Provide a pedestrian-friendly downtown environment through the establishment of public parking facilities to meet parking needs generated by the downtown area's commercial and service uses. This allows buildings and uses to be concentrated and oriented to pedestrians.

Relieve certain properties located in the downtown area from on-site parking requirements.

Control on-site parking on properties within this district to ensure that such facilities do not conflict with downtown commercial building concentrations and pedestrian orientation.

Facilitate the financing and construction of downtown public parking facilities by requiring the payment of a parking impact fee for specified types of development projects within the :PE overlay district, such as fees set forth in Chapter 15.104.

No On-Site Parking and Loading Except for Residential and Transient Occupancy Uses. No on-site parking and loading facilities shall be required for any property zoned :PE, except for residential development or transient occupancy development, which shall be subject to the requirements set forth herein.

Residential Standards. Parking for residential development in the :PE overlay district shall be provided on-site in accordance with Section 17.54.040(D).

Use Permit Required to Establish On-Site Parking for Commercial Uses. On-site parking for commercial uses may only be established on properties zoned :PE through approval of a use permit. In granting such a permit, the decision-making body shall find that the parking has been located and designed so that it does not conflict with downtown building concentrations and pedestrian orientation.

Transient Occupancy Development Standards. Parking and loading for transient occupancy development (including any hotel, bed and breakfast, or vacation rental use) in the :PE overlay district shall be provided on-site in accordance with Section 17.54.040(D), and it shall be designed, constructed, and operated in a manner that does not conflict with downtown building concentrations and pedestrian orientation. Provided, however, to the extent that the decision-making body finds, through approval of a use permit, that there is sufficient public parking available to serve the transient occupancy development, the transient occupancy development may satisfy its parking obligation through payment of a parking impact fee in accordance with Chapter 15.104.