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Commission approves downtown parking requirement changes and UDC cleanups
Summary
The commission approved text amendments to the Alpharetta Unified Development Code: new parking minimums for parts of the downtown overlay north of Mayfield and south of Old Milton Parkway, an increase in private school parking standards for new elementary and middle schools, and language cleanups to align master-plan terminology across the code.
The Alpharetta Planning Commission approved two sets of Unified Development Code (UDC) text amendments: a parking amendment (PH-25-07) that raises minimum parking requirements for portions of the downtown overlay, and a cleanup amendment (PH-25-03) that standardizes master-plan terminology and corrects density labels across zoning categories.
Kathy Cook, a city staff member presenting the parking research, said the staff analysis used industry guidance (National Parking Association) and a 300–600 foot walk-distance bubble from public parking to identify areas of the downtown overlay where on-site parking should match citywide requirements. Under…
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