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ORD 89-54 OVERHEAD/UNDERGROUND UTILITIES10-25-89 11-29-89 ORDINANCE NO. 89-54 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WINSLOW, WASHINGTON, AMENDING THE WINSLOW MUNICIPAL CODE, TITLE 18, ENTITLED ZONING TO REVISE CHAPTER 18.88, TO CREATE FROM IT CHAPTER 18.88, LIMITED TO GENERAL REGULATIONS AND ALLOWING OVERHEAD AND UNDERGROUND UTILITIES IN REQUIRED YARD SPACE AND REQUIRING SCREENING FOR UNSIGHTLY STRUCTURES; AND TO CREATE CHAPTER 18.89, WHICH IS LIMITED TO PARKING REGULATIONS AND REVISING PARKING REDUCTIONS FOR DWELLING UNITS NEAR THE FERRY TERMINAL AND ALLOWING FOR PARKING REDUCTIONS FOR COMPLEMENTARY USE PARKING LOTS AND RELOCATING ACCESS REQUIREMENTS FROM SECTION 18.20.070 TO SECTION 18.89.090; AND TO CREATE CHAPTER 18.90, WHICH IS LIMITED TO LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Winslow, Washington, has determined that the Zoning Code should be amended; and WHEREAS, the Planning Agency conducted the required public hering on the 26th day of January, 1989; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Winslow finds that the policies outlined in the Land Use subsection of the Comprehensive Plan requires the updating of the Zoning Code; NOW, THEREFORE, THE HAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WINSLOW DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Chapter 18.88 is hereby divided to create three separate chapters which shall read in their entirety as follows: CHAPTER 18.88 GENERAL REGULATIONS. 18.88.010 Accessory buildings. Other than in commercial or industrial zones, permitted accessory buildings and structures may be located in rear and side yards, provided that no portion of the building or structure is within five feet of the lot line or within 10 feet of any other building. In through lots, accessory buildings in rear yards shall conform to the front yard setback requirements for a principal building. Decks less than thirty-six inches in height extending into required rear and side yards may be attached to the prinicpal building. 18.88.20 Fences. Fences up to six feet high may be located in any required yard space, except for corner lots as regulated in this section under Sight Clearance. Fences in excess of six feet may be erected with issuance of a conditional use permit. 18.88.030 Sight clearance. No sight-obscuring fence or hedge over forty-two inches higher than the grade of adjacent streets shall be permitted on corner lots in the yard area formed by a line from the lot corner at the street intersection along the front yard line fifteen feet and side yard line fifteen feet and a line connecting the two lot lines at the point fifteen feet from the intersection corner. 18.88.040 Utilities. Overhead and underground utilities are permitted in required yard space. 18.88.050 Unsightly structures. The Flax~ning Agency may, at its discretion, require the sight screening of structures, normally accessory to permitted uses if it determines that they are unsightly. Such screening shall be accomplished through fencing and/or plantings. CHAPTER 18.89 PARKING AND ACCESS REQUIREMentS 18.89.010 Parking Li spaces required. A. Two spaces for each permanent dwelling unit are required. B. For retail, commercial, and personal service, four spaces for each one thousand square feet of floor area shall be provided for every building over one thousand square feet in floor area. C. For retail, commercial, and personal service use in buildings under one thousand square feet of floor area, two spaces for each employee shall be provided. D. For wholesale commercial and manufacturing, one space for each employee is required. E. For places of public accommodation serving food and beverages, one space for each four occupants as determined by the building official. F. For other uses or special cases, parking requirements shall be established by the issuance of a conditionl use permit. 18.89.020 Parking -- size of stall. Each parking space shall be at least eight and one- half feet wide and twenty feet long exc!us~ve of access drives and aisles having access from a public thoroughfare or private access easement. Parking spaces for small cars shall be a minimum of seven and one-half feet by sixteen feet. Small car spaces are limited to thirty percent of the required total number. 18.89.030 Par~ng -- reductions allowed. Residential parking requirements may be reduced by 50 percent for dwelling units located within a quarter mile radius of the Ferry Terminal and by 25 percent for dwelling units located within half a mile from the Ferry Terminal. This reduction is not applicable in conjunction with senior citizen housing project parking reductions. 18.89.040 Parking -- location of spaces. Parking spaces serving dwelling units shall be located on the same lot with the building they serve. Parking spaces serving non-residential uses may be consolidated in a remote location as permitted elsewhere in this title or as approved by the Planning Agency. 18.89.050 Parking -- joint use. The required parking for two or more complementary uses may be reduced up to 50 percent when provided by a common parking lot depending on how complementary the uses are. Joint parking will be authorized only with the issuance of a conditional use permit. 18.89.060 Parking -- improvement and maintenance. Every off-street parking or automobile storage area capable of holding three or more automobiles shall be developed and maintained in the following manner: A. Parking and access areas shall be paved or surfaced and maintained so as to eliminate dust and mud. B. Adequate storm drainage facilities shall be installed. -2- 18.89.070 Parking -- grades. Within a parking lot, the grade of parking areas shall not exceed six percent, although the grade of driveways and aisles between separate parking areas will be not more than 14 percent. Parking areas on sloping lots shall be laid out so that parked cars lie perpendicular to the slope. Where existing grades on property proposed for a parking lot exceed ten percent, the agency may require a topographic survey to show existing and proposed grades. 18.89.080 Parking -- lighting. All lights shall be hooded or shaded so that direct light from the lamp is not a nuisance to adjacent properties or public rights-of-way. 18.89.090 Parking -- access. A. Shall have direct access to a street or road easement and shall provide unobstructed access driveways exclusive of the required parking areas as follows: 1. Two-way access drives not abutted by parking shall provide at least twenty-two (22) feet of paved surface. 2. Two-way access drives abutted by parking shall provide at least twenty-four (24) feet of paved surface. 3. One-way access drives not abutted by parking shall provide at least twelve (12) feet of paved surface. 4. One-way access drives abutted by parking shall provide at least twenty (20) feet of paved surface. 18.89.100 Parking -- screening. Where a parking lot abuts a side or rear property line, a sight-obscuring, decorative fence shall be installed within one foot of the property line; except, where adjoining property slopes upward for a distance of not less than three feet and at an angle of not less than forty-five degrees, such a ~nce shall not be required. Such decorative fences shall be not less than five feet, nor more than six feet high, may be planted with climbing ivy or other evergreen vine, and shall be protected against damage from automobiles by curbs installed not closer than two feet from the fence. In commercial zones, this requirement may be waived by the Planning Agency upon written agreement o~ adjoining property owners. 18.89.110 Parking -- landscaping. For landscaping required in parking areas see Section 18.90.040. CHAPTER 18.90. LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS 18.90.010 Landscaping --improvement. In the development of any property covered in the scope of these standards, reasonable landscape improvement, "to conserve ~,d restore natural beauty and other natural resources," shall be required as follows: A. In residential development, not including owner- occupied single-family residences, landscape improvement shall be carried out in all open areas not required for circulation or parking and shall stress ground cover, native flowering shrubs and evergreen trees. Flowering, deciduous trees are considered to be desirable supplements. -3- B. In commercial development, landscape improvement shall be carried out in all open areas not required for circulation or parking and shall stress planting areas: paving with brick, block, or stones; planter boxes or tubs; and window boxes; with native flowering shrubs, ground cover and trees where practical. C. Landscape improvement shall be carried out to screen exposed storage areas, exposed machinery installations, service areas, truck loading areas, utility buildings and structures, and shall be of such plant materials as will be suitable and practical in such locations. 18.90.020 Landscaping -- preservation. The landscape shall be preserved in its natural state, insofar as possible, by minimizing tree, shrub, and soil removal, and any required grade change shall be in keeping with the general appearance of neighboring developed areas. ]8.90.030 Landscaping -- replacement. Where authorized grading operations require the removal of existing trees, shrubs, or ground cover, an approximately equivalent environmental design effect shall be provided through the planting of trees, shrubs and ground cover. 18.90.040 Landscaping -- parking areas. A. No less than 10 percent of the area of a parking lot or service station paving area shall be in landscaping. Only lax~dscaped areas within a parking lot or between a parking lot and property line shall be counted as part of the required landscaped area. No landscaped area containing less than one hundred square feet or less than five feet wide shall satisfy the requirement. Landscaped areas shall be distributed throughout a parking lot in such a manner that no parking stall shall be more than 45 feet from a landscaped area and no more than 12 contiguous parking stalls be allowed. B. Evergreen trees (withouu low growing branches, gum, blossoms, or pods that might damage cars or clog drainage) shall constitute the primary landscaping element. Ground cover and flowering native shrubs shall constitute the secondary element. Where a parking lot fronts on a street along a frontage of not less than seventy feet, street trees, as approved by the agency, shall be planted on approximately forty-foot centers. Section 2. Section 18.20.070 "Access requirements" is hereby deleted in its entirely. Section 3. If any provision hereof is found to be unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall be in full force and effect. Section 4. This ordinance or a summary of the title shall be published in the official newspaper of the City of Winslow, Washington, and shall take effect 5 days after publication and posting as required by l~w. ALICE B. TAW1RESEY, Mayor ATTEST/AUTHENTICATE: -4- APPROVED AS TO FORM: ROBERT O. CONOLEY, City Attorney ~ FILED WITH CITY CLERK: 11-29-89 APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL: December 7, 1989 PUBLICATION DATE: December 13, 1989 EFFECTIVE DATE: December 18, 1989 ORDINANCE NO. 89-54 -5-