HomeMy WebLinkAbout2751Ordinance No. 2751
["Beginning July 1, 1998"]
(Amending or Repealing Ordinances)
Repealed by Ord. 3409
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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:
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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.
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-(SEAL)
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MARIE JENS N, CITY CLERK
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