Palouse City Zoning Code
§ 17.04.120
Miscellaneous restrictions.
A.
Off-Street Parking. In all districts defined in this title, there shall be provided at the time of erecting new structures, or at the time of enlarging, moving or increasing the capacity of existing structures, a minimum of off-street parking spaces provided according to the following requirements:
1.
Single-unit residential off-street parking may be located within the yard (setback) requirements.
2.
An off-street parking area shall consist of an appropriately surfaced area of not less than nine feet by 20 feet, exclusive of maneuvering areas and access areas, permanently reserved for the temporary storage of one automobile and be connected with a street by an appropriately surfaced driveway.
3.
Location. For single, duplex, triplex and quadplex structures the off-street parking shall be provided on the same lot with the building they are required to serve.
4.
Location. For multi-unit dwellings over four apartments in size, the off-street parking spaces shall be within 200 feet of the unit which they are required to serve.
5.
Location. For other uses the parking spaces shall be within 800 feet of the structure which they are required to serve.
6.
All off-street parking spaces shall be adequately surfaced so as to provide drainage from the parking spaces to avoid standing water and to allow year-round access and use of the parking spaces.
7.
Landscaping. Should more than three parking spaces be required, the parking lot shall be landscaped to shield adjacent residences from noise, exhaust fumes and lights.
B.
Signs.
1.
a.
Only the following banners and flags may be flown on street lamp posts within the city or the flag standards affixed to them and no others:
i.
The national flag of the United States of America;
ii.
The flag of the state of Washington;
iii.
The National League of Families' POW-MIA flag;
iv.
The city flag of Palouse; and
v.
Any other flag or banner which the city council may decide to be flown from time to time by council vote.
b.
The above-stated banners and flags may be flown by the city on the street lamp posts or on the flag standards affixed to them on the dates adopted by city council from time to time. Currently, the holidays or designated dates for flying the national flag of the United States of America, the flag of the state of Washington, the National League of Families' POW-MIA flag, and the city flag of Palouse are as follows:
i.
Third Monday in January (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day);
ii.
Third Monday in February (Presidents' Day);
iii.
March 30th (Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day);
iv.
April 9th (Former Prisoner of War Day);
v.
Third Saturday in May (Armed Forces Day);
vi.
Last Monday in May (Memorial Day);
vii.
June 14th (Flag Day);
viii.
June 19th (Juneteenth);
ix.
July 4th (Independence Day);
x.
July 27th (Korean War Veterans Armistice Day);
xi.
First Monday in September (Labor Day);
xii.
September 11th (Patriot Day);
xiii.
Second Saturday after Labor Day (Palouse Days);
xiv.
Third Friday in September (POW/MIA Recognition Day);
xv.
Tuesday following the first Monday in November (Election Day);
xvi.
November 11th (Veterans Day);
xvii.
December 7th (Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day).
No other banners or flags shall be permitted. Nothing herein is intended in any way to prohibit or curtail individuals from carrying flags or banners in public and/or displaying them on private property.
2.
No person or entity shall paint, mark or write on, or post or otherwise affix, any handbill or sign to or upon any public crosswalk, curb, curbstone, street lamp post, hydrant, tree, shrub, tree stake or guard, electric light or power or telephone pole, or wire appurtenance thereof or upon any lighting system, public building, drinking fountain, street sign or traffic sign.
3.
Penalty. Any flag, banner, handbill or sign found posted or otherwise affixed upon public property contrary to the provisions of this subsection (B) may be removed by the Palouse police department or department of public works. The person or persons responsible for any such illegal posting or affixing shall be liable for the cost incurred in the removal thereof and the department of public works or police department is authorized to collect such cost.
C.
Minimum Space Requirements – Residences – Apartments – Lodging – Health Care – Businesses. The following minimum space requirements shall be applicable in all zones within the city:
1.
Residential structures, single-dwelling unit, duplex, triplex, quadplex: one space per dwelling unit.
2.
Apartment structures over four units: one and one-half spaces per dwelling unit.
3.
Boarding houses, lodging houses, or rooming houses: one space per sleeping room.
4.
Motels or hotels: one space per sleeping unit.
5.
Hospitals, nursing homes, health care or social service institutions: one space for each three beds.
6.
Theaters: one space for each four seats.
7.
Commercial: one space for each 300 square feet of retail floor area.
8.
Light industrial: one space for every two employees.
(Ord. 922 § 1, 2014; Ord. 993 § 1, 2020; Ord. 995 §§ 1, 2, 2020; Ord. 1014 § 2, 2022)
