§ 18.44.240. Dimensions and layout of spaces.

All off-street parking facilities provided pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall comply with the minimum dimensions for off-street parking and maneuvering space as illustrated on the following page:

STANDARD CITY OFF-STREET PARKING DIAGRAM

Minimum dimensions for off-street parking shall be as follows:

LEGEND

*	For handicapped drivers using crutches or wheelchairs, 12 feet is recommended.
**	Twenty-foot minimum aisles recommended for two-directional use.
(X)	Cars per lineal feet.
A choice	Based on the number of spaces needed, dimensions of available area, and access pattern.
B choice	Eight-foot increases the number of cars but makes parking more difficult. Ten-foot makes parking convenient but allows fewer cars.

 

NOTES

Wider spaces are recommended for in-and-out customer parking and for cross-slopes over five percent; narrower spaces may be used for compact cars and employee parking. Parking dimensions should be selected to best serve the needs of customers, clients or employees using the parking spaces. Spaces narrower than nine feet in width are not recommended, and only in cases of unusual property constraints including size, shape, topography and location will the planning department consider such a request.

Within the range of minimum standards shown, the planning department shall have the authority to determine and approve the parking layout utilized for each parking lot based upon factors of traffic safety, customer/client convenience and the public welfare. The planning department shall also have the authority to establish and/or approve parking stalls and maneuvering area dimensions for parking angles other than those set forth in this section.

(Ord. 387B §1(part), 1981: Ord. 357B §4.06.220, 1979)