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Plan commission discusses eliminating minimum commercial parking requirements; staff seeks direction
Summary
City planning staff proposed considering the elimination of minimum parking requirements for commercial uses citywide. Commissioners discussed potential effects on development, on-street spillover parking and whether maximums or exemptions for mixed-use should be considered; no formal vote was taken.
City planning staff presented a proposal to the Wauwatosa Plan Commission to consider eliminating minimum parking requirements for all commercial land uses and sought the commissions feedback on the policy direction. Staff described the change as a broader strategy to support development, reduce underutilized surface lots, and allow land to be used for housing, commercial activity and public open space.
"City staff is now considering a broader strategy, which is the complete elimination of minimum parking…
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