HomeMy WebLinkAbout3978 SLaY ORDINANCE NO, _jS~__~I..~ ......
AN ORDINANCE which amends Title II, Chapter VII of
Ordinance No. 1792~. the Bremerton Zoning Ordinance, by
adding Sections 748 to 759, which set forth new
street parking and loading ['equi rements which are
hereinafter provided, and which amends4 Section 412 of
Ordinance No. 1792 by adopting new requirements for
oil-street parking and loadi~q a[eas ~n R-2 Districts.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON DOES HEREBY ORDAIN:
~_~,~,N...i: ~hQ[$_]'.i.~lf:. TI~s Ordinance maT be ref. erred to
.~ T!~o Oll~-.Street Par}~ing and ],on.]in..3 Ordinance.
~.C%~IDI{__2: Ordinance No. 1792, Title II, Chapter VII, is
he['eby amended by adding thereto 12 ~ew sections: 748, 749, 750,
73]], 752, 753~ 754, 755, 756, 757, 758 and 759 respectJvely, to
It is the intent of the parking and loading
~'oquirements to provide for well-designed, safe, and efficient
<~{I/-stL'(:et pa~king spaces to serve all land uses, and thus help
allcviate congestion on City streets. Parking spaces shall be
pr~p~r:ly designed and [eadily accessible to protect the public
~,~eaJt~ safety and welfare.
A. Parkino facilities shall be [l:Lovided and maintained
t~; ac:.~ommodate motor vehicl, es a~d bicycles u~ed by occupants,
c'lbtoincrs, c]ientele, and employees of the structure or use as
~:~v~led ]~ this Ordinance.
~.~. No building permit sha].l be issued until the
applicant l~as submitted satisfactory plans to the City showing
];,>w the of~-sLreet parking facilities required by the provisions
of this Ordinance will be provided and maintained.
C, Land uses and buildings legally in existence upon
[>as~-a, cje of this Ordinance shall not be required to comply with
1. When a building is moved to a new lot,
~:; ~nc~eased, ,:)~' structurally eniac:Ged, ()fir-street ~,~.~k[ng shall
be /e'!'~red fc)r that new use;
D. Wht:~n an ~..;xistJnU no~-~:esi~dont:ial spacc~ witl~in an
existilt9 non esJdential st['ucture :[~: re~,ab]l itated or ~emodeled,
o~ the use is changed, or a new ce[t:.ifi{ate of occupancy
~uHuired~ ~n a~lditionnl [)atking sha'l [ be
such , .... '~e is authorized by a special_ ~::e L -"~n:it.
G. in any cesidential zoning d ist,': itt'., no packing
s[:a,'es shall be allowed in t~e fr'ont yardi or side yar~ setback
, ~ .... ~king s¥~acos result:, · any
"i~:ic'.-.ion up to and including (0.5) s~al.l t:.c dis~::gard,~d, and
,:-. ........ :ns c e{ (0 5) shall require an ,'~/t,li~'io{)a[ [)a[ki[)g
I For facilities con~.aining mi ..... d ~:s s, the total
~'equirements ~' of the
~o~ off-street parking shall be the sum
rer]uirements fo[ the various uses.
J, Unobstruc~:ed vehicular acce[~s to and f~'om a public
street shall b% prov]ded for ali off-street parking spaces.
Vehicular access driv~."e~ shall' be d~:~igned to .{:]sure ~he. safety of
uer,-:cns using such access or trave]J, ng i~l tho publJ, c ~tfeet
K. The property owner shall be responsible for
maintaining parking areas in good condition.
L,' No obstructions o~a].l bu per:mitred within any
designated parking space anq maneuvering' areas.
M, Any parking area sha!] be designed to dispose of
ol]. su~.'face wate~ accumulation to p:event drainage onto adjoining
i~ropet'ty, and shall meet all other' City drainage requirements.
N. T))e City, or Washi~]f on State Delmar tment of
'f~a;]~t<>a't.:.~tiun may limit the numJ~er, loc~t, ion and width of curb
<:ut.~ al<)ng a public right-of-wa'?.
Ail t)ark~n9 and loadiag area:~ '.'~ha]l be developed and
maintained as follows:
A. Driveways and areas used for loading, parking and
maneuvering of vehicles shall have a pave<l surface
B. Driveways, areas foe loading, parking, and
moneuver j~]g of 'vehicles must meet City :~ Lands rds regulating
traffic flow onto public streets and al].eVs for a single family
(h~;e].]ino and d~plex dwelling on indivJdu~l
C. }~o driveway placed in a res.idel~tial f~ont or side
yard shall be more than twenty (20~ feet wide.
D. Common driveways :;hail be er~couraged for adjacent
lots both residential and commercial..
F. L~.~hting will be proviCed if necessary for safety
of circulation on the site.
E. Parking spaces sha] ]. be d,~si gned so that no
backward movement by a vehicle will be allowed onto public right-
of--way, other than an alley.
G. Standard Vehicle Parking Stall },tinJmum Dimel]sions:
H. in parking lots wit}t more than s~'ven (7) parking
a .,-~ a p t
sp,.c ....~ u 0 thLrt~ percent (30~) o[ the spaces, over and above
the [irsL seven (~) spaces provided, ma~ be de[.~igne8 [or compact
ca r s -
I. Compact Car Parking Stall Minimum I)if~,e~sioas:
J. Parking spaces for the physically handicapped shall
be 12' wide unless the space is parallel to a pedestrian walk and
¢iear!y signed without any barriers.
K. The stall dimensions indicated above may be
modi~'ied unde[ the following conditioas:
N. Motorcycle parkincj spaces shall be easily
accessible and provide space for a standard ~;ize motorcycle
O. Off-street parkin(~ lots containing fifteen (15} or
more parkinq ~)aces~'i shall be set back [r~,m a,'~y, lot
P. Buffering and Screeni.~g
1. Off-street parking lots shall be screened from
any contiguous property zoned for residential
Any parking lot with Jre than fifteen (15)
pa~king spaces shal 1 provide landscaped islands dispersed
throughout the parking lot to afford visual relief with vertical
landscape elements. Not less than six percent (6%) of the
[~terio[ of any parking lot shall consist of landscaped islands.
Q. For any drive-in or drive-through service bay,
t~.~.~e s}~all be provided stacking space ~or vehicles waiting for
~,'::vice, which ]s su~ficJ, ent to prevent any such vehicles from
ext~nding onto tJ~e p~ob.1 ic right-of-way. At least four (4)
~;ta~.:~i~] ~3~ac(.~ be provided for each such se[vice bay on the
R. Ci~cu.Latio~t of s~ac~i~g a~'eas for driKe-in or
live--ii,rough use?, shall not be ccunted as parking spaces.
Directit:nnl. sig~s and pavement markings shall be used
t.} c(~r]tt:ol ve~icu[a[ movement in a parking area.
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A plan, drawn to a scale of 1" = 20' for small, lots;
1" =: 40' o~' 50' for la~ge lots, indicating how the off-street
parkiny r~quirements a~:e to be met, shall accompany an
t:pplication for a building permit and approved by the Building
All on-site parking areas shall comply with the minimum
requirements for handicapped persons parking spaces as found
within the State of Washington Regulations
Off-street parking requirem~znts may be partially
totally satisfied if satellite parking areas are approved on non-
adjoining lots. Satellite parking areas can be established~ by
granting a special use permit by the Planning Commission.
The joint use of parking facilities may be established
special use permit approved by tlrm Planning Commission,
SECTI~ 756 FREI(tIT LOADING
Off-street loading zones containing two hundred and fifty square
feet of area with no dimension less than ten (10) feet shall be required as
an accessory use.
SECrIC~q 757: REQUIRED OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES
Ordinance requires off-street parking spaces to be provided by
land use types. Refer to full ordinance on file with the City Clerk for
specific regulat ions.
SECrIC~I 758: FAILURE TO M&INTAIN PARKING FACILITIES/PENALTY
VIOLATICIqS OF CI4_APTER/APPEAL OF AEMINISTRATIVE DECISIC~qS
A. In the event any off-street parking lots, are at any time not
maintained for motor vehicle and bicycle parking purposes to the extent re-
quired, the City may suspend the certificate of occupancy for that structure or use.
B. In the event that a certificate of occupancy is suspended, the
responsible City official designated by the Mayor shall cause to be served
upon the owner or other person occupying the subject property as shown on
the records of the City a formal order of suspension of this certificate.
C. In the event any certificate of occupancy revoked, the premises
covered shall not be occupied or used for any prupose until a new certificate of
occupancy has been issued.
D. Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions
of this Article shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars for each
offense.
E. The full text of this ordinance will be mailed upon request.
APPRDVED BY TrIE City Council on the first reading this
day of ~~ , 1985.
PASSED BY the City Council of the City of Bremerton, signed by the
Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk in authentication of such passage
this o~/~5~' day of ~--g~./~.c~' , 1985.
i~71~{RIE DAWKI~ , Mayor
City of Bremerton
ATIEST:
~ L. [VIZL-~USKEY, City C1 erk
Director of Administrative Services
AN ORDINANCE which amends Title II, Chapter VII of
Ordinance No. 1792, the Bremerton Zoning Ordinance, by
adding Sections 748 to 759, which set forth new off-
street parking and loading requirements which are
hereinafter provided, and which amends Section 412 of
Ordinance No. 1792 by adopting new requirements for
off-street parking and loading areas in R-2 Districts.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON DOES HEREBY ORDAIN:
SECTIQ~_~: ~/kQ~_~i]Ll~. This Ordinance may be referred to
as The Off-Street Parking and Loading Ordinance.
SECT]Q~ 2: Ordinance No. 1792, Title II, Chapter VII, is
hereby amended by adding thereto 12 new sections: 748, 749, 750,
751, 752, 753, 754, 755, 756, 757, 758 and 759 respectively, to
read as follows:
It is the intent of the parking and loading
requirements to provide for well-designed, safe, and efficient
off-street parking spaces to serve all land uses, and thus help
alleviate congestion on City streets. Parking spaces shall be
properly designed and readily accessible to protect the public
health, safety and welfare.
~Q~_749: ~NE~_~_~g_V~ONS
A. Parking facilities shall be provided and maintained
to accommodate motor vehicles and bicycles used by occupants,
customers, clientele, and employees of the structure or use as
provided in this Ordinance. Parking spaces shall be used chiefly
for parking purposes.
B. No building permit shall be issued until the
applicant has submitted satisfactory plans to the City showing
how the off-street parking facilities required by the provisions
of this Ordinance will be provided and maintained. These plans
must be approved by the City.
C. Land uses and buildings legally in existence upon
passage of this Ordinance shall not be required to comply with
its provisions except:
1. When a building is moved to a new lot, there
shall be provided off-street parking and loading spaces as
required by this Ordinance.
2. --~hen a non-residential st,~lcture or out~loor use
is 'increased, or structurally enlarged, off-street [~arking shall
be required for that new use; however, additional pa~king is not
required (1) when the increase is less than ten percent (10%) o~
the original square footage of space or ~se, or (2) when the
expansion necessitates the addition of three parking spaces or
less. When an expansion occurs in stages, the additional
required parking spaces shall be provided with .each stage in the
development. However~ all new parking spaces necessitated by a
total expansion may be provided at the first stage of a multi-
phase development.
D. When an existing non-residential space within an
existing non-residential structure is rehabilitated or remodeled,
or the use is changed, or a new certificate of occupancy is
required~ no additional parking shall be required.
E. Compliance with the terms of this Ordinance is
unnecessary for developments when a completed application for a
building permit is filed prior to the passage of this Ordinance.
F. This Ordinance prohibits the use of property in
residential zones for commercial Parking purposes except when
such use is authorized by a special use permit.
G. In any residential zoning district, no parking
spaces shall be allowed in the front yard or side yard setback
area.
H. When the unit of measurement determining the number
of required parking spaces results in a fractional space, any
fraction up to and including (0.5) shall be disregarded, and
fractions over (0.5) shall require an additional parking space.
I. For facilities containing mixed uses, the total
requirements for off-street parking shall be the sum of the
requirements for the various uses. Off-street parking facilities
for a specific use shall not be considered as providing required
parking facilities for other use, except as specified for joint
use in Section 755.
J. Unobstructed vehicular access to and from a public
street shall be provided for all off-street parking spaces.
Vehicular access drives shall be designed to insure the safety of
persons using such access or traveling in the public street.
K. The property owner shall be responsible for
maintaining parking areas in good condition. Areas shall be free
of refuse and debris. All landscaping shall be kept in a healthy
condition, and properly maintained and replaced when necessary.
L. No obstructions shall be permitted within any
designated parking space and maneuverinq areas. No parking space
may block access to other parking spaces unless the parking lot
is supervised by an attendant with access to the keys of all
vehicles.
M. Any parking area shall be designed to dispose of
all surface water accumulation to prevent drainage onto adjoining
property, and shall meet all other City drainage requirements.
N. The City, or Washington State Department of
Transportation may limit the number, location and width of curb
cuts along a public right-of-way.
~~ STAN~_.~Q]~_Q~r~~_~AB~_LQ/~
All parking and loading areas shall be developed and
maintained as follows:
A. Driveways and areas used for loading, parking and
maneuvering of vehicles shall have a paved surface which is
durable, and able to withstand all weather conditions.
B. Driveways, areas for loading, parking, and
maneuvering of vehicles must meet City standards regulating
traffic flow onto public streets and alleys for a single family
dwelling and duplex dwelling on individual lots.
C. No driveway placed in a residential front or side
yard shall be more than twenty (20) feet wide. Driveway shall
not be used in calculating the number of required parking spaces.
D. Common driveways shall be encouraged for adjacent
lots both residential and commercial. To create a common
driveway, adjacent residential property owners shall grant
easements to each other on the common driveway. These easements
shall be approved by the City Attorney and recorded in the office
of the County Auditor.
E. Parking spaces shall be designed so that no
backward movement by a vehicle will be allowed onto public right-
of-way, other than an alley. This restriction shall not apply to
single-family and duplex dwelling on individual lots.
F. Lighting will be provided if necessary for safety
of circulation on the site.
If lighting is provided for off-street parking areas,
it shall be designed so as to prevent the light from directly
illuminating adjacent properties.
G. Standard Vehicle Parking Stall Minimum Dimensions:
Minimum Minimum
Angle of Stall Stall Two Way One Way
Pa r k/D~q_ ~L~ ~ D]Li~_~i dth D£~_v~_.~d th
0 8' 23' 20' 12'
35 - 45 8' 6" 20' 20' 15'
46 - 60 9' 19' 24' 20'
61 - 90 9' 19' 24' 20'
H. In parking lots with more than seven (7) parking
spaces, up to thirty percent (30%) of the spaces, over and above
the first seven (7) spaces provided, may be designed for compact
cars. Compact parking spaces shall be clearly identified by
painting the word "COMPACT", on the pavement within each compact
parking space. The additional use of signs to identify areas of
compact parking spaces is encouraged.
I. Compact Car Parking Stall Minimum Dimensions:
Minimum Minimum Two Way One Way
Angle of Stall Stall Drive Drive
0 7'6" 19' 20' 12'
30 - 45 7'6" 16'6" 20' 15'
46 - 60 8' 16' 24' 20'
61 - 90 8' 15' 24' 20'
J. Parking spaces for the physically handicapped shall
be 12' wide unless the space is parallel to a pedestrian walk and
clearly signed without any barriers. Other dimensions should be
the same as those for standard vehicles.
K. The stall dimensions indicated above may be
modified under the following conditions:
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1. Parked vehicles may hang over walk-ways, which
are within the off-street parking lots and not within any public
right-of-way if:
(a) Vehicles extend no more than 2-1/2 feet
over walk ways;
(b) Wheel stops which are attached to the
pavement are provided;
(c) The walk way provides an unimpeded 3 foot
wide passage way for pedestrians; and
(d) The length of a parking space may be
reduced by the distance vehicles extend over walk-ways to a
maximum of 2-1/2 feet.
2. Parked vehicles may extend into landscaped
areas on the interior and perimeter of the parking areas
according to the following:
(a) Vehicles may extend into such areas a
maximum of 2-1/2 feet;
(b) Wheel stops which are attached into the
pavement are provided;
(c) No vehicles extend into the setback area
required by this Chapter; and
(d) The length of parking space may be reduced
by the distance vehicles extend over landscaping to a maximum of
2-1/2 feet.
L. Parking lots shall provide well defined safe and
efficient circulation for both vehicles and pedestrians in any
vehicular use area.
1. Standard traffic control signs and devices
shall be used'to direct traffic;
2. Landscaped islands with raised curbs shall be
used to define parking lot entrances, the ends of parking aisles,
and the pattern of circulation;
3. Parking lots will provide for safe pedestrian
circulation by use of signs, crosswalks and raised pedestrian
walks.
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4. Ail elements of a parking lot shall be properly
designed in accord with design standards provided by the City
Engineer unless other standards are specifically set forth within
this Ordinance.
M. For convenience and security, bicycle parking
facilities shall be located near building entrances rather than
in remote areas; not be located to impede pedestrian or
automobile traffic flow; nor to cause damage to plant material.
Bicycle parking facilities shall be designed to allow both the
bicycle frame or wheels to be locked to a parking structure
attached to the pavement.
N. Motorcycle parking spaces shall be easily
accessible and provide space for a standard size motorcycle and
shall be clearly identified with appropriate striping and signs.
O. Off-street parking lots containing fifteen (15) or
more parking spaces shall be set back from any lot line except a
lot line between buildings or uses with collective parking
according to the following table:
Minimum Average Minimum Width
Width of Entire of Setback
Setback Area at any Point
(feet) (feet)
Along an 15 5
arterial
street
Along a 10 5
non-arterial
street
Along a 5 5
lot line
P. Buffering and Screening
1. Off-street parking lots shall be screened from
any contiguous property zoned for residential use by a five (5)
foot landscaped area with a solid fence or wall a minimum of five
(5) feet in height; maybe modi'fied where City Engineer determines
a deficient sight distance. A landscaped visual barrier a
minimum of five (5) feet in height may be used to provide the
necessary screening in lieu of a solid fence or wall. Any visual
barrier, if consisting of plantings, shall be designed to
immediately and effectively screen views along its length. Trees
must be spaced at intervals no greater than twenty (20) feet on
center. No more than fifty percent (50%) of the species shall be
deciduous.
2. Screening and buffering may be interrupted
where necessary for access consistent with the general provisions
of this section.
3. Mature, healthy trees, on the site, shall be
preserved wherever possible. All new plantings should be the No.
1 grade as described by the American Association of Nurserymen
(AAN). When planted, plants should be sized according to the
following table:
Standard deciduous trees 1-1/2 in. to 2 in. caliper
Small ornamental and 1-1/2 in. to 1-3/4 in. caliper
· flowering trees
Evergreen trees 5 ft. to 6 ft. in height
Shrubs and ground cover Adequate size to be con-
sistent with design intent
4. Parking lot setback areas shall be landscaped
with trees, shrubs and ground covers or turf grasses. Non-living
ground cover shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the
landscaped area. For nonresidential uses, one tree shall be
provided for each twenty-five (25) lineal feet along a public
street and one (1) tree per fifty (50') lineal feet along a side
lot line parking setback area. Trees may be spaced irregularly
in natural grouping rather than uniformly spaced.
5. The screening standards may be met in any
number of different ways: a solid wall, wooden fence, earthen
berm, constructed planter, dense evergreen hedge, shrub
groupings, or a mix thereof. The winter seasonal condition of
plant material shall be considered when it is used in screening.
6. To avoid landscape material from blocking
driver sight distance at driveway street intersections, no plant
material greater than two (2) feet in height or tree branches no
lower than 60" above grade along the street side should be
located within fifteen (15) feet of a curb cut.
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7. Any parking lot with more than fifteen (15)
parking spaces shall provide landscaped islands dispersed
throughout the parking lot to afford visual relief with vertical
landscape elements. Not less than six percent (6%) of the
interior of any parking lot shall consist of landscaped islands.
One tree should be provided per each one hundred fifty (150)
square feet of internal landscaped area.
8. ProvisTon----~fl~tl-- b~ m~de To~" ' p~tm~n~nt
± r r lg~t I-on- %7~t~m--o f-- ~1~- qr~~ t ~ r% ~%-%m--u~rk~in~~ All
~t_mB!~riBl_I~h_Bll_De ~Bintained as des~ned and approved.
Q. For any drive-in or drive-through service bay,
there shall be provided stacking space for vehicles waiting for
service, which is sufficient to prevent any such vehicles from
extending onto the public right-of-way. At least four (4)
stacking spaces be provided for each such service bay on the
entrance side, and one (1) space on the exit side. No bays
designed to be entered from more than one (1) direction shall be
permitted.
R. Circulation or stacking areas for drive-in or
drive-through uses shall not be counted as parking spaces.
~W%Q~_751: ~~E
Directional signs and pavement markings shall be used
to control vehicular movement in a parking area. Signs shall be
limited to two (2) square feet each. No signs of any kind other
than those indicating entrances, exits, name of establishment to
which parking area is accessory, or conditions of use shall be
erected. No advertising on such signs shall be permitted.
~D~T!Q~_252: $%~_~L$~Q~OFF-STg$$%_~%~_LOTS
A plan, drawn to a scale of 1" = 20' for small lots,
1" = 40' or 50' for large lots, indicating how the off-street
parking requirements are %o be me~, shall accompany an
application for a building permit and approved by the Building
Department. If the parking plan is included with building plans
and meets the criteria set forth below, then a separate parking
plan shall not be required. The plan must include:
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1. Delineation of individual parking spaces and
circulation areas with dimensions and overall layout;
2. Location map including access to street property to
be served and a north directional arrow;
3. Curb cuts with distance to nearest corners noted;
4. Grading, drainage and surfacing details through
graphic representations of pre-development and post-development
· contour intervals of no less than two(2) feet and no more than
five (5) feet.
5. Specifications as to signs, parking area markings
and bumper guards;
6. Landscaping design details: (1) a list of plants
(2) the sizes of various plantings (3) the location of lighting
and (4) a description of arrangements for the maintenance of
landscaping.
7. Property lines and the dimensions of the property.
SECTION 753: ~5~ID~~_~ARKIN~_~Q~RE~
All on-site parking areas shall comply with the minimum
requirements for handicapped persons parking spaces as found
within the State of Washington Regulations, relating to barrier-
free facilities, as adopted by the Bremerton City Council. This
ordin@nce shall not apply to parking which is accessory to
residential uses, or to parking lots accessory to commercial uses
which have twenty (20) parking spaces or less.
Off-street parking requirements may be partially or
totally satisfied if satellite parking areas are approved on non-
adjoining lots. Satellite parking areas can be established by
granting a special use permit by the Planning Commission.
A. The Planning commission may approve a satellite
parking area, PROVIDED:
1. The owner or lessee of the site furnishes the
Commission with evidence that sufficient additional property is
available to satisfy off-street parking requirements. A binding
agreement executed to the benefit of the City, by the owner of
the property, intended to serve as a satellite parking area shall
be filed with the County Auditor after approval by the City
Attorney. The agreement shall create covenants running with the
land to insure that the requirements of the special use permit
are observed and remain effective until there is a substantial
change of those original conditions which made provision for
satellite parking necessary.
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2. Agreement shall contain:
(a) A covenant reciting that the title to and
right to use the satellite lot(s) upon which the parking space is
to be provided will be subservient to the title to the premises
upon which the structure or improvement is to be erected or made;
and
(b) Warrant that lots are not and will not be
made subject to any other covenant or contract for such or other
use without the prior written consent of the Planning
Commission.
B. The parking area shall meet the other provisions of
this Chapter, unless specifically altered by the special use
permit requirements. A satellite parking area shall not be
located across an arterial road unless located within one block
of a signalized intersection.
C. The Planning Commission may include a limit on the
time of day that the satellite parking area may be used, or other
restrictions as may be deemed necessary for the protection of
adjoining areas in which parking areas may be located.
D. Setback requirements shall observe the provisions
of the zoning district where it is located, however, if no
setbacks are required, there shall be provided a landscaping area
of at least five (5) feet in width from the lot line along any
public streets, except alleys. In no case shall the required
front setback be more than twenty (20) feet.
E. When a recipient of a satellite parking area fails
to maintain the parking area in accordance with the conditions,
the Planning Commission shall, after public hearing, either:
1. Affirm the use is in compliance with the permit
and allow it's continuance; or
2. Determine that the permit conditions may be
changed and that the use may continue in accordance with the new
conditions; or
3. Find that the conditions of the permit are not
being met and require compliance with the conditions within a
specified time period; or
4. Find that the conditions of the permit are not
being met and order the use to cease and desist.
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The joint use of parking facilities may be established
by special use permit approved by the Planning Commission under
the following conditions.
A. Up to fifty percent (50%) of the required parking
for a theater, auditorium, bowling alley, or dance hall may be
supplied by the off-street parking provided by certain types of
uses referred to as "daytime" uses in part (D) below.
B. Up to fifty percent (50%) of the required parking
for uses specified in part (D) below, "daytime" uses, may be
supplied by the parking facilities provided by uses referred to
as "nightime" uses in part (E) below.
C. Up to seventy percent (70%) of the required parking
for a church or for an auditorium incidental to a public or
private school may be supplied by the off-street parking
facilities provided by uses referred to as "daytime" uses in part
(D) below.
D. The following uses are considered as primary
daytime uses: banks, offices, personal service shops, or
wholesale buildings and similar uses.
E. The following uses are considered as primary
"night-time" or Sunday uses: auditoriums incidental to a public
or private school, churches, bowling alleys, dance halls, or
theaters.
F. The following conditions shall be met as a
requisite for joint use of parking requirements:
(1) The building or use shall be located within an
eight hundred (800) feet radius of the joint parking facilities,
but not across an arterial road unless within one block of a
signalized intersection.
(2) The applicant shall show that there is no
substantial conflict in the principal operating hours of the two
(2) uses for which joint use of off-street parking facilities is
proposed.
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(3) A properly drawn legal instrument, approved by
the City Attorney and executed by affected parties, shall be
recorded with the County Auditor. The right to occupancy of the
premises for which the off-street parking facilities are
maintained shall terminate if facilities cease to be available to
the premises for parking purposes.
Off-street loading zones containing two hundred and
fifty square feet of area with no dimension less than ten (10)
feet shall be required as an accessory use.
A. One (1) off-street loading space shall be provided
for new construction or additions having a floor area of between
one thousand (1,000) square feet and twenty thousand (20,000)
square feet per building, with the exclusion of office buildings
of less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet of floor area.
B. One (1) additional off-street loading space shall
be provided for each additional twenty thousand (20,000) square
feet or fraction thereof of floor area in excess of twenty
thousand (20,000) square feet.
C. No approval shall be granted for building permits,
certificates of compliance, occupancy permits, until a plot plan
showing the loading space has been approved by the Building
Inspector.
D. A loading space may occupy all or part of any rear
yard. No loading space shall be located closer than twenty (20)
feet to any lot in a residential zoning district unless
separated from the district by a solid fence or wall not more
than six (6) feet or less than five (5) feet in height.
E. All loading spaces shall be accessible, at all
times, from a street, alley, or driveway intended to serve the
off-street loading. If access to loading spaces involves the
utilization of parking areas, no interference with the normal use
and function of parking areas shall be permitted. Access to
loading spaces shall not be blocked by other loading spaces nor
by permanent or movable structures of any type, including trash
receptacles or compactors. Loading spaces shall not interfere
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with any fire exit or emergency access or occupies any part of a
public right-of-way.
F. Unless specifically approved by the Planning
Director, all required loading spaces shall be provided on the
same lot as the use to be served.
SECTIO~_~:
The following required parking provisions apply to all
areas of Bremerton.
RESIDENTIAL
1. One and two family residential dwelling: 2 parking
spaces per dwelling unit.
2. Multiple family dwelling: parking spaces as
indicated by the following schedule:
Number of Bedrooms* Parking Spaces
per D~lAio~_OniI__ per Dwellinq
1 or less 1.5
2 1.75
3 and above 2.0
3. West Bremerton Limited parking Area:
A. The West Bremerton Limited Parking area is
identified as the area bounded
1. On the West by Wycoff Avenue
2. On the North by 1- rh--s re tPortFa h£n n
3. On the East by the rear property line of all
properties immediately adjacent to the West of Warren Avenue
between PSNS and 6th Street and then by Puget Sound's Outer
Harbor Line between 6th and llth Street.
4. On the South by Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
between Wycoff Avenue and Warren and 6th Avenue between Warren
Avenue and the Puget Sound's Outer Harbor Line.
B. Intent: Circumstances make the area of West
Bremerton different from the remainder of Bremerton when
providing the required parking spaces for multi-family land uses
in the following ways:
1. There exists a concentration of public transit
serving the area.
2. The close proximity to concentrated areas of
retail office, shopping, and other approved uses permits
opportunities for non-vehicular transportation.
3. The close proximity to the Puget Sound Naval
Shipyard to the residential area permits opportunities for non-
vehicular commuting.
C. Because of these factors, but still recognizing the
need to provide parking to serve the needs of the area and
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off-street par~ng regulations shall ap~ly to multi-family
dwelling units as follows:
Number of Bedrooms* Parking Spaces
1 or less 1.0
2 1.25
3 and above 1.5
*Accessory rooms, such as dens, recreation rooms, extra
living rooms or family rooms (but excluding kitchens, dining
rooms, bathrooms, and 1 living room), shall be calculated as a
bedroom when determining the required off-street parking
spaces.
The option, if chose, would amend Section 757 Required
Off-Street Parking Spaces by deleting #3 Family Lodging House and
adding the above sections.
4. Boarding and rooming house: 1 parking space per 1
rooming unit. The Planning Commission may authorize provision of
fewer parking spaces if there is a clear indication that the
number of required spaces for a boarding or rooming house is
unnecessary due to such factors as residents being unable to
drive due to age or mental or physical disability. Such an
agreement shall be filed with the County Auditor after approval
by the City Attorney.
5. Group home: 1 parking space per bedroom. If
counseling services are provided to non-residents, an additional
1 space for each 300 square feet of gross floor area used by the
counseling services. The Planning Commission may authorize
provision of fewer parking spaces if there is a clear indication
that the number of required spaces for a group home is excessive
because residents are unable to drive, elderly, or suffer from
mental or physical disability. Such an agreement shall be filed
with the County Auditor after approval by the City Attorney.
6. Mobile home park: 1 parking space per mobile home
site, plus 1 parking space per each 5 mobile home sites to be
located in a security area as a vehicle storage area, plus one
additional parking space per each 5 mobile home sites for guest
parking, plus such additional parking spaces for any offices or
community buildings.
7. Hotel: 1 space per 2 guest rooms; plus 1 space per
200 square feet of gross floor area devoted to other common uses.
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8. Motel, bed and breakfast establishment: 1 space
per guest room; and 1 space for each 200 square feet of gross
floor area devoted to other common uses; and one space for the
manager.
9. Travel trailer park or tourist court: 1 parking
space per travel trailer site; plus 1 parking space per each 10
travel trailer sites, to be located in a security area as a
vehicle storage area, plus one additional parking space per each
5 travel trailer sites for guest parking, plus such additional
parking spaces for any offices or community buildings.
NON-RESIDENTIAL
10. Automobile Service: 1 parking space for each 200
square feet of gross floor area, plus one space per service bay;
a minimum of five parking spaces shall be provided. A service
bay shall not be deemed a parking space for the purposes of this
Ordinance.
11. Barber shop and beautician salons: 1 space per 75
square feet of gross floor area.
12. Bank: 1 space per each 350 square feet of gross
floor area.
13. Bowling alleys: 5 spaces per lane.
14. Clinic and office for medical and dental: 1 space
per 150 square feet of gross floor area.
15. Clubs, lodges: 1 space per 4 seats plus one space
per 50 square feet of gross floor area.
16. Convenience Market: 1 space per 200 square feet of
gross floor area - minimum of 6 spaces shall be provided.
17. Dance halls: 1 space per 100 square feet of gross
floor area.
18. Food retail store, markets and supermarkets: 1
space per 200 square feet of gross floor area; a minimum of 6
spaces shall be provided.
19. Garden nursery: 1 space per 400 square feet of
gross floor area (retail). 1 space per 500 square feet of
building and outside display (wholesale).
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20. Health clubs, figure salons, physical fitness
centers, gyms, etc: 10 spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross
floor area.
21. Hospitals and medical centers (portion of premises
holding beds only): 1.8 parking spaces per each bed. However,
hospital basinets shall not be counted as beds. The number of
beds shall be as determined by license of the State of
Washington.
22. Industrial establishment including research,
development and testing: 1 space per 600 square feet of gross
floor area.
23. Laundry, self service: 1 parking space per 4
washing machines; a minimum of 5 spaces shall be provided.
24. Libraries, museums: 1 per 400 square feet of gross
floor area.
25. Marinas and moorage facilities: 1 parking space
for each moorage slip.
26. Mortuaries, funeral homes: 1 per 75 square feet of
assembly area.
27. Nursery school and Day Care Center: 1 parking
space per each 5 children, based on the maximum occupancy load as
licensed by the State of Washington, plus spaces for two cars for
student loading/unloading without backing up.
28. Nursing home, health institutions, convalescent
homes: 1 space per 600 square feet of gross floor area.
29. Office, business, general non-professional: 1
space per 300 square feet of gross floor area.
30. Parks, playgrounds, public/private: to be
determined by Planning Director.
31. Places of assembly such as arenas, churches,
auditoriums, stadiums, sports arenas: 1 per 4 permanently fixed
seats, 20 inches of bench or pews shall be considered as one
seat, plus 1 per 50 square feet of assembly area without fixed
seating.
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32. Personal service shop (such a~ tanning salon, shoe
repair, dry cleaner and other such uses not specifically provided
for in this Section): 1 parking space per 250 square feet of
gross floor area; a minimum of 2 parking spaces shall be
provided.
33. Pool hall: 1 space per 100 square feet of gross
floor area.
34. Professional office not otherwise listed: 1 space
per 300 square feet of gross floor area.
35. Racquet/handball court: 2 parking spaces per
court.
36. School; business, secretarial, industrial,
technical or trade: 6 spaces for each classroom, and/or 1 space
for each additional 200 square feet of gross floor area in any
administrative office and/or teaching lab or shop.
37. School; college or university: 2 spaces per 1,000
square feet of gross floor area used for academic purposes, plus
1 space for each 4 student rooming units, plus additional spaces
as required for those non-academic uses that are otherwise
provided for in this section.
38. School; kindergarten, elementary or junior high: 2
spaces for each classroom and 1 parking space for each 200 square
feet of gross floor area of administrative office space.
39. School; senior high: 1 space for each 10 students
for which the building was designed, plus 1 space for each
classroom, plus 1 space for each 200 square feet of gross floor
area in any administrative office.
40. Restaurants, cocktail lounges and taverns:
(a) If under 4,000 square feet of gross floor
area, 1 space per 150 square feet of gross floor area.
(b) If over 4,000 square feet of gross floor area,
20 spaces plus 1 space per 100 square feet of gross floor area in
excess of 4,000.
(c) Drive-through and fast food restaurants: 1
per 50 square feet of gross floor area with a minimum of 5
spaces.
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41. Retail and commercial stores under 15,000 square
feet of gross floor area: 1 space per 300 square feet floor
area.
42. Retail and commercial stores over 15,001 square
feet of gross floor area: 1 space per 200 square feet of gross
floor area.
43. Shops and stores for sales, service or repair of
machinery and plumbing, heating, electrical and building
supplies: 1 per 600 square feet of gross floor area.
44. Swimming facility: 1 space per 75 square feet of
gross surface water area, plus 5 spaces.
45. Theaters: 1 per 4 fixed seats.
46. Video Game Arcade: 15 spaces per 1000 square feet
of gross floor area.
47. Wholesale establishment, warehouse, or air, rail or
trucking freight terminal:
Up to 20,000 sq. ft. 1 per 2000 sq. ft. (3 minimum)
20,001 to 100,000 sq. ft. 1 per 25000 sq. ft. (10 minimum)
100,000 - up 1 per 3000 sq. ft. (40 minimum)
Uncovered storage area: 1 parking space per 2000
square feet of area. Plus, one per each anticipated company
vehicle parked on the site at night on a regular basis and one
per 300 square feet of office space.
C. Uses not mentioned: For uses not specifically
mentioned within this Ordinance, except those uses requiring a
special use permit. The off-street parking requirements shall be
determined by reference to the requirements similar uses set
forth in this Ordinance. However, not less than one parking
space per 500 square feet of floor or use area shall be provided.
For uses requiring a special use permit, the requirements for
off-street parking shall be specified with any special use permit
is granted.
D. Bicycle Parking Standards:
The minimum required number of bicycle parking spaces
shall be 10% of required car parking spaces or 2 spaces,
whichever is greater. Exceptions are:
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(1) residential projects of 6 units or less, no
requirement;
(2) the minimum required number of spaces for
schools of all types which shall be calculated at the rate of .05
bicycle parking space for each student;
(3) Video Games, 1/3 of the required car parking
spaces;
(4) Businesses which primarily serve automobiles.
E. Parking spaces for motorcycles shall be provided as
follows:
1. All multi-family developments and non-
residential uses listed in Section 10 shall provide one
motorcycle space for every twenty-five (25) required
automobile spaces, with a minimum of one space.
2. The normal car parking requirement may be
reduced by one space for every three motorcycle spaces
provided, up to a maximum reduction of five (5) percent of
the required automobile spaces.
A. In the event any off-street parking lots, are at
any time not maintained for motor vehicle and bicycle parking
purposes to the extent required, the City may suspend the
certificate of occupancy for that structure or use.
B. In the event that a certificate of occupancy is
suspended, the responsible City official designated by the Mayor
shall cause to be served upon the owner or other person occupying
the subject property as shown on the records of the City a formal
order of suspension of this certificate. This order shall recite
the reasons for suspension and explain the appeal process. An
appeal from an order of the City suspending a certificate of
occupancy must be filed with the Planning Director within ten
(10) calendar days after service of the order of suspension. If
no appeal is taken within the ten day period, the certificate of
occupancy shall automatically be revoked and canceled. An appeal
shall be heard and determined by the Planning Commission at the
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next regular scheduled meeting next following the receipt of the
appeal. If the Planning Commission determines that the
suspension of the certificate of occupancy was appropriate, the
certificate shall not be revoked and canceled until forty-five
(45) calendar days have passed without re-establishment of the
minimum required parking.
C. In the event any certificate of occupancy is
revoked, the premises covered shall not be occupied or used for
any purpose until a new certificate of occupancy has been issued.
D. Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of
the provisions of this Article shall be fined not more than two
hundred dollars for each offense. A separate offense shall be
deemed to be committed on each day a violation continues.
E. An administrative decision made by the City
pursuant to the authority of this Ordinance shall be to the
Planning Commission by an aggrieved party within thirty (30)
calendar days of the date of the decision. Decisions not
appealed within the limitations period are final.
~C_T3_0~_~759: The provisions of this ordinance are
declared to be separate and severable. The invalidity of any
clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section or portion of
this ordinance, or the invalidity of the application thereof to
any person or circumstance shall not affect the validity of the
remainder of this ordinance or the validity of its application to
other persons or circumstances.
~i~_C~J9~,' '3: Ordinance No. 1792, Section 412, is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Off street parking and loading areas in R-2 Districts
shall be provided in accordance with the requirements set forth
in the Off-Street Parking and Loading Ordinance which is set
forth in Title II, Chapter VII of Ordinance No. 1792.
APPROVED by the City Council on the first reading this
..... day of
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PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton,
signed by the Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk in
authentication of such passage this -_c~__~_/- day of
1985.
ATTEST:
KATHLEEN L. McCLUSKEY, Clerk
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