18.68.035 Off-street parking allowance.
(1) Nonconforming parking standards may remain as they exist, except when a building is expanded or when a more parking-intensive use replaces a less parking-intensive use.
(2) In the case of single-family dwellings, tandem parking may be used to meet the total sum of the requirements for off-street parking.
(3) In commercial zones, the following off-street parking allowances may be permitted:
(a) Required parking facilities may include up to a maximum of 50 percent compact parking spaces.
(4) The planning director through an administrative conditional use permit process may authorize adjustments to the minimum off-street parking requirements when the applicant can show that the following criteria are met:
(a) The use presents special characteristics that create less parking demand than is required by this chapter and that do not typically apply to comparable uses; and
(b) The parking demand cannot reasonably be accommodated by shared or joint parking; and
(c) The adjustment will not adversely impact adjacent uses; and
(d) The request is the minimum necessary variation from the standard.
(e) To support the adjustment, a parking study prepared by a qualified professional must be provided. The parking study shall address:
(i) The special characteristics of the use; and
(ii) The average parking demand and supply available for existing and proposed uses on the site; and
(iii) Opportunities for shared parking; and
(iv) The impacts to adjacent uses.
(5) Transit Park and Rides and Improvements in Parking Lots. Parking spaces and portions of parking lots may be used for transit park and rides and improvements, provided minimum parking space requirements can still be met. (Ord. 2048 § 12, 2021; Ord. 2033 § 5, 2020)