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Residents, councilors debate parking minimums and development rules; zoning board involvement noted
Summary
Multiple residents urged removal of mandatory minimum parking requirements in borough code. Councilors said the land-use reform subcommittee has discussed changes, noted zoning hearings where parking matters arise, and approved a Lot 7 site plan with a one-entrance limit.
Residents and councilors used the June 12 meeting to press for changes to the borough’s parking regulations and to describe the practical effects of minimum-parking rules on development and neighborhood character.
Otto Kierman, who identified himself as a resident at 209 North Hanover Street and noted he is buying a house on South Pitt, asked that the borough remove mandatory minimum parking requirements from local law, calling them ‘‘not based on sound research’’ and saying they produce…
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