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Council adopts market-based parking policy despite divided public comment; vote 6-1
Summary
Council adopted Ordinance 5,513 to move Bremerton toward market-based parking by removing minimum parking requirements and allowing projects to determine parking based on market demand; the motion passed 6-1 after extensive public testimony both for and against the change.
The City Council on Wednesday approved Ordinance 5,513 to implement market-based parking citywide, eliminating most minimum off-street parking requirements and allowing applicants to provide parking based on market demand rather than a city-set formula. The motion passed 6-1 (Council President Younger cast the lone "no" vote).
Planning Manager Garrett Jackson summarized the state direction and the local approach: recent state legislation limits local mandatory parking minimums and encourages market-based determinations; the planning commission unanimously recommended that Bremerton transition…
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