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Sponsored by: Plannin~ & Zonmg CommisslOn
Introduction Date: Januarv 8 199h
Public Hearing Date: Januarv 22 1996
Referred back to administration for review: Januarv 22 1996
CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
ORDINANCE NO. 96-02
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SEWARD, ALASKA, AMENDING SEWARD CITY CODE
CHAPTER 15.10, SEWARD ZONING CODE, RELATED TO PARKING
WHEREAS, continuous use, interpretation and review of the Seward Zoning Code has
resulted in the discovery of certain parking requirements which require revision and clarification; and
WHEREAS, in part due to the historical lack of zoning review and enforcement combined
with the small lots of the Original Townsite of Seward, certain parking code requirements have
proved to be a continual obstacle in reviewing development site plans; and
WHEREAS, there is a need to amend certain sections of the Zoning Code parking
requirements in order to more accurately represent the policy values and specific development
characteristics of the community; and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission reviewed the parking requirements and
approved Resolution No. 95-22, recommending the proposed amendments to the Seward City Code,
Title 15, included in this ordinance;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
HEREBY ORDAINS that:
Section 1. SCC Section 15.10.215, Subsections B.3. and B.7. are hereby amended to read
as follows:
15.10.215 Parking.
B. For each principal building or use, . . . .:
Land llse
Minimum Number of Parkin,?
Svaces Required
3. Offices
Office buildings (public and private),
[professional center or clinic, finan-
cial institutions and other similar uses
1 parking 5pace for each 300 sf
of net office floor area, but not
less than 2 spaces
Section 2. SCC Section 15.10.215, Subsection D., is hereby amended to read as follows:
CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
ORDINANCE NO. 96-02
D. Minimum dimensions of of/-street svaces and aisles. The minimum
dimensions of spaces and aisles shall be as follows:
a. Parking space width shall be at least nine (9) feet on private
property and ten (10) feet on public parking lots
b. Parking space length shall be at least twenty (20) feet for both
angle and parallel parking
c. The minimum width of aisles providing access to spaces with
one-way traffic, varying with the angle of parking, shall be:
An'ile of Parking
Minimum Aisle Width
Parallel
300
450
600
900
12 feet
11 feet
13 feet
18 feet
20 feet
d. The minimum widthfor aisles providing access to :>paces with
two-way traffic shall be twenty-four (24) feet.
Section 3. SCC Section 15.10.215, Subsection E., is hereby amended to read as follows:
E. Location. Subject to 1. And 2. of this subsection, all required parking
shall be located on the lot occupied by the principal use served, or on a lot abuttinK
the lot occupied by the principal use.
1. Required parking may be provided on a lot that is not
occupied by the principal use served and not abutting the lot occupied by the
principal use, provided that (I) there is a pedestrian route not longer than 600 feet
from the required parking to the lot occupied by the principal use served, or (ii)
access is provided between the required parking and the principal use by a scheduled
vehicular shuttle service.
2. Required parking may he located on a lot not occupied hy the
principal use served only if (I) parking is a permitted or conditional use in the zoning
district for the lot, and (ii) the lot is made subject to a recorded agreement amonK
its owner, the owner of the lot occupied by the principal use and the city, that the
required parking will be maintained for the benefit of the principal use served for the
life of that use.
Section 4. SCC Section 15.10.215, Subsection M., is hereby amended to read as follows:
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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
ORDINANCE NO. 96-02
M. Location on oroperty. Parking spaces shall be permitted in any
required yard area provided that within the residential districts no parkinK 5pace
shall be permitted within five (5) feet of any side property line.
Section 5. SCC Section 15.10.215, Subsection P., is hereby amended to read as follows:
P. Where more than one tenant or use is included within anyone
building or on anyone lot, the parking requirements shall be sum total of the
parking requirements for all of the various tenants or uses, provided, however, that:
1. The aggregation of tenants or uses shall meet all the
requirements within the definition of "shopping center" in order to become entitled
to utilize the parking ration specified in Section 15.10.215 B. 5. a.
2. Where a hotel or motel has other principal uses such as
restaurants, bar and meeting rooms located on its premises, the principal use
requiring the greatest amount of parking shall provide 100% of the required parking
spaces and the other uses shall provide, in addition, at least 70% of the parking
spaces which would be required if these were stand-alone uses.
3. Where a convenience store includes a self-service gas station,
the required paring shall be determined by the parkinK ratio specified in Section
15.10.215 B.5.c. No additional parking spaces will he requiredfor the gasoline
service station.
Section 6. This ordinance shall take effect ten (10) days following its enactment.
ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, this
26th day of February, 1996.
THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
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AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Crane, Deeter, Keil, King, Sieminski
Anderson, Bencardino
None
None
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ORDINANCE NO. 96-02
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Wohlforth, Argetsinger, Johnson & Brecht,
Attorneys for the city of Seward, Alaska
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City Attorney
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