23.48.685

A. Parking location within structures 1. Except as provided in subsection 23.48.685.A.2, parking within structures, excluding driveway access and garage doors or openings, shall be located below the street-level story or separated from the street along all street frontages by another use. There is no limit on the number of stories of parking above the street-level story if the parking is separated along all street frontages of the structure by another use. 2. On lots that are less than 24,000 square feet in size, or that are 103 feet in depth or less as measured from the lot line with the greatest street frontage, parking is permitted within structures above the street-level story as follows: a. One story of parking is permitted above the street-level story for every two stories of parking located below grade that, in combination, provide at least twice the capacity of the above grade story, up to a maximum of two stories of parking above the street-level story. b. Parking located on stories above the street-level story of a structure shall be separated from the street by other uses and screened as follows: 1) A minimum of 30 percent of the length of the parking area measured along each street frontage shall be separated from the street by another use. For structures located at street intersections, the separation by another use shall be provided at the corner portion(s) of the structure. 2) Any parking area that is not separated from the street by another use shall be enclosed by facades along all street frontages. Facades shall be designed to minimize the impacts of glare from vehicle headlights and interior garage lighting on pedestrian views from the street. c. The Director may permit more than two stories of parking above the street-level story of the structure, or waive the amount of parking required to be located below grade when parking is provided above the street-level story, or permit other exceptions to this subsection 23.48.685.A.2, as a Type I decision, if the Director finds that locating parking below grade is infeasible due to physical site conditions such as a high water table or proximity to a tunnel. In such cases, the Director shall determine the maximum feasible amount of parking that can be provided below grade, if any, and the amount of additional parking to be permitted above street level based on an assessment of the conditions that restrict an applicant from providing the parking below grade, such as the depth and dimensions of an underground tunnel. The rationale that a site is too small to accommodate parking below grade is not a basis for granting an exception under this subsection 23.48.685.A.2.c. B. Accessory surface parking shall be separated from all street lot lines by another use within a structure, except that driveway access need not be separated. (Ord. 125267 , § 26, 2017.)