Municipal Parking Lots and Structures

Contents

• Introduction
• Parking Facility Studies
• Municipal Parking Facilities
• Parking Commissions and Advisory Boards
• Regulations for Municipally Owned Parking Facilities 
• MRSC Related Pages
  • Fee-in-Lieu of Parking
  • Parking and Business Improvement Districts

Introduction

Cities have developed major new parking structures and lots to serve downtowns. These may be financed, in part, by fee-in-lieu of parking programs . In some cases, cities have attempted to develop downtown parking garages using public-private partnerships. However, this approach is not recommended because of potential legal problems and difficulties with public financing.

Parking Facility Studies

• Transportation Cost & Benefit Analysis - Parking Facilities ( 107 KB) - Victoria Transport Policy Institute
• San Diego, Parking Structure Financial Analysis ( 895 KB)
• Downtown Parking Studies -  MRSC

Municipal Parking Facilities

• Kirkland Municipal Parking Garage
• Renton City Center Garage
• Tacoma BIA Parking 
• Vancouver Parking Services

Parking Commissions and Advisory Boards

• Ch. 35.86A RCW - Off-Street Parking - Parking Commissions
• Bainbridge Municipal Code Ch. 2.34 - Parking Advisory Committee
• Bellingham Downtown Parking Commission
  • Bellingham Municipal Code Ch. 2.02 - Parking Commission
  • Bellingham Ordinance No. 2005-10-084 ( 250 KB)  - revises the commissions powers and authority to facilitate a coordinated city-wide parking plan, passed 10-05
• Kirkland Municipal Code Ch  3.40 - Off Street Parking Advisory Board
  • Kirkland Parking Advisory Board
  • Parking Guidelines for Downtown Kirkland ( 903 KB) -  used by the Parking Advisory
    Board to establish policy direction and priorities in implementing a
    successful parking management system, facilitating decision-making for the
    parking system over time.
• Richland Municipal Code  Ch. 2.19 - Management of Municipal Parking Areas (Word)
• Wenatchee Municipal Code  Ch. 8.44 - Parking Commission
• Vancouver Municipal Code Ch. 2.63 - Parking Advisory Committee

Regulations for Municipally Owned Parking Facilities

• Kent Municipal Code, Ch 9.38.160 - Municipal parking facilities regulated – Penalty.
• Vancouver Municipal Code Ch. 2.60 - Municipal Parking Lot
• Kirkland Municipal Code Ch. 5.50 - Off-Street Parking Fund