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34.105 Vehicle Storage in Residential Zones 1) The following vehicle types may be stored on a residential lot upon which a principal dwelling is located: recreational vehicles, campers,travel trailers, boats, motorcycles, and other types of similar recreational vehicles. If such vehicles are located within the front or street-side setback of the principal building and/or accessory building,they must be stored on an approved driveway(see EMC 34.110(C)). In addition, any vehicle stored on a residential lot shall be owned by the owner of the property or resident of the dwelling. 2) Vehicles over sixteen thousand pounds gross vehicle weight which are not specifically mentioned in subsection (1) of this section shall not be parked or stored on residentially zoned lots. In respect to any motor vehicle designed, used or maintained primarily for the transportation of property which is not equipped with a plate or marker showing the manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating,the weight of a vehicle shall be determined as follows: a) Any motor vehicle having less than six wheels is the equivalent of a vehicle having a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of less than sixteen thousand pounds. b) Any motor vehicle having six wheels or more is the equivalent of a vehicle having a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of sixteen thousand pounds or more. 34.110 Vehicular Access to Off-Street Parking—Alleys and Driveways A. Alleys Access to off-street parking areas shall be provided from the alley where available.The intent of this requirement is to: 1) Enhance the safety of parking areas; 2) Minimize potential conflicts between vehicles and pedestrians; 3) Efficiently manage traffic in off-street parking areas; 4) Reduce visual impacts on surrounding properties and improve streetscape appearance. B. Alley access exception Access from the public street where the lot abuts an alley will only be allowed as an exception to the alley access requirement.The city engineer, in consultation with the planning director, may allow access from the street in- lieu, or in addition to, using the alley in the following circumstances: 1) The topography of the site and/or adjacent alley makes use of the alley infeasible;or 2) The requirement for access from the alley would create a traffic or pedestrian safety hazard,such as sight distance problems or conflicts with other ingress/egress locations;or 3) There is an existing improvement that prevents use of the alley for vehicular access;or 4) For nonresidential or mixed uses, driveway access from the street is necessary to provide access for commercial customer traffic;this exception may not be used to justify a street access point that primarily provides access to employee or resident parking areas; or 5) Providing access from the street will reduce or minimize adverse impacts on adjacent properties. 6) Street access for multiple levels of off-street parking within a structure when access from an alley to all parking levels is not feasible. C. Driveways The design of all driveways and internal vehicle circulation shall be in accordance with Title 13 and the City Design Standards. Maximum driveway width within the public right-of-way way shall be as provided in EMC Chapter 13.16. For residential zones,the following additional requirements shall apply to the portion of the driveway located outside the right-of-way: 1) For non-alley access lots,the maximum driveway width within the front setback shall not exceed thirty (30)feet, or fifty percent(50%)of the lot frontage width,whichever is less. However, a minimum driveway width of ten (10)feet will be allowed in all cases. Exhibit 1,Chapter 34-Parking 17 8/29/18