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Council approves tandem‑parking allowances for targeted mixed‑use areas
Summary
On first reading the council approved two identical ordinances to permit tandem parking in specified office and commercial mixed‑use districts to improve residential parking efficiency.
The City of Doral on May 14 approved identical ordinances on first reading to permit tandem parking in defined mixed‑use portions of the city’s office and commercial districts.
City Attorney's Office staff said the ordinances are geographically limited and intended to preserve parking and enable more efficient use of constrained on‑site space by allowing one vehicle to park behind another in the same unit when the site design accommodates tandem spaces.
The measure for office districts (Ordinance 2025‑19) and the companion measure for commercial districts (Ordinance 2025‑20) were presented and described as functionally identical; the city attorney noted they address a specific area need and that the ordinance language is intentionally narrow in geographic scope.
During public comment Louisa Betty Garza suggested the council consider altering the order of presentation so the public has more time to digest materials; she also expressed a concern that extended‑hours fee structures could become a revenue source for filing fees. No other speakers addressed these tandem‑parking items.
Councilman Rafael Pinedo moved approval of the office‑district ordinance and council approved it on first reading by roll call. The companion commercial‑district ordinance also passed first reading after a separate motion and roll call.
The ordinances allow tandem parking where specified in the ordinances and preserve parking for residential components in mixed‑use projects; staff said the change mirrors tandem allowances often permitted in single‑family contexts and is limited to the areas described in the ordinance text.
