Sammamish Unified Development Code

Development Standards—Parking and Circulation | Development Standards

21.06.030 Development Standards—Parking and Circulation A. Purpose The purpose of this chapter is to provide adequate parking for all uses allowed in this Title, to reduce demand for parking by encouraging alternative means of transportation including public transit, rideshare and bicycles, and to increase pedestrian mobility in urban areas by: 1. Setting minimum off-street parking standards for different land uses that assure safe, convenient and adequately sized parking facilities within activity centers; 2. Providing incentives to rideshare through preferred parking arrangements;

ii. Indicate the amount of applied water (in the applicable billing unit used by a purveyor);

iii. Incorporate use of evapotranspiration data reflecting local microclimates; iv. Be adjusted for additional water need in recreational areas; v. Incorporate additional operating criteria such as avoiding irrigation at times of high temperatures or winds.

8. Water use – Irrigation system maintenance

Irrigation systems shall be maintained and inspected periodically to assure proper functioning and in compliance with the calculated water budget for the system. Replacement of components shall be of originally specified parts or materials, or their equivalents.

3. Providing for parking and storage of bicycles;

4. Providing safe direct pedestrian access from public rights- of-way to structures and between developments; and 5. Requiring uses that attract large numbers of employees or customers to provide transit stops.

B. Authority and application

1. Before an occupancy permit may be granted for any new or enlarged building or for a change of use in any existing building, the use shall be required to meet the provisions of this chapter. 2. If this chapter does not specify a parking requirement for a land use, the director shall establish the minimum requirement based on a study of anticipated parking

Effective | January 1, 2022

Title 21: Sammamish Development Code | 323

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