Town Center | Development Standards—Parking and Circulation
M. Compact car allowance requirements
Washington State Department of Transportation Standards. Wheel stops integral with a curb or other structure are required where a parked vehicle would encroach on adjacent property, pedestrian access or circulation areas, right-of-way or landscaped areas. Typically approved markings and wheel stop locations are illustrated below.
In any development containing more than 20 parking spaces, up to 50 percent of the total number of spaces may be sized to accommodate compact cars, subject to the following: 1. Each space shall be clearly identified as a compact car space by painting the word “COMPACT” in capital letters, a minimum of eight inches high, on the pavement at the base of the parking space and centered between the striping; 2. Aisle widths shall conform to the standards set for standard size cars; and 3. Apartment developments with less than 20 parking spaces may designate up to 40 percent of the required parking spaces as compact spaces.
N. Internal circulation street standards
Internal access streets to off-street parking areas shall conform with the surfacing and design requirements for private commercial streets set forth in the City of Sammamish public works standards as adopted by SDC 21.08.010 unless the director determines an alternate design is appropriate.
O. Structured parking requirements
1. Intent. It is the City’s intent that surface parking in the Town Center be minimized in order to:
a. Reduce the amount of land occupied by parking;
b. Reduce negative impacts to visual quality and pedestrian access; and
536 | Title 21: Sammamish Development Code
Effective | January 1, 2022
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