In all districts, space for the on-site parking and storage of vehicles shall be reserved and improved for use at the time any building or structure is erected, enlarged, or expanded in height or ground coverage, or changed in use.

Accessible-parking shall be reserved and improved according to standards contained in the Uniform Building Code or its successor, as adopted by the state of Washington. For the purposes of this title, the term "on-site" has the same meaning as "off-street" as it relates to parking including outside of a public right-of-way.

(Ord. 263 (part), 1999: Ord. 241 § 13.10.01, 1998)

(Ord. No. 491, § 3, 3-12-2024)

The minimum required on-site parking spaces for the respective uses including accessible parking spaces required by the International Building Code or its successor, shall be as follows; provided, that the regulations of a specific zone district may require additional spaces:

A.

Dwellings; single-family, two-family, multiple-family: two spaces for each dwelling unit.

B.

Offices; business, profession: one space for each two hundred square feet of gross floor area.

C.

Church, mortuary, funeral home: one space for each four seats in the chapel or nave.

D.

Bowling alleys: five spaces for each lane.

E.

Dance hall, place of assembly and exhibition halls without fixed seats: one space for each fifty square feet of gross floor area.

F.

Drive-through restaurants or establishments serving auto-borne customers outside the building: one space for each twenty square feet of gross floor area.

G.

Food stores, markets, drug stores, and designed neighborhood shopping centers: one space for each three hundred square feet of gross floor area.

H.

Hotels, motels, resorts: one space for each unit/suite, plus, required spaces for any restaurant, assembly rooms or other associated uses.

I.

Hospitals, sanitariums, convalescent homes, nursing homes and rest homes: one space for every three patient beds, plus one additional space for every three employees.

J.

Medical and dental clinics: one space for each two hundred square feet of gross floor area.

K.

Furniture, appliance, hardware stores, household equipment, personal service, clothing, and other retail stores: one space for each four hundred square feet of gross floor area and a minimum of four spaces.

L.

Restaurants: one space for each fifty square feet of gross floor area of indoor and outdoor seating.

M.

Rooming and boarding houses: one space for each occupant accommodation.

N.

Skating rinks and other commercial recreation uses: one space for each one hundred square feet of gross floor area.

O.

Wholesale stores, warehouses, storage buildings, motor vehicle or machinery sales: one space for each employee with a minimum of four spaces.

P.

Mobile home parks, recreational vehicle parks: one space for each unit.

Q.

Theaters: one space for each three seats.

R.

High schools, colleges: one space for each five students, plus, one space for each employee.

S.

Industrial: one space for each employee on the largest shift, with a minimum of five spaces.

T.

Elementary schools, middle schools, daycare centers: one space for each employee.

(Ord. 263 (part), 1999: Ord. 241 § 13.10.02, 1998)

(Ord. No. 491, § 4, 3-12-2024; Ord. No. 498, § 8, 12-17-2024)

In the case of a use not specifically mentioned in this section, the requirements for off-street parking facilities shall be the same as the above mentioned use which is most similar.

(Ord. 241 § 13.10.03, 1998)

In the case of mixed uses, the total requirements for off-street parking facilities shall be the sum of the requirements for the various uses computed separately. Off-street parking facilities for one use shall not be considered as providing required facilities for any other use except as hereinafter specified for a joint-use.

(Ord. 241 § 13.10.04, 1998)

Two or more properties may jointly use a common parking facility, provided the facility is jointly owned or otherwise secured by easement or other sufficient legal document that assures continuance of the joint-use of the facility.

(Ord. 241 § 13.10.05, 1998)

For joint-use of parking facilities, the total number of required spaces may be reduced by no more than ten percent.

(Ord. 241 § 13.10.06, 1998)

Required on-site parking spaces shall be located as follows:

A.

For any type of dwelling: on the same lot with the building to be served.

B.

For any other use except one served by an approved joint-use parking facility: on the same lot with or not more than three hundred feet from the building or use to be served.

C.

For a use served by an approved joint-use parking facility on the same lot with, or not more than eight hundred feet from the building or use to be served.

D.

For a planned shopping center: in the location or locations contemplated by the general overall layout scheme for said center at ultimate development (e.g., peripheral parking).

(Ord. 241 § 13.10.07, 1998)

(Ord. No. 491, § 5, 3-12-2024)

An on-site parking space shall consist of a space adequate for parking an automobile with room for opening doors on both sides, together with properly related access to a public street or alley and maneuvering room. Each individual parking space shall have a minimum dimension of nine feet in width and twenty feet in length.

Except for single-family and two-family dwellings and short-term rentals, any parking facility for five or more vehicles shall be improved in accordance with the following requirements:

A.

On-site parking facilities shall be paved, and shall be graded and drained so as to dispose of surface water to the satisfaction of the county engineer, and shall be maintained in good condition free of weeds, trash, and debris.

B.

The location and design of all entrances and exits shall be subject to the approval of the planning director.

C.

Any lighting used to illuminate any on-site parking facility shall be so arranged as to reflect light away from adjoining residential premises.

D.

Required on-site parking areas shall have individual spaces marked, and shall be so designed, maintained and regulated that no maneuvering incidental to parking shall be on any public road, walkway or alley, and so that any automobile may be parked and unparked without moving another.

(Ord. 333 (part), 2005;Ord. 241 § 13.10.080, 1998)

(Ord. No. 491, § 6, 3-12-2024)

Prior to the issuance of a permit for any commercial, industrial, public or semi-public building or use, a plan showing the proposed and existing building or buildings and the layout, dimension and number of parking spaces shall be submitted to and approved by the planning director.

(Ord. 241 § 13.10.09, 1998)

On every lot in a commercial or industrial district, and on every lot in any district on which is conducted any hotel, public or semi-public use, there shall be provided space, either inside or outside a building, for the loading and unloading of goods and materials. Such space shall be not less than ten feet in width, twenty five feet in length or less than fifteen feet in height when covered. Such space shall be provided with access to an alley, or a street.

(Ord. 241 § 13.10.10, 1998)