Council puts multi-family parking-impact report on file, staff to return in two years

The City Council accepted and placed on file a staff report assessing early projects filed after the city—s change to multi-family zoning and removal of parking minimums.

Staff told council that only a small number of projects (about 10) had filed construction or permit activity in the three years since the zoning change and that only a handful had reached construction; many projects remain at the pre-application or design stage. Assistant City Manager Peters said the pace of projects is slow in part because market and financing conditions have limited housing development activity, and she suggested a two-year follow-up would be more informative than an immediate update.

Why it matters: The report provides the council with early data showing that most post-zoning projects either still include parking or that developers are not yet building at scale. The council asked staff to revisit the analysis in two years to allow time for the market to respond to the zoning changes.

What staff recommended

- Staff reported that in the review period (Oct. 2022—May 2025) only a small set of projects filed, of which only three had begun construction. Many smaller proposals still include parking.

- Assistant City Manager Peters recommended a follow-up analysis in two years to better understand whether the…