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Planning Commission backs ordinance language to eliminate parking minimums and set parking maximums
Summary
Commission voted unanimously to approve text amendment M18‑24 to remove parking minimums from the Toledo zoning code and replace the requirement with a parking maximum framework; staff retained bicycle parking, ADA and loading standards and said developers will still supply parking as market requires.
The Toledo Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve a text amendment (M18‑24) that removes mandatory parking minimums from the city’s zoning code and establishes parking allowances framed as maximums rather than required minimums.
Ryan (planning staff) told the commission the change stems from the Forward Toledo planning process and a May 2024 council resolution asking staff to study parking minimums. He summarized research showing parking minimums raise development costs and can…
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