Ketchikan Gateway Borough
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
18.70 Off-Street
Parking Requirements
18.70.010 Off-street parking.
Off-street parking spaces are required for all land uses on any lot with frontage on a developed right-of-way or access easement that is, or is reasonably expected to be within one year, connected to the developed public road system on Revillagigedo Island in accordance with this chapter. [Ord. No. 2022, §15 (Exh. A), 7-17-23.]
18.70.020 Central parking area.
(a) It is the intent of this section that off-street parking facilities are to be provided in the central parking area through the special assessment district process whenever feasible.
(b) There is hereby created the central parking area comprising all of the land located within the area designated and depicted as the central parking area on the official zoning map.
(c) Permanently maintained off-street parking within the central parking area shall be provided by either of the two following methods at the time of construction, placement, alteration, enlargement, or change in use, of any structure that creates an increase in required parking, computed as provided in this section:
(1) A private off-street parking lot shall be provided as specified in KGBC 18.70.060; or
(2) All persons possessing an interest of record in the property shall sign a written covenant in such form as is acceptable to the zoning administrator agreeing not to object to the establishment of a special assessment district to provide off-street parking facilities and to pay special assessment district assessments on the property in the amounts and manner as determined pursuant to such special assessment proceedings.
(3) The fees for recording said document shall be borne by the applicant. [Ord. No. 2022, §15 (Exh. A), 7-17-23.]
18.70.030 Other areas on the road system.
In all other areas of the borough there shall be provided at the time of the construction, placement, alteration, enlargement, or change in use of any structure that creates an increase in required parking, computed as provided in this section, permanently maintained off-street parking facilities for the use of occupants, employees or patrons of such structure, and it shall be the joint and several responsibility of the owner and occupant of any structure to provide, and to thereafter maintain, the following minimum free off-street parking facilities. [Ord. No. 2022, §15 (Exh. A), 7-17-23.]
18.70.040 General requirements.
(a) When a parking requirement is stated in terms of employees, it means the maximum number of employees who will be at the property at any given time, either on a single shift or an overlap of shifts. In computing the total parking requirement for a use, any fraction of one-half or more shall require more space.
(b) Where there is more than one use in a single structure or on a site (e.g., doctor, attorney and retail grocery) or two or more separate instances of the same use, off-street parking requirements shall be the sum of the requirements for the various uses.
(c) Joint Parking Areas. Where two or more uses provide a joint parking area, and their total required spaces is 20 or more, the minimum requirement will be 75 percent of the sum of the requirements for the various uses computed separately.
(d) All parking spaces provided pursuant to this chapter shall be on the same lot with the main use it serves or on an adjoining lot except that the planning commission may permit parking spaces to be on any lot within 200 feet of the use if it determines that it is impractical to provide parking on the same lot.
(e) No existing parking area and no parking area provided for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this title shall hereafter be relinquished or reduced in any manner below the requirements herein established.
(f) Where the parking requirements for a particular use are not specifically established by this chapter, the structures or premises parking requirements for such use shall be determined by the zoning official, and such determination shall be based upon the requirements for similar specified uses.
(g) Uses that are primarily utilized by visitors arriving by tour bus must demonstrate that there is adequate parking and maneuvering room for the anticipated number of buses.
(h) At the time of application, a site plan shall be submitted to the zoning official responsible for the enforcement of this title who shall approve or disapprove the plan on the basis of its conformance to this title. [Ord. No. 2022, §15 (Exh. A), 7-17-23.]
18.70.050 Compact car allowance.
(a) In parking lots of less than 10 parking spaces in commercial and industrial zones, the total required parking area shall first be determined using standard size parking spaces. In the event such total parking area is provided, the applicant may elect to convert up to 50 percent of such total parking area to compact car size parking spaces, and the remaining portion of such total required parking area shall be composed of standard size parking spaces.
(b) Commercial and Industrial Zones. In commercial and industrial zones, in computing the total parking area required for parking lots of 10 parking spaces or more, compact car size parking spaces may be substituted, at the option of the applicant, in lieu of standard size parking spaces on a one-for-one basis, up to a maximum of 50 percent of the total number of required spaces. [Ord. No. 2022, §15 (Exh. A), 7-17-23.]
18.70.060 Development requirements.
(a) Each standard size parking space shall be a minimum of nine feet wide by 20 feet long and each compact car size parking space shall be a minimum of seven feet wide by 15 feet long, exclusive of access and circulation aisles.
(b) All parking lots shall be provided with a stabilized, well-drained surface.
(c) No area in a parking lot shall be used for sales display, dead storage, repair work or any purpose other than parking of vehicles.
(d) Any lighting of parking lots shall be arranged in such a manner as to reflect away from public rights-of-way and from any adjoining residential areas.
(e) In all parking lots where compact car spaces are provided, appropriate signing shall provide for clear distinction between standard and compact parking spaces.
(f) Off-Street Parking Requirements Table.
Use Category | Parking Calculation |
|---|---|
Agriculture: | 1/2 space per employee 1 space per business owner 1 space per company vehicle 1 space per hobby garden stand |
Automotive: | 1/2 space per employee 1 space per business owner 1 space per company vehicle 1 space per primary service provider (mechanic/technician, sales person) 4 spaces per service bay 1 space per vehicle in rental or sales inventory 1 space per taxi 1 space per vehicle in fleet 1 space for every 5,000 square feet of impound area |
Aviation: | 1/2 space per employee 1 space per pilot 1 space per mechanic 1 space per business owner 1 space per dispatcher 1 space per company vehicle 1 space for every 2 aircraft passenger seats |
Communication: | 1/2 space per employee 1 space per company vehicle |
Entertainment: | 1/2 space per employee 1 space for every 5 seats 1 space for every 5 persons allowed by maximum occupancy that are not otherwise accounted for |
Food/beverage: | 1/2 space per employee 1 space for every 5 seats 1 space for every company vehicle 1 space for every 5 persons allowed by maximum occupancy that are not otherwise accounted for |
Funerary: | 2 spaces for every acre of cemetery space 1/2 space per employee 1 space for every company vehicle 1 space for every 5 permanent seats |
Health care: | 4 spaces for every primary service provider 1/2 space for every employee 1 space for every hospital bed 1 space for every 300 square feet of gross floor area in a detoxification center 1 space for every 4 nursing home or convalescent center beds |
Industrial: | 1/2 space per employee 1 space per company owner 1 space per company vehicle 1 space for every 4,000 square feet of floor area, except storage areas |
Lodging: | 1/2 space per employee 1 space per company vehicle 1 space for every hotel or motel room, tourist cabin, or resort cabin 1 space per sleeping room containing 2 or fewer beds 1 space for every 2 beds for rooms containing more than 2 beds |
Marijuana: | 1/2 space for every employee 1 space per company owner 1 space for every company vehicle 1 space for every 250 square feet of retail display area |
Marine: | 1/2 space per employee 1 space per company vehicle 1 space for every boat in rental fleet 1 space for every 2,000 square feet of vessel display area |
Meeting: | 1/2 space per employee 1 space for every 5 persons allowed by maximum occupancy that are not otherwise accounted for |
Mobile Buildings: | 1 space per dwelling unit 1 space per mobile building space in a mobile building park As required by the use contained in nonresidential mobile buildings |
Municipal: | 1/2 space per employee 1 space per company vehicle 1 space per 400 square feet of animal shelter gross floor area 1 space per 10 inmates 1 space per 5,000 square feet of park or playground area 22 spaces per playfields 1 space per 800 square feet of library or museum floor area 1 space per classroom 1 space for every 3 school auditorium seats |
Office: | 1/2 space per employee 2 spaces for every primary service provider 1 space for every 500 square feet of gross floor area in a service office |
Recreation: | 1/2 space per employee 1 space per shooting facility lane 1 space per lodge sleeping room 4 spaces per golf green 3 spaces per miniature golf hole 1 space for every club member |
Religious: | 1 space for each rabbi, priest, imam, pastor, or similar 1 space for every 10 members of the congregation 1 space per sleeping room |
Residential1, 2, 3: | 1 space per dwelling unit |
Resource industry: | 1/2 space per employee 1 space per company vehicle |
Retail: | 1/2 space per employee 1 space for every 250 sq. ft. of nonbulky retail display space 1 space for every 1,000 sq. ft. of bulky retail, art display, or wholesale display space 1 space for every garden stand |
Service: | 1/2 space for every employee 1 space for every company vehicle 2 spaces for every salon chair, barber chair, tanning bed, or tattoo station 1 space for boarding kennels 1 space for every 500 sq. ft. of gross floor area in banks 1 space for every 1,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area in commercial day cares |
Shipping: | 1/2 space per employee 1 space per company vehicle 1 space for every 250 square feet of floor area accessible to customers |
Storage: | 1/2 per employee 1 space for every 12 auto or boat storage spaces 1 space for every 20 self-storage units not directly accessible by vehicle |
Special Circumstances
1Four-family dwellings have specific parking standards contained in KGBC 18.50.020(h)(1).
2Triplex dwellings have specific parking standards contained in KGBC 18.50.020(v)(3).
3One commercial vehicle may be parked on a residential lot as an accessory use.
[Ord. No. 2022, §15 (Exh. A), 7-17-23.]
18.70.010 Off-street parking.
Off-street parking spaces are required for all land uses on any lot with frontage on a developed right-of-way or access easement that is, or is reasonably expected to be within one year, connected to the developed public road system on Revillagigedo Island in accordance with this chapter. [Ord. No. 2022, §15 (Exh. A), 7-17-23.]
18.70.020 Central parking area.
(a) It is the intent of this section that off-street parking facilities are to be provided in the central parking area through the special assessment district process whenever feasible.
(b) There is hereby created the central parking area comprising all of the land located within the area designated and depicted as the central parking area on the official zoning map.
(c) Permanently maintained off-street parking within the central parking area shall be provided by either of the two following methods at the time of construction, placement, alteration, enlargement, or change in use, of any structure that creates an increase in required parking, computed as provided in this section:
(1) A private off-street parking lot shall be provided as specified in KGBC 18.70.060; or
(2) All persons possessing an interest of record in the property shall sign a written covenant in such form as is acceptable to the zoning administrator agreeing not to object to the establishment of a special assessment district to provide off-street parking facilities and to pay special assessment district assessments on the property in the amounts and manner as determined pursuant to such special assessment proceedings.
(3) The fees for recording said document shall be borne by the applicant. [Ord. No. 2022, §15 (Exh. A), 7-17-23.]
18.70.030 Other areas on the road system.
In all other areas of the borough there shall be provided at the time of the construction, placement, alteration, enlargement, or change in use of any structure that creates an increase in required parking, computed as provided in this section, permanently maintained off-street parking facilities for the use of occupants, employees or patrons of such structure, and it shall be the joint and several responsibility of the owner and occupant of any structure to provide, and to thereafter maintain, the following minimum free off-street parking facilities. [Ord. No. 2022, §15 (Exh. A), 7-17-23.]
18.70.040 General requirements.
(a) When a parking requirement is stated in terms of employees, it means the maximum number of employees who will be at the property at any given time, either on a single shift or an overlap of shifts. In computing the total parking requirement for a use, any fraction of one-half or more shall require more space.
(b) Where there is more than one use in a single structure or on a site (e.g., doctor, attorney and retail grocery) or two or more separate instances of the same use, off-street parking requirements shall be the sum of the requirements for the various uses.
(c) Joint Parking Areas. Where two or more uses provide a joint parking area, and their total required spaces is 20 or more, the minimum requirement will be 75 percent of the sum of the requirements for the various uses computed separately.
(d) All parking spaces provided pursuant to this chapter shall be on the same lot with the main use it serves or on an adjoining lot except that the planning commission may permit parking spaces to be on any lot within 200 feet of the use if it determines that it is impractical to provide parking on the same lot.
(e) No existing parking area and no parking area provided for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this title shall hereafter be relinquished or reduced in any manner below the requirements herein established.
(f) Where the parking requirements for a particular use are not specifically established by this chapter, the structures or premises parking requirements for such use shall be determined by the zoning official, and such determination shall be based upon the requirements for similar specified uses.
(g) Uses that are primarily utilized by visitors arriving by tour bus must demonstrate that there is adequate parking and maneuvering room for the anticipated number of buses.
(h) At the time of application, a site plan shall be submitted to the zoning official responsible for the enforcement of this title who shall approve or disapprove the plan on the basis of its conformance to this title. [Ord. No. 2022, §15 (Exh. A), 7-17-23.]
18.70.050 Compact car allowance.
(a) In parking lots of less than 10 parking spaces in commercial and industrial zones, the total required parking area shall first be determined using standard size parking spaces. In the event such total parking area is provided, the applicant may elect to convert up to 50 percent of such total parking area to compact car size parking spaces, and the remaining portion of such total required parking area shall be composed of standard size parking spaces.
(b) Commercial and Industrial Zones. In commercial and industrial zones, in computing the total parking area required for parking lots of 10 parking spaces or more, compact car size parking spaces may be substituted, at the option of the applicant, in lieu of standard size parking spaces on a one-for-one basis, up to a maximum of 50 percent of the total number of required spaces. [Ord. No. 2022, §15 (Exh. A), 7-17-23.]
18.70.060 Development requirements.
(a) Each standard size parking space shall be a minimum of nine feet wide by 20 feet long and each compact car size parking space shall be a minimum of seven feet wide by 15 feet long, exclusive of access and circulation aisles.
(b) All parking lots shall be provided with a stabilized, well-drained surface.
(c) No area in a parking lot shall be used for sales display, dead storage, repair work or any purpose other than parking of vehicles.
(d) Any lighting of parking lots shall be arranged in such a manner as to reflect away from public rights-of-way and from any adjoining residential areas.
(e) In all parking lots where compact car spaces are provided, appropriate signing shall provide for clear distinction between standard and compact parking spaces.
(f) Off-Street Parking Requirements Table.
Use Category | Parking Calculation |
|---|---|
Agriculture: | 1/2 space per employee 1 space per business owner 1 space per company vehicle 1 space per hobby garden stand |
Automotive: | 1/2 space per employee 1 space per business owner 1 space per company vehicle 1 space per primary service provider (mechanic/technician, sales person) 4 spaces per service bay 1 space per vehicle in rental or sales inventory 1 space per taxi 1 space per vehicle in fleet 1 space for every 5,000 square feet of impound area |
Aviation: | 1/2 space per employee 1 space per pilot 1 space per mechanic 1 space per business owner 1 space per dispatcher 1 space per company vehicle 1 space for every 2 aircraft passenger seats |
Communication: | 1/2 space per employee 1 space per company vehicle |
Entertainment: | 1/2 space per employee 1 space for every 5 seats 1 space for every 5 persons allowed by maximum occupancy that are not otherwise accounted for |
Food/beverage: | 1/2 space per employee 1 space for every 5 seats 1 space for every company vehicle 1 space for every 5 persons allowed by maximum occupancy that are not otherwise accounted for |
Funerary: | 2 spaces for every acre of cemetery space 1/2 space per employee 1 space for every company vehicle 1 space for every 5 permanent seats |
Health care: | 4 spaces for every primary service provider 1/2 space for every employee 1 space for every hospital bed 1 space for every 300 square feet of gross floor area in a detoxification center 1 space for every 4 nursing home or convalescent center beds |
Industrial: | 1/2 space per employee 1 space per company owner 1 space per company vehicle 1 space for every 4,000 square feet of floor area, except storage areas |
Lodging: | 1/2 space per employee 1 space per company vehicle 1 space for every hotel or motel room, tourist cabin, or resort cabin 1 space per sleeping room containing 2 or fewer beds 1 space for every 2 beds for rooms containing more than 2 beds |
Marijuana: | 1/2 space for every employee 1 space per company owner 1 space for every company vehicle 1 space for every 250 square feet of retail display area |
Marine: | 1/2 space per employee 1 space per company vehicle 1 space for every boat in rental fleet 1 space for every 2,000 square feet of vessel display area |
Meeting: | 1/2 space per employee 1 space for every 5 persons allowed by maximum occupancy that are not otherwise accounted for |
Mobile Buildings: | 1 space per dwelling unit 1 space per mobile building space in a mobile building park As required by the use contained in nonresidential mobile buildings |
Municipal: | 1/2 space per employee 1 space per company vehicle 1 space per 400 square feet of animal shelter gross floor area 1 space per 10 inmates 1 space per 5,000 square feet of park or playground area 22 spaces per playfields 1 space per 800 square feet of library or museum floor area 1 space per classroom 1 space for every 3 school auditorium seats |
Office: | 1/2 space per employee 2 spaces for every primary service provider 1 space for every 500 square feet of gross floor area in a service office |
Recreation: | 1/2 space per employee 1 space per shooting facility lane 1 space per lodge sleeping room 4 spaces per golf green 3 spaces per miniature golf hole 1 space for every club member |
Religious: | 1 space for each rabbi, priest, imam, pastor, or similar 1 space for every 10 members of the congregation 1 space per sleeping room |
Residential1, 2, 3: | 1 space per dwelling unit |
Resource industry: | 1/2 space per employee 1 space per company vehicle |
Retail: | 1/2 space per employee 1 space for every 250 sq. ft. of nonbulky retail display space 1 space for every 1,000 sq. ft. of bulky retail, art display, or wholesale display space 1 space for every garden stand |
Service: | 1/2 space for every employee 1 space for every company vehicle 2 spaces for every salon chair, barber chair, tanning bed, or tattoo station 1 space for boarding kennels 1 space for every 500 sq. ft. of gross floor area in banks 1 space for every 1,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area in commercial day cares |
Shipping: | 1/2 space per employee 1 space per company vehicle 1 space for every 250 square feet of floor area accessible to customers |
Storage: | 1/2 per employee 1 space for every 12 auto or boat storage spaces 1 space for every 20 self-storage units not directly accessible by vehicle |
Special Circumstances
1Four-family dwellings have specific parking standards contained in KGBC 18.50.020(h)(1).
2Triplex dwellings have specific parking standards contained in KGBC 18.50.020(v)(3).
3One commercial vehicle may be parked on a residential lot as an accessory use.
[Ord. No. 2022, §15 (Exh. A), 7-17-23.]