Ordinance 3616-18 - Laserfiche WebLink

2) Sidewalk design/driveways. Where new driveways and/or sidewalks are installed within the public right- of-way,the sidewalk pattern shall carry across the driveway. 34.120 Parking Area Design and Construction A. Parking Design Specifications The minimum requirements for parking stall and aisle dimensions, striping, pavement thickness and subgrade shall be as set forth in the City Design Standards. B. Surfacing 1) All parking areas shall consist of durable surface materials approved by the Planning Director and City Engineer. Depending upon site and soil conditions, low impact development(LID)stormwater management facilities are encouraged, and may be required by the City's stormwater management manual. 2) Exception:for single-family and duplex uses, non-required parking that is located outside of the front and street side setbacks areas may use surface materials in accordance with City Design Standards. C. Landscaping and Screening Landscaping and screening for parking lots shall be in accordance with the standards of Chapter 19.35. Parking of trucks or fleet vehicles is considered off-street parking for the purposes of calculating the parking lot interior landscaping required by Chapter 19.35. D. Tandem Parking Tandem parking for parking spaces serving the same dwelling unit may be used if the parking is located within the rear setback area and gains access from an abutting alley, or when one of the parking spaces is located within a private garage, and the other is located in the driveway providing access to the parking space within the private garage. Except for developments in which tandem spaces are located within the rear setback area and gain access from an abutting alley, not more than fifty percent(50%)of parking spaces within a multiple-family development may be placed within a tandem configuration. E. Accessible parking Accessible parking stalls shall meet the requirements of Washington State Regulations for Barrier Free Facilities (Chapter 51-50 WAC). F. Parking area illumination All surface parking areas for multiple family and non-residential uses shall provide illumination to improve site security and minimize light spill and glare impacts on adjacent properties. Parking area illumination shall meet the following standards: 1) Parking area lighting fixtures shall be full cut-off(zero percent candlepower at ninety degrees horizontal and ten percent maximum candlepower at eighty degrees from vertical),dark sky rated, and mounted no more than thirty feet above the ground,with lower fixtures preferable so as to maintain a human scale. 2) All fixtures over fifteen feet in height shall be fitted with a full cut-off luminaire. 3) Figure 3.Acceptable and unacceptable parking area lighting. Exhibit 1,Chapter 34-Parking 18 8/29/18