18.27.050 PARKING

A. Access. 1. On a corner lot, no curb cut shall be located closer than sixty feet from the intersection of the curb lines from both streets. 2. No curb cut shall be located closer than twenty feet to a side lot line unless common curb cuts are used between uses. B. Parking shall meet the following general standards; 1. Intensive retail - four spaces per one thousand square feet of gross floor area. 2. Low impact retail - three spaces per one thousand square feet of gross floor area. 3. Restaurants - ten per one thousand square feet of gross floor area plus one half spaces for each employee on the highest employment shift (five spaces minimum for employees). 4. Office - four spaces per one thousand square feet of gross floor area. 5. Hotels/motels - one space per room if no in-room cooking provided, otherwise two spaces per room. 6. Automotive repair, service or parts - three spaces per bay and three per one thousand square feet of gross retail space. 7. A petitioner may submit data from a traffic engineer, civil engineer or qualified engineering professional regarding the specific land use, number of employees, and other relevant factors. The Planning Commission may consider this additional information when determining the total required number of parking stalls for a site plan and may adopt an alternative total required number of parking stalls that aligns with the unique needs of the use. C. Parking stall size. 1. All parking stalls shall have a nine foot X eighteen foot minimum dimension except for stalls that do not include a two foot area for bumper overhang, where a twenty foot length shall be required. In addition, compact stalls may be a minimum of nine feet X sixteen feet and parallel parking stalls shall be ten feet X twenty-two feet. 2. Any use may have up to twenty-five percent compact parking stalls. 3. Aisle width should be a minimum of twenty-four feet for ninety degree parking and may decrease with one way angled parking to twenty feet for sixty degree, fifteen feet for forty-five degree and thirty degree and twelve feet for zero degree (parallel) parking. 4. Compact spaces shall be labeled accordingly on the plan and on the pavement. 5. Handicap stalls shall be provided, sized, and labeled as per the most current version of the Americans with Disabilities Act. D. Any area that requires stacking shall accommodate a minimum of three cars without infringing on access to the site. E. Parking lot lighting shall be required for any lot over ten spaces in size. Such lighting shall be directed away from residential areas and only toward the ground. F. Any parking lot adjacent to a residential use or zone shall be screened with an opaque fence or wall and landscaping to include trees. G. All parking lots shall be hard surfaced with asphalt or concrete or other substitute as approved by the city engineer. Such lots shall be appropriately graded to retain storm water and yet not become a hazard to the user. H. Lots with over twenty-five spaces shall include at least fifteen percent internal landscaping which shall include trees. I. Landscaped areas adjacent to streets and parking shall include a two and one half foot berm to reduce the visual impact of the parked cars, except for automotive sales. (Ord.2024-23, dated 11/26/24 and Ord.2022-7, dated 3/8/22; prior code: Ord.2000-28, 12/12/00)