OAR 660-012-0440: Parking Reform Near Transit Corridors

(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 may not enforce parking mandates for developments on a lot or parcel that includes lands within three-quarters mile of rail transit stops. (3) Cities and counties may not enforce parking mandates for developments on a lot or parcel that includes lands within one-half mile of frequent transit corridors, including: (a) Priority transit corridors designated under OAR 660-012-0710; (b) Corridors with transit service arriving with a scheduled frequency of at least four times an hour during peak service; and (c) If a community has no corridor qualifying under subsection (b), corridors with the most frequent transit service in the community if the scheduled frequency is at least once per hour during peak service. (4) Cities and counties may use either walking distance or straight-line distance in measuring distances in this rule. (5) In determining the extent of lands subject to subsection (3)(b) or (c), a city or county shall either: (a) Evaluate current service frequencies on the date a land use application is submitted, provided the application remains valid for review pursuant to ORS 215.427 or ORS 227.178, or (b) Adopt a map designating these lands based on service frequency on the date development codes implementing this rule are adopted. The city or county must update the map at least once per year from the date of adoption if services frequencies change and additional lands become subject to subsection (3)(b) or (c). The city or county must use subsection (5)(a) if additional lands are subject to subsections (3)(b) or (c) and the adopted map is more than one year old.