21.40.020 Bicycle Parking Requirements and Standards.
A. Purpose. The purpose of this division is to:
1. Promote bicycling as an important and integral mode of transportation which enables healthy lifestyles, is affordable, and reduces greenhouse gas emissions;
2. Provide requirements and standards efficient and safe bicycle parking meeting the parking needs of specific uses; and
3. Provide the necessary bicycle parking facilities for a bicycle-friendly community.
B. Short-Term Parking Requirements.
1. Intent. Short-term bicycle parking should be simple to find from the street with easy access to nearby stores, offices, and/or housing.
2. Short-term bicycle parking shall be outside in an open, highly visible area, with easy access and within 100 feet to a main building entrance.
3. Short-term bicycle parking shall follow the guidelines for bicycle racks set forth in the Bicycle Parking Chapter of the Bicycle Facilities Design Manual: Guidelines for the City of Redmond, except when the Zoning Code provides a more stringent standard.
a. Bicycle racks shall enable a U-lock to lock both the frame of the bicycle and bicycle tire to the bicycle rack.
b. Bicycle racks shall support the frame of the bicycle in at least two places.
4. Bicycle parking shall not encroach upon the five-foot pedestrian clear zone.
5. Bicycle parking shall be secured with tamper-proof screws or be cast in place upon concrete. The concrete shall extend far enough in both directions from the bicycle parking for an entire bicycle to rest upon. See the Bicycle Parking Chapter of the Bicycle Facilities Design Manual: Guidelines for the City of Redmond for specific details.
C. Long-Term Parking Requirements.
1. Intent. Long-term bicycle parking is intended to allow building users such as employees or residents to park their bicycles throughout the day at office buildings, or overnight at residential buildings.
2. Long-term bicycle parking shall be located on-site for residential uses. Commercial, industrial, and institutional uses shall provide long-term bicycle parking within 750 feet of the site. This may be provided by a third party for commercial sites.
3. Long-term bicycle parking shall provide security at least one of the following ways:
a. In a locked room or area enclosed by a fence with a locked gate;
b. In bicycle lockers per the Bicycle Parking Chapter of the Bicycle Facilities Design Manual: Guidelines for the City of Redmond;
c. Within view or within 100 feet of an attendant or security guard;
d. In a highly visible area that is monitored by a security camera; or
e. If approved by the Public Works Director, in a location that is clearly visible from employee work areas.
4. Long-term bicycle parking for residential uses shall not be considered to meet any bicycle parking requirements if inside a dwelling unit.
5. When ten or more bicycle parking spaces are required, at least fifty (50) percent must be covered.
6. Long-term bicycle parking shall follow the guidelines set forth in the Bicycle Parking Chapter of the Bicycle Facilities Design Manual: Guidelines for the City of Redmond, except when the Zoning Code provides a more stringent standard.
a. Bicycle racks shall enable a U-lock to lock both the frame of the bicycle and bicycle tire to the bicycle rack.
b. Bicycle racks shall support the frame of the bicycle in at least two places.
D. Bicycle Parking Requirements. The following table, Bicycle Parking Requirements, shall determine the minimum number of long-term and short-term bicycle parking spaces to be provided per use.
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Table 21.40.020 |
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Use |
Long-Term |
Short-Term |
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1 per unit |
1 per 20 units |
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Congregate residences |
1 per 20 units |
None |
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Commercial Uses |
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General sales and services |
1 per 12,000 s.f. gfa |
1 per 2,000 s.f. gfa |
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Eating and drinking establishments |
1 per 12,000 s.f.gfa |
1 per 2,000 s.f.gfa |
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1 per 20 rental rooms |
2 per business |
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Entertainment |
1 per 12,000 s.f. gfa |
1 per 40 seats and 1 per 1,000 s.f. gfa of non-seat area |
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Offices and research and development laboratories |
1 per 4,000 s.f. gfa |
1 per 40,000 s,f. gfa |
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Commercial parking |
1 per 20 auto spaces |
None |
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Commercial outdoor recreation |
1 per 20 auto spaces |
None |
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Industrial Uses |
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Manufacturing and production |
1 per 15,000 s.f. gfa |
None |
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Warehouse and freight movement |
1 per 40,000 s.f. gfa |
None |
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Institutions |
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Institutions not listed below |
1 per 4,000 s.f. gfa |
1 per 40,000 s.f. gfa |
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Child care/day care |
1 per 4,000 s.f. gfa |
1 per 20,000 s.f. gfa |
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Schools – grades 1 to 5 |
1 per classroom |
None |
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Schools – grades 6 to12 |
2 per class room |
None |
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Colleges and vocational schools |
A quantity equal to ten (10) percent of the maximum students present at the peak hour plus five (5) percent of employees. |
None |
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Medical centers |
1 per 12,000 s.f. gfa |
1 per 40,000 s.f. gfa |
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Religious facilities |
1 per 12,000 s.f. gfa |
1 per 40 seats or 1 per 1,000 s.f. of non-seat area |
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Cultural Arts/Entertainment |
1 per 12,000 s.f. gfa |
1 per 40 seats or 1 per 1,000 s.f. of non-seat area |
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Transportation facilities |
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Transit center/station |
At least 20 |
None |
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Park and ride facility |
At least 20 |
None |
E. Bicycle Commuter Shower Requirements. Office buildings containing 50,000 square feet or more of gross floor area shall include shower facilities and clothing storage areas for bicycle commuters. One shower stall per gender shall be required for each 50,000 square feet of office use. Such facilities shall be for the use of the employees and occupants of the building and shall be located where they are easily accessible to parking facilities for bicycles.
F. Bicycle Parking at Transit Stops. Short-term bicycle parking shall be provided at transit stops along Transit Modal Corridors designated in the Transportation Master Plan whenever transit patrons are likely to arrive by bicycle and there is no safe and secure public bicycle parking available in reasonable proximity to the transit stop. (Ord. 2803)