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Carbondale trustees, planning commission align on parking study, ADU reforms and housing priorities
Summary
Town trustees and the Planning & Zoning Commission met in a work session to synchronize priorities on a parking RFQ, accessory dwelling unit (ADU) rule changes and broader housing goals; trustees signaled support for staff-led ADU code amendments and a phased consultant-led parking study to inform possible UDC changes.
The Town of Carbondale Board of Trustees and members of the Planning and Zoning Commission met in a work session to review the commission’s 2025 work plan and to align on housing-related priorities, including an outside consultant to study parking and staff-led changes to the accessory dwelling unit (ADU) rules.
The Planning and Zoning Commission outlined two near-term priorities: drafting a parking request for qualifications (RFQ) to engage an outside consultant familiar with small mountain-town parking dynamics, and supporting staff-led ADU code updates. Jared, a town planning staff member, said the commission provided a memo and a 10-year summary of residential building permits to help frame the conversation. Nick, a Planning and Zoning Commission member, told trustees the commission had “outlined…the need for an outside consultant” for the parking RFQ and recommended a two-phase approach: a 2026 inventory/analysis then a larger follow-on study.
That phased approach won broad support from…
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