10.743 Off-Street Parking Standards | Medford Municipal Code

10.743 Off-Street Parking Standards.

(1) Vehicle Parking – Minimum and Maximum Standards by Use. The number of required off-street vehicle parking spaces shall be determined in accordance with the standards in Table 10.743-1 or other applicable provisions of this code that reduce the parking requirement. Where a use is not specifically listed in Table 10.743-1, parking requirements shall be determined by the Planning Director or designee finding that the use is similar to one of those listed in terms of parking needs. Parking spaces that count toward the minimum requirement are parking spaces meeting minimum dimensional and access standards in garages, carports, parking lots, bays along driveways, and shared parking areas.

(2) Parking Minimums and Maximums. Off-street vehicle parking spaces shall be provided as follows:

(a) Parking Space Calculation. Parking space ratios are based on spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area, unless otherwise noted. Table 10.743-1 contains parking ratios for minimum required number of parking spaces and maximum permitted number of parking spaces for each land use. Any use requiring one-half or more of a parking space shall be deemed to require the full space.

(i) Minimum Number of Required Parking Spaces. For each listed land use, the City shall not require more than the minimum number of parking spaces calculated for each use.

(ii) Maximum Number of Permitted Parking Spaces. The number of parking spaces provided shall not exceed the maximum number of parking spaces allowed for each listed land use. Except where noted in Table 10.743-1, non-surface parking, such as tuck-under parking, underground and subsurface parking, and parking structures may be exempted from parking maximums.

(3) Off-Street Parking Exemptions. The following zones, zone overlays, and development types are exempt from any required parking minimums. Parking maximums still apply and emergency vehicle access must be retained:

(a) Central Business District, per Section 10.358;

(b) Southeast Overlay District Commercial Center, per Section 10.378;

Table 10.743-1. City of Medford Minimum and Maximum Parking Standards
Land Use Category	Minimum Number of Required Parking Spaces	Maximum Permitted Parking Spaces
Land Use Category	Parking standards are based on number of spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area (unless otherwise noted).
Bank	4.5 spaces plus 5.0 spaces for drive-up window queue	5.4 spaces
Bowling Alley	4.5 spaces per lane plus 1.0 space per employee at largest shift	5.4 spaces per lane plus 1.0 space per employee at largest shift
Cemetery	1.0 space per employee, plus 1.0 space per 4.4 visitors to the maximum occupancy of the chapel	1.0 space per employee, plus 1.0 space per 3.5 visitors to the maximum occupancy of the chapel
Church	1.0 space per 4.4 seats of maximum occupancy or 9.0 feet of bench length, whichever is greater	1.0 space per 3.5 seats of maximum occupancy or 8.0 feet of bench length, whichever is greater
Commercial Use: less than 25,000 square feet	4.5 spaces	5.4 spaces
Commercial Use: between 25,000 and 50,000 square feet	4.0 spaces	5.0 spaces
Commercial Use: between 50,000 and 100,000 square feet	3.7 spaces	5.0 spaces
Commercial Use: more than 100,000 square feet	3.3 spaces	5.0 spaces
Community or Recreation Center	3.6 spaces or 1.0 space per 4.4 patrons at maximum occupancy, whichever is greater	4.3 spaces or 1.0 space per 3.5 patrons at maximum occupancy, whichever is greater
Day Care, Adult Care Center, or Child Care Facility (as defined in ORS 329A.250)	0.0 spaces	1.1 spaces per teacher/employee on the largest shift, plus 1.0 space per 5 students
Emergency Shelter: including Emergency and Permanent, such as locations for domestic abuse survivors or other similar groups	0.0 spaces	1.0 space per 20.0 resident beds, plus 1.0 space per employee on the largest shift
Enclosed Mall (shops interconnected by enclosed walkways)	2.9 spaces	4.0 spaces
Furniture Store	2.3 spaces	3.0 spaces
Golf Course	4.5 spaces per hole, plus 0.9 spaces for each employee on the largest shift, plus 70% of spaces otherwise required for accessory uses (e.g., bars, restaurants)	6.0 spaces per hole, plus 1.2 spaces for each employee on the largest shift, plus 75% of spaces otherwise required for accessory uses (e.g., bars, restaurants)
Golf Course, Miniature	1.4 spaces per hole	1.7 spaces per hole
Golf Driving Range	0.9 space per tee	1.2 spaces per tee
Hospital	2.0 spaces per 3.3 patient beds, plus 1.0 space per staff doctor and each other employee on the largest shift	2.0 spaces per 2.6 patient beds, plus 1.0 space per staff doctor and each other employee on the largest shift
Hotel or Motel	1.0 space per room, plus 1.0 space per every 3.3 employees on the largest shift, plus 1.0 space per 3.3 persons at the maximum occupancy of each public meeting and/or banquet room, plus 45% of the spaces otherwise required for accessory uses (e.g., restaurants and bars)	1.0 space per room, plus 1.0 space per every 2.6 employees on the largest work shift, plus 1.0 space per 2.6 persons at the maximum occupancy of each public meeting and/or banquet room, plus 55% of the spaces otherwise required for accessory uses (e.g., restaurants and bars)
Industrial or Warehouse	1.0 space per employee on the largest shift, plus 0.2 space per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area	1.0 space per employee on the largest shift, plus 0.3 space per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
Library or Museum	2.3 spaces or 1.0 space per 4.4 seats at the maximum occupancy, whichever is greater, plus 1.0 space per 2.2 employees on the largest shift	3 spaces or 1.0 space per 3.5 seats at the maximum occupancy, whichever is greater, plus 1.0 space per 1.8 employees on the largest shift
Mini-Warehouse or Mini-Storage Facility	2.0 spaces per manager’s residence, plus 1.0 space per 11 storage cubicles	2.0 spaces per manager’s residence, plus 1.0 space per 9 storage cubicles
Nursery, Plant	4.5 spaces	5.4 spaces
Office, General (under 4,000 square feet)	3.6 spaces	5.0 spaces
Office, General (over 4, 000 square feet)	3.0 spaces	5.0 spaces
Office, Medical	4.5 spaces plus 1.0 space per doctor	5.4 spaces plus 1.0 space per doctor
Personal Service (such as spas, tattoo parlors, hair salons)	2.2 spaces per station	2.7 spaces per station
Private Club	1.0 space per 3.3 persons at maximum occupancy	1.0 space per 2.6 persons at maximum occupancy
Public Service (such as utility service yards)	1.0 space per 1.1 employees on the largest work shift, plus 1.0 space per company vehicle normally stored on the premises	1.0 space per 0.8 employees on the largest work shift, plus 1.0 space per company vehicle normally stored on the premises
Recreation	1.0 space per 4.4 patrons at maximum occupancy	1.0 space per 3.5 patrons at maximum occupancy
Recreation, Skating Rink (ice or roller)	3.0 spaces	3.6 spaces
Recreation, Swimming Facility	1.0 space per 85 square feet of gross water area plus 1.0 space per employee on the largest shift	1.0 space per 65 square feet of gross water area plus 1.0 space per employee on the largest shift
Recreation, Tennis, Racquetball, or Handball Courts	3.6 spaces per court plus 1.0 space per employee on the largest shift	4.5 spaces per court plus 1.0 space per employee on the largest shift
Recreational Vehicle Park	1.4 spaces per RV site, plus 1.0 space per 1.1 employees on the largest shift	1.7 spaces per RV site, plus 1.0 space per employee on the largest shift
Repair Service, except vehicle	3.0 spaces	3.6 spaces
Residential, Affordable Housing (as defined in OAR 660-039-0010)	0.0 spaces	2.0 spaces per dwelling unit, including visitor parking
Residential, Cottage Cluster	1.0 space per dwelling unit	2.0 spaces per dwelling unit, including visitor parking
Residential, Duplex	1.0 space per dwelling unit	2.0 spaces per dwelling unit, including visitor parking
Residential, Group Living (nursing homes or similar special needs housing)	0.0 spaces	1.0 space per 5.5 resident beds, plus 1.0 space per employee on the largest shift
Residential, Multiple-Family	1.0 space for each unit greater than 750 square feet	2.0 spaces per dwelling unit, including visitor parking
Residential, Publicly Supported Housing (as defined in ORS 456.250)	0.0 spaces	2.0 spaces per dwelling unit, including visitor parking
Residential, Quadplex (attached or detached units)	1.0 space per dwelling unit	2.0 spaces per dwelling unit, including visitor parking
Residential, Retirement or Congregate Housing	0.0 spaces	0.6 spaces per dwelling unit plus 1.0 space per employee on the maximum shift
Residential, Single-Family	2.0 spaces per dwelling unit	3.0 spaces per dwelling unit, including visitor parking
Residential, Single Room Occupancy	0.0 spaces	2.0 spaces per dwelling unit, including visitor parking
Residential, Townhouse	1.0 space per dwelling unit	2.0 spaces per dwelling unit, including visitor parking
Residential, Triplex (attached or detached units)	1.0 space per dwelling unit	2.0 spaces per dwelling unit, including visitor parking
Restaurant, Standard	9.0 spaces	11.0 spaces
Restaurant (with drive-through)	12.0 spaces plus 5.0 spaces for drive-up window queue	14.0 spaces
Road Service or Towing	4.5 spaces	5.4 spaces
School, College, University, Vocational, or other Educational Courses	1.0 space per 3.3 students, plus 1.0 space per employee (including faculty) at largest capacity class attendance period	1.0 space per 2.6 students, plus 1.0 space per employee (including faculty) at largest capacity class attendance period
School, Elementary (Kindergarten – 8th)	1.0 space per teacher and staff plus 1.0 space per 2.2 classrooms	1.0 space per teacher and staff plus 1.0 space per 1.8 classrooms
School, Secondary (9th – 12th)	1.0 space per teacher and staff plus 1.0 space per 5.5 nonbused students	1.0 space per teacher and staff member plus 1.0 space per 4.4 nonbused students
Taverns, Dance Halls, Night Clubs, and Lounges	18.0 spaces	22.0 spaces
Temporary Shelter	0.0 spaces	1.0 space per 20.0 resident beds, plus 1.0 space per employee on the largest shift
Theater or Auditorium, indoor or outdoor	1.0 space per 3.3 patrons	1.0 space per 2.6 patrons
Vehicle Sales	0.6 spaces	1.0 spaces
Vehicle Repair and Maintenance	2.2 spaces	3.0 spaces
Veterinary Office or Animal Hospital	2.7 spaces per doctor plus 1.0 space per other employee on the largest shift	3.3 spaces per doctor plus 1.0 space per other employee on the largest shift

There are no minimum parking requirements for the following additional uses and development types:

a)Facilities and homes designed to serve people with psychosocial, physical, intellectual, or development disabilities such as Residential Care Facility, Residential Training Facility, Residential Treatment Facility, Residential Training Home, Residential Treatment Home, and a Conversion Facility, as defined in ORS 443.400;

b)Residential units smaller than 750 square feet;

Residential maximum parking spaces shall only apply in the Central Business District (Section 10.358), the Southeast Overlay District Commercial Center (Section 10.378), and areas within one-half mile of designated frequent transit corridors (Section 10.743(5)).

(4) Reductions to Required Off-Street Parking. Reductions shall be available at the option of the applicant for land use review or building permit review. The approving authority shall allow reductions to the number of parking spaces in Table 10.743-1 without complying with Section 10.186 if they find that any of the provisions below apply. No more than two proposed reductions outlined in this subsection may be used for parking and shall, cumulatively, only allow a total reduction in off-street parking of 30 percent or less. The allowable reductions are as follows:

Table 10.743-2. Reductions to Required Off-Street Parking Summary
Incentive	Reduction
(a) On-Street Parking Credit	1.0 space per 24 feet of linear roadway of on-street parking directly abutting the property.
(b) Bicycle and Transit Proximity	25% reduction of total required off-street parking when within ¼ mile of bicycle or transit amenities.
(c) Residential in Transit-Oriented Districts	When within a TOD, residential uses may use a parking standard of one space per dwelling unit (1:1); or
(d) Amenities: • Provide employee showers and lockers; • Provide twice as many covered and secured bicycle parking spaces as required; • Provide a public plaza adjacent to a transit route; • Provide a transit shelter with landscaping and a trash receptacle; • Other amenities provided in an approved transportation demand management plan.	5% reduction of total required off-street parking for each amenity provided in perpetuity, up to a 10% maximum.
(e) Two-Wheeled Vehicle Parking	5% reduction of total required off-street parking, when over 20 off-street parking spaces are required.

Figure 10.743-1. Illustration of On-Street Parking Credit Allowance

(a) On-Street Parking Credit. A reduction of one off-street parking space shall be approved for each 24 feet of linear roadway of on-street parking directly abutting the property (see Figure 10.743-1 above). This credit may not apply where the City has a plan to remove the parking on a specific street. Guidance on where to find these planned locations is in the 2018 Transportation System Plan (Figure 21, Bicycle Plan) which identifies locations of streets to be reconfigured to provide bicycle facilities and where parking may be removed.

(i) The 24 feet of linear roadway shall exclude from the measurement on-street ADA spaces, driveway widths/throats, areas with parking restrictions (e.g., fire lanes, no-parking areas) and roadway within 20 feet of a crosswalk; and

(ii) When half-streets are developed, on-street parking shall be counted if the roadway cross-section has on-street parking required on full street construction.

(b) Bicycle and Transit Proximity. The off-street parking requirement shall be reduced by 25 percent when a subject use or parcel is within a one-quarter-mile radius of an existing or planned transit stop or a bicycle lane, a shared-use path, or neighborhood bikeways/sharrows not located on an arterial or collector roadway; or

(c) Residential in Transit-Oriented Districts (TOD). When within a TOD, residential uses may use a parking standard of one space per dwelling unit (1:1); or

(d) Amenities. The total number of required off-street parking spaces for an existing or new industrial, commercial, or office development may be reduced by five percent for each of the activities listed below that are provided by the owners or operators in perpetuity, up to a maximum of 10 percent reduction in the total number of motor vehicle spaces required per development.

(i) Providing showers and lockers for employees who commute by bicycle or foot;

(ii) Providing twice as many covered, secured bicycle parking spaces as required by this code;

(iii) Providing a public plaza as defined herein adjacent to a transit route with transit service currently available, which is within one-quarter mile of a major transit stop on that route. If there is a bus stop along the site’s frontage, the plaza must be adjacent to the bus stop. The plaza must be open to the public, and at least 300 square feet in size exclusive of connecting walkways;

(iv) Providing a transit shelter with landscaping, and trash receptacle;

(v) Other incentives provided in an approved transportation demand management plan (TDM) approved by the approving authority.

(e) Two-Wheeled Vehicle Parking. When over 20 spaces are required, a maximum of five percent of the required parking may be two-wheeled vehicle spaces (e.g., motorcycle/moped/scooter). Each two-wheeled vehicle space must be at least four feet wide and eight feet deep. The two-wheeled vehicle spaces shall be clearly designated by a sign posted or be marked on the pavement within the two-wheeled parking area. Two-wheeled spaces shall be grouped together in designated areas and need not be individually striped. Two-wheeled parking shall be closer to the building than 50 percent of the vehicle spaces.

(5) Parking Near Frequent Transit Corridors. No parking is required for development on lots or parcels within one-half mile of a designated frequent transit corridor, where there is a peak route frequency of three or more trips per hour; including the routes below and any additional routes expanded to meet this definition. The one-half mile distance shall be measured using a straight line distance from the boundaries of the street corridors. For parking maximums, see Table 10.743-1.

(a) Route 10 (November 2022 RVTD route or as amended); and

(b) Route 24 (February 2023 RVTD route or as amended).

(6) Parking Needs Analysis. A parking needs analysis may be submitted to demonstrate that a lower parking requirement can adequately serve the parking needs for a proposed use. At a minimum, the parking analysis shall include:

(a) A finding as to why the characteristics of the proposed use/development require a different off-street parking standard than what is otherwise required; and

(b) An analysis providing parking data for the same business or a similar use/development that demonstrates a need for a different off-street parking standard than what is otherwise required. See Section 10.744 for shared parking.