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Arlington planning commission recommends parking-code changes for middle housing, ADUs and tandem spaces
Summary
The Arlington Planning Commission voted to recommend amendments to AMC 20.72 that change parking requirements for middle-housing types, modify accessory dwelling unit rules near transit, allow tandem parking for residential uses and set lot-size thresholds for required spaces.
The Arlington Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend that the City Council approve amendments to AMC 20.72, the city—s parking code, that change how parking is calculated for middle housing types and allow residential tandem parking.
The amendments move middle-housing categories (fourplexes, triplexes, rowhouses, townhouses and similar) into a dedicated table with parking tied to parent-parcel lot size, raise or clarify rules for accessory dwelling units and allow tandem parking for residential properties. "So these are some changes to our parking requirements," Planning staff member Amy said at the hearing.
Why it matters: the changes alter how many off-street spaces are required for new middle-housing developments and aim to align parking…
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