19.34.040 Off-street parking requirements, general provisions.
A. Off-Street Parking Calculations Where Uses Not Specified. If the proposed use is not shown in Table 34-1, the planning director, in consultation with the city engineer, may use one of the following options to determine requirements for off-street parking:
1. Where a use is similar in nature and off-street parking demand to the proposed use, the minimum parking spaces for that similar use may be used.
2. Where there is not any use that is similar in nature, the following minimum off-street parking requirements will be used:
a. Nonresidential uses: one parking space per five hundred square feet of gross floor area.
b. Residential uses: one parking space per one thousand square feet of gross floor area.
B. Off-Street Parking Calculations on Sites with Combination of Uses. The requirement for different uses on the same site, or a combination of uses within one building or tenant space, shall be the sum of all requirements for the individual uses reduced by any applicable joint or shared parking provisions. See EMC 19.34.060(B) for reductions for mixed-use projects.
C. What Can Be Considered as Off-Street Parking. Off-street parking spaces may include spaces in garages, carports, parking lots, and/or driveways if vehicles are not parked in a vehicle travel lane or a required front setback; provided, that for single-family detached dwellings, duplexes and accessory dwelling units (ADUs), off-street parking is allowed in the front setback on a driveway that meets the standards of this title. Off-street parking for electric vehicles may be included in parking required by this chapter. Refer to the International Building Code for requirements on electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
D. Off-Street Parking Must Be Maintained. Off-street parking spaces must be retained in the amount required at the time of development approval, except that existing off-street parking, which exceeds current requirements, may be removed if the quantity of parking is not reduced below the current requirements for use on the site, or through shared parking agreements, if any.
E. How Fractions Are Addressed. If the formula for determining the number of off-street parking spaces results in a fraction, the number of off-street parking spaces shall be rounded to the nearest whole number with fractions of 0.50 or greater rounding up and fractions below 0.50 rounding down.
F. Use of Common Parking Areas. Required off-street parking spaces may be provided in an area owned and maintained in common by a homeowners’ association or other entity. Parking spaces located in a common area shall be available to customers, guests and invitees of residents, and shall not be reserved for any specific tenant or dwelling unit. (Ord. 3774-20 § 8 (Exh. 6), 2020; Ord. 3616-18 § 2 (Exh. 1), 2018.)