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Sedro‑Woolley council votes to oppose state bills that would cut residential parking requirements
Summary
The City Council voted to send a letter opposing House Bill 1299 and Senate Bill 5184, which would sharply reduce local minimum parking standards; councilmembers cited public‑safety, ADA and local control concerns.
The Sedro‑Woolley City Council voted unanimously Jan. 22 to send a letter opposing House Bill 1299 and its companion Senate Bill 5184, a pair of measures that would limit local governments’ ability to require parking beyond a single space per dwelling unit and cut minimum parking rules for many commercial and residential projects.
City officials said the bills would override locally tailored parking standards the city and its Planning Commission have been revising. Tom Glover, Sedro‑Woolley’s community development director, told the council the bills would allow a code…
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