17.60.140 Bicycle parking.
A. Bicycle parking facilities shall be required as follows:
1. In any commercial (C-1, C-2, and C-3) or office/residential (O-R) zone, bicycle parking facility requirements shall be based on the amount of automobile parking required. The minimum number of bicycle parking spaces provided shall be ten percent of the automobile parking spaces required.
2. The uses exempted from bicycle parking requirements include: residential uses, drive-in theaters, mortuaries, motels, hotels, and automobile service stations.
3. In all zones, for each 15 automobile parking spaces required, a required automobile parking space may be eliminated if five bicycle parking spaces are provided.
B. Bicycle parking facilities shall be provided pursuant to the following design standards. (as modified by the Bicycle Parking Administrative Rule of September 14, 1984):
1. At a minimum, a bicycle parking facility shall consist of a stationary object to which the user can lock the frame and both wheels with a user-provided six-foot cable or chain and lock.
2. Fixed objects which are intended to serve as bicycle parking facilities but not obviously designed for such purposes shall be clearly labeled as available for bicycle parking.
3. Bicycle parking facilities shall provide a least an 18-inch clearance between adjacent bicycles.
4. Aisles between bicycle parking facilities shall be at least five-feet in width.
5. Paving is not required for bicycle parking areas, but the outside ground surface shall be finished or planted in such a way that the surface will remain free from mud or dust. Bicycle parking may be provided within a required landscape area.
6. Bicycle parking should be situated at least as conveniently as the most convenient car parking area. Bicycle and automobile parking areas shall be separated by a physical barrier or sufficient distance to protect parked bicycles from damage by automobiles. (Ord. 4261 §1, 1983; Ord. 4128 (part), 1981; Ord. 3380 (part), 1968).