The provision of off-street parking and loading spaces in accordance with the needs and requirements of particular property uses is a necessary public policy in the interest of traffic safety, minimizing congestion and providing harmonious development.
(Ord. 1167 § 1, 1995; Ord. 1437 § 1, 2002)
Off-street parking and loading facilities shall be provided for all new development, or change of occupancy of existing development which increases the intensity of use. For developments phased in timing, parking and loading requirements may also be phased in accordance with the requirements applying for each particular time phase of development.
(Ord. 1167 § 1, 1995; Ord. 1264 § 1, 1997; Ord. 1437 § 1, 2002)
Parking areas shall be designed in accordance with Table 18.52-2 and Figure 18.52-2. Required parking shall be maintained and shall not be encroached upon by refuse containers, signs or other structures, nor used for the parking of equipment or outdoor storage of goods for sale or storage. Required parking spaces shall be provided with vehicular access to a public street or alley.
(Ord. 1167 § 1, 1995; Ord. 1193 § 1 (Exh. E), 1996; Ord. 1264 § 1, 1997; Ord. 1437 § 1, 2002)
The minimum number of required off-street parking spaces for each type of permitted use shall be as indicated at Table 18.52-1. For uses not specifically listed, the off-street parking requirements shall be those of the most similar use as determined by the community development director. When the application of these parking requirements results in a fractional space requirement, the fractional space requirement shall be construed to mean one fewer space.
Whenever a building is enlarged or altered, or whenever the use of a building or property is changed, off-street parking shall be provided for such expansion or change of use. The number of off-street parking spaces required shall be determined for the square footage of the expansion and/or the parking required for the new use. However, no additional off-street parking space need be provided when the number of parking spaces required for such expansion, enlargement or change in use is less than 10 percent of the parking spaces specified in the zoning code. Nothing in this provision shall be construed to require off-street parking spaces for the portion and/or use of such building existing at the time of passage of the zoning code.
Table 18.52-1
Off-Street Parking Space Requirements
Use
Required Number of Off-Street Parking Spaces1, 2
Automobile service/repair
Three per bay
Auditorium, stadium, assembly hall
One space per five fixed seats in largest assembly room or area
Automobile sales new/used
One per 500 square feet of gross floor area
Auto parts store
Three and one-third spaces for each 1,250 square feet of gross floor area
Bank, financial institution
One space for each 500 square feet of gross floor area plus one per employee
Barber or beauty shop
One space for each operator or chair
Basketball, volleyball court
Nine spaces per court
Bed and breakfast inn
Two spaces plus one space per guest room
Billiard hall/amusement arcade
One space for each 250 feet of gross floor area
Boarding, rooming house
Two spaces plus one space for each guest room
Bowling alley
Three spaces for each alley plus one space for each employee
Church or place of worship
One space per five fixed seats in largest assembly room or area; or one space per maximum fire code occupancy of the largest assembly room for churches without fixed seating divided by five
Clothing store
One per 500 square feet of gross floor area
Community center – Multi-use
One per five seats maximum occupancy
Convenience store
One space for each 250 square feet of gross floor area
Dance hall or school, bingo hall, electronic game rooms, and assembly halls without fixed seats
One space for each employee plus one space per 75 square feet of gross floor area
Drug store
First 5,000 square feet = 13 spaces, plus one per additional 1,500 square feet
Elderly housing (apartment/ unassisted)
0.25 per unit
Funeral home, mortuary
One space for each five seats in largest assembly room
Furniture/ appliance store
One per 600 square feet of gross floor area
Gasoline service station
Two spaces per gasoline pump at the pump plus three spaces per service bay
Gasoline station with mini-market
Two spaces per gasoline pump plus one per 250 square feet of gross floor area
Golf course
Six spaces per hole and one per employee
Golf driving range
One space per tee or 15 feet of driving line, whichever is greater
Hardware store
Three spaces per 1,250 square feet of gross floor area
Health club, spa
One space for each 150 feet of gross floor area
Hospital
One per two beds
Hotel, motel
One space for each guest room plus one space for each two employees on largest shift, plus spaces required for restaurants or assembly rooms, when applicable
Industrial, manufacturing
Two spaces for each three employees on largest shift, or one space for each 625 feet of gross floor area, whichever is greater
Laundry, self service
One space for each two washer-dryer combinations
Library
One per employee and one per 625 square feet of gross floor area
Lodge, club
One space for each 100 square feet of gross floor area in largest assembly room
Lumber yard, building material center
One space per 275 square feet of indoor sales area plus one space per 625 square feet of warehouse/storage
Marina
One space per two slips
Miniature golf course
Two spaces per hole
Multiple-family residential
One and one-half per dwelling unit
Museum, art gallery
One space per 625 square feet of gross floor area
Office, general or professional
One space for each 500 square feet of gross floor area
Office, medical or dental
Five spaces per practitioner
Office park
One space per 500 square feet of gross floor area
Personal service establishment
One space for each 250 square feet of gross floor area
Photographic studio
One space per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
Post office
One per 500 square feet of gross floor area, plus one space per each two employees
Residence
See Chapter 18.14 WMC, Table 18.14-2
Restaurant, fast food
One space per 100 square feet of gross floor area plus six stacking spaces for each drive-through lane
Restaurant, lounge
One space for each 125 square feet of gross floor area, plus one additional space for every four outside seats
Residential care facility/assisted living
One per three beds plus one per day shift employee
Retail business enclosed
One space for each 250 square feet of gross floor area
Retail business unenclosed
One space for each 625 square feet of open sales/display area, plus one space per employee
Self service storage facility
Two spaces for resident manager's office, when applicable
School – Elementary/ middle/junior high school
One space per employee, teacher, staff and one space per 15 students
School – Senior high
One space per employee, teacher and staff member and one per 10 students
School – Technical college, trade school, business school
One space per every two employees and staff members and one per every full-time student or every three part-time students, whichever is greater
School – University, college, seminary
One per every two employees and staff members and either one per every three full-time students residing on campus or one for every three part-time students, whichever is greater
Single-family residential
Two per dwelling unit
Sports club, health, spa, karate club
One space per 260 square feet of gross floor area plus one space per employee
Shopping center
One space for each 250 square feet of gross floor area
Skating rink (roller/ice skating)
One space for each 250 square feet of gross floor area
Special uses
Adequate number of spaces as determined by the community development director
Stadium, sports arena
One space per four seats or one for each eight feet of bench, plus one space per two employees
Swimming club
One space per 95 square feet of gross floor area in largest assembly room
Theater, cinema, auditorium
One space for each three seats
Tennis, racquetball, handball, courts/club
Three spaces per court or lane, one space per 325 square feet of gross floor area of related uses, and one space per employee
Veterinarian, animal hospital
Three spaces per practitioner
Warehousing, storage
One per 1,250 square feet of gross floor area
Wholesale merchandise
One space for each 1,250 square feet of gross floor area
1The maximum number of impervious parking spaces shall be 125 percent of the minimum requirement. Exceeding this maximum requires a parking demand study demonstrating additional need.
2Parking spaces provided above the required minimum may be compact sized spaces.
(Ord. 1167 § 1, 1995; Ord. 1193 § 1 (Exh. E), 1996; Ord. 1264 § 1, 1997; Ord. 1437 § 1, 2002; Ord. 1496 § 1, 2004; Ord. 1613 § 1 (Exh. A), 2008; Ord. 1640 § 1, 2009; Ord. 1793 § 1 (Exh. A), 2016; Ord. 1821 § 1 (Att. A), 2016; Ord. 1849 § 1 (Exh. A), 2018)
The community development director may reduce the minimum off-street vehicle parking spaces required in Table 18.52-1 up to 20 percent if the following is provided:
(1) 
For every five bicycle parking spaces provided or for each bicycle locker (two-bicycle capacity), the minimum motor vehicle parking requirement may be reduced by one space up to seven percent of total required vehicle parking spaces.
(2) 
Sites where at least 20 parking spaces are required and where at least one street lot line abuts a designated arterial roadway, transit supportive plazas may be substituted for up to five percent of required vehicle parking.
(a) 
The plaza must be adjacent to the arterial street. If there is a bus stop along the site's frontage, the plaza must be adjacent to the bus stop.
(b) 
The plaza must be at least 300 square feet in area and be shaped so that a 10-foot by 10-foot square will fit entirely within the plaza.
(c) 
The plaza must be open to the public, contain a bench or other sitting area, contain a shelter or other weather protection covering at least 20 square feet, and shall have at least 10 percent and no more than 25 percent landscaping.
(Ord. 1640 § 1, 2009)
Off-street parking facilities required shall be located on the same site as the principal building or use. However, as much as 25 percent of the required number of parking spaces may be located within 300 feet of the principal building or use, provided proof of ownership or lease for exclusive use of such premises is provided to the community development director. Such distance shall be measured between the nearest point of the parking facility and the nearest point of the principal building or use. If this option of utilizing nearby parking is exercised, then the parking area may not be discontinued or otherwise converted to another use unless the building or use otherwise meets the minimum required number of off-street parking spaces. Parking spaces shall not be located in a required front yard, required buffer or landscaping.
(Ord. 1167 § 1, 1995; Ord. 1193 § 1 (Exh. E), 1996; Ord. 1264 § 1, 1997; Ord. 1437 § 1, 2002; Ord. 1496 § 1, 2004; Ord. 1613 § 1 (Exh. A), 2008)
The community development director may authorize a reduction in the total number of required off-street parking spaces for two or more uses jointly providing parking facilities when their respective hours of need of maximum parking do not normally overlap; provided, that the developer submits sufficient data to demonstrate that the hours of maximum demand for parking at the respective uses do not normally overlap.
(Ord. 1167 § 1, 1995; Ord. 1193 § 1 (Exh. E), 1996; Ord. 1264 § 1, 1997; Ord. 1437 § 1, 2002; Ord. 1613 § 1 (Exh. A), 2008)
All parking lots containing six or more spaces shall meet the following requirements:
(1) 
The lot shall be graded to ensure proper drainage, pursuant to the Washougal Engineering Standards for Public Works Construction, surfaced with concrete, asphalt, or permeable pavement, and maintained in good condition free of obstructions.
(2) 
All lighting facilities shall be so arranged to prevent the direct illumination of adjacent residential properties or public streets.
(3) 
Signs essential to the proper functioning of the parking lot or area shall be installed. Such signs shall not be illuminated, shall not exceed four feet in area, nor nine feet in height.
(4) 
A site plan shall be submitted for review and approval pursuant to Chapter 18.88 WMC.
(5) 
Any parking area exceeding 10 spaces in any district shall provide a minimum of 15 percent of the total parking area as landscaping. Landscaped areas may contain bioretention facilities.
(Ord. 1167 § 1, 1995; Ord. 1193 § 1 (Exh. E), 1996; Ord. 1264 § 1, 1997; Ord. 1437 § 1, 2002; Ord. 1821 § 1 (Att. A), 2016)
On the same lot with every building, structure or part thereof, erected or occupied for manufacturing storage, warehouse, truck freight terminal, department store, wholesale store, market, hotel, hospital, mortuary, dry cleaning plant, retail business or other uses similarly involving the distribution of vehicles, materials or merchandise, there shall be provided and maintained adequate space for the standing, loading and unloading of such materials to avoid undue interference with public use of streets and alleys.
Unless otherwise approved by the community development director, loading spaces shall be a minimum of 10 feet wide, 40 feet long, with 14 feet of height clearance.
One off-street loading space shall be provided for the first 20,000 square feet of gross floor area or fractional part thereof. One additional space shall be required for each additional 50,000 square feet of gross floor area or fractional part thereof.
(Ord. 1167 § 1, 1995; Ord. 1193 § 1 (Exh. E), 1996; Ord. 1264 § 1, 1997; Ord. 1437 § 1, 2002; Ord. 1613 § 1 (Exh. A), 2008)
When a new business or development is proposed to occupy an existing building or site, the required parking provisions of this section may be modified by the hearing examiner or director to the degree necessary to accommodate the new development while still assuring the provisions of safe and adequate parking.
Table 18.52-2
Angle
Type
Stall Width
Stall Depth
Aisle Width
Curb Length
A
B
C
D
E
0°
Compact
8
8
12
22
Standard
9
9
12
22
45°
Compact
8
18
14
11
Standard
9
18
13
13
60°
Compact
8
20
19
9
Standard
9
22
18
10
70°
Compact
8
21
20
9
Standard
9
21
19
10
90°
Compact
8
15
24
8
Standard
9
18
24
9
Figure 18.52-2
(Ord. 1264 § 1, 1997; Ord. 1437 § 1, 2002; Ord. 1496 § 1, 2004; Ord. 1758 § 1 (Exh. A), 2014; Ord. 1793 § 1 (Exh. A), 2016; Ord. 1821 § 1 (Att. A), 2016)