HB 1351 – Minimum parking requirements

Prohibiting the imposition of minimum parking requirements except under certain circumstances.

Sponsors: Reed, Berry, Duerr, Fitzgibbon, Peterson, Ramel, Simmons, Bateman, Doglio, Tharinger, Alvarado, Macri, Berg

Status: DEAD

Summary

• Removes existing minimum residential parking requirements for cities and counties planning under the Growth Management Act (GMA).
• Prohibits cities and counties planning under the GMA from imposing minimum parking requirements within certain distances of transit stops receiving various levels of transit services, with exceptions.

Amended

• Changes the distance within which counties and cities are prohibited from imposing parking minimums under certain circumstances from one-half mile to one-quarter mile, and specifies that the distance is measured based on walking distance.
• Allows off-street parking requirements for parking that is permanently marked for the exclusive use of individuals with disabilities.
• Allows a county or city to impose minimum parking requirements despite the prohibition, if the county or city demonstrates that not imposing minimum parking requirements would have a substantially negative impact on existing residential commercial parking.
• Adds additional requirements that must be satisfied in order for counties and cities to impose minimum parking requirements without demonstrating substantial negative impacts.
• Adds a definition of “planned transit.”