DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS SECTION 6 – PARKING STANDARDS 4 C. MANEUVERING AND DIMENSION REQUIREMENTS Adequate provisions shall be made for individual ingress and egress by vehicles to all parking stalls at all times by means of unobstructed maneuvering aisles. The Public Works Director shall promulgate and enforce standards for maneuvering aisles, parking stall dimensions, and parking facility ingress and egress requirements, and to make such standards available to the public. P A R K I N G A R E A D E V E L O P M E N T S T A N D A R D S A. PURPOSE The size and placement of vehicle off-street parking areas are regulated in order to enhance the appearance of neighborhoods as well as nonresidential areas, provide a pedestrian access that is protected from auto traffic, create an environment that is inviting to pedestrians, reduce the visual impact of parking areas from sidewalks, streets, and especially from adjacent residential zones, direct traffic to and within parking areas, reduce the amount, rate and temperature and negative impacts of storm water runoff from vehicle parking areas; and decrease airborne and waterborne pollution. In addition to the requirements set forth below, all required off-street parking facilities are subject to the requirements set forth in ECC 15.210, 15.510, 15.520, 15.550, 15.570 and 15.580. B. PAVING Subject to the exception below, all required off-street parking for all uses in all zoning districts, as well as all access, maneuvering, and loading areas adjacent to buildings shall be graded to a standard comparable to the street that serves the access, maneuvering or loading areas, and shall be paved. All other maneuvering and loading areas not adjacent to buildings shall be required, at the discretion of the Public Works Director, or his designee, to be paved if dust migration into the air, or mud or gravel migration on to a public street becomes a problem. In all instances, however, the lot entrance shall be paved with Asphalt Concrete Pavement or Portland Cement Concrete from back of sidewalk to the edge of the right-of-way, or to a point five (5) feet behind the back of sidewalk, whichever distance is greater. EXCEPT that required off-street parking for single-family residences with street approaches may be constructed with 5/8” minus gravel, 3” deep, watered and compacted (after asphalt/concrete street approach). C. TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES All off-street parking traffic control devices such as, but not limited to, parking stripes, pedestrian walkways, directional arrows or signs, bull rails and curbs, etc. shall be installed and completed as shown on the approved parking plan. Hard-surfaced parking areas shall use paint or similar devices to delineate parking spaces, pedestrian walkways, and directional arrows. D. LIGHTING Adequate lighting shall be provided for all required off-street parking areas associated with major design review projects in accordance with the requirements of Ellensburg City Code, Chapter 15.580.
