Selah City Zoning Code
10.34 Off-Street
Parking and Loading
When a new structure is constructed or an existing structure is enlarged, or when the use of an existing structure is changed, off-street parking and loading spaces shall be provided according to the standards set forth in Chapter 10.34, Table 34-1. If a structure, existing on the effective date of this chapter, is enlarged so as to require additional parking spaces to conform to requirements of this chapter, such additional parking spaces shall be provided; however, the number of such additional spaces shall be computed with regard only to the extent of the enlargement, regardless of whether or not the number of previously existing spaces satisfies the requirements of this chapter.
10.34.010 Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter and the parking regulations contained herein is:
(1) To assure adequate off-street parking and to prevent the worsening of an existing deficiency of parking facilities throughout the city;
(2) To require the provision of off-street parking facilities for all land uses listed in Chapter 10.28, Table 10.28A of this chapter;
(3) To reduce the amount of on-street parking and storage of vehicles so as to increase traffic safety and the capacity of the street system;
(4) To improve the aesthetic environment and reduce the visual impact of parking lots (areas) through adequate landscaping. (Ord. 1634, § 127, 2004.)
10.34.020 Off-street parking spaces to be provided.
When a new structure is constructed or an existing structure is enlarged, or when the use of an existing structure is changed, off-street parking and loading spaces shall be provided according to the standards set forth in Chapter 10.34, Table 34-1. If a structure, existing on the effective date of this chapter, is enlarged so as to require additional parking spaces to conform to requirements of this chapter, such additional parking spaces shall be provided; however, the number of such additional spaces shall be computed with regard only to the extent of the enlargement, regardless of whether or not the number of previously existing spaces satisfies the requirements of this chapter. (Ord. 1634, § 128, 2004.)
10.34.030 General provisions.
(a) It shall be a continuing obligation of the owner of property, for which parking spaces are required by this chapter, to provide the required off-street parking and loading facilities. Building permits or other permits will be issued only after receipt by the building official of a site plan drawn to scale showing the location of permanent parking and loading facilities.
(b) Required parking spaces shall be available for parking of vehicles of residents, customers, patrons and employees only, as the case may be, and shall not be used for storage of vehicles or materials or for the parking of vehicles used in conducting the business or use to which the property is put, and shall not be used for the sale, repair or servicing of any vehicle.
(c) Off-street parking and loading facilities shall be provided prior to occupancy of any structure hereafter built or enlarged, or prior to a change in the use of any land.
(d) Any use of property which, on the effective date of this chapter is nonconforming as to the regulations relating to off-street parking facilities, may continue to be used in the same manner as if the parking facilities were conforming. Such existing parking facilities shall not be further reduced.
(e) Off-street parking spaces existing on the effective date of this chapter and actually being used for the parking of automobiles or other motor vehicles in connection with the use of an existing building shall not be reduced in number or size during the entire life of such building or land use below that which would be required for a new building or land use of a similar type constructed or commenced after the effective date of this chapter.
(f) The required front yard in the multiple-family residential (R-3) zone shall not be utilized for off-street parking unless the three-foot strip nearest the front property line is landscaped and a two-foot-high concrete, masonry or decorative block wall or wood fence or solid landscaping screen is provided.
(g) Parking space shall mean a space meeting the design standards set forth in Table 34-A.
(h) Requirements for a building or use not specifically listed in this schedule shall be determined by the administrative official based upon the requirements of the most current edition of the Institute of Transportation Engineers Parking Generation Manual and similar uses.
(i) In computing the number of required or available spaces to determine compliance with requirements of this section the following means of computation shall be applied:
(1) Computation of Required Spaces. When a building or use is planned or constructed in such a manner that a choice of parking requirements could be made, the use which requires the greatest number of parking spaces shall govern.
(2) Fraction. If the number of off-street parking spaces required contains a fraction, such number shall be changed to the nearest higher whole number.
(3) Mixed Uses. When several uses occupy a single structure or lot the total required parking spaces shall be the sum of the requirements of the individual uses, or the applicant may request that the administrative official utilize the mixed-use/multi-use parking demand data of the Institute of Transportation Engineers to propose a modified parking standard.
(4) Dual Uses. None of the provisions of this chapter shall be construed or applied so as to prevent the dual use of parking facilities for the times during which uses are not conflicting. For the purpose of computing the number of parking spaces available through the dual use of parking facilities, the following considerations, rules and regulations shall be applied:
(A) The building or use for which the application is made for authority to utilize existing off-street parking facilities provided by another building or use shall be located within three hundred feet of such parking facilities.
(B) The applicant shall show that there is no substantial conflict in the principal operating hours for the buildings or uses for which the dual use of off-street parking facilities is proposed.
(C) Parties concerned in the dual use of off-street parking facilities shall file with the city written evidence of an agreement for dual use.
(D) Up to fifty percent of the parking facilities required by this chapter for a use considered to be primarily a daytime use may be provided by a use considered to be primarily a nighttime use; up to fifty percent of the parking facilities required by this chapter for a use considered to be primarily a nighttime use may be provided by a use considered to be primarily a daytime use; provided, up to one hundred percent of the parking facilities required by this chapter for a church or for an auditorium incidental to a public or parochial school may be supplied by parking facilities of a use considered to be primarily a daytime use. For purposes of this subsection, and as a standard for applying the provisions of this section, the following uses are considered to be primarily daytime uses: banks, business and financial offices, manufacturing uses, and the following uses are considered to be typical nighttime and/or Sunday uses: auditoriums, incidental to a public or parochial school, church, dance hall and theater.
(E) Compact Car Parking. For parking areas with ten or more required parking spaces, up to fifteen percent of the required number of off-street parking spaces may be designed for compact car parking. Compact spaces shall be no less than eight by seventeen feet and each space must be laveled individually with appropriate signage, and a durable pavement marking "compact." (Ord. 2065, § 2 (Exh. A), 2019; Ord. 1634, § 129, 2004.)
10.34.040 Ingress and egress provisions.
The city shall have the authority to fix the location, width and manner of approach of a vehicular ingress or egress from a building or parking area to a public street and to alter existing ingress and egress as may be required to control street traffic in the interest of public safety and general welfare. (Ord. 1634, § 130, 2004.)
10.34.050 Parking space design standards.
Access aisles and parking stalls shall be of sufficient width and length to provide for all turning and maneuvering, and shall be to a design standard as established in Table 34-A. (Ord. 1634, § 131, 2004.)
10.34.060 Location of required spaces.
(a) Groups of five or more parking spaces shall be served by a driveway so that no vehicular backing or other maneuvering movement will occur within a public right-of-way other than an alley.
(b) Required off-street parking for a single-family, two-family and multiple-family dwellings shall be located on, or within sixty-five feet of the lot or building site of the building to be served by the parking spaces.
(c) Off-street parking area for nonresidential uses shall be located not more than three hundred feet from the structure or use served. (Ord. 1634, § 132, 2004.)
10.34.070 Required improvement and maintenance of parking areas.
Every lot or parcel of land improved to provide a public or private parking area having a capacity of two or more vehicles shall meet the following specifications:
(1) Surfacing. New off-street parking areas shall be paved with two inch-thick asphalt surfacing on aggregate base or equivalent surfacing acceptable to the city so as to eliminate dust or mud, and shall be graded and drained to a plan acceptable to the city. Grading and drainage facilities shall be arranged so that no water drains across sidewalks.
(2) Border Barricades and Screening.
(A) Any parking areas that are not separated by a fence from any street property line upon which it abuts shall be provided with a suitable concrete curb or timber barrier not less than six inches in height and located not less than two feet from the street property line. Such curb or barrier shall be securely installed and maintained; provided, no such curb or barrier shall be required across any driveway or entrance to the parking area.
(B) Every parking area abutting property located in any residential zone shall be separated from such property by a solid masonry wall or wood fence, which wall or fence shall be four to six feet in height; provided, that along the required front yard the wall shall not exceed two feet in height. No such wall need be provided where the elevation of that portion of the parking area immediately adjacent to a residential zone is six feet or more below the elevation of such residentially zoned property along the common property line.
(3) Driveway Surfacing. All public or private driveways shall be surfaced for a minimum distance of twenty-five feet back from the street or curb to a minimum width of twenty feet at the curb and constructed in accordance with the specifications established in subsection (1) of this section. (Ord. 1634, § 133, 2004.)
10.34.080 Required landscaping of parking areas.
(a) In parking lots of ten or more spaces, a minimum of four percent of the total parking lot area shall be landscaped. On premises used for an industrial use category, as specified in Chapter 10.28 of this title, the landscaping required by this section shall apply only to those parking areas, which abut on a public right-of-way.
(b) No required planting area shall be less than twenty-four square feet in area with the exception of raised planter boxes around or in close proximity to buildings.
(c) One tree shall be installed for every fifteen single-row parking stalls or every thirty double-row parking stalls within the parking lot.
(d) Landscaping shall consist of combinations of trees, shrubs and ground cover with careful consideration to eventual size and spread, susceptibility to disease and pests, durability and adaptability to existing soil and climatic conditions.
(e) Shrubs and trees in the landscaping shall be maintained in a healthy growing condition. (Ord. 1634, § 134, 2004.)
10.34.090 Lighting.
Lighting, if provided, shall be indirect, hooded and arranged to reflect away from adjoining properties and streets. (Ord. 1634, § 135, 2004.)
10.34.100 Plot plan required.
A plot plan of every new or enlarged off-street parking lot shall be filed with the city prior to the commencement of construction. The plan shall be drawn to a minimum scale of one inch for each fifty feet, and shall indicate the proposed development, including locations, size, shape, design, curb cuts, lighting, landscaping, irrigation and other features and appurtenances of the proposed parking lot. (Ord. 1634, § 136, 2004.)
10.34.110 Existing uses.
The provisions and requirements of this chapter shall not apply to uses of property and parking lots or spaces existing on the effective date of this chapter; provided, the provisions and requirements this chapter shall apply to new construction, to changes in the use of an existing premises, and to the development of premises subsequent to the effective date of this chapter. (Ord. 1634, § 137, 2004.)
10.34.120 Downtown parking exempt area.
A portion of the city’s downtown business, general (B-2) zoning district, depicted in Figure A set forth below, is exempt from the provisions of this chapter relative to the number of off-street parking spaces required. All other requirements of this chapter shall apply to any off-street parking provided by a property owner or business.
Section 10.34.120, Figure A
Parking Exempt Area
Section 10.34.120, Table A
Table of Parking Space Minimum Design Standards
Angle of Parking (Degrees) | One-Way Maneuvering Lane Width (Feet) | Two-Way Maneuvering Lane Width (Feet) | Parking Stall Width (Feet) | Parking Stall Length (Feet) |
Parallel to 29 | 12 | 20 | 9 | 23 |
30 – 53 | 12 | 20 | 9 | 16 |
54 – 75 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 18 |
76 – 90 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 20 |
Section 10.34.120, Table B
Table of Parking Spaces Required
The number of off-street parking spaces required for various uses shall not be less than as specified in Table B, or for uses not listed in such table not less than the number specified in the most current edition of the Institute of Transportation Engineers Parking Generation Manual.
City of Selah Zoning Ordinance, Title 10, Chapter 34, Table B | |
Activity | Parking Standards |
Agricultural Services | |
|---|---|
Agriculturally related industries: packing, processing plants | One space for each 300 sq. ft. of GFA |
Storage facilities | Two spaces for the first 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA plus one space for each additional 3,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
Amusement and Recreation | |
Athletic club (as defined in Appendix A to Chapters 10.02 through 10.48) | 3.55 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
Auditoriums, exhibition hall | One space for each 100 sq. ft. of GFA |
Billiard hall | 6.56 stalls per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA and 2.89 stalls per billiard table |
Bowling alley | 5.02 spaces for each lane |
Exercise facility/health/fitness club | 5.27 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
Game room, card room, electronic game rooms | 5.81 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA and 0.34 spaces per gaming positions |
Golf course | 8.68 spaces per hole |
Gymnasiums | One space for each 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
Health/fitness club (as defined in Appendix A to Chapters 10.02 through 10.48) | 5.27 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
Horse racing track, speedway, grandstands | One space for each three fixed seats or 54 inches of bench seating |
Ice skating, roller skating, skateboarding (indoor) | 5.8 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
Movie theater (see ITE Parking Generation Manual for Multiplex Movie Theater) (as defined in Appendix A to Chapters 10.02 through 10.48) | 0.26 spaces per seat |
Multipurpose recreational facility (as defined in Appendix A to Chapters 10.02 through 10.48) | 1.78 spaces per golf hole; and 10.67 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA; and 16 spaces per acre |
Park: city (10 acres or less) | 2.80 spaces per acre |
Park: city (more than 10 acres) | 5.10 spaces per acre |
Soccer complex | 58.80 spaces per field |
Swimming pools | One space for each 150 sq. ft. of water surface area |
Tennis courts, indoor and outdoor (outside of a park or multipurpose recreational center) | 3.56 spaces per court |
Water slide park | 84.5 spaces per acre |
Community Services | |
Churches, synagogues and temples | 8.37 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
College, community | 0.18 spaces per student |
College, university | 0.22 spaces per student |
Community center recreational (as defined in Appendix A to Chapters 10.02 through 10.48) | 3.20 vehicles per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
Convalescent, adult care center, nursing and group homes | 0.35 spaces per bed |
Convention center | 0.44 spaces times maximum occupant load |
Fire and police stations | One space for each 200 sq. ft. of GFA |
Halfway house (detention center) | One space for each two beds |
Hospital | 3.95 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
Schools: Elementary | 0.17 spaces per student. Parking for schools shall be determined at the time of construction and shall be based upon maximum occupancy of the structure(s). Any additional construction or placement of portables shall require recalculation of the maximum occupancy and the addition of parking stalls accordingly. |
Schools: High school | 0.09 spaces per student (see note above for calculation of parking stalls) |
Schools: Middle/junior high | 0.09 spaces per student (see note above for calculation of parking stalls) |
Schools: Private school (K–12) | 0.40 spaces per student |
Juvenile detention center | 1.5 spaces for each bed |
Mosque | 17.32 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
Museums, art galleries | 1.32 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
Preschools, child care centers | 3.16 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
Libraries | 2.61 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
Vocational schools | One space for each 400 sq. ft. of GFA |
Light Industrial Uses (not otherwise provided in this table) | |
General light industrial | 0.75 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
Industrial park | 1.27 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
Manufacturing (Mass Production) | |
Manufacturing | 1.02 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
Residential | |
Assisted living | 0.41 per dwelling unit |
Continuing care retirement community | One space per dwelling |
Single-family dwelling | Three spaces |
Two-family dwelling | Six spaces |
Multiple-family dwellings: | |
Three to four units | Two spaces per dwelling unit |
Five units | Two spaces per dwelling unit |
Six units or more | Two spaces per dwelling unit |
Retirement home | One space for each dwelling unit |
Retail Trade and Services | |
Addressing, mailing and stenographic services | One space for each 300 sq. ft. of GFA |
Advertising agencies | One space for each 300 sq. ft. of GFA |
Animal hospital/veterinary clinic | 1.6 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA and 1.4 vehicles per employee |
Apparel/clothing store | 2.13 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
Automobile, truck, mobile/manufactured home, recreational vehicle sales | One space for each 500 sq. ft. of showroom and one space for each 1,000 sq. ft. of retail sales floor area |
Automotive: Automobile maintenance and service shop | Two spaces per service area including work bays |
Automotive: Car wash | Six spaces per wash bay |
Automotive: Parts and accessories | 2.25 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
Automotive: Car wash, self-service | One space for each 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
Automotive: Paint and body shops | Two spaces per service area including work bays |
Automotive: Specialized repair shop (brakes, radiator, etc.) | Two spaces per service area including work bays |
Automotive: Tire store | 4.17 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
Automotive: Wrecking and dismantling | One space for each 500 sq. ft. of GFA |
Bank/financial institution | One space for each 200 sq. ft. of GFA |
Bank/financial institution drive-in | 4.00 stalls per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
Beauty and barber shops | One space for each 75 sq. ft. of GFA |
Bed and breakfast inn | One space for each guest room |
Bookstore | 0.89 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
Building and contractors office | One space for each 800 sq. ft. of GFA |
Carpet store | 1.79 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
Coffee/donut shop (without drive-through window) | 14.44 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
Coffee/donut shop (with drive-through window) | 10.40 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
Copy, print and express shipping store | Three spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
Convenience market (as defined in Appendix A to Chapters 10.02 through 10.48) | 3.11 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
Convenience market (with gas pumps) | 8.38 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
Discount club (as defined in Appendix A to Chapters 10.02 through 10.48) | 2.90 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
Drugstore with drive-through window | 2.39 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
Drugstore without drive-through window | 2.94 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
Dry cleaners | 1.40 stalls per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
Electronics store | 3.03 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
Farm supplies | One space for each 800 sq. ft. of GFA |
Furniture, home furnishings, appliances | 1.04 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
Sporting goods store | 1.78 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
Home improvement store | 3.19 stalls per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
Heating, air conditioning, plumbing equipment store | One space for each 400 sq. ft. of GFA |
Heavy equipment, farm equipment sales and repair | One space for each 300 sq. ft. of GFA |
Hotel | 1.20 spaces per room |
Hotel: Business | 0.66 spaces per room |
Hotel: Resort | 1.29 spaces per room |
Household appliances, furniture, small engine, TV repair | One space for each 300 sq. ft. of GFA |
Liquor store | 2.98 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
Lumber yard/building materials | One space for each 400 sq. ft. of GFA of structure and storage area |
Nursery | One space for each 400 sq. ft. of structure and permanent outside display and sales area |
Medical: Dental laboratores and offices | 3.20 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
Medical: Surgery center | 5.67 per operating room |
Medical: Clinics | 4.94 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
Motels | 0.71 spaces per room |
Multiple use shopping center: Two or more structures or uses within a single building with shared parking | 4.67 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
Office supply store | 0.61 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
Paint, glass and wallpaper store | One space for each 400 sq. ft. of GFA |
Pet supply store | 1.17 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
Post office | 33.20 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA and 2.01 spaces per employee |
Professional office building for accountants, attorneys, engineers, government, etc. | 4.15 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
Radio/TV studios and offices | One space for each 300 sq. ft. of GFA |
Real estate office | One space for each 200 sq. ft. of GFA |
Residential mini-storage | One space for each 300 sq. ft. of GFA of office space |
Restaurant, cafe (sit-down) | 16.41 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
Restaurant, fast-food (without drive-through window) | 12.40 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
Restaurant, fast-food (with drive-through window) | 9.98 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
Retail service establishments listed or not listed in Chapter 10.28, Table 10.28A but not listed in this table | One space for each 300 sq. ft. of GFA |
Retail trade establishments listed in or not listed in Chapter 10.28, Table 10.28A but not listed in this table | |
Less than 4,000 sq. ft. of GFA | One space for each 300 sq. ft. of GFA |
4,001 to 10,000 sq. ft. of GFA | One space for each 350 sq. ft. of GFA |
10,001 to 25,000 sq. ft. of GFA | One space for each 400 sq. ft. of GFA |
Greater than 25,000 sq. ft. of GFA | Three spaces for each 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
Service station with or without convenience market | 0.75 spaces per fueling position |
Shoe sales, repair or shine | One space for each 300 sq. ft. of GFA |
Supermarket | 3.92 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
Tavern, bar, dine-drink-dance establishments | One space for each 75 sq. ft. of GFA |
Toy/children's store | 1.94 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
Waste material processing and junk handling | One space for each 500 sq. ft. of GFA |
Transportation | |
Bus terminal, dispatch office, storage and maintenance facility | One space for each 500 sq. ft. of GFA |
Air, rail and truck terminal | One space for each 300 sq. ft. of GFA |
Taxicab terminal, dispatch office, storage and maintenance facility | One space for each 300 sq. ft. of GFA |
Utilities | |
Utility services | One space for each 800 sq. ft. of GFA |
Wholesale Trade | |
Warehousing | 0.51 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
Wholesale trade | Two spaces for first 1,000 sq. ft. of GFA, plus one space for each additional 3,000 sq. ft. of GFA |
Abbreviations/Symbols: GFA – gross floor area; sq. ft. – square feet
(Ord. 2214, § 2, 2023; Ord. 2065, § 2 (Exh. A), 2019; Ord. 2046, § 2 (Exh. A), 2018; Ord. 1634, §§ 138, 139, 2004.)
10.34.125 Electric vehicle charging stations.
Electric vehicle charging stations – as defined by RCW 36.70A.695(5) in its now-existing form and, also, each and every future form of the statute following any amendment, addition or recodification that the state government enacts or effectuates – shall not be allowed on resource lands or in critical areas, but shall be allowed as set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of this section:
(a) As an accessory use to an approved principal use that is situated in the B-1, B-2 or M-1 zoning district.
(b) Pursuant to an issued right-of-way use permit with regard to a public parking lot or on-street public parking area. (Ord. 2214, § 3, 2023.)