Ordinance 31210006.160.147
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ORDINANCE NO. 3121
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING THE EDMONDS COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT CODE SECTION 18.95.020(A)(1) RELATING
TO DIMENSIONS OF CERTAIN PARKING STALLS AND
FIXING A TIME WHEN THE SAME SHALL BECOME
EFFECTIVE.
WHEREAS, the Edmonds Community Development Code requires the provision
of a parking area of sufficient size to provide required parking spaces in specified dimensions;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the mixture of full -size, compact and sub-
compact cars on the road has changed over the years making it appropriate to provide for an
optional method for provision or required parking consisting of a mixture of full- and reduced-
size dimensional parking stalls, NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Edmonds Community Development Code Section 18.95.020(A)(1)
relating to the dimensions of required parking stalls is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 18.95.020 Requirements.
A. Dimensions.
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1. Cars. The applicant must provide an aggregate parking
area of sufficient size to provide all the required parking
spaces at the full width dimensions. If the applicant
satisfies this condition, the applicant has the following two
choices for meeting the minimum standards for off -street
parking dimensions within this aggregate area: a) all at full
width method, or b) mixture of full width/reduced width
method.
a. All at full width method.
The full width parking space shall be eight and one-
half feet in width and sixteen and one -half feet in
length. Minimum standards for off -street parking
space dimensions shall not be less than as shown on
Figure 18 -1, MINIMUM PARKING LOT
REQUIREMENTS FOR ONE -AND TWO -WAY
TRAFFIC.
b. Mixture of full width and reduced width method.
b. (1) The applicant must be able to
demonstrate that sufficient parking area is
available to provide all required parking
spaces at the full width dimensions as
defined in b(2) below.
b. (2) Full Width Parking Stall Size. The
full width parking space shall be eight and
one -half feet in width and sixteen and one-
half feet in length. Minimum standards for
off -street parking space dimensions shall not
be less than as shown on Figure 18 -1,
MINIMUM PARKING LOT
REQUIREMENTS FOR ONE -AND TWO -
WAY TRAFFIC.
b. (3) If the conditions of b (1) and b (2)
above have been satisfied, and the applicant
selects this methodology, a maximum of
fifty percent of the total provided parking
spaces may be sized at reduced width per
the parking space dimensions specified in
b(4) below.
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b. (4) Reduced Width Parldng Stall Size.
The reduced width parking space shall be
eight feet in width and sixteen and one -half
feet in length. Minimum standards for off -
street parking space dimensions shall not be
less than as shown on Figure 18 -1,
MINIMUM PARKING LOT
REQUIREMENTS FOR ONE- AND TWO -
WAY TRAFFIC.
Section 2. Sever. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this
ordinance should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction,
such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other
section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance.
Section 3. Effective Date. This ordinance, being an exercise of a power specifi-
cally delegated to the City legislative body, is not subject to referendum, and shall take effect
five (5) days after passage and publication of an approved summary thereof consisting of the
title.
APPROVED:
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ATTEST /AUTHENTICATED:
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CITY CLERK, SANDRA S. CHASE
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY:
BY
FILED WITH THE CITY RK:
11/22/96
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL:
11/26/96
PUBLISHED:
12/01/96
EFFECTIVE DATE:
12%06/96
ORDINANCE NO. 3121
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SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 3121
of the City of Edmonds, Washington
On the 26th day of November , 1996 , the City Council of the City of Edmonds,
passed Ordinance No. 3121 A summary of the content of said ordinance, consisting
of the title, provides as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, AMENDING THE
EDMONDS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CODE SECTION 18.95.020(A)(1) RELATING
TO DIMENSIONS OF CERTAIN PARKING STALLS AND FIXING A TIME WHEN THE
SAME SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE.
The full text of this Ordinance will be mailed upon request.
DATED this 27th day of November , 199 6 .
CITY CLERK, SANDRA S. CHASE
STATE OF WASHINGTON, l
COUNTY OF SNOHOASIISH, Jr
SUMMARY OF -�-
ORDINANCE NO. 3121
of the City of
Edmonds Washington
On the 2611 day of NOVem -'
ber, 1996, the City Council ofj
the City of Edmonds, passed)
Ordinance No. 3121. A sum-
mary of the content of said
ordinance. consisting of they
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The fuft_ text of this Ordi
nance will be mailed upon
'agues 1. f
DATED this 27th day of
November, 1996.
SANDRA S. CHASE
City Clerk
Published- December 1996. f
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Affidavit of Publication
RECEIVED
D E D 12 1996
EDMONDS CITY CLERK
The undersigned, being first duly sworn on oath deposes and says
that she is Principal Clerk of THE HERALD, a daily newspaper
printed and published in the City of -Everett, County of Snohomish,
and State of Washington; that said newspaper is a newspaper of
general circulation in said County and State; that said newspaper
has been approved as a legal newspaper by order of the Superior
Court of Snohomish County and that the notice ......... ...............................
Summary of Ordinance No. 31.21
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a printed copy of which is hereunto attached, was published, in said
newspaper proper and not in supplement form, in the regular and
entire edition of said paper on the following days and times, namely:
December 1, 1996
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dur, all of said period.
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Principal Clerk
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