Portland City Code ch. 14

Citation: Portland City Code ch. 14
Parent Document: Portland City Code ch. 14
Jurisdiction: Portland (municipal)
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19 OFF-STREET PARKING & LOADING C. Multiple uses. When two or more principal
uses or separate establishments are located
19.1 OFF-STREET PARKING within the same lot, off-street parking shall be
19.1.1 General provided for each principal use or separate
Off-street parking, either by means of structured or establishment according to Table 19-A, unless
surface spaces, in addition to being a permitted joint use is approved under Subsection 19.1.5.
principal use in certain zones, shall be considered as D. Accessory uses. Off-street parking shall not be
an accessory use when required or provided to calculated separately for accessory uses.
serve principal uses. The provisions of this article E. New construction. In the case of new
shall apply to parking as an accessory use. construction, the minimum off-street parking
requirements in Table 19-A shall be met.
19.1.2 Uses requiring off-street parking F. Changes of use. In the case of changes of use,
Except as provided in Table 19-B and as provided the only additional off-street parking required
elsewhere in this article, minimum off-street parking shall equal the difference between the parking
requirements shall be as provided in Table 19-A. For required for the new use and the parking
any use not listed in Table 19-A, the parking required for the existing use.
provisions for the most similar use, as determined G. Building additions or alterations. In the case
by the Building Authority or the Planning Authority, of additions or alterations which increase the
shall apply. number of units or square footage of a given
use, the only additional off-street parking
19.1.3 Rules of calculation required shall equal the difference between the
A. Floor area. Unless otherwise stated, all square parking required for the use in the post-
footage-based off-street parking standards shall development condition and the parking
be computed on the basis of gross floor area required for the use in the pre-development
used or intended to be used for service to condition.
customers, patrons, clients, or patients. It need
not include floors or parts of floors used 19.1.4 Shared use vehicles
principally for non-public purposes, such as The required parking for multi-family residential
bulk storage, cellar, or food preparation areas. buildings may be partially met through provision of
These provisions notwithstanding, the "floor shared-use vehicles, which are vehicles available for
area" used as the basis for computing off-street use on a fee basis to the residents of the building.
parking requirements shall never be less than One shared use vehicle shall be deemed to satisfy
80% of the total gross floor area. eight required car spaces, but in no case shall more
B. Fractions. Any fraction greater than or equal to than 50% of the parking requirement be satisfied by
0.5 will be rounded up to the nearest whole a shared vehicle use.
number. Any fraction less than 0.5 will be
rounded down to the nearest whole number. CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE | 19-1 OFF-STREET PARKING & LOADING

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