CHAPTER 8 DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS

[Section 8.0500 amended by Ord. #2009-04 passed April 28, 2009]

[Section 8.0500 amended by Ord. #2009-03 passed May 26, 2009]

[Section 8.0500 amended by Ord. #2020-15 passed November 10, 2020]

[Section 8.0500 amended by Ord. #2022-04 passed June 28, 2022]

[Section 8.0500 amended by Ord. #2022-09 passed December 13, 2022]

8.0505 Off-Street Parking and Loading. General provisions are as follows:

1. The provisions and maintenance of off-street parking and loading spaces is the continuing obligation of the property owner. Should the owner or occupant of any lot or building change the use to which the lot or building is sited, thereby increasing off-street parking, or loading requirements, this section must then be complied with. Businesses within the Central Business District (C-2 zone) and Downtown Overlay District (DOD) shall be exempt from this provision if there is an existing building on the subject site that prevents the addition of on-site parking. Expansions of buildings in the C-2 and DOD zone must comply with this section.

2. Requirements for types of buildings and uses not specifically listed in these standards shall be determined by the Community Development Director, or designee, based upon the requirements for comparable uses listed.

3. In the event that several uses occupy a single structure or parcel of land, the total requirements for off-street parking shall be the sum of the net floor area requirements of the several uses computed separately.

4. Owners of two or more uses, structures or parcels of land may agree to utilize jointly the same parking and loading spaces when the hours of operation do not overlap; provided that satisfactory legal evidence is presented to the City in the form of deeds, leases, or contracts to establish the joint use.

5. Off-street parking spaces for Dwelling Units (DU) shall be located on the same parcel with those dwellings, or written contract of agreement shall be provided to the City that expressly permits shared use of parking areas which are off-site.

6. All required parking spaces shall be located not farther than 300 feet from the building or use they are required to serve, measured in a straight line from the building unless approved by the City Engineer.

7. Required parking spaces shall be available for the parking of passenger automobiles of residents, customers, patrons, and employees only, and shall not be used for storage of vehicles or materials or for the parking of trucks used in conducting the business or use.

8. In any zone, every building having a gross floor area of 10,000 square feet or more, which is to be occupied for: manufacturing, storage, warehousing, retail sales, hotel, hospital, laundry, dry cleaning establishment, or other uses similar requiring the receipt or distribution by vehicles, materials or merchandise, shall provide one off-street loading berth, plus one additional loading berth for each additional 20,000 square feet of gross floor area. Each loading berth shall be provided with paved access, driveways and surfacing in the same manner as for off-street parking, except that each space shall be 10 feet wide and 22 feet long with a height clearance of at least 14 feet. A sightobscuring screen, berm, or landscaping shall conceal all loading areas from view from public streets or roads.

9. Interior loading docks, or loading areas or docks located inside buildings, shall be considered as being screened when securable by a powered overhead door that totally encloses the opening for vehicles being loaded / unloaded.

10. Loading and unloading of merchandise, equipment, etc. shall not be permitted from public streets or roads.

11 Common Parking Areas shall conform to city standards and shall be located within 220 feet of the land use.

[Section 8.0505 amended by Ord. #2016-17 passed January 31, 2017]

[Section 8.0505 amended by Ord. #2020-15 passed November 10, 2020]

[Section 8.0505 amended by Ord. #2022-04 passed June 28, 2022]

[Section 8.0505 amended by Ord. #2022-09 passed December 13, 2022]

8.0510 Design and Improvement Standards for Parking Lots. The design and improvement standards for parking lots are:

1. Vehicle Parking Space Sizes and Bicycle Parking Requirements.

A. Each regular sized parking space or stall shall be governed by the requirements of Section 8.0515 and shall have a minimum width of 9 feet and a minimum length of 20 feet; must be individually accessible, paved, and shall be continuously maintained by the property owner.

B. If desired by the applicant / owner, each compact parking space or stall shall be a minimum width of 8 feet and a minimum length of 18 feet.

C. A maximum of 30% compact spaces is permitted as required parking.

D. A securable parking space shall be provided for bicycles for each new commercial use. Credit for 1 vehicular parking space shall be given for each 5 bicycle parking spaces (up to 10 bicycle parking spaces / 2 vehicular parking spaces credit possible). However, parking lots containing fewer than 10 vehicular spaces are not eligible for credits, except in the MUN and MUE zone. Also, bicycle spaces shall not replace more than 20% of the required parking under any circumstance.

2. Except for parking in connection with single family detached dwellings or middle housing, parking and loading areas adjacent to or within a residential zone or adjacent to any dwelling shall be screened with a sight-obscuring fence or planted screen of not less than three feet in height.

3. Parking spaces between pavement and landscaping shall be contained by a bumper rail or by a curb which is at least four inches high, and which is set back a minimum of one and one-half feet from the property line.

4. Exterior Artificial lighting of any type shall not shine or create glare in any dwelling, property, or onto any public right of way.

5. Access aisles shall be of sufficient width to permit easy turning and maneuvering. In no case shall access aisles be less than 20' in width. Any access aisle less than 24' in width shall provide “no parking / fire lane” striping or signage, or curbs painted red for “no parking”. Further, any access aisle being used as backup room for parking spaces shall be no less than 24' wide.

6. Groups of more than two parking spaces shall be so located and served by a driveway so that their use will require no backing movements or other maneuvering within a street right-of-way, other than an alley, unless approved by the City Engineer. Single family detached dwelling and middle housing type are exempt from this standard.

7. Service drives to off-street parking areas and internal access aisles shall be designed and constructed both to facilitate the flow of traffic and to provide maximum safety for vehicles and pedestrians. Pedestrian pathways shall be clearly differentiated from vehicular drive aisles on site and may be required to be physically separated from vehicular drives or aisles to ensure pedestrian safety. The number of service drives shall be limited to the minimum that will accommodate anticipated traffic.

8 Driveways shall have a minimum vision clearance area as described within RDC section 8.0305 and 8.0310, “Clear Vision areas”.

9. The following standards shall apply to parking within industrial zones:

A Parking shall not be allowed within 10 feet of a front yard property line or 5 feet of a side yard property line.

B. Parking shall not be allowed on collectors or arterials when industrial zoning is contiguous to said street.

[Section 8.0510 amended by Ord. #2009-03 passed May 26, 2009]

[Section 8.0510 amended by Ord. #2020-15 passed November 10, 2020]

[Section 8.0510 amended by Ord. #2022-04 passed June 28, 2022]

8.0515 Parking Table and Diagram. The following table and diagram provides the minimum dimensions of public or private parking areas based on the diagram on the same page where "A" equals the parking angle, "B" equal the stall width, "C" equals the minimum stall depth, "D" equals the minimum clear aisle width, "E" equals the stall distance at bay side, "F" equals the minimum clear bay width and "G" is the maximum permitted decrease in clear aisle width for private parking areas.