18.105.060 Parking reductions.
Required parking for any use may be reduced through approval of an administrative use permit.
A. Criteria for Approval. An administrative use permit for reduced parking shall only be issued if the following criteria are found to be true:
1. Special conditions, including but not limited to the nature of the proposed operation; proximity to frequent transit service; transportation characteristics of persons residing, working, or visiting the site; or parking facilities exist that will reduce parking demand at the site;
2. The use will adequately be served by the proposed parking, including any shaded parking; and
3. Parking demand generated by the project will not exceed the capacity of or have a detrimental impact on the supply of on-street parking in the surrounding area considering the days and times of parking demand.
B. Parking Demand Study. In order to evaluate a proposed project’s compliance with the above criteria, the zoning administrator may require submittal of a parking demand study that substantiates the basis for granting a reduced number of spaces and includes any of the following information:
1. Total square footage of all uses within existing and proposed development and the square footage devoted to each type of use.
2. A survey of existing on-street and off-street parking within 350 feet of the project site.
3. Standard parking requirements for the use, based on Table 18.105.040.A.
4. Estimated parking demand for the use, using any available existing parking generation studies from the Institute for Transportation Engineers (ITE), or other professionally recognized and/or accredited sources. If appropriate parking demand studies are not available, the city may require the applicant to conduct a parking demand survey of a development similar to the proposed.
5. Comparison of proposed parking supply with parking requirements.
6. A shared parking analysis, as appropriate.
7. A description of any other characteristics of the site or measures being undertaken that could result in reduced parking demand, including but not limited to staggered work shifts, staggered opening times, telecommuting, shuttles to transit stations, or similar programs. [Res. 21-09; Ord. 21-05 § 2; Res. 14-36 § 407.06; Ord. 14-12 § 1.]