H-0441.1
HOUSE BILL 1299
State of Washington
69th Legislature
2025 Regular Session
By Representatives Peterson, Fitzgibbon, Berry, Street, Simmons, Reed, Macri, Ramel, Nance, and Doglio
Read first time 01/15/25. Referred to Committee on Local Government.
AN ACT Relating to minimum parking requirements; amending RCW 36.70A.620 ; adding a new section to chapter 35.21 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 35A.21 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 36.01 RCW; and creating new sections.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that predetermined on-site parking requirements needlessly drive up the cost of development, particularly housing; discourage walking and multimodal transit usage; and encourage excessive reliance of automobiles with attendant impacts on human health and greenhouse gas emissions. The legislature further finds that the amount of parking that a project actually needs should be determined on a case-by-case basis by permit applicants sensitive to actual market conditions rather than a one-size-fits-all regulation.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 35.21 RCW to read as follows: