A. Before final site plan approval or certificate of occupancy is granted for any new or enlarged building, whichever comes first, or a certificate of occupancy is granted for a change or expansion of use in any existing building, the applicant shall be required to meet the provisions of this chapter, City of Monroe Design and Construction Manual, and the applicable provisions of Chapter 22.42 MMC, Design Standards, related to parking lot design and landscaping.

B. If this chapter does not specify a parking requirement for a land use, the zoning administrator shall establish the minimum requirement based on either parking requirements for a similar use or require the applicant to submit a parking assessment of anticipated parking demand.

C. If any portion of the required amount of off-street parking has been proposed to be provided off site, the applicant shall provide written contracts with affected landowners showing that required off-street parking shall be provided in a manner consistent with the provisions of this chapter. The contracts shall be reviewed by the zoning administrator for compliance with this chapter, and if approved, the contracts shall be recorded with Snohomish County as a deed restriction on the title to all applicable properties. These deed restrictions may not be revoked or modified without authorization of the zoning administrator.

D. A parking facility which is required for one establishment or use shall not be considered as part of the parking facility required for any other use, except for shared as provided in MMC 22.44.060(A).

E. If a parking or traffic study is required by this chapter, the applicant shall provide sufficient information to demonstrate that the parking demand for a specific land use will be satisfied. Parking assessment shall be prepared by a professional engineer with expertise in traffic and parking analysis.

F. All proposed parking facilities shall meet the requirements established in the City of Monroe Design and Construction Manual and Chapter 22.42 MMC, Design Standards.

G. During normal business hours parking spaces shall not be used for permanent or semipermanent parking or storage of trucks or materials.

H. Delineated on-street parking or parking areas shall be maximized to the extent feasible with respect to driveway spacing. (Ord. 005/2019 § 10 (Exh. B))

A. When a preexisting use is enlarged to require additional parking spaces, the requirements of this chapter shall apply only to the enlargement;

B. When additional uses are placed on the same lot with the preexisting use or an enlarged lot of which the preexisting use lot is a part, the requirements of this chapter shall apply only to the additional use;

C. When a preexisting use is terminated, the area vacated shall not be occupied by a use requiring an increase in the parking area by an increment of more than fifty percent more parking spaces than the terminated use, unless the required additional parking spaces are provided;

D. When a preexisting building, which does not have sufficient parking, is remodeled or rehabilitated but not enlarged, the existing use of the building may continue without providing additional parking;

E. For development applications where the dwelling units are constructed entirely within the building envelope of an existing building with a certificate of occupancy issued at least three years prior to the building permit application to add the housing units, existing parking shall be retained to meet the minimum parking requirements for existing residential uses and for the nonresidential uses that remain after the new units are added. (Ord. 008/2025 § 6 (Exh. E); Ord. 005/2019 § 10 (Exh. B))

A. Off-street parking areas shall contain at a minimum the number of parking spaces as set out in Table 22.44.050: Off-Street Parking Requirements. Off-street parking ratios expressed as a number of spaces per square feet means the usable or net square footage of floor area, exclusive of nonpublic areas. Nonpublic areas include but are not limited to building maintenance areas, storage areas, closets or restrooms. 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.

B. An applicant may request a modification of the minimum required number of parking spaces by substantiating, through a parking demand assessment, that parking demand can be met with a reduced parking requirement. In such cases, the zoning administrator may approve a reduction of up to fifty percent of the minimum required number of spaces. Such additional reductions shall not apply to residential uses including subdivisions.

When the city has received a shell building permit application, off-street parking requirements shall be based on the possible tenant mix or uses authorized by the zone designation and compatible with the limitations of the shell permit. A minimum of twenty percent shall be assumed restaurant.

C. In light industrial developments, a minimum of twenty percent of gross floor area shall be assumed as office when calculating parking requirements. When the range of possible uses results in different parking requirements, the zoning administrator will establish the amount of parking based on a likely range of uses.

D. In any development required to provide twelve or more parking spaces, bicycle parking shall be provided, as specified in MMC 22.44.070.

E. The maximum number of parking spaces provided for a specified use or building shall be one and one-half times the minimum number of spaces set out in Table 22.44.050: Off-Street Parking Requirements. The zoning administrator may allow an increase in parking spaces if parking demand assessment demonstrates an additional need for parking beyond the maximum.

F. Minimum parking requirements are established in Table 22.44.050: Off-Street Parking Requirements. If a use or similar use is not identified in Table 22.44.050, the developer shall submit a parking demand assessment:

A. The building official may, upon application by the owner or lessee of any property, authorize the joint use of parking facilities by the following uses of activities under the conditions specified herein:

B. A parking demand assessment is prepared by a professional traffic engineer and submitted by the applicant documenting that the hours of actual parking demand for the proposed uses will not conflict and that uses will be served by adequate parking if shared parking reductions are authorized. (Ord. 005/2019 § 10 (Exh. B))

A. Bicycle parking shall be bike rack or locker-type parking facilities unless otherwise specified.

B. Off-street parking areas shall contain at least one bicycle parking space for every twelve spaces required for motor vehicles

C. Bicycle facilities for patrons shall be located on site and shall be designed to allow either a bicycle frame or wheels to be locked to a structure attached to the pavement.

D. All bicycle parking and storage shall be located in safe, visible areas that do not impede pedestrian or vehicle traffic flow.

E. The zoning administrator may reduce the number of bike rack parking spaces if indoor storage facilities are available.

F. Bicycle parking shall have direct access to both the public right-of-way and to the main entrance of the principal use.

G. For facilities with multiple buildings, building entrances or parking lots, bicycle parking shall be located in the vicinity of the primary building entrance.

H. Bicycle parking facilities shall be separated from motor vehicle parking and maneuvering areas by a barrier or sufficient distance to prevent damage to the parked bicycles.

I. Lighting shall be provided in a bicycle parking area so that all facilities are thoroughly illuminated and visible from adjacent sidewalks or motor vehicle parking lots during all hours of use. Bicycle parking shall be at least as well-lit as motor vehicle parking. (Ord. 005/2019 § 10 (Exh. B))

A. Unless otherwise amended, off-street parking and access for physically disabled persons shall be provided in accordance with Section 7503 of the regulations adopted pursuant to Chapter 19.27 RCW of the State Building Code, and Chapter 70.92 RCW, Public Buildings – Provisions for Aged and Handicapped, which generally requires parking as set out in Table 22.44.080: ADA Parking Requirements. The building official shall determine all ADA parking requirements, as subject to International Building Code (IBC) Chapter 11, Accessibility.

B. One out of every eight ADA stalls must be sized to accommodate a disabled van-sized vehicle or provide at least one disabled van stall;

C. The ADA stall must be ninety-six inches wide with a sixty-inch aisle for a disabled person’s vehicle, and ninety-six inches wide with a ninety-six-inch aisle for a disabled person’s van. Two ADA stalls may share the aisle space. (Ord. 005/2019 § 10 (Exh. B))

A. Single-family attached and detached subdivisions shall be required to provide parking in accordance with Table 22.44.050: Off-Street Parking Requirements, and as follows:

B. The applicant shall provide an on- and off-site parking plan at time of application.

C. Guest parking areas shall meet the dimensional standards as listed per Table 22.44.130: Minimum Parking Space and Aisle Dimensions. (Ord. 005/2019 § 10 (Exh. B))

A. A stacking space shall be an area measuring nine feet by twenty feet with direct forward access to a service window of a drive-thru facility. A stacking space shall be located to prevent any vehicles from extending onto the public right-of-way, or interfering with any pedestrian circulation, traffic maneuvering, or other parking space areas. Stacking spaces for drive-thru or drive-in uses may not be counted as required parking spaces.

B. The city may require a traffic impact assessment to ensure the proposal meets the requirements of this section.

C. Drive-thru facilities that have negative traffic impacts on adjacent roads and/or businesses may require additional traffic controls at the drive-thru businesses’ expense. (Ord. 005/2019 § 10 (Exh. B))

A. Ten percent, but not fewer than one of the required spaces for industrial, institutional and office developments may be designated for use as carpool/vanpool parking.

B. The carpool/vanpool spaces shall be clearly marked “Reserved – Carpool/Vanpool Only.”

C. Parking in reserved areas shall be limited to vanpools and carpools established through ride share programs by public agencies and to vehicles meeting minimum rideshare qualifications set by the employer. (Ord. 005/2019 § 10 (Exh. B))

A. Off-street parking shall comply with the minimum parking space and aisle dimensions provided in Table 22.44.130: Minimum Parking Space and Aisle Dimensions, as follows:

One-Way Parking	Two-Way Parking

B. Aisles which do not provide direct access into a parking space shall have a minimum width of twenty feet.

C. Parking facilities shall have permanent markings showing entrances, exits, traffic direction and parking spaces, except where the zoning administrator finds such requirements are not applicable.

D. Excluding shared parking, off-street parking areas shall be located within the same lot, subdivision or binding site improvement plan as the building they are required to serve.

E. Parking facilities shall be designed so exiting vehicles are not required to back into streets, except for residential uses of less than four dwellings per lot on local access streets.

F. Wheel stops are required in all parking areas, excluding residential driveways, to prevent vehicles from overhanging walkways, property lines or other limits of a parking area and to prevent damage to landscaping. The requirement for wheel stops may be waived and the length of the parking stall reduced by two feet if an additional two feet is added to the minimum required width for sidewalks and landscape strips.

G. Any parking spaces abutting a required landscaped area on the driver or passenger side of the vehicle shall provide an additional eighteen inches above the minimum space width requirement to provide a place to step other than in the landscaped area. The additional width shall be separated from the adjacent parking space by a parking space division stripe.

H. The parking space depth may be reduced a maximum of two feet by the zoning administrator when vehicles overhang a walkway under the following conditions:

I. Driveways providing ingress and egress between off-street parking areas and abutting streets shall be designed, located and constructed in accordance with the provisions of the public works development design standards and Chapter 22.42 MMC, Design Standards.

J. Lighting shall be provided for safety of traffic and pedestrian circulation on the site, as required by Chapter 15.15 MMC, Lighting Standards. Lighting shall be designed to minimize direct illumination of abutting properties and adjacent streets.

K. All vehicle parking and storage for single-family detached dwellings must be in a garage, carport or on a paved surface. Any impervious surface used for vehicle parking or storage must have direct and unobstructed driveway access.

L. Vanpool and carpool parking areas shall meet the following minimum design standards:

M. Any parking stalls located in enclosed buildings must be totally within the enclosed building.

N. The slope of access easements and tracts, and the slope of entrance and exit driveways, including driveways for detached single-family residences, shall be designed in accordance with the City of Monroe Design and Construction Manual.

O. Parking lots shall be arranged as to permit the internal circulation of vehicles between parking aisles without reentering adjoining public streets; and

P. ADA accessible parking shall be provided in accordance with MMC 22.44.080. (Ord. 001/2025 § 3 (Exh. B); Ord. 005/2019 § 10 (Exh. B))

A. All uses shall provide pedestrian access onto the site. Pedestrian access points shall be provided at all pedestrian arrival points to the development including the property lines, adjacent lots, abutting street intersections, crosswalks and at transit stops. Pedestrian access shall be located as follows:

B. Pedestrian walkways shall form an on-site circulation system that minimizes the conflict between pedestrians and traffic at all points of pedestrian access to on-site parking and building entrances. Pedestrian walkways shall be provided when the pedestrian access point or any parking space is more than seventy-five feet from the building entrance or principal on-site destination and as follows:

2. All nonresidential buildings within the same development and set back more than one hundred feet from the public right-of-way shall install pedestrian walkways through parking areas and parking garages, as shown below in Figure 22.44.140: Pedestrian Walkways in Parking Areas:

C. Pedestrian access and walkways shall meet the following minimum design standards:

D. Blocks in excess of six hundred feet shall be provided with a crosswalk at the approximate midpoint of the block, or as the public works director determines to be appropriate.

E. Compliance with Chapter 22.42 MMC, Design Standards, for parking lot design, circulation, landscaping, and other applicable design standards. (Ord. 005/2019 § 10 (Exh. B))

A. Low impact development best management practices shall be used for parking lot design and construction, unless site and soil conditions make low impact development infeasible as determined by the storm water management administrator. Low impact development best management practices shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the Puget Sound Partnership Low Impact Development Technical Guidance Manual for Puget Sound (December 2012), or as amended, and approved by the storm water management administrator.

B. In the event low impact development is infeasible, off-street parking areas shall be asphalt cement pavement (ACP) or Portland Cement Concrete (PCC). Typical approved sections are illustrated in the City of Monroe Design and Construction Manual. Parking areas may be paved or constructed with other surfaces as approved by the public works director. (Ord. 005/2019 § 10 (Exh. B))