§ 17.56.040 Parking standards for land uses

17.56.040 Parking standards for land uses.

No use may be established without providing off-street parking in the amount indicated in this section. Uses may provide seventy-five to one hundred twenty-five percent of the standard amount indicated. On-street parking directly abutting the use may be credited to the required parking amount, provided the parking is available and the individual spaces marked on the street.

Single-family detached, duplex, townhouses	2.0 spaces per dwelling unit
Accessory Dwelling Unit	1.0 spaces per dwelling unit
Multi-family Studio units	1.0 spaces per dwelling unit
One+ bedroom units	2.0 spaces per dwelling unit
Senior Citizen, Assisted	0.5 spaces per dwelling or sleeping unit
Community residential facilities (group homes, etc.)	1.0 spaces per two bedrooms
Bed and breakfast guesthouse	1.0 spaces per guest room, plus 2.0 per facility

Banks	1.0 spaces per each 200 sq. ft. of gross floor area1
Professional and business offices	1.0 spaces per each 250 sq. ft. of gross floor area¹
Shopping centers	4.0 spaces per 1000 sq. ft. of gross leaseable area (GLA)for centers having a GLA of 400, 000 sq. ft. or less; 4.5 spaces per 1000 sq. ft. of GLA for centers having a GLA of over 400,000 sq. ft.
Restaurants, nightclubs, taverns	1.0 spaces per each 100 sq. ft. of gross floor area¹
Retail stores, supermarkets, department stores, personal service	1.0 spaces per each 200 sq. ft. of gross floor area¹
Other retail (furniture, appliance, hardware, service shops, shoe repair)	1.0 spaces per each 500 sq. ft. of gross floor area¹
Uncovered commercial area, new and used car lots, plant nursery	1.0 spaces per each 5,000 sq. ft. of retail sales area in addition to any parking required for the buildings¹
Motor vehicle repair and service	1.0 spaces per each 400 sq. ft. of gross floor area¹^,⁴
Industrial show room and display	1.0 spaces per each 500 sq. ft. of display area
Bulk retail stores	1.0 spaces per each 350 sq. ft. of gross floor area
Hotel/Motel (excluding restaurant)	1.0 spaces per unit plus 2.0 spaces per each 3 employees on site at any one time.

Manufacturing, research and testing laboratories, bottling establishments, bakeries, printing and engraving	1.0 spaces per each 1,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area;
Warehouse and storage buildings	1.0 spaces per each 2,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area
Self-service storage	1.0 space per 3,500 sq. ft. of storage area, plus 2.0 spaces per any residential/caretaker unit

Auditoriums, theaters, places of public assembly, stadiums, outdoor sports areas	1.0 spaces per each four fixed seats or 1.0 space per 100 sq. ft. of floor area of main auditorium or of principle place of assembly, whichever is greater
Bowling alleys	5.0 spaces per bowling lane
Dancehalls and skating rinks	1.0 spaces per each 200 sq. ft. of gross floor area
Golf course	3.0 spaces per hole, plus 1.0 space per 300 sq. ft. of club house facilities
Golf driving range	1.0 parking space per each driving station
Miniature golf courses	1.0 parking space per each hole
Recreational buildings	1.0 spaces per each 200 sq. ft. of gross floor area
Libraries and museums	1.0 spaces per each 250 sq. ft. in office and public use

Elementary, middle/junior high schools	1.0 space per employee, plus 1. 0 space per 30 students. If buses for transportation of students are kept at the school, parking space (of sufficient size to park the bus) shall be provided for each bus. 1.0 additional space for each 100 students shall be provided for visitors in the vicinity of or adjacent to, the administrative portion of the building.
High schools	1.0 space per employee, plus 1.0 space per each 10 students. If buses for transportation of students are kept at the school, parking space (of sufficient size to park the bus) shall be provided for each bus. 1.0 additional space for each 100 students shall be provided for visitors in the vicinity of, or adjacent to, the administrative portion of the building.
Nursery schools, day care centers	1.0 space per each employee, plus loading and unloading areas.

Medical, dental offices	1.0 spaces per each 200 sq. ft. of gross floor area
Convalescent, nursing and health institutions	1.0 parking space per each employee, plus 1.0 space per each four beds.
Hospitals	1.0 space per each 3 beds, plus 1.0 space for each staff doctor, plus 1.0 space for each employee.
Veterinary clinics	1.0 space per each 300 sq. ft. of office, labs, and examination rooms.
Nursing home	1.0 space per each 4 patient beds.

Churches	1.0 space per each 5 fixed seats in the main auditorium
Mortuaries, funeral homes	1.0 spaces per each 100 sq. ft of floor area of assembly room

1Except when located within a shopping center.

2For parking requirements for associated office areas, see professional and business offices.

3All existing churches enlarging the seating capacity of their main auditorium shall provide 1.0 additional parking space for each 5 additional seats provided by the new construction. Churches making structural alterations or additions which do not increase the seating capacity of the main auditorium are not required to provide additional parking.

4Parking and storage for vehicles being repaired is separate.