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- 34.070 J. Vehicles shall not be parked in required front set- ronmental review process and approved by the city. The back areas for single-family and duplex uses,except when transportation management plan shall include specific located upon driveways meeting the requirements of sub- traffic reduction measures and incentives such as prefer- section I of this section. ential parking for high occupancy vehicles,increased pub- K. Handicap parking stalls shall be provided and lic transit usage, ride-share/ride-match programs, shift located in accordance with the Washington State Regula- schedules and other traffic/parking reduction measures lions for Barrier Free Facilities.(Ord.2657-02§ 30,2002; which will assure that the lower number of off-street park- Ord. 2538-01 §33,2001;Ord.2397-99§§51—55, 1999; ing spaces is sufficient to accommodate the actual parking Ord 1849-92 §§ 21, 22, 1992;Ord. 1729-90 § 17, 1990; demand As part of the approval of any parking reduction, Ord. 167 Y-89(part), 1989.) the city may establish penalty provisions for businesses that fail to reduce the parking demand to the extent 34.070 Modification of parking requirements. required by the city.(Ord.2538-01 §§34,35,2001;Ord. A. An applicant may request a modification of the 2397-99 § 56, 1999;Ord. 1793-91 § 4, 1991;Ord. 1671- parking requirements of this title. The review authority 89(part), 1989.) and review process shall be based upon the following cri- teria: 34.080 Parking area design and construction. 1. Uses which are reviewed using a hearing examiner A. Paving,layout, striping, drainage, compact park- review process as set forth in EMC Title 15,Local Project ing stalls,handicap parking stalls,parking stall sizes,aisle Review Procedures,shall haverequests for a modification width and other construction details shall be inaccordance of parking requirements considered during the review pro- with the construction standards of the city engineer.Off- cess for that use. street parking areas for all uses except agricultural uses 2. Variances requesting a reduction of parking shall be paved with a permanent durable surfacing as requirements shall be considered using the review pro- required by the city engineer.See Section 39.165 for other cesses described in EMC Title 15, Local Project Review parking lot design requirements for transportation corn- Procedures. patibility. B. In considering a request for a modification of park- B. Landscaping and screening for parking lots shall ing requirements,the review authority shall consider the be in accordance with the standards of Chapter 35 of this following factors: title. Parking areas located on the roof of a building shall 1. Type of use proposed and traffic generation, provide landscaping and screening as required by Chapter including hours of operation, frequency of employee and 35 if such parking area is visible from any abutting prop- customer trips, and other specific factors relating to the erty. Parking of trucks or fleet vehicles is considered off- proposed use. street parking for the purposes of calculating the parking 2. Location of the subject property,proximity to and lot interior landscaping required by Chapter 35. availability of public transportation facilities, likelihood C. internal vehicle and pedestrian circulation for of customers or employees to use public transportation- parking lots shall be approved by the planning director 3. Other information which is relevant and necessary and traffic engineer.Parking lot circulation shall allow for to make a determination as to the validity of the request for access so pedestrians and wheelchairs can easily gain modification. Such additional information may include access from public sidewalks and bus stops to building parking studies and traffic surveys for the proposed entrances through the use of pedestrian paths which are project vicinity and data concerning the actual parking physically separated from vehicle traffic and maneuvering demand of other similar uses. areas. In shopping center parking lots containing more C. In approving a request for the modification of the than one hundred spaces, such pedestrian/wheelchair number of required off-street parking spaces, the review paths shall be a minimum of five feet wide and con- authority may require that a transit stop be located on the stntcted in a manner that they cannot be used as a holding subject lot in order to promote use of public transit and to area for shopping carts. justify a reduction in the required number of parking D. Access driveways for parking areas shall be spaces. located so as to cause the least possible conflict with D. Transportation Management Plan for Large vehicular and pedestrian traffic on public rights-of-way. Employers.The planning director is authorized,using the The planning director and traffic engineer shall have the review process described in EMC Tide 15, Local Project authority to restrict the number,size and location of access Review Procedures,to either require or allow a reduction driveways to private parking areas. in the number of off-street parking spaces required by this E. The traffic engineer may require joint use of drive- title for businesses or employment areas that employ more ways by more than one property. than one hundred persons, based upon a transportation management plan which is addressed in the SEPA envi- (Ev««t(1.-02) 704-260