The purpose of the Parking Credits Program is to divide the city's commercial sectors into multiple districts and establish a pool of available public and private parking spaces in those districts that business owners can utilize to satisfy the parking requirements set forth in Chapter 19.28. The Program will allow the credit pool to be expanded or contracted based on available surplus parking in each district, and will help the city efficiently manage and utilize surplus parking capacity and improve parking availability. The Program provides a mechanism for the city to manage and use parking resources more efficiently and sustainably, enabling new and expanding businesses to utilize existing parking resources to satisfy parking requirements, and allowing the city to more effectively manage commercial parking on a district-wide basis.
(Ord. 12-885 § 7, 2012)
"Active district"
shall mean any parking credits district where the Director is actively operating the Parking Credits Program.
"Contract year"
shall mean the term of the parking credits contract, from July 1st to June 30th of the following year.
"Director"
shall mean the Director of Public Works of the City of West Hollywood or designee.
"Parking credits district" or "district"
shall mean a commercially zoned area with its streets or boundaries designated by the ordinance establishing the district wherein the city operates and manages the Parking Credits Program.
"Parking credits pool"
shall mean a finite number of underutilized public and private parking spaces available in a particular district, as determined by a parking utilization study.
"Parking Credits Program" or "PCP"
shall mean the management and operation of a parking credits pool that businesses may utilize to satisfy on-site parking requirements set forth in Chapter 19.28 of this code.
"PCP participant" or "participant"
means the operator of a commercial use, either the tenant of the commercial building or the building owner, that utilizes credits from the parking credits pool in its district to satisfy on-site parking requirements.
"Surplus parking capacity"
shall mean the existence of underutilized public and parking spaces relative to the demonstrated demand for those spaces.
(Ord. 12-885 § 7, 2012)
The City Council may, by ordinance, designate a parking credits district that encompasses commercially zoned areas of the city. Prior to City Council consideration of an ordinance to designate a district, the Transportation and Mobility Commission shall consider the proposed district designation and make a written recommendation to the Council whether to designate, designate in modified form, or deny the proposed district. Upon receipt of the Commission's recommendation, the Council may approve, approve in modified form, or deny the proposed district designation. Once designated by the City Council, the Director may at any time decide to activate and operate the Parking Credits Program within a district provided that a parking utilization study that is no more than six months old demonstrates that the district maintains sufficient surplus parking capacity to effectively accommodate the program. The City Council, or Director, may also determine whether the district shall utilize valet operations in conjunction with the PCP based on the size of the district and/or location of spaces in the parking credits pool.
(Ord. 12-885 § 7, 2012; Ord. 23-09 § 35, 2023)
a. 
The Department of Public Works shall manage and operate the Parking Credits Program.
b. 
Parking credits shall only be used within an active district. For every active district, the Director shall conduct a parking occupancy study no less than once every six months. The Director shall adapt the size of the parking credits pool based on the demonstrated surplus parking capacity.
c. 
The Director shall have the authority to promulgate rules, regulations and procedures as may be necessary to effectuate the purpose of the PCP. Such regulations may include without limitation procedures for tracking credits leased, adapting the size of the parking credits pool based on the parking occupancy studies, and managing the private parking spaces available in the parking credits pool.
(Ord. 12-885 § 7, 2012)
a. 
Commercial property owners and tenants of commercial buildings may utilize parking credits from the applicable parking credits pool in its parking credits district to satisfy parking requirements as required by Chapter 19.28 of this code. The procedures to utilize parking credits to meet the on-site parking requirements are set forth below, in Section 19.28.080 of this code, and in any applicable regulations promulgated by the Director. The city may require the participant to utilize valet operations in conjunction with the PCP based on the size of the district and/or location of spaces in the parking credits pool. The city also retains discretion to deny applications to participate in the PCP upon the Director's determination that utilization of parking credits will be inconsistent with the purpose of the PCP, or sufficient credits are not available in the pool, or credits are not reasonably expected to remain available for the life of the use.
b. 
To utilize parking credits, the business operator (either the commercial property owner or tenant of the commercial building) shall make an application to the Public Works Department, on a form provided by the Department.
c. 
The Director may approve the parking credits for the use if he or she determines that: (1) sufficient parking credits are available in the parking credits pool; (2) the credits are expected to remain available for the reasonable life of the subject use; and (3) use of the credits is consistent with the purpose of the PCP. The Director's determination on a parking credits application shall be in writing. Use of parking credits is contingent upon participant's execution of the parking credits contract described in subsections e and f; and approval of any other permit, license or authorization to operate the use required under this code.
1. 
Under no circumstances shall the city issue any permit or license for a use that will utilize parking credits without written verification from the Director that sufficient credits are available. If a use requires a land use or development permit under Title 19 of this code, the permit application shall not be deemed complete until the applicant has obtained written verification from the Department of Public Works that sufficient credits are available and the applicant has paid for and reserved the credits.
d. 
Prior to initiating any use for which parking credits are being utilized to satisfy on-site parking requirements, the applicant and the city shall enter into a contract specifying the terms and obligations of the Parking Credits Program, in a form approved by the City Attorney. The required parking credits contract shall be executed before issuance of the business tax certificate to operate the business. If no new business tax certificate is required, the contract shall be executed before issuance of a new business license or final certificate of occupancy, as applicable. No person shall commence or conduct or purport to commence or conduct, either directly or indirectly, the subject business activity for which parking credits are being requested until the required contract has been executed and the required fee has been paid to the city.
e. 
The initial contract with the city shall run from the effective date through the following June 30th. Renewal of the contract for subsequent contract years shall be allowed provided that the sufficient parking credits remain available and the business is still in operation. Failure to renew the contract annually for additional contract years while utilizing the parking credits shall be cause for: (1) abandonment of the parking credits; (2) revocation of any permit, license or authorization to operate the use for which parking is required; and (3) criminal prosecution and any other legal remedy available under the law. A new property owner or new business operator, who has taken over an existing business, may renew the parking credits contract for a particular location provided that the change in ownership and control of the space does not result in intensification of the use. The ability to secure additional credits for intensification will depend on availability and shall require a new parking credits application.
f. 
When a business that is utilizing parking credits is discontinued, the participant, the property owner, or a new business operator, operating a new use in the same location may use the parking credits through the contract year without entering into a contract with the city. The participant, the property owner, or a new business operator, who is operating a new business in the same location, may renew those credits annually for subsequent contract years by entering into a parking credits contract with the city by June 15th of the contract year. Notwithstanding the above, a property owner who has not secured a business operator for the location by June 15th of the contract year may renew the credits for the vacant location for one six-month term from July 1st to December 31st of that year, by entering into a parking credits contract with the city by June 15th of that year. If the property owner renews for a six-month term, and a new business operator is not secured for that location by December 31st of that year, the credits shall be returned to the pool, and the property owner is prohibited from renewing the credits for the vacant location for additional terms. The ability to secure additional credits for a new business operation in that location will depend on availability and shall require a new parking credits application.
g. 
The Director retains discretion to deny annual renewals for parking credits associated with uses that have not been established within two years, and for which permit extensions are required under Section 19.62.030.
(Ord. 12-885 § 7, 2012; Ord. 25-05, 3/3/2025)
The parking credits pool may include parking spaces located on private property, provided that the property owner has entered into a non-terminable, written contract with the city committing the availability of such spaces to the pool for a defined term, and the spaces are made available to the public at all agreed upon times. The city may compensate private property owners for the right to utilize the spaces in the pool.
(Ord. 12-885 § 7, 2012)
The area bounded as described below shall be designated as the parking credits District 1:
There shall be four subareas in District 1: A, B, C and D. Subarea A's boundary shall be limited to those commercially zoned properties in the area described below, which are within reasonable walking distances to locations identified as having a significant number of underutilized spaces for the parking credits pool, and where valet parking services may not be necessary. Subareas B through D are as described below and comprise areas that are farther from the parking credits pool, where valet services may be necessary to prevent impacts on neighboring residential properties.
District 1—Subarea 1A. Beginning at a point at the centerline of Santa Monica Boulevard and San Vicente Boulevard; then easterly approximately four hundred sixty feet; then northerly approximately two hundred thirty feet, along the eastern curbline of Palm Avenue to the northwest corner of the commercial property at the northeast corner of Santa Monica Boulevard and Palm Avenue; then westerly across the public right-of-way approximately fifty feet to the western curbline of Palm Avenue; then westerly approximately one hundred seventeen feet along the northern property line of the parcels designated as "PK" Parking Overlay Zone between Palm and Larrabee; then southerly approximately fifty feet along the eastern curbline of Larrabee Street; then westerly approximately fifty feet across the public right-of-way on Larrabee Street to a point at the northwestern corner of the parcels designated as "CC1" commercial zone property; then westerly approximately one hundred fifteen feet along the "CC1" commercial zone boundary line; then northerly approximately one hundred seventy-five feet along the "CC1" commercial zone boundary line; then westerly approximately one hundred feet along the "CC1" commercial zone boundary line; then southerly approximately one hundred seventeen feet along the "CC1" commercial boundary line; then westerly sixty feet, across the public right-of-way on San Vicente Boulevard; then westerly along the "CC1" commercial boundary line to a point at the southeast corner of Keith Avenue and Ramage Street; then southerly along the eastern curbline of Ramage Street to a point at the northeast corner of Santa Monica Boulevard and Ramage Street; then southwesterly approximately two hundred feet across the public right-of-way on Santa Monica Boulevard to a point at the rear property line mid-block between Almont Drive and La Peer Drive; then southerly along the property line approximately three hundred fifty feet to the curbline of Melrose Avenue; then southerly approximately sixty feet across the public right-of-way on Melrose Avenue to the side property lines between 8914 and 8910 Melrose Avenue; then southerly across the property lines at 8910 Melrose Avenue; then easterly along the "CN2" commercial zone boundary line across Robertson Boulevard, across San Vicente Boulevard, across Norwich Drive to the eastern curbline of Huntley Drive; then northerly approximately two hundred ninety feet to the "CN2" commercial boundary line approximately one hundred feet north of Melrose Avenue; then westerly approximately forty feet across the public right-of-way on Huntley Drive to the western curbline of Huntley Drive; then westerly approximately one hundred feet to the eastern boundary line of the "PDCSP" commercial property; then northerly approximately seven hundred twenty-five feet along the eastern boundary line of the "PDCSP" commercial property; then westerly approximately five hundred fifty feet along the northern boundary line of the "PDCSP" commercial property; then southwesterly approximately two hundred ninety feet along the "PDCSP" commercial property; then westerly approximately fifty feet to the centerline of San Vicente Boulevard; then northerly approximately four hundred sixty feet to the point of the beginning.
District 1—Subarea 1B. Beginning at a point at the centerline of Doheny Drive and Dorrington Avenue; then easterly approximately one hundred fifty feet; then northerly approximately three hundred fifty feet along the "CN1" commercial boundary line; then easterly approximately 90 feet along the "CN2" commercial boundary line; then northerly approximately ninety feet along the "CN2" commercial boundary line; then easterly approximately three hundred fifty feet along the "CN2" commercial boundary line to the western curbline of Almont Drive; then easterly approximately thirty feet across the public right-of-way on Almont Drive to the eastern curbline of Almont Drive; then easterly approximately one hundred fifty feet along the "CN2" commercial boundary line to the side property lines between 8914 and 8910 Melrose Avenue then; northerly approximately one hundred feet to the southern curbline of Melrose Avenue; then northerly approximately sixty feet across the public right-of-way on Melrose Avenue to the northern curbline of Melrose Avenue; then northerly along the rear property lines of the "CC2" commercially zoned properties between Almont Drive and La Peer Drive to the southern curbline of Santa Monica Boulevard; then northerly approximately one hundred seventy-five feet across the public right-of-way on Santa Monica Boulevard to the northern curbline of Santa Monica Boulevard; then northerly approximately one hundred twenty feet along the western boundary line of the "CC1" commercial property from the northwest corner of Ramage Street to the alley; then westerly approximately four hundred feet along the "CC1" commercial boundary line to the southeastern corner of Willey Lane and Harland Avenue; then southerly approximately seventy feet along the "CC1" commercial boundary line; then westerly approximately thirty feet across the public right-of-way on Willey Lane to the "CC1" commercial boundary line; then westerly approximately three hundred sixty feet along the "CC1" commercial boundary line to the southern rear property line of 652 Doheny Drive; then northerly forty feet along the "CC1" commercial boundary line; then westerly approximately eighty-four feet along the "CC1" commercial boundary line to the eastern curbline of Doheny Drive; then southerly along the eastern curbline of Doheny Drive to the point of the beginning.
District 1—Subarea 1C. Beginning at the centerline of Robertson Boulevard and Dorrington Avenue; then easterly approximately one hundred thirty feet to the "CN1" commercial boundary; then northerly approximately two hundred thirty feet to the southern curbline of Rangely Avenue; then northerly approximately sixty feet across the public right-of-way on Rangely Avenue to the northern curbline; then northerly to the northeast corner of the parcel at 510 Robertson Boulevard; then westerly approximately one hundred feet to the eastern curbline of Robertson Boulevard; then westerly approximately seventy feet across the public right-of-way on Robertson Boulevard to the western curbline; then westerly approximately eighty-five feet to the "CN1" commercial boundary line; then southerly approximately eighty-five feet to the northern curbline of Rangely Avenue; then easterly approximately one hundred feet along the northern curbline of Rangely Avenue; then southerly approximately sixty feet across the public right-of-way of Rangely Avenue to the southern curbline of Rangely Avenue; then southerly approximately eighty-five feet along the "CN1" commercial boundary line; then easterly approximately thirty feet along the "CN1" commercial boundary line; then southerly approximately one hundred fifteen feet to the centerline of Dorrington Avenue; then easterly approximately one hundred ninety feet to the point of the beginning.
District 1—Subarea 1D. Beginning at a point at the centerline of La Cienega Boulevard and Melrose Avenue; then westerly approximately one hundred sixty feet along the centerline of Melrose Avenue; then northerly approximately thirty feet to the curbline of Melrose Avenue; then northerly approximately one hundred seventy-five feet along the rear property lines of 606, 612 and 616 West Knoll Drive; then to a point at the northeast corner of the parcel located at 616 West Knoll; then westerly approximately one hundred thirty feet along the "CC1" commercial boundary line; then southerly approximately ninety feet along the curbline of West Knoll Drive to a point between the property lines of 606 and 612 West Knoll Drive; then westerly approximately forty-five feet across the public right-of-way on West Knoll Drive to the western curbline of West Knoll Drive; then along the "CN2" commercial boundary line across Westmount Drive; then westerly along the "CN2" commercial boundary line across Westbourne Drive to the eastern curbline of Huntley Drive; then southerly to a point between the property lines of 554 and 566 Huntley Drive; then easterly along the "CN2" commercial boundary line across Westbourne Drive; then across Westmount Drive; then easterly along the "CN2" commercial boundary line to the northwest corner of the parcel designated as a "PK" Parking Overlay Zone; then southerly approximately forty feet along the "PK" Parking Overlay Zone boundary; then easterly approximately one hundred feet along the "PK" Parking Overlay Zone boundary to the western curbline of West Knoll Drive; then northerly approximately forty feet along the western curbline of West Knoll Drive to the "CN2" commercial boundary line; then easterly approximately forty-five feet across the public right-of-way on West Knoll Drive to the eastern curbline of West Knoll Drive; then easterly along the "CC1" commercial boundary line to the centerline of La Cienega Boulevard; then northerly approximately one hundred forty-five feet to the point of the beginning.
(Ord. 12-885 § 7, 2012; Ord. 16-992 § 1, 2016)
The area described below shall be designated as Parking Credits District 2:
There shall be three subareas in District 2: A, B, and C. Subarea A's boundary shall be limited to those commercially zoned properties in the area described below, which are within reasonable walking distances to locations identified as having a significant number of underutilized spaces for the parking credits pool. Subarea B shall be comprised of commercially zoned properties that have limited access to underutilized spaces. Subarea B shall not be activated until a sufficient inventory of underutilized spaces have been identified within said boundary. Subarea C shall be comprised of commercially zoned properties that have limited access to underutilized spaces.
District 2—Subarea 2A: Beginning at a point at the centerline of Santa Monica Boulevard and La Cienega Boulevard; then northerly approximately six hundred one feet; then easterly approximately three hundred fifty feet to the centerline of Hacienda Place; then southerly approximately twenty-nine feet along the centerline of Hacienda Place; then easterly approximately thirty-six feet across the public right-of-way to northwestern corner of the parcel designated as "CC1" commercial zone; then easterly approximately one hundred forty-nine feet along the northerly "CC1" commercial zone boundary line; then northerly approximately thirty-six feet; then easterly approximately three hundred thirty-eight feet; then southerly approximately eighteen feet; then easterly approximately 939 feet traversing the public right-of-way at Kings Road and Flores Street to the centerline of Sweetzer Avenue; then northerly approximately thirty-six feet along the centerline of Sweetzer Avenue; then easterly approximately one thousand three hundred nineteen feet along the northerly "CC1" and "CC2" commercial zone boundary lines, traversing the public right-of-way at Sweetzer Avenue, Harper Avenue, La Jolla Avenue and Havenhurst Drive to the centerline of Crescent Heights Boulevard; then southerly approximately three hundred fifty-two feet along the centerline of Crescent Heights Boulevard; then westerly approximately one thousand three hundred feet along the southerly "CC1" commercial zone boundary line to the centerline of Sweetzer Avenue; then southerly approximately eighty-one feet; then westerly approximately four hundred sixty-six feet along the southern "PF" public facilities and "CC1" commercial zone boundary lines to the centerline of Kings Road; then northerly approximately ninety-seven feet; then westerly approximately four hundred thirty-two feet along the southerly "CC1" commercial zone boundary line to the centerline of Orlando Avenue; then southwesterly approximately three hundred thirty-eight feet to the centerline of Croft Avenue; then southwesterly approximately three hundred seventy-nine feet along the southerly "CC1" commercial zone boundary line to the centerline of Alfred Street; then southwesterly approximately two hundred twenty-nine feet along the southerly parcel designated as "CC1"; then westerly approximately one hundred twenty-three feet along the westerly prolongation of said parcel to the centerline of La Cienega Boulevard; then northerly approximately one hundred twenty feet along the centerline of La Cienega Boulevard to the point of the beginning.
District 2-Subarea 2B: Beginning at a point at the centerline of Santa Monica Boulevard and Crescent Heights Boulevard; then northerly approximately one hundred eighty-nine feet; then westerly approximately one thousand three hundred fifty-one feet along the northerly "CC2" commercial zone boundary line to the centerline of Fairfax Avenue; then southerly approximately nine hundred forty-six feet to the centerline of Romaine Street; then westerly approximately one hundred seventythree feet; then northerly approximately three hundred forty-eight feet along the westerly "CC1" commercial zone boundary line; then westerly approximately one hundred eighty-one feet to the centerline of Hayworth Avenue; then northerly approximately two hundred seventeen feet along the centerline of Hayworth Avenue; then easterly approximately nine hundred sixty-eight feet along the southerly "CC2" and "CC1" commercial zone boundary lines to the centerline of Crescent Heights Boulevard; then northerly approximately one hundred eighty feet along the centerline of Crescent Heights Boulevard to the point of the beginning.
District 2 - Subarea 2C: Beginning at a point at the centerline of Melrose Avenue and La Cienega Boulevard; then northerly approximately two hundred five feet; then north easterly approximately five hundred thirty-four feet; then easterly approximately one hundred thirty-eight feet along the northerly "CN1" commercial zone boundary line; then southerly approximately one hundred eleven feet; then north easterly approximately two hundred thirty-three feet; then easterly approximately one hundred thirty-one feet; then southerly approximately fifty-four feet; then south westerly approximately seven hundred nineteen feet along the southerly "CN1" commercial zone boundary line; then westerly approximately two hundred twenty-five feet along Clinton Avenue; then south westerly approximately one hundred ninety-one feet to the point of the beginning.
(Ord. 16-992 § 2, 2016; Ord. 20-1126 § 2, 2020)