23.48.885

A. Parking location within structures 1. Except as provided in subsection 23.48.885.A.2, no more than two stories of parking above the street-level story may be provided. 2. 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 23.48.885.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, presence of peat soil hazards, or proximity to a tunnel or culvert. 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 underground impediments. The rationale that a site is too small to accommodate parking below grade is not a basis for granting an exception under this subsection 23.48.885.A.2. 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. 125792 , § 7, 2019)