OAR 660-012-0425: Reducing the Burden of Parking Mandates

(1) This rule applies to cities and counties that: (a) Are within a metropolitan area; and (b) Have not adopted land use regulations without parking mandates as provided in OAR 660-012-0420. (2) Cities and counties shall adopt and enforce land use regulations as provided in this section: (a) Garages and carports may not be required for residential developments; (b) Garage parking spaces shall count towards off-street parking mandates; (c) Provision of shared parking shall be allowed to meet parking mandates; (d) Required parking spaces may be provided off-site, within 2,000 feet pedestrian travel of a site. If any non-loading parking is provided on site, all required parking for people with disabilities shall be on site. If all parking is off-site, parking for people with disabilities must be located within the shortest possible distance of an accessible entrance via an accessible path and no greater than 200 feet from that entrance; (e) Parking mandates shall be reduced by one off-street parking space for each three kilowatts of capacity in solar panels or wind power that will be provided in a development; (f) Parking mandates shall be reduced by one off-street parking space for each dedicated car-sharing parking space in a development. Dedicated car-sharing parking spaces shall count as spaces for parking mandates; (g) Parking mandates shall be reduced by two off-street parking spaces for every electric vehicle charging station provided in a development. Parking spaces that include electric vehicle charging while an automobile is parked shall count towards parking mandates; and (h) Parking mandates shall be reduced by one off-street parking space for every two units in a development above minimum requirements that are fully accessible to people with mobility disabilities. (3) Any reductions under section (2) shall be cumulative and not capped.