20.64.030 Use restrictions.
A. Location of Parking and Loading Facilities.
1. Residential Zones. Required parking facilities in residential zones and permitted residential uses in any other zone shall be located on the same lot or parcel of land as the use that the parking space is intended to serve.
2. Zones Other Than Residential.
a. Parking Facilities. Required parking facilities in zones other than residential may be located:
i. Outdoors or in a building.
ii. On the same lot or parcel of land as the use the parking space is intended to serve.
iii. On a lot or parcel of land held under the same or joint ownership, provided such parking facilities are located within 400 feet of the use served.
iv. On a lot or parcel of land owned or operated by the city as a parking lot, parking district, or parking area provided such commuter parking facilities are located within 1,000 feet of the use served.
b. Loading Facilities. Required loading facilities shall be located on the same lot or parcel of land as the use served.
B. Ingress and Egress. Required parking and loading facilities shall be provided with easily accessible and adequate ingress and egress from and to a street, highway, or alley.
C. Reduction or Encroachment.
1. Land within the right-of-way of a proposed street or highway, or within the right-of-way of a street or highway proposed to be widened, may not be used to provide required parking or loading facilities. In the mixed-use zones, use of on-street parking for required parking may be considered as part of the development review or conditional use permit process.
2. Where vehicular access to a garage, carport, or automobile storage space on the same lot or parcel of land as the residential structure to which said parking facility would be accessory is not possible from any street, highway, or alley due to topographical or other conditions, or is so difficult to achieve that to require such access is unreasonable in the opinion of the director of community development or city engineer, such garage, carport, or automobile storage space is not required if:
a. Alternate parking facilities, approved by either the director of community development or the city engineer, are provided; or
b. The director of community development or city engineer finds that alternate parking facilities are not feasible.
D. Prohibited Parking and Storage. The purpose of regulating the storage, parking, and repairing of vehicles is to minimize potentially adverse effects on surrounding residents and properties. These regulations are in addition to regulations pertaining to residential zones in CMC 20.16.110.
1. Parking in Parking Facility or Driveway. No person shall park any vehicle, or any component thereof, for any purpose, in any area on any private property other than in a legally established parking space or parking facility or driveway leading to such a parking space or parking facility.
2. No Parking on Unimproved Lot. No person shall park any vehicle, or any component thereof, for any purpose, on an unimproved lot or on any unpaved surface.
3. Offering Vehicle for Sale. No person shall park any vehicle, or any component thereof, in a public or private parking lot or area for the purpose of offering the vehicle for sale.
4. Abandoned and Inoperable Vehicles. No person shall store or park an abandoned or inoperable automobile, recreational vehicle, camper shell, or boat on the driveway of a private property for more than seven days.
5. Commercial Vehicles over 6,000 Pounds in Residential Zones. Keeping and storing of heavy commercial vehicles that have more than two axles or weigh in excess of 6,000 pounds unloaded, as described in the state vehicle code, are prohibited in any residential zone.
6. Vehicles over 6,000 Pounds. No person shall store or park any vehicle weighing over 6,000 pounds on any portion of a commercially or industrially zoned lot, with the exception of an off-street parking or loading facility permitted pursuant to this chapter. (Ord. 690 § 4 (Exh. A), 2018).