Planning commission recommends removing minimum parking requirements for most multiunit housing

May 16, 2025

The Wheat Ridge City Planning Commission voted 7-1 to recommend approval of an ordinance (ZOA-25-4) that removes city minimum off‑street parking requirements for most multiunit residential developments to comply with recent state legislation; an amendment asking council to study eliminating townhouse parking minimums failed on a 4-4 tie.

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The Wheat Ridge City Planning Commission recommended approval of ZOA-25-4, an ordinance amending Chapter 26 of the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws to remove minimum off-street parking requirements for most multiunit residential developments, during a public hearing on the item. The motion passed 7 to 1 on a recorded voice vote. An amendment asking city council to study eliminating minimum parking requirements for townhouse developments within transit service areas failed on a 4‑4 tie.

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