(A) General provisions.
(1) Applicability. Bicycle parking spaces shall be provided for new development, changes of use, and major renovations, defined as construction valued at 25% or more of the assessed value of the existing structure.
(2) Bicycle parking shall be provided for all multi-family, commercial, institutional and industrial uses.
(3) Types of spaces. Bicycle parking facilities shall be provided in terms of short-term bicycle parking and long-term bicycle parking. Short-term bicycle parking is intended to encourage customers and other visitors to use bicycles by providing a convenient and readily accessible place to park bicycles. Long-term bicycle parking provides employees, students, residents, commuters, and others who generally stay at a site for at least several hours a weather-protected place to park bicycles.
(4) Minimum number of spaces.
(a) A minimum of two bicycle parking spaces shall be provided.
(b) If greater than 40 vehicle parking spaces are required, bicycle parking shall be provided at a rate of one bicycle parking space for every 20 required vehicle parking spaces and a bicycle repair station shall be provided.
(c) Public and private schools shall provide a minimum of two bicycle parking spaces per classroom.
(d) Parks shall provide a minimum of two bicycle parking spaces per acre and a minimum of one bicycle repair station.
(5) Multiple uses. When there are two or more primary uses on a site, the required bicycle parking for the site is the sum of the required bicycle parking for the individual primary uses. Bicycle parking for multiple uses on one site may be concentrated in one area.
(B) Location and design.
(1) Lighting. Bicycle parking shall be at least as well-lit as vehicle parking for security.
(2) Reserved areas. Areas set aside for bicycle parking shall be reserved for bicycle parking only.
(3) Hazards. Bicycle parking shall not impede or create a hazard to pedestrians. Parking areas shall be located so as to not conflict with vision clearance standards.
(4) Location. Bicycle parking shall be located inside or outside the building within 30 feet of the main entrance to the building or at least as close as the nearest vehicle parking space, whichever is closer.
(Prior Code, §16.155.030) (Ord. 450, passed 12-18-2017; Ord. 451, passed 6-4-2018; Ord. 477, passed 2-22-2022)