Development Standards | Development Standards—Parking and Circulation
on the driveway shall obstruct any joint user’s access to the driveway or parking spaces; b. For all other developments parking spaces may be permitted by the director in setback areas pursuant to an approved landscape plan; and c. For nonresidential uses in residential zones, parking is permitted in setback areas. 7. Lighting shall be provided for safety of traffic and pedestrian circulation on the site. It shall be designed to minimize direct lighting of abutting properties and adjacent streets and pursuant to the provisions of SDC 21.06.020G. The director shall have the authority to waive the requirement to provide lighting. 8. Tandem or end-to-end parking is allowed in residential developments. Apartment/townhouse developments may have tandem parking areas for each dwelling unit but shall not combine parking for separate dwelling units in tandem parking areas. 9. All vehicle parking and storage for single detached dwellings must be in a garage, carport or on an approved impervious surface. Any impervious surface used for vehicle parking or storage must have direct and unobstructed driveway access. 10. The total number of vehicles parked or stored outside of a building on a single-family lot in the R-4 through R-8 zones, excluding recreational vehicles and trailers, shall not exceed six vehicles on lots 12,500 square feet or less and eight vehicles on lots greater than 12,500 square feet.
11. Vanpool/carpool parking areas shall meet the following minimum design standards: a. A minimum vertical clearance of seven feet three inches shall be provided to accommodate van vehicles if designated vanpool/carpool parking spaces are located in a parking structure; and b. A minimum turning radius of 26 feet four inches with a minimum turning diameter (curb to curb) of 52 feet five inches shall be provided from parking aisles to adjacent carpool/vanpool parking spaces. 12. Direct access from the street right-of-way to off-street parking areas shall be subject to the requirements of SDC 21.06.040G. 13. No dead-end alley may provide access to more than eight off-street parking spaces. 14. Any parking stalls located in enclosed buildings must be totally within the enclosed building. 15. Parking lot design for nonresidential uses located in the R-1, R-4, R-6, and R-8 zoning designations shall be designed pursuant to the provisions of SDC 21.05.010M. 16. Daycare I facilities shall provide sufficient area for the loading and unloading of passengers. This area shall: a. Allow access to the entrance of the daycare I without crossing a street or travelway, and one of the following, in order of preference: i. Be located off street, i.e., not within a public right- of-way or access easement; or
338 | Title 21: Sammamish Development Code
Effective | January 1, 2022
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