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3. Residential Dimensional exception. Existing, legally established vehicle parking spaces <br />for residential development established prior to June 6, 2024 are not required to be <br />resized or modified to meet current parking requirements, except for compliance with <br />the Americans with Disabilities Act, per RCW 36.70A. <br />C. Landscaping and Screening. Landscaping and screening for parking lots shall be in <br />accordance with the standards of Chapter 19.35. Parking of trucks or fleet vehicles is considered <br />off-street parking for the purposes of calculating the parking lot interior landscaping required by <br />Chapter 19.35 EMC. <br />D. Tandem and Lift Parking. For all uses of parking systems that lift or stack individual vehicles, <br />each vehicle accommodated by the stacker counts as an individual parking space. Tandem <br />parking, which means parking spaces in a series without independent access, may be used for <br />nonrequired parking. For required residential parking, each space must be no less than 20 feet <br />in length and each dwelling unit’s assigned vehicle parking space must have independent access. <br />Neither tandem nor lift parking may be used for required ADA parking stalls. <br />E. Accessible Parking. Accessible parking stalls shall meet the requirements of Washington <br />State Regulations for Barrier Free Facilities (Chapter 51-50 WAC). <br />F. Parking Area Illumination. Surface parking areas for residential uses with nine or more <br />parking spaces or for any nonresidential uses shall provide illumination to improve site security <br />and minimize light spill and glare impacts on adjacent properties. Parking area illumination shall <br />meet the following standards: <br />1. Parking area lighting fixtures shall be full cut-off (zero percent candlepower at ninety <br />degrees horizontal and ten percent maximum candlepower at eighty degrees from <br />vertical), dark sky rated, and mounted no more than thirty feet above the ground, with <br />lower fixtures preferable so as to maintain a human scale. <br />2. All fixtures over fifteen feet in height shall be fitted with a full cut-off luminaire. <br />3. Figure 4. Acceptable and unacceptable parking area lighting. <br />Figure 34-2: Parking Area Illumination <br /> <br />4. Except within industrial zones, pedestrian-scaled lighting (light fixtures no taller than <br />fifteen feet) is encouraged in areas of pedestrian activity.