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30.24.110 Shared court requirements.
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Shared courts are permitted subject to the following requirements.

(1) Connection of a shared court to an element of the road network shall be allowed according to SCC 30.24.020.

(2) A shared court shall be designed according to the following minimum requirements as depicted in SCC Figure 30.24.110(1):

(a) The length of the shared court shall not exceed 150 feet (Distance A1 to any A2) as measured along the centerline of the shared court panhandle, from the face of the curb line or edge of pavement, where there is no curb, of the intersecting public or private road or drive aisle (Point A1) to the farthest opposite edge of the shared court (Point A2). The maximum length of the shared court shall not be increased by either a variance pursuant to chapter 30.43B SCC or an EDDS deviation in accordance with EDDS section 1-05.

(b) The shared court area, excluding the shared court panhandle, shall provide sufficient area for joint use activities and vehicle movement. The minimum area of the court shall be the greater of:

(i) One thousand nine hundred square feet; or

(ii) Three hundred square feet per dwelling unit, whose access is from the shared court, including the court’s panhandle.

(c) The court shall be configured to provide a minimum backing up distance of 24 feet from the end of each driveway. This distance shall be measured perpendicular to the edge of the court from the point where it intersects the driveway centerline (Distance B1 to B2).

(d) The width of the court panhandle (Distance C1 to C2) shall meet the minimum width requirement for a fire lane according to SCC 30.53A.512.

(3) No parking shall be allowed within the shared court except in separate designated parking areas. These areas shall not be included in the minimum court area required by subsection (2)(a) of this section.

(4) A shared court shall be located entirely within a tract or easement unless the development is a commercial, multiple-family residential or single-family detached unit development on one site.

Figure 30.24.110(1). Shared Court

(Added by Amended Ord. 12-049, Oct. 3, 2012, Eff date Jan. 1, 2013).