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Troutdale staff, planning commission favor 'fair policy' approach to state parking reforms
Summary
City staff explained state Climate-Friendly Equitable Communities parking rules and told council the Planning Commission prefers a 'fair policy' option that would combine unbundled parking or flexible commute benefits rather than repealing parking minimums citywide.
City staff briefed the Troutdale City Council on the state’s Climate-Friendly Equitable Communities (C-FEC) parking reforms on Jan. 28 and reported that the Planning Commission’s preferred option is to adopt ‘fair policy’ measures rather than repeal parking minimums across the city.
Erica Palmer, the community development director, told council that C‑FEC parking reforms are phased and that Troutdale must implement the second phase (parking reform B) by June 30, 2025. “Parking reform B … we are required to implement parking reform b by June 30, 2025,” she said.
What the rules require: The state’s rules reduce off‑street parking mandates for certain uses (affordable…
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