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Senate committee hears bill to cap local parking mandates, prompting wide public debate
Summary
Senate Housing Committee heard testimony for SB 5184, which would limit local minimum parking requirements statewide and exempt certain uses; supporters said it would lower housing costs and free up land, while some cities and airport communities raised concerns about local conditions and worker needs.
The Senate Housing Committee heard public testimony on Senate Bill 5184 on minimum parking requirements, a bill that would limit local governments’ ability to require a set number of off‑street parking spaces for new development across Washington.
Supporters, including state housing and building industry representatives, affordable housing providers and environmental groups, told the committee the bill would lower development costs and free land for housing and other uses. “Our minimum parking requirements are outdated and archaic, and they’re getting in the way of building the housing that our communities desperately need,” Chair Bateman said during the hearing.
The bill would cap residential minimums at 0.5 parking space per dwelling unit and limit commercial minimums to one parking space per 1,000 square feet. It would also exempt a range of uses from minimum parking requirements, including affordable…
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