18.54.060 Bicycle Facilities Standards:
A. Off-street parking areas shall contain at least one (1) bicycle parking space for every twelve (12) spaces required for motor vehicles except as follows:
1. If there are less than twelve (12) parking spaces, no bicycle facilities are required.
2. The Director may reduce bike parking facilities when it is demonstrated that bicycle activity is unlikely to occur at that location. For additional requirements see Section 18.54.110.
3. The Director may require additional spaces when it is determined that the use or its location will generate a high volume of bicycle activity. Such a determination will include but not be limited to the following uses:
a. Park/playfield.
b. Library/museum/arboretum.
c. Elementary/secondary school.
d. Sports club.
e. Retail business (when located along a developed bicycle trail or designated bicycle route).
B. All bicycle parking shall be located on the ground level and within one hundred feet (100') of the building entrance, shall be located in safe, visible areas (i.e., in view of windows, street, or sidewalk) that do not impede pedestrian or vehicle traffic flow, and shall be well lit for nighttime use. In the case of multiple businesses, bicycle parking shall be placed in multiple locations or near the center of the development. Covered bicycle parking is optional, but encouraged. See Diagram 1.
Diagram 1
C. Bicycle parking shall be improved in accordance with the following requirements:
1. Bicycle racks shall enable a U-lock to lock both the frame of the bicycle and bicycle tire to the bicycle rack.
2. Bicycle racks shall support the frame of the bicycle in at least two (2) places.
3. Bicycle parking shall not encroach upon the five foot (5') sidewalk or the required pedestrian connection.
4. Bicycle parking shall be secured with tamper-proof screws or be cast in place upon concrete.
5. Bicycle racks shall be a “U” bike rack. See Diagram 2.
Diagram 2
a. Variations may be allowed if subsections (C)(1) through (C)(4) of this section are met. Requests may be submitted to the Community Development Department. (Ord. 2929, 8/13/19)