27.62.070 CIRCULATION AND PARKING.

(1) Major and local streets, the location of all buildings, parking areas, pedestrian ways, and utility easements, shall be designed to promote the public safety, compatibility of uses, and minimization of land use conflicts.

(2) Private streets may serve circulation and parking purposes if designed for fire and police protection, rubbish collection, and lighting and other public services.

(3) Circulation and parking areas shall be separated from recreational areas to facilitate safe vehicular movement. In the design of the circulation and parking plan, priority shall be given to pedestrian access and activity.

(4) Driveways, circulation roadways and parking areas shall be designed to minimize traffic and congestion within the planned unit development, to minimize the amount of paving and to provide reasonable distribution of resident and visitor stalls to minimize walking distances.

(5) Adequate access for fire and other emergency vehicles shall be provided on site.

(6) Parking shall be provided which is equal to that required by Chapter 27.64 of this title, except that those requirements may be increased or decreased where the City Council determines that because of the location of the property with respect to surrounding areas within reasonable walking distance, and/or public transportation, or any other consideration reasonably relating to the need for parking in the development, such increase or decrease is appropriate. Where parking on private streets is unavailable or prohibited due to design or privately-enforced restrictions, parking requirements may be increased.

(7) Legal notices for applications for planned unit development shall specify any reduction in parking which has been requested.

(8) Communal parking areas shall be screened from living areas within the development by landscaping and transitional yards.

(9) Where open parking areas are to be located immediately adjacent to any peripheral boundary, a separation or buffer of a type sufficient to insure the privacy of the adjacent property shall be provided.

(10) Facilities shall be provided for the storage of recreational vehicles, such as boats, campers, and trailers where appropriate.

(11) All streets which are part of the project shall be privately-owned and maintained, and shall provide continuous public access. The hours of public access may be reduced subject to the commission establishing the following findings:

(A) Police, fire, and emergency matters or services shall not be adversely affected;

(B) Public access shall not be substantially restricted;

(D) Public circulation in the area shall not be impaired.