12.16.080 Off-street parking location and design.
A. Off-street parking areas shall not be located more than 500 feet from the building they are required to serve except as otherwise provided in BMC 12.16.040 and subsections (A)(1) through (3) of this section. Where the off-street parking areas do not abut the building they serve, the required maximum distance shall be measured from the nearest building entrance that the parking area serves:
1. For single-family dwellings, the parking spaces shall be located on the same lot they are required to serve;
2. For multifamily residential dwellings, at least a portion of parking areas shall be located within 100 feet from the building(s) they are required to serve; and
3. For all nonresidential uses permitted in residential zones, the parking spaces shall be located on the same lot they are required to serve and at least a portion of parking areas shall be located within 150 feet from the nearest building entrance they are required to serve.
B. The minimum parking space and aisle dimensions shall be as set forth in the Bothell Design and Construction Standards and Specifications.
C. Lighting shall be provided for safety of traffic and pedestrian circulation on the site, and shall be designed to minimize direct illumination of abutting properties and adjacent streets.
D. Tandem or end-to-end parking is allowed in single-family residential developments and in multifamily developments containing no more than four dwelling units, and in other developments provided the applicant demonstrates special conditions and/or management plans that allow use of tandem parking without effectively reducing the number of required parking spaces available. In residential developments, tandem parking is only allowed when the tandem spaces are assigned to the same dwelling unit.
E. All vehicle parking and storage on a single-family lot shall be in a garage, carport or on an approved hard surface. Any hard surface used for vehicle parking or storage shall have direct and unobstructed driveway access.
F. The total number of vehicles parked outside of a building on a single-family lot shall not exceed six vehicles on lots 12,500 square feet or less and eight vehicles on lots greater than 12,500 square feet.
G. A dead-end alley may provide access to no more than eight required off-street parking spaces.
H. Parking facilities shall not be located between the front lot line and the building in the OP, NB, CB and GC zones, in accordance with and except as provided for in BMC 12.14.180.
I. Within community activity centers, as depicted in BMC 12.14.030(B)(6), parking garages along a street frontage shall incorporate in that portion of the garage facing the street externally oriented at-grade space for retail uses, eating and drinking establishments, recreation, culture and entertainment uses, personal services, and/or other similar businesses which are characterized by regular and frequent patronage during the course of the normal business day. “Externally oriented” shall mean having a door opening directly to the outside.
J. Parking garages shall be architecturally compatible with the building in which they are located, other buildings on the same site, and/or buildings on adjacent sites. Architectural compatibility shall be achieved through one or more of the following measures:
1. Facing the parking structure with the same material as the building;
2. Continuing architectural elements from the building, such as a frieze, cornice, trellis, or pattern of modulation or articulation, on the parking structure;
3. Incorporating usable space into the parking structure, such as storefronts along the sidewalk or a deck or garden on top of the structure;
4. Designing the entrance to the parking structure to be visually subordinate to pedestrian entrances to the building; for example, by emphasizing the pedestrian entrances using modulation, arches, porticos, molding, or other architectural devices, as illustrated in Figure 12.14-12;
5. Incorporating artistically designed bars or metal grilles for security and air circulation in the fascia of the parking structure;
6. Locating the entrance to the parking structure on a side street or alley. (Ord. 2200 § 2 (Exh. B), 2016; Ord. 2101 § 2 (Exh. B), 2012; Ord. 2093 § 2 (Exh. B), 2012; Ord. 1946 § 2, 2005; Ord. 1815 § 1, 2000; Ord. 1798 § 1, 2000; Ord. 1629 § 1, 1996).