17.60.130 Transitional parking areas.
Property located in a commercial or industrial zone may utilize a lot or portion of a lot in a residential zone for parking spaces which are in addition to those required by the commercial or industrial zone. The applicant shall meet all of the off-street parking and loading requirements contained in this chapter in addition to those set forth in this section unless said property is a preexisting, nonconforming use and the granting of transitional parking will be in the best interests of the city and surrounding environs. The following criteria are established:
A. Application shall be made to the planning commission and shall set forth the following information:
1. Reason said transitional parking is required.
2. Absence of commercial or industrial zone property for said parking space.
3. Diagram or drawing of proposed site to include buildings, streets, ingress and egress traffic flow diagram, and landscaping;
B. The R-zone property must be contiguous to the benefited commercial or manufacturing zone property and may not be across any street or portion thereof; further, any transitional parking use shall not result in R-zone property being bounded on three or more sides by said use and/or commercial or industrial zoned properties or any combination thereof;
C. The side, rear, and front yard setbacks of said transitional parking area shall not be less than seven and one-half feet. The applicant shall establish a wheel bumper curb three feet from the point at which any side or rear or front yard commences, save and except rear and side yard setbacks may be used only for parking purposes when said setbacks are a part of a contiguous boundary between commercial and manufacturing zone property and the R-zone property which is to be used for parking purposes;
D. The applicant/user shall, as a condition of the granting of a transitional parking permit, provide and permanently maintain an evergreen hedge along side and back yard properties which adjoin property zoned residential. The hedge shall be not less than three feet in height at the time of planting and shall be of a kind or variety which is capable of reaching a height of at least six feet. In addition, a permanent fence or wall of three feet shall also be erected along side and back yard properties which adjoin property zoned residential;
E. Requests for transitional parking shall be approved for periods not to exceed five years. An applicant may apply for an extension upon compliance with the requirements set forth in this section and subsequent approval by the planning commission;
F. The planning commission may grant a request for transitional parking with or without a public hearing. Public hearings shall be held in accordance with MMC 17.72.130. (Ord. 4128 (part), 1981; Ord. 3380 (part), 1968).