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Commission reviews parking changes: CBD affordable-housing exemption and new state rules on residential parking
Summary
Draft amendments would exempt affordable housing in the Central Business District from minimum off-street parking requirements; staff also outlined new state requirements governing residential parking, tandem spaces and tree-retention conflicts.
The Planning Commission on Sept. 17 reviewed proposed parking changes in the development-regulation amendments package, including a staff recommendation to exempt affordable housing in the Central Business District (CBD) from minimum off-street parking requirements and a presentation of new state law that restricts local parking rules for residential projects.
Why it matters: Parking requirements materially affect the feasibility and cost of housing developments, and exemptions for affordable units can enable projects that would…
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