Ordinance 43981
ORDINANCE NO. 4398
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING THE PARKING
REQUIREMENTS FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS IN
EDMONDS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CODE.
WHEREAS, the legislature passed several bills recently which amended the Growth
Management Act (GMA) and municipal code requirements for residential parking; and
WHEREAS, the laws require local governments like Edmonds to update parking
requirements for ADUs, multifamily residential, and related standards to facilitate housing
construction; and
WHEREAS, excessive off-street parking requirements create unnecessary expense and
consume valuable land that could otherwise be devoted to the development of dwelling units;
and
WHEREAS, the planning board reviewed the proposed updates to the city’s off-street
parking regulations in chapter 17.50 of the Edmonds Community Development Code (ECDC) on
March 26, May 7 and May 14, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the board unanimously approved the language proposed in this ordinance on
May 14, 2025 after considering several public comments that had been received during their
review process; and
WHEREAS, this code update is focused on codifying residential parking standards to
achieve compliance with state legislation; and
WHEREAS, the city council held a public hearing on the proposed updates on June 24,
2025, during which no public comments were received; NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Definitions. The following new sections are added to Title 21 of the Edmonds
Community Development Code, to add definitions that read as set forth in Attachment A, which
is incorporated herein by this reference as if set forth in full: ECDC 21.05.024 entitled
"Affordable housing," ECDC 21.25.110 entitled, "Extremely low-income housing," ECDC
21.55.080 entitled, "Low income household," ECDC 21.60.008 entitled "Major transit stop," and
ECDC 21.110.020 entitled "Very low income household."
Section 2. Parking Space Requirements. ECDC 17.50.020, entitled "Parking space
requirements," is hereby amended to read as set forth in Attachment A, which is incorporated
herein by this reference as if set forth in full.
Section 3. Parking Lot Construction. Chapter 18.95 ECDC, entitled "Parking lot
construction," is hereby amended to read as set forth in Attachment A, which is incorporated
herein by this reference as if set forth in full.
Section 4 . AD U Parking Requirements. ECDC 16.20.050, entitled "Site development
standards -Accessory dwelling units," is hereby amended to read as set forth in Attachment A,
which is incorporated herein by this reference as if set forth in full.
Section 5. Severability. If any section, subsection, clause, sentence, or phrase of this
ordinance should be held invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of
the remaining portions of this ordinance.
Section 6. Effective Date. This ordinance, being an e~ercise of a power specifically
delegated to the City legislative body, is not subject to referendum and shall take effect five (5)
days after passage and publication of an approved summary thereof consisting of the title.
APPROVED:
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ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED:
C~ASSEY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY:
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BY
JEFF TARADAY
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: July 17, 2025
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: July 22, 2025
PUBLISHED: July 25, 2025
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 30, 2025
ORDINANCE NO. 4398
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SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 4398
of the City of Edmonds, Washington
On the 22nd day of July, 2025, the City Council of the City of Edmonds, passed Ordinance No. 4398. A
summary of the content of said ordinance, consisting of the title, provides as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, AMENDING
THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS IN
EDMONDS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CODE.
The full text of this Ordinance will be mailed upon request.
DATED this 22nd day of July, 2025.
CITY CLERK, SCOTT PASSEY
ECDC 16.20.050, Site development standards – Accessory dwelling units Page 1 of 3
The Edmonds Community Development Code is current through Ordinance 4379, passed January 14, 2025.
Chapter 16.20
RS – SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
16.20.050 Site development standards – Accessory dwelling units.
A. General. Accessory dwelling units must meet all of the standards of Chapter 16.20 ECDC
except as specifically provided in this section. Detached accessory dwelling units are prohibited
in critical aquifer recharge areas as defined in ECDC 23.40.005 until six months after the
jurisdiction’s next periodic comprehensive plan update required under RCW 36.70A.130 or June
30, 2025, whichever occurs first.
B. Number of Units. A principal dwelling unit may have two accessory dwelling units in one of
the following configurations: one attached and one detached accessory dwelling units, two
attached accessory dwelling units, or two detached accessory dwelling units.
C. Table of ADU Development Standards.
Sub District
Maximum ADU
Gross Floor
Area (Sq. Ft.)
Minimum DADU
Rear Setback1,2
Maximum
DADU Height
Minimum
Parking Spaces
RS-20 1,200 25' 24' 0 - 14
RS-12 1,200 25' 24' 0 - 14
RS-10 1,200 20' 24' 0 - 14
RS-8 1,000 10'3 24' 0 - 14
RS-6 1,000 10'3 24' 0 -14
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The Edmonds Community Development Code is current through Ordinance 4379, passed January 14, 2025.
1 No rear setbacks are required for detached accessory dwelling units from the rear lot line if that lot line
abuts a public alley, regardless of detached accessory dwelling unit size; provided, that separation from
overhead electrical facilities and vehicular sight distance requirements can be met.
2 Standard street and side setbacks per ECDC 16.20.030 apply.
3 The normally required rear setback may be reduced to a minimum of five feet for a detached accessory
dwelling unit 15 feet in height or less.
4 The first accessory dwelling unit on a lot does not require an additional parking space. A second accessory
dwelling unit on a lot requires one additional off-street parking space, except that no .parking is required for
any ADU located within 0.50 miles of a major transit stop.
D. Types of Building. A manufactured or modular dwelling unit may be used as an accessory
dwelling unit. Detached accessory dwelling units are allowed to be created in existing legally
permitted buildings, including detached garages. Legal nonconforming buildings converted for
use as an accessory dwelling unit must meet the requirements of ECDC 17.40.020(D).
E. Driveways. Access to the principal unit and any residential units shall comply with city codes
and policies as established by ECDC Title 18.
F. Utilities.
1. Utility Access. Occupants of accessory dwelling units and the primary unit must have
unrestricted access to utility controls for systems (including water, electricity, and gas) in
each respective unit or in a common area.
2. Water. Only one domestic water service and meter is allowed per parcel to serve the
principal unit and each accessory dwelling unit. Private submetering on the property is
allowed, but the city is not involved with installing or reading the submeter.
3. Sewer. Only one sewer lateral is allowed per parcel to serve the principal unit and each
accessory dwelling unit. Separate connections to the main trunk line will not be permitted.
4. Septic System. Refer to Chapter 18.20 ECDC.
5. Storm. Refer to Chapter 18.30 ECDC.
6. Other Utilities. All new or extended utilities must be undergrounded in accordance with
ECDC 18.05.010.
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The Edmonds Community Development Code is current through Ordinance 4379, passed January 14, 2025.
7. Mailboxes. Additional mailboxes may be added for each permitted unit as approved by
the U.S. Postal Service.
G. Health and Safety. Accessory dwelling units must comply with all the applicable
requirements of the current building codes adopted by ECDC Title 19 and must comply in all
respects with the provisions of the Edmonds Community Development Code. Accessory
dwelling units will be required to have separate ingress/egress from the principal dwelling unit.
H. Previously Approved Accessory Dwelling Units. ADUs that were previously approved by the
city of Edmonds may continue and are not subject to the standards of this section. If expansion
or modification to an approved unit is proposed, the ADU must come into full compliance with
the requirements of this section. [Ord. 4360 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024].
The Edmonds Community Development Code is current through Ordinance 4379, passed
January 14, 2025.
Disclaimer: The city clerk’s office has the official version of the Edmonds Community
Development Code. Users should contact the city clerk’s office for ordinances passed
subsequent to the ordinance cited above.
City Website: www.edmondswa.gov
Hosted by General Code.
Chapter 17.50 ECDC, Off-Street Parking Regulations Page 1 of 4
The Edmonds Community Development Code is current through Ordinance 4379, passed January 14, 2025.
Chapter 17.50
OFF-STREET PARKING REGULATIONS
17.50.020 Parking space requirements.
(Refer to ECDC 17.50.010(C) and 17.50.070 for standards relating to the downtown business
area.)
A. Residential.
1. Single-family and multifamily.
a. Single-family dwellings: two spaces per principal dwelling unit, except:
b. Multiple residential according to the following table:
Type of multiple
dwelling unit
Required parking
spaces per dwelling
unit
Studio 1.2
1 bedroom 1.5
2 bedrooms 1.8
3 or more
bedrooms
2.0
Unless the following exception applies consistent with RCW 36.70A.620:
For market rate multifamily housing units that are located within 0.25 miles of a
transit stop that receives transit service from at least one route that provides
Chapter 17.50 ECDC, Off-Street Parking Regulations Page 2 of 4
The Edmonds Community Development Code is current through Ordinance 4379, passed January 14, 2025.
service at least four times per hour for 12 or more hours per day, minimum
residential parking requirements may be no greater than one parking space per
bedroom or 0.75 space per unit.
2. Boarding house: one space per bed.
3. Rest home, nursing home, convalescent home, residential social welfare facilities: one
space per three beds.
4. No parking is required for affordable housing units or senior housing units meeting
federal HOPA (Housing for Older Persons) standards. A covenant is required that prohibits
rental to anyone other than qualified tenants.
B. Business.
1. Retail stores, including art galleries, convenience stores, department stores, discount
stores, drug stores, grocery stores, supermarkets: one space per 300 square feet;
2. Furniture, appliances, and hardware stores: one space per 600 square feet;
3. Services uses, including barber shops, beauty shops, dry cleaners, laundries, repair
shops: one space per 600 square feet;
4. Medical, dental and veterinarian offices, banks and clinics: one space per 200 square
feet;
5. Business and professional offices with on-site customer service: one space per 400
square feet;
6. Offices not providing on-site customer service: one space per 800 square feet;
7. Bowling alley: four spaces per bowling lane;
8. Commercial recreation: one space per 500 square feet, or one space for each customer
allowed by the maximum permitted occupant load;
9. Car repair, commercial garage: one space per 200 square feet;
10. Drive-in restaurants, automobile service station, car dealer, used car lot: one space per
500 square feet of lot area;
Chapter 17.50 ECDC, Off-Street Parking Regulations Page 3 of 4
The Edmonds Community Development Code is current through Ordinance 4379, passed January 14, 2025.
11. Restaurant, tavern, cocktail lounge: if less than 4,000 square feet floor area, one per
200 square feet gross floor area; if over 4,000 square feet floor area, 20 plus one per 100
square feet gross floor area in excess of 4,000 square feet;
12. Plant nurseries (outdoor retail area): one space per 500 square feet of outdoor retail
area;
13. Motels and hotels: one space per room or unit;
14. Retail warehouse, building materials yard: one space per 1,000 square feet of lot area
or one per three employees;
15. Manufacturing, laboratories, printing, research, automobile wrecking yards, kennels:
one space per two employees on largest shift;
16. Mortuary: one space per four fixed seats or per 400 square feet of assembly area,
whichever is greater;
17. Marina: to be determined by the hearing examiner, using information provided by the
applicant, and the following criteria:
a. The type of storage facility (moorage, dry storage, trailer parking) and intended use
(sailboats, fishing boats, leisure boats),
b. The need to accommodate overflow peak parking demand from other uses
accessory to the marina,
c. The availability and use of public transit;
18. Storage warehouse: one space per employee;
19. Wholesale warehouse: one space per employee;
20. Adult retail store: one space per 300 square feet;
21. Sexually oriented business (except adult retail store): one space for each customer
allowed by the maximum permitted occupant load.
C. Community Facilities.
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The Edmonds Community Development Code is current through Ordinance 4379, passed January 14, 2025.
1. Outdoor places of public assembly, including stadiums and arenas: one space per eight
fixed seats, or per 100 square feet of assembly area, whichever is greater;
2. Theaters: one space per five seats;
3. Indoor places of public assembly, including churches, auditoriums: one space per four
seats or one space per 40 square feet of assembly area, whichever is greater;
4. Primary and secondary schools: see ECDC 17.100.050(M) for parking standards relating
to primary and secondary schools;
5. Residential colleges and universities: six spaces per classroom, or one space per
daytime employee, whichever is greater;
6. Nonresidential colleges and universities: one space per daytime employee;
7. Museums, libraries, art galleries: one space per 250 square feet;
8. Day care centers and preschools: one space per 300 square feet, or one per employee,
plus one per five students, whichever is larger;
9. Hospitals: three spaces per bed;
10. Maintenance yard (public or public utility): one space per two employees.
D. Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Infrastructure Parking Standards. See Chapter 17.115 ECDC
for parking standards relating to electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. [Ord. 4360 § 6 (Exh.
A), 2024; Ord. 4333 § 15 (Exh. A), 2023; Ord. 4314 § 57 (Exh. A), 2023; Ord. 4251 § 2 (Exh. A), 2022; Ord. 3496 § 2,
2004].
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ECDC Title 21, Definitions Page 1 of 4
The Edmonds Community Development Code is current through Ordinance 4379, passed January 14, 2025.
Chapter 21.05
“A” TERMS
Sections:
21.05.005 Repealed.
21.05.010 Accessory buildings.
21.05.015 Accessory dwelling unit.
21.05.020 Accessory use.
21.05.021 Adult definitions.
21.05.022 Repealed.
21.05.023 Repealed.
21.05.024 Affordable housing.
21.05.025 Alley.
21.05.030 Animal hospital.
21.05.035 Repealed.
21.05.040 Alteration(s).
21.05.050 Repealed.
21.05.055 Repealed.
21.05.060 Auto wrecking.
ECDC Title 21, Definitions Page 2 of 4
The Edmonds Community Development Code is current through Ordinance 4379, passed January 14, 2025.
21.05.024 Affordable housing.
Consistent with RCW 36.70A.030(5), as amended, affordable housing means residential
housing whose monthly costs, including utilities other than telephone, do not exceed thirty
percent of the monthly income of a household whose income is: (a) For rental housing,
sixty percent (60%) of the median household income adjusted for household size, for the
county where the household is located, as reported by the United States department of
housing and urban development; or (b) For owner-occupied housing, eighty percent (80%)
of the median household income adjusted for household size, for the county where the
household is located, as reported by the United States department of housing and urban
development.
Chapter 21.25
“E” TERMS
Sections:
21.25.010 Easement.
21.25.020 Equipment shelter or cabinet.
21.25.100 Expressive dance.
21.25.110 Extremely low-income housing.
21.25.110 Extremely low-income housing.
Consistent with RCW 36.70A.030(17), as amended, extremely low-income household
means a single person, family, or unrelated persons living together whose adjusted
income is at or below thirty percent (30%) of the median household income adjusted
for household size, for the county where the household is located, as reported by the
United States department of housing and urban development.
ECDC Title 21, Definitions Page 3 of 4
The Edmonds Community Development Code is current through Ordinance 4379, passed January 14, 2025.
Chapter 21.55
“L” TERMS
Sections:
21.55.005 Repealed.
21.55.007 Local public facilities.
21.55.010 Lot.
21.55.015 Lot of record.
21.55.020 Lot area.
21.55.030 Lot depth.
21.55.040 Lot line.
21.55.050 Lot width.
21.55.060 Landslide hazard area and earth subsidence.
21.55.070 Low impact development (LID).
21.55.080 Low income household.
21.55.080 Low income household.
Consistent with RCW 36.70A.030(24), as amended, low-income household means a
single person, family, or unrelated persons living together whose adjusted income
is at or below eighty percent (80%) of the median household income adjusted for
household size, for the county where the household is located, as reported by the
United States department of housing and urban development.
Chapter 21.60
“M” TERMS
Sections:
21.60.002 Repealed.
21.60.004 Repealed.
21.60.006 Repealed.
21.60.008 Major transit stop.
ECDC Title 21, Definitions Page 4 of 4
The Edmonds Community Development Code is current through Ordinance 4379, passed January 14, 2025.
21.60.010 Mobile home.
21.60.020 Mobile home park.
21.60.030 Moorage.
21.60.040 Motel.
21.60.045 Repealed.
21.60.046 Repealed.
21.60.050 Multiple dwelling.
21.60.060 Multiple dwelling units.
21.60.008 Major transit stop.
Consistent with RCW 36.70A.030(24), as amended, major transit stop means: (a) a stop on a
high capacity transportation system funded or expanded under the provisions of chapter
81.104 RCW; (b) commuter rail stops; (c) stops on rail or fixed guideway systems; or (d) stops on
bus rapid transit routes, including those stops that are under construction.
Chapter 21.110
“V” TERMS
Sections:
21.110.010 Vacation.
21.110.020 Very low income household.
21.110.020 Very low income household.
Consistent with RCW 36.70A.030(46), as amended, very low-income household means a single
person, family, or unrelated persons living together whose adjusted income is at or below fifty
percent (50%) of the median household income adjusted for household size, for the county
where the household is located, as reported by the United States department of housing and
urban development.