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Commission continues review of UDO Chapter 7 parking standards; staff to return with revisions
Summary
Staff presented proposed changes to parking standards including EV-charging definitions, new parking measures for hospitals, restaurants and shopping centers, bike-rack standards, and a proposal to allow parking beyond maximums with added landscaping; commissioners asked for further tweaks and asked staff to return next month.
The Town of Whitestown Plan Commission continued discussion of proposed revisions to Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Chapter 7 parking standards, asking staff to refine language on parking maximums, shopping-center definitions and bicycle rack types before returning with a consolidated draft.
Noah Pappas, planning staff, presented a package of changes intended to address recurring site-plan issues and to add new rules for electric-vehicle charging, bicycle parking and how parking is measured for certain uses. Key proposed changes discussed included:
- Electric-vehicle charging: Definitions for Level 1 (low-intensity, plug-in), Level 2 (workplace/residential chargers) and Level 3/fast chargers (higher-capacity, typically 50 kW+). Staff proposed that Level 1 and 2 installations not require a zoning permit (ILP)…
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