14.50.592.02 Regulations.
A. Parking facilities are allowed only as accessories to authorized shoreline uses. Stand-alone parking facilities not supporting an authorized primary use are prohibited in shoreline jurisdiction.
B. Parking facilities serving individual buildings in shoreline jurisdiction shall be located upland from the principal structure being served, except in the following cases:
1. When parking facilities are within or beneath the structure and adequately screened.
2. Where the existing configuration of a commercial or industrial building has parking situated between the structure and the shoreline. No expansion of the parking area towards the water shall be allowed.
3. When parking to address specific Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 requirements is required and cannot be placed in another location.
C. Exterior parking facilities shall be designed and landscaped to minimize adverse impacts upon adjacent and abutting properties’ shoreline jurisdiction.
D. Existing parking areas that are of a nonpaved surface, such as gravel, may be paved provided such facilities comply with all applicable water quality, stormwater, landscaping and other applicable requirements and regulations. Paved parking areas shall be designed to incorporate LID practices, such as permeable surfaces and bioswales, to the extent feasible.