Impacts from motor vehicles and necessary parking for multifamily residential uses, especially large complexes can create significant impacts on surrounding uses, especially lower density residential housing. In order to address the potential impacts from motor vehicles in multifamily developments, the following standards shall apply to multifamily residential development constructed under these regulations.

(1)

Vehicle access for large multifamily residential development (over 200 units) is prohibited from a local residential street unless said point of access is within 500 feet of a through or connecting arterial street as enumerated in Chapter 38 or, in the opinion of the City Engineer, said local street will eventually be classified as a through or connecting arterial street.

(2)

Off-street parking and loading shall be as provided in Sections 42-360 and 42-361. Parking shall be provided for visitors, in excess of the required minimum number of parking spaces. Visitor parking shall be provided at a ratio of one parking space for every eight units. The required visitor parking space cannot be assigned to an individual apartment unit.

(3)

Parking shall not be located in any front or corner side yard setback area.

(4)

If a structure includes over 30 units, at least 40 percent of the required parking shall be located within secured, underground parking. Such parking shall be located either underneath the structure or underneath a green area on the site. Building footprints shall not be significantly raised or stilted to accommodate parking underneath the structure.

(5)

No driveway or paved vehicular surface may be located within ten feet of any multiple-family residential structure or within five feet of any property line.

(6)

Required parking provided in an enclosed garage cannot be separately leased to tenants.

(7)

Consideration shall be given to the use of non-reflective parking lot surfacing materials.

(8)

All parking lots, driveways and other paved surfaces shall be properly striped, marked and signed to adequately define parking stalls, drive lanes, turning movements, fire lanes, prohibited movements or parking and any other such instructions necessary to facilitate safe pedestrian and motor vehicle movement. All such markings shall be designed and installed to place priority on pedestrian movements rather than motor vehicle movement.

(9)

All pavement stripping, markings and signage shall be permanently maintained in order to provide for continual and safe pedestrian, bicycle and vehicle movements.

(10)

Consideration shall be given to the use of best management practices for stormwater run-off. The use of on-site retention, rainwater gardens and other mitigation methods or strategies designed to reduce off-site stormwater run-off shall be incorporated into site development plans. All such proposals shall include management plans for any on-site water storage.

(11)

For parking lots containing more than 25 stalls, poured in place concrete or equivalent curbing shall be installed in all high vehicle volume areas of the lot in order to define traffic movements, protect pavement edges and prevent disturbance or destruction of green areas and landscaping, to prevent erosion and to protect pedestrians. Said curbing shall be six inches tall and shall contain barrier free design facilities where necessary and appropriate.

(Code 1976, § 18.35.070)