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12.22.100 Parking Facility requirements for Single Dwelling Parcels A. All driveways shall meet the requirements of MMC 12.12 B. A residential single-dwelling parcel shall be permitted only one access / approach to the public right-of-way in the following order of priority; alley, side street, fronting street – further defined and clarified as: 1. Mid-block parcel shall have access by; a. Alley access. b. Fronting street access. 2. Corner parcel shall have access / approach by; a. Alley access / approach. b. Side street or lowest traffic volume street access / approach. c. Fronting street or highest traffic volume street access / approach. 3. Loop driveways and through-lot (street to alley) driveways are not permitted. C. Parking is prohibited in front and street side setbacks for new construction except when located in front or street side setback in front of a garage, carport, or other parking space located outside the required building setbacks. D. Curb cut / driveway approaches, for new construction, shall not be permitted where the garage doors are less than twenty (20’) feet from the property line on street frontages. E. No more than forty (40%) percent of the front yard area in an R district shall be paved or used for parking or vehicular use. On corner parcels, not more than twenty (20%) percent of the street side yard shall be paved or devoted to parking or other vehicle use. F. Parking within the setbacks shall be removed when the adjacent parking spaces are removed from outside the required building setback. A curb cut and driveway approach, if existing, shall be removed and the previous parking area shall be landscaped. The driveway may be retained if it meets all the following conditions: 1. The driveway shall be a minimum of twenty (20’) feet long as measured from the property line 2. The driveway and apron must be paved 3. The maximum width of the driveway within the setback cannot exceed twenty (20’) feet G. All existing and new parking shall comply with current standards when alterations / changes / modifications to structures located within the property including but not limited to; use, remodel, addition, etcetera, that results in two hundred (200 s.f.) square feet of increased area, or modification to, relocation of, addition to, and / or other changes or alterations to the existing parking. H. When access to the parcel is from the alley the alley shall be paved to the extents of the property frontage along the alley. If the parcel is adjacent to a public or private roadway the alley paving shall extend to the paved surface of the adjacent roadway. I. The following exceptions to 12.22.120 apply to townhouses: 1. Refer to Title 20 for additional standards. 2. When garages or carports are paired (abutting), the driveways shall be combined and centered per 20.40.140.E3d on the property line between dwelling units providing access to the garages or car ports. There shall be a minimum of thirty-three (33') feet of distance between single or paired driveways, measured along the front property line, unless otherwise approved by the City Engineer. (Ord. 3424, 2010)