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House approves bill limiting municipal minimum parking requirements to encourage denser housing
Summary
House Bill 492 would set limited parking minimums for housing units statewide, a measure supporters said would reduce housing costs by lowering parking‑related construction expenses; the bill passed second reading after extended debate about local control.
House Bill 492 passed second reading after a lengthy floor debate that split members on local control and housing affordability.
Pro Tem Zolnikov, the bill’s sponsor on the floor, said the measure “reigns in arbitrary and bureaucratic government parking mandates” and argued that high parking requirements increase housing costs. He told members the bill sets a statewide minimum and does not ban parking, does…
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