Or. Admin. Code § 660-012-0425

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024

Section 660-012-0425 - Reducing the Burden of Parking Mandates

(1) This rule applies to cities and counties that:

(a) Are within a metropolitan area; and

(b) Have not adopted land use regulations without parking mandates as provided in OAR 660-012-0420.

(2) Cities and counties shall adopt and enforce land use regulations as provided in this section:

(a) Garages and carports may not be required for residential developments;

(b) Garage parking spaces shall count towards off-street parking mandates;

(c) Provision of shared parking shall be allowed to meet parking mandates;

(d) Required parking spaces may be provided off-site, within 2,000 feet pedestrian travel of a site. If any non-loading parking is provided on site, all required parking for people with disabilities shall be on site. If all parking is off-site, parking for people with disabilities must be located within the shortest possible distance of an accessible entrance via an accessible path and no greater than 200 feet from that entrance;

(e) Parking mandates shall be reduced by one off-street parking space for each three kilowatts of capacity in solar panels or wind power that will be provided in a development;

(f) Parking mandates shall be reduced by one off-street parking space for each dedicated car-sharing parking space in a development. Dedicated car-sharing parking spaces shall count as spaces for parking mandates;

(g) Parking mandates shall be reduced by two off-street parking spaces for every electric vehicle charging station provided in a development. Parking spaces that include electric vehicle charging while an automobile is parked shall count towards parking mandates; and

(h) Parking mandates shall be reduced by one off-street parking space for every two units in a development above minimum requirements that are fully accessible to people with mobility disabilities.

(3) Any reductions under section (2) shall be cumulative and not capped.

Or. Admin. Code § 660-012-0425

LCDD 2-2022, temporary adopt filed 06/01/2022, effective 6/1/2022 through 11/27/2022; LCDD 3-2022, adopt filed 08/17/2022, effective 8/17/2022; LCDD 5-2023, temporary amend filed 05/12/2023, effective 5/12/2023 through 11/7/2023; LCDD 9-2023, amend filed 11/07/2023, effective 11/7/2023

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 197.040

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 197.012 & ORS 197.712