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Staff proposes removing parking minimums for affordable housing; council asks for workshop before final vote
Summary
City staff proposed eliminating off-street parking minimums for affordable housing projects that reserve at least half their units at or below 100% AMI for 10 years, citing cost savings and faster project feasibility.
City staff told Vancouver City Council on June 2 that they will propose eliminating off-street parking minimums for housing projects that set at least half their units at 100% of area median income (AMI) or below for at least 10 years.
Staff said the change — paired with other proposals such as development-fee timing adjustments and review-process improvements — is aimed at accelerating stalled affordable housing developments by reducing the cost and land area consumed by required parking stalls. A staff slide cited a Portland study estimating a circa-$30,000 cost per structured parking stall and noted Colorado research showing parking reform can materially increase housing…
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