Full- and Self-Service Stations and Gas Stations

One per service island + stacking lane requirements + required parking for grocery store, auto repair or other uses on site (if any)

Mobile and Manufactured Home Sales

One per 3,000 SF of outdoor display area

Motor Vehicle Accessories, Parts and Supplies (without repair)

See General Retail

Motor Vehicle (including Truck) Rental

One for every fleet vehicle, plus one for every 300 SF of sales/service office space. Truck stalls shall be sized appropriately. LMC 21.18.700(B) (attendant parking) may apply if all vehicles are parked and retrieved by attendants. If there is a repair/maintenance facility on the site, it shall have additional parking as required for auto repair uses

Motor Vehicle Repair, without Sales (including lube, tune-up, tire, brake and muffler service)

Four per service bay, station or lift. This may include stacking lane spaces. High turnover uses, such as quick oil-change shops, shall have a minimum of one stacking space located before and one after each work bay/station. Shops where customers leave vehicles for later pick-up may place parking elsewhere on the property

Motor Vehicle Sales and Service

One per 1,000 SF of GFA and one per 1,500 SF of outdoor sales area

Car Wash:

– Full service

– Automatic (unattended)

– Self-service

Two per service lane or bay + stacking space requirements + parking for retail uses (if any)

One per 3,000 SF GFA (minimum one stall) + one for each vacuum (if any) + stacking lane requirements

One for every five wash bays (not including stalls in wash bays) + stacking lane requirements + one at each vacuum (if any)

Adult Cabarets (with or without alcoholic beverage service)

One per 100 SF GFA

Bars, Taverns, Saloons and Cocktail Lounges

One per 100 SF GFA

Restaurant, Dine-in (building code occupant load for 20 or more)

One per 100 SF GFA

Restaurant with Drive-Through Service (building code occupant load for 20 or more, plus drive-through window or facility)

One per 100 SF GFA + stacking lane requirements

Drive-Through/Take-Out Food/Beverage Stand: (establishment primarily serving drive-through and/or take-out clientele, but which may have incidental seating for less than 20 (building code occupant load))

One per 200 SF GFA + stacking lane requirements

Libraries

One per 250 SF GFA

Museums and Art Galleries (not including retail galleries or studios)

One per 500 SF GFA

Colleges, Universities or Institutions of Higher Learning

One per employee, plus one per 3.5 day-student FTEs

Business and Trade Schools (e.g., beauty, cosmetology, secretarial, music, art, dance, vocational and occupational training, extension programs, etc.)

One for every 100 SF GFA

Hospitals (includes offices within the hospital building, but parking for medical office buildings, even if co-located with the hospital, shall be in accordance with Table 21.18.04)

Five per licensed bed

Nursing, convalescent and rest homes

See residential uses

Schools, Elementary and Middle and Equivalent Private or Parochial Schools

One per six student capacity (“capacity” means the designed capacity of the school, even if actual enrollment varies by year), plus sufficient off-street space for safe loading and unloading of students from school buses. The proponent shall demonstrate how special event parking will be provided through a combination of on-site, on-street (where public parking is available) and off-site parking provisions.

Schools, Senior High and Equivalent Private or Parochial Schools

One per three student capacity

Child Day Care Centers, Preschools, Nursery Schools and Kindergartens⁽²⁾

One per employee required by WAC 170-295-2090 plus:

When enrollment is known:

 45 students or less: 1 per 5 students

 More than 45 students: 8 + 1 per 40 students

When enrollment is not known:

 For 2,500 SF or less: 1/300 SF

 For more than 2,500 SF: 8 + 1/5,000 SF

Dental or Medical Clinics (including chiropractors, psychologists/psychiatrists, outpatient surgery centers, optometrists, offices for fitting and repair of hearing aids and prosthetics, massage therapists, nonresident drug and alcohol counseling and treatment centers and similar)

One per 200 SF GFA

Office Buildings/Offices Not Providing On-Site Services:

Less than 25,000 SF GFA

25,000 – 100,000 SF GFA

100,000 – 500,000 SF GFA

Over 500,000 SF GFA

3.8 per 1,000 SF GFA

3.5 per 1,000 SF GFA

3.0 per 1,000 SF GFA

2.8 per 1,000 SF GFA

Offices Providing On-Site Service

One per 200 SF GFA

Banks, Credit Unions and Saving and Loan Institutions

One per 200 SF GFA; minimum 10 stalls + stacking space requirements if there is a drive-through banking facility

Personal Care Services (e.g., barber shops, beauty salons, cosmetologists, nail salons, electrolysis/hair-removal salons, tattoo and piercing establishments and similar)

Two per treatment station but not less than four per 1,000 SF GFA

Dry Cleaning or Laundry Service

One per 400 SF GFA + stacking lane requirements for drive-through window (if any)

Dry Cleaning or Laundry, Self-Service (laundromat)

One per two washing or dry cleaning machines

Auditoriums or Assembly Places with Fixed Seats

One per four seats or one per eight feet of bench or pew

Auditoriums or Assembly Places without Fixed Seats

One per 50 SF GFA

Churches, Synagogues, Mosques, Temples, and Other Places of Religious Worship⁽³⁾

One per four seats or one per eight feet of bench or pew in the main sanctuary or worship room or per 50 SF GFA if there is no fixed seating. Additional parking is required for auditoriums, classrooms, community rooms, offices, etc., if they are used for parking generating uses simultaneous with worship services

Clubs and Lodges

One per four seats or one per eight feet of bench or pew

Funeral Homes or Mortuaries

One per four seats or one per eight feet of bench or pew

Stadiums

One per four seats or one per eight feet of bench or pew

Billiard Halls

Three per table, but not less than five per 1,000 SF GFA

Bowling Alleys

Five per lane

Dance Hall, Dance Club, Nightclub or Discotheque

One per two persons building code occupant load standard

Live Theater/Playhouse

One per three seats

Movie Theater

One per four seats

Handball or Tennis Courts or Racquet Clubs

One per 40 SF GFA used for assembly plus two per court

Health, Fitness and Athletic Clubs

Five per 1,000 SF GFA

Skating Rinks (ice or roller)

One per 250 SF GFA

Swimming Pools (indoor and outdoor)

One per 10 swimmers, based on pool capacity as defined by the Washington State Department of Health

Video, Computer Game and Pinball Arcades

One per machine or game unit

Single-Family Residences

Two plus requirement for accessory unit (if any)

Convalescent, Nursing or Rest Homes, Sanitariums, Skilled Nursing Facilities

1.5 per 1,000 SF GFA

Rooming Houses, Fraternities and Sororities

One per accommodation

Hotels, Motels or Other Overnight Accommodations

One per unit or room, plus additional parking in accordance with these tables for restaurants, convention facilities and any other businesses or facilities associated with the motel or hotel

Mobile and Manufactured Home Parks

One per dwelling and one guest stall per five dwellings

Multiple-Family Residential

Two per dwelling unit with two or more bedrooms

1.75 per dwelling unit with one bedroom

1.5 per studio or efficiency unit over 500 SF

1.25 per studio or efficiency unit 500 SF or less

Senior and Retirement Housing * ⁽⁴⁾

Senior Apartments or Units

Independent Living Community

Assisted Living Residences

Alzheimers/Dementia Care Facility

Continuing Care Community

*Senior housing types as defined by American Seniors Housing Association

0.25 stalls per unit less than requirement for same category of general multifamily units above

One per two living units

One per three accommodations

See Convalescent/Nursing Home

Total of requirements for each of the above types of accommodations

Respite Care

One per staff member plus one per 10 persons receiving care

Durable Goods Retail: (e.g., appliances, furniture, lumber and building supplies, home decoration and furnishing showrooms, lighting and electrical supplies, nurseries, greenhouses and garden supplies (but not retail florists), pool, spa and patio furniture sales and similar uses)

Less than 6,000 SF GFA: One per 300 SF GFA; minimum five per tenant

6,000 SF GFA or more: One per 500 SF GFA

Service Retail: (e.g., appliance repair, pet grooming, check cashing, clothing rental (e.g., costumes and formal wear), cleaners, film and photo processing, locksmiths, postal convenience centers, pawn shops, printing and copying services, shoe repair, tailors and dressmakers, tool and equipment rental, travel agents and similar uses)

One per 400 SF GFA

General Retail: (e.g., antiques; art and art supplies; auto parts, supplies and accessories (without service); bicycles; bookstores; bridal shops; camera and photo supplies; candy; china and glassware; clothing and shoes; coins, stamps and collectibles; computer, audio, stereo, TV and home electronics; department, discount and variety stores; dry goods, fabric, sewing, needlework and craft supplies; gift, novelty and souvenir shops; hobby shops; jewelry, watch and clock stores; sheets, towels and housewares; leather and luggage stores; musical instruments; pets and pet supplies; record and music stores; retail florists; stationers and office and school supplies; thrift, second-hand and consignment stores; tobacco and smoke shops; toy stores; other specialty retail and similar uses)

One per 300 SF GFA

Convenience Retail: (e.g., supermarkets, grocery, and food stores (including bakers, butchers, produce stands, etc.); drug stores and pharmacies; liquor stores; news stands; extended-hour convenience stores; video and CD rentals, etc.)

One per 200 SF GFA

Regional Shopping Centers developed per the PRC zone and having gross leaseable area less than 1,140,000 sq. ft.

Five per 1,000 SF gross leaseable area

Regional Shopping Centers developed per the PRC zone and having gross leaseable area of 1,140,000 sq. ft. or greater

4.5 per 1,000 SF gross leaseable area

Shopping Centers, other than those in the PRC zone:

Less than 400,000 SF GFA

400,000 SF GFA and more

Four per 1,000 SF GFA. Eating and entertainment uses are calculated separately

Five per 1,000 SF

Apparel Manufacturing

One per 350 SF GFA

Baking, Bottling and Canning Establishments

One per 600 SF GFA

Engraving

One per 350 SF GFA

Machinery Repair without Sales

Three per employee, or one per 200 SF GFA, whichever is greater

Manufacturing and Assembly Businesses, and Other Light Industrial including research and testing but not apparel, printing and related business

One per 600 SF GFA

Printing or Publishing Business

One per 350 SF GFA

Self-Service Storage Facilities

One per 60 storage units, or one per 3,000 SF GFA, whichever is greater, with an adequate number of stalls configured to facilitate loading/unloading of storage units.

Warehouses (not including self-service storage facilities)

One per employee or two per 3,000 SF GFA, whichever is greater

Utility Establishments without Regular Employment (e.g., wireless communication facilities, automatic telephone exchanges, “Telco Hotels,” electrical distribution (transformer) yards, unmanned pump and lift stations, etc.)

One stall

Veterinary Clinics

Two per 1,000 SF GFA

Mixed Occupancies

The sum of the various uses computed separately. This does not apply to shopping centers

Uses Not Included on Any Table

Same as the most similar use, as determined by the development and business services director. The director may refer to the most recent edition of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Parking Generation Manual or other professionally conducted and reviewed parking studies for guidance