12.16.030 Computation of required off-street parking spaces

12.16.030 Computation of required off-street parking spaces.

A. Except as modified under this section or BMC 12.16.040, off-street parking areas shall contain at a minimum the number of parking spaces as stipulated in the following table. Off-street parking ratios expressed as number of spaces per square feet means the gross square footage. 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. The land uses below correspond to those listed in Chapter 12.06 BMC.

Land Use	Minimum Parking Spaces Required
Automotive, marine and heavy equipment services	1 per 400 square feet of gross floor area
Exception: Heavy equipment repair	1 per 300 square feet of office plus 0.9 per 1,000 square feet of indoor repair area
Business and personal services	1 per 300 square feet
Exception: Churches, temples, mosques and other religious facilities	1 per 5 fixed seats, plus 1 per 50 square feet of gross floor area without fixed seats used for assembly purposes
Exception: Mortuary services	1 per 50 square feet of chapel area
Exception: Veterinary clinics	1 per 300 square feet of office, labs and examination rooms
Eating and drinking establishments	1 per 75 square feet in dining or lounge areas; 1 per 300 square feet elsewhere
Exception: Outdoor dining areas and vendor trucks, carts, spaces, or stalls	None
Education	1 per 300 square feet
Exception: Elementary and middle/junior high schools	1 per classroom plus 1 per 50 students
Exception: High schools	1 per classroom plus 1 per 10 students
Exception: High schools with stadiums	Greater of 1 per classroom plus 1 per 10 students or 1 per 3 fixed seats in stadium
Exception: Vocational-technical institutions	1 per classroom plus 1 per 5 students
Essential public facilities – to be determined in conjunction with development review
Government services, general	1 per 300 square feet
Exception: Fire and police stations	Determined by community development director
Exception: Maintenance shops and vehicle and equipment parking and storage	1 per 300 square feet of offices plus 0.9 per 1,000 square feet of indoor storage or repair areas
Health and social services, not including day care centers in an existing church or school or residential care homes	1 per 300 square feet
Exception: Day care centers, independent	2 per facility plus 1 per each 20 children
Exception: Hospitals	1 per bed
Lodging	1 per bedroom
Exception: Campgrounds and recreational vehicle parks	Determined by community development director
Manufacturing, distribution, storage and warehousing	.9 per 1,000 square feet
Exception: Breweries and wineries	.9 per 1,000 square feet plus 1 per 50 feet of tasting area
Exception: Outdoor storage yards	1 per 300 square feet of office plus 0.9 per 1,000 square feet of storage area
Exception: Self-service warehouses	1 per 3,500 square feet of storage area plus 2 per caretaker’s unit
Recreation, culture and entertainment	1 per 300 square feet
Exception: Bowling centers	5 per lane
Exception: Community centers used for assembly purposes	1 per 3 fixed seats plus 1 per 50 square feet without fixed seats
Exception: Golf courses	3 per hole plus 1 per 300 square feet of club house facilities
Exception: Golf driving ranges	1 per tee
Exception: Movie theaters	1 per 4 fixed seats
Residential uses, including only the following:
Dormitories, fraternities and sororities	1 per 2 bedrooms
Dwelling units, accessory driveway	1 per accessory dwelling unit, located in a garage or on a driveway
Dwelling units, primary, detached, one unit per structure	3 per dwelling unit, which spaces shall consist of garage floor and/or driveway area
Dwelling units, primary, two or more units per structure	2 per dwelling unit, plus 1 guest parking stall for every 5 dwelling units
Micro-apartments	0.75 per dwelling unit
Mobile/manufactured home parks	2 per mobile/manufactured home
Nursing homes	1 per bed
Specialized senior housing	Base ratio is 1 per dwelling unit, which may be reduced to 1 per 1.5 dwelling units, in accordance with BMC 12.10.060
Retail uses	1 per 300 square feet
Exception: Convenience stores	3 plus 1 per 350 square feet
Temporary uses	As determined by community development director. Spaces may not be paved
Uses not otherwise categorized	As determined by community development director

B. Where other provisions of this code stipulate maximum parking allowed or reduced minimum parking requirements, those provisions shall apply.

C. Parking minimums for uses not exempt per the table in subsection A of this section, or that are not exempt from the requirements of Chapter 12.16 BMC as noted in BMC 12.16.020(A)(1), may be waived per the discretion of the community development director.

D. In any development required to provide six or more parking spaces, bicycle parking shall be provided. All bicycle parking facilities shall be securely anchored to the ground or to a structure.

1. Off-street parking areas shall contain at least one bicycle parking space for every 12 spaces required for motor vehicles, up to a maximum of 20 bicycle spaces.

2. Bicycle facilities for patrons shall be located within 100 feet of a building entrance and shall be designed to allow either a bicycle frame or wheels to be locked to a structure attached to the pavement. It is not necessary for all on-site bicycle spaces to be grouped in one central location.

3. All bicycle parking and storage shall be located in secure locations that do not impede pedestrian or vehicle traffic flow, and shall be well lit for nighttime use.

4. One indoor bicycle storage space shall be provided for every two dwelling units in multifamily residential uses, with the exception of specialized senior housing, unless individual garages are provided for every unit. The director may reduce the number of bike rack parking spaces if indoor storage facilities are available to all residents.

5. The square footage of any approved outdoor dining area structures is exempt from the provision of bicycle parking. (Ord. 2397 § 2, 2023; Ord. 2360 § 3, 2021; Ord. 1815 § 1, 2000; Ord. 1629 § 1, 1996).