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Council lowers parking minimum for studios and one-bedrooms to one space per unit
Summary
The council amended Chapter 26 to change parking requirements for studio and one-bedroom units from roughly 2+ spaces per unit to a standard of one space per studio/one-bedroom (with visitor parking rules retained), to help reduce development costs and encourage affordability.
The Cedar Falls City Council voted Oct. 6 to amend Chapter 26 of the zoning code to reduce off-street parking minimums for studio and one-bedroom apartments in multiunit buildings to one parking space per unit.
Planning staff presented background showing Cedar Falls’ current requirement produces among the highest parking-per-unit requirements in comparable Iowa cities. Under the current standard, studios and one-bedroom units are treated on a per-bedroom basis that produces about 2.2 parking spaces per unit for studios and one-bedroom…
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