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Home My WebLink About5913 ORDINANCE NO.5 9 1 3 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, RELATED TO ZONING AND LAND USE, AMENDING AUBURN CITY CODE SECTION 18.52.060 RELATED TO OFF-STREET PARKING FOR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES AND DUPLEXES WHEREAS, from time to time amendments to the City of Auburn zoning code are appropriate to update and better reflect the current development needs of the City; and WHEREAS, the City receives complaints from the public concerning the number of vehicles parked in front yards of residential dwellings and the parking of such vehicles on unimproved surfaces; and WHEREAS, on March 8, 2005 the City of Auburn Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing on proposed code amendments to Auburn City Code Section 18.52.060 addressing surfacing requirements for certain residential dwellings; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission continued the public hearing to April 5, 2005; and WHEREAS, after carefully considering testimony the Planning Commission on April 5, 2005 made a recommendation to City Council; and WHEREAS, on August 1, 2005 the City Council of the City of Auburn considered the Auburn Planning Commission recommendation; and WHEREAS, environmental review on the proposal in accordance with the requirements of the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) has been completed with a final determination of non-significance (DNS) issued March 1, 2005; and ------------------_.~--- Ordinance No. 5913 July 26, 2005 Page 1 of 5 WHEREAS, the proposal was received by State agencies for the 60-day review period on January 24, 2005 in accordance with RCW 36.70A.1 06 with no comments from State agencies having been received during that period/. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Adoption. Auburn City Code (ACC) Chapter 18.52.060 is hereby amended as follows: "18.52.060 Development of required off-street parking spaces for single-family dwellings and duplexes. For parking areas serving single-family dwellings and duplexes, this section shall apply in lieu of ACC 18.52.050 A. For those off street parkina spaces reQuired pursuant to ACC section 18.52.020(AH1), the followina standards shall applv: A, 1:. Off-street parking spaces for single-family dwellings and duplexes on lots located in all zones except the R-R zone shall be paved with asphalt concrete or cement concrete. Each off-street parking space shall be connected to an improved street or alley by a driveway a minimum of 11 feet in width which shall be paved with asphalt concrete or cement concrete. ß., 2. Off-street parking spaces for single-family dwellings on separate lots in the R-R zone may have an all weather surface. Each off-street parking space shall be connected to an improved street by a driveway which may have an all weather surface. The construction of the all weather surface shall be determined by the city engineer. The driveway approach, to a paved street, shall be paved and be at least 11 feet wide and 30 feet in length. Go- 3. The pavement width of a driveway to serve a single-family or duplex parking area shall be a minimum of 11 feet. If the driveway is a designated fire lane, the pavement width shall be at least 20 feet and have an unobstructed vertical clearance of at least 13 feet six inches (UFC 902.2.2.1). __n________.________n. Ordinance No. 5913 July 26, 2005 Page 2 of 5 B. Off street vehicle parkina spaces. includina those for trailers, recreational vehicles. and boats on trailers. that are provided in addition to those reQuired pursuant to ACC section 18.52.020(AH1) shall meet the followinQ standards: 1. Off-street parkinQ spaces located in the front yard of lots located in all zones except the RR (Rural Residential) zone shall have one of the followinQ surfaces: a. Asphalt concrete or cement concrete pavement: or b. Gravel. provided that weeds. mud or other fine material do not work their way to the surface of the aravel and provided that loose aravel is contained on the subect property: or. c. Anv other materials includina pavers or permeable surfaces includina arasscrete that are approved bv the City and that maintain a durable uniform surface. 2. Drivewavs that exclusivelv serve non-reQuired off-street parkina spaces are also subject to the surfacina reQuirement. 3. Boats not on trailers shall not be stored in the front yard. C. Off-street parkina. whether reQuired or not reQuired bv the code, shall be subiect to the followina: 1. Sinale Familv DwellinQs a. Not more than fifty (50) percent of the front yard. or 800 sQuare feet. whichever is smaller. can be off-street parkina surface. However. except as provided for in ACC Section 18.52.060(DH2) below. in no instance shall a sinQle familv dwellina be limited to less than 400 SQuare feet of off-street parkina surface in the front yard. For the purposes of calculatinQ the allowable area under this section, the front yard shall be the area between the riQht-of-wav and the portion of the sinale familv dwellina's front facade farthest from the riaht-of-wav. The width of the front yard shall extend to each side property line. b. On properties facina on two or more public riQhts-of-wav, the total off-street parkinQ surfaces for all front yards shall not be areater than 800 SQuare feet. Exceptions may be considered pursuant to ACC 18.52.060(D)(1). ---------------------- Ordinance No. 5913 July 26,2005 Page 3 of 5 2. Duplexes a. Not more than fifty (50) percent of the front yard. or 1,600 SQuare feet. whichever is smaller. can be off-street parkina surface. However. except as provided for in ACC Section 18.52.060(D)(2) below. in no instance shall a duplex be limited to less than 800 SQuare feet of off-street parkinQ surface in the front yard. For the purposes of calculatina the allowable area under this section. the front yard shall be the area between the riaht-of-way and the portion of the duplexes front facade farthest from the riaht-of-way. The width of the front yard shall extend to each side property line. b. On properties facina on two or more public riQhts-of-way. the total off-street parkina surfaces for all front yards shall not be Qreater than 1,600 SQuare feet. Exceptions may be considered pursuant to ACC 18.52.060(D)(1 ). D. The Plannina Director may administratively review and consider approvina alternative off-street parkina surfacina layouts to address the followinQ: 1:. UniQue front yard confiaurations includina. but not limited to. panhandle lots. cui-de sac lots, corner lots. non- conforminQ development situations or situations where on- street parkinQ on the block does not exist. 2. Situations where the minimum allowable sQuare footaQe identified in ACC sections 18.52.060 (C)(1)(a) and (C)(2)(a) eQuals or exceeds the allowable area for off-street parkina. In such instances. the PlanninQ Director shall review and consider approvinQ an alternative proposal to avoid surfacinQ of the entire front yard for off-street parkina purposes. Section 2. Constitutionality or Invalidity. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this Ordinance adopted herein, is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any Court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision, and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof; ----------------------- Ordinance No. 5913 July 26, 2005 Page 4 of 5 Section 3. Implementation. The Mayor is hereby authorized to implement such administrative procedures as may be necessary to carry out the direction of this legislation. Section 4. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force five days from and after its passage, approval, and publication as provided by law. INTRODUCED: AUG - 1 2005 PASSED: AUG - 1 2005 AUG - 1 2005 APPROVED: ~~ MAYOR -~ ~ '--"" ATTEST: /Ja£)¡é~ Danielle E. Daskam City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: n \) yJ¡J~ t.) y -os- .?tØ,s~ ------------------------- Ordinance No. 5913 July 26, 2005 Page 5 of5