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Commission discusses reducing parking mandates as part of growth and zoning reforms
Summary
Planning commissioners discussed an article and national trends to reduce or eliminate municipal parking minimums and considered Muskegon’s experience with form-based code and downtown infill; commissioners stressed the need to balance parking flexibility with local context and pedestrian access.
Members of the City of Muskegon Planning Commission discussed parking-mandate reform on Aug. 14 after staff circulated an article showing some U.S. cities eliminating minimum parking requirements. Planning staff noted Muskegon has already reduced parking mandates downtown and that form-based code tools can encourage infill without excessive surface parking.
Staff said arbitrary parking calculations developed…
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