HB 1351 — Prohibiting the imposition of minimum parking requirements except under certain circumstances.

H-1165.1H-0341.3 SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1351 State of Washington 68th Legislature 2023 Regular Session By House Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Reed, Berry, Duerr, Fitzgibbon, Peterson, Ramel, Simmons, Bateman, Doglio, Tharinger, Alvarado, Macri, and Berg)Berg READRead FIRSTfirst TIMEtime 02/10/23.01/16/23.

Referred to Committee on Local Government.

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A city or county may establish a requirement for the provision of more than one parking space per bedroom or .75 space per unit if the jurisdiction has determined a particular housing unit to be in an area with a lack of access to street parking capacity, physical space impediments, or other reasons supported by evidence that would make on-street parking infeasible for the unit.)) (1) Counties and cities planning under RCW 36.70A.040 may not impose minimum parking requirements for new residential or commercial developments,developments exceptin for off-street parking that is permanently marked for the exclusivefollowing usecircumstances: of individuals with p.

2p. SHB 1351 disabilities, within one-quarter mile based on walking distance, of a major transit stop that receives current or planned level 1, 2, or 3 transit service, as defined in section 2 of this act.

(2)2 AHB county1351 or(a) aWithin cityone-half planningmile under RCW 36.70A.040 may impose minimum parking requirements on an individual project in the circumstances described in subsection (1) of this section, provided that the county or city makes written findings within 30 days of the receipt of a completedtransit applicationstop that notreceives imposinglevel 1 or enforcing2 minimumtransit parkingservice, requirementsas ondefined the development would have a substantially negative impact, supported by a preponderance of the evidence in thesection record,2 on existing residential or commercial parking within one-half mile of thethis developmentact; project.

(3)and Subsection(b) (2)Within of this section does not apply to a housing development that is within one-quarter mile of ana existing or planned transit routestop that operatesreceives nolevel less3 frequentlytransit thanservice, twoas timesdefined perin hoursection between2 the hours of 9:00this a.m.act.

and(2) 5:00A p.m.county or a city planning under RCW 36.70A.040 may impose minimum parking requirements on an individual project in the circumstances described in subsection (1) of this section, provided that the county or city makes written findings within 30 days of the receipt of a completed application that not imposing or enforcing minimum parking requirements on the development would have a substantially negative impact, supported by a preponderance of the evidence in the record, on existing on-site residential or commercial parking within one-half mile of the development project.

and(3) Subsection (2) of this section does not apply to a housing development that meets either of the following criteria:

3 SHBHB 1351 (b) Receives transit service no less frequently than every 15 minutes between the hours of 6:00 a.m.

4 SHBHB 1351 (b) Receives transit service no fewer than five days per week.

(7) "Planned transit" means transit development that is included in a transit development plan as required by the department of transportation or similar long range planning document of a public transportation system or public transportation authority.

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