12.64.402 Provision of Parking.
A. The minimum parking provision for vehicles required by all new development and those proposing substantial modifications to existing buildings shall be as specified in BMC 12.64.100, District Requirements.
1. Outdoor dining space structures of 1,000 square feet in area or less associated with existing businesses are exempt from the provisions of this chapter and do not constitute an expansion of the existing business.
2. Up to one-third of the existing parking spaces may be utilized for outdoor dining area(s) without requiring the provision of additional parking area and/or fee in-lieu as detailed in subsection D of this section to meet the minimum required number of parking spaces for the underlying use.
B. The maximum surface parking area permitted by all new development and those proposing substantial modifications to existing buildings shall not exceed that amount shown in BMC 12.64.100. District Requirements. Parking spaces exceeding the maximum permitted surface parking area provision may be provided in a parking structure, off-site, or as cash-in-lieu (see d. below).
C. New on-street parking spaces provided along a property’s frontage on new streets (see BMC 12.64.301 Street Requirements) may be counted toward the minimum parking requirement for commercial development on that property.
D. All or part of the parking requirement for most retail (as specified in BMC 12.64.402 Provision of Parking chart for each district in BMC 12.64.100), civic and cultural, and office development may be satisfied through payment of in-lieu fees based on the current real cost of constructing a parking space in an exposed above-ground parking structure or in off-site locations as allowed in BMC 12.64.100. District Requirements
E. Reductions for shared use parking may be allowed for land uses as indicated in BMC 12.64.100. District Requirements and subject to the provisions of BMC 12.16.040 concerning shared parking. (Ord. 2397 § 6, 2023).