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Sequim updates off-street parking to reflect state RCW requirements, makes modest multifamily reductions
Summary
Staff updated off-street parking rules to meet state RCW requirements for housing types (including affordable housing and mass-timber or modular construction) and reduced some multifamily parking ratios (to 1.5 for certain multi-bedroom units and 1.0 for studios).
Planner (S3) told the commission that state RCWs required specific off-street parking adjustments — for affordable housing, mass-timber, modular and converted housing types — and that Sequim incorporated those requirements into the draft. Staff did not pursue broader parking reductions beyond what state law mandates, but made administrative updates to align parking with the new use-type tables in 18.25. "We have not opted to do anything more, to essentially, lessen the amount of parking that is required," the presenter said (S3).
Staff noted a modest parking reduction for some multifamily units: multi-bedroom multifamily was revised from roughly two spaces per unit to 1.5, and studio multifamily to one space per unit. The changes are intended to match use-type categories and reflect site-specific circumstances rather than wholesale local policy shifts away from minimum parking requirements.
