660-012-0405 Parking Regulation Improvements (1) Cities and counties shall adopt land use regulations as provided in this section: (a) Designated employee parking areas in new developments with more than 50 parking spaces shall provide preferential parking for carpools and vanpools; (b) Property owners shall be allowed to redevelop any portion of existing off-street parking areas for bicycle-oriented and transit-oriented facilities, including bicycle parking, bus stops and pullouts, bus shelters, park and ride stations, and similar facilities; and (c) In applying subsections (a) and (b), land use regulations must allow property owners to go below existing mandated minimum parking supply, access for emergency vehicles must be retained, and adequate parking for truck loading should be considered. (2) Cities and counties shall adopt policies for on-street parking and land use regulations for off-street parking that allow and encourage the conversion of existing underused parking areas to other uses. (3) Cities and counties shall adopt policies and land use regulations that allow and facilitate shared parking. (4) Cities and counties shall adopt land use regulations for any new development that includes more than one-half acre of new off-street surface parking on a lot or parcel as provided below. The new surface parking area shall be measured based on the perimeter of all new off-street parking spaces, maneuvering lanes, and maneuvering areas, including driveways and drive aisles. (a) Developments not required to comply with OAR 330-135-0010 must provide a climate mitigation action. Climate mitigation actions shall include at least one of the following. Cities and counties are not required to offer all these options: (A) Installation of solar panels with a generation capacity of at least 0.5 kilowatt per new off-street parking space. Panels may be located anywhere on the property. The change to this paragraph sets $1,500 as a floor, allowing cities and counties to index it for inflation, and clarifies it just applies to off-street parking spaces. (B) Payment of at least $1,500 per new off-street parking space into a city or county fund dedicated to equitable solar or wind energy development or a fund at the Oregon Department of Energy designated for such purpose; (C) Tree canopy covering at least 40 percent of the new parking lot area at maturity but no more than 15 years after planting; or (D) A mixture of actions under paragraphs (A) through (C) the city or county deems to meet the purpose of this section. (b) Developments must provide tree canopy. Developments shall provide either trees along driveways or a minimum of 30 percent tree canopy coverage over new parking areas. Developments are not required to provide trees along drive aisles. The tree spacing and species planted must be designed to maintain a continuous canopy except when interrupted by driveways, drive aisles, and other site design considerations. Developments providing 40 percent tree canopy to comply with paragraph (a)(C) comply with this subsection. (c) Developments must provide pedestrian connections throughout the parking lot, connecting at minimum the following, except where not practical due to site-specific conditions: (A) building entrances; (B) existing or planned pedestrian facilities in the adjacent public rights-of-way; (C) transit stops; and (D) accessible parking spaces. (d) Development of a tree canopy plan under this section shall be done in coordination with the local electric utility, including pre-design, design, building and maintenance phases. (e) In providing trees under subsections (a) and (b), the following standards shall be met. Trees must be planted and maintained to maximize their root health and chances for survival, including having ample high-quality soil, space for root growth, and reliable irrigation according to the needs of the species. Trees should be planted in continuous trenches where possible. The city or county shall have minimum standards for tree planting no lower than the 2021 American National Standards Institute A300 standards. (5) Cities and counties shall establish off-street parking maximums in appropriate locations, such as downtowns, designated regional or community centers, and transit-oriented developments. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 197.040 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 197.012 & ORS 197.712 History: LCDD 9-2023, amend filed 11/07/2023, effective 11/07/2023 LCDD 5-2023, temporary amend filed 05/12/2023, effective 05/12/2023 through 11/07/2023 LCDD 3-2022, adopt filed 08/17/2022, effective 08/17/2022 LCDD 2-2022, temporary adopt filed 06/01/2022, effective 06/01/2022 through 11/27/2022