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Title 17C
Chapter 17C.230
Section 17C.230.120
 

Title 17C Land Use Standards

Chapter 17C.230 Parking and Loading

Section 17C.230.120 Maximum Required Parking Spaces
  1. Purpose.

Limiting the number of spaces allowed promotes efficient use of land, enhances urban form, encourages use of alternative modes of transportation, provides for better pedestrian movement, and protects air and water quality. The maximum ratios in this section vary with the use the parking it is accessory to. These maximums will accommodate most auto trips to a site based on typical peak parking demand for each use.

  1. Maximum Number of Parking Spaces Allowed.

Standards in a plan district or overlay zone may supersede the standards in this subsection.

  1. Surface Parking.

The maximum number of parking spaces allowed is stated in Table 17C.230.120-1 and Table 17C.230.130-1, except as specified in subsection (B)(2) of this section.

  1. Structure Parking.

Parking provided within a building or parking structure is not counted when calculating the maximum parking allowed.

 

TABLE 17C.230.120-1

PARKING SPACES BY ZONE [1]

(Refer to Table 17C.230.130-1 for Parking Spaces Standards by Use)

ZONE

SPECIFIC USES

REQUIREMENT

RA, R1, R2, RMF,

RHD

All Land Uses

Minimum and maximum standards are shown in Table 17C.230.130-1.

O, OR, NR, NMU,

CB, GC, Industrial

CC1, CC2, CC3, CC4 [2]

Nonresidential

There is no minimum parking requirement.

Maximum ratio is 4 stalls per 1,000 gross square feet of floor area.

Residential

There is no minimum parking requirement.

Maximum ratio is 4 stalls per 1,000 gross square feet of floor area.

Downtown [2]

Nonresidential

There is no minimum parking requirement.

Maximum ratio is 3 stalls per 1,000 gross square feet of floor area.

Residential

There is no minimum parking requirement.

Maximum ratio is 3 stalls per 1,000 gross square feet of floor area.

FBC [2]

 

All Land Uses

See SMC 17C.123.040, Hamilton Form Based Code for off-street parking requirements. 

Overlay

All Land Uses

No off-street parking is required. 

See the No Off-Street Parking Required Overlay Zone Map 17C.230-M2 and No Off-Street Parking Required Overlay Zone Map 17C.230-M3.

[1] Standards in a plan district or overlay zone may supersede the standards of this table.

[2] See exceptions in SMC 17C.230.130, CC and Downtown Zone Parking Exceptions.

 

Date Passed: Monday, August 12, 2024

Effective Date: Sunday, September 15, 2024

ORD C36556 Section 13