40.340.030 Neighborhood Parking Plan

A.    Purpose.

    The board may adopt an on-street neighborhood parking plan which changes the use of public rights-of-way to increase the parking supply, changes the way parking is regulated, or incorporates a business/parking improvements district established under Chapter 35.87 RCW. Such neighborhood parking plan may be developed in a collaborative process between the affected neighborhood(s) and the county to respond to instances where neighborhoods desire to change the on-street parking layout within that neighborhood, including provisions for commercial vehicles within that neighborhood, to respond to certain situations respective to parking supply, commercial vehicle parking, or safety.

B.    Credits Toward Off-Street Parking Requirements.

    In adopting a neighborhood parking plan, the board may allocate credits toward the off-street parking requirements of Section 40.340.010(B) for additional on-street parking supply created as part of the neighborhood parking plan. Credits will not be given for the following:

1.    Parallel parking created by a development to comply with Section 40.350.030;

2.    Off-street parking required under Section 40.340.010 unless approved by the responsible official pursuant to Section 40.340.010(A)(5);

3.    Instances where an increase in on-street parking supply in one (1) portion of the neighborhood is offset by decreases in parking supply in other area(s) of a neighborhood;

4.    Where the increase in parking supply is temporary;

5.    For parking spaces established further than three hundred (300) feet form the subject parcel receiving the credit.

C.    Process.

    Development of a neighborhood parking plan shall be undertaken under the direction of the County Engineer and be adopted by the board following a public hearing which has been advertised in accordance with Section 40.510.030(E). Proposed credits toward off-street parking shall be accompanied by the recommendation of the responsible official. Final design and construction plans shall be approved by the County Engineer.