10.741 Parking and Loading, General Provisions

10.741 Parking and Loading, General Provisions.

(a) A development permit shall not be issued until plans and evidence are presented to show how the parking requirements are to be fulfilled and that property is and will be available for use as parking. Off-street parking spaces shall be provided and maintained as set forth in Sections 10.741 through 10.745 for all uses in all zoning districts.

(b) Such off-street parking spaces shall be provided at the time a certificate of occupancy is issued for a new building or the expansion of an existing building.

(d) The provision and maintenance of off-street parking spaces is a continuing obligation of the property owner. In the case of mixed uses, the total requirements for off-street parking facilities shall be the sum of the requirements for the various uses computed separately.

(e) Required parking spaces shall be available for the parking of operable automobiles of residents, customers and employees and shall not be used for the storage of vehicles or materials or for the parking of trucks used in conducting the business or use.

(2) Change of Use Parking and Loading Requirements. The number of parking and loading spaces provided shall be increased when a change of use of either a structure or of land requires additional parking and loading spaces in compliance with this code, except as provided below. Parking and loading spaces may be decreased when a change of use requires fewer spaces than originally provided.

A principal use which does not include the number of parking and loading spaces required per Sections 10.741 through 10.743 may, at the option of the applicant, expand without having to provide additional parking and loading spaces under the following circumstances:

(a) When after the expansion or change in use, the number of parking and loading spaces provided still meets or exceeds the required minimum or,

(b) If the expansion or change in use results in the need to provide no greater than 25 percent additional parking and/or loading spaces in order to meet the minimum number of required spaces, these additional spaces are waived.

(3) Parking and Loading Plan. A parking plan, drawn to scale, shall accompany development permit applications for all developments excluding those for single-family detached homes, and attached or detached duplexes. The parking plan shall show all those elements necessary to indicate that the requirements of this code will be fulfilled and shall include, but are not limited to:

(a) Delineation and typical dimensions of individual parking and loading spaces and drive aisles;

(b) Details showing compliance with electric vehicle charging readiness, per Section 10.746(8);

(c) Details showing compliance with accessibility requirements (see Chapter 11 (Section 1106) of the Oregon Structural Specialty Code), including routes;

(d) Details showing compliance with bicycle parking requirements (see Section 10.747);

(e) Dimensions of the circulation and maneuvering areas necessary to serve parking spaces;

(f) Pedestrian infrastructure and circulation;

(g) Access to streets, alleys and properties to be served;

(h) Curb cuts;

(i) Type of fencing or other screening materials;

(j) Abutting land uses;

(k) Grading, drainage, surfacing and subgrading details;

(l) Location, height, and candlepower of lighting fixtures;

(m) Delineations of all structures and other obstacles to parking and circulation on the site;

(n) Specifications as to signs and bumper guards;

(o) Parking lot landscaping plan, per Section 10.746(10); and

(p) Any required mitigation for large parking lot design, per Section 10.746(11).