Section 16.26.230 Parking space design and access.

A. 1. All parking spaces shall have minimum dimensions of nine (9) feet by twenty (20) feet; a garage or carport shall have inside dimensions of not less than ten (10) feet by twenty (20) feet per space. The width of each parking space shall be measured at a right angle to the side lines of the parking space.

2. Handicapped parking spaces shall have minimum dimensions of eight (8) feet by twenty (20) feet and shall have a separation strip between adjoining parking spaces of five (5) feet.

B. Adequate automobile access to a garage, carport or parking area shall be provided. The minimum size of the access strip shall be as follows;

1. Sixteen (16) foot access strips - two (2) are required for one-way traffic;

2. Twenty-four (24) foot access strip - one is required for two-way traffic;

3. A greater number of access strips may be required as determined by the Planning Commission during site plan approval.

C. In residential zones, access from the street for single family dwellings shall not exceed more than sixty (60) feet with not more than one (1) thirty-four (34) foot access.

D. Backing space shall be provided for parking areas which are composed of five (5) or more spaces so that cars need not back into a public street or alley. Public sidewalks shall not be permitted to be used as part of the required backing space.

E. Tandem parking (front to rear) shall not be permitted except for single-family or two-family dwellings when the front and back spaces are both designed to serve the same dwelling.

F. Every parcel of land hereafter used as a parking area shall be paved with asphalt or concrete surface and shall have appropriate bumper guards or curbs where needed, as determined by the Building Official, to protect adjacent property owners or persons using a sidewalk. All storm water shall be collected and retained in accordance with Section 16.06.060. G. For all uses permitted in a residential zone, only twenty-five (25) percent of the front yard area required by the respective zones shall be used for parking. Access across and over the required front yard is allowed to the side yard or rear yard. In the case of multiple-family dwellings, not more than fifty (50) percent of the required side and rear yard shall be used for parking or vehicular access lands. In such cases where it is deemed necessary to utilize more than the required front, side or rear yards, said yard area used in excess of the limits shall be provided in an equivalent amount of land area elsewhere on the same lot as the building as open green areas, patios, play areas or courts.

H. All commercial off-street parking spaces and associated access lanes shall be effectively screened on any side adjoining any property in a residential zone by a fence, wall or hedge of not less than four (4) feet nor more than seven (7) feet high. Provided, however, that front yard and corner lot fences, walls or plantings shall maintain height requirements of their respective zones. (PZSC § 03-12-017)

(Ord. No. 94-06, Amended, 3/24/94; Ord. No. 96-27, Amended, 11/20/96)