§ 14.40.030. Parking space requirements—Generally.

For all land uses there shall be established and maintained permanent off-street parking spaces, either on the zoning lot of the use, or, if the affected property owners and the Director of Community and Economic Development agree through the execution of an appropriate agreement and easement in a form acceptable to the City Attorney and if appropriate identification signage is provided, within 200 feet of the property boundaries (excluding public streets and alleys) of the zoning lot. The required number of parking spaces shall be determined as follows:

A.

The number of required spaces shall be determined either by reference to the number of required parking spaces per Table 14.40-1 or by using one of the alternate methods in subsection C. of this section.

PARKING REQUIREMENT TABLE "14.40-1"

LAND USE	PARKING SPACE REQUIREMENT
Automobile Services
Automobile service and repair shops	Three parking spaces plus one for each mechanical bay
Automobile sales dealerships	Two per employee
Gas stations with convenience stores	One parking space for each employee with a minimum of six parking spaces. Drive aisles must accommodate two cars per pump.
Commercial Activities
Banks, professional and business offices	One parking space for each 400 square feet of floor area
Bowling alleys	Two and one-half (2.5) parking spaces (minimum) to four (4) parking spaces (maximum) for each alley
Furniture/appliance stores and laundries	One parking space for each 600 square feet of floor area
Night clubs and lounges	One parking space for each 50 square feet of floor area
Retail stores	One parking space for each 300 square feet of floor area
Skating rinks and other commercial recreational places	One parking space for each 200 square feet of floor area
Theaters	One parking space for each three seats
Music, dance, art, and other academies	Eight parking spaces for each classroom
Food Service Activities
Food/grocery stores	One parking space for each 300 square feet of floor area
Restaurants, taverns, and any other establishments for the sale and consumption of food, alcoholic beverages, or refreshments	One parking space for each 125 square feet of floor area of the building
Food and beverage establishments that do not have on-site seating	One parking space for each employee and three per drive-up window
Personal Service s
Barber, beauty shops, tanning salons, physical therapy, and similar services	One parking space for each 250 square feet of floor area with a minimum of four parking spaces
Day care centers	Two parking spaces plus one unloading space for those centers serving 12 or fewer children; One parking space per employee plus two parking spaces for unloading for centers of more than 12 children
Laundromats	One parking space per washing machine
Medical Services
Medical and dental offices	One parking space for each 200 square feet of floor area with a minimum of four parking spaces
Hospitals	One space per each 2 staff member at the largest shift, plus one space for every ten beds
Research, dental, x-ray laboratories	One parking space for each 200 square feet of floor area
Residential and Lodging Uses
Residential dwelling units	One parking space per every dwelling unit with one bedroom or less/two parking spaces per dwelling units with two or more bedrooms
Rooming and lodging uses	One parking space for each sleeping unit
Nursing and convalescent homes, assisted living facilities, adult family homes	One parking space for each three beds
One on-street parking space can be counted toward the total required parking per dwelling unit when the property is on a street that meets current street design standards with a minimum 8 foot parking lane and there is 22 feet of unrestricted, on-street parking directly adjacent the property
Public and Institutional Uses
Libraries	*One parking space for each 400 feet of floor area
Museums	One parking space for each 300 feet of floor area
Schools: Junior colleges and technical schools Elementary schools Middle schools Preschools Senior high schools	One space for every educator, plus one space for every 5 students, plus one space for every two administrative employees   One parking space for each classroom Three parking spaces for each classroom Ten parking spaces for each classroom Six parking spaces for each classroom
Social clubs, lodges, fraternal organizations w/o fixed seating	One parking space for each 50 square feet of floor area of the building
Areas of assembly without fixed seating	One space for every 30 square feet of assembly area
Churches, stadiums, sports areas, and other such places of assembly with fixed seating	One parking space for each three fixed seats
Senior centers	One parking space for every 135 square feet of floor area
Industrial Uses
Manufacturing uses	One parking space for each 1,000 square feet of floor area plus 1 space per two employees
Trucking and transportation terminals	Minimum of ten spaces
Warehouses, storage buildings	One parking space for each two employees with a minimum of five parking spaces
Public and Quasi-Public Recreation Uses
Parks and playgrounds	As determined by the Director of Community and Economic Development
Public and private golf courses	Four spaces for every green on premises, plus one space for every three tee boxes at driving range if present
Swimming pools	Ten parking spaces for each 1,000 square feet of pool surface area
Unspecified Uses
If a use is not otherwise specifically mentioned in this section, the requirements for off-street parking facilities shall be the same as the requirements for the most similar use listed herein as determined by the Director of the Department of Community Development.
Mixed Uses
In the case of a mixture of uses on one lot or in one building, the total requirements for off-street parking facilities shall be the sum of the requirements for the various uses computed separately.
Cooperative and Shared Parking Provisions
Parking facilities may be cooperatively used by different land uses when the times of the uses are not simultaneous. Parking facilities may be shared when the times are not simultaneous through a parking agreement with the property owners and when the parking is located no further than 500 feet from the property requiring the parking.

 

B.

If applicable, sections 14.40.080 through 14.40.110 shall then be used to determine whether the number of spaces required by subsection A. of this section is modified.

C.

If Table 14.40-1 of subsection A. of this section is not used to determine the number of required parking spaces, one of the following alternate methods of determining the required parking for a particular development shall be used:

1.

Determine the number of parking spaces required by a transportation demand assessment that received approval by the Director of Community and Economic Development per section 14.40.050; or

2.

Prepare a transportation demand management assessment that meets the approval of the Director of Community and Economic Development per section 14.40.050; or

3.

Obtain Director of Community and Economic Development approval of a parking variance per section 14.40.130.

D.

If the following criteria are satisfied, then the parking requirements of Table 14.40-1 of subsection A. above may be reduced accordingly.

1.

Parking requirements may be reduced in direct ratio for each percentage point of access provided by nonsingle occupant vehicle.

2.

Parking requirements may be reduced by ten percent if a bus stop or other mass transit facility is located within 500 feet of the project site.

3.

Parking requirements may be reduced in direct ratio for each percentage point of parking provided by cooperative parking agreement per section 14.40.080.

4.

Parking requirements may be reduced by 25 percent to allow for incorporation of LID facilities into the parking lot design.

E.

The parking area shall comply with landscaping requirements for parking lots in accordance with Title 17 PAMC.

F.

Anytime the required parking calculations result in a fraction of a parking space, the number of required parking spaces shall be rounded down to the nearest whole parking space.

(Ord. 3575 § 1, 3/21/2017; Ord. 3569 § 2, 12/20/2016; Ord. 3441 § 2, 11/15/2011; Ord. 3161 § 1 (part), 4/30/2004; Ord. 3135 § 1, 2/24/2003; Ord. 2787 § 2, 12/28/1993; Ord. 2703 § 1, 8/14/1992; Ord. 2228 § 2, 8/31/1982; Ord. 1588 § 2, 6/15/1966)