[Ord. 10-1241B, § 5]
A. 
Cities and county parking regulations shall establish parking ratios, consistent with the following:
1. 
No minimum ratios higher than those shown on Table 3.08-3.
2. 
No maximums ratios higher than those shown on Table 3.08-3 and illustrated in the Parking Maximum Map. If 20-minute peak hour transit service has become available to an area within a one-quarter mile walking distance for bus transit or one-half mile walking distance from a high capacity transit station, that area shall be added to Zone A. If 20-minute peak hour transit service is no longer available to an area within a one-quarter mile walking distance for bus transit or one-half mile walking distance from a high capacity transit station, that area shall be removed from Zone A. Cities and counties should designate Zone A parking ratios in areas with good pedestrian access to commercial or employment areas (within one-third mile walk) from adjacent residential areas.
B. 
Cities and counties may establish a process for variances from minimum and maximum parking ratios that includes criteria for a variance.
C. 
Cities and counties shall require that free surface parking be consistent with the regional parking maximums for Zones A and B in Table 3.08-3. Following an adopted exemption process and criteria, cities and counties may exempt parking structures; fleet parking; vehicle parking for sale, lease, or rent; employee car pool parking; dedicated valet parking; user-paid parking; market rate parking; and other high-efficiency parking management alternatives from maximum parking standards. Reductions associated with redevelopment may be done in phases. Where mixed-use development is proposed, cities and counties shall provide for blended parking rates. Cities and counties may count adjacent on-street parking spaces, nearby public parking and shared parking toward required parking minimum standards.
D. 
Cities and counties may use categories or standards other than those in Table 3.08-3 upon demonstration that the effect will be substantially the same as the application of the ratios in the table.
E. 
Cities and counties shall provide for the designation of residential parking districts in local comprehensive plans or implementing ordinances.
F. 
Cities and counties shall require that parking lots more than three acres in size provide street-like features, including curbs, sidewalks and street trees or planting strips. Major driveways in new residential and mixed-use areas shall meet the connectivity standards for full street connections in section 3.08.110, and should line up with surrounding streets except where prevented by topography, rail lines, freeways, pre-existing development or leases, easements or covenants that existed prior to May 1, 1995, or the requirements of Titles 3 and 13 of the UGMFP.
G. 
To support local freight delivery activities, cities and counties shall require on-street freight loading and unloading areas at appropriate locations in centers.
H. 
To encourage the use of bicycles and ensure adequate bicycle parking for different land uses, cities and counties shall establish short-term (stays of less than four hours) and long-term (stays of more than four hours and all-day/monthly) bicycle parking minimums for:
1. 
New multi-family residential developments of four units or more;
2. 
New retail, office and institutional developments;
3. 
Transit centers, high capacity transit stations, inter-city bus and rail passenger terminals; and
4. 
Bicycle facilities at transit stops and park-and-ride lots.
I. 
Cities and counties shall adopt parking policies, management plans and regulations for Centers and Station Communities. The policies, plans and regulations shall be consistent with subsection A through H. Plans may be adopted in TSPs or other adopted policy documents and may focus on sub-areas of Centers. Plans shall include an inventory of parking supply and usage, an evaluation of bicycle parking needs with consideration of TriMet Bicycle Parking Guidelines. Policies shall be adopted in the TSP. Policies, plans and regulations must consider and may include the following range of strategies:
1. 
By-right exemptions from minimum parking requirements;
2. 
Parking districts;
3. 
Shared parking;
4. 
Structured parking;
5. 
Bicycle parking;
6. 
Timed parking;
7. 
Differentiation between employee parking and parking for customers, visitors and patients;
8. 
Real-time parking information;
9. 
Priced parking;
10. 
Parking enforcement.