Development Standards—Parking and Circulation | Town Center
b. For cottage housing, see SDC 21.07.060D.3. for requirements; and c. For all other development, see SDC 21.07.060A.3. for requirements. 7. Lighting shall be provided for safety of traffic and pedestrian circulation on the site. It shall be designed to minimize direct illumination of abutting properties and adjacent streets. 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 surface. 10. The total number of vehicles parked or stored outside of a building on a single-family lot in the TC-A or TC-B zones, excluding recreational vehicles and trailers, shall not exceed two vehicles on lots 12,500 square feet or less and three 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 shall be totally within the enclosed building.
L. Off-street parking construction standards
1. Off-street parking areas shall have dust-free, all-weather surfacing. 2. If the director determines that permeable pavements will provide a significant water quality or surface water management benefit, then all paved surfaces shall be permeable according to the current City standards. 3. Barrier wheel stops that are not integral with a curb, walkway, or other structure are not permitted. 4. Grading work for parking areas shall meet the requirements of SDC 21.03.070. Drainage and erosion/sedimentation control facilities shall be provided in accordance with Chapter 9.04 KCC as adopted by SDC 21.03.050. 5. Asphalt or concrete surfaced parking areas shall have parking spaces marked by surface paint lines or suitable substitute traffic marking material in accordance with the
Effective | January 1, 2022
Title 21: Sammamish Development Code | 535
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