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Planning and Zoning rejects downtown parking‑requirement repeal, urges creation of committee to study alternatives
Summary
The Wimberley Planning and Zoning Commission on May 8 voted to recommend denial of an ordinance that would exempt the city center overlay from the city’s off‑street parking requirements and asked City Council to form a committee to study alternative parking solutions.
The Wimberley Planning and Zoning Commission on May 8 voted to recommend that City Council deny an ordinance amendment that would exempt the city center overlay from the city’s off‑street parking requirements.
City planning staff presented the proposal to remove parking mandates in the city center overlay — an area that covers much of downtown and portions across the river — arguing the existing code requires developers to provide one parking space per 100 square feet of seating (or one per three seats) for some uses and that enforcing that requirement is hindering small businesses and redevelopment. Nathan (city planning staff) said the downtown ‘‘was not planned. It was not developed according to this code’’ and that strict parking…
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