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Waukesha planners discuss cutting parking minimums, adding maximums to curb oversupply of pavement
Summary
Commissioners and consultants discussed replacing large off-street parking minimums with lower "right-sized" minimums and possible maximums, exemptions near transit, fee-in-lieu options, and environmental trade-offs including stormwater and chloride runoff.
Commissioners considered proposals to modernize off-street parking rules by reducing or eliminating minimum parking requirements for many nonresidential uses and establishing maximums to avoid over-paving.
Consultants presented two main options: (1) eliminate off-street parking minimums entirely for certain uses and institute a maximum, or (2) right-size existing minimums downward and add a ceiling. The presentation used grocery stores as an example, noting national…
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