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Updated 11/08

Sample Off-Street Parking Provisions

About Off-Street Parking

The ordinance provisions on this page are presented as samples representing various sized communities in urban and rural settings; they are not to be considered as models.  Recent thinking regarding off-street parking requirements recommends that communities look at their own individual parking needs rather than copy those of other jurisdictions or use published standards.  Newer off-street parking ordinances recognize both the necessity of parking and the need to reduce dependence on the automobile by encouraging transit and other alternative transportation modes.  Some communities establish standards that specify the maximum number of off-street parking spaces that may be provided associated with specific uses.  Many of the examples provide alternatives and incentives to reduce parking needs through flexible parking arrangements, such as shared parking, and using transportation demand management (TDM) strategies where applicable. See MRSC's related page on Parking Management Reference Tools for information on off street parking policy issues and guides and standards. 

Off- Street Parking Provisions

  • Arlington Land Use Code Ch. 20.72 ( 379 KB) - Parking
  • Bainbridge Island Municipal Code Sec. 18.81.030 - Spaces Required
  • Bellevue Municipal Code Sec. 20.20.590 - Parking, Circulation and Walkway Requirements
  • Bothell Municipal Code Sec. 12.16.030 - Computation of Required Off-Street Parking Spaces
  • Brewster Municipal Code Ch. 17.32 - Parking Requirements
  • Kelso Municipal Code Sec. 17.100.030 - Spaces Required
  • King County Code Ch. 21A.18 ( 288 KB) - Development Standards - Parking and Circulation
  • Lacey Municipal Code Ch. 16.72 - Off Street Parking and Loading
  • Liberty Lake Draft Development Code Article 10-3D  ( 2.4 MB, Page 22 of file) - Vehicle and Bicycle Parking
  • Olympia Municipal Code  Chapter 18.38.100 - Vehicular and Bicycle Parking Standards
  • Port Townsend Municipal Code  Ch. 17.72.080  - Vehicular and Bicycle Parking Standards
  • Redmond Community Development Guide Ch. 20D.130 - Parking Standards
  • Sequim Municipal Code  Ch. 18.48 ( 1.16 MB, Page 65 of file) - Off Street Parking
  • Shoreline Municipal Code, Ch. 20.50 - General Development Standards, Subchapter 6. Parking, Access and Circulation,  Section 20.50.380 through .440
  • Skagit County Code Section 14.16.800 ( 485 KB, Page 60 of file) - Parking
  • Snohomish County Code Ch. 30.26 ( 5.64 MB) - General Development Code -Parking
  • Vancouver Municipal Code Ch. 20.945.070 - Minimum Off-Street Parking Requirements
  • Washougal Municipal Code Ch. 18.52.040 ( 4.52 MB, Page 100 of file)  - Minimum Number of Off-Street Parking Places Required
  • Wenatchee Municipal Code Sec. 10.60.080 - Off-Street Parking Requirements