<strong>KETCHIKAN</strong> <strong>GATEWAY</strong> <strong>BOROUGH</strong> CODE 18.110.010c. Veterinary clinics, dog hospitals,boarding kennels and residentialkennels.One (1) parking space for each doctor and employee plustwo (2) parking spaces for visitorsd. Waiver or Reduction for Seasonal Employees. Parking requirements otherwise required by thischapter may be reduced or waived by the planning commission if the following conditions are foundto exist:1. The parking requirements are associated with the expansion of employment which is seasonaland limited in duration to not more than five (5) months during any calendar year; and2. The need for additional parking otherwise required by this chapter is alleviated by:i. The availability or provision of housing either on site or within a reasonable proximity ofthe place of employment to the extent that automobile transportation is not needed;ii. The provision of alternate transportation by the employer, including but not limited topasses on a scheduled bus service, van or car pooling, or other mass transit service;iii. The provision of secured and covered bicycle storage areas; oriv. A binding commitment to participate in the public development of an appropriate numberof parking spaces in an off-street parking area programmed for construction within three(3) years of granting of a waiver or reduction.(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)(i)Where there is more than one (1) use in a single structure or on a site (e.g., doctor, attorney and retail grocery)or two (2) or more separate instances of the same use, off-street parking requirements shall be the sum of therequirements for the various uses.Commercial Vehicles in Residential Zones. Parking of not more than one (1) commercial vehicle is allowedas an accessory use to a dwelling.Joint Parking Areas. Where two (2) or more uses provide a joint parking area, and their total required spacesis twenty (20) or more, the minimum requirement will be seventy-five (75) percent of the sum of the requirementsfor the various uses computed separately.All parking spaces provided pursuant to this chapter shall be on the same lot with the main use it serves or onan adjoining lot except that the planning commission may permit parking spaces to be on any lot within twohundred (200) feet of the use if it determines that it is impractical to provide parking on the same lot.No existing parking area and no parking area provided for the purpose of complying with the provisions of thistitle shall hereafter be relinquished or reduced in any manner below the requirements herein established.At the time of application, a site plan shall be submitted to the administrative official responsible for theenforcement of this title who shall approve or disapprove the plan on the basis of its conformance to this title.Compact Car Allowance.(1) Commercial and Industrial Zones. In commercial and industrial zones, in computing the total parking arearequired for parking lots of ten (10) parking spaces or more, compact car size parking spaces may be substituted,at the option of the applicant, in lieu of standard size parking spaces on a one-for-one basis, upto a maximum of fifty (50) percent of the total number of required spaces.(2) Residential Zones. In any other zone, including residential, and in parking lots of less than ten (10) parkingspaces in commercial and industrial zones, the total required parking area shall first be determinedusing standard size parking spaces. In the event such total parking area is provided, the applicant mayelect to convert up to fifty (50) percent of such total parking area to compact car size parking spaces, andthe remaining portion of such total required parking area shall be composed of standard size parkingspaces.18-79
18.110.020 OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS(j)Requirements.(1) Each standard size parking space shall be nine (9) feet wide by twenty (20) feet long and each compactcar size parking space shall be seven (7) feet wide by fifteen (15) feet long, exclusive of access and circulationaisles.(2) All parking lots shall be provided with a stabilized, well-drained surface.(3) No area in a parking lot shall be used for sales display, dead storage, repair work or any purpose otherthan parking of vehicles.(4) Any lighting of parking lots shall be arranged in such a manner as to reflect away from public rights-ofwayand from any adjoining residential areas.(5) Curb cuts shall be located so as to minimize traffic hazards and shall be approved by the administrativeofficial.(6) Curb cuts in all commercial and industrial zones shall be not less than twelve (12) feet wide and not morethan twenty-five (25) feet wide.(7) In all parking lots where compact car spaces are provided, appropriate signing shall provide for clear distinctionbetween standard and compact parking spaces. [Ord. No. 1603S2, §13, 12-5-11; Ord. No. 914A,§1, 8-16-93; Ord. No. 755, §§1, 2, 7-16-90; Ord. No. 663, §1, 8-1-88; Ord. No. 452, §§1 – 3, 3-21-83;Ord. No. 368A, §24, 7-21-80. Code 1974 §60.10.085(a); Code 1969 §49.15.160.]18.110.020 Off-street loading.Every building or structure used for business, trade or industry and normally requiring truck loading or unloadingwith respect to the use shall provide space as herein indicated for the loading and unloading of vehicles off the streetor public alley. Such space shall have access to a public alley or, if there is no alley, to a street. Off-street loadingand unloading space shall be in addition to and not considered as meeting a part of the requirement for off-streetparking space. Off-street loading and unloading space shall not be used or designed, intended or constructed to beused in a manner to obstruct or interfere with the free use of any street or adjoining property. The minimum offstreetloading and unloading space required for specific uses shall be as follows:(a)(b)(c)Retail business and service establishments shall provide one (1) off-street loading and unloading space at leastten (10) feet wide and thirty-eight (38) feet long with a fourteen (14) foot height clearance per building.Industrial plants shall provide one (1) off-street loading and unloading space for each twenty thousand(20,000) square feet of gross floor area. Each loading space shall be a minimum of twelve (12) feet wide andfifty (50) feet long with a fourteen (14) foot height clearance.Trucking terminals and ship terminals shall provide one (1) off-street loading and unloading space for everyfive thousand (5,000) square feet of total floor area used for storage, warehousing and shipping. Each loadingspace shall be a minimum of fourteen (14) feet wide and sixty-five (65) feet long with a fourteen (14) footheight clearance. [Ord. No. 914A, §1, 8-16-93; Ord. No. 755, §§1, 2, 7-16-90; Ord. No. 663, §1, 8-1-88; Ord.No. 452, §§1 – 3, 3-21-83; Ord. No. 368A, §24, 7-21-80. Code 1974 §60.10.085(B); Code 1969 §49.15.160.]18-80