§ 20.14.050. Parking requirements and standards.

A.

Parking. Table of Parking Requirements and Standards, subsection C. of this title establishes the minimum and maximum number of motor vehicle parking spaces unless otherwise stated, and minimum bicycle parking spaces required for the uses indicated. The city manager or designee shall be authorized to interpret and establish the minimum and maximum parking regulations for uses not shown in the Table of Parking Requirements and Standards, subsection C.

B.

Method of computation. Calculations to compute the maximum number of required parking spaces shall be based upon the following formulae:

1.

Where the calculation of the required parking results in fractions of spaces, the number of spaces shall be rounded to the next highest whole number for fractions of 0.5 or greater.

2.

For new building(s) or development with more than one use, the parking maximum shall be determined by the sum of the number of parking spaces allowed for each individual use computed separately. A shared parking arrangement may be approved for a mixed use building, shopping center, or facility where the uses have different hours of operation or parking usage, in which case the parking requirement shall be based upon the calculation for the individual use or group of simultaneous uses that result in the largest number of off-street parking spaces required.

3.

For new building(s) or development with both permitted uses and accessory uses, the parking maximum shall be determined by the sum of the maximum number of parking spaces allowed for each individual use, permitted or accessory, computed separately. A shared parking arrangement may be approved for a site where the permitted uses have different hours of operation or parking usage from those of the accessory uses, in which case the parking requirement shall be based upon the calculation for the individual permitted use or group of simultaneous permitted uses that results in the largest number of off-street parking spaces required.

4.

Parking maximums for an addition to or enlargement of an existing building or facility shall be calculated on the basis of the addition or enlargement and shall be added to the parking maximum for the existing building or facility prior to the expansion. In the event the existing parking provided for the existing building or facility is nonconforming with the requirements of this chapter, refer to Chapter 20.22 (Nonconforming Situations).

5.

For a change of use(s) of an existing building or facility, or a portion thereof, the parking requirements shall be calculated on the basis of the sum of the current code required parking as applied to the changed use(s), plus the prior code requirements applied to the unchanged portion(s) of the existing building or facility; or on the basis of the current code for the entire building or facility, whichever is less.

6.

Where the parking calculation is determined by the gross floor area (GFA) of the building or facility, the GFA shall be measured to the exterior of the walls for every occupied floor. GFA of a building or facility shall not include areas used solely for off-street parking of motor vehicles or bicycles and associated driveways, and shall not include areas reserved for off-street loading berths.

7.

Where the parking calculation is determined by the number of seats or the number of occupants of a building or facility, the occupant load shall be per Title 18, Building and Construction, Chapter 18.08.

8.

The GFA of a restaurant, nightclub, bar or cocktail lounge with an outdoor seating area shall also include the gross floor area of such outdoor seating area.

9.

The GFA of a shopping center or other similar uses shall be based upon the entire shopping center, including the gross floor area of covered atrium and mall areas. The GFA of a shopping center shall not include the open well areas of the upper levels of a multi-story atrium or mall.

10.

Up to five percent of the minimum required vehicular parking spaces may be substituted with motorcycle parking spaces at the rate of one vehicular parking space for each three-motorcycle parking spaces provided. Motorcycle parking spaces shall be a minimum of seventy-five inches by thirty inches each exclusive of access aisles.

C.

Table of Parking Requirements and Standards. The parking standards and requirements are established in the Parking Requirements and Standards Table, located in Appendix C, adopted in its entirety and incorporated herein by reference, and unless otherwise provided for herein, all parking shall comply with the parking table.

D.

Off-street parking. Off-street parking regulations shall not apply to properties in the Improvement District No. 3, established by Ordinance 736 and dated April 3, 1952. The boundaries of Improvement District No. 3 shall also include all property designated under the Downtown 2015 Plan.

E.

Excess parking. Excess parking shall be subject to the following requirement:

1.

In addition to the landscape requirements of Title 18.46 (Landscape), one tree for every five spaces in excess of the maximum parking requirement shall be required and shall be placed within the entire parking area to provide for even canopy coverage or along the parkway to create a visual buffer between the parking area and the street.

(Ord. 16761 § 1 (part) Exh. B, 2007; Ord. 16653 § 2 (part), 2007)

(Ord. No. 17262, § 1, 1-5-2010; Ord. No. 17442, § 33, 10-26-2010; Ord. No. 17560, § 2, 5-17-2011)