HomeMy WebLinkAbout1363RESOLUTION NO. I 3 fo3
A RESOLUTION of the City
Council of the City of Kent,
Washington, establishing a City
policy regarding offsite overflow
parking.
WHEREAS, the city, through its zoning code, has established
certain parking requirements for various uses and structures within
the City of Kent, which requirements establish minimum parking
standards; and
WHEREAS, certain multi-family or high density structures do
not sufficiently provide for the regular
caused by their developments, even though
comply with applicable codes and meet
standards; and
ons i te parking needs
these properties may
all minimum parking
WHEREAS, in those instances where the vehicle parking areas
provided for do not accommodate the actual onsite requirements of
the development, an overflow parking situation occurs that
typically results in regular, long-term parking use of City right-
of-ways; and
WHEREAS, overflow parking on city streets, when caused by
insufficient onsite parking facilities, can burden the regulation,
maintenance and operation of city streets, thereby threatening the
health, safety and welfare of the City; and
WHEREAS, the threat to the public health, safety and welfare
that exists when overflow offsite parking occurs on City right-of-
ways constitutes an adverse environmental impact to the area
affected by the development; and
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WHEREAS, it is appropriate to establish a policy that urges
property owners to realistically accommodate all parking needs for
their properties. NOW, THEREFORE,
The city council of the city of Kent, Washington, does hereby
resolve as follows:
Section 1. The city streets should, within reasonable limits,
be free from overflow parking caused by inadequate onsite parking
facilities in order to protect the health, safety and welfare of
the citizens of Kent in the regulation, maintenance and operation
of all City right-of-ways.
Section 2. Overflow offsite parking on City right-of-ways
that is caused by inadequate onsite vehicular parking facilities
has an adverse environmental impact on the health, safety and
welfare of the citizens of the City of Kent by burdening the
regulation, operation and maintenance of City streets.
Section 3. Overflow offsite parking on City right-of-ways
that is caused by inadequate onsite vehicular parking facilities
shall be discouraged within the territorial boundaries in the City
of Kent.
Section 4. When reviewing the environmental impact of any
proposed development within the City of Kent, the City's
Responsible Official under the State Environmental Policy Act shall
consider the adverse environmental impact caused to City right-of-
ways if the potential for overflow offsite parking on City streets
exists as a consequence of the proposed development.
Passed at a regular
Kent, washington, this
meeting of the City Council
I day of gU&t.k ,
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of the City of
1993.
Concurred in by the Mayor of the City of Kent, this ____ _ day
of ' 1993. -------
DAN KELLEHER, MAYOR
ATTEST:
BRENDA JACOBER, CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of
Resolution No. /3 b3 , passed by the City Council of the City
of Kent, Washington, on the I day of Q~ , 1993.
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