17.608.060 Alternatives to standard parking requirements; other modifications.
A. Administrative parking permit. Alternatives and other modifications to the standard off-street parking requirements stated in this subsection A are permitted with approval of an administrative parking permit. The planning director shall approve an application for an administrative parking permit if the alternatives proposed in the application substantially conform to the requirements in this section.
1. On-site alternatives to required vehicle off-street parking. One or more of the following alternatives may be substituted for required off-street parking spaces on the same parcel or integrated development site as the land use the spaces serve:
a. Additional bicycle parking. Four non-required bicycle parking spaces may be substituted for one on-site vehicle parking space, up to a maximum of two spaces or 10% of the required on-site vehicle parking spaces, whichever is greater.
b. Zero-emission carsharing. One zero-emission carshare space may be substituted for four required on-site vehicle parking spaces up to a maximum of 20% of the required on-site vehicle parking spaces. “Zero-emission carshare space” means a parking space reserved for a zero-emission vehicle that can be rented or reserved for short periods of time, such as by the hour or minute.
c. Scooter and motorcycle parking. One scooter or motorcycle space may be substituted for one on-site vehicle parking space, up to a maximum of two spaces or 10% of the required on-site vehicle parking spaces, whichever is greater.
d. Shared parking. Required off-street parking facilities may be shared between two separate land uses upon demonstrating that the uses utilize the parking spaces at different times.
e. On-street parking. Each on-street parking space directly adjacent to the subject parcel may be substituted for one on-site vehicle parking space. If the parking in the street is unmarked, each 24 feet of adjacent street frontage that can be legally parked shall equal one on-street parking space.
f. Shared bicycles. Shared bicycles provided on-site for the use of employee commutes and off-site trips may be substituted for up to a maximum of two spaces or 10% of the required on-site vehicle parking spaces, whichever is greater. Two shared bicycles are equivalent to one on-site vehicle parking space.
g. Transportation management plan. The required number of on-site vehicle parking spaces for a development site or use shall be reduced by 35% if a transportation management plan permit has been approved under chapter 17.700.
h. Additional electric vehicle charging station. One electric vehicle charging station utilizing an electric vehicle charger level 2 or an electric vehicle direct current fast charger may be substituted for two parking spaces.
2. Off-site alternatives to vehicle off-street parking. Off-street parking may be located on a parcel other than the parcel or integrated development site served by the off-street parking, if it is located within the distances specified, and it complies with the requirements stated below:
a. In the Central Business and Arts & Entertainment District and the Urban District, off-street parking for residential uses may be located off-site within 400 feet of the use served. Off-street parking for nonresidential uses may be located off-site within 1,250 feet of the use served.
b. In the traditional parking district and the suburban parking district, off- street parking for residential uses may be located off-site within 300 feet of the use served. Off-street parking for nonresidential uses may be located within 600 feet of the use served.
c. If the parcel designated for off-street parking is not in the same ownership as the site the parking will serve, the application shall include written evidence that users of the site that the off-site parking will serve will have rights to use the off-site parking parcel for required parking.
3. Exceeding maximum vehicle parking requirement in parking structures. The maximum vehicle parking requirement for uses that provide off-street parking in parking structures may be exceeded if:
a. The off-street parking is made available for public or shared-parking at all times during off-peak hours; and
b. The parking structure incorporates active ground floor uses such as retail, restaurants, or offices.
4. Alternative vehicle parking space dimensions and maneuvering widths. Alternatives to the minimum parking space dimensions in section 17.608.040.F may be approved if the alternative space dimensions do not cause vehicle stacking in the adjacent public right-of-way.
B. Alternatives to required vehicle off-street parking—Parking beyond specified distances of use served. Required off-street parking provided at distances farther than the distances specified in subsection A.2 are allowed with a zoning administrator’s conditional use permit. (Ord. 2021-0024 § 33; Ord. 2021-0015 § 6; Ord. 2019-0006 § 13; Ord. 2017-0061 § 79; Ord. 2013-0020 § 1; Ord. 2013-0007 § 1)