1990-45 Repealing and Re-enacting Chapter 17.57 Off-street Parking of the Borough CodeKODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
ORDINANCE NO. 90 -45
Introduced by: Mayor Selby
Recommended by:
Planning & Zoning Commission
Date: 12/06/90
Public Hearing: 01/08/91
Adopted: 01/08/91
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND RE- ENACTING CHAPTER 17.57
(OFF- STREET PARKING) OF THE BOROUGH CODE
The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly hereby ordains that:
Section 1: This ordinance is of a general and permanent
nature and shall become a part of the Kodiak Island Borough Code of
Ordinances.
Section 2: Chapter 17.57 Off- street Parking is repealed
and re- enacted as follows:
Sections:
17.57.010 Off - street Parking Required - -In General
17.57.020 Off - street Parking - -Core Area Exemption
17.57.030 Off - street Parking -- Remote Area Exemption
17.57.040 Off - street Parking -- Number of Spaces Required
17.57.050 Off - street Parking -- Location
17.57.060 Off - street Parking -- Village Parking
Requirements: Number of Spaces Required
17.57.070 Parking Area Development Standards:
Single - family and two - family dwellings
17.57.080 Parking Area Development Standards:
Multifamily dwellings and non - residential uses
17.57.090 Off - street Loading Space Requirements
17.57.100 Parking Plan Review
17.57.010 Off - street parking required - -In general. In all
zoning districts, from the time a principal building or land use
activity is erected, constructed, established, altered or enlarged,
there shall be off - street parking conforming to this chapter to
serve that building or use. This parking shall be available free
of charge for the use of the occupants, employees, and patrons of
the building. The owners and occupants of a principal building
shall be jointly and severally responsible for providing and
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maintaining the off- street parking serving that building or use.
The off - street parking required by this chapter shall be maintained
in accordance with this chapter continuously during the life of the
building or use.
17.57.020 Off - street Parking - -Core Area Exemption. The
requirements of this chapter for the provision of off - street
parking and loading areas shall not apply within the designated
core area of downtown Kodiak. The purpose of this exemption is to
establish off - street parking regulations that are consistent with
the provisions of the Central Commercial Designation of the UR -19
Urban Renewal Plan. The exemption area is bounded by Rezanof Drive
West, Center Avenue, Marine Way East, and Marine Way West and is
defined as Blocks 4 through 13 of New Kodiak Subdivision.
17.57.030 Off - street parking -- Remote Area Exemption.
A. The off - street parking requirements, parking area
development standards, and off - street loading requirements of this
chapter do not apply to land use activities and structures located
in remote areas.
B. For purposes of this section, a remote area is defined as
an area not located on, or adjacent to, the contiguous road system
of the City of Kodiak or the villages of Akhiok, Larsen Bay, Old
Harbor, Ouzinkie, Port Lions, and Karluk.
17.57.040 Off- street parking -- Number of spaces required.
A. The required number of off - street parking spaces to be
provided will be determined as follows:
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REQUIRED Orr -sr
PARKING SPACES
eNBQrr® USES
Single - family dwelling
3 per dwelling unit
Tw o- family dwelling
3 per dwelling unit
Multifamily dwellings (12 units or less)
Multifamily dwellings (more then 12 units)
2 per dwelling unit
1.5 per dwelling unit
Aircraft hangars (used for any purpose)
1 per 700 square feet of
gross floor area
Auto, boat and recreational vehicle sales
1
per 3,000 square feet of gross lot
area, but not less than 5 spaces
maintaining the off- street parking serving that building or use.
The off - street parking required by this chapter shall be maintained
in accordance with this chapter continuously during the life of the
building or use.
17.57.020 Off - street Parking - -Core Area Exemption. The
requirements of this chapter for the provision of off - street
parking and loading areas shall not apply within the designated
core area of downtown Kodiak. The purpose of this exemption is to
establish off - street parking regulations that are consistent with
the provisions of the Central Commercial Designation of the UR -19
Urban Renewal Plan. The exemption area is bounded by Rezanof Drive
West, Center Avenue, Marine Way East, and Marine Way West and is
defined as Blocks 4 through 13 of New Kodiak Subdivision.
17.57.030 Off - street parking -- Remote Area Exemption.
A. The off - street parking requirements, parking area
development standards, and off - street loading requirements of this
chapter do not apply to land use activities and structures located
in remote areas.
B. For purposes of this section, a remote area is defined as
an area not located on, or adjacent to, the contiguous road system
of the City of Kodiak or the villages of Akhiok, Larsen Bay, Old
Harbor, Ouzinkie, Port Lions, and Karluk.
17.57.040 Off- street parking -- Number of spaces required.
A. The required number of off - street parking spaces to be
provided will be determined as follows:
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Auto. boat, and recreational service garages,
gas stations, repair shops, and accessory
installation shops
4 spaces per stall /service bay.
No vehicle in the custody of the
business for service, repairs,
storage. sales or other purpose may be
stored in a public right -of -way.
Banks
1 per 300 square feet of
gross floor area
Bowling alley
4 for each alley or lane
Churches, dance halls, schools, community
building, fraternal organization, auditoriums,
theaters, banquet facilities. and other places
of assembly
1 per 4 seats,
based on maximum seating capacity in
the principal place of assembly
Doctor, dentist, and law offices and clinics
1 per 200 square feet
of gross floor area
Food market, grocery store or shopping center
4 per 1.000 square feet of
gross leasable area
Furniture and appliance stores
1 per 400 square feet
of gross floor area
General hospitals
1 per 500 square feet
of gross floor area
Hotels (excluding restaurants, lounges, and
banquet facilities)
1 per 1 guest room and
1 per dwelling unit
Industrial or manufacturing establishment
1 per 700 square feet
of gross floor area
Intermediate care facilities,
nursing homes, etc.
1 per 3 patient beds
based on maximum capacity
Laundromat
1 per 2 washing machines
Lumber yards and building supply stores
1 per 200 square feet of office
and showroom sales area
Mini - warehouses
1 per 200 square feet of office
area but not less than 3 spaces
Motel or boardinghouse
1 per guest room or dwelling unit
Motor freight terminals, warehouses,
gear sheds and storage buildings
1 per 1000 square feet
of gross floor area
Offices (total area of the structure is
2,000 square feet or less)
1 per 200 square feet
of gross floor area
Offices (total area of the structure is more
than 2,000 square feet)
1 per 200 square feet of gross floor
area for the first 2.000 square feet
of the structure and 1 per 300 square
feet of gross floor area for square
footage in excess of 2,000 square feet
Restaurants, bars
1 per 3 seats, based on maximum
seating capacity in the principal
place of assembly
Retail sales and service establishments (total
area of structure 1s 2,000 square feet or
lees)
1 per 200 square feet
of gross floor area
' Retail sales and service establishments
(total area of structure is
more than 2.000 square feet)
'
1 per 200 square feet of gross floor
area for the first 2000 square feet of
the structure and 1 per 300 square
feet of gross floor area for square
footage in excess of 2000 square feet
B. The off - street parking requirement for a use not specified
in this section shall be the requirement for the use specified in
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this section whose parking demand characteristics the community
development department determines to be most similar to those of
the unspecified use.
C. In all cases, a minimum of three (3) spaces shall be
required for each principal use in a building.
D. Where a building contains more than one principal use,
the parking required for that building shall be the sum of the
parking required for each such use.
E. A parking space may meet the minimum parking requirements
for more than one use so long as it otherwise conforms to the
requirements of this chapter for each such use and no hours of
operation of any such use overlap the hours of operation of any
other such use.
17.57.050 Off - street parkinq -- Location. All parking spaces
required under Section 17.57.040 shall be on the same lot as, or
any contiguous lot in common ownership as the principal building or
use that they serve; provided, that if the planning commission
finds that it is impractical to locate the spaces on such a lot, it
may permit them to be located on any lot within six hundred feet of
the principal building or use. The lot must be in common ownership
or a long -term easement, license, or permit for use of the
alternative parking shall be secured. All parking spaces required
under Section 17.57.040 shall be located in a use district
permitting the use which they serve.
17.57.060 Off - street parking -- Village Parking Requirements -
Number of Spaces Required. A. Akhiok and Karluk. The off - street
parking and loading requirements of this chapter do not apply
within the City of Akhiok and the Village of Karluk.
B. Larsen Bay and Ouzinkie. The off - street parking and
loading requirements of this chapter shall be computed at twenty_
five (25) percent of the total required for developments on the
contiguous road systems of Larsen Bay and Ouzinkie. Public
facilities shall provide a minimum of three (3) off - street parking
spaces. Residential land uses shall provide a minimum of one (1)
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off - street parking space per dwelling unit.
C. Old Harbor and Port Lions. The off - street parking and
loading requirements of this chapter shall be computed at fifty
(50) percent of the total required for developments on the
contiguous road systems of Old Harbor and Port Lions. Public
facilities shall provide a minimum of three (3) off - street parking
spaces. Residential land uses shall provide a minimum of one (1)
off - street parking space per dwelling unit.
17.57.070 Parking area development standards: Single- family
and two - family dwellings. A. All parking areas for one- and two -
family dwellings shall be developed in accordance with this
section.
B. Village Requirements.
1. On the road systems of Akhiok and Karluk these
parking area development standards do not apply.
2. On the road systems of Larsen Bay, Old Harbor,
Ouzinkie, and Port lions, these parking area development standards
do apply.
C. Each residential parking space shall be a minimum of nine
(9) feet wide and eighteen (18) feet long.
D. Each residential parking space shall be accessed by a
driveway that meets the standards of Section 15.26 of the Borough
Code.
E. If more than three (3) dwelling units are accessed by a
common driveway, the driveway shall also meet the fire apparatus
access road requirements of Section 15.24 of the Borough Code.
F. Driveway access to a public street may not be located
closer than twenty five feet to the right -of -way line of an
intersecting street.
G. Parking areas shall be surfaced and drained so that they
are free of mud and standing water, and generate a minimum amount
of dust.
H. Tandem spaces (See 17.57.080.J) and garages identified on
building plans may be used to satisfy the off - street parking
requirements for one- and two - family dwellings.
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17.57.080 Parking Area Development Standards: Multifamily
dwellings and non - residential uses. A. All parking areas except
those for one (1) and two (2) family dwellings (see Section
17.57.070), including any area on a lot used for vehicular
circulation, storage, parking spaces, aisles, turning and
maneuvering areas, driveways, and points of ingress and egress
areas, shall be developed in accordance with this section.
B. Village Requirements.
1. On the road systems of Akhiok and Karluk, these
parking area development standards do not apply.
2. On the road systems of Larsen Bay and Ouzinkie, an
area equivalent to the size of the required parking spaces shall be
available but the actual parking area development standards do not
apply.
3. On the road systems of Old Harbor and Port Lions,
only parking area development standards C, F, H, I, and J, listed
below, apply.
C. Surfacing and Drainage. Parking areas shall be surfaced
and drained so that they are free of mud and standing water, and
generate a minimum amount of dust.
D. Screening.
1. All parking areas that adjoin a residential zoning
district shall be separated from the residential zoning district
along side and rear lot lines by a sight obscuring four (4) foot
solid or natural barrier.
2. All parking areas are required to develop a minimum
three (3) foot wide landscaping strip along the frontage of the
property between the parking area and any adjoining right -of -way
except at ingress and egress points.
E. Lighting. Any lighting associated with the parking area
or the use it serves shall not produce glare on a public right -of-
way or an adjacent residential zoning district.
F. Driveways /Separation.
1. Minimum driveway widths shall be twelve (12) feet for
one -way traffic and twenty -four (24) feet for two -way traffic.
Maximum driveway width shall be thirty -two (32) feet wide.
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TABLE 2
PARKING STALL AND AISLE DIMENSIONS
Parking Angle
Stall /Space Width
Stall Depth
Aisle Width
A
B
C
D*
Parallel
20 Degree
30 Degree
45 Degree
60 Degree
70 Degree
80 Degree
90 Degree
9 feet
9 feet
9 feet
9 feet
9 feet
9 feet
9 feet
9 feet
18 feet
18 feet
18 feet
18 feet
18 feet
18 feet
18 feet
18 feet
12 feet
12 feet
12 feet
14 feet
18 feet
18 feet
24 feet
24 feet
* A minimum of
18 feet is required
for two -way traffic.
2. The minimum distance between two (2) adjacent
driveways on the same parcel measured along the right -of -way line
between the adjacent edges of the driveways shall conform to
Table 1.
TABLE 1
DISTANCE BETWEEN DRIVEWAYS
FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION
Arterial roadways
Collector roadways
Local roadways
DISTANCE
75 feet
50 feet
35 feet
3. Driveway access to a public street may not be located
closer than twenty -five (25) feet to the right -of -way line of an
intersecting street.
G. Maneuvering. All necessary maneuvering areas shall be
provided on -site without utilizing the road right -of -way.
H. Parking space and aisle dimensions.
1. Parking spaces and aisle widths shall conform to the
minimum dimensions set forth in Table 2.
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2 FOOT BUMPER OVERHANG ALLOWED OVER CURB
A PARKING ANGLE
B STALL WIDTH
C STALL TO CURB
(INCLUDES 2' OVER
HANG IF CURB IS IN
PLACE)
D AISLE WIDTH
EXAMPLE: OFF - STREET PARKING
2. All parking spaces shall be identified on -site by
striping, bumper guards, or other technique approved by the
Community Development Department.
I. Handicapped parking.
1. All land uses that require the provision of twenty
(20) or more off - street parking spaces under this title shall be
required to provide off - street parking spaces for handicapped
motorists. Such parking spaces shall be provided in accordance
with the following requirements:
a) The number of handicapped parking spaces shall
be included in the total required number of parking spaces in
accordance with the following table:
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TOTAL OFF- STREET
PARKING REQUIRED
PARKING FOR
HANDICAPPED REQUIRED
20 to
50
1
51 to
100
2
101 to
150
3
151 to
200
4
201 to
250
5
251 to
300
6
301 to
350
7
351 to
400
8
401 to
450
9
451 to
500
10
over
500
Requires
10 plus 1 for
each additional 50 spaces
b) All handicapped parking spaces shall have a
minimum width of twelve (12) feet.
c) All handicapped parking spaces shall be
identified by a sign indicating parking for the handicapped only.
d) Handicapped parking spaces shall be the spaces
closest to the entrance of the building or use which they are
intended to serve.
e) An unobstructed area of not less than five (5)
feet in width shall be provided between all handicapped parking
spaces and the building entrance. At no point shall the gradient
of this unobstructed area exceed one (1) foot rise or fall in
twelve (12) feet.
2. All parking areas, regardless of the number of spaces
required, serving nonresidential land uses shall contain at least
one (1) parking space with a minimum width of twelve (12) feet.
This space shall be the space located closest to the entrance of
the building. No handicapped parking sign is required.
3. Voluntary provision of more than the minimum number
of required off - street parking does not require provision of
additional handicapped parking spaces.
J. Tandem or stacked parking spaces. A tandem or stacked
parking space is a space that does not allow a vehicle to be moved
without first moving a vehicle in another parking space.
1. The use of tandem parking spaces is only permitted
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for vehicles and /or equipment for sale or rent, in storage, or
awaiting parts.
2. The arrangement of tandem parking spaces is limited
to two (2) spaces in depth.
3. Patron and customer use spaces may not be designed
as tandem parking spaces.
4. The nonresidential land uses permitted to utilize
tandem spaces will be limited to those uses that customarily park
in this manner, as determined by the Community Development
Department.
17.57.090 Off - street loading space requirements. A. In all
use districts, from the time a non - residential building is erected,
constructed, established, altered, or enlarged, there shall be an
off - street loading space provided.
B. A loading space is defined as an area ten by thirty (10
x 30) feet in area by fourteen (14) feet six (6) inches in height.
C. Each loading space shall be signed.
D. A loading space may be counted as one of the required off -
street parking spaces.
17.57.100 Parking plan review. A. All applications for
zoning compliance shall include a plan for any parking area to be
constructed in conjunction with the work that is the subject of the
application. The plan shall be in a form and drawn to a scale
approved by the Community Development Department. The plan shall
include:
1. The exterior boundaries of the subject lot, their
dimensions, and the area of the lot;
2. The location and dimensions of all buildings
(proposed or existing), parking spaces, loading area, aisles,
turning and maneuvering areas, driveways, sidewalks, screening as
required, and points of ingress and egress to the lot;
3. The location and dimensions of all streets and
sidewalks adjacent to the lot, and the direction of traffic on such
streets.
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ATTEST:
B. The community development department shall review all
parking area plans for conformity with this title.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 8th DAY OF JANUARY, 1991.
Boropigh Clerk j
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
Bo`mugh Mayor
resid'ng Offi•er
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