HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 4517CITY OF RENTON,WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO.4517
Amends ORO 03177,3988,3990,
4271,4790
Amended by ORD 4771,47~O,5030
5081
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON,WASHINGTON,AMENDING
CRAPTER 14,PARKING AND LOADING ORDINANCE,OF TITLE IV
(BUILDING REGULATIONS)AND AMENDING SUBSECTIONS 10-10-
4.H,10-10-4.H.4,10-10-5.B AND IO-I0-5.D OF CHAPTER 10,
PARKING REGULATIONS,OF TITLE X (TRAFFIC),OF ORDINANCE
NO.4260 ENTITLED "CODE OF GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY
OF RENTON,WASHINGTON"RELATING TO PARKING STANDARDS FOR
DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CITY OF RENTON.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON,WASHINGTON,DO ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I.Chapter 14,Parking and Loading Ordinance,of
Title IV (Building Regulations)of Ordinance No.4260 entitled
Meode of General Ordinances of the City of Renton,Washington"is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Chapter 14,Parking Management and Loading Ordinance.
SECTION II.Subsections 4-14-1.8,4-14-1.C.l,4-14-1.C.l.a,
4-14-4.1.C.1.a.(1),4-14-4.1.C.1.a.(2),4-14-4.1.C.1.a.(3).4-14-
4.1.C.l.a.(4}and 4-14-2 of Chapter 14,Parking and Loading
Ordinance,of Title IV (Building Regulations)of Ordinance No.4260
entitled "Code of General Ordinances .of the City of Renton,
Washington"are hereby amended to read as follows:
4-14-1.B:Intent:It is the purpose of this Ordinance to
provide a means of regulating parking to promote the health,
safety,morals,general welfare and aesthetics of the City of
Renton by specifying the off-street parking and loading
requirements for all uses permitted in this Code and to describe
design standards and other required improvements.Furthermore,it
is the intent of this ordinance to promote the efficient use of the
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City's transportation facilities by incorporation into that system
of alternative modes of transportation to the single occupancy
vehicle to promote the movement of people from place to place.It
is the goal of this ordinance to allow the provision of sufficient
off-street parking-to meet the needs of urban development while not
providing an excess surplus of spaces.All new developments and
alterations to,or expansion of existing developments per section
4-14-3 .A.2 shall comply with the applicable requirements of this
chapter.
4-14-1.C.l:The Planing/Building/Public Works Department is
hereby authorized and directed to enforce all the provisions of
this ordinance.For such purpose,the Planning/Building/Public
Works Director or his/her duly authorized representative shall have
the authority of a police officer.
4-14-1.C.l.a:Approval for deviation from standards:
Whenever there are practical difficulties involved in carrying out
the provisions of this chapter,the Planning/Buil~ing/Public Works
Administrator may grant in writing modifications to the standards
for individual cases provided that such modification:
4-14-4.1.C.l.a.(1):Conforms to the intent and purpose of the
Code;and
4-14-1.C.l.a.(2):Can be shown to be justified and required
for the use and situation intended;and
4-14-l.C.l.a.(3):Will not create adverse impacts to other
property(ies)in the vicinity;and
4-14-1.C.l.a.(4):Will be made prior to detailed engineering
and design.
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4-14-2:DEFINITIONS:For the purpose of this ordinance,
certain terms and their derivations shall be construed as specified
in this section.Words in the singular include the plural,and the
plural the singular.The words "shall"and "will"are mandatorYi
the word "may"is permissive.
CARPOOL:A group of people in excess of some minimum number
(usually two or three persons)traveling to the same or relatively
nearby locations.
DOCK HIGH LOADING DOOR:Any loading door over forty inches
(40")in height measured from the adjacent pavement area where the
truck is parked to the floor elevation of the building.
GROSS FLOOR AREA:For the purpose of computing required
parking space,gross floor area shall be defined as the main areas
of the building that are occupied.It does not include accessory
areas ordinarily used by the occupant such as:rest rooms,stairs,
shafts,wall thickness,corridors,lobbies and mechanical rooms.
HIGH OCCUPANCY YEHICLE (HOY):A vehicle carrying more than
some minimum number of people (usually two or three persons).
LANDSCAPING:The addition to land of natural lawns,trees,
shrubs,flowers,rockeries and similar items to enhance its
attractiveness.
LEASED PARKING:Parking for a particular land use on land
which is subject to a lease or other agreement allowing the owners
of the building to use the property for parking for the use.
Leased parking shall be a permanent parking arrangement.The
permanency of the parking shall be determined upon consideration of
the remaining economic life of the building for which the parking
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is provided,and of the provision of the applicant of appropriate
measures to protect against conditions which may cause forfeiture
of the lease or other land use agreement.Such measures may
include,but are not limited to,bonds or covenants running with
the land upon which the building is located to cause the
termination of the occupancy of the building upon termination of
the leased parking.
LOADING AREA:A specially designed off-street place intended
to be used by vehicles for depositing and/or receiving passengers
and goods.
OUTDOOR RETAIL SALES AREAS:Specially designed areas for the
retail sale of automobiles,small trucks r vans or other similar
type motor vehicles.It does not generally include commercially
licensed motor vehicles such as buses or trucks.
PARKING LOT or PARKING AREA:A specially designed off-street
place intended to be used primarily for the temporary storage of
vehicles for durations of less than seventy two (72)hours.
Included in this definition is the permanent surface,striping,
landscaping and other features required by this section.
PARKING SPACE or PARKING STALL:A parking space is any off-
street space intended for the use of vehicular parking with ingress
and egress to the space easily identifiable.
SHOPPING CENTER:A group of buildings,structures and/or
uncovered commercial areas,or a single building containing four or
more individual commercial establishments,planned,developed and
managed as a unit related in location and type of shops to the
trade area that the unit serves.
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STACKING SPACE:The sp~ce specifically designated as a
waiting area for vehicles whose occupants will be patronizing a
drive-in business.Such space is considered to be located directly
alongside a drive-in window 1 facility or entrance used by patrons
and in lanes leading up to and away from the business
establishment.
STORAGE LOT:A specially designed area for parking or
holding of operable motor vehicles or wheeled equipment for more
than seventy two (72)hours.(See bulk storage regulations for lots
exceeding 1 acre in area.)
TANDEM PARKING:The parking of one motor vehicle behind
another,where one does not have direct access to a parking aisle
without the moving of the other vehicle.Tandem parking is allowed
only in single-family and duplex residential zones.
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT PLAN (TMP):A plan developed by
the occupant of a building or land use,or by the developer of a
proposed project,designed to provide mechanisms for reducing the
vehicle demand generated by an existing or proposed land use.
UNCOVERED COMMERCIAL AREA:An area used for display
purposes or for commercial transactions not combined within a
structure.
SECTION III.Subsection 4-14-3 .A.3 of Chapter 14,Parking
and Loading Ordinance,of Title IV (Building Regulations)of
Ordinance No.4260 entitled "Code of General Ordinances of the City
of Renton,Washington"is hereby amended to read as follows:
4-14-3.A.3:Paving of a parking lot with a permanent
surface,or striping a previously unstriped lot.
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SECTION IV.Subsections 4-14-4.B.l.b.(3),4-14-4.B.l.c.(1),
4-14-4.B.1.C.(2),4-14-4.B.4,4-14-4.C.3.b.(1),4-14-4.E.l and 4-
14-4.E.2 of Chapter 14 ,Parking and Loading Ordinance,of Title IV
(Building Regulations),of Ordinance No.4260 entitled "Code of
General Ordinances of the City of Renton,Washington"are hereby
amended to read as follows:
4-14-4.B.l.b.(3):Driveways shall not be closer than five
feet (5')to any property line (except as allowed under section 4-
14-4.B.1.c ("Joint Use Driveways"»unless a permanent easement on
the bordering property creating a five foot (5 ')clearance is
obtained.
4-14-4.B.l.c.(1):Adjoining uses may utilize a joint use
driveway where such joint use driveway reduces the total number of
driveways entering the street network,subject to the approval of
the Planning/Building/Public Works Department.
4-14-4.B.1.c.(2):Joint use driveways must be created upon
the cornmon property line of the properties served or through the
granting of a permanent access easement when said driveway does not
exist upon a common property line.
4-14-4.B.4:Driveway Construction:Driveways shall be
constructed to City standards.Deviation from standards,either in
whole or in part,shall be subject to approval by the'
Planning/Building/Public Works Department as described in section
4-14-1.C .l.a upon submittal in writing of justification for such
deviation.
4-14-4.C.3.b.(1):Off-site parking for required parking
spaces shall be contained in a parking lot within five hundred feet
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(500')of the building or other use it is intended to serve for
residential uses,and within seven hundred fifty (750')of the
building or other use it is intended to serve for non-residential
uses.
If a transportation management plan is in use or proposed
for.use in conjunction with the project,or if the developer or
building occupant can demonstrate than a transit shuttle or other
form of acceptable transportation system (motorized or noo-
motorized)between a remote parking facility and the development
will provide adequately for the parking needs of the land use,then
at the discretion of the Planning/Building/Public Works Department,
the maximum distance may be relaxed given that the conditions
outlined in 4-14-1.C.l.a are met.
4-14-4.E.l:The joint use of parking facilities should
generally be encouraged within the City of Renton.
of parking facilities may be authorized for:.
The joint use
4-14-4.E.2:To qualify as a joint-use parking facility,the
facility must be located within a radius of seven hundred fifty
feet (750 ')from the buildings or use areas it is intended to
serve.
Regulations),of Ordinance.No.4260 entitled "Code of General
Chapter 14,Parking and Loading Ordinance,of Title IV (Building
Ordinances of the City of Renton,Washington"are hereby repealed.
SECTION V.
SECTION VI.
Subsections 4-14-4.E.l.b and 4-14-4.E.4 of
Section 4-14-4 of Chapter 14,Parking and
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Loading Ordinance,of Title IV (Building RegUlations)of Ordinance
No.4260 entitled "Code of General Ordinances of the City of
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Renton,Washington"is hereby amended by adding the following
subsections:
4-14-4.B.1.0:Joint Use Driveways:Joint use driveways
reduce the number of curb cuts along individual streets and thereby
improve safety and reduce congestion while providing for additional
on-street parking opportunities.Joint Use Driveways should be
encouraged when feasible and appropriate.
4-14-4.N:The Planning/Building/Public Works Department shall
have the authority to establish,or cause to be established,
bicycle,high occupancy vehicle and pedestrian linkages within
public and private developments.Enforcement shall be administered
through the normal site design review and/or permitting process.
Adjustments to the standard parking requirements (4-14-8)may be
made by the Planning/Building/Public Works Department based on the
extent of these services to be provided.
4-14-4.0:Transportation Management Plans.
A.Transportation Management Plan (TMP)guaranteeing the
required reduction in vehicle trips may be substituted in part or
in whole for the parking spaces required,subject to the approval
of the Planning/Building/Public Works Department.
The developer may seek the assistance of the
Planning/Building/public works Department in formulating a
Transportation Management Plan.The plan must be agreed upon by
both the City and the developer through a binding contract with the
City of Renton.At a minimum,the Transportation Management Plan
will designate the number of trips to be reduced on a daily basis,
the means by which the plan is to be accomplished,an evaluation
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procedure,and a contingency plan if the trip reduction goal cannot
be met.If the Transportation Management Plan is unsuccessful,the
developer is obligated to inunediately provide additional measures
at the direction of the Planning/Building/Public Works Department,
which may include the requirement to provide full parking as
required by City standards.
SECTION VII.Section 4-14-8 of Chapter 14,Parking and
Loading Ordinance,of Title IV (Building Regulations),of Ordinance
No.4260 entitled "Code of General Ordinances of the City of
Renton,Washington"is hereby amended by adding the following
section:
4-14-8 :PARKING STANDARDS:
In determining parking requirements,when a single number of
parking spaces is required by the code,then that number of spaces
is to be interpreted as the general number of parking spaces
required,representing both the minimum and the maximum number of
spaces to be provided for that land use.When a maximum and a
minimum range of required parking is listed in the code,the
developer or occupant is required to provide at least the number of
spaces listed as the minimum requirement,and may not provide more
than the maximum listed in the code.The Planning/Building/Public
Works Department may authorize a deviation from either the minimum
or maximum parking requirements for a specific development should
conditions warrant as described in section 4-14-1.C.I.a.When
seeking a deviation from the minimum or maximum parking
requirements,the developer or building occupant shall provide the
Planning/Building/Public Works Department with written
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justification for the proposed modification.Approved Joint Use
parking agreements and the establishment of a Transportation
Management Program (TMP)may be used as described in sections 4-14-
4.E and 4-14-4.0 to meet a portion of these parking requirements.
When a development falls under more than one category,
the parking standards for the most specific category shall apply,
unless specifically stated otherwise.
SECTION VIII.Subsections 4-14-8.8.1,4-14-8.B.2,4-14-8.8.3,
4-14-8.B.5,4-14-8.C.1,4-14-8.C.4,4-14-8.H and 4-14-8.J of
Chapter 14,Parking and Loading Ordinance,of Title IV (Building
Regulations)of Ordinance No.4260 entitled "Code of General
Ordinances of the City of Renton,Washington"are hereby amended to
read as follows:
4-14-8.8.1:Banks.A minimum of four (4)parking spaces
per each one thousand (1,000)feet of gross floor area and not more
than a maximum of five (5)parking spaces per each one thousand
(1,000)square feet of gross floor area except when part of a
shopping center.Deviation from these minimum or maximum standards
requires written approval from the Planning/Building/Public Works
Department (see section 4-14-1.C.1.a).
4-14-8.8.2:Professional Offices and Businesses.
A minimum of three (3)parking spaces per each one thousand
(1,000)feet of gross floor area and not more than a maximum of
four and one half (4.5)parking spaces per each one thousand
(1,000)square feet of gross floor area except when part of a
shopping center.Deviation from these minimum or maximum standards
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requires written approval from the Planning/building/Public Works
Department (see section 4-14-1.C.l.a).
4-14-8.8.3:Shopping Centers.A minimum of four (4)
parking spaces per each one thousand (1,000)feet of gross leasable
area and not more than a maximum of five (5)parking spaces per
each one thousand (1,000)square feet of gross leasable area.
Deviation from these minimum or maximum standards requires written
approval from the Planning/Building/Public Works Department (see
section 4-14-1.C.1.a).
4-14-8.8.5:Retail stores,supermarkets,department stores,
and personal service shops.A minimum of four (4)parking spaces
per each one thousand (IrOaO)feet of gross floor area and not more
than a maximum of five (5)parking spaces per each one thousand
(1,000)square feet of gross floor area except when located in a
shopping center.Deviation from these minimum or maximum standards
requires written approval from the Planning/Building/Public Works
Department (see section 4-14-l.C.l.a).
4-14-8.C.1:Manufacturing,research and testing
laboratories,creameries,bottling establishments,bakeries,
canneries,printing and engraving shops.A minimum of one parking
space for each one thousand (1,000)square feet of gross floor area
and no more than a maximum of one and one-half (1.5)spaces per one
thousand (1,000)square feet of gross floor area (but to include
warehousing space).Deviation from these minimum or maximum
standards requires written approval from the
Planning/Building/Public Works Department (see section 4-14-
l.C.l.a).
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4-14-8.C.4:Airplane hangars,tie-down areas.Parking is
not required.Hangar space or tie-down areas are to be utilized
for necessary parking.Parking for offices associated with
airplane hangers shall be required to be provided at one parking
space per two hundred (200)square feet.
4-14-8.H:Dead storage space:No spaces required.
4-14-8.J:Mixed Occupancies.In the case of two (2)or more
uses in the same building,the total requirements for off-street
parking facilities shall be the sum of the requirements for the
several uses computed separately,unless the building is classified
as a shopping center as defined in section 4-14-2.Off-street
parking facilities for one use shall not be considered as providing
required parking facilities for any other use except as permitted
under the joint use of parking facilities clause,section 4-14-4.E.
SECTION IX.Section 4-14-9 of Chapter 14,Parking and
Loading Ordinance,of Title IV (Building Regulations)of Ordinance
No.4260 entitled "Code of General Ordinances of the City of
Renton,Washington II is hereby amended by adding the following
subsections:
4-14-9.C:Location and number of handicap stalls.
4-14-9.1.1:Location and dimensions of bicycle racks,
carpool parking spaces,and other facilities designed to
accommodate access to the site.
SECTION X.Subsections 10-10-4.H and 10-10-4.H.4 of
Chapter 10,Parking Regulations,of Title X (Traffic),of Ordinance
No.4260 entitled "Code of General Ordinances of the City of
Renton,Washington"are hereby amended to read as follows:
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10-10-4.H:Permit Parking:The City may designate certain
areas in the City for parking by permit only.Said permit parking
may regulate parking by day and/or time in the area and/or vehicle
occupancy.The regulations shall be designated by signs or
markings on the ground or similar method that will communicate the
restrictions to drivers intending to park in a restricted area.
10-10-4.B.4:The applicant must be the registered owner of
the vehicle for "which a permit is sought or be a designated driver
of a corporate or publicly sponsored vehicle being registered.
SECTION XI.Subsections 10-10-5.B and IO-IO-S.D of Chapter
10,Parking Regulations,of Title X (Traffic)of Ordinance No.4260
entitled "Code of General Ordinances of the City of Renton,
washington"are hereby amended to read as follows:
10-10-5.8:The operator of a transit coach shall not stop
same upon any street or public property at any place for the
purpose of loading or unloading passengers or baggage other than at
a public carrier zone or stop so designated as provided herein,
except in'case of emergencies.Under special circumstances,
exemption from 10-10-5.8 may be granted by written approval by the
Planning/Building/public Works Department.
This provision does not apply to the operation of
paratransit services that have obtained the authority to operate
within the City of Renton by registration with the
Planning/Building/Public Works Department.
10-10-5.0:The operator of a taxicab or paratransit
vehicle shall not stand or park such vehicle upon any street or
public property at any place other than in a designated public
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parking area.This provision shall not prevent the operator of a
taxicab or paratransit vehicle from temporarily stopping in
accordance with other stopping or parking regulations at any place
for the purpose of and while actually engaged in the expeditious
loading or unloading of passengers or their baggage.
SECTION XII.This ordinance shall be effective upon its
passage,approval,and thirty days after publication.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 8th day of __=M=a~y ,1995.
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 8th day of ~M~a~y ,1995.
City Attorney
Date of Publication:May 12,1995 (Summary Only)
ORD.443:4/17/95:as.
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SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO.4517
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON,WASHINGTON,AMENDING
CHAPTER 14,PARKING AND LOADING ORDINANCE,OF TITLE IV
(BUILDING REGULATIONS)AND AMENDING SUBSECTIONS 10-10-
4.8,10-10-4.8.4,10-10-5.B AND 10-10-5.0 OF CHAPTER 10,
PARKING REGULATIONS,OF TITLE X (TRAFFIC),OF ORDINANCE
NO.4260 ENTITLED "CODE OF GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF RENTOM,WASHINGTON"RELATING TO PARKING
STANDARDS FOR DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CITY OF RENTON.
The following is a summary of this ordinance.
SECTION I.This ordinance makes minor modifications to
the parking standards for the City of Renton to bring the
ordinance more closely in compliance with the policies of the
State Commute Trip Reduction Act.The ordinance slightly
diminishes the required parking for specified uses and allows an
approved transportation management plan to be substituted for
required parking.Other changes are made to attempt to reduce
single occupancy commuting trips by promoting travel by transit,
nonmotorized means,and carpools.
SECTION II.A full text of this ordinance will be mailed,
withOtlt charge,upon request to the City Clerk~
Date of publication:May 12,1995
Ord.447:4/10/95.
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