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Committee weighs HB 382 changes to local parking rules; proposal would allow one space per unit and off-site options
Summary
Members discussed HB 382, a bill to remove municipal authority to require on-site parking minimums; Representative Howland proposed amendments to set a one-space-per-unit standard and allow off-site parking to count toward requirements, with an effective-date delay to 2026 to give towns time to respond.
House Committee on Housing members debated HB 382, a measure that would limit municipal mandatory on-site parking requirements for new housing and allow greater use of off-site parking as a way to reduce redevelopment barriers.
Representative Howland, sponsor of an amendment, said she reduced onerous requirements and proposed a streamlined standard: “I tried to simplify and say… 1 space per unit,” and to allow off-site parking to count…
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