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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2751Ordinance No. 2751 ["Beginning July 1, 1998"] (Amending or Repealing Ordinances) Repealed by Ord. 3409 ,;z 7s/ ORDINANCE NO. 3 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Kent, Washington, relating to zoning, amending Section 15.05.040(A) of the Kent City Code to reduce the number of required parking stalls for senior citizen apartments. WHEREAS, a regulatory review request was submitted to the ?lanning Department to reduce the number of parking stalls for senior citizen apartments; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission recommended amending ection 15.05.040(A) of the Kent City Code at its September 28, 987 meeting; and WHEREAS, the Kent City Council considered the recommendations of the Planning Commission, the Planning Department, and the regulatory review request at its regularly scheduled meeting on October 20, 1987; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON DOES EREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 15.05.040(A)(1) is amended to add the ollowing: 15.05.040. PARKING STANDARDS. T 11M TT TT TV A. Living Activities. 1. Dwellings: a. Single family b. Two family NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES Two (2) parking spaces per single-family dwelling. Two (2) parking spaces per dwelling unit. r.. Multifamily and One parking space per unit apartment houses for efficiency apartments in all sized developments; Two parking spaces for each dwelling unit for develop- ments with 49 or less dwelling units; 1.8 parking spaces per dwelling unit for developments of 50 or more dwelling units. For developments of 50 or more dwelling units, one parking space for each 15 dwelling units for recrea- tion vehicles. Recrea- tional vehicle parking spaces shall be in a defined, fenced, and screened area with a mini- mum of a six-foot (6) high, sight -obscuring fence and/or landscaping as determined by the Planning Department; or the developer may provide an area of usable open space equal to that area that would be required for recreational vehicle parking. A vehicle less than 20 feet long that is used as primary trans- portation 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. d. Multiple dwellings One parking space for each for low-income four dwelling units. elderly e. Multifamily and One parking space per apartment houses dwelling unit. This in the Central requirement supersedes Business District Section 15.05.070, Off -Street Parking Regula- tions Downtown Commercial District. - 2 - f. Exceptions for senior citizen apartments in multifamily and apartment houses in the Central Business District Approved building plans must show 1.8 spaces per dwelling unit and also shall show which spaces are not to be initially installed. The additional spaces plus any required landscaping shall be installed if at any time the structure is not used for senior citizen apart- ments or if the facility shows a continued shortage of parking. The requirement of one (1) space per dwellin unit may be reduced to no less than one (1) space for every two (2) dwelling units plus employee parking as determined by the Planning Director. The Planning Director shall base his decision on the following: Availability of private, convenient, regular transportation services to meet the needs of the tenants; Accessibility to and frequency of public transportation; Pedestrian access to health, medical and shopping facilities; Minimum age requirement to reside in subject apartments; Special support services offered by the facility. Special parking for recreational vehicles will not be required as long as the facility 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. Compact stalls will not be permitted except for one third of the required employee parking. - 3 - Section 2. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take ffect and be in force five (5) days from and after its passage, pproval and publication as provided by law. TTEST: IE JENSE ,"CITY CLERK PPROV AS TO FORM: 2� A9517 DRISCOLL, CI'I ASSED the lzs day of DAN LLEHER, MAYOR fil 1987. PROVED the </_ day of 1987. BLISHED the 4' day of 1987. I hereby certify that this is a true copy of Ordinance o. =� %`- , passed by the City Council of the City of Kent, ashington, and approved by the Mayor of the City of Kent as hereon ndicated. 260-180 -(SEAL) H � . MARIE JENS N, CITY CLERK - 4 - --a 21SV �? n H c � --1 O f