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34.040 Off-Street Parking Requirements,General Provisions A. Off-street parking calculations where uses not specified If the proposed use is not shown in Table 34-1,the planning director, in consultation with the city engineer,may use one of the following options to determine requirement for off-street parking: 1) Where a use is similar in nature and off-street parking demand to the proposed use,the minimum parking spaces for that similar use may be used. 2) Where there is not any use that is similar in nature,the following minimum off-street parking requirements will be used: a) Non-residential uses: 1 parking space per 500 square feet of gross floor area. b) Residential uses: 1 parking space per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area. B. Off-street parking calculations on sites with combination of uses The requirement for different uses on the same site,or a combination of uses within one building or tenant space, shall be the sum of all requirements for the individual uses reduced by any applicable joint or shared parking provisions.See Section 34.060(B)for reductions for mixed-use projects. C. What can be considered as off-street parking Off-street parking spaces may include spaces in garages,carports, parking lots,and/or driveways if vehicles are not parked in a vehicle travel lane or a required front setback, provided that for single family detached dwelling, duplexes and accessory dwelling units(ADUs),off-street parking is allowed in the front setback on a driveway that meets the standards of this title.Off-street parking for electric vehicles may be included in parking required by this chapter. Refer to the International Building Code for requirements on electric vehicle charging infrastructure. D. Off-street parking must be maintained Off-street parking spaces must be retained in the amount required at the time of development approval,except that existing off-street parking,which exceeds current requirements, may be removed if the quantity of parking is not reduced below the current requirements for use on the site,or through shared parking agreements,if any. E. How fractions are addressed If the formula for determining the number of off-street parking spaces results in a fraction,the number of off- street parking spaces shall be rounded to the nearest whole number with fractions of 0.50 or greater rounding up and fractions below 0.50 rounding down. 34.050 Exceptions to Off-Street Parking Space Requirements A. Non-residential parking in Metro Everett To reduce reliance on single-occupant vehicles in Metro Everett,two off-street parking areas are set forth in Map 34-1. Non-residential development within these areas have reduced off-street requirements as follows(see Section 34.025 for multifamily parking reductions): 1) Parking Area A a) Non-residential uses are not required to provide off-street parking,with the exception of government offices,which shall either meet the requirement for off-street parking for government,or provide a parking management study and plan for approval of the planning director and city engineer. b) Any development not required to provide off-street parking may be required to install bicycle facilities as set forth in Section 34.030. c) Any non-residential development with five thousand(5,000)square feet of gross floor area or more, and which does not provide off-street parking based on the standards in Table 34-1,will be required Exhibit 1,Chapter 34-Parking 8 8/29/18