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on N Water. 6. The following standards are applicable to W 6th Ave a storefront street. (ECC 15.510.050) The proposed county parking lot meets ECC 15.510.050.0 standard along 6th Ave. Per 15.510.050.0 *New parking lots adjacent to street corners shall be prohibited. This provision in city code would now allow the parking lot without a determination from the director. After discussing this project and the street designation on 6th, the director believes a code change to amend the street designation is more appropriate than making a code determination that would allow the parking lot. The existing buildings on 6th Street between Main Street and Water Street do not fit the design or intent of a storefront street. The code change would likely start during the summer of 2023 and be completed towards the end of 2023. Per 15.510.050.D *Vehicular access(driveways) is discouraged on storefront streets. Where vehicular access is unavoidable, no more than on curb cut shall be allowed. 7. The property fronts multiple streets and will need to meet the following is applicable: a. For properties fronting on multiple streets, departures will be considered pursuant to ECC 15.210.060 for all but one of the frontages. Departures to parking location standards shall not be granted for developments adjacent to storefront streets, except where the site fronts onto three or more storefront streets. 8. ECC 15.520.040 Internal pedestrian access and design. 15.520.040(D) requires a 6' unobstructed walkway through parking lots greater than 150' long. The project has provided the walkway, but applicant needs to ensure that it is 6' of unobstructed width and the access route shall be separated from parking and travel lanes by use of contrasting paving material, which can be raised above the vehicular pavement. The sidewalk material must continue the sidewalk pattern and material across internal driveways. Pedestrian scaled lighting (max 15' height) shall be used to define the walkways. The proposed light depicted in the plans shows 17'— this light pole will need to be reduced to 15'. 9. Pursuant to 15.520.070 Parking Lot design, the surface parking lot will need to provide a buffer option. It appears the buffer option along Water Street is according to 15.520.070(1)(a). A 6' wide planting bed and continuous low wall are depicted on the plans. The planting bed shall be in front of the wall and feature Type C landscaping (addressed in item #13). Departures utilizing alternative landscaping will be considered pursuant to ECC 15.210.060 provided it meets the standards of the parking lot design section of code. The wall shall around 3' high and constructed of brick, stone, decorative concrete or concrete block or other permanent material that provided visual interest and helps to define the street edge. The proposed plans did not specify the height or material of the wall along Water Street. This will need to be clarified in the plans. 10. Streetscape amenities must be integrated into the design of the sidewalks in conjunction with this development along designated storefront and secondary streets. For each 100 cumulative lineal feet of storefront street frontage (6th Street -unless the project is constructed after the proposed code change in item #6), at least two (2) of the desired amenities shall be included. For each 100 cumulative lineal feet of secondary street frontage (7th Street and Water Street) at least one (1) amenity shall be included. All the Streetscape amenity options can be found in 15.520.080(C). 11. ECC 15.580, Outdoor Lighting. The outdoor lighting must comply 15.580.040 lighting standards and guidelines.