OAR 660-012-0435. Parking Reform in Climate-Friendly Areas

(1) This rule applies to cities and counties that: (a) Are within a metropolitan area; and (b) Have not adopted land use regulations without parking mandates as provided in OAR 660-012-0420. (2) Cities and counties shall adopt land use regulations addressing parking mandates in climate-friendly areas as provided in OAR 660-012-0310. Cities and counties in Metro shall adopt land use regulations addressing parking mandates in Metro Region 2040 centers. In each such area, cities and counties shall either: (a) Remove all parking mandates within the area and on parcels in its jurisdiction that include land within one-quarter mile distance of those areas; or (b) Manage parking by: (A) Adopting a parking benefit district with paid on-street parking and some revenues dedicated to public improvements in the area; (B) Adopting land use regulations requiring no more than one-half off-street parking space per dwelling unit in the area that is not a townhouse or rowhouse; and (C) Adopting land use regulations without parking mandates for commercial developments.