheduling for employees;
3. Documentation of parking patterns and demand of employees and patrons;
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4. Physical circumstances of the site such as topography, lot size/shape, and
environmentally sensitive areas.
Comment[n]:Add item here that allows
availability of on-street/off-site parking to
(Ord. N 3409, 39, 7-7-98 be a factor in determining requirements
o. ) for off-street parking.
15.05.020 Categories of uses and conditions of uses covered by chapter.
A. New construction. New construction is covered by this chapter as follows:
1. Buildings constructed or enlarged.
2. Other structures or use areas constructed or enlarged.
3. Parking lots constructed or enlarged as follows:
a. If new or adding the equivalent of fifty (50) percent or more of the existing
parking lot area, the entire parking facility must meet the standards of this title.
b. If adding less than fifty (50) percent of the existing parking lot area, only the
new portion must meet the standards of this title.
B. Change in use. When the occupancy of any land use, structure or building, or
any part of a building, structure or land use, is changed to another use, parking
shall be provided to meet the parking requirements of the new use.
15.05.030 Location of off-street parking.
A. Single-family dwellings. Required parking for a single-family dwelling shall be
located on the same lot as the building it is to serve', and shall not be located in
Qa raQ eS.:� Comment[IQ]:Possibly add a
requirement here that prohibits garages
B. Multifamilydwellings. Required parking for multifamily dwellingsma be ona to count towards the two parking stalls.
9 9 P 9 yy This guarantees that if garages are used
contiguous lot if located within five hundred (500) feet of the dwelling units. The lot for storage,etc.,there will still be parking
shall be legally encumbered by an easement or other appropriate means to ensure onsite for vehicles.
continuous use of the parking facilities. Documentation shall require review and
approval of the city attorney.
C. Other uses. For uses other than those described in subsections (A) and (B) of
this section, required parking may be in areas other than on the premises if the
additional required amount of parking area is set aside for a particular use in such
aanotherlotaac-I-sueh-err -&-ret-located Mere-tkaawithin five hundred (500) feet Comment[n]:Changes only clarify this l
from the premises. The lot or area to be utilized shall be legally encumbered by an section J
easement or other appropriate means to ensure continuous use of the parking
facilities. Documentation shall require review and approval of the city attorney.
15.05.040 Parking standards for specific activities.
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A. Standards for the number of parking spaces for specific activities are indicated in
the following chart:
SPECIFIC LAND USE PARKING SPACE
REQUIREMENT
Living activities
Single-family Two (2) parking spaces per
single-family dwelling.
Duplex Two (2) parking spaces per
dwelling unit.
Multifamily',s One (1) parking space per unit
for efficiency apartments in all
sized developments; two (2)
parking spaces for each dwelling
unit for developments with forty-
nine (49) or less dwelling units;
one and eight-tenths (1.8)
parking spaces per dwelling unit
for developments of fifty (50) or
more dwelling units. For
developments of fifty (50) or
more dwelling units, one (1)
parking space for each fifteen
(15) dwelling units for recreation
vehicles.) Comment[K4]:Should RV parking
requirement be removed from code?
Instead it would make more sense to
Multiple dwellings for low- One 1 parking space for each require RV parking IF it multifamily
P 9 O P 9 P development will permit the parking of
income elderly2,° two (2) dwelling units.) RVs. language such as that inFootnote
2.c.below should be applied instead.
Comment[KS]:Delete this section and
Accessory dwelling unit One (1) off-street parking space instead list'low income status"under
footnote 2 in order to allow flexibility
per accessory unit is required in without creating asepamte category th t
addition to the required parking is rarely used and confusing
for the single-family home. The
planning director may waive this
requirement where there are
special circumstances related to
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the property and its location. The
surface of a required ADU off-
street parking space shall comply
with KCC 15.05.090(C).
Boardinghouses and One (1) parking space for the
lodging houses proprietor, plus one (1) space
per sleeping room for boarders
or lodging use, plus one (1)
additional space for each four (4)
persons employed on the
premises.
Mobile and manufactured Two (2) parking spaces for each
home parks mobile home site, plus one (1)
screened space for each ten (10)
lots for recreation vehicles. Comment[10]:should this be deleted?
See note above for RV parking in
multifamily developments.
Recreational vehicle park One (1) parking space for each
site.
Hotels One (1) parking space for each
guest room, plus two (2) parking
spaces for each three (3)
employees.
Commercial activities
Banks6 One (1) parking space for each
two hundred (200) square feet of
gross floor area, except when
part of a shopping center.
Professional and business One (1) parking space for each
offices6 two hundred fifty (250) square
feet of gross floor area, except
when part of a shopping center.
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Shopping centers' Four and one-half(4.5) spaces
per one thousand (1,000) square
feet of gross leaseable area
(GLA) for centers having GLA of
less than four hundred thousand
(400,000) square feet, and five
(5.0) spaces per one thousand
(1,000) square feet of GLA for
centers having a GLA of over
four hundred thousand
(400,000) square feet.
Restaurants, nightclubs, One (1) parking space for each
taverns and lounges' one hundred (100) square feet of
gross floor area, except when
part of a shopping center.
Retail stores, One (1) parking space for each
supermarkets, department two hundred (200) square feet of
stores and personal gross floor area, except when
service shops' located in a shopping center.
Other retail One (1) parking space for each
establishments; furniture, five hundred (500) square feet of
appliance, hardware gross floor area, except when
stores, household located in a shopping center.
equipment service shops,
clothing or shoe repair
shops10
Drive-in business" One (1) parking space for each
one hundred (100) square feet of
gross floor area, except when
located in a shopping center.
Uncovered commercial One (1) parking space for each
area, new and used car five thousand (5,000) square
lots, plant nursery feet of retail sales area in
addition to any parking
requirements for buildings,
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except when located in a
shopping center.
Motor vehicle repair and One (1) parking space for each
services four hundred (400) square feet
of gross floor area, except when
part of a shopping center.
Industrial showroom and One (1) parking space for each
display five hundred (500) square feet of
display area.
Bulk retail stores One (1) parking space for each
three hundred fifty (350) square
feet of gross floor area.
Industrial activities
Manufacturing, research One (1) parking space for each
and testing laboratories, one thousand (1,000) square
creameries, bottling feet of gross floor area. (For
establishments, bakeries, parking requirements for
canneries, printing and associated office areas, see
engraving shops "Professional and business 1
offlces.11 Comment[IO]:For consistency,this
language should be added to warehouse 111
and storage buildings parking ratio.
Warehouses and storage One (1) parking space for each
buildings two thousand (2,000) square
feet of gross floor area.
(Maximum office area of two (2)
percent of gross floor area may
be included without additional
parking requirements.) Comment[IB]:For consistency,should
this requirement al.be applicable to
manufacturing uses?
Speculative warehouse One (1) parking space for each
and industrial buildings one thousand (1,000) square
with multiple use or feet of gross floor area if building
tenant potential size is less than one hundred
thousand (100,000) square feet,
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or one (1) parking space for
each two thousand (2,000)
square feet of gross floor area
for buildings which exceed one
hundred thousand (100,000)
square feet gross of floor area.
This is a minimum requirement
and valid for construction permit
purposes only. Final parking
requirements will be based upon
actual occupancy.
Recreation-amusement activities
Auditoriums, theaters, One (1) parking space for each
places of public assembly, four(4) fixed seats, or one (1)
stadiums and outdoor parking space for each one
sports areas12 hundred (100) square feet of
floor area of main auditorium or
of principal place of assembly not
containing fixed seats, whichever
is greater.
Bowling alleys13 Five (5) spaces for each alley,
except when located in a
shopping center.
Dance halls and skating One (1) parking space for each
rinks14 two hundred (200) square feet of
gross floor area, except when
located in a shopping center.
Golf driving ranges One (1) parking space for each
driving station.
Miniature golf courses One (1) parking space for each
hole.
Recreational buildings, One (1) parking space for each
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whether independent or two hundred (200) square feet of
associated with a gross floor area. Such spaces
multifamily complex shall be located adjacent to the
building and shall be designated
for visitors by signing or other
special markings.
Educational activities
Senior high schools, One (1) space for each employee
public, parochial and plus one (1) space for each ten
private (10) students enrolled. In
addition, if buses for the
transportation of children are
kept at the school, one (1) off-
street parking space shall be
provided for each bus, of a size
sufficient to park each bus.
One (1) additional parking space
for each one hundred (100)
students shall be provided for
visitors in the vicinity of or
adjacent to the administration
portion of the building or
complex. Such parking spaces
shall be so designated by signing
or other special marking as
approved by the traffic engineer.
Colleges and universities Two and one-half(2 1/2) parking
and business and spaces for each employee, plus
vocational schools'= one (1) space for each three (3)
students residing on campus,
plus one (1) space for each five
(5) day student not residing on
campus. In addition, if buses for
transportation of students are
kept at the school, one (1) off-
street parking space shall be
provided for each bus, of a size
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sufficient to park each bus.
One (1) additional parking space
for each one hundred (100)
students shall be provided for
visitors in the vicinity of or
adjacent to the administration
portion of the building or
complex. Such parking spaces
shall be so designated by signing
or other special marking as
approved by the traffic engineer.
Elementary and junior �wo and one-half(2 1/2) parking
high spaces for each employee. In
addition, if buses for
transportation of students are
kept at the school, one (1) off-
street parking space shall be
provided for each bus, of a size
sufficient to park each bus.
One (1) additional parking space
for each one hundred (100)
students shall be provided for
visitors in the vicinity of or
adjacent to the administration
portion of the building or
complex. Such parking spaces
shall be so designated by signing
or other special marking as
approved by the traffic engineer.) Comment[K9]:Experience with school
projects has shown that this parking
count is often too high-perhaps should
Libraries and museums One 1 parking space badingandtoaldingarasower should
( ) P 9 P loading and unloading areas should be
two hundred fifty (250) square addressed. It will be beneficial to see
what other jurisdictions require,and this
feet in office and public use. research will be presented.
Day-care centers One (1) parking space for each
employee, plus loading and
unloading areas.
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Medical activities
Medical and dental One (1) parking space for each
offices16 two hundred (200) square feet of
gross floor area, except when
located in a shopping center.
Convalescent, nursing and One (1) parking space for each
health institutions two (2) employees, plus one (1)
parking space for each three (3)
beds.
Hospitals One (1) parking space for each
three (3) beds, plus one (1)
parking space for each staff
doctor, plus one (1) parking
space for each three (3)
employees.
Religious activities
'Zhurchesl" One (1) space for each five (5) Comment[lU0]:Change to"REligious 1
seats in the main auditorium; institutions or other places of worship" J
provided, that the spaces for any
church shall not be less than ten
(10). For all existing churches Comment[ni]:Some religious
enlarging the seating capacity of institutions do not have seats in the main
9 9 9 P y gathering place-perhaps a square
their auditoriums, one (1) footage equivalent should be added(for
example: ]square feet=one seat).
additional parking space shall be Require parking/traffic study for proposal
provided for each five (5) as well'
additional seats provided by the
new construction. For all existing
churches making structural
alterations or additions which do
not increase the seating capacity
of the auditorium, no additional
parking need be provided.
Mortuaries or funeral One (1) parking space for each
one hundred (100) square feet of
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homes floor area of assembly rooms.
Other uses For uses not specifically
identified in this section, the
amount of parking required shall
be determined by the planning
department, based on staff
experience, parking required for
similar uses, and, if appropriate,
documentation provided by the
applicant.
1. Recreational vehicle parking spaces shall be in defined, fenced and screened
areas with a minimum of a six (6) foot high sight-obscuring fence or landscaping as
determined by the planning department, or the developer may provide areas of
usable open space equal to that area that would be required for recreational vehicle
parking. A vehicle less than twenty (20) feet long that is used as primary
transportation is not subject to recreational vehicle parking regulations. If open
space in lieu of recreational vehicle parking is provided, its appropriateness will be
determined at the time of development plan review by the planning department. Comment[K32]:Delete this requirement? 1
Where enclosed garages are utilized to provide parking required by this title, an see note K4above for multifamily 11
parking.
eighteen (18) foot stacking space shall be provided in front of such garage units.
Provided, however, the planning director shall have the authority to approve
alternative plans where the developer can assure that such garage units will
continue to be available for parking purposes and will not cause onsite parking or
circulation problems. These assurances include but are not limited to: (a) covenants
that run with the land or homeowners'association that require garages to be
utilized for the storage of vehicles, (b) maintenance of drive aisle widths of twenty-
six (26) feet in front of each garage unit, and (c) maintenance of minimum
Formatted:Pont:Italic
clearances for fire lanes on the site.
Formatted:Pont Italic
[fyOrE Faatnate 2 is in reference to Mu(tip(e dwe((ings far law-inrame elder( ( Comment[K33]:May be appropriate to
allow parking exceptions for senior citizen
apartments in other zones outside
2. Exceptions for senior citizen apartments in multifamily buildings din the central downtown as well.
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buslness dlstrlctl: Comment[n4]:Delete this requirement?
If a complex is converted to regular
Approved building plans must show one and eight-tenths 1.8 spaces per multifamily at later date the applicant
PP 9 P 9 ( ) P P will need to show how additional parking
dwelling unit and also shall show which spaces are not to be initially installed. The will be accommodated at that time.
Deleting this requirement would provide
additional spaces, plus any required landscaping, shall be installed if at any time consistency to how retail developments
the structure is not used for senior citizen apartments or if the facility shows a are treated:parking is based on actual
use,not the potential for future
continued shortage of parking.1 conversion to a use that may require
more parking in the future. If an
establishment changes to a use that
requires more parking,the additional
parking must be provided for.
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b. The requirement Of one (1) space per dwelling unit may be reduced to no less
than one (1) space for every two (2) dwelling units plus employee parking as Comment[n5]:This parking ratio only
determined b the planning director. The planning director shall base his decision applies to exceptions in downtown zones.
Y P 9 P g The option to reduce parking should be
on the following: available for senior apartments in other
zones as well,based on the criteria
i. Availability of private, convenient, regular transportation services to meet the outlined below.
needs of the tenants;
ii. Accessibility to and frequency of public transportation;
iii. Pedestrian access to health, medical and shopping facilities;
iv. Minimum age requirement to reside in subject apartments;
v. Special support services offered by the facility.
vi. Low-income status of residents) Comment[n6]:Allow low-income status 1
to be another reason to reduce parking 1
�. Special parking for recreational vehicles will not be required as long as the facility count?
does not permit recreational vehicles other than campers or vehicles that will fit
into a normal-sized parking stall. If recreational vehicles are to be permitted on the
development, they must be screened and fenced.) Comment[n7]:This approach should be
applied W all multifamily developments.
b. Compact stalls will not be permitted except for one-third (1/3) of the required See note above(Klz).
employee parking.) Comment[n8]:Delete? This
requirement may be dated,and implies
3. In MTC-1, MTC-2, and MCR zoning districts, a minimum of three-fourths (0.75) seniors only drive large vehicles or
require additional parking space area.
parking space per dwelling unit, or conduct a parking feasibility study to determine
need. No spaces provided for recreation vehicles.
4. In MTC-1, MTC-2, and MCR zoning districts, one (1) parking space for every four
(4) dwelling units, or conduct a parking feasibility study to determine need.
5. In MTC-1, MTC-2, and MCR zoning districts, one (1) parking space for each guest
room, plus two (2) parking spaces for every five (5) employees, or conduct a
parking feasibility study to determine need.
6. In MTC-1 and MCR zoning districts, one (1) parking space for every four hundred
(400) square feet of gross floor area, except when part of a shopping center, or
conduct a parking feasibility study to determine need; in MTC-2 zoning district, one
(1) parking space for every five hundred (500) square feet of gross floor area, or
conduct a parking feasibility study to determine need.
7. In MTC-1 and MCR zoning districts, one (1) parking space for every four hundred
(400) square feet of gross floor area, or conduct a parking feasibility study to
determine need.
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8. In MTC-1 and MCR zoning districts, one (1) parking space for every two hundred
(200) square feet of gross floor area, or conduct a parking feasibility study to
determine need; in MTC-2 zoning district, a minimum of one (1) parking space for
every three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area, or conduct a parking
feasibility study to determine need. No parking is required if use is three thousand
(3,000) square feet or less and with a parking supply of at least twenty (20) spaces
within five hundred (500) feet or one thousand (1,000) feet of a public garage.
9. In MTC-1 and MCR zoning districts, one (1) parking space for every four hundred
(400) square feet of gross floor area, or conduct a parking feasibility study to
determine need; in MTC-2 zoning district, one (1) parking space for every five
hundred (500) square feet of gross floor area, or conduct a parking feasibility study
to determine need. No parking is required if use is eight hundred (800) square feet
or less and with a parking supply of at least twenty (20) spaces within five hundred
(500) feet or one thousand (1,000) feet of a public garage.
10. In MTC-1, MTC-2 and MCR zoning districts, one (1) parking space for every one
thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area, or conduct a parking feasibility
study to determine need. No parking is required if use is eight hundred (800)
square feet or less and with a parking supply of at least twenty (20) spaces within
five hundred (500) feet or one thousand (1,000) feet of a public garage.
11. In MTC-1 and MCR zoning districts, one (1) parking space for every four
hundred (400) square feet of gross floor area, except when located in a shopping
center.
12. In MTC-1 and MCR zoning districts, conduct a parking feasibility study to
determine need.
13. In MTC-1 and MCR zoning districts, three (3) parking spaces for each alley,
except when located in a shopping center.
14. In MTC-1 and MCR zoning districts, one (1) parking space for every five
hundred (500) square feet of gross floor area, or conduct a parking feasibility study
to determine need.
15. In MTC-1, MTC-2, and MCR zoning districts, conduct a parking feasibility study
to determine need.
16. In MTC-1, MTC-2, and MCR zoning districts, a minimum of one (1) parking
space for every four hundred (400) square feet of gross floor area, or conduct a
parking feasibility study to determine need.
17. In MTC-1, MTC-2, and MCR zoning districts, one (1) parking space for every ten
(10) seats in the main auditorium; provided, that the spaces for any church shall
not be less than ten (10). For all existing churches enlarging the seating capacity,
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one (1) additional parking space shall be provided for every ten (10) seats provided
by the new construction.
B. Mixed occupancies or mixed use if one (1) occupancy. In the case of two (2) or
more uses in the same building, the total requirements for off-street parking
facilities shall be the sum of the requirements for the several uses computed
separately; except in shopping centers, and except as provided in the mixed use
overlay KCC 15.04.200. Off-street parking facilities for one (1) use shall not be
considered as providing required parking facilities for any other use, except as
permitted in subsection (C) of this section pertaining to joint use.
C. Joint use. The minimum amount of off-street parking required by subsection (A)
of this section may be reduced by the planning director when shared parking
facilities for two (2) or more uses are proposed if:
1. The total parking area exceeds five thousand (5,000) square feet;
2. The parking facilities are designed and developed as a single onsite common
parking facility, or as a system of onsite and offsite facilities if all facilities are
connected with improved pedestrian facilities and located within five hundred (500)
feet of the buildings or use areas they are intended to serve;
3. The amount of reduction in off-street parking does not exceed ten (10) percent
per use unless it is documented that the peak parking demand hours of two (2) or
more uses are separate by at least one (1) hour;
4. The subject properties are legally encumbered by an easement or other
appropriate means which provide for continuous joint use of the parking facilities.
Documentation shall require review and approval by the city attorney; and
5. The total number of parking spaces in the shared parking facility is not less than
the minimum required by any single use.
D. Employee parking. Where employee parking will be maintained separately and in
addition to parking for the general public, the regulations of this subsection shall
apply:
1. Minimum parking stall sizes, aisle widths and percentage of compact car stalls
shall be as per other requirements in this chapter.
2. Employee parking must be clearly identified as such and not become parking for
the general public.
3. If the employee parking is changed to parking for the general public, the normal
regulations for off-street parking shall be in force.
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4. Employee parking shall not be in lieu of parking requirements per activity as
stated in this section.
E. Temporary parking facilities. Temporary parking facilities may be permitted by
the planning director when it has been shown that:
1. The existing use of the subject property has adequate legal nonconforming
parking or that existing parking conforms to the applicable standards of this title.
2. The temporary parking facility is primarily intended to serve the public at large
and not the existing use on the property.
3. The temporary parking facility serves a public need.
4. The temporary facility meets the following minimum standards:
a. There shall be a minimum of two hundred eighty-five (285) square feet gross
area per stall.
b. The pavement section shall be a minimum of four(4) inches of five-eighths (5/8)
inch minus C.R. crushed rock with bituminous surface treatment, subject to
engineering department review.
c. Onsite drainage control and detention shall be provided per the drainage
ordinance.
J. Ingress and egress and interior circulation and perimeter control shall be subject
to traffic engineer approval.
F. Compact car parking.
1. Parking stall size shall be a minimum of eight (8) feet by seventeen (17) feet.
Aisle width shall be per the requirements of KCC 15.05.080 and diagram No. 1
following this chapter.
2. Compact car parking spaces shall be clearly identified by signing or other
marking as approved by the city engineer.
3. Compact car parking spaces shall not exceed khirty (30) percent Of the total Comment[n9]:Increase to 50%?Would
be consistent with what some ofer
required parking, and shall be interspersed equally' hroughout the entire parking jurisdictions require and would allow more
area. flexibility in parking lot design. Research
on ofer j urisdicdon requirements will be
presented.
4. See KCC 15.05.080 and diagram No. 2 following this chapter for typical compact Comme at[IQO]: Say"distd buted"
car stall arrangements. instead? Allows flexibility in site design
Comment[IQ1]:If the allowekitJ
5. No more than four (4) compact car parking stalls shall be placed side-by-side, or percentage of compact stalls
eight (8) head-to-head. this should increase as well.
allow 8 stalls side-by-side;16head?Or delete this requirem
together to allow flexibility in
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G. Transit and rideshare provisions.
1. The planning director may reduce the minimum number of off-street parking
stalls for businesses which have a commute trip reduction program filed with the
city. Based upon a review of this program and input from other staff members, a
reduction of up to twenty (20) percent of the minimum standard may be approved.
Any reduction in the amount of required parking is only valid for as long as the
approved CTR program is in effect. An invalidated program or a change in use or
operations would result in the application of the underlying standards per
subsection (A) of this section.
2. The planning director may reduce the number of required off-street parking stalls
for businesses which do not have a commute trip reduction program by one (1)
stall for every two (2) car pool stalls, and/or one (1) stall for every one (1) van pool
staff if:
a. Reserved rideshare parking is located convenient to the primary employee
entrance;
b. Reserved areas are clearly marked by signs for use by approved and qualified
rideshare vehicles;
c. The use of reserved areas for rideshare parking is actively enforced by the
employer; and
d. The total reduction in the number of parking stalls does not exceed ten (10)
percent of the required stalls.
(Ord. No. 2942, § 2, 9-4-90; Ord. No. 3050, § 5, 7-7-92; Ord. No. 3175, § 3, 7-19-
94; Ord. No. 3251, § 11, 11-21-95; Ord. No. 3279, § 1, 3-5-96; Ord. No. 3333,
§ 2, 1-22-97; Ord. No. 3409, § 40, 7-7-98; Ord. No. 3439, § 3, 2-2-99; Ord. No.
4011, § 19, 12-13-11)
15.05.050 Drive-in businesses.
All banks, savings and loan associations, cleaning establishments, food dispensing
establishments and other businesses which maintain drive-in facilities which are
intended to serve customers who remain in their motor vehicles during the business
transactions, or are designed in such a manner that customers must leave their
automobiles temporarily in a driving line located adjacent to the facility, shall
provide stacking space for the stacking of motor vehicles as follows:
A. Stacking space. The drive-in facility shall be so located that sufficient stacking
space is provided for the handling of motor vehicles using such facility during peak
business hours of such a facility.
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B. Driveway location. Entrances and exits shall not be so located as to cause
congestion in any public right-of-way.
C. Businesses located in shopping centers. When located in a shopping center,
drive-in facilities shall provide sufficient stacking space to handle peak business
demands and shall not in any way obstruct the normal circulation pattern of the
shopping center.
15.05.060 Loading space.
For all buildings hereafter erected, reconstructed or enlarged, adequate permanent
off-street loading space shall be provided if the activity carried on is such that the
building requires deliveries to it or shipments from it of people or merchandise.
Such space shall be shown on a plan and submitted for approval by the planning
department and the city engineer. No portion of a vehicle taking part in loading,
unloading or maneuvering activities shall project into a public street, alley or
interior pedestrian area. Loading space or maneuvering areas shall be in addition to
required off-street parking spaces. Comment iRz2i:Codify Directors Rule on
loading space and shared loading door
maneuvering areas where these doors
A. Relationship of loading space to residential areas. Loading berths shall be located face one another:
not closer than fifty (50) feet to any residential district, unless wholly enclosed The maneuvering area shall be designed
within a building, or unless screened from such residential area by a wall or to accommodate the maximum length of
vehicle to be served,as identified on a
uniformly painted fence not less than six (6) feet in height. vehicle Maneuvering Diagram or other
site plan measurements and shall show
B. Relationship to open space. Space for loading berths may occupy all or any part no encroachment of maneuvering into a
public street,opposing lane of a two-way
of any required setback or open space as long as the load- driveway,or within three(3)feet of any
required parking stalls.
ing berth is uncovered. A covered loading area shall comply with the minimum When dock high doors of one building
setback requirements for the district. face dock high doors of another building,
the minimum distance between buildings
C. Types of uses for which loading space shall be provided. Loading space shall be shall be 164 feet.
provided for the following types of buildings or businesses: warehouses, When dock high doors of one building
face ground level doors of another
supermarkets, department stores, office buildings with a floorspace in excess of building,the minimum distance between
twenty thousand (20,000) square feet, industrial or manufacturing establishments, buildings shall be 126 feet.
freight terminals, railroad yards, mortuaries and such other commercial and When ground level doors of one building
industrial buildings which, in the judgment of the planning director, are similar in face ground level doors of another
9 ) 9 P 9 building,the minimum distance between
nature in regard to loading space requirements. buildings shall be 65 feet.
Ajoint access and maneuvering easement
D. Maneuvering area for buildings with dock-high loading doors. (Buildings which is required.
utilize dock-high loading doors shall provide a minimum of one hundred (100) feet The maneuvering area is measured from
of clear maneuvering area in front of each door. See the following diagram: face of building to face of building.
Except for trucks parked at the loading
door,no parking,landscaping,or other
obstruction shall be located wiMin the
maneuvering area.
].The Mre lane shall be at least 26 feet
wide and marked and striped per
requirements in the Fire Code.
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E. Maneuvering area for buildings with ground level loading doors. Buildings which
utilize ground level service or loading doors shall provide a minimum of forty-five
(45) feet of clear maneuvering area in front of each door. See the following
diagram:
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F. Driveways. Ingress and egress points from public rights-of-way (driveways) shall
be designed and located in such a manner as to preclude offsite or on-street
maneuvering of vehicles.
15.05.070 Off-street parking regulations for downtown commercial and
downtown commercial enterprise districts.
It is the purpose of this section to recognize the pedestrian-oriented nature of
downtown activities while also recognizing the need for off-street parking facilities
to eliminate traffic congestion. For the purpose of regulating off-street parking,
there shall be two (2) divisions of the downtown commercial enterprise district, one
(1) for the area west of the Burlington Northern Railroad tracks, and one (1) for the
area east of the tracks.
A. Downtown commercial district. No off-street parking shall be required in this
district, excepting that one (1) parking space per unit is required for multifamily
residential development. No more than three (3) off-street surface parking spaces
per one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area are permitted for
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nonresidential development. This parking maximum does not apply to structured
parking. The downtown commercial district is the core area of downtown which
should be pedestrian oriented. In addition, the property owners in the downtown
commercial district have provided off-street parking through local improvement
district assessments.
B. Downtown commercial enterprise district - West of the Burlington Northern
Railroad tracks. Off-street parking shall be provided and shall be in accordance with
the provisions of this chapter, except there may be a fifty (50) percent reduction
from the parking standard requirements contained in KCC 15.05.040 and except
that those properties in the downtown commercial enterprise zone who paid into
parking local improvement district 260 shall be exempt from off-street, parking
requirements. One (1) parking space per unit is required for all multifamily
residential development. No more than three (3) off-street surface parking spaces Comment[M]:Address reduction noted 1
per one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area are permitted for above for apartments for senior citizens? J
nonresidential development except that this surface parking maximum does not
apply to either structured parking, or properties located in the"west frame district"
of the Kent downtown planning area described in KCC 15.09.046, which shall have
a maximum of four and one-half(4.5) off-street surface parking spaces per one
thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area for nonresidential development.
�he exception for the"west frame district"will be reevaluated two (2) years from
its adoption and a report made to the city council regarding its effectiveness. Comment[IQ4]:Has this been re-
evaluated? This should be addressed and
C. Downtown commercial enterprise district -East of the Burlington Northern deleted from code if it has.
Railroad tracks. Off-street parking shall be provided and shall be in accordance with
the provisions of this chapter except there may be a twenty-five (25) percent
reduction from the parking standard requirements contained in KCC 15.05.040. One
and one-half(1.5) parking spaces per unit are required for multifamily residential
development. No more than three (3) off-street parking spaces per one thousand Comment[IQ5]:Address reduction noted 1
(1,000) square feet of gross floor area are permitted for nonresidential above for apartments for senior citizens? J
development except that this surface parking maximum does not apply to either
structured parking, or properties located in the"east frame district"of the Kent
downtown planning area described in KCC 15.09.046, which may have a maximum
of four and one-half(4.5) off-street surface parking spaces per one thousand
(1,000) square feet of gross floor area for nonresidential development if at least
twenty-five (25) percent of the overall project gross floor area is comprised of
residential development. �he exception for the"east frame district"will be
reevaluated two (2) years from its adoption and a report made to the city council
regarding its effectiveness. Comment[IQ6]:Has this been re-
evaluated? This should be addressed and
(Ord. No. 3050, § 4, 7-7-92; Ord. No. 3742, § 5, 4-19-05) deleted from code if it has.
15.05.080 Size and design standards.
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A. Parking stall size. Parking stall size shall be as follows:
Standard 9 feet by 19 feet (1) (3)
Compact 8 feet by 17 feet (2) (3)
Employee 8-1/2 feet by 18 feet (3)
Parallel 9 feet by 23 feet
Notes:
1. Dimensions may include overhang. See KCC 15.05.090(F) for exceptions.
2. See diagram No. 2 following this chapter for typical compact stall placement with
required landscape area.
3. Parking stall length may be reduced by a maximum of two (2) feet with
corresponding increases in aisle width.
B. Minimum design standards and typical parking stall arrangements. For minimum
design standards and typical parking stall arrangements, see the diagrams at the
end of this chapter.
C. Units of measurement.
1. Benches. In stadiums, sports arenas, churches and other places of assembly in
which patrons or spectators occupy benches, pews or other similar seating facilities,
each twenty (20) inches of width of such seating facilities shall be counted as one
(1) seat for the purpose of determining requirements for off-street parking facilities
under this title.
2. Fractions. When a unit of measurement determining the number of required
parking spaces results in the requirement of a fractional space, any fraction up to
but not including one-half(1/2) shall be disregarded and fractions one-half(1/2)
and over shall require one (1) parking space.
15.05.090 Overhangexception, landscaping, in wheel stops, Comment[IQ]]:Insert 15.07.040.A from
{� 9i paving,9i wee P i landscaping code.This section is currently
drainage, lighting and curbing. it the landscape code,but for clarity,it
makes sense to insert it into the parking
A. kandscaping generall} The landscaping requirements of Ch. 15.07 KCC and code:
diagram No. 2 following this chapter shall apply with respect to off-street parking Al parking areas of over twenty thousand
(20,000)square feet shall have a
facilities. minimum of ten(10)percent of Hie
parking area,maneuvering area,and
B. Landscape islands. Landscape islands with a minimum size of one hundred (100) loading space landscaped as means W
reduce Hie barren appearance of the lot
square feet shall be located in the following areas to protect vehicles and to and to reduce the amount ofstormwater
enhance the appearance of parking areas: runoff. Perimeter landscaping,required
PP P 9 adjacent to property lines,shall not be
calculated as part of the ten(10)percent
figure.
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1. At the ends of all parking rows.
2. Where loading doors or maneuvering areas are in close proximity to parking
areas or stalls.
C. Paving. All vehicular maneuvering areas, including but not limited to off-street
parking areas, truck and mobile equipment loading, unloading, storage and
maneuvering areas, and related accesses to and from public right-of-way shall be
paved with asphalt or equivalent material, to be approved by the city engineer or
his/her designee. The planning director may waive the paving requirement in the
following instances:
1. Areas used primarily for the storage and operation of heavy equipment, tracked
vehicles, trucks and other large-tire vehicles, where such areas are not generally
used for regular deliveries or access by the general public; and
2. lDriveways for single-family residential development, except that at least the first Comment[IQ8]:Should parking on grass
twenty (20) feet of the drive way shall be paved. be addressed(prohibited)?
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Comment[IQ9]:Width requirement is not
D. Wheel stops. Wheel stops, a minimum of two 2 feet from an obstruction or Provided here and should be clarified.
P P ( ) y Should the standard be 16'(two compact
the end of the parking stall, shall be required in the following locations: stalls); 18'(two standard stalls);or
greater?
1. Where the parking stall abuts a building or where vehicles may overhang a
property line.
2. Where the parking stall abuts a pedestrian walkway of less than six (6) feet in
width, or a walkway which is not raised creating its own barrier.
3. Where a parking stall abuts any physical object which may be impacted (i.e.,
light standards, fire hydrants, fences, power vaults, utility poles, etc.).
4. Where a hazardous grade difference exists between the parking area and the
abutting property.
5. Where other hazardous situations may exist as determined by the city engineer.
E. Lighting. Any lighting of a parking lot or storage area shall illuminate only the
parking lot or storage area. All lighting shall be designed and located so as to avoid
undue glare or reflection of light onto adjoining properties or public rights-of-way.
Light standards shall not be located so as to interfere with parking stalls,
maneuvering areas, or ingress and egress areas.
F. Vehicle overhang exception. Where sufficient area is available to allow safe and
efficient overhangof a vehicle, the planning department may permit the standard Comlment[nO]:Is increase in
P 9 P Y P landscaping width is necessary for vehicle
parking stall length to be reduced by two (2) feet with corresponding increase in overhang? May be too limiting. Staff has
adjacent walkwayr landscaping width. See diagram No. 2 following this chapter allowed overhang in landscape areas
b P 9 ( 9 9 P ) without corresponding increasing in the
landscaping.
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G. Concrete curb placement. In addition to wheel stop requirements as provided in
subsection (D) of this section, all landscape areas within or abutting parking areas
shall be separated from the paved area by concrete curbing or other acceptable
method as approved by the planning director and the city engineer.
H. Parking structures. Multiple level parking structures, developed either as a single
use structure or as parking incorporated into a structure, shall be designed and laid
out in accordance with the dimensional and numeric requirements of this chapter.
(Ord. No. 3409, § 41, 7-7-98)
15.05.100 Off-street parking plans.
A. Off-street parking plans shall be subject to review and approval by the planning
department and city engineer or his/her designee. The planning department shall
review plans for compliance with the requirements of this title. The city engineer
shall review plans based upon the following criteria:
1. Safety and efficiency of interior circulation.
2. Safety of ingress and egress points.
3. Effects of access on public streets with regard to street capacity, congestion and
delay.
4. Compliance with construction standards relating to stormwater runoff.
B. All plans must be complete with the information as requested by the planning
director.
DIAGRAM 1. MINIMUM PARKING DESIGN STANDARDS
A B C D E F G1 G2 H I J
Aisle Width
Angle Stall Stall Curb Starting Depth One- Two- Depth Setback Gross
Width Depth Length Loss to Way Way to (feet) Stall
(feet) (feet) (feet) (feet) Wall (feet) (feet) Inter- Area
(feet) lock (square
(feet) feet)
00 9.0 23.0 23.0 0.0 9.0 12.0 20.0 9.0 23.0 207
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100 8.0 17.0 46.1 61.4 10.8 12.0 20.0 6.9 16.7 499
9.0 19.0 51.8 69.0 12.2 12.0 20.0 7.7 18.7 630
200 8.0 17.0 23.4 36.6 13.3 12.0 20.0 9.6 16.0 312
9.0 19.0 26.3 41.1 15.0 12.0 20.0 10.7 17.9 394
300 8.0 17.0 16.0 26.7 15.4 12.5 20.0 12.0 14.7 247
9.0 19.0 18.0 30.0 17.3 12.0 20.0 13.4 16.5 311
36.90 8.0 17.0 13.3 22.1 16.6 13.5 20.0 13.4 13.6 221
9.0 19.0 15.0 24.8 18.6 13.5 20.0 15.0 15.2 279
400 8.0 17.0 12.4 20.3 17.1 13.5 20.0 14.0 13.0 212
9.0 19.0 14.0 22.8 19.1 13.5 20.0 15.7 14.6 268
450 8.0 17.0 11.3 17.7 17.7 14.5 20.0 14.8 12.0 200
9.0 19.0 12.7 19.8 19.8 14.5 20.0 16.6 13.4 252
500 8.0 17.0 10.4 15.2 18.2 15.5 20.0 15.6 10.9 190
9.0 19.0 11.7 17.1 20.3 15.5 20.0 17.4 12.2 239
53.10 8.0 17.0 10.0 13.8 18.4 16.5 20.0 16.0 10.2 184
9.0 19.0 11.3 15.5 20.6 16.5 20.0 17.9 11.4 232
600 8.0 17.0 9.2 10.8 18.7 17.0 20.0 16.7 8.5 173
9.0 19.0 10.4 12.1 21.0 17.0 20.0 18.7 9.5 218
700 8.0 17.0 8.5 6.8 18.7 20.0 22.0 17.3 5.8 159
9.0 19.0 9.6 7.6 20.9 20.0 22.0 19.4 6.5 200
800 8.0 17.0 8.1 5.0 18.1 23.0 24.0 17.4 3.0 147
9.0 19.0 9.1 5.0 20.3 23.0 24.0 19.5 3.3 185
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900 8.0 17.0 8.0 5.0 17.0 24.0 24.0 17.0 0.0 136
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15.05.110 Electric vehicle charging station spaces.
A. Purpose. This section applies to all public electric vehicle charging stations
located in parking lots or garages.
B. Number. No minimum number of charging station spaces is required.
C. Minimum Parking Requirements. An electric vehicle charging station space may
be included in the calculation for minimum required parking spaces that are
required pursuant to other sections of this chapter.
D. Location and Design Criteria. The provision of electric vehicle parking will vary
based on the design and use of the primary parking lot. The following required and
additional locational and design criteria are provided in recognition of the various
parking lot layout options:
1. Where provided, parking for electric vehicle charging purposes shall include the
following:
a. Signage. Each charging station space shall be posted with signage indicating the
space is only for electric vehicle charging purposes. Days and hours of operation
shall be included if time limits or tow away provisions are to be enforced. Refer to
the 2009 Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) for electric vehicle
and parking signs, specifically D9-111b, D9-11bP, R7-2, and R7-108. The following
are examples of signage and appropriate sizes:
HOUR,
CHARGING
EXCEPT FOR
ELECTMC
VEMCLE
CHARGING
12" x 12" 12" x 18" 12" x 18"
b. Maintenance. Charging station equipment shall be maintained in all respects,
including the functioning of the charging equipment. A phone number or other
contact information shall be provided on the charging station equipment for
reporting when the equipment is not functioning or other problems are
encountered.
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c. Accessibility. Where charging station equipment is provided within an adjacent
pedestrian circulation area, such as a sidewalk or accessible route to the building
entrance, the charging equipment shall be located so as not to interfere with
accessibility requirements of WAC 51-50-005.
d. Lighting. Where charging station equipment is installed, adequate site lighting
shall exist, unless charging is for daytime purposes only.
e. Charging Station Equipment. Charging station outlets and connector devices shall
be no less than 36 inches and no higher than 48 inches from the surface where
mounted, and shall contain a retraction device or a place to hang permanent cords
and connectors sufficiently above the ground or paved surface.
f. Charging Station Equipment Protection. Except for parallel parking stalls,
adequate equipment protection, such as wheel stops or concrete-filled steel
bollards, shall be used. Curbing may be used in lieu of wheel stops or bollards, if
equipment is set back a minimum of 24 inches from the face of the curb.
2. Parking for electric vehicles should also consider the following:
a. Notification. Information on the charging station, identifying voltage and
amperage levels and any time of use, fees, or safety information.
b. Signage. Installation of directional signs at the parking lot entrance and at
appropriate decision points to effectively guide motorists to the charging station
space(s). Refer to the 2009 Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) for
electric vehicle and directional signs, specifically D9-11b, D9-11bP and M6-1. The
following are examples of signage and appropriate sizes:
1
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12" x 12" ', 12" x 12"
12" x 6" 12" x 6"
(Ord. No. 3976, § 3, 10-19-10)