23.66.342

A. Flexible-use parking garages. Flexible-use parking garages are subject to special review by the Board pursuant to Section 23.66.324 . Parking garages shall be designed so that the street-level portion of the garage is committed to pedestrian-oriented uses permitted in the District. When abutting street slopes exceed eight percent this requirement may be waived by the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods, following review and recommendation by the Board. View-obscuring screening may be required by the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods as needed to reduce adverse visual impacts on the area. B. Accessory parking and loading 1. Parking quantity. The number of parking spaces required for any use shall be the number required by the underlying zoning, except that restaurants shall be required to provide one space per 500 square feet for all gross floor area in excess of 2,500 square feet; motion picture theaters shall be required to provide one space per 15 seats for all seats in excess of 150; and other entertainment uses shall be required to provide one space per 400 square feet for all gross floor area in excess of 2,500 square feet. 2. Exceptions to parking quantity. To mitigate the potential impacts of required accessory parking and loading on the District, the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods, after review and recommendation by the Special Review Board, and after consultation with the Director of Transportation, may waive or reduce required parking, loading, and bicycle parking, under the following conditions: a. After incorporating high-occupancy-vehicle alternatives such as carpools and vanpools, required parking spaces exceed the net usable space in all below-grade floors; or b. Strict application of the parking, loading, or bicycle parking standards would adversely affect desirable characteristics of the District; or c. An acceptable parking and loading plan is submitted to meet parking demands generated by the use. Acceptable elements of the parking and loading plan may include but shall not be limited to the following: 1) Valet parking service; 2) Validation system; 3) Lease of parking from parking management company; 4) Provision of employee parking; and 5) Accommodations for commercial deliveries and passenger drop off and pick up. C. When parking is provided it shall be subject to the requirements of Section 23.54.030 . D. Access to Parking. 1. Access to parking shall be reviewed by the Board on a case-by-case basis, according to the following criteria: a. Alley access is preferred. b. Conflicts with pedestrian traffic, with efforts to provide continuous street facades, and with transit access shall be minimized. 2. The number and width of curbcuts shall be as required in Section 23.54.030 . 3. Outside the International District Retail Core, if a lot does not abut an alley and abuts more than one right-of-way, the location of access to parking shall be determined according to subsection 23.49.019.H.1. 4. The Board may recommend, and the Department of Neighborhoods Director may require, changes to proposed access to parking in order to meet the criteria of this Section 23.66.342 . E. Special Parking Restrictions. 1. All new surface parking areas shall be accessory and may be permitted in connection with customer parking which is determined by the Board to be consistent with District goals and policies or area-wide parking plans. 2. A sign complying with Section 23.66.338 of this Land Use Code shall be required at each parking entrance. 3. Adequate screening shall be required along the perimeter of each new surface parking area. (Ord. 126157 , § 48, 2020; Ord. 125558 , § 54, 2018; Ord. 123589, § 95, 2011; Ord. 122311 , § 82, 2006; Ord. 116744 , § 53, 1993; Ord. 113279, § 32, 1987; Ord. 112519, § 45, 1985; Ord. 112134, § 1, 1985.) Map A for 23.66.100 (Ord. 123589, § 94, 2011.) Map B for 23.66.130 (Ord. 123589, § 94, 2011.) Map C for 23.66.122 and 23.66.150 (Ord. 123589, § 94, 2011.) Map A for 23.66.302 (Ord. 125371 , § 23, 2017; Ord. 123589, § 94, 2011.) Map B for 23.66.326 (Ord. 125371 , § 24, 2017; Ord. 123589, § 94, 2011.)