§ 8.2. Parking Requirements.

1.

General Requirements for Parking. Off-street parking spaces shall be provided in conformance with Tables 8.2 (1) Required Vehicular Parking and 8.2 (2) Bicycle Parking.

(1)

Required Accessible Parking. Parking facilities accessible for persons with disabilities shall be in compliance with or better than the standards detailed in the state Accessibility Code, including quantity, size, location, and accessibility.

(2)

Requirements for Unlisted Uses. Upon receiving a site plan approval, occupancy certificate, or other permit application for a use not specifically addressed in this section, the Planning Commission, with recommendation from Planning Staff, is authorized to apply off-street parking standards specified for the Use deemed most similar to the proposed Use. In instances where an equivalent may not be clearly determined, the Planning Commission with a recommendation from the Planning Staff, may require the applicant to submit a parking study or other evidence that will help determine the appropriate requirements.

2.

Required Vehicular and Bicycle Parking. Tables 8.2 (1) and 8.2 (2) outline the required vehicular and bicycle parking requirements.

(1)

Organized by Use. The parking requirements are organized by use, in a similar fashion to Table 4.1 (1) Use Table in 4.0 Uses.

(a)

Parking rates are provided for general use categories; these numbers are applicable for all of the uses within these categories.

(b)

If a specific use requires a different parking rate than its use category, it is also listed in Tables 8.2 (1) and 8.2 (2) Required Vehicular and Bicycle Parking.

(2)

Vehicular Spaces Required. The vehicular spaces required column indicates the required off-street parking ratio, which may be subject to credits and other reductions and a maximum number, as are detailed in this section.

(3)

Maximum Allowable Vehicular Spaces. When a use requires more than 20 spaces, it is not permitted to provide greater than 10% over the minimum parking requirement.

(4)

Required Bicycle Parking. The Required Bicycle Parking Table 8.2 (2) indicates the minimum bicycle parking ratio for a given use. Bicycle parking must be consistent with the city's Bicycle Master Plan.

(5)

Computation. Off-street parking spaces shall be calculated using the following information.

(a)

Area Measurements. The following units of measurements shall be utilized to calculate parking requirements.

(i)

Dwelling Unit. Parking standards for residential buildings shall be computed using dwelling unit as the unit of measure, unless otherwise stated.

(ii)

Gross Square Footage. Unless otherwise expressly stated, parking standards for non-residential Uses shall be computed on the basis of gross floor area in square feet.

(iii)

Occupancy- or Capacity-Based Measurements. Parking spaces required per available seat or per employee, student, or occupant shall be based on the greatest number of persons on the largest shift, the maximum number of students enrolled, or the maximum fire-rated capacity, whichever measurement is applicable.

(iv)

Bench Seating. For uses in which users occupy benches, pews, or other similar seating facilities, each 24 inches of such seating shall be counted as one seat.

(b)

Fractions. When computation of the number of required off-street parking spaces results in a fractional number, any result of 0.5 or more shall be rounded up to the next consecutive whole number. Any fractional result of less than 0.5 may be rounded down to the previous consecutive whole number.

(c)

Multiple Uses on a Lot. When there are multiple uses on a lot, required spaces shall be calculated as an amount equal to the total requirements for all uses on the lot, unless the uses qualify for shared, cooperative, or other credits to reduce parking. (Refer to 8.2 (3).

Table 8.2 (1). Required Off-Street Vehicular Parking.
Use
Residential
Single Family, all sizes	2 / Dwelling Unit (at least 1 covered and secured stall)
Multifamily, 1 Bedroom	1 / Dwelling Unit
Multifamily, 2 Bedrooms	1.5 / Dwelling Unit (at least 1 covered and secured stall)
Multifamily, 3 or 3+ Bedrooms	2 / Dwelling Unit (at least 1 covered and secured stall)
Hotel & Inn	1 / Room & 1 / 200 sq. ft. Office and Dining Room
Residential Care	.33 / Unit & .66 / Employee
Civic/Institutional
Assembly	1 / 5 Seats
Transit Station	Per Planning Commission
Hospital	.20 / Bed & .66 / Employee
Library / Museum / Post Office (no distribution)	1 / 600 sq. ft.
Police & Fire	Per Planning Commission
Post Office (distribution)	1 / 400 sq. ft.
School: Pre K to Jr. High	1 / Classroom & 1 / 200 sq. ft Office
School: High School, Higher Education	1 / Classroom, 1 / 200 sq. ft Office, & .17 / Student
Retail
Neighborhood Retail	1 / 300 sf
General Retail	1/ 300 sf
Outdoor Sales Lot	1 / 250 sq. ft. of Sales Area, with 1 / 10 Vehicle Display
Service
Neighborhood Service	1/ 250 sf
General Service	1/ 250 sf
Eating & Drinking Establishments	1.0 / 3 seats + 1/3 number of employees
Vehicle Services	2 / Service Bay & 1 / 200 sq. ft. of retail
Office & Industrial
Neighborhood, General Office	1 / 200 sf
Craftsman Industrial	1 / 1,000 sq. ft. of Production Space & 1 / 500 sq. ft. of Retail Space
Open Space & Recreation
Open Space & Recreation	Per Planning Commission

 

Table 8.2 (2). Required Bicycle Parking.
Use	Recommended Short-Term Bicycle Parking	Recommended Long-Term Bicycle Parking
Residential
One-family dwelling	N/A	N/A
Multiple family dwelling	0.5 sp./bedroom (2 min.)	0.5 sp/bedroom for units without a private garage; no req. for units with a garage
Long-term Patient Care Facilities (assisted living center/nursing home	0.10 sp/bedroom (2 min.)	0.05 sp./bedroom (2 min.)
Food and Beverage Uses
Restaurant (Sit-down)	1 sp./2K s.f. floor area (2 min.)	1 sp./12K s.f. floor area (2 min.)
Fast-food and Sit-down and Take-out	1 sp./2K s.f. floor area (2 min.)	1 sp./12K s.f. floor area (2 min.)
Public Assembly Uses
Churches (Single Session Occupancy)	3% of max daily attendance (10 min.)	1 sp./20 employees (2 min.)
Churches (Overlapping Session Occupancy)	6% of max daily attendance (10 min.)	1 sp./20 employees (2 min.)
Cinemas	Spaces for 2% of max expected daily attendance	1 sp./20 employees (2 min.)
Elementary Schools (students below minimum driver age)	1 sp./20 students	1 sp./10 employees
Secondary Schools (students above minimum	1 sp./20 students	1 sp./10 employees
Service
General Retail	1 sp./5K s.f. floor area (2 min.)	1 sp./12K s.f. floor area (2 min.)
Personal Care Service	1 sp./5K s.f. floor area (2 min.)	1 sp./12K s.f. floor area (2 min.)
Grocery	1 sp./2K s.f. floor area (2 min.)	1 sp./12K s.f. floor area (2 min.)
Retail Centers (containing no cinema and not more than 5% dining	1 sp./5K s.f. floor area (2 min.)	1 sp./12K s.f. floor area (2 min.)
Retail and Service Commercial/ Warehouse	1 sp./5K s.f. floor area(2 min.)	1 sp./12K s.f. floor area (2 min.)
Office and Business Uses
General Business Office - Fixed Wall Construction	1 sp./20K s.f. floor area (2 min.)	1 sp./10K s.f. floor area (2 min.)
Business Office - Open Wall/Telemarketing and Customer Support	1 sp./20K s.f. floor area (2 min.)	1 sp./10K s.f. floor area (2 min.)
Medical Office	1 sp./20K s.f. floor area (2 min.)	1 sp./10K s.f. floor area (2 min.)
Medical Clinics	1.5 sp./20K sq. ft. (2 min.)	1.5 sp./20 employees or 1 sp./50K sq. ft., whichever is greater (2 min.)
Bank with Drive-in	1 sp./5K s.f. floor area (2 min.)	1 sp./12K s.f. floor area (2 min.)
Office/Warehouse	2 sp./bldg. entrance	1 sp./15K s.f. floor area (2 min.)
Light Manufacturing	2 sp./bldg. entrance	1 sp./15K s.f. floor area (2 min.)

 

3.

Multiple Use Reductions. The following reductions may be taken for multiple non-residential uses.

(1)

Shared Vehicular Parking. An arrangement in which two or more non-residential uses with different peak parking demands use the same off-street parking spaces to meet their off-street parking requirements.

(a)

General Provisions. Through review of the site plan the Zoning Administrator may permit up to 100% of the parking required for a daytime use to be supplied by the off-street parking spaces provided for a nighttime or Sunday use and vice versa.

(b)

Approval. In order to approve a shared parking arrangement, the Planning Commission must find, based on competent evidence provided by the applicant, that there is no substantial conflict in the principal operating hours of the uses for which the sharing of parking is proposed.

(c)

Description of Uses with Weekday, Nighttime, and Sunday Peak Parking.

(i)

The following uses are considered predominantly weekday uses: office and industrial uses and other similar uses as authorized by the Planning Commission.

(ii)

The following uses are typically considered predominantly nighttime or Sunday uses: eating and drinking establishments, assembly uses, and other similar uses with peak activity at night or on Sundays, as authorized by the Planning Commission.

(2)

Cooperative Vehicular Parking. When two or more categories of non-single family residential uses share a parking lot and are located on the same lot or adjacent lots, the following applies:

(a)

General Provisions. Cooperative parking will be approved in accordance with the following. Refer to Table 8.2 (3).

(i)

For each applicable land use category, calculate the number of spaces required as if it were the only use. Refer to Table 8.2 (1).

(ii)

Use the figures for each individual land use to calculate the number of spaces required for that use for each time period specified in Table 8.2 (3). This table establishes six time periods per use.

(iii)

For each time period, add the number of spaces required for all applicable land uses to obtain a grand total for each of the six time periods.

(iv)

Select the time period with the highest total parking requirement and use that as the total number of parking spaces required and use that as the total number of parking spaces required for the site on a share parking basis.

(b)

Uses in Different Buildings. Through review of the site plan the Zoning Administrator may approve the cooperative agreement if any of the uses are not located in the same structure or building.

(c)

Location of Cooperative Parking. Any cooperative parking must be within 660 feet from the entrance of the use to the closest parking space within the cooperative parking lot, measured along a dedicated pedestrian path.

(d)

Off-Site Cooperative Parking Agreement. An agreement approved by the City Attorney providing for cooperative use of off-site parking spaces, executed by the parties involved, shall be reviewed by the Planning Commission during review of the site plan.

(i)

Off-site cooperative parking arrangements shall continue in effect only as long as the agreement remains in force.

(ii)

If the agreement is no longer in force, then parking must be provided as otherwise required in this section.

Table 8.2 (3). Cooperative and Shared Vehicular Parking Spaces
Use Category	Weekdays			Weekends
	Midnight- 7:00 am	7:00 am- 6:00 pm	6:00 pm- Midnight	Midnight- 7:00 am	7:00 am- 6:00 pm	6:00 pm- Midnight
Residential	100%	50%	80%	100%	80%	80%
Retail & Service	5%	100%	80%	5%	100%	60%
Hotel & Inn	100%	65%	100%	100%	65%	100%
Place of Worship	0%	30%	50%	0%	100%	75%
Eating & Drinking Establishment	50%	70%	100%	70%	60%	100%
Office	5%	100%	5%	5%	5%	5%
Theater / Entertainment	5%	30%	100%	5%	80%	100%

 

4.

Parking Credits. Vehicular parking standards in Table 8.2 (1) may be reduced if approved by the Zoning Administrator with the submittal of a parking study. Some of the credits that may be considered include:

(1)

On-Street Parking Credit. For all non-residential uses, on-street parking spaces that meet the following shall be credited one for one against the parking requirement.

(a)

Spaces shall be designated on-street parking available 24 hours of every day.

(b)

On-street space must be located a minimum of 50% adjacent to the property line of the lot.

Figure 8.3 (2). Parking Lot Pedestrian Walkway.

(2)

Public Parking Credit. For all non-residential uses, public parking spaces located within 660 feet of any property line may be credited against the parking requirement at a rate of one credit for every three public parking spaces.