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On December 4, 2019 the Portland City Council voted 4-0 to adopt, with amendments, the Planning and Sustainability Commission (PSC) recommended updates to the bicycle parking chapter in the Portland Zoning Code.
Why is bicycle parking important?
Portland is a growing city with strong climate and transportation goals. The nature of bicycle parking provided in new developments will have a significant effect on how convenient - and in many cases, how feasible - it is for people to use bicycles for daily transportation. These new developments will help shape bicycle use for decades to come. To support our climate policies and to encourage options to driving alone, it is important to recognize this influence.
Additionally, riding a bicycle is an important low-cost transportation option. For many households, the option of biking and walking for a portion of their daily trips can mean lowering household costs by potentially reducing the number of vehicles a household owns.
For these reasons, Portland has adopted policies that require bicycle parking in private development and the Bicycle Parking Code Update project is revising these standards to support current and future transportation goals for our growing city.
Major topics addressed by the update project include:
- Enhance security standards to help prevent bike theft.
- Increase options for space saving racks.
- Usability for a variety of types of bicycles and people of all abilities.
- Update the minimum required amounts of short-term and long-term bicycle parking.
- Require that a percentage of long-term bicycle parking in residential buildings is located in bike rooms rather than in residential units.
- Develop design standards for the in-unit bicycle parking that addresses the usability issues with current in-unit bicycle parking.
- Maintain flexibility in where bicycle parking can be located on a project.
The final Adopted Draft of the Bicycle Parking Code Update will be available on the project website in January.
The code changes will go into effect on March 1, 2020.
Notice of Adoption
This is to notify you that the Portland City Council recently adopted the Bicycle Parking Code Update ordinance. The adopting ordinance was passed by the City Council on December 4, 2019 and will become effective on March 1, 2020.
Notice of Adoption of a Post Acknowledge Plan Amendment for the project was filed with the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development on December 16, 2019.
The ordinance and supporting documents are available on the Bike Parking Code project website: https://www.portlandoregon.gov/transportation/70439
The City Council's decision is the final review process available through the City. You may appeal this decision to the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) by filing a Notice of Intent to Appeal with LUBA within 21 days of the date of decision is mailed or otherwise submitted to parties entitled to notice under ORS 197.615, as specified in the Oregon Revised Statute (ORS) 197.830(9). Among other things, ORS 197.830 requires that a petitioner at LUBA must have appeared orally or in writing during the City's proceedings on this land review. LUBA's address is: DSL Building, 775 Summer Street NE, Suite 330, Salem, OR 97301-1283. You may call LUBA at 1-503-373-1265 or visit LUBA's website (www.oregon.gov/LUBA) for further information on filing an appeal.
Per ORS 197.830(9), copies of the notice of intent to appeal shall be served upon the City. The notice shall be served and filed in the form and manner prescribed by rule of the board and shall be accompanied by a filing fee of $200 and a deposit for costs to be established by the board.
For more information about the Bicycle Parking Code Update Project:
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