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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4043 Ordinance No . 4043 (Amending or Repealing Ordinances) CFN=131 - Zoning Codes Passed - 8/21/2012 Amending Chapter 15.05 — Off-street parking & loading areas (Secs. 15.05.030;15.05.040;15.05.060,15.05.070;15.05.080;15.05.090; 15.05.100;15.07.040; new Sec. 15.02.331) Amends ©rds. 2786;2942;3050;3175;3251;3279;3333;3409; 3439;3 574;3742;3830;4003;4011; The date["Beginning July 1, 1998"] has led to confusion This date will be deleted from cover sheets of ordinancelresolution revision pages. This cover sheet will be deleted on electronic pages only, no other deletions or changes have been made to the document—6121/2012. ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE of the city council of the city of Kent, Washington, amending Chapter 15.05, Kent City Code, pertaining to off-street parking and loading areas, specifically Section 15.05.030, Section 15,05,040, Section 15.05.060, Section 15.05.070, Section 15.05.080, Section 15.05.090, and Section 15.05.100; amending Section 15.07.040, Kent City Code; and adding a new Section 15.02.331 [ZCA-2012-1]. RECITALS A. Local planning legislation arises from many sources, including but not limited to, 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vision; complaints; need for clarity; updated technologies business operations or strategies that make existing codes outdated; an conflicts with updated regulations in other city departments. B. The city has determined that amendments to Chapter 15.05 Kent City Code (KCC), Off-Street Parking and Loading Areas, are necessary to modernize the code and provide clarity where there is confusion. C. The Land Use and Planning Board discussed amendments t Chapter 15.05, KCC, that regulate off-street parking and loading areas, a its public workshops on April 9, 2012 and May 14, 2012. After holding 1 Amend Title 1 Off-Street Parking an Loading Areas - Ordinance public hearing on June 11, 2012, the Board recommended approval of th amendments and determined that to be consistent, an amendment t Section 15,07.040 regarding parking lot landscaping, and a new Sectio 15.02.331 adding a permeable surface definition are also necessary. Th Economic and Community Development Committee entertained presentation by Planning staff concerning this matter at its July 9, 201 meeting and considered this matter at its August 13, 2012 meeting, an the city council considered this matter at its August 21, 2012 meeting. D. The City's State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Responsible Official conducted an environmental analysis of the impacts of the proposed amendments and issued a Determination of Nonsignificance o May 14, 2012. E. On May 10, 2012, notice was sent to the Washington State Department of Commerce and expedited review was requested. On May 31, 2012, the City was granted expedited review and was informed that i had met the Growth Management Act notice requirements under RC 36.70A.106. NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT WASHINGTON, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: ORDINANCE SECTION 1. - Amendment. Section 15.05.030 of the Kent City Code is amended as follows: Sec. 15.05.030. Location of off-street parking. 2 Amend Title 1 Off;-Street Parking an Loading Areas - Ordinance 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. B. Multifamily dwellings. Required parking for multifamily dwellings may b on a contiguous lot if located within five hundred (500) feet of the dwelling units. The lot shall be legally encumbered by an easement or other appropriate means to ensure 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) an (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 sueh aanother lot and S eh aFea is net located FneF t wi hi five hundred (500) feet of#ref the premises. The lot or area to be utilized shall be legally encumbered by an easement or other appropriate means to ensure continuous use of the parking facilities. Documentation shall require review and approval of the city attorney. SECTION 2. - Amendment. Section 15.05.040 of the Kent City Code is amended as follows: Sec. 15.05.040. Parking standards for specific activities. A. Standards for the number of parking spaces for specific activities are indicated in the following chart: SPECIFIC LAND PARKING SPACE USE REQUIREMENT Living activities Single-family Two (2) parking spaces 3 Amend Title 15 Off-Street Parking and Loading Areas - Ordinance per single-family dwelling. Duplex Two (2) parking spaces per dwelling unit. Multifamily'-2,3-4 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. f-ef units, eme (1) paicking (15) dwelling units fe Feereaben Yeheeles. €eF Few-ineeme feF eaeh twee) eWepWr4 dwelling units. Accessory One (1) off-street dwelling unit parking space per accessory unit is required in addition to the required parking for the single-family home. The planning director may waive this requirement where there are special circumstances related to the property and its location. The surface o a required ADU off- street parking space shall comply with KCC 15.05.090(C). 4 Amend Title 15 Off-Street Parking and Loading Areas - Ordinance Boardinghouses One (1) parking space and lodging for the proprietor, plus houses 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 Two (2) parking spaces manufactured for each mobile home home parks site, plas-ene (i) reereatsen eaeh ten (10) lets Fe Recreational One (1) parking space vehicle park for each site. Hotels5 One (1) parking space for each guest room, plus two (2) parking spaces for each three (3) employees. Commercial activities Banks' One (1) parking space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area, except when part of a shopping center. Professional and One (1) parking space business offices' for each two hundred fifty (250) square feet of gross floor area, except when part of a shopping center. 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 5 Amend Title 15 Off-Street Parking and Loading Areas - Ordinance 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, One (1) parking space nightclubs, for each one hundred taverns and (100) square feet of loungesa gross floor area, except when part of a shopping center. Retail stores, One (1) parking space supermarkets, for each two hundred department stores (200) square feet of and personal gross floor area, service shops' except when located in a shopping center. Other retail One (1) parking space establishments; for each five hundred furniture, (500) square feet of appliance, gross floor area, hardware stores, except when located in household a shopping center. equipment service shops, clothing or shoe repair shopslo Drive-in One (1) parking space business11 for each one hundred (100) square feet of gross floor area, except when located in a shopping center. Uncovered One (1) parking space commercial area, for each five thousand new and used car (5,000) square feet of lots, plant nursery retail sales area in addition to any parking requirements for buildings, except when located in a shopping 6 Amend Title 15 Off-Street Parking and Loading Areas - Ordinance center. Motor vehicle One (1) parking space repair and for each four hundred services (400) square feet of gross floor area, except when part of a shopping center. Industrial One (1) parking space showroom and for each five hundred display (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, One (1) parking space research and for each one thousand testing (1,000) square feet of laboratories, gross floor area. For creameries, parking requirements bottling for associated office establishments, areas, see bakeries, "Professional and canneries, printing business offices." and engraving Maximum fficarea of shops two (2) percent of gross floor area may be included without additional parking requirements. Warehouses and One (1) parking space storage buildings for each two thousand (2,000) square feet of gross floor area. Q parking rye uirements for associated office areas, see "Professional and business offices." Maximum office area o two (2) percent of gross floor area may be included without 7 Amend Title 15 Off-Street Parking and Loading Areas - Ordinance additional parking requirements. Speculative One (1) parking space warehouse and for each one thousand industrial (1,000) square feet of buildings with gross floor area if multiple use or building size is less tenant potential than one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet, 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, One (1) parking space theaters, places of for each four (4) fixed public assembly, seats, or one (1) stadiums and parking space for each outdoor sports one hundred (100) areas12 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 One (1) parking space skating rinks14 for each two hundred (200) square feet of 8 Amend Title 15 Off-Street Parking and Loading Areas - Ordinance gross floor area, except when located in a shopping center. Golf driving One (1) parking space ranges for each driving station. Miniature golf One (1) parking space courses for each hole. Recreational One (1) parking space buildings, whether for each two hundred independent or (200) square feet of associated with a gross floor area. Such multifamily spaces shall be located complex adjacent to the building and shall be designated for visitors by signing or other special markings. Educational activities Senior high One (1) space for each schools, public, employee plus one (1) parochial and space for each ten (10) private 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 9 Amend Title 15 Off-Street Parking and Loading Areas - Ordinance or other special marking as approved by the traffic engineer. Colleges and Two and one-half (2 universities and 1/2) parking spaces for business and each employee, plus vocational one (1) space for each schooIS15 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 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 high F additlen, If buses fe students afce kept at shall be pFevided fe 10 Amend Title 15 Off-Street Parking and Loading Areas - Ordinance eaeh b of suffielent to park eaeh i. b^ v"_ (1) addRienal students shall be the vicinity ef-ef ..djagent to t to ef-the building of spaees shall be se designated ervhep-spe" by the tFaffie-e�f� One (1) parking space for each employee, plus one (1) parking space for every 50 student capacity (CapacML means the des(gne opacity of the school. even �f actual enrollment varies by year). 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 fills Consideration for student loading/ unloading and pick- up/drop-off areas shall be integrated in the sitg plan. Libraries and One (1) parking space museums for each two hundred fifty (250) square feet in office and public use. Amend Title 1 Off-Street Parking an Loading Areas - Ordinanc Day-care centers One (1) parking space for each employee, plus loading and unloading areas. Medical activities Medical and dents One (1) parking space offices16 for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area, except when located in a shopping center. Convalescent, One (1) parking space nursing and for each two (2) health institutions 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 Churches One (1) space for each Religious five (5) seats in the institutions or main auditoriumL other places of gathering place; worship17 provided, that the spaces for any ehafehmstitution shall not be less than ten (10). One (1) seat is eeguivalent to seven (7) square feet, for institutions that do not have seats in the main gathering place. For all existing eherehes institutions enlarging the seating capacity of their auditoriums, one (1) additional parking 12 Amend Title 15 Off-Street Parking and Loading Areas - Ordinance space shall be provided for each five (5) additional seats provided by the new construction. For all existing ehurehes institutions making structural alterations or additions which do not increase the seating capacity of the auditorium, no additional parking need be provided. Mortuaries or One (1) parking space funeral homes for each one hundred (100) square feet of 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.twenty (20) feet long that is used EIS PFIFREIFY tFE1199pel'tatiOM is not subjee 13 Amend Title 1 Off-Street Parking an Loading Areas - Ordinance depaFtment. Where enclosed garages are utilized to provide parking required by this title, an eighteen (18) foot stacking space shall b 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) covenant that run with the land or homeowners' association that require garages t 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 clearances for fire lanes on the site. Specal 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. 2. Exceptions for senior citizen apartments in multifamily buildings a. AppFeved building plans Fnust shew ene and eight tenths shall be *nstalled if at aigy tinge the StFuetUFe is met used f-eF senior eitizen bp. The multifamily parking requirement dwelling-unit.may be reduced (2) dwelling units plus empleyee as determined by the planning 14 Amend Title 15 Off-Street Parking and Loading Areas - Ordinance director. The planning director shall base hiss decision on a Darking study that supports one or more of the following: i. Availability of private, convenient, regula transportation services to meet the needs of the tenants; ii. Accessibility to and frequency of publi 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;:r vi. Other documentation or standards that support a permanent reduction of parking stalls. eampers eF vehieles that will fit inte a nerngal sized paFl(ing Stall. if be SeFeef9ed and feneed. 15 Amend Title 15 Off-Street Parking and Loading Areas - Ordinance 3. In MTC-1, MTC-2, and MCR zoning districts, a minimum of three fourths (0.75) parking space per dwelling unit, or conduct a parkin feasibility study to determine need. No spaces provided for recreatio vehicles. 4. In MTC-1, MTC-2, and MCR zoning districts, one (1) parkin 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. 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 16 Amend Title 15 Off-Street Parking and Loading Areas - Ordinance 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 parking feasibility study to determine need; in MTC-2 zoning district, on (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, o 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. 17 Amend Title 15 Off-Street Parking and Loading Areas - Ordinance 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 parking feasibility study to determine need. 15. In MTC-1, MTC-2, and MCR zoning districts, conduct a parkin feasibility study to determine need. 16. In MTC-1, MTC-2, and MCR zoning districts, a minimum of on (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, 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 o 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: 18 Amend Title 15 Off-Street Parking and Loading Areas - Ordinance 1. The total parking area exceeds five thousand (5,000) square feet; 2. The parking facilities are designed and developed as a sing) 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 area 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 o other appropriate means which provide for continuous joint use of the parking facilities. Documentation shall require review and approval by the city attorney; and S. 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. 19 Amend Title 15 Off-Street Parking and Loading Areas - Ordinance 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. 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. 20 Amend Title 15 Off-Street Parking and Loading Areas - Ordinance c. Onsite drainage control and detention shall be provided per the drainage ordinance. d. 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 sevemec ixtegn (1716) feet. Aisle width shall be per the requirements of KCC 15.05.080 and diagram No. 1 following thig ehaPteFKCC 15.05.100. 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 thirty (30) percent of the total required parking, and shall be ' distributed throughout the entire parking area. For parking lots of more than twenty (20) stalls. up to fifty (50) percent of the total required parking may be compact car parking spaces. Compact stalls cannot be located along a fire lane in lots where the percentage of compact stalls exceeds thirty (30) percent, unless approved by the fire marshal. 4. See KCC 15.05.080 and diagram No. -21 following this-ehaptefKCC 15.05.100 for typical compact car stall arrangements. side by side, eF eight (8) head to head. G. Transit and rideshare provisions. 21 Amend Title 15 Off-Street Parking and Loading Areas - Ordinance 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. SECTION 3. - Amendment. Section 15.05.060 of the Kent City Code is amended as follows: 22 Amend Title 15 Off-Street Parking and Loading Areas - Ordinance Sec. 15.05.060. Loading space. For all buildings hereafter erected, reconstructed or enlarged, adequat permanent off-street loading space shall be provided if the activity carrie on is such that the building requires deliveries to it or shipments from it o people or merchandise. Such space shall be shown on a plan an submitted for approval by the planning department and the city engineer No portion of a vehicle taking part in loading, unloading or maneuverin 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. A. Relationship of loading space to residential areas. Loading berths shal be located not closer than fifty (50) feet to any residential district, unles wholly enclosed within a building, or unless screened from such residentia area by a wall or uniformly painted fence not less than six (6) feet i height. B. Relationship to open space. Space for loading berths may occupy all o any part of any required setback or open space as long as the loadin berth is uncovered. A covered loading area shall comply with the minimu setback requirements for the district. C. Types of uses for which loading space shall be provided. Loading spac shall be provided for the following types of buildings or businesses warehouses, supermarkets, department stores, office buildings with floorspace in excess of twenty thousand (20,000) square feet, industrial o manufacturing establishments, freight terminals, railroad yards, mortuarie and such other commercial and industrial buildings which, in the judgmen 23 Amend Title 1 Off-Street Parking an Loading Areas - Ordinan of the planning director, are similar in nature in regard to loading spac requirements. D. Required Afm—aneuvering area 1_€For buildings with dock-high loading doors_.- Buildings whic utilize dock-high loading doors shall provide a minimum of one hundre (100) feet of clear maneuvering area in front of each door. See th following diagram: LOADNG 06CFn AWMO 400M _,W7 i tla' t p]' I I I N FI1 �2. Maneuvering area for buildings with ground level loading doors Buildings which utilize ground level service or loading doors shall provide minimum of forty-five (45) feet of clear maneuvering area in front of eac door. See the following diagram: ANGLED ©ROUNDLEVEL LOADINO SERVICE OR LOADING DOORS 4s' 40 r t I P N I I I 3. The maneuverina areashall be desianed to accommodate the maximum lencith of vehicle ry as identified on a Vehicl 24 Amend Title 1 Off-Street Parking an Loading Areas - Ordinanc Maneuverina Diagram or other site I n measurements and shall show n encroachment of maneuvering into a public street opposing lane of a two way driveway, or within three 3 feet of any required parking stalls. Th following standards n minimum distances shall also apply s Dia ra 41 a. When dock hi h doors of one building face dock hiah doors of another buildina, the minimum distance between buildings shal be 164 feet; b. When dock hi h doors of one buildina face ground lev doors of another buildina, the minimum distance between buildings shal be 126 feet; c. When around level doors of one buildino face ground I v doors of another buildina. the minimum distance between buil ins shal be 65 feet; d. A joint access and maneuvering easement is required; e. The maneuverina area is measured from face of buildin to face of building. Except for trucks parked at the loading dock n parking, landscal2ing, or other obstruction shall be located within th maneuvering area;. f. The fire lane shall be at least 26 feet wide and marked an striped er requirements in the Fire Code, KCC Chapter 13.01 a amended. 25 Amend Title 1 Off-Street Parking an Loading Areas - Ordinanc Ef. Driveways. Ingress and egress points from public rights-of-wa (driveways) shall be designed and located in such a manner as to preclud offsite or on-street maneuvering of vehicles. SECTION 4. - Amendment. Section 15.05.070 of the Kent Cit Code is amended as follows: Sec. 15.05.070. Off-street parking regulations for downtow 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 o regulating off-street parking, there shall be two (2) divisions of th downtown commercial enterprise district, one (1) for the area west of th 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 i this district, excepting that one (1) parking space per unit is required fo multifamily residential development. No more than three (3) off-stree surface parking spaces per one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floo area are permitted for nonresidential development. This parking maximurr does not apply to structured parking. The downtown commercial district i the core area of downtown which should be pedestrian oriented. I addition, the property owners in the downtown commercial district hav provided off-street parking through local improvement district assessments. 26 Amend Title 1 Off-Street Parking an Loading Areas - Ordinanc B. Downtown commercial enterprise district - West of the Burlingto Northern Railroad tracks. Off-street parking shall be provided and shall b in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, except there may be fifty (50) percent reduction from the parking standard requirement contained in KCC 15.05.040 and except that those properties in the downtown commercial enterprise zone who paid into parking loca improvement district 260 shall be exempt from off-street, parkin requirements. One (1) parking space per unit is required for all multifamil residential developmentexcept multifamily residential development f senior citizens may be further reduced, as allowed by 15.05.040.A.2. N more than three (3) off-street surface parking spaces per one thousan (1,000) square feet of gross floor area are permitted for nonresidentia development except that this surface parking maximum does not apply t either structured parking, or properties located in the "west frame district' of the Kent downtown planning area described in KCC 15.09.046, whic shall have a maximum of four and one-half (4.5) off-street surface parkin spaces per one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area fo nonresidential development. The exeeptien feF the " " wil C. Downtown commercial enterprise district - East of the Burlington Northern Railroad tracks. Off-street parking shall be provided and shall b in accordance with the provisions of this chapter except there may be a twenty-five (25) percent reduction from the parking standard requirement contained in KCC 15.05.040. One and one-half (1.5) parking spaces per unit are required for multifamily residential development exceDt multifamily resi n ial development for senior citizens maybe furthe reduced, as allowed by 15.05.040.A.2. No more than three (3) off-street parking spaces per one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area 27 Amend Title 15 Off-Street Parking and Loading Areas - Ordinance are permitted for nonresidential development except that this surfac parking maximum does not apply to either structured parking, o properties located in the "east frame district" of the Kent downtow planning area described in KCC 15.09.046, which may have a maximum o four and one-half (4.5) off-street surface parking spaces per one thousan (1,000) square feet of gross floor area for nonresidential development if a least twenty-five (25) percent of the overall project gross floor area i comprised of residential development. SECTION S. — Amendment. Section 15.05.080 of the Kent Cit Code is amended as follows: Sec. 15.05.080. Size and design standards. A. Parking stall size. Parking stall size shall be as follows: Standard 9M feet by 3-91a feet (1) (3) Compact 8 feet by 441§ feet (2) (3) Empleyee 8 1/2 feet by !8 feet (3) Parallel 9 feet by 23 feet Notes: 1. Dimensions may include overhang. See KCC 15.05.090([F) for exceptions. 28 Amend Title 15 Off-Street Parking and Loading Areas - Ordinance 2. See diagram No. 2--.1 following this chapter for typical compac 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. Fo minimum design standards and typical parking stall arrangements, see th diagrams at the end of this chapter. C. Units of measurement. 1. Benches. In stadiums, sports arenas, churches and other place 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 an fractions one-half (1/2) and over shall require one (1) parking space. SECTION 6. - Amendment. Section 15.05.090 of the Kent City Code is amended as follows: Sec. 15.05.090. Overhang exception, landscaping, paving, wheel stops, drainage, lighting and curbing. 29 Amend Title 15 Off-Street Parking and Loading Areas - Ordinance A. Landscaping generally. The landscaping requirements of Ch. 15.07 KC shall apply with respect to off street parking facilities. B. Landscape islands. Landscape islands with a minimum size of on hundred (100) square feet shall be located in the following areas to protec vehicles and to enhance the appearance of parking areas: 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. Additional rkin lot landscaping. Parking, maneuvering, and to din areas f over twenty thousand (20,000) square feet shall have a minimu of ten percent f the parking area maneuvering area, and to din space landscaped means to reduce the barren appearance of the to and to reduceh amount of stormwater runoff. Perimeter landscaping required ent to propertylines, shall not be calculated as part of the ten (10) percent figure. D. Low Impact D L stor w t r management facilities. in accordance with the LID Technical Guidance Manual for Puget Sound (current edition) and applicable city codes, are encouraged to be integrated with parking lot landscaping. Clustering of landscaping is permitted to encourage larger planting areas for LID. GE. Paving. 30 Amend Title 15 Off-Street Parking and Loading Areas - Ordinance _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 b approved by the city engineer or his/her designee. Where it is no otherwise required dordinances, and standards ermeabl surfacina is encouraged where site and soil conditions make LID feasible as determined by the cites -12. The planning directormay waive the paying requirement fo Aareas 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.; eiRd 23. Single-family residential driveways shall be paved from the ed e f pavement or back of sidewalk on the street serving the driveway to either h front face of thecarport or garage. or the first fo 4 feet whichever less. All pgrking ar as in thg front yard must also be Daved in accordance with 15.05.090.E.1. develepment, exeept that at least the flFst twenty (20) feet ef the dFiVe way shall be paved. 4. Permeable Pavement for surfacing above the minimum. All parking spaces and associated access driveways that are above the minimum number of spaces required by this chapter shall be constructed of permeable surfacing unless site and soil conditions make permeable surfacing infeasible, as determined by the city. Permeable surfacing shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the LID Technical 31 Amend Title 15 Off-Street Parking and Loading Areas - Ordinance Guidance Manual for Puget Sound (current con i i n the manufacturer' recommendation. and any al2plicablecity codes and standards. Sin I family residential development is ex m t from this requirement Permeable paving is not appropriate in the following circumstances: a. Fire lanes, unlessthe developer provides certification frorr the f ur r that the material is capable of meeting fire acces requirements: b. Gas stations, truck stops, industrial chemical storaCIE areas, or other locations where concentrated pollutant spills are a hazard; c. Parking lot surfaces with a slope more than five percent: d. Where ivsediment is likely to be deposited on th surface, such as construction and landscaping material storage areas o where an erosion prone area is upslope of the permeable surface;. Where it high ground water creates prolonged saturation at or near the surface, r where soils can become instable when saturated: and f. In any other situation or application where, based on accepted engineering prac i or standards, the city determines th t permeable paving is inappropriate. 8F. Wheel stops. Wheel stops, a minimum of two (2) feet from any obstruction or the end of the parking stall, shall be required in the following locations: 32 Amend Title 15 Off-Street Parking and Loading Areas - Ordinance 1. Where the parking stall abuts a building or where vehicles ma overhang a property line. 2. Where the parking stall abuts a pedestrian walkway of less tha six (6) feet in width, ate . 3. Where a parking stall abuts any physical object which may b impacted (i.e., light standards, fire hydrants, fences, power vaults, unlit poles, etc.). 4. Where a hazardous grade difference exists between the parkin area and the abutting property. 5. Where other hazardous situations may exist as determined by the city engineer. E-G. 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. FH. Vehicle overhang exception. Where sufficient area is available to allow safe and efficient overhang of a vehicle, the planning department may permit the standard parking stall length to be reduced by two (2) feet with corresponding increase in adjacent walkway or landscaping width. fSee A corres op nding increase ja 33 Amend Title 15 Off-Street Parking and Loading Areas - Ordinance landscaping is not necessary if the landscaping is at leastten 10 feet i i. width. GI. Concrete curb placement. In addition to wheel stop requirements a provided in subsection (D) of this section, all landscape areas within o abutting parking areas shall be separated from the paved area by concret curbing or other acceptable method as approved by the planning directo and the city engineer. ++]. Parking structures. Multiple level parking structures, developed eithe as a single use structure or as parking incorporated into a structure, shal be designed and laid out in accordance with the dimensional and numeri requirements of this chapter. SECTION 7. - Amendment. Section 15.05.100 of the Kent Cit Code is amended as follows: Sec. 15.05.100. Off-street parking plans. A. Off-street parking plans shall be subject to review and approval by PPlanning Servicesdepeftment and the city engineer or his/her designee The planning Planning Services 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. 34 Amend Titie iS Off-Street Parking an Loading Areas - Ordinance 3. Effects of access on public streets with regard to street capacity congestion and delay. 4. Compliance with construction standards relating to stormwate runoff. B. All Plans must be eemplete with the WeFffiatien as Fequeste planning dir-eeteF. DIAGRAM 1. MINIMUM PARKING DESIGN STANDARDS Parking Space Dimensions A (ancjW B (stall C (stall D aisle E aisle width) dew width, width, one-way) two-wa Standard Q° 2 23� 12' 20' r II Standard 8.5' 1$ 12' 20' 30° — — Com 8' 16' 12.5' 20' Standard $.5' 18, 14.5' 20' 450 Compact 8' 16' 14.5' 20' Stand $.5' 18, 17' 20' 60° —Compact 8' 16' 17' 20' Standard 8.5' 18' 24' 24' 900 Compact � 24' 24' 35 Amend Title 15 Off-Street Parking and Loading Areas - Ordinance A a ANGLE T 9 a WIDTH f c a DEPTH D/E a AISLE 71 Z WIDTH I�l 8 6 9 E- F G-1 6-R ++ 4 3 Rall E-ufb Starting Depth �Al�e Twe Depth �aei( Gres DepthWidth LengthLe" feet) feet) feet} feet) feet} f€eeo ffeet� inter A4fea 4eele feet} €eeo 9:9 23.9 23-.D 9:9 9 G 44-9 -29.9 9-G 2-3-9 247 &$ 37.0 464 6474 40 8 42-9 29-.9 6J9 4r&4 499 9:9 49:9 64:8 69.G 42-2 32-9 2Q 9 -7-4 -1-84 638 Zon 8 9 7.0 Z34 3" 33-3 4mL4 2$-9 9-6 46r9 444 979 +9-.-9 26-.3 4-1-t 3sr9 44-0 -2" IG4 47 9 394 Mn 8.9 47.9 4" 2f)-.4 4-54 -1-� 2-9-.9 42.9 44.7 244 9.9 43$ 3&9 39:9 3-7-3 4-2-9 249-9 4-3-4 46 8 334 8$ 47.9 3-3-.3 2-2-4 4-&6 4�5 2-9-9 +3-4 43 6 224- 9 9 19:9 4-rr.9 24.8 -17 6 3-r.5 Z" 475.9 47 - M79 $-9 47.9 3�4 29.3 17.1 4 .5 29:9 349 4}9 2-14 9" 49.9 44.9 224 -1�94 4-}5 2G-.G 4-54 47" 2-68 8:9 ZT..4 4-1-.3 4-74 �4 44.5 29.9 44.8 3-2-9 2-GG 36 Amend Title 15 Off-Street Parking and Loading Areas - Ordinance 9.G 49:9 4 4 .4 4" 44.5 241.6 46-.& 43� �5.2 8 G 47:9 .4 4 4572 484 453 4" 45 (s 49J3 499 9:8 1" 44 4 444 � � 4� 4 42-2 3 45 5 9 239 53-49 8-9 47:8 44.G 43.8 4 -4 46-5 29 9 46-G 4 -2 484 9 9 49.0 44:3 4-54 2�9-6 46-5 2" 4 -.9 44 4 23-2 8:9 4�9 9.4 -1—" 444 4-7-:9 24-9 46-4 8J5 473 9 9 49.G 48-4 12.4 Q4-8 4 -9 24-9 48-4 9:5 248 IIGQ 8-9 47-9 8-5 6 S 484 24-0 2-2-G 4-�L.3 5.8 459 9-.9 49.9 94 �6 20 9 24.9 22-9 49-.4 675 2-99 $-9 47.9 8. 5:9 4-94 23-9 24:9 17.4 3:9 44-7 979 49:9 9.4 579 243 24-9 24.9 49:5 3 3 485 8 A 42-9 8:9 5:9 +� 4" 24:9 4� 8 9 436 9� 4 -.G 9� 5:9 49-G 24:49 24.9 144 9 9 474 p ...s G HIr .�. 1E A I 37 Amend Title 15 Off-Street Parking and Loading Areas - Ordinance 14! I!� Z�,PERMIT NAKG I 71 I ! STOPL ,x Sum STmDARO ' I � I I I I I 1 1 1 COMPA67 OOIIIACT ] t(�I COMPACT I ] CQUPA" caMPACT L c k I I 1 pDMVAES 1, f.4MPAGt ( COMPAC I CDAIPAGT 7 B'MILIADTK FOR RtwiA M LAK"GoMwe RAISED IWAL% iPoor Guptar I .al Clly s1 ■tnt za"Ifo Q46) I L T I I wi I I � ly I tow � I k P L C [ � I & I I i l L 1 1 I I � L I � 1 , 38 Amend Title 15 Off-Street Parking and Loading Areas - Ordinance DIAGRAM 2 LOADING AND MANEUVERING AREAS BETWEEN LOADING DOORS 45' 100, dot+N'S xs4' 85` 26' SECTION 8. - Amendment. Section 15.07.040 of the Kent City Code is amended as follows: Sec. 15.07.040. General landscape requirements for all zones. 39 Amend Title 15 Off-Street Parking and Loading Areas - Ordinance A. All parking, maneuvering, and loading areas of over twenty thousand (20,000) square feet shall have a minimum of ten (10) percent of the parking area, maneuvering area, and loading space landscaped as a means to reduce the barren appearance of the lot and to reduce the amount of stormwater runoff. Perimeter landscaping, required adjacent to property lines, shall not be calculated as part of the ten (10) percent figure. B. All ingress or egress easements which provide corridors to the subject lot, not adjacent to a public right-of-way, shall be considered the same as a public right-of-way. Landscape requirements for easement corridors shall be the same as those required adjacent to public rights-of-way. C. All outside storage areas shall be screened by fencing and landscaping a minimum of five (5) feet in depth unless it is determined by development plan review that such screening is not necessary because stored materials are not visually obtrusive. The five (5) foot deep landscaped area can occur within the street right-of-way abutting the property line. D. All portions of a lot not devoted to building, future building, parking, storage, or accessory uses shall be landscaped in a manner appropriate to the stated purpose of this chapter. E. All required landscaping areas shall extend to the curbline or the street edge. A crushed rock path in lieu of landscaping shall be required where appropriate as determined by the planning department. F. Required landscape areas which are inappropriate to landscape due to the existence of rail lines or other features shall be relocated, first, to another lot line, or second, to an equal-sized area in another portion of the 40 Amend Title 15 Off-Street Parking and Loading Areas - Ordinance lot, to be determined by the planning department upon review with the owner or developer. G. Bark mulch, gravel, or other nonvegetative material shall only be used in conjunction with landscaping to assist vegetative growth and maintenance or to visually complement plant material. Nonvegetative material is not a substitute for plant material. H. Required landscape areas shall be provided with adequate drainage. I. Slopes shall not exceed a three (3) to one (1) ratio (width to height), in order to decrease erosion potential and assist in ease of maintenance. J. The perimeter of all parking areas which abut residential zones or uses shall be landscaped to a minimum depth of three (3) feet with type II landscaping unless otherwise provided by this chapter. A six (6) foot high solid wood or equivalent fence is also required. Substitute fencing, including but not limited to chainlink fence with slats, may be approved by the planning director upon application of the developer and adjacent residential property owners when such fencing shall provide buffering consistent with the purpose and intent of this chapter. The term "adjacent residential property," for purposes of this section, shall mean abutting property, and lots immediately adjacent to abutting property. K. Landscaping shall not conflict with the safety of those using adjacent sidewalks or with traffic safety. Safety features of landscaping shall be discussed at the time of development plan review, if necessary. 41 Amend Title 15 Off-Street Parking and Loading Areas - Ordinance L. Quantity, arrangement, and types of plants installed shall be appropriate to the size of the required landscape area and purpose of planting area as noted in KCC 15.07.050 pertaining to types of landscaping. M. All trash containers shall be screened from abutting properties and streets by a one hundred (100) percent sight-obscuring fence or wall and appropriate landscaping. N. Landscaping shall be placed outside of sight-obscuring or one hundred (100) percent sight-obscuring fences unless it is determined by the planning department that such arrangement would be detrimental to the stated purpose of this chapter. O. All property abutting Highway 167 or Interstate 5 shall be landscaped to a minimum depth of ten (10) feet unless a larger area is required elsewhere in this chapter. P. All property abutting East Valley Highway between South 180th Street on the north to the SR167 overpass on the south shall be landscaped to a minimum depth of fifteen (15) feet unless a larger area is required elsewhere in this chapter. Q. The use of native and drought tolerant, low water use plants shall be incorporated into landscape design plans. R. Landscape plans shall include where feasible a diversity of native plant species which promote native wildlife habitat. 42 Amend Title 15 Off-Street Parking and Loading Areas - Ordinance S. When irrigation systems are incorporated into a landscaping area, the applicant shall prepare a water use and conservation plan for review and approval by the public works department. T. Landscaping adjacent to required biofiltration systems may be considered part of any required landscaping areas, subject to approval by the planning director and the public works department. Landscaping shall not be permitted within the treatment area of a biofiltration system. The chosen vegetation shall not result in any disruption of bioswale functions at any time. U. Landscaping buffers shall be required adjacent to any above ground stormwater facilities, as required in the city's construction standards, subject to the approval of the public works department. V. The configuration and plant species of landscape areas on a site shall be designed so as to not disrupt the functions of stormwater systems. W. The perimeter of all stormwater detention ponds shall be landscaped to a minimum depth of ten (10) feet of type II landscaping. If perimeter fencing is required based on public works department standards, it shall be constructed of vinyl-coated chainlink or solid screen fencing. The fencing shall be located between the pond and the landscape area. SECTION 9. - Amendment. A new section 15.02.331 is added to the Kent City Code as follows: Sec. 15.02,331, Permeable Surface, 43 Amend Title 15 Off-Street Parking and Loading Areas - Ordinance Permeable surface means a hard, drivable surface designed to allow a high degree of infiltration of water through the pavement. The pavement is usually constructed of concrete, asphalt, or manufactured systems such as interlocking brick or a combination of sand a brick lattice. SECTION la - Sgverabillty. If any one or more section, subsection, or sentence of this ordinance is held to be unconstitutional or invalid, that decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this ordinance and the same shall maintain its full force and effect. SECTION 11, - Corrections by City Clerk or Code Reviser. Upon approval of the City Attorney, the City Clerk and the code reviser are authorized to make necessary corrections to this ordinance, including the correction of clerical errors; ordinance, section or subsection numbering; or references to other local, state or federal laws, codes, rules, or regulations. SECTION 12, - Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days from and after its passage and publication as provided by law. UZE E O KE, MAYOR ATTEST: BRENDA JACOBER, C&Y CLERK 44 Amend Title 15 Off-Street Parking and Loading Areas - Ordinance APPROVED AS TO FORM: TOM 9RUBAKERr CITY ATTORNEY PASSED: I day of 12012. APPROVED: 1 day of 12012. PUBLISHED: � day of 12012. I hereby certify that this is a true copy of Ordinance No. yoga passed by the City Council of the City of Kent, Washington, and approved by the Mayor of the City of Kent as hereon indicated. (SEAL) BRENDA ]AC , CITY CLERK P Tw[\Ordi a e11505 Off Sted Penang and Loading Ar dm i r 45 Amend Title 15 Off-Street Parking and Loading Areas - Ordinance