Establish clear and comprehensive off-street parking regulations;

Ensure adequate parking availability for a range of land uses;

Promote safe and convenient access to properties for all users; and

Use landscaping to manage stormwater and break up the visual effects of parking areas.

Location of Parking Spaces.

Tandem Parking. Tandem parking (two vehicles parked one behind the other with only one shared entry and exit) may be used for residential developments.

Fractional Spaces. When calculating required parking spaces, all fractions of one-half or greater must be rounded up to the next whole number.

Measuring Distance to Parking. Distance between a building and parking spaces is measured from the nearest point of the parking facility to the nearest point of the building.

Parking for Unspecified Uses. Where the parking ratios for a use are not defined, the director will determine the minimum requirements based on comparable uses and available data.

Multi-Tenant Developments. Common parking areas for multi-tenant developments must provide parking equal to the combined needs of all tenants unless parking reductions consistent with this chapter are approved.

Parking for Shell Buildings. Shell buildings must provide parking consistent with the general commercial or industrial standards, based on most likely use. The director will determine most likely use based on zoning, economic trends, and similar projects.

Flexibility. The director may reduce or waive the provisions of this chapter when the applicant demonstrates an alternative proposal will meet the intended purpose of these regulations or that parking flexibility is needed to meet tree retention requirements.

General Standards. The general standard for each use type applies unless a more specific standard is listed.

Parking Requirements Table.

Credit for On-Street Parking Stalls.

Reductions for Alternate Transportation Programs. The director may reduce parking requirements by up to forty percent when the applicant demonstrates decreased parking demand associated with van pooling, ride matching for carpools, provision of subscription bus service, or similar programs.

Joint Use Parking Agreements. The director may reduce the number of required spaces for two or more uses when a joint use agreement:

Off-street parking for commercial and multifamily uses must be located behind the building to the maximum extent feasible. When located adjacent to a right-of-way, parking must be screened with landscaping.

Ingress and Egress. Parking areas must have access from a public or private road meeting city standards and must be designed to avoid vehicles backing out into public streets. The city engineer has the authority to determine and adjust the location, width, and manner of vehicular entry and exit for parking areas to control traffic and protect public safety and welfare.

Emergency Access. The fire department has authority to determine adequate emergency access pursuant to the International Fire Code.

Surfacing Requirements. All off-street parking areas shall be surfaced with asphalt, concrete, grass block pavers, or equivalent. Existing parking areas with legally nonconforming gravel surfacing may be used for up to six required parking spaces.

Internal Circulation. Parking stalls and directional arrows must be marked with paint or other method meeting city standards. Required pedestrian walks must be curbed or raised six inches above the lot surface.

Maximum Amount of Compact Parking Stalls. Generally, a maximum of thirty-five percent of required off-street parking spaces may be compact. Up to fifty percent of the parking stalls in a commercial parking lot or structure may be compact.

General Standards.

Street Frontage Landscaping. Parking areas or outdoor display areas must provide a minimum of five feet of Type III landscaping (as defined in Chapter 17.58) along all street frontages, except for driveways or places plantings would obstruct the sight distance at street intersections.

Internal Landscaping.

General Standards.

Commercial Parking Lots.

Commercial Parking Structure.