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Commission backs reduced parking minimums for multifamily housing after long committee review
Summary
The commission voted to lower multifamily parking requirements for certain unit types — including reducing efficiency/unit ratios — after staff and a parking subcommittee recommended changes aimed at lowering construction costs and better matching regional standards.
The Planning and Zoning Commission on Aug. 6 voted to advance an ordinance amending section 18-03-0002 of the city code to change multifamily parking requirements, reducing minimum parking ratios for some unit types. Mister Brooks, planning staff, presented results of visual counts at local apartment complexes and summarized recommendations of a standing parking subcommittee.
Brooks told the commission the subcommittee reviewed regional codes and on-site parking utilization. "We are looking at reducing our efficiencies to 1.25," Brooks said, adding that one-bedroom…
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