Proposal to limit municipal parking minimums draws split testimony
Senate Bill 284 would restrict how many parking spaces municipalities can require for new residential development; proponents said it enables denser development and reduces construction cost, while municipal and local-government groups warned of traffic, snow removal and local planning impacts.
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Senate Bill 284 would cap municipal on-site parking requirements for new residential development, with different maximums proposed for workforce housing and other units. Sponsor Senator Keith Murphy argued that parking requirements set in earlier decades increase construction costs and are often unnecessary in walkable urban neighborhoods where residents frequently rely on alternatives to car ownership.
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