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The City of Portland ordains:

Section 1. The Council finds:

1. On July 21, 2022, the Land Conservation and Development Commission adopted the rules to implement the Climate-Friendly and Equitable Communities (CFEC) program. The rules are intended to support the state’s goal for a 75% reduction of GHG emissions by 2050. The focus of the rules is on land use and transportation policy reforms since 38% of GHG emissions in Oregon are transportation related.
2. The CFEC rules mandate that certain Oregon communities update land use and transportation regulations so Oregonians have more safe and comfortable ways to get around and don’t have to drive long distances to meet their daily needs.
3. One element of the CFEC rules requires the City to adopt certain parking regulation reforms by June 30, 2023. The changes must:
   • Reduce or remove minimum parking requirements;
   • Include maximum parking requirements; and
   • Adopt new development standards for larger parking lots.
4. The CFEC rules also included a provision removing minimum parking requirements in all areas that are within one half mile from a frequent transit line and three-quarters mile from a light rail station effective 1/1/23.
5. In December of 2022, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability staff began work on the Parking Compliance Amendments Project to bring Title 33 into alignment with the CFEC parking reforms.
6. Previous ordinances have removed minimum parking requirements in the City, including the 2002 Parking Code Rewrite (Ordinance 177028), which removed minimum parking requirements from areas within 500 feet of a frequent transit line and one quarter acre of a light rail station, and the Residential Infill Project (Ordinance 190093) that was adopted in 2020 and removed parking minimums in the single dwelling zones.
7. Through these previous ordinances and the CFEC rule eliminating parking minimums near transit effective 1/1/23, there are only a few areas remaining in the city with minimum parking requirements. Of the remaining lands, most is zoned either for open space or industrial.
8. Several Comprehensive Plan policies address the provision of off-street parking, including:

Policy 9.55  Parking management. Reduce parking demand and manage supply to improve pedestrian, bicycle and transit mode share, neighborhood livability, safety, business district vitality, vehicle miles traveled (VMT) reduction, and air quality. Implement strategies that reduce demand for new parking and private vehicle ownership, and that help maintain optimal parking occupancy and availability.

Policy 9.58  Off-street parking. Limit the development of new parking spaces to achieve land use, transportation, and environmental goals, especially in locations with frequent transit service. Regulate off-street parking to achieve mode share objectives, promote compact and walkable urban form, encourage lower rates of car ownership, and promote the vitality of commercial and employment areas. Use transportation demand management and pricing of parking in areas with high parking demand. Strive to provide adequate but not excessive off-street parking where needed, consistent with the preceding practices.

9. The Parking Compliance Amendments Project Proposed Draft was released for public review on March 17, 2023.
10. On March 7, 2023, notice of the Proposed Draft was mailed to the Department of Land Conservation and Development in compliance with the post-acknowledgement review process required by OAR 660-18-0020. Notice of the Proposed Draft was also sent to the legislative mailing list as required by Zoning Code Section 33.740.020.B2.
11. On April 11, 2023, the Portland Planning Commission held a public hearing on the Parking Compliance Amendments Project Proposed Draft. The Planning Commission voted to forward the Parking Compliance Amendments Project to City Council on April 25, 2023.
12. The Parking Compliance Amendments Project Recommended Draft was released for public review on May 22, 2023. An As-Amended Draft incorporating proposed amendments was published on June 6, 2023.
13. The Parking Compliance Amendments Project As-Amended Draft includes a staff report and the Planning Commission recommended amendment to Title 33, Planning and Zoning.
14. On May 22, 2023, notice of the June 7, 2023, City Council public hearing on the Parking Compliance Amendments Project Recommended Draft was mailed to those who presented oral and written testimony at the Planning Commission public hearings and those who requested such notice. An As-Amended Draft incorporating proposed amendments was published on June 6, 2023.
15. The Parking Compliance Amendments Project brings city Zoning Code regulations into compliance with the State’s administrative rule changes approved in 2022 through the CFEC rulemaking process. These rules are required to be implemented in the Portland Zoning Code by June 30, 2023.
16. The Findings of Fact Report, attached as Exhibit A, includes additional findings demonstrating consistency with the Statewide Planning Goals, Metro Urban Growth Management Functional Plan, and the City of Portland 2035 Comprehensive Plan.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Council directs:

1. Adopt Exhibit A: Parking Compliance Amendments Findings of Fact Report, date June 2023, as additional findings.
2. Adopt Exhibit B: Parking Compliance Amendments Project As-Amended Draft, dated June 6, 2023, as legislative intent and further findings.
3. Amend Title 33, Planning and Zoning, of the Municipal Code of the City of Portland as shown in Exhibit B, Parking Compliance Amendments Project As-Amended Draft, dated June 6, 2023.

Section 2. The Council declares that an emergency exists because of a state requirement that these zoning code amendments go into effect by June 30, 2023; therefore, this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Council.

Section 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, diagram, or drawing contained in this ordinance, or the map, report, inventory, analysis, or document it adopts or amends, is held to be deficient, invalid, or unconstitutional, that shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions. The Council declares that it would have adopted the map, report, inventory, analysis, or document each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, diagram and drawing thereof, regardless of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, diagrams, or drawings contained in this Ordinance, may be found to be deficient, invalid, or unconstitutional.